FILE NO. 001-B //  Transnational Migrations Archives

Transnational Migrations Archives

Black-and-white studio portrait of a bearded man in a suit, facing forward.


FILE NO. 001-B-001 //  PROVENANCE: COBH, IRL -> NYC //  SHIP MANIFEST]

Transnational Migration

SUBJECT: Patrick Mahoney (1848) 

NOTES:  This Irish immigrant was listed on the ship W.A Cooper, from Liverpool, England arriving at Port of New York, 10 July 1848. It was understood that ships would stop at the port of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland to pick up Irish passengers.


Black-and-white formal portrait of a man in a suit and tie, facing the camera with a neutral expression.


FILE NO. 001-B-002 //  PROVENANCE: Isle of Guernsey -> USA //  Family Corr.]

Transnational Migration

SUBJECT: Clyde Higginbottham Flower (1891) 

NOTES:  Immigrated to America from the Channel Islands to with his partners, his father had a business partner in San Francisco, California. His arrival during the late 19th century West Coast expansion illustrates the trade networks connecting British island territories directly to boomtown California.


Sepia portrait of a stern man with a long beard, wearing a jacket.


FILE NO. 001-B-003 //  PROVENANCE: Tyrone, IRL -> USA //  Family Corr.]

Transnational Migration

SUBJECT: William Brakey (1841) 

NOTES:  Immigrated from County Tyrone prior to the Great Famine. As a shilled artian and baker, his early transatlantic passage reflects the pre-famine wave of skilled trade migration to industrializing American centers.


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FILE NO. 001-B-004 : [Name/Departure Port] - Transcribing passenger log (c.1872)


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FILE NO. 001-B-005 : Naturalization papers in review.


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FILE NO. 001-B-006 through 001-B-010 : Transatlantic Ledger Series - Document restoration in progress