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Have Date and Port of Arrival but no Record?

Have Date and Port of Arrival but no Record?

Posted: 8 Jun 2013 9:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello,

I am looking for the arrival documentation of Jeremiah McCarthy b. 1864-1869 in Ireland. I located his Naturalization papers from 1890 which state that he arrived in the United States on September 21, 1885 in New York. When I entered all this information into the Castle Garden site it turned up no information. Any possible explanations or am I just not searching hard enough? Thanks.

Re: Have Date and Port of Arrival but no Record?

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 20 Jun 2013 11:10PM GMT
Surnames: Jeremiah McCarthy
I couldn't find Jeremiah McCarthy when I searched but to find ships arriving New York from UK & Ireland, I went to Ancestry's New York Passenger Lists 1820 - 1957.

I didn't fill in any name. I just typed in the following:

Arrival: 21 Sep 1885 New York
Departed: UK
Race/Nationality: Irish

Click Search and some ships come up on the list with the names of passengers shown.
For instance, I saw passengers for the "Brittanic" and "State of Alabama" and "Etruria" - but I didn't go further.

To widen your search if you can't find him, you might care to reset the search. Try leaving out the word Irish in the Race/Nationality box. If you think he may have departed from Liverpool, try that in the departure box instead of UK.
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It may not be enough to use Jermiah's name and details and look for him on the ships you see arriving on the correct date. Maybe his name was wrongly spelt, or perhaps the ship arrived on the 20th or 22nd instead of the 21st. If his name is wrongly spelt, you may need to look at the pages of the ships passenger lists one by one.
Brian

Re: Have Date and Port of Arrival but no Record?

Posted: 4 Aug 2013 1:15AM GMT
Classification: Query
I would not rely on a Naturalization prior to 1906 (when the INS took over Naturalization from the states) as there likely was no verification of arrival.

Here is the closest match

Name: J A Mccarthy
Arrival Date: 4 Sep 1885
Birth Date: abt 1865
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Irish
Place of Origin: Ireland
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: New York
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: City of Berlin

Robert
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