References

Introduction

Two often asked questions are 'how long did it take' and 'how much did it cost'. This page looks at the journey to Ohio in the 1820's. Note that during the 1840's mass migration of Irish refugees from the famine, cheaper passages would have been available though it is unlikely that these would have been used by the Manx.

Although a steam ship crossed the Atlantic in 1838 it was not until the 1850's that steam displaced the sailing ships. During the 1820's and 1830's both the number of vessels on this route and their tonnage increased considerably.

I have also attempted to list known ships and give passenger lists on those which these early Manx emigrants came - as most in these early years came either as an extended family or amongst friends from the same parish these may help descendants locate their ancestors.

References

D. Hollet Passage to the New World Abergavenny:P.M.Heaton Publishing 1995 (ISBN 1-872006-08-6) deals mainly with the Irish Mass emigration of the mid 1840's but chapter 5 gives a short history of the New York Packets

Adam Hodgson Letters from North America written during a Tour in the United States and Canada 2 vols (excerpt from vol 2 p343/7) 1824 Hurst Robinson & Co London and A. Constable & Co Edinburgh.

Tear's account is retold in chap 16/17 of Manx, Isle of Man History of Manx People who came to America Lake County Genealogical Society (ed. L McNaughton) 1991. This in turn is based on a Manuscript Notebook (50 pp) in Morely Library Painesville, Ohio.

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Clipper Ship of the 1820's