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The following list of vessels was extracted from the Immigration Report of 1848 (available soon).
The column "By whom sent; Master" gives information about assistance which was given to some of the passengers on that vessel. If the Master of the vessel is known, his name will also be given. Some passengers were assisted to emigrate by the Poor Law Commissioners. Others were assisted by Parish funds while still others, were assisted by their landlord. Under unusual circumstances you may find other comments in this field.
| Vessel | From Whence | Arrived
on or between |
Passengers | By whom sent; Master, etc. |
| Ottawa | Bridgewater | May 13 | Poor Law; Parish Funds | |
| Fame | Limerick | May 13 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Envoy | Londonderry | May 16 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Jane Black | Limerick | May 18 | 96? | Landlords and private funds |
| Eliza Ann | Limerick | May 18 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Menapra | Wexford | May 18 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Jessy | Limerick | May 18 | Landlords and private funds; Capt Gorman | |
| Fergus | Hull | May 18 | Parish Funds | |
| Governor | Limerick | May 19 | 174 | Landlords and private funds; 49 died on voyage; Capt Hugell |
| Prince Regent | Hull | May 20 | Parish Funds | |
| Moodkee | Wexford | May 22 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Civility | Bideford | May 22 | Parish Funds | |
| Dahlia | Plymouth | May 23 | Parish Funds | |
| Odessa | Dublin | May 26 | 74? | Landlords and private funds |
| Aberfoyle | New Ross | May 26 | 492? | Landlords and private funds |
| Clio | Padstow | May 26 | Parish Funds | |
| St. John (St. John's) | Galway | May 27 | 148 steerage 12 cabin |
Landlords and private funds; 26 died on voyage; Capt Oliver; sailed April 6 |
| John Hall | Limerick | May 1-27 | 7 deaths on voyage; sailed April 29 | |
| Helen | London | May 31 | 104? | Poor Law |
| Primrose | Limerick | June 4 | 130? | Landlords and private funds |
| Jessie | Sligo | June 5 | 120? | Landlords and private funds |
| Cashmere | Sligo | June 7 | 60? | Landlords and private funds |
| Miltiades | Belfast | June 8 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Thetis | Limerick | June 9 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Hope | Limerick | June 10 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Lawrence Fowistal | Waterford | June 11 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Anne | Donegal | June 13 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Don | Plymouth | June 14 | Parish Funds | |
| Dromahair | Sligo | June 16 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Thistle | Waterford | June 20 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Erin | New Ross | June 21 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Abbotsford | Galway | June 21 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Maria Brennan | Limerick | June 22 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Tasso | Limerick | June 23 | 72? | Landlords and private funds |
| Jessie | New Ross | June 23 | 300? | Landlords and private funds |
| Santa Maura | London | June 26 | 48? | Poor Law |
| Camana | London | June 26 | Poor Law; Parish Funds | |
| Meteor | Hull | June 27 | Parish Funds | |
| Greenock | Loch Saxford | June 28 | 399? | Parish Funds |
| Strang | Liverpool | June 29 | 66? | Landlords and private funds |
| Integrity | ? | June 24-30 | ? | Some Germans |
| Miracle | ? | June 24-30 | ? | |
| Jessie Stephens | ? | June 24-30 | ? | Scots |
| Loostank | This vessel arrived in 1847 at Miramichi, NB in very bad shape. The passengers were sent on to Quebec the week of June 24-30, some still not very well. | |||
| Hydrus | Limerick | July 2 | 47? | Landlords and private funds |
| Undine | Limerick | July 5 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Scotia | Loch Eribol? | July 7 | 196? | Parish Funds |
| Rose | Tralee | July 7 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Anna Maria | Limerick | July 8 | 43? | Landlords and private funds |
| Bess Grant | Plymouth | July 19 | Parish Funds | |
| Eleanor | Limerick | July 19 | 51? | Landlords and private funds |
| Swan | New Ross | July 19 | 80? | Landlords and private funds |
| Wilberforce | Limerick | July 21 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Sea-Bird | Galway | July 23 | 253 | Landlords and private funds |
| Viceroy | Belfast | July 24 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Mary | Cork | July 25 | 40? | Landlords and private funds |
| Conquering Hero | London | July 27 | Poor Law | |
| Mozambique | Cork | July 8-22 | ||
| Tuskar | July 8-22 | 14 deaths, all children | ||
| Monarch | Limerick | Aug 20 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Medusa | Belfast | Sept 4 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Dæ dalus | Plymouth | Sept 9 | Parish Fund | |
| Governor | Limerick | Sept 10 | Landlords and private funds; Capt Hughill | |
| Jane Black | Limerick | Sept 10 | 7 deaths from smallpox; Capt Timothy Gorman | |
| Lord Sandon | Cork | Sept 10 | 21 | Sailed July 20; barque of 407 tons |
| Florentia | Cork | Sept 11 | 219? | Landlords and private funds |
| Maria | Limerick | Sept 11 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Erromango | Glasgow | Sept 15 | 61? | Parish Funds |
| Canada | Glasgow | Sept 15 | 70? | Parish Funds |
| Jessy | Limerick | Sept 15 | 31? | Landlords and private funds |
| Lockwoods | Cork | Aug 31-Sept 15 | ||
| Cambria | Cork | Aug 31-Sept 15 | 244 | 61 day voyage |
| Triumph | Limerick | Aug 31-Sept 15 | ||
| John Bull | London | Sept 25 | Parish Funds | |
| Clio | Padstow | Oct 1 | Parish Funds | |
| Marchioness of Abercorn | Falmouth | Oct 5 | Parish Funds | |
| Thetis | Tralee | Oct 25 | Landlords and private funds | |
| Retriever | Liverpool | no date | 163 | 17 died on voyage |
| The following vessels were involved in an accident | ||||
| Ann (brig) | Limerick | 412 | collided with the Hampton, an outward bound vessel, on Sept 22, and was deserted. 3 passengers and 2 crew were lost; all baggage was lost as the Master refused to let anyone assist in retrieving it; Capt McFie | |
| Hampton (barque) | Quebec | Sept ? | ? | assisted the passengers to board another vessel and then continued on her way to Grangemouth |
| Hibernia (brig) | Quebec | Sept ? | ? | outward bound, assisted the passengers to board another vessel and then continued on her way |
| William | ? | Oct 4 | ? | took on some of the passengers from the Ann and brought them to Quebec |
| Princess Royal | ? | Oct 4 | ? | took on some of the passengers from the Ann and brought them to Quebec |
The steamer Princess was used to take passengers up the Great Lakes to Hamilton, Ontario. This was not a sea-going vessel.
The average crossing time was 51 days from Hamburg and Breman; 44 days from England; 43 days from Ireland and 36.5 days from Scotland.
| Vessel | From Whence | Arrived
on or between |
Passengers | By whom sent; Master, etc. |
| Concord | Limerick | July 18 | 69 steerage 7 cabin |
Capt Thomas Bowler; 100 tons |
| Agnes Jermyn | Limerick | July 23 | 66 | Capt Andrew Hart; 99 tons |
| Hornet | Limerick | ? | ? | ? |
| Star | ? | ? | ? | arrived St. Andrews |
| Lady Lilford | Limerick | Aug 27 | 91 | brig; Capt Charles Higham |
| British Queen | Londonderry | Aug 27 | 38 | barque; Capt Thomas Bell |
| Londonderry | Londonderry | Aug 27 | 144 | barque; Capt George Boyle |
| Æneas | Berehaven | Aug 30 | 67 | schooner of 98 tons; port Skibbereen; Capt David Cushman |
| Richard White | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Bolivar | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Linden | Galway | ? | 192 | sailed May 6 |
| Loshtank | arrived in 1847 at Miramichi, NB but passengers in very bad way. Some passengers sent on to Quebec in June of 1848 | |||
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