From Ireland to New York - Passenger Lists 1846-51
Did your ancestors move from Ireland to America during the Famine period?
If you think they might have arrived at New York between 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851, take a look at the free access database “Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine“, hosted by the National Archives of America.
The database, created by The Center for Immigration Research (CIR) at the Balch Institute, includes information on 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of New York, 1846-1851, and the ships on which they arrived. Approximately 70 percent of the passengers gave Ireland as their home country.
Take a look at the Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File now.