We owe our thanks for this list of passengers who sailed on the Furnessia from Valentia Harbour to New York on Saturday, June 2, 1883, firstly to the late Bro. Peter Lynch a member of the well known Lynch family of Valentia boat builders.  In

 the early 1980s, Brother Peter copied by hand the full list of passengers – almost all from the Iveragh Peninsula onto a foolscap book. 

Then years later, Daniel O’Sullivan whose great grandfather Michael O’Sullivan had been both Registrar for Births/Deaths/Marriages, Valentia & Clerk of the Court of the Petty Sessions on the Island took up the challenge.

Dublin born Daniel then went to great trouble to collate all the names, re-check baptisms & marriages where possible from Civil Registration (after 1864) and presented the list of passengers in Word Format as you see here. He also added extra information on some families.

FURNESSIA PASSENGER TRANSCRIPT

 

Brady Anne (1858)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1876 Infant     Nation 7 July 1883

 

Brennan Mary (1837) (Nation 7 July 1883)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1866 Mary     Nation 7 July 1883
1878 Margaret     Nation 7 July 1883

 

Butler James (1847) Ellen (1857) (Ellen died on board June 20)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1882 Edward      
         

 

Casey Ellen (1838)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1866 John      
1869 Mary      

 

Clifford John (1839)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1862 Eliza      
1869 John      
1872 Stephen      
1873 Margaret      
1875 Julia      
1876 Daniel      

 

Clifford John (1848) Kate (1850)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1874 Patrick      
1876 John      
1878 Mary      

 

Clifford Mary (1853) (Feach July 11)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1877 John      
1882 Michael      

 

Clifford Mary (1848) (Feach July 11)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Mary      
1878 Patrick      
1883 Infant Died on Board    

 

Coffey Darby (USA Citizen) (1839) Ellen (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1859 Patrick      
1861 Joan      
1869 Jerry      
1872 Mary      
1875 Michael      
1878 Ellen      
1882 Thomas      

 

Connell Richard (1838) Mary (1847)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1872 John      

 

Connor John (1848) Mary (1853)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1873 Mary      
1875 Nanno      
1881 Abbey      

 

Connor John (1859) Mary (1859)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1881 Patrick      
1883 Denis      

 

Cremin Margaret (1835)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1858 Timothy      
1867 Michael      

 

Daly Michael (1815)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1872 Johanna Likely Grandchild    

 

Daly Johanna (1813)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1853 Daniel      

 

Falvey Michael (1843) Margaret (1845)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1877 Mary      
1878 Ellen      
1881 Julia      
1883 March Johanna      

 

Falvey Michael (1832)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1861 Timothy      
1864 Mary      
1867 Kate      
1870 Hanora      
1872 John      
1875 Daniel      

 

Fenton Children (ALL USA Citizens)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Mary      
1872 James      
1873 Daniel      
1878 Pat      
1881 Julia      

 

Fenton J (1855) Hanoria (1855)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1882 Johanna 10 Months old    

 

Fitzgerald Michael (1833) (Note 30 years between 1st & last)

 

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1851 Catherine Probably a Daughter in Law & Mother to younger    
1859 Jerry      
1863 James      
1865 Mary      
1867 Catherine      
1872 John      
1875 Thomas      
1879 Patrick      
1882 Mark 11 Months old    

 

Fitzpatrick Philip (1823) Bridget (1833)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
         

 

Harrington Martin (1843) Nanno (1845)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1866 Darby      
1868 John      
1870 Thomas      
1872 Pat      
1872 Mary      
1874 James      
1877 Michael      

 

Herlihy Michael (1833) Bridget (1835)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1875 Bridget      
         

 

Kavanagh Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1847 Michael      
1862 Michael      

 

Patrick Keating (1841) (Labourer) Passenger number 347 & Johanna Sullivan (1843) Passenger number 348 of Cooil

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
16 May 1865 Bridget     Passenger number 349
19 April 1867 Hanora     Passenger number 350
14 February 1869 Ellen     Passenger number 351
23 June 1870 Catherine     Passenger number 352
29 September 1872 Johanna     Passenger number 353
06 March 1876 Margaret     Passenger number 354
18 February 1877 John Godparents Denis Murphy & Bridget Coffey 24 June 1877  
13 May 1878 Elizabeth Godparents Patrick Lynch & Mary Neill   Passenger number 355
17 June 1880 Julia Godparents Patrick Currane & Julia Murley   Passenger number 356
May 1883 Sarah     Passenger number 357. No recorDOB for Valentia

Trinity College Land survey of 1880 by Captain Needham reported No: 28 Pat Keating, Wife and eight young girls the eldest 18 years, a bad cabin.

 

Keating Patrick (1841) Mary (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Bridget      
1867 Nora      
1869 Ellen      
1872 Kate      
1873 Joan      
1875 Margaret      
1877 Eliza      
1881 Julia      
1883 Sarah      

 

Keating Sylvester (1838) Mary (1853)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         

 

Kelly Bridget (1849)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1869 Michael      
1872 Patrick      
1873 Timothy      
1876 John      
1878 Hanoria      
1881 Bridget      

 

Kelly John (1833) Johanna (1835)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Johanna      
1867 Hanoria      
1869 Julia      
1871 John      
1873 Maurice      
1877 Timothy      

 

Kelly Michael (1843) Ellen (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Bridget      
1869 Patrick      
1872 Timothy      
1873 Mary      
1875 Julia      
1879 Michael      
1882 Ellen 10 Months old    

John & Johanna Kelly’s family was in this family group. Bridget Kelly’s family was also in this group.

 

Kelly Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Patrick      
1867 James      

 

Kelly Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1859 Michael      
1865 Timothy      
1865 Patrick      
1867 James      

 

Launders Ellen (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1863 Mary      
1864 James      
1867 Bridget      
1869 Patrick      
1872 Michael      
1875 Charles      

 

Leary Catherine (1833)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1868 John      
1872 Daniel      

 

Lynch Timothy (1855) Julia (1857)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1875 Debby      
1879 Mary      
1881 Patrick      

 

Lynch Mary (1840)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1865 Kate      

 

John McCarthy (XX) (Labourer) Passenger number 383 & Catherine Murphy (XX) Passenger number 384 of Tenis Lower West

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
08 August 1865 John     Passenger number 385
20 April 1867 Daniel   21 May 1867  
13 November 1869 Timothy Godparents Michael Murphy & Alice Kelly 21 November 1869  
15 January 1871 Bridget Godparents Tim? Roche & Julia Falvey   Passenger number 386

 

McCarthy John (1834) Kate (1835)

DOB Name
1865 John
1872 Bridget

 

McCarthy John (1823) Mary (1823)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         

 

McCrohan Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Ellen      
1866 John      

 

Moran Denis (1823) Margaret (1827)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1862 John      
1866 Nanno      

 

Moran Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1864 John      
1867 Debby      
1867 Mary      

 

Murphy Denis (1853) Mary (1853)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1873 Pat      
1875 Michael      
1877 John      
1879 Mary      
1881 Thomas      
1883 Ellen 3 Months old    

 

Murphy John (1839) Mary (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1868 Ellen      
1872 John      
1873 Michael      
1875 Mary      
1877 Daniel      
1880 Nora      

Family of Patrick & Mary Murphy passed through with this family

 

Patrick Murphy (1835) (Labourer) Passenger number 281 & Mary Sullivan (1839) Passenger number 282 of Coromore

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
05 January 1865 John Passenger number 283    
29 July 1867 Michael Passenger number 284    
14 January 1870 Bridget Passenger number 285    
08 January 1872 Patrick Passenger number 286    
1875 James Passenger number 287   No birth registration detail

 

Murphy Patrick (1835) Mary (1839)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 John      
1869 Michael      
1872 Bridget      
1874 Patrick      
1877 James      

 

Murphy Patrick (XX) Mary (XX) (Parents are USA Citizens)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1872 John      
1878 Michael      
1881 Maurice      
1883 Mary 1 Month old    

 

Murray Lizzie (1858)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
1880 Thomas      

 

Ronane Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1861 Mary      
1864 Johanna      

 

Ryan Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1862 Ellen      
1864 William      

 

Savage Patrick (1838) Debby (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Mary      
1867 Julia      
1872 John      
1875 Maurice      
1878 Kate      

 

Shea Bridget (1861)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1880 John      
1883 James 2 Months old    

Bridget Shea passed through with family of Patrick & Bridget Shea (USA Citizens)

 

Shea Darby (1848) Kate (1848)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Daniel      
1869 John      
1872 Mary      
1873 Patrick      
1877 Michael      
1883 Kate 6 Month old    

Darby & Kate passed through with family of Patrick & Bridget Shea (USA Citizens)

 

Shea Mary (1853)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1868 Timothy      
1870 Michael      
1872 John      
1874 Mary      
1877 Bridget      

 

Shea Patrick (1835) Bridget (1849) (Note ALL family are USA Citizens)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1872 Mary      
1873 Johanna      
1875 Hanoria      
1879 Michael      

 

Shea William (1830) Mary (1830)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         

 

Sheehan John (1848) Mary (1850)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1877 John      
1880 Mary      

 

Sugrue John (1835) Julia (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         

 

Sullivan Bridget (1833)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Timothy      
1869 Bridget      
1872 Julia      
1875 Kate      

 

Daniel Sullivan (1849) (Farmer) Passenger number 191 & Catherine Sullivan (1847) Passenger number 192 of Lattive

DOB Name Married Died Notes
18 January 1869 Matthew Passenger number 193    
22 March 1870 Patrick   07 January 1871  
04 December 1871 Mary   11 December 1871  
16 February 1873 Daniel Passenger number 194    
14 January 1876 John Passenger number 195    
21 February 1879 Michael Passenger number 196    
1881 James Passenger number 197   Birth not registered in Portmagee
Mar 1883 Patrick Passenger number 198   Birth not registered in Portmagee

 

Sullivan Daniel (1849) Catherine (1847)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1869 Matthew      
1873 Daniel      
1876 John      
1879 Michael      
1881 James      
1883 Patrick      

 

Sullivan Darby (1831) Mary (1835)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1864 Margaret      
1866 Johanna      
1868 Nora      
1872 Patrick      
1879 James      

 

Sullivan Denis (1833) Mary (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Patrick      
1867 Mary      
1869 John      
1872 Hannah      
1873 Margaret      
1875 Hanoria      
1878 Michael      

 

James Sullivan (1843) Passenger number 143 (Labourer) & Mary Murphy (1839) Passenger number 144 of Corobeg

DOB Name Married Died Notes
         
24 March 1864 Mary Godparents John Murphy & Catherine English   Passenger number 145
27 June 1865 Ellen   22 July 1865  
11 October 1866 Catherine     Passenger number 146
29 October 1868 John     Passenger number 147
21 February 1871 Norry     Passenger number 148
18 December 1872 Margaret     Passenger number 149
20 March 1875 Jeremiah     Passenger number 150
16 July 1878 James Godparents ? O Neill & Hanora Mahony   Passenger number 151

All above sailed including 60-year-old James Sullivan Passenger number 152

 

Sullivan James (1843) Mary (1839)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1823 James Likely Grandfather    
1864 Mary      
1867 Kate      
1868 John      
1872 Hanoria      
1873 Margaret      
1876 Jerry      
1878 James      

 

Sullivan James (1833) Mary (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1866 Bridget      
1870 Ellen      
1868 Michael      
1874 Hanora      
1879 Debby      

 

Sullivan James (1843) Hanora (1845)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Margaret      
1869 Mary      
1872 Kate      
1874 Abbey      
1877 Johanna      
1880 Nora      
1882 Julia 8 Months old    

 

Sullivan James (1850) Mary (1853)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1874 Michael      
1876 Daniel      
1879 Hanoria      
1881 Mary      

 

Sullivan Jerry (1817)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1868 Bridget      
1872 Eugene      
1873 Jerry      
1874 John      
1876 Hanoria      
1879 Julia      

 

Sullivan John (1836) Ellen (1847)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Hanora      
1876 Daniel      
1880 Catherine      
1882 Batt 11 Months old    

 

Sullivan John (1833) Mary (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1859 Hannah      
1869 Kate      
1873 Mary      

 

Sullivan Mary (1847)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1868 Kate      
1872 Daniel      
1875 John      

 

Sullivan Mary (1846)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1869 Patrick      
1872 Thomas      
1875 Julia      
1880 John      
1882 Timothy 9 Months old    

 

Sullivan Michael (1828) Mary (1838)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1859 John      
1864 Mary      
1870 Michael      
1873 Timothy      

 

Sullivan Morty (1829) Bridget (1835)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 John      
1867 Mary      
1869 Daniel      
1872 Bridget      
1873 Jerry      
1875 Michael      

 

Sullivan Timothy (1837) Hanoria (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1863 Michael      
1867 Ellen      
1869 Denis      
1872 John      
1876 Mary      
1878 Hanoria      
1881 Deborah      

 

Sullivan Ellen (1843) (Note ALL USA Citizens)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Kate      
1868 John      
1872 Jerry      

 

Sullivan Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1864 Michael      
1866 Mary      

 

Sullivan Nanno (1857) (Feach July 11)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1880 John      

 

Sullivan Children

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1858 Patrick      
1862 Jerry      

 

Supple Nanno (1838)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1867 Edward      
1872 Julia      

 

Sweeney Mary (1843)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1865 Mary      

 

Taylor Bridget (1851)

DOB Name Married Died Notes
1872 Kate      
1873 Mary