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Sharing some LDS (Mormon) Family History Center information (IGI) on the following individuals who lived in Co. Sligo, Ireland. The LDS FHCs are free and open to the general public, located in most cities in the USA and elsewhere. The microfiched records for Co. Sligo, (and other counties in Ireland), list alphabetically by surname birth, christening and marriage information for the 1860s, some before, some later. The computerized records, may have a wider span of dates along with information on Mormon microfilms showing original church entries which usually named other family members as witnesses, godparents.

Involuntary transportation of paupers and felons from Ireland to the Colonies - Sligo, 1730s - 1740s

Surname: Bruen, Harcan, Farrell, Fanly, Fitzgerald, Mullican, Conolly, Gallway, Gallagher, Gawny, Reilly, Mackey, Johnins, Connelly, Bourke, Higgins, Coser, Cogher, Gilmartin, Jordan, Cugly, Cosly, Cullen, Sodon, Sharcot, Kenny, Hussey, McHugh, Fitzmorris, Forragher, Costelloe, McGlinn, O'Hara, Trawly, Connolly, Kegan, Hughs, Higgins, Bram, Gawny, Duke, Galway, Percival, Mullican, McMoroy, Kilmartin, Mealy

During the 17th and 18th centuries over 60,000 men, women and children were involuntarily transported from the British Isles to the American colonies. The vast majority of these people were felons and paupers but there were a number of political and religous dissidents such as the Cromwellian transportees of the 1650s. The English courts were far more likely to order the transportation of prisoners than were the Scottish or Irish Courts, banishing about 50,000 prisoners to the colonies to work as indentured servants. The Scottish authorities ordered fewer than 3,000 prisoners to be transported and the Irish courts approximately 4,000.

In 1719, an act was introduced into the Irish House of Commons for "the better and more effectual apprehending and transporting of felons and others," and given Royal assent on March 8, 1725.

The kidnapping and shipment of children to America and their sale as indentured servants began to cause concern, however, and in January, 1743, the Irish Government established a committee to examine the whole system of transportation in detail.

Information presented to the committee contains valuable data pertaining to 2,000 Irish men and women transported to the American colonies duriig the mid-eighteenth century. As a result of this committee's investigations, further legislation was introduced in the Irish House of Commons in January, 1752, tightening up the rules governing the transportation of prisoners.

Information specifically regarding Co. Sligo:

One document lists prisoners scheduled to be transported. You may find the names slightly misspelled. The county given was "Sligoe."
    • 1. Henry Bruen.
    • 2. Rosanne Harcan
    • 3. John Farrell (also known as Fanly and Fitzgerald).
    • 4. Bridget Harcan.
    • 5. John Mullican
    • 6. James Conolly
    • 7. John Gallway (also known as Gallagher)
    • 8. John Gawny
    • 9. John Reilly
    • 10. John Mackey (also known as Johnins)
    • 11. Michael Connelly
    • 12. William Bourke
    • 13. Dennis Higgins
    • 14. Daniel Coser (also known as Cogher)
    • 15. Dennis Gilmartin
    • 16. Patrick Jordan
    • 17. Loughlin Cugly
    • 18. Patrick Cosly
On other documents:

Lent assizes, 1736: 66 pounds presented and paid to James Sodon, Esq. for transporting John Cullen, James Sharcot, John Kenny, John Hussey, Neil McHugh, James Fitzmorris, Thomas Forragher, Patrick Forragher, Bridget Costelloe and Catherine McGlinn.

Summer assizes, 1740: 18 pounds presented to be paid Charles O'Hara, Esq. for transporting John Farrell, (otherwise Trawly and Fitzgerald), Michael Connolly and Thady Kegan.

Lent assizes, 1739: 24 pounds presented to be paid Blashford Hughs, Esq. for transporting Dennis Higgins, Bridget Harcan, Henry Bram and Joan Gawny.

Summer assizes, 1741: 6 pounds to be paid Christopher Duke, sub-sheriff, for transporting John Galway.

Summer assizes, 1742: The sum of 36 pounds to be paid to John Percival, Esq. for transporting Daniel Mullican, Teigue McMoroy, Patrick Jordan, William Bourke, Dennis Kilmartin and John Mealy (otherwise Johnins).

Note, if I discover any information regarding what ports in the USA they arrived in I will post an addendum. I just thought this was interesting information. I did notice that most Irish individuals appeared to fit into the "pauper" category more than "felons."

More information is available at the LDS (Mormon) Family History Centers in their computerized IGI and addendum diskettes.

contributor:
Jean Rice
jeanrice@cet.com

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