Emigration from County Mayo, Ireland to Canada, 1818 to 1855 

November 12, 2011:


Map Source: This map is a portion of a widely-distributed black and white map showing Ireland in 1848.
It appears in many books, for example, The Great Hunger, Ireland, 1845-1849, by Cecil Woodham-Smith, page 13.
County Mayo has been extracted from the main map and appears below. It is located in the Province of Connacht. Its western
boundary is the Atlantic Ocean. Inland, it borders on County Sligo, County Roscommon, and County Galway.

Map of County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1848


Jill Dale's web site County Mayo Beginnings is a must for anyone doing research of their
ancestors who came to North America from County Mayo.

Some Canadian Reference Works used in the creation of this web page:

The McCabe List - Early Irish (1829) in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991
DROUIN Records at ancestry.ca for Roman Catholic Churches in Bytown / Ottawa, 1829-1855
For King and Canada, by A. Barry Roberts -- This book and many others are listed in our Bibliography.










Emigrants from County Mayo, Ireland, to Ontario and Quebec, Canada, 1820-1855
Note: In this table, ML# refers to the person's number on the McCabe List.
ND refers to records from Notre Dame Cathedral in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Many of these immigrants to Canada, especially at the time of the famine, were cleared from Lord Sligo's vast 
holdings around Westport, County Mayo.







ACTON, Johnand Mary BECKETTfrom Castlebar in 1836to Kemptville area

 April 6, 2012: BOURKE, Thomasm. Elizabeth BURROWSto Richmond in 1839records at St. Philip's

STEPHES, RichardML# 147Westport

O'DONNELL, JohnML# 164Westportknown to Lord Sligo of Westport

RONE / ROWAN, HughML# 165Killalasix brothers in Killala

BARRETT, ThomasML# 170 and ND RecordsKilallaTwo brothers, Patrick and Peter

FLAHERTY, PatrickML# 177Ballingorebrother-in-law is Luke WILLS

MADDEN, ThomasML# 195 and ND RecordsKilalla, wife is Barbara MADDENbrother-in-law is Michael O'BRIEN

McDERMOTT, OwenML# 199Ballysakeery, Killala

MILLS, JamesML# 200CrossmalineCousin named Michael WELSH / WALSH

BURROWES / BURROWS, JamesML# 206Castlebar

KENNY, ArthurML# 323Westportknown to Lord Sligo

CROWLEY, JohnML# 341Ballina

WATSON, WilliamML# 379Ballysakeery, 

HUMES, WilliamML# 380Ballysakeery

EVANS, JohnML# 501CastlebarRelations all in Canada

BATTLE, John and PatrickML# 522CreevackCousin named Michael WELSH / WALSH

HAMILTON, JamesML# 632Turlogh / Molinahis father is John HAMILTON

McGINLEY, DennisND marriage

LYNNOTT, PatrickND baptism of childrento Cantley, Quebec

NOLAN, JohnND died from Cholera in 1834

JORDAN, ThomasND marriage of Bridget to Lawrence BURNSto Osgoode Township

GILDAY, MichaelND marriagewas a shoemaker

MELIA / MALEY, ThomasND marriageto March Township

JUDGE, EllenND marriage to Edward FINLAY from Wexford

GRIMES, PatrickND marriage to Mary McNALLYboth from County MayoEllen from Westport, Mayo

GALLAGHER, JohnND marriage , 1846

LAFTES / LOFTUS, WilliamND Marriagesettled in Richmond

McDONNELL, FrancisND marriage, 1846

McANDREWS, MaryND marriage , 1846

REARDON, JohnND marriage , 1846

NORMAN or GORMAN, CatherineND marriage , 1846

HOLLAND, PatrickND marriage , 1846to March Township

LALLY, OwenND baptism of son , 1846son named Patrick

HOWARD, RichardND marriage , 1846married Ann MALONEY, also from Mayo

DENIN / DINEEN,ND marriage , 1846

BAILEY, PatrickND marriage , 1847married Ann CULLIGAN / COOLICAN

CARROLL, Danielmarried Ellen SWAIN, also from Mayo

O'BOYLE, Thomasmarried Mary CLYNE, also from Mayo

CONWAY, MichaelND marriage , 1847married Ann CULLIGAN / COOLICAN

FARRELL, FrankND marriage , 1847married Ann CULLIGAN / COOLICAN

McHALE, Patrickmarried Mary FARRELL also from Mayoto Fitzroy Township

McCABE, Thomasretired 99th Regiment of Footto Goulbourn Township

 HAMILTON, Johnmarried Ann "Jane" PLUNKETTto Fitzroy Township

COONEY, Jamesmarried Catherine MULROY


O'MALLEY, Edward P.born Ottawa, 1847to OHIO, USA


McHALE, Milesto Manotick Station Roadwife= Mary NEILON


MURDOCK, James, John, Ellenweavers, to Bytown in 1834










 

Many pioneer settlers from County Mayo settled in the nearby village of Mayo, Quebec, Canada.

Some of them sailed on the famine ship the Elzabeth and Sarah, from Killala, County Mayo, to Quebec, in 1846.
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