Sarah E. Scahill - SS Scythia - Passenger - Arriving At - Port Of New York

This is an extract from the Ellis Island website.

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new world was enlarged from its original 3.3 acres to 27.5 acres mostly by landfill obtained from ship ballast and possibly excess earth from the construction of the New York City subway system...

Name: Sarah E. Scahill

Sex: Female

Age: 19

Occupation: Domestic

Marital Status: Single

Nationality: Ballykillen, County Mayo, Ireland

Father: John Scahill, Ballykillen, County Mayo, Ireland

Ship: SS Scythia

Date of Arrival: 14 May 1929

Port of Arrival: Port Of New York

Port of Departure: County Galway, Ireland

Going To Join/Destination: Aunt, Sister Mary Peter, Saint Johns Hospital, Long Island, New York

Also Mentioned: Grand Uncle, Peter A. Drury, 1721 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, DC

Allan Scahill

Patrick Scahill - Bricklayers Labourer - 1891 Census of England - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

This is an extract from the 1891 Census of England.

The 1891 census was taken on the night of 5 April 1891 and gave the total population as 28,999,725. The census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a couple of days before census night and the complete forms were collected the next day. All responses were to reflect the individuals status as of 5 April 1891 for all individuals who had spent the night in the house. People who were traveling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night.

Name: Patrick Scahill

Relationship To Head Of Family: Head

Age: 64

Marital Status: Widower

Occupation: Bricklayers Labourer

Birthplace: County Roscommon, Ireland

Children:

Sarah E. Scahill - Aged: 16

Format example of the 1891 Census of England.

This is a link to an Index of Old Occupations, which may help in understanding personal occupation.

Allan Scahill