Irish immigrants to UK

[pcoups]

Can anyone tell me if any sort of record was kept of the Irish that migrated to England .... Where they came from, family left behind, transport across to England....I don't know anything.
I'm trying to trace my family across to Ireland from Cumberland............unfortunately the only info I have is that they were born in Ireland and with very common surnames impossible without more info. Oh they were avid Liverpool soccer fans..........perhaps they landed there. The bits of history I've read about the Irish in Uk informed that Liverpool was the port that most landed at. Would there perhaps be record of that?
Thanks
Lynn

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Lynn,

Welcome to RootsChat !

I hope we can help you and you have as much success and fun here as we do 

A good place to start looking is here: http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
more specifically: http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/irish/irish.htm

Check out the Immigrants board too, there are several queries there, similar to yours.

If you are searching for specific names, put a look-up request on the appropriate county board.

Good luck,
Bob

[pcoups]

Thanks for that Bob,
A hiccup here had me computer shut down before I was ready. Wasn't sure if the e-mail had gone through.
Lynn

[sarah]

Hi Lynn,

I have Irish ancestors who travelled to Lancashire before 1840.

During my research I found the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society (MLFHS) have a sub-group called Irish Ancestry who study the Irish who moved into the Manchester and Lancashire area.

There is a good chance that they may have come across and passed through Lancashire on their way to Cumberland.

Why not start a new post and tell us what you know from the Cumberland side.

Sarah

[pcoups]

Haven't really got much to go on. James Henry SLOAN(E)born 1845 Ireland an iron ore miner married Margaret McANALY(KELLY) born 1844 Ireland. They lived with Margaret's mother was also Margaret KELLY born 1812 Ireland and two brothers John b 1836 Ireland and Robert born 1854 Cleator.
In the 1871 census James and Margaret have the surname TAYLOR but the baptism of their children between 1868 and 1880 the surname is SLOAN(E) crossed out TAYLOR. So.....anyone can help me find out more about James Henry SLOAN(E)/TAYLOR it would be much appreciated
Lynn

[Arranroots]

Posted incomplete - see below

[Arranroots]

Hi Lynn

Here are the KELLYs:

RG9/3951 1g 9 11  (1861)

KELLY Margaret H W 49 - b Ireland
KELLY Margaret dau U 22 - Flax Mill Hand - b Ireland
KELLY Bernard son U 18 - Iron ore miner - b ditto
KELLY Elizabeth dau U 16 - Flax mill hand - b ditto
KELLY Agnes dau 11 - ditto - b ditto
KELLY Robert son 9 - ditto - b Cumberland Cleator
MCCARTER Elizabeth lodger U 19 - ditto - b Ireland
MCANALLY Hugh lodger U 22 - Iron ore miner - b ditto
FITZPATRICK John lodger U 21 - Mason lab - b ditto

Residing in Cleator village, Cumberland

James TAYLOR/ SLOAN(E) is proving more elusive, in that there are several to choose from!  Will let you know if I find something significant.

kind regards, Arranroots  

[Arranroots]

You may be in luck!

RG9/3951  2g  43  P32 & 33

(all born Ireland)

SLOAN Francis H M 45 - Furnace lab
SLOAN Nancy W M 45
SLOAN John son U 19 - Iron Ore Miner
SLOAN Margaret dau 18 - bar maid
SLOAN Patrick son 17 - Iron Ore Miner
SLOAN Torney (?) son 15 - ditto
SLOAN John lodger U 32 - ditto
OLEAR Daniel lodger 18 - ditto
OLEAR Neil lodger 20 - Railway lab
/
SLOAN James H M 21 - Furnace lab
SLOAN Ann W M 22
SLOAN Mary dau 1

Address: Wyndham Street, Cleator Moor

James and family are given a separate schedule number, but appear to be in the same house (single slash separates them from the rest).

I realise this James is a little older than yours, but bearing in mind the discrepancy in Margaret's age above this is the best fit I could find.

Arranroots 

[pcoups]

Thank you for that. Much appreciated.
The only worry is the 6 year age difference. Maybe a 16yr old could appear 22 in 1861 but there is also a year old daughter that worries me. (Father at 15!)Mmmmm I suppose not so unusual as they were out doing "mans work."
1871(26), 1881(36), 1891(45) and 1901(55) census all have his birth abt 1845/1846.
Then the plus side.
John, Margaret and Francis are names of James children on the 1881 census
Must admit was also hoping for a county of where born in Ireland.
Oh! another thing. You wrote all born in Ireland for the SLOAN family..........year old daughter too?
Thanks
Lynn