The ghosts of Grosse Ile
On of the major ports for Irish Famine immigrants, Grosse Ile is in the St. Lawrence River, just east of Quebec. It contains the largest Famine cemetery outside of Ireland.
Deaths at Sea: 1847
Parcs Canada has recorded information on 4,936 individuals who died on ships at sea, on the St. Lawrence River or on quarantined ships at Grosse Île, from 1832 to 1922. This list names a small portion of those who were buried at sea during 1847. Just a glance at the list shows us that in some cases, several members of the same family died enroute.
Name Age Date of Death Ship Port of Departure
Anderson, Jane 60 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Armstrong, Ann 4 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Bailey, Eliza 3 June 6 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Blakely, William 1 June 5 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Blakely, Francis 16 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Campbell, James 3 June 5 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Campbell, John 40 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Coyle, George 3 June 1 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Coyle, Robert 12 May 27 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Doherty, Ann 1 1847 New York Packet Liverpool
Doherty, Patrick 18 1847 Sisters Liverpool
Doherty, Sarah 35 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Fitzpatrick, Bridget 50 1847 Minerva Galway
Fitzpatrick, Dennis 2 1847 John Francis Cork
Fitzpatrick, Eliza 14 1847 Progress New Ross
Gallagher, Peter 1 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Harty, Thomas 4 1847 Lord Ashburton Liverpool
Kelly, Bridget 50 1847 Avon Cork
Kelly, Mary 32 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Kyle, Eliza 8 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Kyle, Joseph 1 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Kyle, Robert 13 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Kyne, Christiana 8 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Leslie, James 45 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Lindsay, Nancy 4 1847 Christiana Londonderry
Mahoney, Catherine 28 1847 Wakefield Cork
Mahoney, Jane 2 1847 Urania Cork
Malone, Matthew 4 1847 Free Trader Liverpool
McConaghy, Francis 1 1847 Christiana Londonderry
McConnell, John 1 1847 Christiana Londonderry
McCray, Alexander 52 Oct. 7, 1847
McCullough 4 1847 Christiana Londonderry
McKinney, Mary 24 1847 Wellington Liverpool
McMillan, Samuel 1 1847 Rosalinda Belfast
Moore, Anthony 50 1847 Triton Liverpool
Moore, Arthur 3 1847 Triton Liverpool
Murphy, Ann 1 1847 Progress New Ross
Murphy, Bridget 16 1847 Sarah Liverpool
Murphy, Bryan 27 1847 Margaret New Ross
Murphy, Catherine 61 1847 Avon Cork
Murphy, Charles 13 1847 Lord Ashburton Liverpool
Murphy, Darby 3 1847 Sarah Liverpool
Murphy, James 50 1847 Ann Liverpool
Murphy, Johanna 5 1847 John Bolton Liverpool
Murphy, John 6 1847 Gilmour Cork
Murphy, John 41 1847 Naomi Liverpool
Murphy, Mary 50 1847 Naomi Liverpool
Murphy, Patrick 50 1847 Naomi Liverpool
Neal, Daniel 20 1847 Avon Cork
Neale, Margaret 50 1847 Avon Cork
Neill, John 50 1847 Avon Cork
Noonan, Dennis 20 1847 Avon Cork
O’Hara, Catherine 17 1847 Naomi Liverpool
O’Hara, John 8 1847 Naomi Liverpool
Prendergast, James 2 1847 Avon Cork
Roach, Mary 60 1847 Avon Cork
Ryan, Allen 18 1847 Lady Flora
Hastings Cork
Ryan, Bridget 6 1847 John Munn Liverpool
Ryan, Jenny 3 1847 Bee Cork
Ryan, Lawrence 48 1847 Emily Cork
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