Greenan Passage to America
Black Ball Line, Neptune
Great Western - ship that sailed from 1839 to 1913
Route from Liverpool to New York City. 3,043 miles
New York 1853
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Greenan immigration documents (click to enlarge)
Great Western Paddlewheel Schooner
Newspaper cartoon depicting immigrant landing in New York City, 1858.
Click to enlarge. Chart shows where shipping lines had ports for immigrants. Prior to Ellis Island.
Ship Bell from the Ship "galcolcond"
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Mary, Alice, Margret immigration in 1853. Terence was already came to America 3 years earlier.
Mary, Alice and Margaret Greenan:
On September 12, 1853, three Greenan relatives arrived in New York aboard the Ship Golconda. The last time they touched land was in Liverpool, England. How long they were asea is unknown, but they could have been sailing for at least a month. Travelling together were Mary Greenan (aged 40, washer), Alice Greenan (child, aged 10), and Margaret Greenan (aged 16, servant). Mary's husband, Terry Greenan, was living with Catharine Smith's family in Brooklyn.
James Greenan:
James Greenan's parents were Terence and Mary
Greenan. He did not travel with either his father or mother to America;
however, we do see his name listed in the 1860 Wisconsin census living
with his parents. When he arrived in America is not known with any
certainty. We see three possibilities when James reached America. In
January 1852 sixteen year old James Green(an) arrived in New York harbor
aboard the Great Western. Too me this is the most likely possibility. In
November 1857 we see the name of 20-year-old 'James Greenan' arriving in
New York aboard the Ship Neptune. Another immmigration manifest dated
April 1857 shows twenty-five year old 'James Greenan' arrived aboard the
Westvelt.
Greenan Family in Wisconsin:
Terry and Mary Greenan's daughter, Alice Greenan, married Bernard
McCluskey. Their other daughter, Margaret Greenan, married Patrick
Smyth. James Greenan never married and died young in Wisconsin. Three
families lived beside each other in Bear Creek Township, Sauk County,
Wisconsin: Patrick Smyth, William Rooney, and Terence Greenan. As you
know, our own ancestor (Catharine Greenan-Smyth) married William Rooney.
Catharine was "Irish" John Smith's mom.
One minor family mystery was solved after viewing these immigration
records. We knew Patrick Smyth was Susan McPhillips' uncle. We knew
"Irish" John was also related to the Patrick Smyth family. Patick Smyth
married Margaret Greenan; however, we did not know how Margaret tied in
with our family. From the ship's manifest we discovered that Patrick
Smyth's wife, Margaret Greenan, was actually Terry and Mary Greenan's
daughter. Consequently "Irish" John's relationship to Patrick Smyth's
family was finally resolved.
The ship did 45 Atlantic round trips before being taken out of service. In 1852 James Green(an) arrived in New York aboard the Great Western. Oil painting by Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921)
SS Great Western
Notes: 1839-40: Rebuilt for more passengers.
Now 76.8 m (251.97 ft) long and 1,700 gross register tons (GRT).
Career
Operator: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Acquired: 24 April 1847
Notes: Transatlantic mail service Southhampton - West Indies[1]
Career
Operator: British Government
Acquired: 1855
Fate: Scrapped October 1856
Notes: Operated as troop transport in the Crimean War (1853- 1856)
General characteristics
Type: Oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship
Tonnage: 1,340 GRT, later 1,700 GRT
Displacement: 2300 ton
Length: 71.6 m (234.91 ft), later 76.8 m (251.97 ft) long
Beam: 17.59 m (57.71 ft) across wheels
Installed power: 2-cylinder Maudslay steam engine
750 HP
Propulsion: Two paddle-wheels
Speed: 8.5 knots
Capacity: 128 passengers in 1st class + 20 servants
Crew: 60
Notes: [2]
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