In the early 1800's port cities in the USA bore the burden of immigration. By the time they arrived, so many immigrants were tired, hungry and poor they ended up in the City Almshouse. This meant the citizens had to take care of them. At first the citizens of the city asked the Mayors for funds to support the poor. Eventually they asked the states, and by mid-century some states (PA, NY, MA) set up State agencies to deal with the issue. Eventually, beginning in the 1880's, the Federal Government nationalized the programs.

Dating back to the colonial era, New York City assumed responsibility for its citizens who were destitute, sick, homeless, or otherwise unable to care for themselves. The city maintained an almshouse, various hospitals, and a workhouse on Blackwell's Island (now called Roosevelt Island) for the poor. Read more about New York City Almshouse...

Lorine's Note: There are 2 pages for each name in this ledger. I have only copied part of the left hand page. There is more information on the microfilm, including Captain's Name, Owner's Name, Date of Bond, Sureties, Date Discharged, Death Date, Remarks, Bonded, Commuted & Total. For example, under date 1820 March 11 - Elizabeth Kennedy age 34 is listed as having died June 14, 1820; her daughter Mary Ann died Nov. 5, 1820

I have not had time to track down the exact arrival date of each of the ships named, but interested researchers could use the clues (admission date, captain's name, owner's name, etc) as well as census records, to narrow the time frame of arrival. Families with children born in one country, such as England, and then in New York will find it much easier to narrow the time frame of immigration.

Ship arrivals with partial passenger names before 18xx:

For individuals recorded in 1855-1858 the information includes ship name, date of sailing, ports of departure and arrival

Transcribers: Lorine Schulze & Laura Freeman

Alms House Admission Foreigners & Nativity Records (New York City, NY) Item 5 LDS Film 1304647 Bond Registers 1819-1840. Original records in the Municipal Archives, New York, New York
Date of	Foreigner Surname	Foreigner (First Name)	Age	Place of Birth	Vessel	Where From
1825 Jan. 25	Mootley	William Woolesay	22	England	Young Phoenix	England
1825 Jan..29	Rogers aka McKeee	Catherine	28	Ireland	Wm & John	Londonderry
1825 Feb. 8	Riley	Charles	57	Ireland	Lady Hunter	St. Johns N.B.
1825 Feb. 12	Palmer aka Bauman	Elizabeth	24	Sweden	Factor	Havre
1825 Feb. 24	Beck	John	36	England	Hercules	Liverpool
1825 Mar. 1	Caunce	Evan	39	England	Union	Liverpool
1825 Feb. 27	McFarlan	Margaret	30	Ireland	Exchange	no entry
1825 Apr..21	Bryan	James	22	Ireland	Dublin Packet	Dublin
1825 Apr. 23	Gibbons	Patrick	21	Ireland	Hellen	Sligo
1825 Apr..25	McCabe	Thomas	32	Ireland	Shepherd	St. Croix
1825 May 23	Pound	Daniel	50	Ireland	Sabina	Liverpool
1825 May 23	Pound	Margaret	33	Ireland	Sabina	Liverpool
1825 May 23	Pound	Ann	14	Ireland	Sabina	Liverpool
1825 May 23	Pound	John	4	Ireland	Sabina	Liverpool
1825 May 23	Pound	Daniel	1	Ireland	Sabina	Liverpool
1825 May 30	Cochran	Michael	35	Ireland	DeWitt Clinton	Liverpool
1825 June 13	Campbell	Hugh	52	Ireland	Courier	Newry
1825 June 18	Coveny	Joseph	20	Ireland	William	no entry
1825 June 23	McWilliams	Hugh	28	Ireland	Mary	no entry
1825 June 28	Tenden?	Ann	25	Ireland	Caroline & Ann	Belfast
1825 June 30	Cowan	James	28	Ireland	Gleanor	New Orleans
1825 July 7	Kirchoffer	John Frederick	15	Switzerland	Florian	Havre
1825 July 9	McDowell	Jane	25	Ireland	William	Liverpool
1825 July 11	Denby	Joseph	15	Ireland	Lima	Sligo
1825 July 18	Kernahon	Ellen	25	Ireland	Superior	Newry
1825 July 18	Kernahon	son	10	Newburgh	Superior	Newry
1825 July 19	Ragen	Margaret	55	Ireland	Louisa	Belfast
1825 July 25	Sardes	Mons. Lauren	29	France	Boston	Marsilley
1825 July 27	Campbell	Edward	20	Ireland	See W.B. [sic]	no entry
1825 Aug. 2	Fitzgerald	Robert	30	Ireland	William	no entry
1825 Aug..2	Aikin	William	22	Ireland	John Dickenson	no entry
1825 Aug. 3	Lonan aka Galagher	Elenor	24	Ireland	Catherine	no entry
1825 Aug. 4	Vulleamoz	Mary Ann	40	Switzerland	Elizabeth	Havre
1825 Aug. 4	Vulleamoz	Constantine	12	Switzerland	Elizabeth	Havre
1825 Aug. 4	Vulleamoz	Sylvia	10	Switzerland	Elizabeth	Havre
1825 Aug. 4	Vulleamoz	Augusta	5	Switzerland	Elizabeth	Havre
1825 Aug. 4	Vulleamoz	Adeline	5	Switzerland	Elizabeth	Havre
1825 Aug. 4	Vulleamoz	Mary Ann	3mos.	New York	Elizabeth	Havre
1825 Aug 10	McGrath	Ann	31	Ireland	Lady Clare	Havre
1825 Aug 10	McGrath	Richard	15 mos	England	Lady Clare	Havre
1825 Aug 15	Deery	Bridget	20	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1825 Aug.25	Carrington	John	21	Ireland	Schuylkill	Cork
1825 Aug 25	Carrington	Mary Ann	19	Ireland	Schuylkill	Cork
1825 Aug 25	Carrington	Mary	7mos.	Ireland	Schuylkill	Cork
1825 Aug 25	Ryan	Jeremiah	3	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1825 Aug 25	Ryan	Mary Ann	21	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1825 Aug 30	Powell	Evans	29	England	Galuare	Liverpool
1825 Sept. 3	Burns	Mary	20	Ireland	Robert Burns	no entry
1825 Sept. 5	McLaughlin	Mary	8	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1825 Sept 10	Burkley	Cornelious	27	Ireland	Cambridge	no entry
1825 Sept 11	Stoffer	John	25	Switzerland	Comet	Havre
1825 Sept 11	Stoffer	Benjamin	24	Switzerland	Comet	Havre
1825 Sept.21	Welch	Richard	19	Ireland	William	Cork
1825 Oct. 1	Hasset	John	32	Ireland	Schuylkill	no entry
1825 Oct. 1	Hasset	Nancy	30	Ireland	Schuylkill	no entry
1825 Oct. 1	Hasset	Thomas	11	Ireland	Schuylkill	no entry
1825 Oct. 1	Hasset	Ellen?	3?	Ireland	Schuylkill	no entry
1825 Oct. 11	Powell	Evan	27	England	Galuare	Liverpool
1825 Oct. 14	Bailey	Rebecca	30	Ireland	Farmer	Liverpool
1825 Oct. 28	Grace	Jacob	29	Germany	Ann	Rotterdam
1825 Oct. 31	Clinton	James	27	Ireland	Lima	Sligo
1825 Nov 1	McGrath	Richard	17	England	no entry	no entry
1825 Nov 1	Quinn	James	32	England	Catherine	Londonderry
1825 Nov 12	Ackason	Mary	30	Ireland	Catherine	St. Johns
1825 Nov 14	Henry	Betsy	24	Ireland	Farmer	Liverpool
1825 Nov 24	Walsh	Richard	19	Ireland	William	Cork
1825 Nov 25	Bradley	James	20	Ireland	Caroline Ann	Belfast
1825 Nov 27	Flarity	Lavina	30	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1825 Dec. 5	Ryan	Peggy	35	Ireland	Albelina	Liiverpool
1825 Dec. 5	Ryan	Hary	7	Ireland	Albelina	Liverpool
1825 Dec 5	Ryan	Peggy	4	Ireland	Albelina	Liverpool
1825 Dec 8	Johnson	Christopher	24	Ireland	no entry	no entry
1825 Dec 12	Gunn	Stephen I.	5	Halifax	Loire	Halifax
1825 Dec.12	Gunn	Ann	3	Halifax	Loire	Halifax
1825 Dec 15	Lewis	William	50	England	Panther	Liverpool
1825 Dec.15	Lewis	Margaret	40	England	Panther	Liverpool
1825 Dec 15	Lewis	Margaret	5	England	Panther	Liverpool
1825 Dec 15	Lewis	William	5	England	Panther	Liverpool
1825 Dec 15	Lewis	Robert	5 mos.	England	Panther	Liverpool
1825 Dec 23	Armstrong	William	22	Ireland	Catherine	Londonderry
1825 Dec 27	Wallace	Thomas	22	Ireland	Wilson	Dublin
1825 Dec 27	Foley	Edward	35	Ireland	New England	Liverpool
1825 Dec.29	Beany	Stephen	12	England	no entry	no entry

Last Updated on 04/10/03
By Lorine McGinnis Schulze & Laura Freeman

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