My Sullivan Family's Port of New York Arrival
Yesterday I found my Great-Grandpa Tim SULLIVAN, 2nd Great-Grandpa John SULLIVAN, and my 2nd Great-Grandma Margaret (nee HERBERT) Sullivan in the Port of New York Arrival Records. Traveling with them were my great-uncles, John and Michael SULLIVAN, and my great-aunts, Mary, Margaret, and Hanora "Nora" SULLIVAN. They traveled from Queenstown, Ireland, to New York, New York, arriving on July 31, 1891. They were passengers on the RMS Britannic (1874-1903), also known as the SS Britannic . They arrived during a time where immigration services were transitioning from Castle Clinton on the southern tip if Manhattan to Ellis Island. If I were to guess, I would say they came through Ellis, but I am struggling to find a definitive answer. Their destination was listed as Chicago. The oldest of John SULLIVAN's children, Patrick, had arrived in the U.S. a few years earlier. I am still trying to establish exactly when he, Nellie, and Daniel SULLIVAN immigrated and where they were liv...