Diaries & Journals | Immigration Reports | Illustrated London
News | Trivia | Frequently Asked Questions Emigration To North
America In 1847 The year 1847 was a unique year for emigration.
Famine in Ireland leads the list of reasons for the increase in
the number of emigrants in that year. However, if one reads
newspapers of the day other facts soon come to light. There are
reports of vessels leaving various parts of the United States
and Canada (this will be used to describe New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia and Upper and Lower Canada) with supplies for Europe. For
example, on March 4, 1847, the Constitution and Sarah Sands had
unfurled their sails, while at Boston, the Tartar sailed in
April. These vessels were on their way to Ireland. A New York
paper reported that in March some $1,250,000 of supplies a week
were leaving from that port for Ireland and about $5,000,000
from all parts of the U.S. On April 24, 1847, the vessel Morea
was leaving Boston for Scotland with food stuffs for relief of
the starving. There i