Anita Howlin4th October -28th October
Wexford and Enniscorthy Workhouses
Assisted Emigration Scheme 1848 to 1850
This document compiles information and records of the assisted emigration scheme which took place in Enniscorthy and Wexford workhouses. It covers the period 1848 to 1850. The information was taken from three Enniscorthy and four Wexford Union, Board of Guardian minute books and relates to any record found in these books about the assisted emigration of theselected paupers, usually young teenage woman housed in said workhouses to the selected British Colonies.It documents the processes involved and the action and orders given and taken by the authorities of the workhouses to assist these young paupers and the cost of such assistance.
This document was compiled from 4th October – 28 October 2010.
Assisted Emigration Records
Enniscorthy Union Board of Guardians Minute Books
Enniscorthy Board of Guardians Minute Book
3 March 1848-23 December 1848
Labelled WX/BG87/1/7
Index heading under E: “Emigration Society, their letters to guardians” Page 42
This extract is from the copy of minutes to the of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Friday the 24th day of March 1848.Under the letters from the poor law commissioners heading on page 42.
“ Another, join the agents of the emigration society, acting under Lord Grey, recommending that a portion of the emigrants to San Dieneis Land, would be selected from the work houses in Ireland, and pointing out the classes of males and females, eligible to be selected by the Guardians for that purpose”
“With reference to this subject, the board wish to know the numbers allotted to this union, and the selection shall be carefully made forthwith”
Index heading under E “Emigration to the cape of good hope” Page121
This extract is taken from the copy of minutes of proceedings of the Board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 13 day of May 1848.
Starts at the very bottom of page 120
“That it is deemed advisable by this board to avail themselves, of the offer of the commissioners for promoting emigration to the cape (page 121) of good hope to such parties as come within the rules presented in this printed circular, and that the relieving officer in each district be directed to make out a list of those who may be considered eligible and who may be likely to become permanent burden on the union, and report the same to this board as soon as possible”
Index heading under E: “Emigrants, a list of females desirous to go to the Cape of Good Hope” Page 135
This extract is from the copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 29 day of May 1848. It begins at the very top of page 135.
“Resolved that we are willing to provide the necessary outfit for the following female orphans now inmates of the workhouse, who are willing to emigrate on the terms stated in the circular of the commissioners of colonial lands and emigration and to learn the expense of this going to the place of embarkation, biz”
NameAge
- Mary Kenny16 Can Spell
- Margaret Bryan16Cannot read or spell
- Catherine Byrne18Cannot read
- Mary Doyle15Can spell
- Biddy Murphy18Cannot read or spell
- Hanna Fitzgerald16Can read
- Eliza Harris16Can read
- Mary Bent16Can read
- Judith Flood16Cannot read or spell
- Sarah Healy17 do do
- Mary Harris17Can read
- Betty Freer16Can spell
- Anne Kelly18Cannot read or spell
- Mary Ferguson17Can read
- Catherine Curry18Can read
- Eliza Murphy16Cannot read or write
- Eliza Donnelly17Can read
- Peggy Furlong16 Can read
- Ellen Wisconan (unclear(?))17Can read
- Rose Tobin16Cannot read or spell
- Mary Keating16Can spell
- Mary Anne Redmond15Cannot read or spell
- Anne Sullivan17do do
- Biddy Doyle18do do
- Ellen Culloton14Can spell
- Mary Doyle14do do
- Eliza Murphy15Can read
- Allice Donnelly15do do
Page 136
- Catherine Mahon14Can read
- MaryConnors14do do
- Eliza Hicky17do do
- Mary Anne Lacy17do do
- Anne Campbelle 14Cannot spell
- Susan Bennet14Can spell
Index heading under E: “Emigrants, list for the cape of good Hope” Page 175
This is an extract taken from the copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 10th day of June 1848.
“A written application for several young girls, pauper inmates of the house was laid before the board requesting this name to be added to the number of names already taken, as emigrants to the Cape of Good Hope. They were brought before the board and questioned; and the following were selected, and their names directed to be placed on the list of emigrants”
Fanny ByrneAged 18 yearsCan read and write
Mary BolgerAged 14 yearsCannot read or write
Sarah McgrathAged 14 yearsCannot read or write
No entry of this in the index, extract was found on page 42. ¾ way down the page.
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Friday the 24th day of March 1848.
“Another join the agents of the emigration society, acting under Lord Grey, recommending that a portion of the emigrants to San Dieneis Land would be selected from the work houses in Ireland, and pointing out the classes of males and females, eligible to be selected by the guardians for that purpose”.
No entry of this record in the index,extract was found on page 104. At the top of the page.
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 29th day of April 1848.
“Question of – free emigration to the cape of good hope, with the view that the board should avail themselves of the present offer on the part of the government to give free passage to emigrants to that colony”.
No entry of this in the index, extract taken from page 112
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 6th day of May 1848.
“Mr Deringy (?) postponed the consideration of the question of – free emigration to the cape of good hope”
No entry of this in the index, extract taken from the bottom of page 120 and continued over to 121.
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians at a meeting held on Saturday 13 day of May 1848.
“Resolved that it is deemed advisable by this board to avail themselves, of the offer of the commissions for promoting emigration to the Cape of Good Hope to such parties as come within the rules presented in this printed circular and that the relieving officer in each district to directed to make out a list of those who may be considered eligible, and who may be likely to become a permanent burden on the union, and report the same to this board as soon as possible”.
No entry of this in index, extract was found at the bottom of page 230.
“The following female inmates made application to have this names added to those already before the commissioners as persons willing to emigrate to Australia. biz(?)
Bridget Daye(?)16Cannot read or spell
Catherine do18do do do
Eliza Coates or Bates(?)17Can read
Margaret Walsh18do do
Anne Hannon18do do
Ellen Maher16Can read
Mary Brien16Cannot read
Fanny Byrne18Can read and write
Johanna Cloak18Can read
Fanny Johnson18Can read and sew
No entry of this in index, extract was found on page 312.
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 2(?) day of September.
“An application was read from ten adult boys inmates of about 16 years of age some of them for a long time in the workhouse requesting to be provided with suitable clothing and to be sent to sea or to the colonies that they might no longer be a further (next word cannot be made out as sheet of paper is pasted into the left margin) the rates. They being all able bodied youths the board considered them fit objects for emigration but first referred the matter to the considerations of the commission”.
No entry of this in index but found on page 347
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 23rd day of September 1848
“that the schoolmaster might superintend the paupers going from and returning to t he workhouse, and requiring amore intelligible minute respecting the emigration to the colonies of paupers Carroll and Lacy with their families”
No entry of this in index extract found on page 349
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 23rd day of September.
“Ordered that the necessary preparations be made for the outfit of paupers Carroll and Lacy and their families for emigration to Canada”
No entry of this in index extract found on page 372.
This is an extract taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 30th day of September 1848.
“Another from same dated 6th October 48,no 43164 with reference to pauper Carroll and Lacy and their families being sent out as proposed to the British colonies and enclosing a form of consent to be signed by two thirds of the guardians under the provisions of the 6th and 7th vic. (?) cap.92.Sec 18”.
No entry of this in index, extract found on page 390
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 14th day of October 1848.
“Paupers Carroll and Lacy applied to the Board to be sent out a s soon as possible as a consent of a majority of guardians to the extent of 2/3rds as required by the act was obtained. The chairman sent for the shipping agent Mr Devereux who stated that the Liverpool Company fro whom he acted were not at present sending vessels out to the British Colonies but promises to write to other parties there, and to communicate the result of his enquiries to the board as soon as he has a reply”
No entry of this in index, extract found on page 413
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 28th day of October 1848.
“One from same dated 21st Oct 48 No 56892, with reference to the application of paupers Carroll an Lacy to be allowed to emigrate with their families to the British Colonies stating that previously the preliminaries required by the act should be completed”.
Enniscorthy Board of Guardians Minute Book
30 December 1848 – 22 September 1849
Labelled WX/BG87/1/8
Index heading under L: “do do do concerning the emigration of 25 females to Australia” Page 197
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 7th day of April 1849.
“A letter was read from the P L commissioners dated the 31st of March 1849, No 20518 relative to 25 female orphans emigrants to south Australia, that they had received a report from Lieutenant Henry of his inspection of those females that they had not secured a list of the names and that certificates of character and any other information should be addressed to Lieutenant Henry Custom House Dublin in order that no impediment should occur in the punctual transmission of the emigrants from Dublin to Plymouth on the 18th Inst whence the vessel sails for Australia on the 19th that special attention should be given to the supply of the articles for the outfit and that the boxes should be strongly made of good timber and well corded, that they should be accompanied by a proper person who would also pay the passage money to Plymouth or that it could be remitted to Lieutenant Henry who would make arrangements with the steam packet company”.
No index entry,extract is found on page 19
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 13th day of January 1849.
A letter was read from the P.L commissioners dated 12th January 49. no 675 sanctioning the expenditure of Fifty pounds on the emigration to Canada of paupers. George Carroll wife and four children and James Lacy – wife & four children as already agreed by t he board”.
No index entry,extract found on page 131
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 10th day of March 1849.
“Emigration- Revd Ephraim Hinson £1
No index entry, extract found on page 145
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 17 day of March 1849.
“Emigration – Eliza Whelan for outfit for Catherine Hollingsworth (?) £4
Kennedy for do for 2 families to Canada £10”
No index entry,extract found on page 157
This extract I taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 17 day of March 1849.
“Lieutenant Henry communicated with the board that he had made a list of young females from whom he would recommend 25 emigrants to be chosen if supplied with the necessary requisites mentioned in the circular. Ordered that the clerk proceed to get the necessary articles of clothing prepared with assistance of the Matron”.
No index entry, extract found on page 161
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 24th day of March 1849.
“Emigration- James Quarant (?) shipping agent £28”.
No index entry, extract found on page 163
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 24th day of March 1849.
A letter from P L commissioners dated 21st March 1849, informing the guardians that the Lieutenant Henry R.N Emigration officer has been requested to proceed to Enniscorthy Union for the inspection and (page 164) final selection of female orphans in the workhouse who are proposed for emigration to Australia. The letter contained the regulations required for the outfit and transmission of the emigrants to Dublin and Plymouth the port of embarkation also a list of the clothing and other requisites such as certificates of character and good conduct requesting to be got ready to Lieutenant Henry for inspection”.
No index entry,extract found on page 167
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 24th day of March 1849.
“On the representation of paupers Carroll and Lacy the board considered the necessary expenses of their outfit to Canada and that it would require£10 more than the board had at first estimated and requested the sanction of the P L commissioners to same as they and families were to leave this for the port of New Ross on the 6th April next. The board also considered the expenses necessary for outfit and expense of the 25 female paupers selected for emigration to Australia by Lieutenant Henry and – agreed that the maximum would be £6 per head and directed the clerk too prepare the form required in the 6th & 7th Victoria, get same signed and sent to the commissioners for their sanction”.
No index entry,extract found on page 195
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at meeting held on Saturday the 7th day of April 1849.
“Emigration- B O’Flaherty emigration expenses £22
Do Emigration of females to Australia £ 50”
No index entry, extract found on page 199
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 7th day of April 1849.
“ A letter from same dated 31st March 1849 no 20459 enclosing a form of consent to the emigration of the female orphans from the workhouse to Australia, that the same should be filled up and signed by two thirds of the guardians and transmitted to the commissioners”.
No index entry, extract found on page 200
This extract is taken from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 7th day of April 1849.
“The master having reported that the boxes intended for the Australian emigrants had been delivered by the contractor a committee was appointed to inspect and report on them to the board, on the report of the committee Mr Cookman, Rudd,…..& White that the boxes were badly made and unfit for the purpose – board ordered the boxes to be returned to Anthony Doyle and that Mr Owens (being the next tender) be requested to execute the work soon as possible on the terms specified therein”.
No index entry, extract id from page 209
This extract is from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 14 of April 1849.
“Emigration- O’ Flaherty emigration expenses £50
Johanna Nevin, straw bonnets. £1.5s”.
No index entry, extract found on page 211
This extract is from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 14 of April 1849.
“A letter was read from the P L commissioners dated 11th April 1849 no 23706, calling the attention of the guardians to their letter (on the subject) of the female emigrants) of the 31st ultimo, requesting the emigrants and their outfits to be transmitted to Dublin on Wednesday 18th inst by 4 o clock p.m at latest, that the arrangements pointed out would be strictly attended to, and that the number to be sent was twenty five”
“The board wished to inform the commissioners that all the arrangements referring to the Australian emigrants were being duly attended to”.
No index entry, extract found on page 215
This extract is from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 14 of April 1849.
“The board on considering the two proposals before them for forwarding the twenty five emigrants to Dublin as already agreed upon, closed an agreement with Mr George Nugum (?) for conveying them and their luggage to Dublin, for the sum of twelve pounds, the undertaker to set them down at the latest by 4 o clock P.N on Wednesday the 18th inst, at the custom house quay Dublin under a penalty of £50”.
No index entry, extract from page 223
This extract is from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 21st day of April 1849.
Emigration – B. O’ Flaherty emigration expenses £34
No index entry, extract found on page 226
This extract is from a copy of minutes of proceedings of the board of guardians, at a meeting held on Saturday the 21st day of April 1849.
“A letter from same dated Dublin 1849 no 23529 relative to the minutes of the board of guardians of the 4th inst. (Page 227) respecting the arrangements made for conveying the female orphans and their outfit from Enniscorthy to Dublin, stating that they were informed by Lieutenant Henry that the emigrants duly arrived and were sent on to Plymouth same evening but that the boxes containing their outfits did not arrive with them, that they were not dispatched as they ought to have been with the emigrants form Enniscorthy. The letter contained a postscript to the effect that since the foregoing was written the commissioners have been informed that the boxes have now arrived in Dublin and will be sent on to Plymouth by another vessel”. “Ordered, that the board are pleased to hear that the boxes belonging to the emigrants were received, and that the arrangements made for transmitting both emigrants and their outfit were considered the best and that sufficient security was taken for the due performance of the contract”.