Do you have 1846 Irish famine naturalization or passenger lists?

Question

I am looking for information on John & Margaret McKenna passengers on The Brothers Ship that came to New York New York April 23,1846 from Newry Ireland. Is there any info about the their ship or naturalization records? Any info if they went through Ellis Island or Castle Island?

Joel Weintraub · Answer

Ellis Island was in operation starting in 1892..... so that's out for your 1846 arrival. Where specifically did you get the arrival information? Is the date an arrival date or a departure date? A link would be nice. Is "The Brothers" the name of the ship? If I search at https://stevemorse.org/ellis2/elliswhite.html a free site, for Last Name McKenna arriving 1846... and nothing else, I get 86 possibilities at the Ellis Island Foundation site the search points to (registration required, it's free). Go through the list looking for a John and Margaret arriving on the same ship name... and then see more information on them to see if there is a match.

A1 Reference Branch · Answer

Deeda601 
 Thank you for posting your question on History Hub! 
 It seems our community has provided good resources for you to consider. In addition to those suggestions, you might want to consider the information below. 
 Naturalization records dated prior to October 1991 from the federal courts are at the National Archives. To determine which NARA field site maintains federal court records for the state where you or your relative was naturalized, please visit: https://www.archives.gov/research/court-records. You will need to work directly with staff in that office in order to obtain a copy of the requested record. 
 Please note: Depending on the date of naturalization, the records may exist outside of NARA&rsquo;s holdings. Naturalization records from state or local courts are often at state archives or county historical societies. 
 We hope this assists you with your research! 
 Sincerely, Archives 1 Reference Branch (RR1R) RR1R-24-22001-RH