Seeking immigration records of grandfather from Ireland to Boston

Hi Kathleen,

Welcome to History Hub.

I found a partial list for that date at....http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/sislist.htm#four

Hope this helps

Alice Lane

Volunteer Researcher

There are several websites with passenger arrival lists for the port of Boston 1848-1891.  The lists held by NARA are available on Ancestry.com and familysearch.org.  There is also is a database of arrivals kept by the state of Massachusetts for the same period available at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ArchivesSearch/Passengermanifest.aspx .

I am going to assume the surname you are searching for is Sullivan, from Ancestry for the Port of Boston arriving in 1887, male age abt. 9 from Ireland.

Found this on familysearch.org...It has March 28, 1887 as arrival date

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV51-MV5H

Kathleen,

Found Bridget and Archibald Collins travelling on the same date as Patrick on the Samaria

ttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HV-7VMX

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HV-7J7B

Alice Lane

Dear Ms. Sullivan,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

If you cannot locate your grandfather with the aforementioned resources, we suggest that you review these Genealogy: Passenger Arrival List Research Tips and not limit your search efforts to only the Boston port. There are numerous ways that individuals could enter the United States from Europe such as via a ship to a larger number of coastal ports or over land from Canada, etc. Ship passenger arrival lists were a requirement beginning in 1820, but that does not guarantee that person was recorded or that the list still exists.

Many of the passenger lists have been digitized and are name-searchable online at Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.  There may be a fee for using Ancestry. Instead, you may wish to contact your local library. Many library systems subscribe to these sites, making them free for patrons.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!

Kathleen

               The information supplied by Alice Lane is correct as for his arrival date and ship. Mar 28, 1887 on the ship

Samaria  however his ID- M5FT-RV2   Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/M5FT-RV2

shows that this Patrick Collins was born in Co. Tyrone your Patrick Collins was born in Co. Cork. There was 10 Patrick Collins born in Co. Cork in 1878