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From: "Walt McKENZIE, Sr." <>
Subject: Ship List 1895 Place Name
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:46:51 -0400


McKENZIE ~ O'NEIL ~ SULLIVAN ~ SHEEHAN ~ MADDEN ~ DONOVAN
DALEY ~ McINTIRE ~ McKENNA ~ McCARTHY ~ McLEOD ~ KENNY
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Greetings Folks ,

Hope your enjoying the great spring weather. Essential info all on 1st
portion of page 1.

Looking for listers who can share ship list place name "Ballymoney"
(place of residence) Ireland to America via Liverpool, Eng c. 1895. Particularly
interested in which Ballymoney (several in Ire) it turned out to be.

Good luck and all the best with your family search . . . kind regards,

Walt McKenzie-NJ-USA
www.remember-9-11.com
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" Due to immigration, after the 1840's Ireland famine, over 33% of
Boston's population were from Ireland & Scotland. By 1870 2.5
million, 1900 over 40% and 5 million today are of Irish ancestors."
Ireland 7 million
Irish Descent : America 50 million ~ Britain 8 million ~ Australia 3 million
Canada ? million

1872-1971
Grandpa Walt McKENZIE, Sr. NJ Shore, USA (b. Boston/Somerville*, MA)
*Som. in Middlesex Co. has the most of Irish descent with 400,000.

Search priorities : Ire ~ Eng ~ Scot
1681-1895 1873-1907 To 1680

" The marvelous Central NJ Shore area, like Boston, has wonderful Ireland &
Scotland roots. The first St. Patrick's holiday was declared 3 / 17 / 1780 by
General Washington in Morristown, NJ. Kerny, NJ has a large well-known
Scottish community. In 2000, Spring Lake, NJ population was 53% of Irish
descent followed by Avon & Sea Girt. Then there is the large annual Belmar,
NJ St. Patty's Day parade. Today overall, NJ has 1.4 million or 18% of the
population claiming to be of Irish descent."
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