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From: "Jerome A. Coleman" <>
Subject: Re: [NYC] Blackwell's Island - Almshouse records
Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 20:53:44 -0400


At 01:21 PM 7/4/98 -0400, Mohr One-Name Study wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>Does anyone know how to access the records for the Almshouse on
>Blackwell's Island?
>
>I have a Joshua DONSHEA there, who I am sure is mine. All I found was
>this info on the 1850 Census for New York City, New York, Ward 19, Reel
>#559:
>
>Joshua C. DONSHEA, 40, laborer, b Ireland, pauper,'49
>
>Donshea is such a rare name that I'm sure he must be related to my
>NYC/Brooklyn area Donshea family.
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much. Happy 4th
>of July everyone!
>
>Karen Mohr
>
>
>The Municipal Archives at 31 Chambers St., Room 103, NY, NY has the
Almshouse records on microfilm. However, I had more success looking at the
copies of the Almshouse Admission Records which the Mormons have on
microfilm. Two of the films, in particular, you should consult are:
1376269 (covers the years 1846-1877) and 1376270 (covers the years
1877-1881). Each film has an alphabetized index at the beginning which
gives each inmate's admission number. You simply scroll until you reach
your number, and you'll find excellent genealogical information, including
at times the townland in Ireland where the inmate was born, as well as the
place in Ireland where the inmate's parents were born.

Good Luck!
Jerry Coleman
>

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