He emigrated to New York aboard the Mauretania arriving 29 February 1908. He was described as: 5'9", auburn hair, blue eyes, fair complexion; his contact in old country was Mary McWilliams, mother, Gortreagh. He gave his birthplace as Gortreagh (which is a townland adjacent to Tamnaskeeny).
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In the 1910 census Patrick (age 34) was living in Manhattan Ward 21, New York, New York, USA. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder.[3]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages"
General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 9080368; SR District/Reg Area: Cookstown IrishGenealogy.ie Image - IrishGenealogy.ie Record (accessed 7 November 2023)
Patrick McWilliams birth 1875 in the Cookstown Superintendent Registrar's District.
↑Passenger List:
"New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #4034576302 (accessed 8 November 2023)
Name: Patrick McWilliams; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: Irish; Marital Status: Single; Age: 32; Birth Date: abt 1876; Birth Place: Ireland; Other Birth Place: Portreagh; Last Known Residence: Cookstown, US; Departure Port: Liverpool, England; Arrival Date: 29 Feb 1908; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Residence Place: United States of America; Final Destination: New York City, New York; Height: 5 Feet, 9 Inches; Hair Color: Auburn; Eye Color: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Money in Possession: $50; Person in Old Country: Mary McWilliams; Person in Old Country Relationship: Mother; Person in Old Country Residence: Gortreagh Cookstown; Person in US Relationship: Friend; Mother: Mary McWilliams; Ship Name: Mauretania.
↑1910 Census: 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006,
Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 21, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1037; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1708; FHL microfilm: 1375050.
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