About Thomas McIntyre and Ellen Walsh

About Thomas McIntyre and Ellen Walsh

Thomas Joseph McIntyre was born on April 14, 1878 in the townland of Lislea, County Sligo, Ireland. He was the oldest of six children born to Lawrence McIntyre (1854-1931) and Mary Ginty (1850-1930). Ellen Walsh was born in Knockahoney, a townland very close to Lislea, on October 12, 1881. She was the youngest of nine children born to Jack Walsh (c1830-b1901) and Bridget Cawley (c1840-a1911). It is not clear if Thomas and Ellen knew each other in Ireland, though it is very possible since they lived only a few miles from each other. Thomas immigrated to the US on April 14, 1904 arriving at Ellis Island on the Steamship Majestic on April 21, 1904. Ellen immigrated around 1905. They were married on September 4, 1910 at Nativity of Our Lord Church in Chicago, Illinois. Thomas and Ellen were naturalized on October 7, 1910. They raised five children, Mary Cecelia (1911-1994), Lawrence Francis (1913-1995) see also McIntyre/Sullivan Genealogy, Blanche Catherine (1914-1978), Helen Patricia (1916-1982) and Thomas Joseph (1919-2009) on the west side of Chicago. Thomas Sr. was a streetcar motorman on the Chicago Surface Line, now the Chicago Transit Authority, for most of his life. Ellen was a homemaker. Thomas died on Christmas Eve 1939 at the age of 61. Ellen died less than two years later on November 28, 1941. Her family said she died of a broken heart but her death certificate said it was kidney failure aggravated by influenza.

What this Blog Includes

You will find pictures, comments, documents, and stories about Thomas J. McIntyre and Ellen A. Walsh of Ireland and their children born in Chicago, Illinois. Where we have information about Thomas and Ellen's parents, that information is also included. Additional information about the McIntyre/Walsh family is available on my website at http://McIntyreGenealogy.com Please add your comments and stories of the McIntyre/Walsh Family here too!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thomas J. McIntyre Arrives in America, 1904


The ship S. S. Majestic, part of the White Star Line, left Liverpool, England on April 13, 1904. On April 14 it stopped at Queenstown (now Cohb), Ireland picking up the remainder of its passengers before making the Atlantic crossing. Thomas J. McIntyre boarded the ship in Queenstown. Per the New York Times of April 21, 1904, the ship Majestic was "off Fire Island at 9:18 p.m. April 20." The following day the April 22, 1904 New York Times reports the Majestic arrived on April 21.

For April, the weather was quite cold when Thomas arrived. The evening of April 20 was only 34 degrees, more than 20 degrees colder than average for that time of the year. It would warm slightly the next day, but still be colder than normal.

The ships' "Manifest of Alien Passengers for the U. S. Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival" lists Thomas J. McIntyre along with four others whose last residence was also Aclare, County Sligo.  Although, I know of no relationship to Thomas, they were neighbors in Ireland and made the voyage with him.  None had ever been in the United States before and each carried $20.00 as did Thomas.

They were:
Patrick Leonard, age 20, laborer, going to join his sister Mrs. Mary Mulroy, 6000 LaSalle Street, Chicago
Mary Murphy, age 20, maid, going to uncle John Reynolds, 5546 Union Avenue, Chicago
Anne Leonard, age 19, maid, going to sister Mrs. Mary Mulroy, 6000 LaSalle Street, Chicago
Anne Leonard, age 21, maid, going to cousin Mrs. Mary Mulroy, 6000 LaSalle Street, Chicago

Thomas states he is going to join his cousin, Patrick Madden, who lived at 963 Robey Street, Chicago.  Robey was renamed Damen Avenue a few years later.

In 1904, the White Star Line had six ships (Majestic, Arabic, Oceanic, Teutonic, Celtic, and Cedric) that made the trans-Atlantic voyage on a regular basis. Each week, two ships would leave either the port of New York or Liverpool, crossing the ocean. The S. S. Majestic which arrived on April 21, would leave New York City at 10:00 a.m. on April 27 headed again for Queenstown and Liverpool.
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