| In the 1850 New York City census Patrick Tracy was found living in the 14th ward, on page 134. He was listed as 30 years old, a clerk, born in Ireland. In his household was his wife Ann, 27 years old, and a daughter named Mary J. Tracy, being 2 years old, showing New York as her place of birth. In the 1860 census Patrick Treacy was listed as being 45 years old (note the difference in his age?), as shown in the 6th ward, 3rd division, page 1105, dwelling number 263, on the date of 03 July, 1860. He worked as a private watchman, born in Ireland, and his wife Ann was not found in the record, but his son Michael, and Mathew, and his daughter Mary were found. Also living with them in the 1860 census was a woman named Johanna Sweeney, 45, a servant, from Ireland also.In the 1869 New York city directory he was at 19 Mott street.Patrick was the first known relative to come to NYC.His sister Anna Tracy came over a few years later with her husband Michael John Connery, who was living at his home in 1863, at 19 Mott street. He was a witness to the Naturalization of Michael Connery his brother-in-law, Patrick being listed as living at 19 Mott street. Also Patrick's sister Anna (Johanna) Tracy's daughter Ann Elizabeth was born at the 19 Mott street address in 1863. In the 1870 census of New York Cityas found in the 7th ward, first district, on page 24. He was now listed as being 55 years old, now working as a tailor, worth 500.00 in personal worth, and 1000.00 in real estate, being born in Ireland. Again, his wife Ann appears, she being listed as 50, she was absent from the 1860 census. Also in the household were his son's Michael, and Mathew Tracy, and their daughter Mary.A study of Irish ship records for the port of New York shows two possible prospects for Patrick Tracy coming to America. It is still not clear whether one of these men represent our Patrick. The first was on 20 June, 1847, from Liverpool, on the ship "Pacific", it shows a Pat Tracy 28, a mechanic of Ireland, alond with a wife whose first name was not known, aged 25, and a son Mike Tracy who was listed as 3. This could be our family, or at least part of our family? The second was a Patt Tracey, 30 years old, a male laborer, from Ireland, on 08 April, 1848, from Dublin, to NYC, on the ship "James Fagan", manifest ID 2873, he came alone in steerage. This fits better with the known family information, given the probable place of birth of his daughter Mary in New York (still not proven, and only extracted from one record). |
