Patrick Reilly and Rose Kearnan departed the passenger ship Neptune and stepped out onto America’s New York City. Patrick was 23 and Rose(a) was 17 years of age.

Patrick’s father’s name was Michael and Catherine was his mother. Rose’s parents were named Patrick Kiernan and Rose (McHugh) Kiernan,

The Neptune left out of Liverpool, England sometime around the middle of May,1862 and sailed directly into New York harbor. Back in 1862, depending upon the type of vessel and weather, the Atlantic crossing could have lasted up to fourteen days.

Passengers departed the ship according to the class of their tickets. The holders of the First Class tickets disembarked first, Second Class next, and finally the people in steerage who were the last to leave the ship. An examination of the manifest shows Patrick and Rose were listed on the last page. At the time of their crossing, the cost of the cheapest ticket would have been around the equivalent of $39.

Here is a photo copy of the last page Neptune’s passenger manifest. You can just make out numbers 4 and 5 – Pat Reilly and Rose Kearnan (sp).