Cork – My Waters Family

From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (October 14, 1831)

October 14, 1831Letters

[Thomas Waters. R.M.. to his wife. Elizabeth] Addressed to Mrs Waters, 21 Mulgrave Place, Woolwich, Kent H.M.S.Barham Spithead 14th Oct. 1831 My Dearest Love I mentioned in my last that…

From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (September 25, 1848)

September 25, 1848Letters

[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] 25 new York. September 1848 Dear Father and Mother I received your letter (no.2) August 16th and it came just in the…

From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (October 29, 1848)

October 29, 1848Letters

[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] 26 Sunday 29th Oct. 1848 Cove of Cork Dear Father and Mother We arrived in…

From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (October 12, 1860)

October 12, 1860Letters

[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Bethiah Jewett. Cork. 12 Oct.(1860) Dear Father and Mother I hope this will find you in good health as I am at…

From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (July 18, 1870)

July 18, 1870Letters

[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Ship Wealth of Nations at sea (1870) Dear Father and Mother I am manufacturing this letter at sea and hope soon…

Great Potato Famine (1846)

May 23, 2023Photographs, Source Documents

A food riot in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland, during the famine. The Pictorial Times. October 10, 1846. In 1848, Thomas Waters Jr. would help bring corn and other goods to…