Unpacking the Family Networks of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
Nicholas Wolf New York University
https://slides.com/nmarw49/esb-august-2017
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
I. Transcription History
1. Original Bank Records : 1995
Recovered by Casey; microfilmed by NYPL;
finding aid 1997
2. Test Books Key Entry: 1997 - Present
Kevin Rich and Marilyn O'Connor Siebenman
Kevin Rich, Irish immigrants of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
(4 vols, 2001 - )
28,000 + records
Ancesty.com
New York University Archives of Irish America
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
I. Transcription History
3. Bond and Mortgage Ledgers: 2015 - Present
New York Public Library Emigrant City
(see http://emigrantcity.nypl.org)
4. Test Book and Deposit Account Ledger: 2017
Re-transcription of test books,
transcription of deposit ledgers
by Anbinder, Wegge, Ó Gráda
(partial dataset at Dataverse
doi:10.7910/DVN/DDG8SW)
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
II. "Remarks" Field
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
II. "Remarks" Field
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
II. "Remarks" Field
Nat of Cullina, 4 mi fr Maryboro, Queens Co Ire - Arr NY Jan 17, 1849 per ship The Kate Hunter fr LP - Par in Ire, Fa Peter - Mo Judy Crook - Is Mar to Mary McDonnell - 2 Children Judith & Mary
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
| Nativity_Townland | Cullinane |
| Nativity_County | Queens |
| Nativity_Country | Ireland |
| Name | Tynan, Edward |
| Relation | Self |
| Father | Peter |
| Mother | Cook, Mary |
| Spouse | McDonnell, Mary |
| Daughter | Judith |
| Daughter | Mary |
II. "Remarks" Field
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
II. "Remarks" Field
Machine-Assisted Field Assignment
* remarks.split(',') => semantic blocks (usually)
* Machine-match terms to previously labeled terms ('Queens' = Queens, a county in Ireland)
*Infer gender from first names using machine-readable name-gender pairs from 1850 census
* Hand correct the results
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
II. "Remarks" Field
Results
* 3,502 accounts => 24,840 individuals
* Projected 25,000 accounts
=> 177,428 individuals
* 1,292/3,513 (37%) no Irish-born account holder
=> 7,379/24,840 (30%) no Irish-
born in 'virtual household'
* Projected 124,200 Irish-connected individuals
and direct description of ~ 0.5% of Irish
population
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
III. Geocoding U.S. Addresses
Total: 17,463 individuals with an Irish-born in 'virtual household' (2,221 households)
7,395 = no location information
8,238 (~500) = simple address (country, city, street)
1,830 = full address
'NONE'
Hand- Geocode
Automate
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
III. Geocoding U.S. Addresses
1,830 = full address
997 833
NYPL Space/Time 1854 Perris Fire Insurance (http://spacetime.nypl.org/)
Google Map API
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
III. Geocoding U.S. Addresses
1,830 = full address
997
833
680
153
NYPL Space/Time 1854 Perris Fire Insurance (http://spacetime.nypl.org/)
Matched in Google with basic supervision
No match
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
III. Geocoding U.S. Addresses
1,830 = full address
997
833
680
153
NYPL Space/Time 1854 Perris Fire Insurance (http://spacetime.nypl.org/)
Matched in Google with basic supervision
No match
1,830 usable addresses
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
IV. Results
| Average Household Size | 7.86 (range: 1 - 28) |
| Average Number Children | 1.13 (range: 0 - 12) |
| Female:Male Ratio (Acct Holders) | 1:1.92 |
| Average Ship Arrival Year | 1846 |
| NYC Breakdown | |
| Manhattan | 90% |
| Brooklyn | 5% |
| Staten Island | 3.4% |
| Bronx | .05% |
| Queens | 1% |
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
IV. Results
| Average U.S. State Dispersal (1 = Family in 1 State Only; 2 = Family 2 States, etc.) |
1.14 (range: 1 - 4) |
| Average Int'l Dispersal (1 = Family in |
1.57 (range 1 - 4) |
| HHs with Members in Britain | 203 (9.1%) => 109 Male, 94 Female |
| HHs with Members in Canada | 44 (2%) => 25 Male, 19 Female |
| HHs with Members in Australia | 21 (0.94%) => 11 Male, 10 Female |
| HHs with Members Elsewhere | 26 (1.17%) => 22 Male, 4 Female |
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
IV. Results
| County | Proximity Average |
|---|---|
| (1) Queens | 11.16 km |
| (2) Down | 6.25 km |
| (3) Longford | 5.18 km |
| (29) Wexford | 1.79 km |
| (30) Mayo | 1.78 km |
| (31) Clare | 1.73 km |
Manhattan and Environs Density Measure by County
(Average Proximity to Others of Same County)
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Ledgers
IV. Results
Queens : 11.16 km
Down : 6.25 km
Longford : 5.18 km
Limerick : 4.59 km
Londonderry : 4.34 km
Cavan : 4.19 km
Fermanagh : 4.14 km
Kilkenny : 4.03 km
Leitrim : 3.85 km
Carlow : 3.75 km
Kings : 3.71 km
Kerry : 3.40 km
Westmeath : 3.39 km
Antrim : 3.09 km
Cork : 2.98 km
Tipperary : 2.80 km
Kildare : 2.79 km
Armagh : 2.77 km
Waterford : 2.71 km
Sligo : 2.70 km
Meath : 2.60 km
Roscommon : 2.41 km
Tyrone : 2.36 km
Monaghan : 2.25 km
Galway : 2.23 km
Wicklow : 2.16 km
Louth : 2.10 km
Donegal : 2.09 km
Wexford : 1.79 km
Mayo : 1.78 km
Clare : 1.73 km
esb-august-2017
By Nicholas Wolf
esb-august-2017
UCD Global Diaspora Congress 2017
