Lizzie McLoughlin Codd and Mark Codd
June 15, 1915 Wedding Photograph
 

The Celtic's manifest, lists Mark's calling or occupation was "Labr", laborer? His brother, presumably Thomas, paid fifteen dollars for his passage, and Mark's final destinantion was New Brighton, Staten Island. Mark was going to stay with his brother, Thomas, at Cherry Lane, West New Brighton.

According to his birth certificate, Mark was born March 8, 1878, so Mark would have been 24 years old when he arrived in the United States on May 4, 1902, not 22 as the ship's manifest indicates. Mark's parents were Michael and Mary Anne Kelly Code of Kilbranish. His birth certificate was issued in the district of Newtownbarry, Enniscorthy, County Wexford on March 27th. Mark was 90 years old when he died on December 10, 1968.

Mark's first voyage to America was on the Celtic, built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1901. 20,904 gross tons; 700 (bp) feet long; 75 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16 knots. 2,857 passengers (347 first class, 160 second class, 2,350 third class). Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1901 and named Celtic. Liverpool-New York service. Largest ship afloat 1901-03. In 1928 the Celtic was stranded in Cobh Harbor, declared a total loss, and scrapped.

Ship's Manifest Information
  Associated Passenger: Mark Codd
  Date of Arrival: October 17, 1913
  Port of Departure: Liverpool, England, UK
  Line: #0029

Click to see the ship's manifest for this trip.

Mark's return trip to America was on the Mauretania, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1907. 31,928 gross tons; 790 (bp) feet long; 88 feet wide. Steam turbine engines, quadruple screw. Service speed 25 knots. 2,335 passengers (560 first class, 475 second class, 1,300 third class). The Mauretania was built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1907 for Liverpool to New York service. From 1914-18 it was used for wartime service, and from 1930 to 1934 it was used primarily as a cruiseship until it was broken up in Scotland in 1935.

  According to the Carmania's manifest, Lizzie was 18 years old and going to visit her Aunt, Mrs. William Codd, at 164 Great Leaf Ave., Staten Island.

Actually, Mrs. William Codd was Lizzie's older half-sister, Catherine, and she lived on Greenleaf Avenue. Also Lizzie was Irish, not British and Irish. Many of the passengers on the Carmania were listed as "Ethnicity: British, Irish." Perhaps because the Carmana was built for service between Liverpool in England and New York, the ship did carry primarily passengers that were either British or Irish, and the record keepers didn't bother to differentiate.

It appears Lizzie arrived with either $50 or $60 to her name. Her last permanent residence was Ballinlogher, (actually Ballintogher) and her place of birth, Knocknagee, Ireland. She lists her father, B. McLoughlin, as her nearest relative in Ireland, and his complete address as Knocknagee, Ballintogher, County Sligo. She is described as 5'4", fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Her calling or occupation is shown as "Servt" servant? (Family stories differ slightly from the ship's records. They say that Lizzie was 17 when she came to America and that she worked as a nurse's aid.)

Lizzie must have been planning this trip before she met Mark Codd because she arrived in the U.S. only 9 days after he did.

Lizzie traveled to America on the Carmania, built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland, 1905. 19,524 gross tons; 675 (bp) feet long; 72 feet wide. Steam turbine engines, triple screw. Service speed 18 knots. 1,550 passengers (300 first class, 350 second class, 900 third class). Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1905 and named Carmania. Liverpool-New York service. Served as an armed merchant cruiser, then troopship 1914-18. Scrapped in 1932.

A Description of Newtownbarry, Enniscorthy, County Wexford
Wexford (12,055), the assize town, on the shore of Wexford Harbor, was the first place of any consequence taken by the Anglo-Normans in the reign of Henry II. Enniscorthy (5,594) is situated on the slope of a steep hill which rises over the Slaney; in the town is the ruin of a very fine Anglo-Norman castle originally built by Raymond le Gros, and also some abbey ruins. Higher up on the Slaney is the pretty little town of Newtownbarry (1,014) situated in a wooded valley traversed by the river. The Slaney, from the point where it first touches Wexford to Newtownbarry, a distance of 3 miles, separates Carlow from Wexford; it enters Wexford at Newtownbarry, and flows through this county for the rest of its course to Wexford Harbor. The following are the tributaries of the Slaney belonging wholly or partly to Wexford: On the right or western bank - the Clody rises in Mount Leinster, and joins the Slaney at Newtownbarry.
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Bunclody (Newtownbarry)
Newtownbarry is now called Bunclody-a name which the town had, before it was redesigned by James Barry the Landlord in the 18th century. Bun Clóidí means 'the end of the Clóideach', where the little river flows into the Slaney. Bunclody is a small picturesque town nestling in the foothills of Mount Leinster and is a convenient starting point for climbing in the Blackstairs Mountains. Bunclody is in North County Wexford on the Co. Carlow border. It is here that the River Slaney enters County Wexford and is joined by the little River Clody. There is excellent fishing in the Slaney. Tennis and an open-air swimming pool are available to visitors.

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