Hi
I am pretty sure I have found your Nicholas Skarin. His name was Nils Petter Skarin born 4 Feb 1819 in Norrköpings Östra Eneby Parish. He also had a wife and family in Gothenburg too. A couple of his children's names will look familiar.
Just by the off chance that the Skarin name was a soldier's name I took a look in the Swedish Soldier Database and found Gerhard Skarin. Search Skarin born 1787:
http://www.ep.liu.se/databases/soldatregister/search.en.aspxNils Petter Skarin birth in Norrköpings Östra Eneby Parish - Father Gerhard - nr 15:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lqt/Gerhard Skarin and family in the 1822 Household Examination Book (HHE) in Norrköpings Östra Eneby Parish. Top:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lqs/Nils Petter Skarin in the 1831 HHE Book in Norrköpings Östra Eneby Parish. 11th row down:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lqr/Nils Peter Skarin in the 1855 HHE Book in Gothenburg Domkyrka Parish. Middle right:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lqu/Nils' Parents and Family:
Gerhard Skarin b.1788
Maja Stina Johansdotter b.1787
Johanna b.1811
Carl johan b.1816
Gerhard b.1822
Stina Maria b.1824
Frans Gerhard b.1827
Nils' Wife and Family:
Cathrina Dorothea Wilhelmina Berggren b.1822
Clara Nicolina b.1849
Frans Gerhard b.1850
Augusta Wilhelmina b.1852
Thecla Eleonora b.1854
His occupation at that time was a shoemaker (journeyman). Same occupation as in Ireland.
Written to the left of Nils' name (from the Gothenburg page) the minister has written that Nils left for USA June 1855.
Here is Nils' wife Cathrina and daughter Thekla in 1877 in Norrköpings St Olai Parish. Cathrina is recorded as being still married and a note to the right saying that her husband is in USA:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lqv/It looks as though Nils left ship in Ireland and stayed.
Ian