John Watterson, to New York, 1850, details?

[Peggy13]

Hello,
I have just found a record of a John Watterson travelling to New York in 1850. I think his father could have been Leonard and wondered if the travel documents might name a relative/friend at each end of his trip. If it is the person that I am thinking of, he must have returned to Ireland and married Rachel Henry in 1859 in Co. Tyrone.
Thanks for any help
Peggy

Name:   John Waterson
Birth Year:   abt 1830
Age:   20
Gender:   Male
Embarkation:   Liverpool
Ship:   Princeton
Occupation:   Weaver/Tessitore
Passengers:   360
Residence:   Co.Tyrone
Native Country:   Ireland
Destination:   Boston
Arrival Place:   New York, New York, USA
Arrival Date:   11 Nov 1850

[maddys52]

There is nothing on the passenger list except the information you already have. The person immediately above John is James ROBINSON (21), also a weaver from County Tyrone and also going to Boston. Hard to know if they were together, does the name mean anything to you?

[Peggy13]

I have no info on James Robinson. However, if it is the John Watterson that I am thinking of, he had to return before his marriage to Rachel Henry in 1859. Can anyone find his return?
Thank you.
Peggy

[*Sandra*]

UK & Ireland return passenger lists did not start until 1878. The passenger lists date from 1878 to 1888 and 1890 to 1960. However, many of the pre-1890 lists were irregularly destroyed by the Board of Trade in 1900.  There are not many passenger lists in the database from these earlier years.

Sandra