Bergin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name Bergin:

Bergin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Daniel Bergin, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 3
• Andrews Bergin, who settled in New York in 1830

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bergin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Patrick Bergin, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843
• Mr. John Bergin, aged 2 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Columbia" departing 1st May 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 10th June 1847 but he died on board 4
• Mr. Joseph Bergin, aged 6 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Abbotsford" departing 23rd April 1847 from Dublin, Ireland; the ship arrived on 21st June 1847 but he died on board 4

Bergin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Miss Margaret Bergin, (b. 1793), aged 25, Irish servant who was convicted in Kilkenny, Ireland for 14 years for possession of forged bank notes, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 26th July 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, she died in 1850 5
• Mr. James Bergin, (b. 1816), aged 22, Irish blacksmith who was convicted in County Laois (Queen's County), Ireland for 7 years for assault, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 11th May 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1887 6
• Mr. James Bergin, (b. 1793), aged 51, Irish ploughman who was convicted in County Laois (Queens County), Ireland for 7 years for coining, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 9th April 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
• Mr. William Bergin, (b. 1803), aged 41, Irish farmer who was convicted in County Laois (Queens County), Ireland for 7 years for coining, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 9th April 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1850 7
• Anastasia Bergin, aged 22, a dairy maid, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Europa" 8
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Bergin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• John Bergin, aged 23, a farm labourer, who arrived in Bluff, New Zealand aboard the ship "Adamant" in 1875 9
• John Bergin, aged 19, a carpenter, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Salisbury" in 1876
• Anne Bergin, aged 16, a servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "British Queen" in 1883 10
• Sarah Bergin, aged 16, a servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "British Queen" in 1883 10

• Thomas D. Bergin, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Saint John's, 1929; Kingston, 1932 11
• Thomas Goddard Bergin OBE (1904-1987), American scholar of Italian literature, a "noted particularly for his research on Dante's Divine Comedy and for its translation."
• Michael John Bergin (b. 1969), American model and actor, born in Naugatuck, Connecticut
• Major-General William Edward Bergin (1892-1978), American Adjutant-General, Deprtment of the Army (1951-1954) 12
• Neil O. Bergin, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 13th District, 2000 11
• John W. Bergin, American Republican politician, Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention 42nd District, 1967 11
• John J. Bergin, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Prospect, 1946 11
• Frank S. Bergin (b. 1888), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1924; Member of Connecticut State Senate 10th District, 1929-31 11
• Edward Daniel Bergin Jr. (b. 1943), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, 1976-85, 1992-95 11
• Edward Daniel Bergin Sr. (d. 1971), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, 1955-57, 1959-63, 1969-71 11
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