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Albion 
Albion
"An account of all Persons who have taken their Passage on Board any Ship or Vessel to go out of this Kingdom from any Port in England with a description of their Age, Quality, Occupation or Employment, former residence to which port or place they propose to go, & on what Account & for what purposes they leave this Country.""Embarked from the Port of Hull" 1 [In his transcription in "Passengers to America, Gerald Fothergill adds the dates: 7 - 14 March, 1774]
"to what port or place - Fort Cumberland, North America" 2
"Masters Name - Thomas Perrott" [captain's name]
Register Order, First Name, Last Name, Age, Occupation, Register Comment
1 William Harland 23 Farmer To seek better livelihood.
2 John Coulson 20 Farmer To seek better livelihood.
3 Mary Coulson 20 Wife
4 Jonathan Patison 19 Husbandman To seek better livelihood.
5 Nathaniel Smith 52 Farmer Their rents being raised by his landlord
Mr Chapman they have made a purchase
of some land in North America
6 Elizabeth Smith 52 Wife
7 Nathaniel Smith 22 Child
8 John Smith 18 Child
9 Robert Smith 9 Child
10 Elizabeth Smith 7 Child
11 Rachael Smith 22 Child
12 Rachael Smith 22 Wife (this is Rachael Weighill Smith, wife of
Nathaniel jr. She is pregnant at the time.
13 Mary Veckel 20 Maid Servant To seek for better employment.
14 Hannah Veckel 20 Maid Servant
15 Charles Simpson 22 Husbandman To seek for better employment.
16 Thomas Scurr 34 Farmer The advance of his rents by Francis
Smith Jun. Esq., his landlord, he is going to
purchase land abroad.
17 Elizabeth Scurr 39 Wife
18 Thomas Scurr 9 Child
19 William Scurr 7 Child
20 Charles Scurr 5 Child
21 Elizabeth Scurr 3 Child
22 Alice Scurr 1 Child
23 Bryan Kay 28 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
24 Dorothy Kay 42 Wife
25 Robert Kay 42 His brother
26 Elizabeth Kay 16 Child
27 Hannah Kay 14 Child
28 Sarah Kay 12 Child
29 Ann Kay 9 Child
30 Jane Kay 7 Child
31 Anthony Thompson 20 Husbandman To seek for better livelihood.
32 Ann Atkinson 19 Servant To seek for better livelihood.
33 Ann Skelton 18 Servant
34 William Kay 20 Sailor To seek for better livelihood.
35 Joseph Palister 25 Labourer To seek for better livelihood.
36 John Atkinson* 45 Labourer To seek for better livelihood.
37 Frances Atkinson* 30 Wife To seek for better livelihood.
38 Charles Atkinson* 6 Child
39 Martha Atkinson* 4 Child
40 Michael Atkinson* 3 Child
41 John Atkinson* 1 Children
42 John Reed 26 Husbandman To seek for better livelihood.
43 George Reed 33 Farmer On account of his rent being raised by his
landlord Thomas Walker.
44 Hannah Reed 33 Wife
45 Ann Reed 9 Child
46 John Reed 6 Child
47 Isabella Reed 4 Child
48 George Reed 1 Child
49 Mary Simpson 25 Servant To seek a better livelihood
50 Edward Peckett 11 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood
51 Lancelot Chapman 49 Farmer On account of their rents being raised by the
Duke of Rutland so that they could not live.
52 Frances Chapman 42 Wife
53 Thomas Chapman 18 Child
54 Rachael Chapman 14 Child
55 Frances Chapman 12 Child
56 Martin Chapman 10 Child
57 Ann Chapman 8 Child
58 Lancelot Chapman 6 Child
59 Hannah Chapman 4 Child
60 Mary Harrison 17 Maid servant To seek for better livelihood.
61 Paul Cornforth 70 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
62 Phillis Cornforth 68 Wife
63 William Cornforth 34 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
64 Mary Cornforth 26 Wife
65 Elizabeth Cornforth 4 Child
66 Mary Cornforth 1 Child
67 Michael Taylor 45 Husbandman To seek for better livelihood.
68 Ann Taylor 26 Wife
69 Robert Charlton 17 Husbandman To seek for better livelihood.
70 John Slee 22 Husbandman To seek for better livelihood.
71 Thomas Harrison 24 Taylor To seek for better livelihood.
72 George Taylor 25 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
73 Michael Taylor 23 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
74 Giles Pickett 41 Blacksmith To seek for better livelihood.
75 Mary Pickett 38 Wife
76 James Pickett 16 Child Going with their parents
77 John Pickett 7 Child
78 Margaret Pickett 5 Child
79 William Pickett 1 Child
80 John Savage 40 Labourer Going to seek a better livelihood.
81 Elizabeth Savage 55 Wife
82 Anthony Savage 9 Son
83 John Dunning 24 Farmer Going to seek a better livelihood.
84 John Hill 25 Farmer Going to seek a better livelihood.
85 Jane Hill 28 Wife
86 Thomas Hill 2 Child
87 Elizabeth Hill 2 Child
88 Mary Hill 1 Child
89 James Handwick 34 Malster On account of his rent being advanced.
90 Elizabeth Handwick 24 Wife
91 Edward Fenwick 28 Labourer Going to seek a better livelihood.
92 Robert Appleton 24 Husbandman Going to seek a better livelihood.
93 Joseph Stockdale 24 Husbandman Going to seek a better livelihood.
94 Thomas Lumley 45 Farmer On account of his rent being raised by
Mr. Knowsley his Landlord.
95 Ruth Lumley 44 Wife
96 Diana Lumley 14 Child
97 John Lumley 6 Child
98 Thomas Shipley 31 Butcher To seek a better livelihood.
99 Elizabeth Shipley 25 Wife
100 Sarah Shipley 3 Child
101 Thomas Shipley 1 Child
102 Brian Kay 20 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood.
103 William Truman 52 Miller On account of their rent being raised by
Durcan Esquire their landlord.
104 Ann Truman 58 Wife
105 William Truman 22 Grocer a Son
106 John Beys 24 Husbandman
107 Sarah Barr 21 Servant A relation being dead they are going to
settle their affairs
108 Richard Dobson 72 Gentleman A relation being dead they are going to
settle their affairs
109 William Pipes 49 Farmer On account of their rent being advanced
110 William Pipes 22 Husbandman On account of their rent being advanced
111 Jonathan Pipes 20 Husbandman On account of their rent being advanced
112 John Smith 28 Husbandman On account of their rent being advanced
113 Mary Smith 26 Servant
114 George Hunter 40 Farmer In hopes of making a purchase.
115 John Watson 33 Farmer In hopes of making a purchase.
116 Richard Lowerson 32 Husbandman In hopes of making a purchase.
117 John Johnson 27 Tanner To seek a better livelihood.
118 Martha Johnson 23 Wife
119 William Johnson 1 Child
120 Henry Scott 27 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood.
121 Mary Scott 29 Wife
122 Henry Scott 3 Child
123 Catharine Scott 1 Child
124 Charles Blinkey 33 Farmer On account of his rent being raised by his
landlord Jno. Wilkinson.
125 Sarah Blinkey 33 Wife
126 Jane Blinkey 6 Child
127 Mary Blinkey 1 Child
128 William Atkinson 16 Tanner To seek a better livelihood.
129 William Chapman 44 Farmer On account of his rent being raised by his
landlord Lord Cavendish and all necessaries
of life being so dear.
130 Mary Chapman 42 Wife
131 William Chapman 19 Child
132 Thomas Chapman 17 Child
133 Jane Chapman 15 Child
134 John Chapman 13 Child
135 Mary Chapman 9 Child
136 Henry Chapman 7 Child
137 Jonathan Chapman 5 Child
138 Sarah Chapman 3 Child
139 Ann Chapman 1 Child
140 Israel Marshall 28 Husbandman Rents being raised so high he goes in hope to
make a Purchase.
141 Henry Hammond 31 Farmer Rents being raised so high he goes in hope to
make a Purchase.
142 Margaret Hammond 27 Wife
143 Henry Hammond 5 Child
144 Jane Hammond 3 Child
145 Margaret Hammond 1 Child
146 Tristram Walker 27 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood.
147 William Robertson 15 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood.
148 Alice Dimond 24 Servant To seek a better livelihood.
149 Thomas Wilson 50 Joiner To seek a better livelihood.
150 James Wilson 19 Joiner To seek a better livelihood.
151 David Bennett 30 Farmer On account of his rent being raised by
Mr. Bulmer his landlord.
152 Mary Bennett 30 Wife of David Bennett
153 Henry Charmick 31 Chandler To seek a better livelihood
154 John Thompson 32 Farmer On account of the great advance of rents
and in hopes of purchasing.
155 Joseph Thompson 26 Farmer On account of the great advance of rents
and in hopes of purchasing.
156 Joshua Gildart 48 Husbandman On account of the great advance of rents
and in hopes of purchasing.
157 Robert Leming 51 Husbandman
158 Robert Leming 17 Husbandman
159 John Gildart 19 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood.
160 Eleanor Harrison 48 Widow To seek a better livelihood.
161 Miles Ainson 42 Blacksmith To seek a better livelihood.
162 Mary Ainson 30 Wife
163 Miles Ainson 6 Child
164 Thomas Ainson 3 Child
165 Mary Ainson 1 Child
166 Charles Clarkson 19 Husbandman To seek a better livelihood.
167 Richard Thompson 25 Farmer Lord Bruce having raised his rent.
168 William Sinton 21 Miller To seek a better livelihood.
169 Joseph Jacques 28 Farmer On account of their rent being raised.
170 Elenor Jacques 28 Wife
171 Richard Carter 27 Farmer On account of their rent being raised.
172 Robert Atkinson 28 Farmer On account of their rent being raised.
173 Ann Atkinson 21 Wife
174 Diana Tatum 25 Servant To seek a better livelihood.
175 Ralph Sidell 29 Cartwright To seek a better livelihood.
176 Ann Weldon 38 Wife Going to her husband who is settled abroad.
177 Andrew Weldon 12 Child Going to their father who is settled abroad.
178 Elizabeth Weldon 8 Child
179 Thomas Weldon 4 Child
180 Ann Weldon 1 Child
181 Jacob Blackburn 27 Servant
182 George Gibson 36 Miller
183 Thomas Little 27 Tanner To seek for better livelihood.
184 Ann Little 24 Wife To seek for better livelihood.
185 William Winn 27 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
186 David Winn 17 Farmer To seek for better livelihood.
187 Mathew Fenwick 16 Servant To seek for better livelihood.
188 Mary Lowthier 21 Servant To seek for better livelihood.
Transcriber's Notes:
Correspondence from Keyley Hobbes
Information on the Atkinson family, Passengers # 36-41. (for other correspondence
on the Atkinson family Click Here)
From documents I located, they landed in Ft. Cumberland (Nova Scotia, Canada)
in North America. "They were among the early 'Yorkshire Immigrant' settlers
to come to Nova Scotia, from the Port of Hull in 1774. John Atkinson had
been a tenant on the Wentworth Estate in Yorkshire. He and his wife, Frances,
had a daughter during the passage, christened 'Albion' by the ship's captain
but it is not recorded."
These notes were transcribed 3 September 1959 from "records left by Luke
Harrison of Maccan, NS, Canada, who was town clerk of Maccan until about 1882
(later Lower Maccan); Maccan River Settlement (later Southampton).
The Atkinsons seem to have first settled at River Herbert, NS, Canada where
several of their children were born. On the opening of the Southampton
Grants, 1785, John was granted Lot #17, and later other grants, on which he
and some of his descendants had lived to the present time. (1959)
Frances Atkinson died at Southampton in 1810.
I came into possession of a copy of these transcriptions in 1993. There are
seven typed pages of three generations, which I am willing to share. There
are quotes from probated wills, from two generations, explaining the financial
details of the land properties' transfers too.
John Atkinson is believed to me a sibling to my 5th great-grandfather,
Thomas Atkinson of Soulby/Kirkby Stpehen, Westmorland, England. I have no
information about Martha.
I am also looking for information on another branch of the family tree
Brunskill/Brunskel(l). They sailed in 1833 from Liverpool to New York
on their way to York (Toronto) Canada. They would represent a party of
12 with 3 babies having died on the trip.
Correspondence March 29, 2000 from Ron
William Robertson, passenger #147 is my direct lineage. He is my great
great grandfather on my mother's side.
His first wife was Delilah Ritchie, they had two known children: 1. William
(Dr. Billie) Roberson (note spelling change, it changes again in two
generations to Robinson) and 2. a sister, Delilah (Lilee) Beberson.
William is my line and married 1st Hannah Hutchison (many children)
daughter of Peter and Nancy Green (not my line) and 2nd Matilda Dale
Roan Vanover (many children)(my line).
William 1; His second wife was Nancy Breden Shepard. They had children
and at least two were girls but no details here. Interesting detail, he
married Nancy at age 79 12 October 1837 and fathered children. He was born
in London in 1758, died in Sevierville, Tenn. 15 Jan 1847. William fought
in the American Revolution as a private with both Colonel Bufford and then
Colonel Lee at Georgetown when they captured Colonel Campbell (British).
He also was a guard of the sick and wounded before the battle of Guilford
with Capt. Johnston and Quartermaster Carrington. He then, after some
illness, became one of General Greene's Life Guard. He and his widow
received war pensions. He lived in S. Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
He was 5 foot tall, blue eyes, black hair. No pictures exist of him.
There are pictures of William 2 at a very old age. If you have information
to share or desire additional information please write to Ron
and visit his web page Homepage
Correspondence July 29, 2002 passenger
I am a descendant of John and Frances Atkinson who sailed on the ship "Albion"
from Yorkshire in 1774 to Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia. They were my
4 G grandparents. I am descended from their son George and his wife
Letitian Fulton. Please visit the Atkinson family history on my website.
Pat Vause Daytona Beach, Fla
Correspondence October 30, 2002 passengers #120-123 Scott
I believe I have correctly traced my ancestry of Henry Scotts to your
Passenger #120 and family .. which materialized in Maine after 1774.
My guess is both the voyage; the transit north to Nova Scotia instead
of reaching Maryland; and the Eddy Rebellion ..within a year of their
arrival (recruitment for the Continental Army by Gen'l Washington's agent)
.. and the sparse population of Ft. Cumberland & Cumberland County with
Amherst by 1787 (299) with no Scotts to be found.
Also interested in family eligibility via Scotts for American
Revolutionary War Societies. Would be happy to share info as I obtain it.
My home webpage is Henry Scott
Send correspondence to Scott M Connolly
Correspondence April 21, 2003 passengers #107 & 108 Barr & Dobson
Richard Dobson #108 sailed to Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia (later this
area became New Brunswick), Canada. He came to settle the affairs of
his brother
George Dobson who arrived in Canada via Boston, Mass. in
about mid 1773. George Dobson was my 6th great grandfather as he was
the father of my 5th great grandmother, Margaret Dobson who was married
to William WELLS before they departed England. George died in July 1773
and is buried at Fort Beausejour (formerly called Fort Cumberland) close
to the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick border.
Many descendants of the Dobson and Wells families remain in Eastern Canada
and have spread West and also into the USA. Therefore Richard Dobson was the
uncle of my 5th great grandmother, Margaret (nee Dobson) Wells born
April 3, 1747 in Yorkshire, England and died April 13, 1832 and is buried
in the Point de Bute Cemetery, in Point de Bute, New Brunswick, Canada.
Her husband William Wells was born in 1742 in Yorkshire, England and died
April 27, 1819 and is buried in Point de Bute as well.
Margaret Dobson was the daughter of George Dobson and Mary Barker.
Margaret Dobson married William Wells in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England on
February 15, 1768.
George Dobson was born June 18, 1721 and married Mary Margaret Barker on
December 19, 1745 at Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, England.
Richard Dobson is suspected to be buried at Fort Beausejour as well but his
grave stone (if there is one) has not been located.
Sarah Barr #107 was the servant of Richard Dobson. I have no further
information on Sarah.
Barb (nee WELLS) Henderson, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Correspondence January 13, 2004 passengers 129-139 Chapman
I am descended from William Chapman #131, on the vessel Albion,
1774 from Hull to Fort Cumberland.
William Chapman and his family settled in what is now the border area
between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Descendant are, of course, now
spread far and wide. My web site
http://www3.telus.net/chignecto/lchapman/ lists several thousand
descendants, and is updated regularly, often with the information
generously received from other researchers.
William and his family travelled on the Albion with William's older
brother, Lancelot #51 and his family. William Chapman's immediate
descendant intermarried within the region. William himself worked on
maintenance of the fort which is now Fort Beausejour National Historic
Site. The museum at that site holds William Chapman's record book dating
back to the mid 1700s. William Chapman and his second wife, Jane (nee
Thompson) Carter, donated the land for one of the first Methodist church
sites in British North America. Unfortunately, the final resting place of
William is unknown.
Don Chapman British Columbia, Canada
Correspondence January 13, 2004 passengers 176-180 Weldon
I am descended from Ann (nee Dale) Weldon and her husband John
Weldon. Ann and her children travelled on the Albion and settled with her
husband who had preceded her to the area near the head of the Bay of Fundy
in New Brunswick. The family settled in Dorchester, New Brunswick.
Information on the Weldon family may be found at the following web
site: http://www3.telus.net/chignecto/weldon/
Don Chapman British Columbia, Canada
Correspondence January 13, 2004 passengers 51-59 Chapman
Lancelot Chapman #51 was a passenger on the vessel Albion, 1774
from Hull to Fort Cumberland.
Lancelot and his family accompanied his younger brother William on the
voyage to what is now the border area between New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia. While William and his family stayed in the new land, it appears
that Lancelot and his family returned to England and lived their lives out
in the general area which they had originally left.
Information about the Lancelot Chapman family may be found
at: http://www3.telus.net/chignecto/lchapman/
Don Chapman British Columbia, Canada
Correspondence June 13, 2005 passengers #161-165 Ainson/I'Anson
"Miles Ainson" (blacksmith) and Family on the Albion:
The name is actually I'Anson, sometimes Ianson (frequently mis-spelt!)
The family had settled in New Jersey by c.1780 when they had their first American-born
child - why did they move there instead of staying in Nova Scotia? Did other families
do this?
See connections in USA and England at http://www.ianson-international.org.uk/contents.htm#usa
Submitted by: Dr Maureen L. Ille, descendant of one of Miles's brothers who remained in
England.
Correspondence added August 1, 2006, TRUMAN
This brief summary intends to provide some background to the
formation of the decision of William Truman (passenger 105) and
his parents (passengers 103 & 104) to emigrate to Nova Scotia in
1774. Please link my e-mail address to your list.
William, probably the third child of William Trueman and Anne Thompson,
was baptised in Hawnby Parish Church, Hawnby, North Riding, Yorkshire,
England, 10 Apr 1752. Barely a year later his older sister, Sarah,
and older brother, Herman(Harmon?), were buried from the same church
within a fortnight of each other... Sarah on the 22 May 1753
aged 5 years, and Herman on 31 May 1753, aged 3 years.
When William was 16, another sister, Mary, was buried in 1768 aged 10.
No other records of brothers or sisters have been found to date. (2006)
- Hawnby Parish records - original research by Heather Perkins -
see letter dated 19 Oct 1974 - p.2
William apparently entered the dry goods or grocery trade but economic
conditions in England in 1772 and 1773 under the rule of George III and
his Prime Minister, Frederick North, the 2nd Earl of Guilford, caused
much hardship among the lower classes. This factor, and poor weather
conditions for farming may have influenced the family's decision to
emigrate to the colonies. Two other powerful events, however, worked
to bring the Truemans and many of their neighbours and relatives to the
final decision.
The first event was historical. The restoration of the Monarchy after
the Civil War in England brought the tenant farms in Bilsdale, the
village of Hawnby, and Helmsley Hall back to the possession of the
Dukes of Buckingham. Things went well for a time but the 5th Duke
ran up huge debts with bankers in London and the estates along with
Helmsley Hall were taken by the Duncombe family who owned the London
bank. Problems arose when Thomas Duncombe III, suffering from the
arrogance of the Romantic Era, decided to have a three mile terrace
and small Greek temples built along the high slopes of the Rye River
Dale, extending west and north from Helmsley Hall to overlook the
romantic (and historic ca 1100 AD) ruins of the Rievaulx Abbey of the
Cistercian monks. This terrace was to be used for riding and summer
picnics for the owners, the Duncombes, and their guests at Helmsley Hall.
The funding was to come from an increase in the rents of the tenant
farmers and others. The terrace exists today along with a very lovely
Doric Temple (picnic pavilion) overlooking the ruins of the abbey below
in the Rye River valley. So, the funding program must have worked, but
not for the Truemans and many of their neighbours and relatives whose
stated reason for leaving between 7 and 14 March 1774 out of the Port
of Hull, England, on the ship, Albion, bound for Cumberland, Colony of
Nova Scotia, was very clear "on account of their rent being raised by
Durcan Esqre their landlord", "on account of his rent being advanced",
"rents being so high he goes in hopes of making a purchase", and the
hope of every economic refugee even to this day "to seek a better livelihood."
The second event was political. In the Colony of Nova Scotia, following
the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, and the Treaty of Utrecht in 1763,
which finally ended the French influence in North America [except for
Louisianna, whence many of the Acadians (Cajuns) found their way], much
of the excellent farmland was taken up by enterprising New Englanders.
There were still large areas, however, which could be cleared and brought
into cultivation. Here was an opportunity to entice a large contingent
of loyal Englishmen to the country to counter the mounting resistance
to King George III in the American Colonies (which included Nova Scotia).
Several land agents were recruited and sent to the northern parts of
England where they circulated glowing reports of great opportunities
in the American Colonies, especially Nova Scotia. One of the promoters
was Michael Franklyn, a wealthy Nova Scotian landowner, and his agent,
Moses Delesdernier. The results were very successful and over 1500
persons found their way to Nova Scotia between the years 1770 and 1775.
The strategy worked to keep Nova Scotia out of the Revolution. When
Johnathon Eddy and several of his New England sympathsizers launched a
raid on Fort Cumberland in November 1776, his rebel band were eventually
put to flight and the Colony remained a loyal part of the British Empire.
dtrueman@cogeco.ca
1All passengers are listed as being from Yorkshire
2All passengers are listed as going to Fort Cumberland, North AmericaNotes on the Albion: ".... the 150-ton Brigantine Albion. Their destination was one of hope and one of desperation. The 53-day voyage was one of many hardships. They crowded the 154 passengers on a ship built to carry 75. They suffered through three weeks of major storms, out breaks of Smallpox that took many lives, and food shortages."
The main port of call for the Albion was usually Maryland. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 shows most of her trips to there. e.g. 7-24 April 1767. Shippers by the Albion, Mr. Thomas Spencer, bound from Bristol for Maryland: Sedgley & Co., Joseph Beddome.
Document Source: Joan Martin: English emigration lists, 1774. T. 47, vol 9, pt. 1 (Selections). PANS.. 10/13/97 Contributed by Chignecto Project
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