Immigrant Ships
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Brig Clorinda

I D. W. Cronk do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Phila contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board the British Brig Clorinda at the time of her sailing from the port of St. John NB or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage, master of the said vessel. And I do likewise Swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this 2 day of June 1834 (signed) J ????? Collector (signed) David Wm. Cronk

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the British Brig Clorinda whereof D.W. Cronk is Master, from St. John NB burthen 134 5?/94 Tons and owned by B. Tilton of St Johns NB and bound to Philadelphia

Columns: Names, age, sex, Occupation, To what country belonging, Country of which it is their intention to become Inhabitants*, Number and Name of Passengers who have died in the Voyage*

         
 1 George Grove?         40  male     Labourer    Ireland  *
 2 Mary Grove?           39  female   Labourer    Ireland  *
 3 Catherine Grove?       ?  female   Labourer    Ireland  *
 4 Catharine McLaughlin  17  female   Labourer    Ireland  
 5 Ellen Toner           17  female   Labourer    Ireland  *
 6 Catharine Toner       40  female   Labourer    Ireland  *
 7 Catharine Toner        2  female   Labourer    Ireland  *
 8 Thos Platt            16  male     Shoemaker   Scotland *
 9 James McGregor        25  male     Labourer    Scotland *
10 ?an??? Mitchell       20  male     Labourer    Scotland *
11 James Mitchell        25  male     Labourer    Scotland *
12 ?a? McNaught          30  male     Stonecutter Scotland *

Transcriber's Notes:
*This film is very faint and provides a very poor print copy.  
*The 6th column, titled "Country of which it is their intention
to become Inhabitants", contains the entry "United States" and has 
not been transcribed here.
*The 7th column, titled, "Number and Name of Passengers who have 
died in the Voyage" contains instead entries of the baggage.  The 
Grove? family has brackets to indicate 3 chests & 1 B?; passengers 
Toner are bracketed with 1 chest; Platt has 1 Chest; McGregor has 
1 Trunk; Mitchells are bracketed to show 1 Trunk; McNaught has 1 
Trunk, 1 Chest, 1 case.
* Grove? has an end letter that is probably an "r" but could be an "n".
* I could not decipher enough to describe what letters the question 
marks in Mitchell and McNaught might represent.

Correspondence 05/29/02 passenger # Toner 
I am thrilled beyond words. I have just found my Great Grandmother 
"ELLEN TONER", age 17 and her Mother "CATHARINE" age 40 and her little 
sister" CATHARINE", age 2  on the ship "BRIG CLORINDA". Ellen married 
William McDonald from Ireland also and lived in DuShore, Sullivan Co. 
in Pa.  Later moving to Jefferson Co. Reynoldsville, Pa. My Aunt is 
named Catharine for Ellen's mother. Thank you, Mary Jane Martin

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 49.

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