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Ship Emerald
I, Jabez Howes, Jr., do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the district of BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Ship Emerald whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Liverpool or which have at any time since been taken on board the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in said report and list expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD. Sworn to before me, this thirtieth day of April 1827. (Signed) *J. W. D. Coll. COLLECTOR. (Signed) J. Howes, Jr., MASTER.
REPORT AND LIST of the passengers taken on board the Ship Emerald of Boston whereof Jabez Howes, Jr. is master, burthen Three hundred & fifty nine tons and 23/95ths of a ton, bound from the port of Liverpool for Boston.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country of which they severally belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 Kirk Boott 34 male gentleman Boston Boston
2 William Duesbury 36 male gentleman Derby, Eng. Boston
3* Susan Prince ?4 female London Boston
4 Robert Prince 17 male London Boston
5 Leslie Prince 15 female London Boston
6 John D. Prince 12 male London Boston
7 James Prince 12 male London Boston
8 Charles Prince 10 male London Boston
9 Edward Prince 9 male London Boston
10 Catharine Prince 7 female London Boston
11 Frederick Prince 4 male London Boston
12 Edward Payne 40 male printer Gaston, Eng. Boston
13 Ellen Payne 37 female Gaston, Eng. Boston
14* James Payne ?3 male Gaston, Eng. Boston
15 Richard Worswick 30 male turner Manchester Boston
16 Elizabeth Worswick 25 female Manchester Boston
17 George Worswick 8 male Manchester Boston
18 Stephen Dickenson 40 male block cutter Halifax Boston
19 Margaret Kirk 16 female servant Manchester Boston
20 Mary Gannon 16 female servant Ireland Boston
Steerage Passengers
21 William Paul 30 male pattern drawer Gaston, Eng. Boston
22 Ann Paul 34 female Gaston, Eng. Boston
23 Elizabeth Paul 7 female Gaston, Eng. Boston
24 Thomas Paul 6 male Gaston, Eng. Boston
25 William Paul 2 male Gaston, Eng. Boston
26 Walter Paul 6mo male Gaston, Eng. Boston
27 Thomas Slater 27 male letter keys printer Blackburn Boston
28 Matthew Canning 25 male engineer Ireland Boston
29* James Bradgdon 40 male ? Manchester Boston
30 Mary Bragdon 40 female Manchester Boston
31 Willm. Bragdon 14 male Manchester Boston
32 John Bragdon 12 male Manchester Boston
33 James Bragdon 8 male Manchester Boston
34 Saml. Bragdon 6 male Manchester Boston
35 Jos. Bragdon 2 male Manchester Boston
36 Mary Bragdon 3mo female Manchester Boston
37* Joshua Mathe?? 2? male calico printer Waltron Boston
38 James Westerman 19 male copper smith Manchester Boston
39 John Wood 20 male engraver Blackburn Boston
40* Richard Rogers ?0 male engraver Liverpool Boston
41 Peter Gannon 20 male calico printer Ireland Boston
42 Benjamin Gannon 14 male calico printer Ireland Boston
43 Richard Gannon 12 male calico printer Ireland Boston
44 William Gannon 10 male calico printer Ireland Boston
45 William Bragdon 34 male iron moulder England America
46* Sarah Bragdon 33 female
47* Thomas Bragdon 6 male England America
48* Hannah Bragdon 2 female
49* Mrs. Stanley 30 female actress England America
50* Benjamin Howaith 53 male weaver
51* John Howaith 2? male weaver England America
52 Edmund Howaith 31 male weaver
53 Betty Howaith 26 female weaver
54 Barney Lunney 24 male labourer Ireland America
55 Barney McDonald 18 male labourer Ireland America
56 Barney Colligan 22 male labourer Ireland America
57* Thomas Shaairn 21 male labourer Ireland America
58* Mary Shaairn 23 female labourer Ireland America
59 Mathew Enis 28 male labourer Ireland America
60 William Enis 20 male labourer Ireland America
61 Patrick Hovey 26 male labourer Ireland America
62 Margaret Hovey 28 female labourer Ireland America
63 Nicholas Dalton 22 male labourer Ireland America
(Signed) Jabez Howes, Jr.
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
The collector's initials were probably J. W.; the D. Coll. was probably
for Deputy Collector.
Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.
3 Susan Prince: her age was 24 or 34.
14 James Payne: age possibly 13.
29 James Bradgdon: occupation probably calico printer, but there is a smudge over it.
His surname was spelled with an extra d, unlike the rest of the Bragdons.
37 Joshua Mathe??: surname Mathers or Mathew. His age was 20 or 23.
40 Richard Rogers: age was 20 or 30.
46-51 For passengers Sarah Bragdon through Betty Howaith, "Do" for ditto was written
on alternating lines, instead of each line.
51 John Howaith: age probably 29.
57-58 Shaairn surname as found.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.
Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 April 1999
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