Immigrant Ships
Transcriber's Guild

Brig Emerald

Liverpool to Philadelphia
July 8, 1834

I Philip Masters 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 Brig Emerald at the time of her sailing from the port of Liverpool 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 whatsover in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this 8th day of July 1834 SO HELP ME GOD ?? ??? Collector

REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Emerald whereof Master is Master, from Liverpool Tons, and owned by of and bound to Philadelphia.

Columns represent Names, Age, Sex*

    
   
  
1   James Griffith       34 m
2   John Spencer         28 m
3   Jimmy McDonald       28 m
4   Ann McDonald         28 f
5   Eliza McDonald        3 f
6   Thomas McDonald       2 m
7   Ann Campbell         18 f
8   Margt Gillespie      34 f
9   May* Gillespie       13 f
10  Daniel Gillespie     11 m
11  Samuel Gillespie      8 m
12  Hugh Thomi??         25 m
13  John Dellest         20 m
14  James Moore          22 m
15  Robert B????la?e*    20 m
16  Thomas Finlay        20 m
17  Ellen Finlay         23 f
18  Alex Moore           24 m
19  John MClay           66 m
20  Mary MClay           50 f
21  John MClay           21 m
22  George Green         40 m
23  Mary Green           45 f
24  Ann Green            20 f
25  George* Green        14 f
26  William Green        12 m
27  James Watson         18 m
28  Thomas Crommer       24 m
29  Patrick Halligan     24 m
30  Patrick Leddy        24 m
31  Thomas Smith         24 m
32  Mary Smith           ??* f
33  Pat Ca???an*         28 m
34  Phil Cahal           50* m
35  Nancy Hallagan       24 f
36  James Bryan          20 m
37  Ann Canagan          18 f
38  Phil Smith           27 m
39  Michael Smith        25 m
40  Rose McK??nah        18 f
41  Eleanor MCarney      68 f
42  Mary ?asy?aney       26 f
43  Robert Leggett       24 m
44  I???? Leggett        19 f
45  Neal Leggett         22 m
46  Eliza MHardy         2? f
47  Mary MHardy          19 f
48  Thomas Doyle         26 m
49  James Quine          23 m
50  Ann Quine            17 f
51  Saml Hughes          30 m
52  Hugh Martin          24 m
53  Eliza MCully         24 f
54  Wm Martin            36 m
55  Margt Martin         30 f
56  John G Martin        10 m
57  Isabella Martin       6 f
58  Wm Martin             4 m
59  Marion Martin     1 1/2 f
60  Wm Martin            30 m
61  Wm MLean             45 m
62  Sarah MLean          34 f
63  MaryAnn MLean        18 f
64  John MLean           20 m
65  James MLean          15 m
66  Wm MLean             13 m
67  Robt MLean           11 m
68  Daniel MLean          9 m
69  John Taylor          20 m
70  James Martin         38 m
71  James Mhuliss        17 m
72  Patrick Mhuliss      19 m
73  Bell Mulph           21 f
74  David Hamilton       40 m
75  Isabella Hamilton    45 f
76  Jimmy Hamilton       13 m
77  Eliza Jane Hamilton  12 f
78  Peggy Hamilton       10 f
79  A??* Hamilton         9 f
80  Wm Hamilton           7 m
81  John Hamilton         4 m
82  Mary Hamilton       1/3 f
83  ???? Barclay         26 m
84  Isabella Barclay     20 f
85  John McFarlane       18 m
86  Mary Barclay         18 f
87  Isabella Barclay     22 f
88  George Dunn          26 m
89  Francis ??dell       32 m
90  Patrick MKell        48 m
91  Peter Bynon          50 m
92  James Bynon          20 m
93  Peter Bynon          14 m
94  Ann Nebbock          50 f
95  Wm Nebbock           24 m
96  Jemi?? Nebbock       22 f
97  Cathy Nebbock        14 f
98  Rachel Nebbock       12 f
99  Sarah Nebbock        10 f
100 Patrick Cassidy      26 m
101 Chas Hutchison       22 m
102 Rachel Hutchison     22 f
103 Thos Neal            21 f*
104 Wm Delaney           28 f*
105 Bernard Devine       20 f*
106 John Hagart          30 f*
107 Bart Boylan          25 f*
108 Mathias Daily        22 f*
109 Bernard Kelly        30 f*
110 Catherine Kelly      11 f
111 Patrick Kelly         9 m
112 Bernard Kelly         7 m
113 Michael Connell      27 m
114 Janie Connell        18 f
115 Patrick Kelly        20 m
116 Michael Hanlon       20 m
117 Betty Rathagan       18 f
118 Ellen Kian           26 f
119 ??th???? Casey       15 f
120 Mary Bynon           17 f
121 John Dalton          20 m
122 Nancy Dalton         25 f
123 Catherine Delagan    21 f
124 John Monghy          17 m

Transcriber's Notes

*Occupation Column - farmers, mechanics, labourers, written down
the column with no indication as to what any individual's
occupation is.

*To what country belonging - Great Britain & Ireland are written
down the column with no indication as to where any individual is 
from.

*It appears that the writer used M instead of Mc for many of the
surnames.
*9.This looks like May, but might be Mary.
*15. This looks like Brownlane.
*25. This appears to be George Green, although it is marked as a
female.
*32. Age is blotted out.
*33. This might be Carsvan, Canvan, Caravan.
*34. Age might be 30 or 50.
*79. This name is mostly blotted out.
*103-109 are marked as female, but appear to be  males.

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

Get all your genealogy books and CDs at one convenient location:

---

Don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com yet?