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Bark Hannah Thornton
Belfast, Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11 June 1850
PORT OF PHILDELPHIA
I, E. D. Hovey, do solemnly, sincerely and truly affr. that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philad. contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Bark Hannah Thornton at the time of her sailing from the port of Belfast 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 affr. that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Before me, this 11 day of June 1850, (signed) ?? Hopkins, Collector; (signed) E. D. Hovey (Transcriber's note: the statement was originally at the end of the manifest.)
Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Hannah Thornton whereof E. D. Hovey is Master, from Belfast, burthen 407 tons and owned by John A. McG??? of New York and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Name; age; sex. Occupation was not assigned individually, but was written through the column as "Farmers, Weavers, Labourers, Spinsters". "United States" was the country of which they all intended to become inhabitants. "Ireland" was given as the country of origin for all.
Cabin
1 Miss Porter 22 female
2 Miss Hamill 27 female
3 Miss Rogers 18 female
4* Miss Co?le 20 female
5 Richd. Thompson 22 male
6 Robt. Thompson 19 male
7 Wm. Thompson 17 male
8 David McVeigh 16 male
9 James Moreland 6 male
Second Cabin
10 Daniel Craig 27 male
11 David Craig 25 male
12 John Moreland 16 male
13 Hugh Moreland 6 male
14 Margaret Ewing 30 female
15 Robert Ewing 8 male
16 Margaret Ewing 6 female
17 Isabella Ewing 4 female
18 Susannah Murdock 20 female
Steerage
19 Hugh Moreland 40 male
20 Mary Ann Moreland 35 female
21 Sarah Moreland 17 female
22 Eliza Moreland 1 female
23 Robert Bayley 25 male
24 Jane Bayley 22 female
25 Teresa McFarland 25 female
26 Sarah Ann McFarland 23 female
27 Biddy McFarland 20 female
28 Patrick McFarland 30 male
29* Ann Pa?on 25 female
30* Jane Ca??? 20 female
31* Eliza Ca??? 10 female
32 Edwd. McFarland 40 male
33 Wm. Syme 30 male
34 Francis McCohinney 16 male
35 John Drummond 25 male
36 Hugh Hethrington 35 male
37 J. G. Murdock 25 male
38 Wm. Reid 40 male
39 Jas. Tate 30 male
40 James Armstrong 50 male
41 Jane Drummond 25 female
42 Isabella McKee 22 female
43 John H. Neill 27 male
44 Saml. Loughridge 22 male
45 John Smith 40 male
46 David Hunter 35 male
47 Jane Hunter 32 female
48 Elizabeth Hunter 11 female
49 Wm. Magee 20 male
50 Alex Magee 18 male
51 Daniel Murphy 40 male
52 Mary Murphy 30 female
53 Wm. Murphy 11 male
54 Mary Ann Murphy 6 female
55 James Murphy 3 male
56 Thos. Black 40 male
57 John McKeen 25 male
58 George Smith 40 male
59 Sarah McGowan 25 female
60* Eliza McGla?h 22 female
61* Sally A. McCormick ?0 female
62 Mary McCaskey 18 female
63* Bet?y McCaskey 25 female
64 Isabella McAnally 20 female
65 Daniel Jamison 35 male
66* Hugh Jamison 3? male
67 Catharine Jamison 30 female
68 Jas. Reid 40 male
69* Bryan Bona? 22 male
70* Sarah Bona? 20 female
71* Maria Suani? 37 female
72* Rose Ch?atly 18 female
73 Jas. Ellis 35 male
74* ???? Bona? 30 male
75 Robert Ritter 27 male
76 Mary Jane Martin 30 female
77 Jane Phillips 25 female
78 Biddy Hughes 25 female
79* Jas. McGle?on 27 male
80 Margt McCaskie 40 female
81 E. Ann Cage 16 female
82* ?????? Manson 11 female
83 Mary Reid 20 female
84 Mary McCoy 30 female
85 Mary McCoy 6 female
86 Eliza McCoy 2 female
87* John McCaughey 2? male
88 John McCaughey 13 male
89* John McCaughey ?0 male
90* Alex Lagh??? 40 male
91 Jane Murdock 18 female
92 Mrgt. Murdock 12 female
93* Geo. McCormick ?5 male
94 Eliza Murdock 11 female
95 Catharine Murdock 7 female
96* Charly Murdock 4? male
97 Mary Murdock 1 female
98 Mary Jane Smylie 30 female
99* Mary Oneill 16 female
100* Maria Gray ?5 female
101* Martha Watson ?0 female
102* Jacob ?l??? 25 male
103 Wm. Atkinson 35 male
104* Be??y Watson 32 female
105 Sally Watson 8 female
106 Peggy Wilson 18 female
107 Wm. Watson 22 male
108 Susan Watson 20 female
109* Ma??a Alexander 18 female
110 Jane Ritchie 12 female
111 Mary A. McKeen 30 female
112* Bernard Oneill 28 male
113* Jams Eage? 73 male
114 Ann Cain 40 female
115 Rose Gubbin 25 female
116* Ann McGlennon ?5 female
117* Cath. McCl???? 40 female
118 Nancy Gilmore 5 female
119* Letitia McClin?h 25 female
120 John Neill 25 male
121* Daniel Boyce 25 male
122* Jas. Oneil 9 male
123 Samson Sutton 50 male
124 Richd. Magee 14 male
125* Wm. McCu??e 25 male
126 Cath. Dempsey 20 female
127 Mary Torrins 21 female
128* S???h Torrins 1 male
129 Jane McIntyre 22 female
130* Jan? Graham 35 female
131 Ann Graham 11 female
132 John Graham 6 male
133* S???t Graham 2 male
134 Nancy Johnston 25 female
135* Wm. McCarn??? 30 male
136* Margaret McCarn??? 27 female
137 Nancy Black 16 female
138 Mary Sullivan 10 female
139* Thos. L?m??? 20 male
140* Rose L?m??? 18 female
141 Alex Coleman 60 male
142 Isabella Sullivan 11 female
143 George Sullivan 5 male
144* Richd. S???s?? 40 male
145* Richd. S???s?? 6 male
146 John McHaffy 27 male
147 Matth. Hill 30 male
148* Ja?? Carter 40 female
149 Fanny Cunningham 27 female
150* Robt. Ke????y 25 male
151* Jane Ke????y 23 female
152 Robt. Murphy 40 male
153 Chas. Aiken 11 male
154 Letitia Ervin 30 female
155 Robt. Ervin 7 male
156 Elizabeth Ervin 3 female
157 Jas. Ervin 6-mo male
158 Joseph Ervin 40 male
159* Agnes Mo?? 20 female
160* Cath. McClosey 35 female
161 Margaret McClosky 14 female
162 Isabella McClosky 11 female
163 Mary McClosky 3 female
164 Arch Moore 32 male
165 Eliza Jane Moore 30 female
166 Jane Moore 3 female
167 Sophia Moore 6-mo female
168 Margaret Mullen 20 female
169 John Mullen 25 male
170 Nancy Mullen 2 female
171 John Mahon 20 male
172* Gilbert L??ke 25 male
173* Mary L??ke 24 female
174* John L??ke 8 male
175* Sarah L??ke 6 female
176* Ellen L??ke 2 female
177 Jane Gilbert 15 female
178 Margaret Moon 40 female
179 Hugh McNolan 27 male
180 Isabella McNolan 22 female
181* Ja?? McNolan 1-1/2 female
182 John McGrath 9 male
183* Isabella Len??? 27 female
184 Mary Killen 14 female
185 Sarah J. Patterson 21 female
186* Saml. Gowan 30 male
187 Margaret Gowan 27 female
188 Mary Jane Gowan 3 female
Transcriber's footnotes:
Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.
186-188 one child born & died on passage (This note was in same area of list as the Gowan family.)
4 Co?le: the name was possibly Coyle.
29 Ann Pa?on: letter is either s or t or x.
30-31 Ca???: on a tear or original manifest; about 5 letters.
60 McGla?h: letter in question is either g or y.
61 Sally A. McCormick: age was probably 20.
63 Bet?y McCaskey: letter is probably s or t.
66 Hugh Jamison: ink blot over part of age.
69-70 Bona?: letter is probably s.
71 Suani?: letter is possibly e.
72 Ch?atly: letter is possibly e..
74 ???? Bona?: first name not possible to read, but could have been something like Tom or Corn.
Letter in Bona? is probably s.
79 McGle?on: probably McGlenon.
82 ?????? Manson: could not determine the first name. May begin with C or E.
87, 89 John McCaughey: one of them was probably 25, the other probably 30.
90 Alex Lagh???: last name was very blurry.
93 Geo. McCormick: age was either 15 or 25.
99, 112 Oneill spelled as found for several passengers.
96 Charly Murdock: he was in his 40's.
100 Maria Gray: age was possibly 25 or 35.
101 Martha Watson: age was 20 or 30.
102 Jacob ?l???: surname possibly started with C or E.
104 Be??y Watson: either Bessy or Betty.
109 M??ta Alexander: first name seemed to be written Mahta; may have been Maria.
113 Jams Eage?: Jams as found. Surname could have been Eager or Eagen.
116 Ann McGlennon: age was 25 or perhaps 55.
117 Cath. McCl????: could not determine rest of name for certain, may be McClenon.
119 McClin?h: letter is possibly s or t.
121 Boy??: either Boyce or Boyd.
125 Wm. McCu??e: could not determine rest of name.
128 S???h Torrins: did not seem to be the same as with the Graham child.
133 S???t Graham: could not determine name but might have been something like Smith.
130 Jan? Graham: probably Jane.
135-136 McCarn???: last 3 letters looked like oon.
139-140 L?m???: about 3 or 4 more letters in name.
144-145 S??ps??: on cut of original manifest, probably Sampson or Simpson, possibly Sullivan.
148 Ja?? Carter: probably Jane.
150-151 Ke????y: could not read middle letters.
159 Agnes Mo??: probably More.
160 Cath. McClosey: McClosey as found; next names were McClosky.
172-176 L??ke: name may have been Laske or Locke.
181 Ja?? McNolan: probably Jane.
183 Isabella Len???: could not read rest of name.
Correspondence 17 February 2002, passenger McIntyre
I found my grandmother, 4x. She is listed sailing from Belfast to
Philadelphia, 1850. Jane McIntyre age 22. The ship was the Bark
Hannah Thornton.
Jane married David A. Buchanan in Philadelphia, 1850.
They had 4 children. Jane passed on 1895, in Philadelphia, Pa. I
am still searching for her husband's ship. He left Ireland abt
1845-1850. Lived in Phila. all his life. Served in the Union Army,
during the Civil War. Any information, please contact me
JIM RYAN
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 70, List #87.
Transcribed by Mary Koelzer for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 22 February 1999
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