Immigrant Ships
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Ship Olive Branch

I, Robt. Harding, 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 Olive Branch, 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 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 second day of October 1827. (Signed) R. Harding, MASTER. (The Collector did not sign this statement.)

REPORT and LIST of the PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Olive Branch of Boston whereof R. Harding is Master, burthen Three hundred & sixty six tons and --/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Liverpool for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
   1  John Chapman           41  male    printer       England  USA
   2  John Kay               26  male    printer       England  USA
   3  Elizabeth Frith        42  female                England  USA
   4  Hannah Frith           13  female                England  USA
   5  Sarah Frith            10  female                England  USA
   6  Abraham Frith           9  male                  England  USA
   7  Samuel Frith            6  male                  England  USA
   8  Eliza Frith             4  female                England  USA
   9  John Frith              2  male                  England  USA
  10  William Pierson        22  male    printer       England  USA
  11  James Seer             34  male    weaver        England  USA
  12* Mexamter Garratt       35  male    weaver        England  USA
  13  Elizabeth Downs        26  female                England  USA
  14  Edwin Downs             7  male                  England  USA
  15  Elizabeth Downs         5  female                England  USA
  16  Mary Ann Downs          2  female                England  USA
  17  Hannah Woodruff        12  female                England  USA
  18* Mary Ash?on            29  female                England  USA
  19  James Lloyd            21  male    glassmaker    England  USA
  20  John Dewson            72  male    button maker  England  USA
  21  James Kays             36  male    carpenter     Georgia
  22  Martha Kays            62  female                England
  23* Easther Kays           35  female                England
  24  Ann Kays               12  female                England
  25* Thomas Bradshaw        16  male    baker  
  26  Mrs. Collier           60  female                USA    

    
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.

Destination was given only for the first group of passengers 
from England.  The rest of the passengers did not have their 
destinations noted.

Passenger numbers added for aid in referencing.

12 Mexamter Garratt: first name exactly as found. 
18 Mary Ash?on: letter in question was probably t, but was 
  not crossed. 
23 Easther Kays: first name as found.
25 Thomas Bradshaw: no further information on him. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.

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