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SS Wm H Prescott
I, Batchelda, master of the SS Wm H Prescott do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New Orleans, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Wm H Prescott at Liverpool from which Port said SS has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died. So help me God. (signed) Batchelda
Sworn before me this March 16, 1860 (signed) Thomas Fields
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Wm H Prescott, whereof Batchelda is master, from Liverpool burthen ???????? tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Edward Degnin 18 M Laborer Ireland United States 2 Patrick Degnin 9 M ????? Ireland United States 3 Michall Brook 22 M Laborer Ireland United States 4 Bridget McGibbin 35 F Wife Ireland United States 5 Catherine McGibbin 8 F Child Ireland United States 6 Thomas McGibbin 5 M Child Ireland United States 7 Dennis Keirny 25 M Laborer American United States 8 John Penderast 33 M Laborer Ireland United States 9 James Blanery 20 M Laborer Ireland United States 10* Mary Doyle 20 F Farmer Ireland United States 11* James Duffy 50 M Spinster American United States 12 Mary Karnahan 18 F Spinster Ireland United States 13 Catherine Conner 14 F Child Ireland United States 14 Thomas Conner 9 M Child Ireland United States 15 Bridget Conner 7 F Child Ireland United States 16 Elisa Conner 5 F Farmer Ireland United States 17* James Brown 30 M Wife American United States 18 Elisa Brown 23 F Spinster American United States 19 Margaret Murphy 20 F Spinster Ireland United States 20 John Haskins 25 M Painter American United States 21 Edward McDonegh 17 M Laborer Ireland United States 22 Penny McDonegh 9 M Child Ireland United States 23 Bridget McDonegh 7 F Child Ireland United States 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. no passengers died on voyage no accommodations given passenger numbers added to aid with referencing. 10 Mary Doyle, Farmer 11 James Duffy, spinster 17 James Brown, wife are transcribed as written in the manifest
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 49.
Transcribed by Mildred Heard for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild25 April 1999
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