Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Billow

I, Saml. Barker 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 Schr. Billow whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Halifax 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. (Signed) Samuel Barker, MASTER. Sworn to before me, this twenty third day of October 1827, (unsigned) Dy. COLLECTOR.

REPORT and LIST of the PASSENGERS taken on board the Schr Billow of Boston whereof Samuel Barker is Master, burthen (not filled in) tons, and (not filled in)/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Halifax for Boston.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong.

    
    
  1 George    Orth       *  46  male                   Germany 
  2 Susannah  Orth          24  female                 N. Scotia
  3 Louisa    McGrauh       26  female                 N. Scotia
  4 James     McCannigan *  27  female                 N. Scotia
  5 Margarett Delano        21  female                 Ireland
  6 Bridgett  Konah         18  female                 Ireland
  7 Bridgett  Neary         20  female                 Ireland
  8 Anne      Reyno         19  female                 N. Scotia
  9 Bridget   D?ley      *  29  female                 Ireland
 10 Patrick   Leslie        27  male    musician       N. Scotia
 11 John      Murphy        19  male    tailor         N. Scotia
 12 Patrick   No?al      *  32  male    cloth dresser  Ireland
 13 Michael   No?al          6  male                   Ireland
 14 John      Cervin        30  male    trader         N. Scotia
 15 John      McConighan     1  male                   Ireland 
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
* Probably from port of Halifax in Nova Scotia, 
  though not stated on original. 
  #1 this passenger was possibly also aboard the Billow in 
     December of the same year, landing at Edgartown, Mass.
  #4 ditto marks for female.
  #9 letter in surname looks like u but possibly could be a.
 #12-13 letter could be r or v, perhaps.

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

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