Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Brig Orythia

I, N. W. Johnson, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the Report and List submitted with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Edgartown 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 Brig Orythia, whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of St. Johns, NB, or which have at any time since been taken on board of 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) N. W. Johnson. Sworn to before me, this 28 day of August 1833 (signed) H. P. Worth, Coll.

REPORT AND LIST of the Passengers taken on board the Brig Orythia of New Ark, New Jersey, whereof N. W. Johnson is Master, burden* 129 tons and 93/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of St. Johns for New Ark, New Jersey*.

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

    
  
  1 Wm Bulletine         25  male    mechanic  Ireland  U. States
  2 Matthew Walker       50  male    labourer  Ireland  U. States
  3 James Kid            40  male    stewart   Ireland  U. States
  4 Wm Lairie            30  male    weaver    Ireland  U. States
  5 Margaret Lairie      37  female            Ireland  U. States
  6 Eliza Lairie         15  female            Ireland  U. States
  7 Thos Lairie          13  male              Ireland  U. States
  8 Jane Lairie           5  female            Ireland  U. States
  9 John McLuskey        23  male    weaver    Ireland  U. States
 10 Mar? McLuskey     *  20  female            Ireland  U. States    
 11 James McLuskey        1  male              Ireland  U. States
 12 George Sands         20  male    labourer  Ireland  U. States
 13 James John ?      *  30  male    labourer  Ireland  U. States
                                           
Transcriber's Notes:     
* This ship was originally bound for New Ark, New Jersey.  
* The word burden as found.  Usually written as burthen on manifests. 
 #10 first name Marg. or Mary.
 #13 could not be certain if there were ditto marks to indicate 
     previous surname Sands, or whether surname was John.  

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 2.

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