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Ship Westchester

Liverpool, England to New York
April 4, 1842

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Watson Ferris, master of Ship Westchester 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 York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of said Westchester at Liverpool,England from which Port said Ship has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of eachduring the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also thecountry to which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant.So help me God. (signed) Watson Ferris. Sworn before me this April 4, 1842 (signed) M.L. Davis.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Westchester whereof Watson Ferris, is master, from Liverpool burthen 699.18/95 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit. 
    
  1 Micheal Gilligan     42  M    Farmer     Ireland         UStates
  2 Mary Gilligan        38  F               Ireland         UStates
  3 Biddy Gilligan        8  F               Ireland         UStates
  4 Mary  Ann Gilligan    3  F               Ireland         UStates
  5 Micheal Gilligan      1  M               Ireland         UStates
  6 Patrick Cunningham   57  M    Farmer     Ireland         UStates
  7 Micheal Carsy        64  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
  8 Charles Sheridan     22  M    Cooper     Ireland         UStates
  9 Thomas Milvey        23  M    Laborer    Ireland         Ustates
 10 Wilson Raio          22  M    Carpenter  England         UStates
 11 Micheal Bad?y    *   22  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 12 John Lester          36  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 13 Micheal Lester       27  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 14 Margret Lester       23  F               Ireland         UStates
 15 Thomas Lester        24  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 16 Mary Lester           3  F               Ireland         UStates
 17 John T?gh        *   14  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 18 John Hughs           42  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 19 Thomas Cady          22  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 20 Ann cady             19  F               Ireland         UStates
 21 Thomas Major         22  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 22 Mary Major           18  F               Ireland         UStates
 23 John Cox             23  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 24 Cathrine Cox          1  F               Ireland         UStates
 25 Rose Cox             23  F    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 26 Rose Corinell        22  F               Ireland         UStates
 27 Richard T?ribling *  28  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 28 Teddy Milligan       28  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 29 Rose MIlligan        26  F               Ireland         UStates
 30 Benny McCanna        20  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 31 Micheal Norty        20  M    Laborer    Ireland         UStates
 32 Cathrine Norty       20  F               Ireland         UStates
 33 Thomas Davis         23  M    MD         Ireland         UStates
 34 Margaret Davis       23  F               Ireland         UStates
 35 John Roberts         30  M    Mason      England         UStates
 36 Francis Hall         30  M    Mason      England         UStates
 37 Jane Corbitt         40  F               England         UStates
 38 John Corbitt         20  M    Butcher    England         UStates
 39 John Rush            26  M    Mason      England         UStates
 40 Benjamin Wetworth    29  M    Weaver     England         UStates
 41 William Beaver       53  M    Butcher    England         UStates
 42 Fredrick Taylor      22  M    ShoeMaker  England         UStates
 43 Alice Taylor         22  F               England         UStates
 44 Martha Taylor         4  F               England         UStates
 45 George Duffy         39  M    Spinner    England         UStates
 46 John Brisco          34  M    Pedler     England         UStates
 47 John Whitman         22  M    Tinman     England         UStates
 48 Maria Smith          28  F               England         UStates
 49 Racheal smith         6  F               England         UStates
 50 Peter Smith           5  M    None       England         UStates
 51 Thomas Rodgers       32  M    Farmer     Scotland        UStates
 52 Ellen Rodgers        22  F               Scotland        UStates
 53 Janet Rodgers         4  F               Scotland        UStates
 54 ??nd Holden          21  M    Teacher    England         UStates

Cabin
 55 John Gillis          24  M    Merchant   England         UStates
 56 Mary Gillis          22  F               England         UStates
                                        
(Signed) Watson farris
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
 # 11 The copy is so light that I can't make it out.  I could be either
      an s or a r.
 # 17 This could be Tigh but I can't see the dot over the i or it could 
      be Tegh.
 # 27 The second letter just is impossible to read.
 # 54 The copy is so light that I just could not make it out.  I have no 
      guess.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48
Transcribed by Barbara Grim for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 July 1999

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