RMS Abyssinia
I, Wm. H. F. P. Hains, Master of the RMS Abyssinia, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly (blank not filled in) that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the Passengers taken on board of the said RMS Abyssinia at Liverpool & Queenstown from which Port said RMS Abyssinia 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.
Sworn to this Apl 22 1872 W. H. P. Hains before me (illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the RMS Abyssinia whereof Wm. H. F. P. Hains is Master, from Liverpool burthen 2159 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age (Years, Months), Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong* The Country of which they intend to become Inhabitants*, Died on the Voyage*, Part of the Vessel occupied by each Passenger during the Voyage.
661 Pat Connelly 17 Male Labourer England Steerage
662* Wm Kidd 23 Male Farmer England Steerage
663 John Andsley 30 Male Engineer England Steerage
664 ??? Glenn 26 Male Labourer England Steerage
665 ??? W. Moodie 26 Male Painter England Steerage
666 Maria Leverery 26 Female Spinster Germany Steerage
667 Selig Hungg 53 Male Merchant Germany Steerage
668* Kile Hungg 53 Female Wife Germany Steerage
669 Sare Nowensky 55 Female Matron France Steerage
670 Abraham Nowensky 11 Male Child France Steerage
671* Sibe Lidamowsky 25 Male Labourer France Steerage
672 Marks Davis 17 Male Tailor England Steerage
673* Bece Rerdkarsky 18 Female Servant Germany Steerage
674* Kirsch Kirschman 57 Male BkSmith Germany Steerage
675 Ernestine Radke 24 Female Servant Denmark Steerage
676 Mary Kulyink 18 Female Servant Germany Steerage
677 Cathne Kulyink 15 Female Servant Germany Steerage
678 Pauline Radke 14 Female Servant Denmark Steerage
679 Ann Burghall 20 Female Matron England Steerage
680* Wm H. Burghall 1 Male Infant England Steerage
681 Peter Hogan 17 Male Labourer England Steerage
682 John Connelly 40 Male Labourer England Steerage
683 Warren Davis 30 Male Labourer England Steerage
684 Hannah Davis 25 Female Wife England Steerage
685 Ann Fraser 18 Female Matron England Steerage
686 Ellen Fleming 25 Female Servant England Steerage
687* James Jarrett 25 Male Puddler England Steerage
688* Thos Cox 29 Male Rivetter England Steerage
689 James Atkins 22 Male Carpenter England Steerage
690 Thos Atkins 30 Male Carpenter England Steerage
691 Edmund Palmer 27 Male Labourer England Steerage
692 Edmund Bugle 17 Male Labourer England Steerage
693 ?? Ant R?inmelin 26 Male Labourer Denmark Steerage
694 John Kavanagh 50 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
695 Patk Tierney 45 Male Brickmaker Ireland Steerage
696 Margt Ryan 19 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
697 Danl Neville 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
698 Brid Hellierd 19 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
699 Wm Sullivan 32 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
700 Julia Sullivan 31 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
701 John Sullivan 10 Male Child Ireland Steerage
702 Danl Sullivan 5 Male Child Ireland Steerage
703 James Sullivan 1y6m Male Child Ireland Steerage
704 James Leary 60 Male Farmer Ireland Steerage
705 Timothy Connor 25 Male Farmer Ireland Steerage
706 Mary Mulroy 18 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
707 Hannah Burke 17 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
708 Mary Casserly 18 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
709 Mary Ruane 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
710 John Fleming 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
711 Michl Collins 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
712 Danl Brosnan 19 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
713 Richd Sheehan 27 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
714 Jeremiah Trohog 27 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
715 Patk Shea 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
716 Thos Connor 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
717 Patk Griffin 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
718 John Carney 60 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
719 Mary Carney 50 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
720 Kate Carney 8 Female Child Ireland Steerage
721 Hannah Carney 11 Female Child Ireland Steerage
722 John FitzGerald 18 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
723 John Moran 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
724 Maurice Hanafin 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
725 Hannah Conway 30 Female Matron Ireland Steerage
726 John Conway 10 Male Child Ireland Steerage
727 Jerry Conway 6 Male Child Ireland Steerage
728 Mary Conway 1y6m Female Infant Ireland Steerage
729 John Conway 40 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
730 Margt Conway 38 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
731 Mary Conway 14 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
732 Michl Conway 10 Male Child Ireland Steerage
733 Michl Devane 44 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
734 Mary Devane 40 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
735 John Devane 12 Male Child Ireland Steerage
736 Pat Devane 8 Male Child Ireland Steerage
737 John Hana?er 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
738 Thos Brosnatan 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
739 Stephen Murphy 19 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
740 John Creeman 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
741 Kate Carroll 29 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
742 Maggie Carroll 28 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
743 Ellen Sweeney 18 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
744 Tim Leary 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
745 Florence Welsh 27 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
746 John Nelligan 50 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
747 Ellen Carthy 19 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
748 Timothy McCarthy 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
749 John Grogan 28 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
750 John Lealey 50 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
751 Mary Lealey 34 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
752 Pat Lealey 8 Male Child Ireland Steerage
753 Ellen Lealey 7 Female Child Ireland Steerage
754 Annie Lealey 1y10mFemale Infant Ireland Steerage
755 John Barrett 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
756 Kate Sweeney 25 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
757* John O'Brien 19 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
758 Danl C???nan 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
759 Mary Kavanagh 18 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
760 John Britten 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
761* Sarah Kavanagh 32 Female Matron Ireland Steerage
762 Kate Kavanagh 6 Female Child Ireland Steerage
763 Bridget Kavanagh 2 Female Child Ireland Steerage
764* Tim? Cunningham 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
765 Jacob Magrath 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
766 Denis Mulcaley 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
767 John Riordan 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
768 Wm Johnson 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
769 Pat Kane 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
770 Margt Kane 29 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
771 Mary Kane 7 Female Child Ireland Steerage
772 Danl Kane 5 Male Child Ireland Steerage
773 Wm Kane 2y6m Male Child Ireland Steerage
774 Ellen Kane 1 Female Infant Ireland Steerage
775* John O'Keefe 26 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
776 Ann Liddy 23 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
777 Austin Maloney 50 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
778 Michl Stanton 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
779 Pat Burke 27 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
780 John Crooke 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
781 Cathne Crooke 22 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
782 Patk Neville 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
783* Robert O'Brien 14 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
784 Michl Green 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
785 Michl Fitzgerald 28 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
786 Andw O'Brien 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
787 Jane Shanahan 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
788 Patk Keane 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
789 Patk Cass 27 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
790 Bridget Giffney 23 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
791 Wm Ryan 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
792 Pat Ryan 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
793 Con Ryan 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
794 Peter Dervan 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
795 Henry McCormack 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
796 Patk Eegan 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
797 Bridgt Darcey 19 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
798 Andw Ryan 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
799 Bessie Pownd 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
800* John O'Brien 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
801 Martin Quinn 19 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
802 Mary Lydon 18 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
803 Bridget Newell 21 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
804 Michl Newell 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
805 Mary Newell 30 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
806 Mary Newell 10 Female Child Ireland Steerage
807 Ellen Newell 9 Female Child Ireland Steerage
808 Winnie Newell 8 Female Child Ireland Steerage
809 Michl Newell 7 Male Child Ireland Steerage
810 Thos Newell 6 Male Child Ireland Steerage
811 John Newell 1y4m Male Infant Ireland Steerage
812 David Buckley 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
813 John Barry 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
814 Michl Feahin 26 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
815 Cathne Walsh 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
816 Richd Johnson 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
817 Jerry Donovan 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
818 Patrick Murphy 26 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
819 Timothy Leary 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
820* Pat O'Neill 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
821* Michl O'Neill 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
822 James Canroy 19 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
823 Danl Canroy 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
824 Julia Harrington 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
825 John Keane 34 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
826 Pat Farrell 11 Male Child Ireland Steerage
827 Pat Healy 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
828 John Fegan 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
829 Ann Kenny 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
830 Cathne Gordon 24 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
831 Garrett Cotter 29 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
832 Mary Cotter 21 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
833 Pat M?nshan 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
834 Michl Harrigan 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
835 Julia Shanahan 19 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
836 Cathne Large 45 Female Matron Ireland Steerage
837 Jas Large 14 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
838 Eliza Large 13 Female Spinster Ireland Steerage
839 Richd Large 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
840 Thos Healy 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
841 Matt Grady 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
842 Saml Large 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
843 Fanny Large 25 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
844 George Large 11 Male Child Ireland Steerage
845 Rachel Large 3 Female Child Ireland Steerage
846 Saml Large 1y9m Male Infant Ireland Steerage
847 Cathne Large 9m Female Infant Ireland Steerage
848 Ann Malia 21 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
849 James Conroy 50 Male Farmer Ireland Steerage
850 Mary Conroy 50 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
851 John Conroy 18 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
852 Mary Conroy 11 Female Child Ireland Steerage
853 Danl Crudon 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
854 Michl Kelly 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
855 Ann Kelly 21 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
856 Bridget Hanaghan 24 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
857 Honour Hanaghan 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
858 Pat Quilty 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
859 Bridget Quilty 28 Female Wife Ireland Steerage
860 Wm Quilty 8 Male Child Ireland Steerage
861 Margt Quilty 7 Female Child Ireland Steerage
862 John Quilty 6 Male Child Ireland Steerage
863 Joseph Quilty 5 Male Child Ireland Steerage
864 Honera Quilty 4 Female Child Ireland Steerage
865 Michl Quilty 2 Male Child Ireland Steerage
866 Bridget Quilty 11m Female Infant Ireland Steerage
867* Richard O'Connell 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
868 Wm Dwyer 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
869 Tim Doherty 26 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
870 John Lysag?t 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
871 Denis Lysag?t 16 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
872 Mary Shine 20 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
873 Margt Keefe 7y6m Female Child Ireland Steerage
874 Julia Mullane 20 Female Child Ireland Steerage
875 Wm Bu?ker 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
876 Andw Sheehan 22 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
877 James Morrison 20 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
878 Florence Condon 27 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
879 Tim Sheehan 24 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
880 Thos Merryman 30 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
881 Michl Feehan 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
882 James Clynch 25 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
883 John Hogan 26 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
884 Thos Connors 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
885* John O'Naughton 18 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
886 Mary Griffin 17 Female Servant Ireland Steerage
887 Jas Burke 21 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
888 John Morrisey 23 Male Labourer Ireland Steerage
889 Dr. Saml B. Beresford 65 Male Surgeon USA Cabin
890 Mrs. Mary Beresford 62 Female Wife Scotland Cabin
891 Miss Mary Beresford 25 Female Spinster USA Cabin
892 Miss Francis Beresford 23 Female Spinster USA Cabin
893 Mrs. Ann Greenleaf 26 Female Matron USA Cabin
894 Mrs. Jane Hill 34 Female Matron USA Cabin
895 Mr. Hiram Clark 30 Male Lawyer USA Cabin
896 Mrs. Jane Clark 29 Female Wife USA Cabin
897 Miss Anna Skeel 27 Female Spinster USA Cabin
898 Miss Mary Skeel 26 Female Spinster USA Cabin
899 Mrs. Laura Hoffmann 38 Female Sculptor USA Cabin
900 Miss Martha Cruttenden 40 Female Spinster USA Cabin
901 Mr. A?el B. Brown 55 Male Merchant USA Cabin
902 Mr. Edwd Brown 24 Male Farmer England Cabin
903 Mr. Wm Fleming 39 Male Farmer Scotland Cabin
904 Mrs. Fleming 32 Female Wife Scotland Cabin
905 Miss Mary Fleming 19 Female Spinster Scotland Cabin
906 Mr. Walter Warren 34 Male Tea Planter England Cabin
907 Mr. Jas F. Ward 38 Male Gent USA Cabin
908 Mrs. Agnes Ward 25 Female Wife USA Cabin
909 Mr. Wm K. Barlow 29 Male Gent USA Cabin
910 Mrs. Bell? Barlow 27 Female Wife USA Cabin
911 Mrs. Francis Culbert 18 Female Matron USA Cabin
912* Mr. Henritto Culbert ?9 Male Gent USA Cabin
913 Mr. Elkanah Beard 38 Male Farmer USA Cabin
914 Mrs. Irena Beard 36 Female Wife USA Cabin
915 Mrs. Margt Rosenberg 25 Female Matron USA Cabin
916 Master Chas R. Rosenberg 3 Male Child USA Cabin
917 Miss Helena A. Rosenberg 2 Female Child England Cabin
918 Mrs. Cathne Peterson 27 Female Matron Denmark Cabin
919 Mrs. Julia Mo??ie 35 Female Matron West Indies Cabin
920 Miss Laura McLosin 20 Female Spinster USA Cabin
921 Mrs. Whiting 60 Female Matron USA Cabin
922 Miss Agatha Whiting 16 Female Spinster USA Cabin
923 Miss Ann Blake 43 Female Spinster USA Cabin
924 Miss Kate Blake 29 Female Spinster USA Cabin
925 Mr. W. E. Greenleaf 22 Male Banker USA Cabin
926 Mrs. Lucy Bruce 30 Female Matron USA Cabin
927 Miss Jeannie Bruce 9 Female Child USA Cabin
928 Miss Lilly Bruce 6 Female Child USA Cabin
929 Master Chas Bruce 3 Male Child USA Cabin
930 Genl Aug Chetlain 46 Male Consul USA Cabin
931 Mrs. Anna Chetlain 32 Female Wife USA Cabin
932 Miss Edith Chetlain 9 Female Child USA Cabin
933 Mr. Henry Lynan 26 Male Tradesman Ireland Cabin
934 Mrs. Mary Lynan 26 Female Wife Ireland Cabin
935 Mr. Joseph Shore 40 Male Merchant England Cabin
936 Mr. Edwd C. Howard 36 Male Farmer England Cabin
937 Mrs. Katne Howard 21 Female Wife England Cabin
938 Mr. H. P. Brumell 35 Male Merchant England Cabin
939 Mr. Fredk R?os 24 Male Merchant France Cabin
940 Mr. Jas Bond 24 Male Merchant England Cabin
941 Mr. Robt Anderson 21 Male Merchant Scotland Cabin
942 Mr. Alfd Bartlett 30 Male Merchant England Cabin
943* Mrs. Bartlett 26 Female Wife USA Cabin
944 Mr. Pierre I. Hardy 42 Male Merchant USA Cabin
945 Mr. Chas Bloomfield 55 Male Gent England Cabin
946 Mr. Mark B. Whyte 54 Male Gent England Cabin
947 Revd Jas W. McKay 52 Male Minister Ireland Cabin
948 Miss Elizth High 19 Female Spin USA Cabin
949 Miss Francis High 21 Female Spin USA Cabin
950 Mr. Hiram Wilkinson 32 Male Consul Ireland Cabin
951 John Dar?e 29 Male Lab Ireland Steerage
952 Ludwig Di?tman 18 Male Lab Germany Steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality
of original document.
* The column "Died on voyage" was blank for all passengers and is not recorded in
above transcription.
* The column "The Country of which they intend to become inhabitants" indicated USA for
all passengers except number 935. It is not included in above transcription.
Passenger Notes:
662 First name - "m" is underlined. This and many other names and honorifics were
abbreviated - in each case the ending letter(s) were superscripted and underlined.
664 First name is 3 letters, appears to be Jno, alternatively Jro.
665 First name is 3 letters, appears to be Jno, alternatively Jro.
668 There is a mark, possibly a stray, slightly above and to the right of the ending e
in the first name.
671 First name possibly Silee; the b is very elongated.
673 There is a mark directly above the final e of the first name - possibly an accent
possibly a stray mark.
674 Occupation transcribed as written - probably contraction of Blacksmith.
680 Middle initial H. appears to have a notation above and to the right - possibly a y?
687 Occupation puddler often used to indicate a wrought iron worker.
688 Occupation rivetter has two t's in original.
693 First name is undecipherable - appears to be a capital letter followed by a lower-case
t. Last name ? possibly e, alternatively o.
737 Illegible letter in last name extends below bottom line and above shorter letters.
Possible f?
757 Last name appears to be O'Brien, but no apostrophe between the O and the B.
758 Illegible letters in last name are all short, with no extensions below the line. There
appear to be 3.
759 Name written heavily to cover lighter letters, which appear to be K?t to start first
name (one or two more letters in first name) and C to start last name (no other letters
in last name visible).
751 2 in age is written over heavily, covering earlier writing.
764 Following the m in first name is an underlined letter, possibly o or y.
775 Last name appears to be O'Keefe, but there is a period rather than an apostrophe
between the O and the K.
783 Last name appears to be O'Brien, but there is no apostrophe between the O and the B.
800 Last name appears to be O'Brien, but there is a period rather than an apostrophe
between the O and the B.
820 Last name appears to be O'Neill, but there is a period rather than an apostrophe
between the O and the N.
821 Last name appears to be O'Neill, but there is a period rather than an apostrophe
between the O and the N.
833 Last name - Illegible letter appears to be u, ui, or iu.
867 Last name appears to be O'Connell, but there is a period rather than an apostrophe
between the O and the C.
870 Last name appears to be Lysaght or Lysaglet.
871 Last name appears to be Lysaght or Lysaglet.
875 Last name Burker or Busker.
885 Last name appears to be O'Naughton, but there is no apostrophe or period between
the O and the N.
901 First name appears to be Azel, alternatively Agel.
910 Last letter of first name appears to be an i, alternatively e.
912 Age is partially obscured. Appears to be 39, but possibly 29.
919 Last name appears to be Moodie, alternatively Mowlie.
935 Indicated England in column "The Country of which they intend to become inhabitants".
939 Last name appears to be Roos, alternatively Ruos.
943 There is no first name, but there appears to be a checkmark under the first name
of the passenger above, such that the last names line up evenly.
948 Occupation is abbreviated to Spin.
949 Occupation abbreviated Spin in original.
951 Last name appears to be Dawe, alternatively Darve. Occupation is abbreviated
to Lab.
952 Last name appears to be Diltman, alternatively Dittman. Occupation is abbreviate
to Lab.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 356, List 318.
Transcribed by Cara Runsick Mitchell a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 April 2000
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