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Ship Affghan
Glasgow, Scotland to Boston, Massachusetts
10 August 1847
The manifest does not include a sworn statement.
List or Manifest of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Affghan* of Boston whereof Emanuel Banzett is Master, from Glasgow burthen ___ Tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, and occupation (no occupation listed for any female passenger. For all passengers, identical information was entered in the following columns:
Country to which they severally belong, Great Britain.
Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, United States.
(See Transcriber's Notes for explanations of abbreviated names.)
1 James Devine 35 male mechanic
2* Wm Black 45 male mechanic
3* Bell Black 47 female
4* Mary Black 19 female
5* Thomas Black 18 male mechanic
6* Ann Black 16 female
7* Janet Black 13 female
8* Francis Black 10 female
9* Jane Black 6 female
10* Bell Black 10m female
11 Wm McLaughlin 50 male farmer
12 Magt McLaughlin 47 female
13 Margt McLaughlin 7 female
14 John McLaughlin 5 male none
15 Andrew Paul 33 male mechanic
16 Christine Paul 10 female
17 Agnes Leling 23 female
18 Duris Leling 21 male clerk
19 Christine Leling 19 female
20 Elizth Leling 17 female
21 Sarah Leling 15 female
22 Johanna Leling 13 female
23 Andrew Leling 11 male none
24 Jemima Leling 9 female
25 Robina Leling 7 female
26 Cath McKellan 23 female
27 Elzth McLean 60 female
28 John Duncan 54 male mechanic
29 Andrew Duncan 21 male mechanic
30* Dvd Duncan 18 male mechanic
31 Wm Wier 26 male mechanic
32 Wm Wood 28 male mechanic
33* Alen? Wylie 26 male mechanic
34 Magt Wylie 24 female
35 Wm Wylie 6 male none
36 Mary Wylie 3 female
37 Agnes Wylie 10m female
38 Andrew Brown 22 male engineer
39 Andrew McNeel 24 male engineer
40 Wm McLaughlan 57 male farmer
41 Sarah McLaughlan 57 female
42 Cath McLaughlan 12 female
43 John McLaughlan 10 male none
44 Mina Dunsmore 21 female
45 Betsey Dunsmore 19 female
46 John Dickie 25 male mechanic
47 Jean Dickie 25 female
48 Gordon McNeil 22 male mechanic
49 John McNeil 25 male mechanic
50 Jno Middleton 30 male mechanic
51 James Dodd 55 male farmer
52 Mary Dodd 55 female
53 Janet Dodd 15 female
54 Mary Skulley 19 female
55 Elizth Skulley 15 female
56 Joseph Allan 20 male farmer
57 Richd Allan 18 male farmer
58 Margt Allan 15 female
59 Jno Budge 26 male farmer
60 Magt Budge 24 female
61 Chas Budge 17 male farmer
62 Archibald McPhain 22 male farmer
63* Agnes Ratston 26 female
64 James Goodson 27 male mechanic
65 Mary Goodson 26 female
66 Sarah Goodson 3 female
67 James Goodson 6 male none
68 Wm Paterson 28 male mechanic
69 Walter Dougal 21 male mechanic
70 Wm Ewart 36 male mechanic
71 Agnes Ewart 40 female
72 Sarah Ewart 9 female
73* Elizth ?rr 33 female
74 Wm O'Donnell 22 male mechanic
75 Danl Lang 32 male mechanic
76 Mary Lang 25 female
77 Ann Lang 6 female
78 Hugh Campbell 58 male mechanic
79 Magt Campbell 49 female
80* Mat Cunningham 19 male mechanic
81* ?????? Brimner 23 male laborer
82* Jas Cartion 27 male laborer
83* Thos Cartion 27 male laborer
84* Dugal McDugal 30 male farmer
85 Rob Grant 30 male farmer
86* Donald McDugal 28 male farmer
87* Donald McDugal 28 male farmer
88* Elizth McDugal 36 female
89* Alenr McDugal 38 male farmer
90* Magt McDugal 24 female
91 Donald Scott 23 male mechanic
92 Elizth Scott 20 female
93 Elizth McDougall 40 female
94 Archibald McDougall 18 male mechanic
95 Jno Stewart 40 male mechanic
96 Wm McKean 21 male mechanic
97 Geo McKenzie 21 male mechanic
98 Jno Bain 33 male farmer
99 Wm Johnston 18 male farmer
100 Mary Tatlock 21 female
101 Emma Lodge 20 female
102 Allen Eason 28 male mechanic
103 Betty Eason 29 female
104 Christina McIntorts 60 female
105 Jane McIntorts 26 female
106 Betsey Eason 18 female
107* Jno Robertsen 30 male farmer
108* Jno Robertsen 14 male farmer
109 Cath Cameron 20 female
110* Alen Campbell 60 male mechanic
111 Agnes Campbell 57 female
112 Jno McAllister 22 male mechanic
113 Archd Mitchell 24 male mechanic
114 Andrew McGreary 60 male mechanic
115 Nancy McGreary 60 female
116 Andrew McGreary 20 male mechanic
117 Hannah McGreary 22 female
118 Richd McGreary 14 male mechanic
119* Rachael McBrid 16 female
120* Sarah McBrid 16 female
121 Cath Hannah 24 female
122 Geo McMillan 30 male mechanic
123 Alfred Warrick 22 male mechanic
124 John Ross 32 male laborer
125 James Ross 25 male laborer
126 Jno Allardyce 32 male laborer
127 Wm McHanery 44 male laborer
128 Elizth McHanery 40 female
129 James McHanery 7 male none
130 Archibald McHanery 5 male none
131 Josh McHanery 5 male none
132 Jane McHanery 3 female
133 Matilda McHanery 11mos female
134 Mary McHanery 13 female
135 James Lorimer 23 male mechanic
136 Robt Wyse 27 male mechanic
137* Alen McGregor 32 male mechanic
138 Alenr Messer 22 male mechanic
139* J?? Scott 28 male laborer
140 Jno Cameron 28 male laborer
141 Jno Wilson 32 male laborer
Transcriber's Notes:
Abbreviations for given names:
Alenr = Alexander
Archd = Archibald
Cath = Catherine (or variant spellings)
Chas = Charles
Danl = Daniel
Dvd = David
Elizth = Elizabeth
Geo = George
Jas = James
Jno = Jonathan
Magt or Margt = Margaret
Richd = Richard
Robt = Robert
Wm = William
On the manifest the ship's name is written Affghan
other records (such as the book "Famine Immigrants") use
the spelling Afghan. It's probably Affghan, but if you
do more research on the ship it may be useful to search
under both spellings.
2 William Black is my great-great-great grandfather. He and
his family settled in Allegheny County, PA. William is credited with
founding the city of Greenock PA (he suggested naming it after the
Scottish shipbuilding center near Glasgow). He died in 1857.
3 Isabella Neilson Black; according to
Thomas Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, her
brother was the Scots engineer James Beaumont Neilson.
4 Mary Black (her name was spelled Marey in her christening records)
married Robert Wilson. They are mentioned in Thomas Cushing's
History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5 Thomas Neilson (or Nelson) Black. His middle name is spelled Neilson
in his christening record, Nelson in his father's will.
6 Ann Black married Charles Wesley Cowan in 1848. They are listed
in the 1850 PA census as living next door to her parents, William and
Isabella Black. They moved to Perry Cty, OH, in the 1870s. After his
death in 1882, she married George Raine and moved to his farm in
Wabaunsee Cty, KS.
7 Janet Black (spelled Jeanet in her christening records and
Jeannette on her tombstone) married William Owens. She is buried in
Greenock [PA] Cemetery.
8 Francis is probably the correct spelling (not Frances). Ann and
Charles Cowan had a daughter whose name was also spelled Francis.
9 According to her father's estate file, Jane married Benjamin Bolton.
10 This Isabella Black was William and Isabella's granddaughter. Their
three oldest sons are not listed on the manifest; we don't know which
was Isabella's father. Presumably she came to the U.S. with her
grandparents because her parents were dead. According to her father's
estate records, she married Theodore Shannon.
30 The name Dvd is most likely an abbreviation for David. The second
letter may, however, be an o (written carelessly, with the top open).
33 The first name may be an abbreviation for Alexander.
The last letter is a superscript, and could be an R.
63 The surname may also be Rutston.
73 The beginning of the surname is just a curve with a blotch at the
bottom; though vaguely like a capital C, it doesn't resemble any of
the other capital letters in the manifest. It possibly should be an O,
making the surname Orr; the last two letters do look distinctly like
lower-case R's.
80 Probably Mat (more often written Matt) is short for Mathew (or
Matthew).
81 The paper is very dark at this line and so the given name is hard to
see. It may be James or Dennis. The surname is clearer, but the ending
is obscured just enough to that it's not absolutely certain the last two
letters are er.
82, 83 The surname may also be Caition; as written, however, the i
following the t definitely is dotted (as are most of the i's on the
manifest), but the letter preceding the t (r/i?) is not.
84 This may be the manifest writer's misspelling of Dougal McDougal.
86, 87 On line 86, the passenger's name is spelled out. The following
line has unmistakable ditto marks for both names, and the age written
out. Also, the surname may be the manifest writer's misspelling of
McDougal.
88 The surname may be the manifest writer's misspelling of McDougal.
89 The given name may be an abbreviation for Alexander; the final r
seems to be superscript. Also, the surname may be the manifest writer's
misspelling of McDougal.
90 The surname may be the manifest writer's misspelling of McDougal.
107, 108 Surname may also be Robertson.
110 Given name may be an abbreviation for Alexander.
119, 120 Surname may be a misspelling of McBride.
137 Given name may be an abbreviation for Alexander.
139 Given name is either Jas (for James) or Jud.
National Archives and Records Administration Film M237, Reel 68, AB5038.
Transcribed by Maia Cowan
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
20 July 2000
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