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Brig Black Boy
Liverpool, England to New York
5 September 1836
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I Edward Devey do solemnly, sincerely, & truly declare that the
following list or manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and
now delivered by me to the Collector of customs for the District of New
York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just & true
account of all the passengers received on board the Brig "Black Boy"
whereof I am Master, from Liverpool.
Sworn 5 September 1836 (signed) ? Deputy Collector
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the "Black Boy"
British Built, two hundred and nineteen tons register, crew consisting
of nine persons, master included, from Liverpool. (Signed) Edwd* Devey.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they
severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants,
Died on the voyage, Born on the voyagge*
Steerage Passengers
1 John Read 29 Male Farmer Scotland United States 5 boxes
2 Mrs Read 30 Female Farmer Scotland United States
3 James Stewart 34 Male Shoemaker Scotland United States)
4 Mrs Stewart 40 Female Shoemaker Scotland United States) Bedding & 6 Boxes
5 James Stewart Junr 12 Male Shoemaker Scotland United States)
6 John Smith 24 Male Labourer Scotland Upper Canada)
7 Jennet Smith 24 Female Labourer Scotland Upper Canada) Bedding *
8 Jane Smith 1* Female Labourer Scotland Upper Canada)
9 Elizth* Mitchell 30 Female Servant Scotland United States) Bedding & 1 Box
10 Robert Broadfoot 3 Male Servant Scotland United States)
11 Martha Wyatt 35 Female Servant England United States Bedding & 3 Boxes, large
12 Robt* Walsh 59 Male Farmer England United States)
13 Mrs Walsh 60 Female Farmer England United States) Bedding & 9 Boxes, 2 baskets
14 Robt* Walsh Junr* 18 Male Farmer England United States)
15 Wm* Green 21 Male Labourer England United States) Bedding and 2 Boxes
16 Jane Green 23 Female Labourer England United States)
17 James Wallace 36 Male Shoemaker England United States)
18 Mrs Wallace 24 Female Shoemaker England United States)
19 Jessy Wallace 4 ? Shoemaker England United States) Bedding & 5 Packages
20 Jane Wallace 3 Female Shoemaker England United States)
21 Maryann Wallace 1* Female Shoemaker England United States)
22 Wm* Thompson 29 Male Shoemaker England Upper Canada)
23 Mrs Thompson 25 Female Shoemaker England Upper Canada)
24 Ann Thompson 4 Female Shoemaker England Upper Canada) Bedding & 5 Packages
25 Jane Thompson 3 Female Shoemaker England Upper Canada)
26 George Thompson 2 Male Shoemaker England Upper Canada)
27 Michl* Scanel 23 Male Gardner Ireland United States 1 Package
28 Margt* McCuddy 26 Female Servant Ireland United States ?
29 ? ? Male ? Ireland ? ?
30 ? Abrahamson 2? Male Plumber England United States ?
31 John Wyatt 2 Male * England United States ?
Fore Cabin Passengers
32 James Fitzgerald 36 Male Shoemaker Ireland United States) Bedding 2 Boxes & 1 bag of tools
33 Johanna Fitzgerald 34 Female Shoemaker Ireland United States)
34 David Fitzgerald 6 Male 0 Ireland United States)
35 James Fitzgerald 2 Male 0 Ireland United States)
36 Darby Canavan 24 Male Tailor Ireland United States Bedding & 1 Box
37 John Mahon 22 Male Labourer Ireland United States
38 Timothy Fitzgerald 24 Male Labourer Ireland United States
39 Catherine Canavan 23 Female Servant Ireland United States) 1 Box
40 Dorothy Canavan 9 Female Servant Ireland United States)
41 ? ??inessey 24 Male Shoemaker Ireland United States
42 Thos* Beard 30 Male Labourer Ireland United States
43 John Mollay 22 Male Labourer Ireland United States
44 Mary Mollay 20 Female Labourer Ireland United States
45 John Danaby 36 Male Schoolmaster Ireland United States
46 Henry Boyland 29 Male Labourer England United States) Bedding & 2 boxes
47 Mary Boyland 22 Female Labourer England United States)
48 Joseph Lambert 21 Male Labourer Ireland United States
49 Catherine Hart 44 Female Servant Ireland United States
50 Briget Hart ?4 Female Servant Ireland United States
51 ? Hart 26 Female Servant Ireland United States
52 Anna Hart 22 Female Servant Ireland United States
53 John Hart 9 Male Servant Ireland Unites States
54 Mich O'Neil 27 Male Labourer Ireland United States)
55 Elizth* O'Neil 24 Female Labourer Ireland United States) Bedding & 2 Packages
56 James O'Neil * Male Labourer Ireland Unitad States
57 John Hanrahan 24 Male Joiner Ireland United States
58 Mich Kennedy 40 Male Farmer Ireland United States) Born on the voyage*
59 Marg Kennedy 22 Female Farmer Ireland United States) Bedding & 2 Packages
60 - Kennedy * Female Farmer Ireland United States)
61 Sophia Coogan 25 Female Servant Ireland United States 2 Boxes
62 James Duffey 22 Male Landsurveyor Ireland United States) Bedding & 2 Boxes
63 Maria Duffey 20 Female Landsurveyor Ireland United States)
64 James Garland 20 Male Labourer Ireland United States Bedding & 1 Box
65 Richd* Lallan 33 Male Malster Ireland United States) Bedding & 1 Box
66 Mary Lallan 21 Female Malster* Ireland United States)
67 Michl* McCurry 20 Male Labourer Ireland United States
68 John Mahone 20 Male Labourer Ireland United States
69 William Curtis 22 Male Tailor Ireland United States
Total 70* Passengers, Ship's crew 9 in number master included
died on the voyage * born on the voyage one.
(Signed) Edwd* Devey.
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 entire document, heading included, is hand written, that is, not on
the usual preprinted form.
The columns for died and born are relabled Baggage-beddings
Listmaker has inserted bracket behind groups; transcriber has used ")"
to represent this; blank line inserted by transcriber to separate
ajoining groups
* Passenger #7: rest obscured by fold in document
* Passenger #8: noted as infant
* Passenger #9: th in superscript
* Passenger #12: t in superscript
* Passenger #14: t and r in superscript
* Passenger #15: m in superscript
? Passenger #19: Male and Female both written, male appears to be
darker and bolder
* Passenger #21: noted as infant
* Passenger #22: m in superscript
* Passenger #27: l in superscript
* Passenger #28: t is in superscript
? Passenger #41: First lettter of surname is F or T, 2nd letter
unidentafiable
* Passenger #42: s in superscript
* Passenger #55: th in Superscript
* Passenger #56: noted as infant
* Passenger #58: believe meant for unnamed Kennedy infant
* Passenger #60: noted as infant
* Passenger #65: d in superscript; brewer
* Passenger #67: l in superscript
* Total 70 Passengers: only 69 identifable on list
* Died on the voyage: no entry made
* (signed): d is in superscript
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M-237, Reel 31, List
809.
Transcribed by Carol Foss a
member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
February 4, 2000
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