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Ship Old England
Liverpool, England to New York
September 4, 1854
I John G Barstow do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear,
that the within Report and List subscribed with my name, and now
delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the District of New York
contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age and sex
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 Ship______ where of I am at present Master, at
the time of her sailing from Liverpool or which have at any time since been
taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that in all matters
whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, just and true.
Sworn before me this 4 day of Sept. 1854 so help me God
( ) Collector J G Barstow
*** see transcriber notes
REPORT AND LIST of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Old England of
Bath whereof John G Barstow, is master, burthen 917 tons and 8/95 ths of a Ton,
bound from the Port of Liverpool for New York.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country
to which they severally belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants,
Remarks
Please scroll to the right for additional information.
1* E. Takhe 50 male blacksmith Germany Buf 4
2 S Horst Takler 46 female Germany Buf 1
3 R Takler 20 male blacksmith Germany Buf 3
4 Camy Takler 13 male blacksmith Germany Buf 3
5 Ebit Takler 12 female blacksmith Germany Buf
6 Lohny Takler 8 Germany Buf 2
7 Eva Takler 7 Germany Buf
8 Henry Bievining 27 male Carpenter Germany Buf 2
9 Iola Bievining infant
10 Catherine Swan Bievining 30
11 John? Champ 27 male Carpenter Germany Buf 3
12 Henry Schmitlinap 22 male Gardner Germany Buf
13 Ode Kat Schmitlinap infant
14 F.S. Levens Schmitlinap 26
15 Patrick Calull 27 male Tailor Ireland New York 4
16 Ann Calull 22 Ireland New York
17 Dennis Percell 27 Ireland New York
18 Sarah Percell 22 Ireland New York
19 Thomas Percell 4 Ireland New York
20 Ellen Kead 13 female Servant England New York 2
21* Thos Clazton 39 male Butlor England New York 6
22 Ann Clazton 35 female England New York
23 Thos Clazton 13 England New York
24 Mariah Clazton 9 England New York
25 David Williams 19 male blacksmith England New York 2
26 David Tibbot 34 male Pedler England Danville 5
27 Wm Jones 22 male Pedler England
28 Thos Jones 40
29 John Jones 18
30 Margt Williams 34 Servant New York
31 Mary Ann Williams infant New York 2
32 Sommer Morgan 45 Servant New York
33 Susanne Morgan 11 New York
34 Eliza Williams 8 New York
35 Phebe Williams 5 New York
36 Robt Kugan 22 shop keeper New York 2
37 Anne Morgan 30 New York
38 Wm Mathews 33 farmer Ohio
39 Elizabeth Thompson 28
40 Jerry Thompson 28 male farmer England Ohio
41* Wm Canick 22 male England Ohio
42 Celina Morri 22 female Servant England Philadelphia 10
43 Margt Murphy 40 female Servant Ireland New York
44 Richard Murphy 10 male Ireland New York
45 Michl Murphy 12 male Ireland New York
46 Nancy Minahan 40 female Ireland New York
47 Mary Minahan 10 female Ireland New York
48 Mary Mahoney 18 female Ireland New York
49 Mary Kelly 18 female Ireland New York
50 John Mahoney 14 male Ireland New York 3
51 Margt Foley 18 female Servant Ireland Boston
52* Mary Leary 16 female Servant Ireland Boston
53* Rchd Leary 13 male Servant Ireland Boston
54 Eliza Leary 13 female Servant Ireland Boston 2
55 Pat Conners 45 male Gardner Ireland New York
56 Julia Conners 12 female Gardner Ireland New York
57 Mary Conners 8 female Gardner Ireland New York
58 Bridget Conners 6 female Gardner Ireland New York
59 Mary Conners 6 female Gardner Ireland New York
60* Mary Bucklers 21 female Servant Ireland New York 2
61 Jane Stickler 27 female Servant England California
62 Charlotte Stickler infant female England California 2
63 Anthony Clark 20 male Laborer Ireland Pennsylvania 1
64 Francis Clark 15 male Laborer Ireland Pennsylvania
65 Maria Scott 22 female Servant England New York 2
66* Catherine McAown 35 female Servant England New York 4
67* Sarah McAown 12 female Servant England New York
68 John G Barstow ? CAPTAIN
Transcriber's Notes:
1 could be Takler
*1 to 14 could be the abbreviation for Buffalo NY
21- 24 could be cuttor?
26 could be Libbot
41 could be Carrick
52 first letter could be an S or an L seems like Leary is the
correct choice as the next entries are Leary
53 could also be Seery
60 could be Buchlin
66-67 could be
*** Preceeding the manifest of this ship there was an attachment entitled
AN ACT to provide for the Ventilation of Passenger Vessels, and for
other purposes. This act has been included in the transcribers notes
ACT to provide for the Ventilation of Passenger Vessels, and for other purposes.
. -
Be it enacted by 'the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That All vessels, whether of the United
States or any other country, having sufficient capacity, according to law, for
fifty or more passengers, (Other than cabin passengers,) Shall, when employed in
transporting such passengers between the United States and Europe, have on the
upper deck, for the use of such passengers; a house over the passage way leading
to the apartment allotted to such passengers below deck, firmly secured to the
deck, or combings of the hatch, with two doors, the sills of which shall be at
least one foot above the deck, so constructed, that one door or window in such
house, may, at all times, be left open for ventilation: and, all vessels so
employed, and having capacity to carry one hundred and fifty such passengers, or
more, shall have two such houses, and the stairs or ladder leading down to the
aforesaid apartment shall be furnished with a hand-rail of wood or pipe?.
Provided, nevertheless, booby hatches may be substituted for such houses in
vessels having three permanent decks.
Sect 2. And be it further enacted, That every such vessel so employed, and having,
the legal capacity for more than one hundred passengers; shall have at least two
ventilators, to purify the apartment or apartments occupied by such passengers; one
of which shall be inserted in the after part of the apartment or apartments, and the
other shall be placed in the forward portion of the apartment or apartments, and one
of them shall have the an exhausting cap to carry off the foul air, and the other a
receiving cap to carry down the fresh air; which said ventilators shall have a
capacity proportional to the size of the apartment or apartments to be purified,
namely, if an apartment or apartments will lawfully authorize the reception of two
hundred passengers, the capacity of such ventilators shall, each of them, be equal
to a tube of twelve inches in diameter in the clear, and in the proportion for larger
or smaller apartments, and all said ventilators shall rise at least four feet and six
inches above the upper deck of any such vessel, and be of the most approved form and
construction: Provided, that if it shall appear from the report to be made and
approved, as provided in the seventh section of this act, that such vessel is equally
well ventilated by any other means, such other means of ventilation shall be deemed,
and held to be, a compliance with the provisions of this section.
Sect 3, And be it further enacted, That every vessel carrying more than fifty such
passengers, shall have for their use on deck housed and conveniently arranged, at
least one camboose or cooking range, the dimensions of which shall be equal to four
feet long and one foot six inches wide, for every two hundred passengers, and
provision shall be made in the manuer aforesaid in this ratio for a greater of less
number of passengers: Provided, however, And nothing herein contained shall take away
the right to make such arrangements for cooking between decks if that shall be deemed
desirable.
Sect 4, And be it further enacted, That, all vessels employed as aforesaid, shall
have on board, for the use of such passengers, at the time of leaving the last port
whence such vessel shall sail, well secured under deck, for each passenger, at least
fifteen pounds of good navy bread, ten pounds of rice, ten pounds of oatmeal, ten
pounds of wheat flour, ten pound of peas and beans, thirty-five pounds of potatoes,
one pint , vinegar, sixty gallons fresh water, ten pounds of salted pork, free of
bone, all to be of good quality, and a sufficient supply of fuel for cooking; but at
places where either rice, oat meal, wheat flour, or peas and beans cannot be procured,
of good quality, and on reasonable terms, the quantity of either or any of the other
last named articles may be increased and substituted therefor; and in case potatoes
cannot be procured on reasonable terms; one pound of either of said articles may be
substituted in lieu of five pounds of potatoes; and the captains of such vessels shall
deliver to each passenger at least one tenth part of the aforesaid provisions weekly,
commencing on the day of sailing; and daily at least three quarts of water, and
sufficient fuel for cooking; and if the passengers on board of any such vessels in
which the provisions, fuel and water, herein required, shall not have been provided as
aforesaid, shall, at any time be put on short allowance, during the voyage, the master
or owner of any such vessel shall pay to each and every passenger, who shall have been
put on short allowance, the sum of three dollars for each and every day they may have
been on such short allowance, to be recovered in the circuit or district court of the
United States: Provided, nevertheless, And nothing herein contained shall prevent any
passenger, with the consent of the captain, from furnishing for himself the articles
of food herein specified, and, if put on board in good order, it shall fully satisfy
the provisions of this act so far as regards food: And provided further, That any
passenger may, also, with the consent of the captain, furnish for himself any
equivalent for the articles of food required in other and different articles; and if
without waste or neglect on the part of the passenger, or inevitable accident,they
prove insufficient, and the captain shall furnish comfortable food to such passengers
during the residue of the voyage, thus in regard to food shall also be a compliance
with the terms of this act.
Sect 5. And be it further enacted, That the captain of any such vessel so employed
is hereby authorized to maintain good discipline, and such habits of cleanliness among
such passengers as will tend to the preservation and promotion of health; and to that
end, he shall cause such regulations he may adopt for this purpose to be posted up
before sailing, on board any vessel, in place accessible to such passengers, and shall
keep the same so posted up, during the voyage; and it is hereby made the duty of the
said captain to cause the apartment occupied by such passengers to be kept, at all
times, in a clean and healthy state; and the owners of every vessels employed are
required to construct the decks, and all parts of said apartment, so that it can be
thoroughly cleansed; and they shall also provide a safe, convenient privy or water
closet, for the exclusive use of every one hundred passengers. And when weather is
such that said passengers cannot be mustered on deck with their bedding, it shall be
the duty of the captain of every such vessel to cause the deck, occupied by such
passengers, to be cleansed with chloride of lime, or some other equally efficient
disinfecting agent, and also at such other times as said captain may deem necessary.
Sect 6. And be it further enacted. That the master and owner or owners of any such
vessel so employed, which shall not be provided with the house or houses over the
passage ways as prescribed in the first section of this act; with the ventilators as
prescribed in the second section of this act: or with the cambouses or cooking ranges,
with the houses over them as prescribed in the third section of this act; shall
severally forfeit and pay to the United States the sum of two hundred dollars for each
violation of, or neglect to conform to, the provisions of each said sections; and fifty
dollars for each and every neglect or violation of any of the provisions of the fifth
section of this act; to be recovered by suit in any circuit or district court of the
United States, within the jurisdiction of which the said vessel may arrive, or from
which it may be about to depart, or at any place within the jurisdiction of such
courts, wherever the owner or owners, or captain of such vessel may be found.
Sect 7. And be it further enacted, That the Collector of the customs, at any port in
the United States at which any vessel so employed shall arrive, or from which any such
vessel shall be about to depart, shall appoint and direct one of the inspectors of the
customs for such port to examine such vessel and to report in writing to such collector,
whether the provisions of the first, second and third, and fifth sections of this act
have been accomplished in respect to such vessel, and if such report shall state such
compliance, and be approved by such collector, it shall be deemed and held as conclusive
evidence thereof.
Sect 8. And be it further enacted, That the first section of the act entitled " An Act
to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels," approved February twenty-
second, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, be so amended, that, when the height or
distance between the decks of the vessel referred to in the said section, shall be less
than six feet and not less than five feet there shall be allowed to each passenger
sixteen clear superficial feet on the deck, instead of the fourteen feet, as prescribed
in said section; and if the height or distance between the decks shall be less that five
feet, there shall be allowed to each passenger twenty-two feet of clear superficial feet
on the deck; and if the master of any such vessel shall take on board his vessel, in any
port of the United States, a greater number of passengers that is allowed by this
section, said master shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of persons
convicted of a violation of the act aforesaid; and in computing the number of passengers
on board such vessels, all children under the age of one year, at the time of embarkation,
shall be excluded from such computation.
Sect 9. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect, in respect to such
vessels sailing from ports in the United States, in thirty days from the time of its
approval; and in respect to every such vessel sailing from ports in Europe, in sixty days
after such approval; and it is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State, to give
notice, in ports of Europe, of this act, in such a manner as he may deem proper.
Sect 10. And be it further enacted, That so much of the first section of the act
entitled "AN Act requiring passenger ships and vessels," approved March second, eighteen
hundred and nineteen, or any other act that limits the number of passengers to two for
every 5 tons, is hereby repealed.
(APPROVED MAY 17, 1848)
FHC, Film # 0175501, Record # 1188
Transcribed by Meg Sibbernsen
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
June 26, 2000
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