Immigrant Ships
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Ship Forest Queen/King*

I, Geo L. Luce, Master of the Ship Forest King do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear 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 Ship at Liverpool from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of 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 died. So help me God. (signed) Geo L Luce.

Sworn to this August 29, 1857 Before me (signature illegible)

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Forest King whereof (left blank) is Master, from Lpool, burthen (left blank) tons.

Columns represent: Passenger number, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage., Names, Age, The country to which they severally belong., Occupation, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants., Pieces of baggage, Remarks, Religion.

 1  Cabin    Mrs. Luce              Mass.                                    U.S.
 2  Cabin    Charles Hoffmann    50 Strasburg, France       Military Officer Illlinois     Two Trunks
 3* Steerage Rachel Robertson    22 Paisley, Scotland                        N. Hampshire  Three Boxes  Married  Prot
 4  Steerage James Robertson   Inft Paisley, Scotland                        N. Hampshire
 5  Steerage Margt Pearson       35 Kings County, Ireland                    Boston        Two Boxes             RC
 6  Steerage Henry  Pearson       9 Kings County, Ireland                    Boston
 7  Steerage Honora Byrne        18 Kings County, Ireland                    Boston
 8  Steerage Joseph Griffiths    20 Wales                   House Servant    Boston
 9  Steerage Jno McMahan         34 Co. Clare, Ireland      Puddler          Penn^a        One Box               P
10  Steerage Catharine McMahan   33 Co. Clare, Ireland      Tailor           New York City Three boxes  Married  RC
11  Steerage John McMahan         7 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
12  Steerage Cornelius McMahan    4 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
13  Steerage Thomas McMahan    Inft Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
14  Steerage Thomas Fogarty      40 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City Three Boxes  Married  RC
15  Steerage Mary Fogarty        38 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City  
16  Steerage Bridget Fogarty     11 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City 
17  Steerage Honora Fogarty       9 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
18  Steerage Kate Fogarty         6 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
19  Steerage Thomas Fogarty       3 Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
20  Steerage William Fogarty   Inft Co. Clare, Ireland                       New York City
21* Steerage Bridget Mann???     35 Sligo, Ireland                           St. Louis, Mo Two Boxes    Married
22* Steerage John Mann???         7 Sligo, Ireland                           St. Louis, Mo  
23* Steerage Bridget Mann???      5 Sligo, Ireland                           St. Louis, Mo
24* Steerage Thomas Bart??       17 Limerick, Ireland       Tailor           N.Y. City     Two Boxes
25  Steerage Peter Cunningham    45 Sligo, Ireland          Farmer           Illinois      One Box
26  Steerage Mary Connelly       25 Sligo, Ireland                           Penn^a        Two Boxes    Married
27  Steerage Anne Connelly     Inft Sligo, Ireland                           Penn^a 
28  Steerage Denis Sexton        36 Co. Clare, Ireland      Tailor           Ohio          Three Boxes  Married
29  Steerage Anastatia Sexton    30 Co. Clare, Ireland                       Ohio
30  Steerage Mary Ann Sexton      3 Co. Clare, Ireland                       Ohio
31  Steerage John Sexton       Inft Co. Clare, Ireland                       Ohio
32  Steerage James Robb          26 Kirkcudbright, Scotland Joiner           NY City       One Box      Married  Prot 
33* Steerage John Corlis?        28 Galway, Ireland         Tailor           NY City       Two Boxes    Married  RC
34* Steerage Catharine Corlis?   28 Galway, Ireland                          NY City
35* Steerage Mary Ann Corlis?  Inft Galway, Ireland                          NY City
36* Steerage Eliza Corlis?     Inft Galway, Ireland                          NY City
37  Steerage Robert Griffiths    31 Wales                   Puddler          Penn^a        One Box               P
38  Steerage Sarah McDonald      36 Lancashire, England     Weaver           NY City       One Box      Married 
39* Steerage Antony Corcoran     26 Mayo, Ireland           Bricklayer       Indiana       One Box               RC

Newyork 1857 Capt.

Transcriber's Notes:

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that the transcriber was unsure of, or
could not read due to the quality of the original.  Where possible some possibilities
are listed in the notes.  

The cover of this manifest calls this ship the Forest Queen, but the first page of the
manifest shows the name to be Forest King.

Passenger #3  - Second Cabin is written over Steerage on this line.
Passengers #21-23 - Could be Mannson or Mannier or Mannion
Passenger #24 - Could be Barter or Barton
Passengers #33-36 - Could be Corliss or Corlise
Passenger #39 - Could be Cousran

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1030.

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