Immigrant Ships
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Ship Franklin


Liverpool, England to Philadelphia
19 August 1839

DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA - PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Franklin of Warren whereof Josiah S. Burgess is Master, burthen 431 tons and 76/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Liverpool for Philadelphia [19 August 1839]
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation trade or profession, Country to which they severally belong, Country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Remarks relative to any that may have died or otherwise left the vessel during the voyage*.
Please scroll to view all columns.

  1  Dr. Louis Guistiana      43     Male   Clergyman      Germany   Missouri        3 Trunks and 3 Boxes Clothing
  2  Mrs Maria Guistiana      32     Female Lady           Germany   Missouri
  3* Capt. Henry Von Rohr     42     Male                  Germany   Missouri        2 Trunks Clothing
  4  Miss Julia Von Rohr       4     Female Daughter       Germany   Missouri
  5  Mr Frederick Heathcote   33     Male   Gentln         England   Illinois        3 Trunks and 1 Box Clothing
  6  Mr George Heathcote      32     Male   Gentln         England   Illinois
  7  Miss Elisabeth Heathcote 18     Female Lady           England   Illinois
  8  Thomas Heathcote          6     Male                  England   Illinois
  9  James Kerr               23     Male   Joiner         Scotland  Nashville Tenn  5 Boxes Clothing
 10  Grace Kerr               22     Female Wife           Scotland  Nashville Tenn
 11  Benjm Kerr                2     Male                  Scotland  Nashville Tenn
 12  Janett Kerr              Infant Female                Scotland  Nashville Tenn
 13  Margaret Ray             24     Female Spinster       Scotland  Nashville Tenn
 14  John Johnston            14     Male   Farmer         Scotland  Nashville Tenn
 15  James Kerr 2d            13     Male   Farmer         Scotland  Nashville Tenn
 16  Joseph Dapps             45     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Paridise Penn   3 Boxes Beding and Clothing
 17  Robert Dapps             18     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Paridise Penn
 18  John Dapps               16     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Paridise Penn
 19  James Dapps              13     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Paridise Penn
 20  Margaret Dapps           21     Female Spinster       Ireland   Paridise Penn
 21  John McKown              20     Male   Farmer         Ireland   New Orleans La  1 Box Clothing
 22  Sarah McKown             23     Female Spinster       Ireland   New Orleans La
 23  Hugh McKown              25     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Illinois        1 Trunk Clothing
 24  Matilda McKown           23     Female Spinster       Ireland   Illinois
 25  Margaret Carmicheals     24     Female Spinster       Ireland   Philadelphia
 26  Jane Farrel              40     Female Spinster       Ireland   New Hampshire   1 Box Clothing
 27  Wm Rielly                29     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 28  Margaret F???y           23     Female Spinster       Ireland   Philadelphia
 29  Matilda F???y            21     Female Spinster       Ireland   Philadelphia    2 Boxes Clothing
 30  Mary F???y               19     Female Spinster       Ireland   Philadelphia
 31  Thomas F???y             16     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Philadelphia
 32  John F???y               14     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Philadephia
 33  John Johnston            36     Male   Weaver         Ireland   Philadelphia
 34  George Naisby            49     Male   Weaver         England   Paridise Penn   1 Box Clothing
 35  Charlotte Willson        60     Female Widow          England   New Orleans La  2 Boxes & 5 Trunks Clothing
 36  Ellen Willson            26     Female Spinster       England   New Orleans La
 37  Lawrence Hart            23     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania     1 Trunk Clothing
 38  Nancy Redden              8     Female                Ireland   Pensylvania
 39  Ann Redden                7     Female                Ireland   Pensylvania
 40  Bridget Carrol           40     Female Widow          Ireland   Indianna
 41  Honora Carrol            20     Female Spinster       Ireland   Indianna
 42  Mary Carrol              12     Female                Ireland   Indianna
 43  Ellen Carrol              7     Female                Ireland   Indianna
 44  Richard Carrol            3     Male                  Ireland   Indianna
 45  John Carrol               2     Male                  Ireland   Indianna
 46  David Jones              26     Male   Farmer         Wales     Illinois         2 Trunks Clothing
 47  James Cummings           38     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Kentucky         1 Box Clothing
 48  Margaret Cummings        34     Female Wife           Ireland   Kentucky
 49  Biddy Cummings           12     Female                Ireland   Kentucky
 50  Eliza Cummings            6     Female                Ireland   Kentucky
 51  John Cummings             3     Male                  Ireland   Kentucky
 52  Ann Cummmings            Infant Female                Ireland   Kentucky
 53  Samuel Watkins           58     Male   Brass Founder  England   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
 54  Richard Reeves           46     Male   Farmer         England   Elizabethtown NJ 1 Box Clothing
 55  Elizabeth Reeves         46     Female Wife           England   Elizabethtown NJ
 56  Zilla Reeves             17     Female Spinster       England   Elizabethtown NJ
 57  Martha Reeves            11     Female                England   Elizabethtown NJ
 58  Ann Reeves                5     Female                England   Elizabethtown NJ
 59  Enoch Reeves             15     Male                  England   Elizabethtown NJ
 60  Eli Reeves                8     Male                  England   Elizabethtown NJ
 61  Thomas McIntosh          61     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Indianna         3 Boxes Clothing
 62  Nancy McIntosh           63     Female Wife           Ireland   Indianna
 63  Nancy McIntosh           19     Female Spinster       Ireland   Indianna
 64  Thomas McIntosh           4     Male                  Ireland   Indianna
 65  Joseph McIntosh          36     Male   Weaver         Ireland   Indianna
 66  James Mona               32     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania
 67  James Doyle              20     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania
 68  Patrick O'Neil           26     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania
 69  Janette Muslin           28     Female                Scotland  Pittsburg Penn   1 Trunk & 1 Box Clothing
 70  Henry Monaghan           39     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pittsburg Penn   4 Boxes Clothing
 71  May Monaghan             32     Female Wife           Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 72  Mary Monaghan            11     Female                Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 73  Ann Monaghan              9     Female                Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 74  Biddy Monaghan            7     Female                Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 75  Ellen Monaghan           22     Female                Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 76  Hannah Monaghan          Infant Female                Ireland   Pittsburg Penn
 77  Andrew Smith             32     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
 78  Catherine Smith          29     Female Wife           Ireland   Pensylvania
 79  Phillip Smith             5     Male                  Ireland   Pensylvania
 80  Patrick Smith             2     Male                  Ireland   Pensylvania
 81  Betsey Smith             19     Female Spinster       Ireland   Pensylvania
 82  John Wilkinson           25     Male   Shoe Maker     Ireland   Pensylvania      3 Boxes Clothing
 83  Betsey Wilkinson         23     Female Wife           Ireland   Pensylvania
 84  Margaret Wilkinson       Infant Female                Ireland   Pensylvania
 85  Mary Wilkinson           23     Female Spinster       Ireland   Pensylvania
 86  Mary Watson              20     Female Spinster       Ireland   Pensylvania
 87  Alexander Williams       62     Male   Turner         Ireland   Ohio             1 Box Clothing
 88  Charles Williams         23     Male   Turner         Ireland   Ohio
 89  George Williams          21     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Ohio
 90  Joseph Williams          10     Male                  Ireland   Ohio
 91  Sarah Williams            7     Female                Ireland   Ohio
 92  James Rosborough         35     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania      2 Boxes Clothing
 93  Nancy Rosborough         22     Female Wife           Ireland   Pensylvania
 94  Eliza Rosborough         Infant Female                Ireland   Pensylvania
 95  Wm Giddes                60     Male   Coppersmith    Scotland  Baltimore        3 Boxes Clothing
 96  Adan Giddes              30     Male   Tailor         Scotland  Baltimore
 97  Alexander Giddes         24     Male   Tailor         Scotland  Baltimore
 98  John Giddes              22     Male   Farmer         Scotland  Baltimore
 99  George Giddes            17     Male   Tin Smith      Scotland  Baltimore
100  Andrew McManas           17     Male   Laborer        Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
101  Thomas Mullen            20     Male   Laborer        Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
102  Hugh McGowan             50     Male   Schoolmaster   Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Trunk Clothing
103  Rose McGuire             32     Female Spinster       Ireland   Wilmington Del
104  John Docherty            40     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Georgia          1 Box Clothing
105  Collen Docherty          30     Female Wife           Ireland   Georgia
106  Patrick Docherty         Infant Male                  Ireland   Georgia
107  Nancy McGrath            35     Female Spinster       Ireland   Georgia
108  Peter O'Shaunesy         35     Male   Laborer        Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
109  Mary O'Shaunesy          26     Female Wife           Ireland   Pensylvania
110  Patrick O'Shaunesy        5     Male                  Ireland   Pensylvania
111  Celia O'Shaunesy          3     Female                Ireland   Pensylvania
112* John Daly                5?     Male   Laborer        Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
113  Mary Daly                30     Female Wife           Ireland   Pensylvania
114  Biddy Daly                7     Female                Ireland   Pensylvania
115  John Daly                 5     Male                  Ireland   Pensylvania
116  Patrick Daly             22     Male                  Ireland   Pensylvania
117  David Hanighan           25     Male   Laborer        Ireland   Pensylvania
118  Peter Joyce              29     Male   Laborer        Ireland   Pensylvania
119  Hugh Robinson            67     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Indiania         5 Trunks & 1 Chest Clothing
120  John Robinson            30     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Indiania
121  Mathew Robinson          27     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Indiania
122  William Robinson         25     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Indiania
123  Jane Robinson            20     Female Spinster       Ireland   Indiania
124  Matilda Cathburn         20     Female Dress Maker    Ireland   Indiania         1 Trunk & 1 Box
125  Samuel Kirkpatrick       19     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pensylvania      1 Box Clothing
126  Andrew Haggerty          20     Male   Farmer         Ireland   Pittsburg Penn   1 Box Clothing
127* Ellen Bunner             25     Male   Spinster       Ireland   N Jersey
 

Transcriber's notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original 
   recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention
   to additional information in the transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due
   to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original
   recorder.

*  The final column does not contain information about those who 
   died on the voyage; rather, it contains information about baggage
   taken on board by each family.

*  First eight passengers are listed as cabin class.  
   Following No. 8, the words "Steerage Passengers" is written
   in the last column.

*  Date is taken from cover sheet, as there is no declaration by
   the master.

Passenger #  3    - Occupation listed as Late Capt in the 
                    Prussian Army
Passenger # 28-32 - This could be the Fairy family, or Farney,
                    or even Franey.
Passenger #112    - Age is very faint, and only the 5 is clearly
                    visible.
Passenger #127    - Ellen Bunner is listed as a male although her given 
                    name is female and she is listed as a spinster.

Correspondence 09/13/02 passenger #3 von Rohr
Passenger #3, Henry (Heinrich) von Rohr, later
attended a seminary and became a Lutheran pastor.
He led congregations in Bergholz and Walmore in
western New York.
Born on the 28th of March 1797 in Prussia, he died in
Niagara County, New York on the 15th of May 1874. He
is buried in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery next to St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn, New York  where he preached.
Bob Grose
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 55, List 162.
Contributed and transcribed by Annette Lynch a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 December 2000



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