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Ship Courage


Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13 June 1836

DISTRICT AND PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
I, Wm Robinson do solemnly and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscibed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Philadelphia, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the passengers which were on board the Ship Courage at the time of her sailing from the Port of Londonderry or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present and have been during the voyage master of the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest, are to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. SO HELP ME GOD
Sworn before me, this 13th day of June, 1836 Collector
Ship Courage
Port of Embarkation---Londonderry
Arrived at Philadelphia
June 13, 1836
Columns represent: Name, Age, Occupation. The information given on this document is minimal. Except for the crew members #3 to # 13 where their occupations are given, other passengers only have name and age
  1* (Missing)
  2* (Missing)
  3* Jeremiah Roulston     21 2nd Mate
  4* John Beorgas          28 Seaman 
  5  James Bearman         21 Seaman
  6  John Wright           34 Seaman
  7  James Crawford        28 Seaman
  8  Alexander Patterson   22 Seaman
  9  David Proudfoot       22 Seaman
 10  William Fleming       45 Stewart
 11  James McKenna         47 Cook
 12  William Barr          22 Carpenter
 13  George McGhee         20 Apprentice
 14* (Missing)
 15* (Missing)
 16* (Missing)
 17* Isabella ?????        ?? 
 18* James Brown           ?? 
 19* Thomas Brown          ?? 
 20* Robert Long           ?? 
 21* B??? ???????          ?? 
 22* James Johnston        ?? 
 23* Mary Beaty            ?? 
 24* David Donaghy         ?? 
 25* May Donaghy           ?? 
 26* William Campbell      ?? 
 27* Eliza Campbell        ?? 
 28* ????? ???inson        ??
 29  Robert Robinson       18 
 30  Andrew Bradin         30
 31  Dennis Canney         19 
 32  Charles McLaughlin    23 
 33  Neil Doherty          19 
 34  James Johnston        32 
 35  Alexander Johnston    20 
 36  John Sproul           21 
 37  Edward Downing        20 
 38* David Wilson          ?? 
 39  Alexander McConnell   22 
 40* William Clark         ?? 
 41* Saint John Wiley      16 Seaman 
 42  Francis Kelly         25 
 43  Robert Baird          70 
 44  Esther Baird          60 
 45  John Baird            35 
 46  Thomas Baird          33 
 47  Margaret Baird        23 
 48  Mary Baird            25 
 49  Esther Baird          21 
 50* William Gray          ?? 
 51* Sally Earr??g         ?? 
 52* William Boulston      ?? 
 53  John Boulston         18 
 54* Patrick G?????        26
 55* Patrick R????         20
 56  Mary Ann Scarlet      22
 57  Ansley Scarlet        20
 58  Sarah Lynch           21
 59  William McGarvey      20
 60  Mary Carton           21
 61  Samuel Cannon         19
 62  Margaret Cannin       17
 63  John Hunter           24
 64  Margaret Hunter       24
 65  William Hunter        16mo
 66* Bridget ?????         23
 67* Mary McT???           21
 68  Nancy Thompson        20
 69  James Moore           24
 70  Patrick Bradly        28
 71  James Duffy           18
 72  John Gallagher        23
 73  Peggy McGowan         30
 74  John McDade           33
 75  Patrick McDermott     26
 76* ?????                 ??
 77  Margaret Quigg        30
 78  Michael Quigg          2
 79  Eliza Kirkpatrick     20
 80  Jane Kirkpatrick      60
 81  William Collins       20
 82  Patrick Collins       15
 83  Mary Mullin           18
 84  Charles Mullin        15
 85  Mary Aiken            21
 86  Mary Black            25
 87* Ellen ????stone       19
 88  Hugh Henry            36
 89  Ann Henry             34
 90  Ann Henry Jr           9
 91  James Henry            7
 92  Catherine Henry        5
 93  Richard Henry          3
 94  Edward Boyle          18
 95  James Orr             22
 96  Ellen McKeenan        20
 97  James Mullin          20
 98  Margaret Brady        25
 99  Robert Donnely        30
100  Mary Bowin            17
101  John Miller           22
102  Eleanor Ogilby        20
103  Joseph Beaty          20
104  John Gratin           18
105  George Moon           18
106  Nancy Boon            50
107  Isabella Stewart      30
108  John Stewart           4
109  Edward Stewart         2
110  Thomas Kelly          26
111  John Phillips         70
112  Rebecca Bradin        24
113  Jane Bradin            6
114  John Bradin            4
115  James Bradin           8
116  Sarah Ann Johnston    18
117  John Stewart          28
118  William Scott         24
119  Robert Scott           8
120  Mary McSorly          50
121  Ally McSorly          19
122* Robert L?????         20
123  Jane Robinson         23
124  Mary Jane Robinson     3
125  Catherine Tracy       40
126  Felix Tracy           20
127  Ann Madden            21
128  Mary Madden           19
129  Alexander Patterson   20
130  Patrick McLaughlin    35
131  Patrick McCann        30
132  Ann McKenna           17
133  William Cunningham    18
134  Jane Irwin            20
135  Mary Irwin            18
136  Ann Shannon           16
137* Thomas Ru?????        20
138* Patrick Gallagher     18
139  Fanny Williams        22
140  William Scarlet       24
141* Martha B????          20
142  Hugh Kelly            21
143  Catherine Kelly       20
144  Owen McGwinn          20
145  Jane O'Brien          21
146  John O'Brien          18
147* Rose La???            20
148* Ann La???             18
149* Mary La???            16
150  James Irwin           28
151  Thomas Irwin          20
152  Margaret McIntire     50
153  James Cartin          25
154  James Hughes          16
155* Ann ?????             20 
156* John ?????            26
157  Margaret Cunningham   14
158  John Henry            30
159  Sarah Henry           20


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates difficulty reading the text, or is used to call your 
   attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
The use of a ? indicates that portion of a line which cannot be deciphered

  1-2-14-15-16---Nothing at all on these passengers
  17---The last name is shown as "ditto" meaning it 
       was the same as Passenger 16 which was "Missing"
  18-19--- Cannot read last name of 18, and 19 is indicated as the same as 18
  20---No age given
  21---Both first and last names are undecipherable
  22---No Age
  23---No Age
  24-25---No Age
  26---No Age
  27---No Age
  28---The only part of the last name that can be read are the last five
       letters-inson.  May be the same as 29---Robinson
  36---Last name looks like Sproul
  38---No Age
  40---No Age  
  41---Note at end of list regarding Passenger 41 Saint John Wiley, Seaman
       should have been included in the crew above, was taken as passenger
       but afterward shipped as a Seaman
  50---No Age
  51---Last name unreadable
  52---No Age
  54---Last name Gallin ???
  55---Last name unreadable
  66---Last name unreadable
  67---Last name looks like McTague ???
  76---Last name unreadable
  87---First part of last name-???
 122---Last name unreadable
 137---Looks like Rufile ???
 138---This passenger has a line through his name. Maybe a death
 141---Might be Brien or Brier
 147-148-149---Might be Logue or Logan
 155-156---Last name unreadable

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 51.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 March 2003



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