Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

British Schooner Thistle

I Wm F Best do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Phila contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board the Br Sch Thistle at the time of her sailing from the port of St John NB 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.

Sworn before me, this 22 day of Aug 1836
John ? Collector. Wm T Best

Report or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Schr Thistle whereof Cap Best is Master, from St John burthen 105 79/94 Tons and owned by of Janes Robinson orth?? of St. John NB and bound to Philadelphia.

Columns represent: Passenger Number, Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, To what Country belonging, Country of which it is their intention to become Inhabitants and Number and Names of Passengers who have died on the Voyage*.

 1  Hugh Colgin        37 Male    Weaver    London Derry  United States  1 Chest 1 Box 1 Barrel
 2  Margaret Colgin    28 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States
 3* Jane Dole          22 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States  1 Chest
 4  James Colgin        2 Male    Weaver    London Derry  United States
 5  Jane Manally       30 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States  1 Chest
 6  Jane Manally        5 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States
 7  Mary Manally        9 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States
 8  George Manally      3 Male    Weaver    London Derry  United States
 9  W. McKey           23 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States  1 Box
10  W. Johnson         30 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States  1 Chest
11* ?????  Johnson     26 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States
12* Earnsti?? McDermot 30 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States  1 Chest 1 Box & Be??????
13  Mary McDermot      27 Female  Labourer  London Derry  United States  2 Boxes
14  Patric McDermot     3 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States
15  Jno McDernot        5 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States
16  James Laird        25 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States  1 Box
17* Isabella ?ob?      20 Female  Spinster  London Derry  United States  1 Chest
18  Maude Barr         39 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States  2 Chest 1 Box
19  Mary Barr          30 Female  Weaver    London Derry  United States
20  Neil Barr           1 Male    Weaver    London Derry  United States
21  Jno McClorney      20 Male    Labourer  London Derry  United States  1 Chest

 
Transcriber's Notes:

*  The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder
   or is difficult to read.

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

*  There were no deaths but this column appeared to have baggage information in
   it.

*  This list was very spotty and difficult to tell where dittos were.  It
   looked like there were dittos following down the columns so the transcriber
   repeated them even though it is doubtful some females and the very young had
   occupations.


 3  name was indented.
11  givenname could begin with an T with a series of small letters after.
    Maybe Turan.
12  given name may be Earnstion, maybe it is Bedsten in the baggage column.
17  surname is faded and difficult to read but may be Robb.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 51, List 127.

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