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Bark Achilles


Belfast, Ireland to New York
21 May 1851

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jas Morris, Master of the Br Bark Achilles, 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 the said Bark at Belfast, from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
James Morris
Sworn to this May 21st, 1851
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Bark Achilles whereof James Morris is Master, from Belfast.
Burthen ???? tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.
Columns eliminated and the reasons why.
     Country of origin---All from Ireland
     Destination---All bound for the United States
     Died on Voyage---Only one death. Passenger #106.
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given.
  1  David Mulholland     30 M Laborer
  2  Deborah Mulholland   60 F Laborer
  3  Susanah Mulholland   20 F Laborer
  4  James Mulholland      3 M Child
  5  Robert Magee         20 M Unknown
  6  Martha Magee         20 F Servant
  7  Wm Scullion          20 M Servant
  8  Samuel McCracken     23 M Servant
  9  John Cameron         19 M Servant
 10  Alexr Cameron        19 M Servant
 11  Wm John Beatie       25 M Servant
 12  James Curran         45 M Laborer
 13  Mary Curran          47 F Wife
 14  David Magee          17 M Laborer
 15  John McKee           16 M Laborer
 16  James McKee          27 M Laborer
 17  Rachel Linn          25 F Spinster
 18  Patrick McGrath      23 M Laborer
 19  Samuel Reid          28 M Laborer
 20  Catherine Tunney     22 F Spinster
 21  Thomas McClory       25 M Laborer
 22  Hanna McClory        20 F Wife
 23  Thomas McClory        2 M Child
 24  Robert Signet        23 M Laborer
 25  Wm Patten            40 M Laborer
 26  James Patten         14 M Laborer
 27  James Freeman        40 M Laborer
 28  James Freeman        20 M Laborer
 29  Betty Savage         21 F Spinster
 30  Hannah Savage        19 F Spinster
 31  Mary Murray          30 F Spinster
 32  Thomas Mathews       27 M Laborer
 33  Ann Mathews          24 F Wife
 34  Thomas Mathews        2 M Child
 35  John Mathews       12mo M Infant
 36  Samuel Coffey        30 M Laborer
 37  James Copeland       40 M Laborer
 38  Margaret Copeland    40 F Wife
 39  James Copeland       40 M Laborer
 40  Sarah Copeland       11 F Child
 41  Maria Copeland        9 F Child
 42  Mary Copeland         3 F Child
 43  Robert Ardlow        30 M Laborer
 44  David Baylie         28 M Laborer
 45  Francis Baylie       21 M Laborer
 46  Sarah Baylie         19 F Spinster
 47  Margaret Baylie      14 F Spinster
 48  John Baylie          14 M Laborer
 49  Sarah Quigley        19 F Spinster
 50  James McCroskey      25 M Laborer
 51  Wm Boyde             20 M Laborer
 52  James Boyde          18 M Laborer
 53  Joseph Melon         25 M Laborer
 54  Margaret Murray      21 F Spinster
 55  Joseph Hanna         18 M Laborer
 56  Sarah McClean        19 F Spinster
 57  Samuel Davidson      26 M Laborer
 58  Jane Davidson        26 F Wife
 59  Samuel Davidson       2 M Child
 60  Thomas Davidson     .00 M Infant
 61  Benjamin Lenton      17 M Carpenter
 62  Eliza Lenton         15 F Spinster
 63  Nelson Hall          33 M Laborer
 64  Margaret Hall        23 F Wife
 65  Jane McConnell       25 F Spinster
 66  Wm Hall              21 M Laborer
 67  James McGarry        20 M Laborer
 68  Catherine McGarry    22 F Wife
 69  Margaret Patterson   20 F Spinster
 70  John Kirker          19 M Laborer
 71  Emily Kirker         17 F Spinster
 72  Alexr Morrisson      21 M Laborer
 73  Wm Robinson          25 M Laborer
 74  Sarah Robinson       23 F Wife
 75  James Robinson        6 M Child
 76  Sarah Robinson        3 F Child
 77  Mary Robinson      12mo F Infant
 78  Maria Bennett        20 F Spinster
 79  John Swan            25 M Laborer
 80  James Dock           60 M Laborer
 81  Mary Dock            28 F Spinster
 82  Martha Dock           5 F Child
 83  Charles Dock          3 M Child
 84  Sarah Dock          .00 F Infant
 85  William Murphy       18 M Laborer
 86  Susan Murphy         16 F Spinster
 87  John Sturgeon        25 M Laborer
 88  Andrew Montgomery    28 M Laborer
 89  William Montgomery    4 M Child
 90  Ruth Ledget          19 F Spinster
 91  James Clelland       21 M Laborer
 92  Matilda Clelland     23 F Wife
 93  Sarah McKelvey       17 F Spinster
 94  Susana Nixon         25 F Spinster
 95  Susan McGrath        19 F Spinster
 96  Mary McGrath         17 F Spinster
 97  Robert Black         30 M Laborer
 98  Ellen Black          24 F Wife
 99  Mary Jane Black       2 F Child
100  Sarah Wheelan        26 F Spinster
101  Eliza Wheelan         6 F Child
102  Joseph Wheelan        4 M Child
103  John Wheelan        .00 M Infant
104  John Dawson          45 M Laborer
105  Mary Jane Dawson     14 F Spinster
106* Susan Blaney         30 F Spinster
107  Eliza Magee          20 F Spinster
108  Mary Blaney          25 F Spinster
109  Eliza Boyd           15 F Spinster
110  Patrick McLaughlin   44 M Laborer
111  Margaret McLaughlin  40 F Wife
112  Maria Quinn          20 F Spinster
113  Mary McLaughlin       5 F Child
114  Charles McLaughlin    3 M Child
115  Henry Savage         25 M Laborer
116  Patrick Rush         19 M Laborer
117  Gilbert McIlveen     19 M Laborer
118  Thomas Balie         50 M Laborer
119  Isabella Balie       50 F Wife
120  Fanny Balie          20 F Spinster
121  John Rose            19 M Laborer
122  Joseph Gilcrest      17 M Laborer
123  Jane Thompson        55 F Spinster
124  Hugh Thompson        25 M Laborer
125  Alexr Johnston       18 M Laborer
126  Wm Carey             17 M Laborer
127  Malcolm McKing       20 M Laborer
128  Wm Yeates            30 M Laborer
129  John Saway           19 M Laborer
130  Hugh McGrogan        15 M Laborer
131  James McWilliams     30 M Laborer
132  James McElroy        18 M Laborer
133  Catherine Hill       17 F Spinster
134  Mary Taggart         18 F Spinster
135  Charles Rogan        50 M Laborer
136  Charles Rogan        34 M Laborer
137  Edward Rogan         36 M Laborer
138  Margaret Beers       36 F Spinster
139  Mary Ann Beers       13 F Child
140  Jane Beers           10 F Child
141  James Shields        26 M Laborer
142  Nathaniel Logan      45 M Farmer
143  Anne Logan           45 F Wife
144  Jane Logan           25 F Daughter
145  Peggy Logan          20 F Daughter
146  Henry Logan          18 M Son
147  Ellen Logan          16 F Daughter
148  Elley Carey          50 F Spinster
149  Sarah Carey          23 F Spinster
150  Letitia Carey        20 F Spinster
151  Hugh Carey           18 M Laborer
152  John Carey           16 M Laborer
153  James Logan          18 M Laborer
154  Ann Logan            20 F Wife
155  Jane Logan           16 F Spinster
156  John Brown           20 M Laborer
157  Thomas Simpson       62 M Laborer
158  Ann Simpson          62 F Wife
159  James Simpson        28 M Laborer
160  Thomas Simpson       25 M Laborer
161  Wm Kirkwood          20 M Miner
162  Ann Shaw             23 F Spinster
163  John McCurran        45 M Farmer
164  Ann McCurran         45 F Wife
165  Patrick McCurran     14 M Son
166  John McCurran         9 M Child
167  Mary Ann McCurran     7 F Child
168  Eliza McCurran        3 F Child
169  James McDowd         30 M Laborer
170  John Thistle         60 M Laborer
171  Mary Thistle         60 F Wife
172  Dixon Thistle        26 M Son
173  Mary Thistle         20 F Daughter
174  Hanna Thistle        18 F Spinster
175  Maria Thistle        12 F Child
176  Walter Thistle       10 M Child
177  Patrick Morrow       25 M Laborer
178  Joseph Murphy        30 M Laborer
179  Isaac Hughes         30 M Laborer
180  James Dogherty       20 M Laborer
181  Christiana Johnston  30 F Spinster
182  Robert Drummond      30 M Laborer
183  Ellen Drummond       25 F Wife
184  Jenny Drummond        3 F Child
185  Mary Drummond       .00 F Infant
186  Mary Murphy          44 F Spinster
187  Charlotte Martin     22 F Spinster
188  Eliza Shaw           29 F Spinster
189  Wm Backett           21 M Laborer
190  Thomas Backett       18 M Laborer
191  Sarah Lynch          21 F Spinster
192  Catherine Jennings   50 F Wife
193  Francis Jennings     25 M Son
194  Hugh Jennings        23 M Son
195  Ann Jennings         21 F Daughter
196  John Jennings        13 M Child
197  Isabella Jennings     9 F Child
198  Eliza Jennings        6 F Child
199  Rachel Jennings       3 F Child
200  Margaret McCormack   44 F Spinster
201  John Grogan          35 M Laborer
202  Mary Grogan          38 F Wife
203  Ann Grogan           60 F Spinster
204  Jane Shaw            17 F Spinster
205  Richard Kerr         20 M Laborer
206* Storra Kerr          20 F Wife
207  Mary Kerr             6 F Child
208  Abigail Kerr          4 F Child
209  John Martin          21 M Laborer
210  Mary Lynch           20 F Spinster
211  Catherine Lynch      19 F Spinster
212  Martha Wallace       20 F Spinster
213  Matthew Anderson     17 M Laborer
214  Mary Rooney          25 F Spinster
215  Martin Armstrong     21 M Laborer
216  Mary Wile            22 F Spinster
217  William Hawthorne    22 M Laborer
218  Catherine Williamson 30 F Spinster
219  James Nelson         25 M Laborer
220  Ann Nelson           25 F Wife
221  Wm Stott             15 M Laborer
222  John Little          35 M Laborer
223  Wm Little           .00 M Infant
224  Eliza Little         26 F Wife
225  John Morris          24 M Laborer
226  Samuel Johnston      35 M Laborer
227  Wm Clelland          24 M Laborer
228  Mary McMullen        25 F Spinster
229  Cecelia Beers        30 F Spinster
230  Thomas Johnston      23 M Laborer
231  Marcella Turney      20 F Spinster
232  Alexr McConnell      23 M Laborer
233  Charles Woodhouse    23 M Laborer
234  Hugh Duncan          39 M Laborer
235  Andrew McKenzie      26 M Laborer
236  Alexr Miller         27 M Laborer
237  John Orr             50 M Laborer
238  John Orr             30 M Laborer
239  Catherine Orr        18 F Daughter
240  Margaret Orr          2 F Daughter
241  Wm Anderson          35 M Laborer
242  Robert Johnston      21 M Laborer
243  Eliza Johnston       22 F Wife
244  James Ogle           17 M Laborer
245  James McElroy        28 M Laborer
246  Ann McElroy          22 F Wife
247  Sarah McElroy       .00 F Infant
248  Wm Caldwell          40 M Laborer
249  James Maxwell        25 M Laborer
250  Margaret Maxwell     25 F Wife
251  John Thompson        32 M Laborer
252  Wm Allison           27 M Laborer
253  James Taggart        20 M Laborer
254  Matilda Herron       17 F Governess
255  Ann Neely            20 F Governess
256  Barbara Morris       27 F Captain's Wife
257  Fanny Morris        .00 F Infant
258  Jane Stans           13 F Nurse
259  Martha Orr           52 F Nurse
260  Mary Orr             22 F Nurse
261  John Orr            .00 M Infant
262  Wm Wright            19 M Farmer
263  John Ford            40 M Farmer
264  Thomas Curran        40 M Farmer  
  

Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
  condition of the original document.

106---This passenger died on the voyage. No date given.
206---First name very unusual-questionable ?? 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 98, List 556.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 May 2005



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