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Ship Benjamin Adams

I, Francis J. Chase, master of Ship Benjamin Adams 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 Ship Benjamin Adams at Liverpool from which port the said Ship Benjamin Adams 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 have died. So help me God. Sworn to this March 2, 1861 before me J. White???

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Benjamin Adams whereof ??? J Chase, is master, from Liverpool burthen 1170 tons.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age in years and months, sex, occupation, country to which they belong. Country which they intend to inhabit, and part of the vessel which each occupied are not listed as they were going to the United State and occupied second cabins.

    
  1*  ??       Patrick     23   6  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
  2*  McG???   Kate        37   9  Female             Ireland    
  3*  McG???   James            6  Male   Inf         Ireland    
  4*  McG???   Mary         8   5  Female             Ireland    
  5*  McG???   John         7   2  Male               Ireland    
  6*  McG???   Eliza        5   9  Female             Ireland    
  7*  McG???   Timothy      3   4  Male               Ireland
  8   Muldoon  Mary        11   8  Female             Ireland
  9   Donohue  Patrick     20  10  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
 10   Wallace  Margaret    20   5  Female Servant     Ireland
 11   Ryan     John        26   3  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
 12*  ???      Honora      21   9  Female Servant     Ireland
 13   Roche    Catherine   19  10  Female Servant     Ireland    
 14*  ?ause    Patrick     21   6  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
 15   Williams Thomas      29   6  Male   Labourer    England
 16   Williams Emma        28   3  Female             England
 17   McGrath  Michal      20   8  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
 18   Kane     Patrick     21   7  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
 19   Shaw     John        21   7  Male   Wheelwright England
 20*  ?yland   Patrick     50   4  Male   Farmer      Ireland       
 21*  ?yland   Mary        45   7  Female             Ireland
 22*  ?yland   ???san      23   9  Male   Farmer      Ireland 
 23*  ?yland   John        20   6  Male   Farmer      Ireland
 24*  ?yland   Eliza       12   8  Female             Ireland
 25*  ?yland   Thomas       8  10  Male               Ireland
 26*  ?yland   Kate         6   5  Female             Ireland
 27*  ?yland   La?cy        4   6  Female             Ireland                
 28*  ?yland   Mary         2   2  Female             Ireland                
 29   Hanagan  James       17   9  Male   Labourer    Ireland       
 30*  Me?han   Margaret    19   5  Female Servant     Ireland
 31   Levan    Ann         25   3  Female Servant     Ireland
 32   Levan    John        25   3  Male               Ireland
 33*  Mastean  William     24   6  Male   Farmer      Ireland
  

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.

 1    Surname is very difficult to interpret. Maybe Thomas among many other possiblities.   
 2-7  Surnames maybe McGaceny among many other possiblities.
12    Surname is difficult to interpret. Maybe ?arit. First letter could be a "B".
14    Surname maybe Hayse or Hause.
20-28 Surname maybe Hyland.
22    Given name looks like it maybe Kaisan or Rairan.
30    Surname maybe many things, but could be Me??an. Could be Meckan.
33    Surname maybe Martean or many other things.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208, List 141.

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