Immigrant Ships
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Ship Centurion
Liverpool, England to New York
17 February 1851
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E Coomby, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear
that the following List or Manifest of Passengers,
subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to
the Collector of Customs for the District of New York,
contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief a
just and true account of all the Passengers received
on board the Ship Centurion whereof I am Master, from
Liverpool.
So help me God
(Signed) E. Coomby
Sworn to this 17 Feby 1851
Before me (signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board
the Ship Centurion whereof Edward Coomby is Master,
from Lpool burthen seven hundred & forty ???? tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The
country to which they severally belong, The country to
which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the
Voyage. The destination for all passengers was U. S.
America; this column has been omitted.
1 John Wilson 22y male Student England
2 Thomas Sparks 40y male Labourer England
3 John Jackson 38y male Jeweller England
4 Geo. Whiteman 33y male Labourer England
5 W^m Reade 23y male Labourer England
6 Th. Tollington 50y male Farmer England died at sea
7 Th^s Tollington 18y male Farmer England
8 Cath. Tollington 20y female Farmer England
9 Jane Tollington 15y female Farmer England
10 Fanny Tollington 13y female Farmer England
11 Robert Tollington 16y male Farmer England
12 Michael Mahan 25y male Farmer Ireland
13 John Vaughan 25y male Labourer Ireland
14 Pat Brenan 60y male Labourer Ireland
15 Ann Brenan 40y female Farmer Ireland
16 Hugh Brenan 21y male Labourer Ireland
17 James Brenan 14y male Labourer Ireland
18 Thomas Brenan 12y male Labourer Ireland
19 Pat Brenan 10y male Labourer Ireland
20 John Brenan 4y male Labourer Ireland
21 Toby Purser 44y male Labourer Ireland
22 James Purser 20y male Labourer Ireland
23 Ellen Purser 17y female Farmer Ireland
24 Pat Purser 14y male Labourer Ireland
25 Mary Purser 12y female Farmer Ireland
26 Johny Purser 9y male Labourer Ireland
27 Biddy Morrisson 50y female Farmer Ireland
28 Michael Fanell 20y male Labourer Ireland
29 Ellen Brennan 20y female Farmer Ireland
30* Abraham Frey?uhl 37y male ? Germany
31 Elias Smith 25y male Merchant Germany
32* Julius Kantravi?h 25y male Tailor Germany
33 William Ehlert 33y male Tailor Germany
34 Ernestine Ehlert 28y female Tailor Germany
35* Samuel S????l Kaminski 25y male Merchant Poland
36 John Ryan 21y male Farmer England
37 Ann Ryan 20y female Farmer England
38 Mary Dort 68y female Farmer England
39 Margaret O'Neil 20y female Farmer Ireland
40 Thomas Mayfield 20y male Farmer England
41 Lucy Mayfield 20y female Farmer England
42 Th^s Meakin 21y male Labourer Ireland
43 Martha Meakin 25y female Labourer Ireland
44 Marg^t Douglass 22y female Servant Scotland
45 Tim Crowley 29y male Currier England
46 Ellen Crowley 26y female Currier England
47 John Crowley 1y 3m male Currier England
48 Julia Crowley 62y female Currier England
49 Joanna Crowley 10y female Currier England
50 John Wilson 25y male Labourer England
51 Ann Wilson 22y female Labourer England
52 Alfred Wilson 2y male Labourer England
53 William Harbour 20y male Labourer England
54 Corn^s Marlow 22y male Labourer England
55 W^m Lumley 36y male Labourer England
56 Francis Lumley 36y male Labourer England
57 William Newton 45y male Labourer England
58 Sarah Newton 36y female Labourer England
59 William Newton 9y male Labourer England
60 Sarah Ann Newton 7y female Labourer England
61 Anna Newton 6y female Labourer England
62 Th^s Newton 4y male Labourer England
63 Mary Ann Newton 1y female Labourer England
64* Janny Babe born at sea female Labourer England
65 Gustaf Kielusch 34y male Merchant Germany
66 Alfred Hoffmann 27y male Merchant Sweden
67 Hendrick Puhl 27y male Merchant Sweden
68 Nelsen Kealund 26y male Merchant Denmark
69 Pat Jordan 20y male Labourer Ireland
70 Henry Langstaff 35y male Labourer Ireland
71 Thomas Kelly 16y male Labourer Ireland
72 Pat Keady 36y male Labourer Ireland
73 Morris Rouch 35y male Labourer Ireland
74 Dan^l Murphy 35y male Labourer Ireland
75 John MacKinzie 20y male Labourer Ireland
76 Nory Scanlan 24y female Servant Ireland
77 Mary Doley 17y female Servant Ireland
78 Cath. Fitzmorris 23y female Servant Ireland
79 Dennis Sproan 38y male Smith Ireland
80 Pat Sproan 15y male Smith Ireland
81 Rob^t Sproan 13y 6m male Smith Ireland
82 Mary Cunny 23y female Servant Ireland
83 Dennis Coalman 50y male Labourer Ireland
84 Juddy Coalman 11y female Labourer Ireland
85 Margaret Coalman 4y female Labourer Ireland
86 Mary Minturn 30y female Labourer Ireland
87 Ann Laskin 50y female Labourer Ireland
88 Mat Laskin 15y male Labourer Ireland
89 Michael Laskin 4y male Labourer Ireland
90 John Flanhery 30y male Labourer Ireland
91 Mary Dolan 30y female Labourer Ireland
92 Pat McGuire 21y male Labourer Ireland
93 Harry McGuire 40y male Labourer Ireland
94 Cath. Whelan 20y female Labourer Ireland
95 Mary Hopkin 50y female Labourer Ireland
96 John Hopkin 11y male Labourer Ireland
97 Th^s Hopkin 9y male Labourer Ireland
98 Peter Hopkin 7y male Labourer Ireland
99 Th^s Murphy 21y male Labourer Ireland
100 Laurance Kelly 17y male Labourer Ireland
101 Martin Dully 29y male Labourer Ireland
102 William Katin 50y male Labourer Ireland
103 Joanna Shehan 30y female Labourer Ireland
104 Nancy Callaghan 11y female Labourer Ireland
105 Michael Callaghan 7y male Labourer Ireland
106 Denny Callaghan 4y male Labourer Ireland
107 Bridget Mullin 16y female Labourer Ireland
108 Michael Kelly 60y male Cooper Ireland
109 Mary Duffy 40y female Cooper Ireland
110 Nanny Kelly 20y female Cooper Ireland
111 Jane Kelley 15y female Cooper Ireland
112 Mary Kelly 15y female Cooper Ireland
113 Mary Duffy 10y female Cooper Ireland
114 Mare Tracey 24y male Labourer Ireland
115 Pat Tracey 14y male Labourer Ireland
116 Danny Tracey 16y male Labourer Ireland
117 Bridget Tracey 50y female Labourer Ireland
118* Cath. ?????? 22y female Labourer Ireland
119 John Densey 36y male Labourer Ireland
120 Cath. Stapleton 24y female Labourer Ireland
121 Joanna Stapleton 1y 1m female Labourer Ireland
122 Rich^d Fogarty 40y male Labourer Ireland
123 Th^s Tracey 30y male Labourer Ireland
124 William Conlan 20y male Labourer Ireland
125 James Cary 27y male Labourer Ireland
126 Pat Kennedy 25y male Labourer Ireland
127 E^d Connar 18y male Labourer Ireland
128 Biddy Conlan 22y female Labourer Ireland
129 Bridget Conlan 20y female Labourer Ireland
130 Mary Conlan 18y female Labourer Ireland
131 Bridget Kane 20y female Labourer Ireland
132 Mich^l Nelly 25y male Carp. Ireland
133 Mary Tierny 20y female Labourer Ireland
134 Ellen Casey 45y female Labourer Ireland
135 Cath. Casey 20y female Labourer Ireland
136 Mich^l Moran 50y male Labourer Ireland
137 Mich Moran 20y male Labourer Ireland
138 Pat Matheran 20y male Labourer Ireland
139 Bridget Cassidy 18y female Labourer Ireland
140* Mary Ma?ten 15y female Labourer Ireland
141 Betty McHenry 19y female Labourer Ireland
142 Mary Bohen 12y female Labourer Ireland
143 Ambroise Williams 23y male Labourer Ireland
144 John Michel 18y male Labourer Ireland
145 Th^s Loftus 20y male Labourer Ireland
146 John Haggerty 40y male Labourer Ireland
147 Joseph Clark 35y male Labourer Ireland
148 Sarah Clark 35y female Labourer Ireland
149 Rich^d Massey 22y male Labourer Ireland
150 Mary Jane Massey 21y female Labourer Ireland
151 Luke Farley 27y male Labourer Ireland
152 James Reid 30y male Labourer Ireland
153 John Collins 35y male Labourer Ireland
154 Mary Brennan 22y female Labourer Ireland
155 Bessey Daugherty 22y female Labourer Ireland
156 Morris (babe born at sea) male Labourer Ireland
157 Rosy Mahan 22y female Labourer Ireland
158 John Gannon 22y male Labourer Ireland
159 Francis Rose 20y female Labourer Ireland
160 Mich. Dyer 22y male Labourer Ireland
161 Marg^t Hagedorn 30y female Labourer Ireland
162 Cath. Hagedorn 9y female Labourer Ireland
163 Mary Hagedorn 6y female Labourer Ireland
164 John Hagedorn 5y male Labourer Ireland
165 John Mehan 20y male Labourer Ireland
166 John Dyer 25y male Labourer Ireland
167* Mary Nuk?ll 15y female Labourer Ireland
168 Mich. Hagedorn 12y male Labourer Ireland
169 John Sharer 20y male Labourer Ireland
170 William Donnelly 45y male Labourer Ireland
171 William Donnelly 17y male Labourer Ireland
172 James Donnelly 15y male Labourer Ireland
173 Mary Rennans 16y female Labourer Ireland
174 Nancy Bohan 17y female Labourer Ireland
175 Cath. Feylan 15y female Labourer Ireland
176 Mary Rennans 17y female Labourer Ireland
177 Marg Higgins 16y female Labourer Ireland
178 John Gulare 20y male Labourer Ireland
179 Martin Hyarns 20y male Labourer Ireland
180 William Fink 18y male Labourer Ireland
181 Edward McMahon 17y male Labourer Ireland
182 Mary Cashel 17y female Labourer Ireland
183 Bridget Murphy 19y female Labourer Ireland
184 Cath. Ward 20y female Labourer Ireland
185 Edward Mulligan 16y male Labourer Ireland
186 Nancy Condon 40y female Labourer Ireland
187* Mary Lunders?n 42y female Labourer Ireland
188 Cath. Condon 16y female Labourer Ireland
189 Thomas Ryan 22y male Labourer Ireland
190 John Rockford 18y male Labourer Ireland
191 Sam^l Harman 28y male Labourer Ireland
192 Mary Lake 29y female Labourer Ireland
193 Jim Lake 10y male Labourer Ireland
194 John Lake 7y male Labourer Ireland
195 John Lake 44y male Labourer Ireland
196 James Clifford 35y male Labourer Ireland
197 Mary Clifford 35y female Labourer Ireland
198 Martin Clifford 14y male Labourer Ireland
199 Cath. Clifford 9y female Labourer Ireland
200 Johny Clifford 8y male Labourer Ireland
201 Bridget Clifford 6y female Labourer Ireland
202 James Clifford 4y male Labourer Ireland
203 Mary Clifford 3y female Labourer Ireland
204 Anna Clifford 0y 6m female Labourer Ireland died at sea
205 Francis Kane 25y female Labourer Ireland
206 Martin Brown 18y male Labourer Ireland
207 Mary Mahedy 24y female Labourer Ireland
208 Mary Griffin 20y female Labourer Ireland
209 Mary Connor 20y female Labourer Ireland
210 Cath. Donohoe 35y female Labourer Ireland
211 Mary Mark 9y female Labourer Ireland
212 Ellen Mark 5y female Labourer Ireland
213 John Mark 3y male Labourer Ireland
214 Pat Mark 1y male Labourer Ireland
215 Bess Connor 35y female Labourer Ireland
216 Cath. Hyans 20y female Labourer Ireland
217 Cath. Hyans 23y female Labourer Ireland
218 Th^s Whelehan 22y male Labourer Ireland
219 Ellen Whelehan 22y female Labourer Ireland
220 Kate Wulff 20y female Labourer Ireland
221 Esther Kelly 20y female Labourer Ireland
222 John Coffin 21y male Labourer Ireland
223 Mary Coffin 24y female Labourer Ireland
224 Mary Shehan 18y female Labourer Ireland
225* ??ny Ryan 20y female Labourer Ireland
226 John McKana 40y male Labourer Ireland
227 Mary McKana 35y female Labourer Ireland
228 John McKana 11y male Labourer Ireland
229 John Megan 20y male Labourer Ireland
230 Arch Irwin 20y male Labourer Ireland
231 James Gorman 30y male Labourer Ireland
232 Ally Collins 30y female Labourer Ireland
233 Mary Welsch 13y female Labourer Ireland
234 Biddy Welsch 11y female Labourer Ireland
235 Thomas Dunn 18y male Labourer Ireland
236 Pat Brennan 25y male Labourer Ireland
237 Elisab. Brennan 20y female Labourer Ireland
238 Johny Moore 5y male Labourer Ireland
239 Mary Dolan 18y female Labourer Ireland
240 Mary King 40y female Labourer Ireland
241 Mary Moore 3y female Labourer Ireland died at sea
242 Ellen Curry 24y female Servant Ireland
243 Elisa Donley 20y female Servant Ireland
244 Alice Melan 20y female Servant Ireland
245 James McMahon 25y male Labourer Ireland
246 Owen McNaughton 25y male Labourer Ireland
247 John Marin 20y male Labourer Ireland
248 Thomas Beggan 35y male Labourer Ireland
249 Bridget Handley 35y female Labourer Ireland
250 James Beggan 16y male Labourer Ireland
251 Brenan Beggan 14y male Labourer Ireland
252 Cath. Beggan 12y female Labourer Ireland
253 Mary Beggan 10y female Labourer Ireland
254 Michael Beggan 5y male Labourer Ireland
255 Ann Beggan 2y female Labourer Ireland
256 Tommy Beggan 1y male Labourer Ireland died at sea
257 Pat Murray 27y male Labourer Ireland
258 Rosy Kelly 17y female Labourer Ireland
259 Mary Kelly 13y female Labourer Ireland
260 Biddy Brennan 40y female Labourer Ireland
261 Betsy Brennan 12y female Labourer Ireland
262 James Brennan 9y male Labourer Ireland
263 Owen Brennan 15y male Labourer Ireland
264 Carey Divine 15y male Labourer Ireland
265 Mary Divine 30y female Labourer Ireland
266 Mary Hyan 16y female Labourer Ireland
267 Martha Nixon 28y female Labourer Ireland
268* Ar??y Nixon 32y female Labourer Ireland
269 James Nixon 9y male Labourer Ireland
270 Mary Jane Nixon 3y 6m female Labourer Ireland
271 John Nixon 1y 3m male Labourer Ireland
272 Bridget Doyle 19y female Labourer Ireland
273 James Dolan 25y male Labourer Ireland
274 Ann Dolan 20y female Labourer Ireland
275 Carey Dolan 0y 8m male Labourer Ireland
276 Ann Hammers 32y female Labourer Ireland
277 Mary Hammers 7y female Labourer Ireland
278 Mathew Hammers 4y male Labourer Ireland
279 Mary Morrisson 22y female Labourer Ireland
280 Biddy Melaney 1y female Labourer Ireland
281 Mich^l Kenney 35y male Labourer Ireland
282 John Owens 30y male Labourer Ireland
283 John Alex. Murphy 35y male Labourer Ireland
284 Marg. Ryan 18y female Labourer Ireland
285 Rosy Reilley 18y female Labourer Ireland
286 Rosy Reilley 30y female Labourer Ireland
287 James Reilley 4y male Labourer Ireland
288 Peter Reilley 20y male Labourer Ireland
289 Owen Ryan 20y male Labourer Ireland
290 John Larsin 25y male Labourer Ireland
291 John Rafferty 27y male Labourer Ireland
292 Cath. Coyne 16y female Labourer Ireland
293 Ann Dorsey 20y female Labourer Ireland
294 Kitty Hyan 20y female Labourer Ireland
295 Kitty Hyan 24y female Labourer Ireland
296 Cha^s McAlear 24y male Labourer Ireland
297 Ja^s McGrath 10y male Labourer Ireland
298 Ann McLear 19y female Labourer Ireland
299 Mary McLear 19y female Labourer Ireland
300 Cath. McGrath 8y female Labourer Ireland
301 John Litton 24y male BoltMaker England
302 James Mitchinson 27y male BoltMaker England
303 Mich^l Delaney 30y male Labourer Ireland
304 Susan Delaney 60y female Labourer Ireland
305 Bridget Delaney 16y female Labourer Ireland
306 Bridget Healey 14y female Labourer Ireland
307 Ellen McGrath 20y female Labourer Ireland
308 Pat Ledgewit 35y male Labourer Ireland
309 Juddy Ledgewit 33y female Labourer Ireland
310* Nuh^? Ledgewit 10y male Labourer Ireland
311 Peter Ledgewit 8y female Labourer Ireland
312 Edward Ledgewit 0y 3m male Labourer Ireland
313 Biddy Lynch 18y female Labourer Ireland
314 Cath. Carey 31y female Labourer Ireland
315 Ellen Carey 19y female Labourer Ireland
316 Cath. Burn 30y female Labourer Ireland
317 Biddy Reilley 16y female Labourer Ireland
318 Mary Cassiddy 30y female Labourer Ireland
319 Mich Cassiddy 10y male Labourer Ireland
320 John Cassiddy 6y male Labourer Ireland
321 Pat Cassiddy 4y male Labourer Ireland
322 Rob. Smith 33y male Labourer Ireland
323 Pat Morris 35y male Labourer Ireland
324 Laurence Martin 31y male Labourer Ireland
325* Ani?e Hagan 50y male Carpenter Ireland
326 Bridget Hagan 50y female Carpenter Ireland
327 Sarah Hagan 4y female Carpenter Ireland
328 Edward Murray 20y male Labourer Ireland
329 John Ryan 20y male Labourer Ireland
330 Mark Mulligan 30y male Labourer Ireland
331 Martin Hagan 30y male Labourer Ireland
332 John Kelley 23y male Labourer Ireland
333 Ellen Kenney 20y female Labourer Ireland
334* William Kenney 0y 4m female Labourer Ireland
335 Juddy Lynch 20y female Labourer Ireland
336 Bridget Doanes 15y female Labourer Ireland
337 Tommy Byrne 40y male Labourer Ireland
338 Mary Byrne 26y female Labourer Ireland
339 Michael Hand 35y male Labourer Ireland
340 Mary Condy 46y female Labourer Ireland
341 Joseph Condy 12y male Labourer Ireland
342 Andrias Condy 8y male Labourer Ireland
343 Davis Barry 30y male Labourer Ireland
344 Ellen Barry 25y female Labourer Ireland
345 Mary Toole 50y female Labourer Ireland
346 Mich Toole 20y male Labourer Ireland
347 Jerry Toole 30y male Labourer Ireland
348* Mary Cansey 8y female Labourer Ireland
349* Marg. Cansy 7y female Labourer Ireland
350 Cath. Byrne 28y female Labourer Ireland
351 Bridget Byrne 13y female Labourer Ireland
352 Michael Byrne 10y male Labourer Ireland
353 Jane Byrne 8y female Labourer Ireland
354 Pat Byrne 4y male Labourer Ireland
355 Mary Duffy 15y female Labourer Ireland
356 Biddy Reilley 2y female Labourer Ireland died at sea
357 John Brown 22y male Seaman U.S.A.
358* John Lohmann 50y male Phicisian U.S.A.
(signed) Edward Coomby
Entry at end of manifest:
358
died 4
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354
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 below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality
of the original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The psgrs were numbered by the manifest scribe.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; these have been
transcribed to 'ss'.
End of ship's tonnage burthen illegible because of ink smudge.
Far right column (Died on Voyage) of manifest pg. 2 (psgr #41-90) blurred, probably
by camera lens, but there does not appear to be any entries.
30 4th letter of surname not clear, letter extends above the line, could be Freyhuhl, Freyluhl;
Occupation heavily overwritten, illegible.
32 Next to last letter of surname not clear, could be Kantravich or Kantravish.
35 Middle name illegible.
64 Surname omitted, probably Newton; no other information provided.
118 Surname heavily overwritten; appears to have originally been written as Tracey; could be Murray.
140 Middle letter of surname not clear; could be Marten or Masten.
167 4th letter of surname not clear; could be Nukall or Nukell.
187 Next to last letter of surname not clear; could be Lundersan or Lunderson.
225 First letters of first name not clear; could be Onny.
268 3rd and 4th letters of first name not clear; could be Archy (note Sex for this psgr is female) or Areby.
310 Last letter of first name illegible.
311 Based on first name, Sex could be male.
325 Smudged first name, third letter is illegible.
334 Based on first name, Sex could be male.
348 Surname may be Cansy.
349 Surname may be Cansey.
358 Occupation in modern English is Physician.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 95, List 136.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
and reviewed by Ines
Mannhardt, members of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
4 January 2005
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