Immigrant Ships
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Bark Clarence

I, John McDonogh, 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 the 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 British Bark Clarence whereof I am Master, from Galway, Ireland.
So help me God.
(signed) John McDonogh

Sworn to, this 7 May 1855
Before me, (signature unreadable)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Br. Bark Clarence whereof John McDonogh is Master, from Galway, Ireland, burthen 238 Br tons.

Columns represent: name, age (yr./mo.), sex, occupation, the country to which they severely belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, accommodation. As all passengers were from Ireland, and all were designated for the United States, those columns were eliminated.

Between Decks/Steerage
  1  Michael Conroy     36     M   Labourer
  2  Ann Conroy         39     Fm  Wife
  3  Michael Conroy     20     M   Labourer
  4  James Conroy       15     M   Labourer
  5  Val Conroy         13     M   Labourer
  6  Ann Conroy         11     Fm  Girl
  7  Mathew Conroy       7     M   Lab^r.
  8  Honor Connor       20     Fm  Spinster
  9  John Forde         20     M   Lab^r.
 10* Mary Berdunk       22     Fm  Spinster
 11  Thos Trnynor       28     M   Lab^r.
 12  Mary Mitchell      22     Fm  Spinster
 13  Pat^k Walsh        13y6m  M   Boy
 14* ?appy Thornton     12     Fm  Girl
 15  John Walsh         19     M   Lab^r
 16  Bridget Clarke     18     Fm  Matron
 17  John Green         21     M   Lab^r
 18  Mary Early         21     Fm  Spinster
 19  Honor Early        20     Fm  Spinster
 20  Pat^k Morgan       13     M   Boy
 21  John Conoly        18     M   Lab
 22* Edward Hynes       19     M   Lab
 23  Catherine S?orde   24     Fm  Matron
 24  Bridget Somerville  6     Fm  Girl
 25* Mi??y Somerville    4     Fm  Girl
 26  Barbara Fabutz     26     Fm  Spinster
 27  Morgan Crean       20     M   Lab
 28  Biddy Crean        15     Fm  Spinster
 29  Bridget Walsh      21     Fm  Spinster
 30  Pat Murphy         33     M   Lab
 31  Pat Gowan          13     M   Boy
 32  Mary Linsy         22     Fm  Spinster
 33* M??? Quinn         13     Fm  Spinster
 34  Mary Quinn         11     Fm  Spinster
 35  Bridget Gill       17     Fm  Spinster
 36  John Burke         12     M   Lab
 37  Bridget Walsh      22     Fm  Spinster
 38  Bridget Lee        20     Fm  Spinster
 39  Thomas Yolon       21     M   Lab
 40  Celia Caulifield   20     Fm  Spinster
 41  George Warde       18     M   Lab
 42  Michael Burke      26     M   Lab
 43  Biddy Donohue      16     Fm  Spinster
 44  Honor Norton       20     Fm  Spinster
 45  Mary Vroesney      12     Fm  Girl
 46  Thomas Connelly    16     M   Lab
 47  Honor King         25     Fm  Wife
 48  P^k Burke          21     M   Lab
 49  John King           0y3m      Infant
 50  Judy Hynes         18     Fm  Spinster
 51  Daily Kean         26     M   Lab
 52  James Thornton     19     M   Lab
 53  William Plover     18     M   Lab
 54  John McLoughlin    20     M   Lab
 55  John Martin        30     M   Lab
 56  Elizabeth Lyden    16     Fm  Spinster
 57  Timothy Connolly   20     M   Lab
 58  Ann Coyle          19     Fm  Spinster
 59  Pa^k Folan         24     M   Lab
 60  Tho^s Connolly     24     M   Lab
 61* Michael Clohessy   30     M   Lab
 62  Mary Clohessy      28     Fm  Wife
 63  Pat Clohessy        0y3m      Infant
 64  John Bolerno       17     M   Lab
 65* Kitty Finegan      22     Fm  Spinster
 66  Maria Burke        11     Fm  Girl
 67  James Casey        40     M   Lab.
 68  Mary Connolly      21     Fm  Spinster
 69  Martin Calt        22     M   Lab.
 70  Margaret Lyons     24     Fm  Spinster
 71  Bridget Hall       22     Fm  Spinster
 72  Pat Lyons          28     M   Lab
 73* Pat Lyons           0y6m  M   Inf girl
 74  Biddy Holmes       18     Fm  Spinster
 75  Ellen Flaherty     23     Fm  Spinster
 76  Michael Conroy     32     M   Lab.
 77* Catherine Clanery  22     Fm  Spinster
 78  Peter Feeney       18     M   Lab.
 79  Ann Dillon         23     Fm  Spinster
 80  Michael Calt       20     M   Lab.
 81* Margaret Herren    20     Fm  Spinster
 82  James Tierney      22     M   Lab
 83  James Curry        20     M   Lab.
 84  Peter Tierney      12y6m  M   Boy
 85  Biddy Tierney      13y6m  Fm  Girl
 86  Kate Tierney       40     Fm  Matron
 87  Pat Mealy          21     M   Lab
 88  William Noone      19     M   Lab
 89  Tho^s Curry        21     M   Lab
 90  Biddy Noone        25     Fm  Matron
 91  Biddy Hughes       22     Fm  Matron
 92  Catherine Tierney  17     Fm  Matron
 93  Honor Faherty      24     Fm  Matron
 94  Peggy Caulfield    24     Fm  Matron
 95  ?oneka King        25     Fm  Matron
 96* Lizzy King          0y8m  Fm  Infant
 97  Hugh King            11m      Infant
 98  Biddy Nester       29         Matron
 99* May Nester          9         Girl
100  Biddy Nester        0y9m      Infant
101  Ellen O'Neill      15         Girl
102  Midget Cirssen     20     Fm  Spinster
103  Bridget Cirssen    21     Fm  Spinster
104  Hugh Cirssen       24     M   Lab
105* May Ryan           25     Fm  Spinster
106  Bridget Finegan    20     Fm  Spinster
107  Arl??? Kungan      22     Fm  Spinster
108  Mary Kungan                   Infant
109  Mary Clancey       20     Fm  Spinster
110  John Griffin       25     M   Lab
111  Michael Connell    24     M   Lab
112* Stephen Halurty    21     M   Lab
113  Mary Keely         25     Fm  Spinster
114  Peter Hennesy      23     M   Lab

Cabin
115* Kitty Ivers        42
116* Catherine Ivers    15
117* Nicholas Connolly  45
118* Bridget Connolly   40
119* Tho^s Connolly     22
120* Rich^d Connolly    Infant
121* Susan Connolly     18

Captain's Notes:  114 Steerage including infants           Inf      6
                    7 Cabin                                Cab      7
                                                           Died  none


Transcriber's Notes:

  The use of an * indicates an omission, error or an explanation of
  notations made by the original recorder.
  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the
  quality of original document.
  The use of an ^ indicates the latter part of the name was superscribed.
  This manifest was numbered by the transcriber.

 10      Surname could be Besdunk.
 14      This name could also be ?abby.
 25      Given name could be Minny, but all the letters after the i run together
         and couldn't be deciphered.
 33      Given name begins with an M, but subsequent letters have been written over and
         effectively blacked out, making it unreadable.
 61      There is a line drawn through this name, but passenger is counted at the end, and
         no one was listed as dying, so transcriber is uncertain as to meaning of the line.
 65      Surname could be Fonegan.
 73      Although this child is dittoed male under the passenger above, it is also written
         in as 'infgirl' in the occupation column.
 77      Surname could be Clancey.
 81      Surname could be Berren.
 95      First letter of given name is either H or M.
 96      This passenger could possibly be 8-years-old instead of 8 months, but in the
         occupation column is written Infant, so this transcriber is not sure as to the
         actual age; especially since the child below has the same surname and is listed
         as 11 months and an infant.  There was also a notation beside the numeral 8 in
         the age column, but it was rubbed out and cannot be deciphered.
 99      Given name could be Mary.
105      Given name could be Mary or Meg.
112      Surname could be Halurtz.
115-121  All the cabin passengers were listed as "bound to Boston".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 151, List 282.

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