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SS Edinburgh

I, Samuel Brooks, Master of the SS Edinburgh, 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 SS Edinburgh at Liverpool & Queenstown from which port said SS Edinburgh 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.
Samuel Brooks

Sworn to this Jany 18 1861
Before Me ???????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the SS Edinburgh whereof Samuel Brooks is Master, from Liverpool & Queenstown. Burthen 1494 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. Only one death noted (details given in the Transcriber's Notes) so that column has been eliminated. All passengers are bound for America so that column also has been eliminated. Column regarding the location on the ship where each passenger traveled during the voyage has been eliminated because only two location noted. Passengers 1 through 91 made the voyage in the Main Steerage; passengers 92 through 112 were shown as Cabin Passengers traveling in the Saloon.

    
Main Steerage
  1  Harriet Harlow     25 F Wife         England 
  2  Richard Harlow    9mo M Infant       England
  3  John Jackson       23 M Farmer       England
  4  Thos Yates         21 M Farmer       England
  5  Adm Burke          24 M Miner        England
  6  Wm Boyer           21 M Seaman       England
  7  Chas Tomlinson     27 M Cooper       England
  8  Fredn Michal       37 M Plumber      England
  9  Gustive Brenner    25 M Farmer       America
 10  Marion Brooke      35 F Widow        America
 11  Thos Clay          31 M Miner        England
 12  Jas Bradley        37 M Warehouseman America
 13  Mary Green         56 F Wife         England
 14  Wm Hy Green         9 M Child        England
 15  Thos Chapman       49 M Miner        England
 16  Mary Pascal        50 F Wife         America
 17  George Edwards     22 M Miner        England
 18  Wm J Crossland     40 M Artist       America
 19  Rebecca Banet      28 F Spinster     England
 20  Emma Banet         23 F Spinster     England
 21  John Rice          40 M Mechanic     America
 22  Henry Webb         34 M Mechanic     America
 23  Martin A Frost     23 M Farmer       England
 24  Jane Frost         25 F Wife         England
 25  Jane Frost       10mo F Infant       England
 26  Fredk E Russell    21 M Miner        England
 27  Abnel W Kempton    30 M Miner        America
 28  James Kirkham      39 M Miner        England
 29  Edward Hodgkins    23 M Cooper       America
 30  Benj Rust          39 M Warehouseman America
 31  Sarah Rust         45 F Wife         America
 32  Hannah Tubbs       16 F Spinster     America
 33  Thomas Tubbs       11 M Child        America
 34  Sarah Fanny Tubbs   6 F Child        America
 35  Geo A Taylor       53 M Miner        America
 36  John Robinson      37 M Engineer     America
 37  James Stevens      40 M Farmer       America
 38  Nicholas Edwd Coad 21 M Farmer       England
 39* Pat K?????g        25 M Farmer       Ireland
 40* Mary Mor??         19 F Spinster     Ireland
 41  Mary Bochford      18 F Spinster     Ireland
 42  Cathe Bochford     11 F Child        Ireland
 43  Johanna Lawless    21 F Laborer      Ireland
 44  Johanna Clifford   32 F Farmer       Ireland
 45  Henry Lindsay      26 M Farmer       Ireland
 46  Patk O'Leary       21 M Farmer       Ireland
 47  Thos O'Leary       14 M Farmer       Ireland
 48  Mary Smullin       21 F Spinster     Ireland
 49  Louisa Tobias      15 F Spinster     Ireland
 50  Abraham Fairfield  32 M Farmer       Ireland
 51  Mrs Fairfield      24 F Wife         Ireland
 52  Abraham Fairfield   2 M Child        Ireland
 53  Elizth Fairfield  6mo F Infant       Ireland
 54  Mrs Rourke         48 F Wife         Ireland
 55  Sarah Rourke       19 F Spinster     Ireland
 56  Catherine Gorman   26 F Spinster     Ireland
 57  Christopher Behan  35 M Farmer       America
 58  Patk Lawler        26 M Farmer       Ireland
 59  Thos Collins       31 M Miner        America
 60  Anne Hyde          20 F Spinster     Ireland
 61  Bessy Grady        25 F Spinster     Ireland
 62  Wm Tobias          35 M Mechanic     Ireland
 63  Patk Smith         30 M Mechanic     America
 64  Thomas Deering     20 M Clerk        Ireland
 65  John H Davis       30 M Trader       Ireland
 66  Patk Kennard       55 M Farmer       Ireland
 67  Mary Kennard       50 F Wife         Ireland
 68  Patk Kennard       19 M Farmer       Ireland
 69  Rose Kennard       16 F Spinster     Ireland
 70  Phillip Kennard    15 M Farmer       Ireland
 71  Ellen Kennard      11 F Child        Ireland
 72  Hugh Kennard       10 M Child        Ireland
 73  Bryan Kennard       8 M Child        Ireland
 74* Mary McGowis       55 F Wife         Ireland
 75* Mary McGowis       20 F Spinster     Ireland
 76  Thos Dunn          40 M Farmer       America 
 77  Mary Dunn          36 F Wife         America 
 78  Mary O'Donnell     25 F Wife         America 
 79  Mary O'Donnell    4mo F Infant       Ireland
 80  Mary McGrath       17 F Spinster     Ireland
 81  Mary A Bettis      22 F Spinster     Ireland
 82  Edward McElroy     16 M Laborer      Ireland
 83  Michl Maloney      22 M Laborer      Ireland
 84  Francis O'Brien    11 M Child        Ireland
 85  Mary Rostigan      20 F Spinster     Ireland
 86  Mary McCormick     11 F Child        Ireland
 87  Honora Drury       20 F Spinster     Ireland
 88  Patk Mollony       26 M Farmer       America
 89  Margt Carroll      11 F Child        Ireland
 90  Jos Beal           39 M Farmer       Ireland
 91  M McAlue           28 M Farmer       Ireland

Cabin Passengers
 92  Mr Heyes           30 M Engineer     America
 93  Mr Haskin          40 M Merchant     America
 94  Mr Smith           26 M Merchant     America
 95  Mr E Pipa          47 M Merchant     America
 96  Mr M Clements      24 M Merchant     England
 97  Mr E Hitchcock     35 M Merchant     America
 98  Revd Hitchcock     27 M Clergyman    America
 99  Mrs Hitchcock      25 F Lady         America
100  Mr G O Hart        32 M Merchant     America
101  Mr J V Spader      30 M Merchant     America
102  Mrs De Montes      42 F Lady         France
103  Mr Marks           32 M Merchant     America
104  Mrs Marks          31 F Lady         America
105  Julia Marks         6 F Child        America
106  Alfred Marks        4 M Child        America
107  Montaque Marks      2 M Child        America
108  Miss Forris        22 F Lady         America
109  Mr W Lake          27 M Merchant     America
110  Jas Knox           30 M Gentleman    America
111* Chas F Hey         30 M Merchant     America   (Died Jan 12th)
112  Mr Warley          38 M Merchant     America

    
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.


 39  Last Name unreadable ??
 40  Last Name unreadable ??
 74  Looks like McGowis ?? Very unusual name makes me question it.
 75  Looks like McGowis ?? Same as above.
111  Passenger Hey died on Jan 12th during voyage.

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

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