Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Edinburgh
Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland to
New York
2 March 1861
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
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 and 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 2 March 1861
Before Me ??????? (unreadable)
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the
SS Edinburgh
whereof Samuel Brooks is Master, from Liverpool of
Queenstown.
Burthen 2188 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 no locations are noted. Passengers
1 through 115
made the voyage in the Main Steerage; passengers 116
through 130 were
shown as Cabin Passengers traveling in the Chief
Saloon.
Main Steerage
1 George Nicholsen 34 M Farmer England
2 Mary Nicholsen 34 F Wife England
3 Elizth Nicholsen 9 F Child England
4 Harriet Nicholsen 7 F Child England
5 George Nicholsen 5 M Child England
6 Charles Nicholsen 3 M Child England
7 John Nicholsen 1 M Infant England
8 Mrs. Cox 50 F Wife England
9 George Hallam 19 M Mason England
10 Mr. Andrew 20 M Mason England
11 Mrs Andrew 20 F Wife England
12 John Crans 26 M Trader England
13 Mrs Crans 22 F Wife England
14 David Crans 6mo M Child England
15 Wm Cox 46 M Mechanic America
16 ???? White 4 M Child England
17 Johann Fosfert 52 M Miner Germany
18 Alfredo Smith 16 M Miner American
19 A. J. Smith 11 M Miner American
20 Henry French 35 M Miner England
21 Ed Greenwoods 30 M Miner England
22 Jacob Low 34 M Trader American
23 Thos Murphy 38 M Farmer Ireland
24 Henry Blenman 36 M Laborer American
25 Mary McKee 20 F Spinster Scotland
26 George McBride 20 M Miner American
27 Henry Cobbley 20 M Miner England
28 Thos Smith 20 M Trader England
29 Henry Richards 20 M Trader American
30 F. T. McSweeny 13 M Boy England
31 John Arnot 35 M Trader American
32 Mrs. Arnot 33 F Wife England
33 Wm Gordon 34 M Miner American
34 Jaspar Richards 41 M Trader American
35 Edward Gare 42 M Trader American
36 John Rowland 18 M Mason England
37 Mrs. Elizth Bourgard 34 F Wife American
38 Thos Harper 24 M Miner England
39 Joseph Hunter 32 M Miner American
40 Jacob Bergani 30 M Artist American
41 F. W. Ruselar 30 M Artist American
42 Jos Vaminlaw 30 M Jeweller England
43 Maria Vaminlaw 28 F Wife England
44 Mr. Rantbury 30 M Miner England
45* Salazar Hoog 22 M Artist England
46 John Willis 38 M Trader England
47 Mrs. Willis 40 F Wife England
48 Sarah Wynde 37 F Wife England
49 Betsy Wynde 16 F Spinster England
50 Margaret Wynde 16 F Spinster England
51 Joseph Wynde 11 M Child England
52 Margaret Wynde 9 F Child England
53 Toni Huschmaun 37 M Seaman England
54 Jas Harrison 29 M Mechanic England
55 John Donovan 21 M Mechanic England
56 James Calhoun 40 M Trader England
57 Wm. Michl Mill 21 M Clerk England
58 George Waits 38 M Mechanic American
59 Jas Wyant 30 M Mechanic American
60 Thos Pope 20 M Mechanic American
61 C. Donnaurino 49 M Trader American
62 James Meara 20 F Labourer Ireland
63 Mary Morris 22 F Spinster Ireland
64 Mary Mullins 22 F Spinster American
65 Margt Kinsilla 20 F Spinster Ireland
66 Sarah Ann Kinsilla 11 M Child Ireland
67 James Mahan 25 M Farmer Ireland
68 John Carroll 21 M Labourer Ireland
69 Michael McCann 25 M Labourer Ireland
70 Eliza McCann 18 F Wife Ireland
71 Mary Fitzgibbon 21 F Spinster Ireland
72 Johanna Ryan 20 F Spinster Ireland
73 Catherine Long 19 F Spinster Ireland
74 Daniel Ruby 21 M Farmer Ireland
75 Anthony Cochran 21 M Labourer Ireland
76 Eugene Walsh 36 M Farmer Ireland
77 Mary Walsh 30 M Wife Ireland
78 Joshp Watson 25 M Labourer Ireland
79 Thos. Barrett 27 M Labourer American
80 Cornelius Sullivan 33 M Labourer Ireland
81 John Sullivan 29 F Labourer Ireland
82 Mary Sullivan 24 F Spinster Ireland
83 Mary Sullivan 20 F Spinster Ireland
84 Thos Lynch 26 M Labourer Ireland
85 Edwd Quirke 20 M Labourer Ireland
86 Henry Irvine 25 M Mechanic Ireland
87 Michael Rush 25 M Mechanic Ireland
88 Bridget Rush 24 F Wife Ireland
89 Thos Donohoe 25 M Labourer Ireland
90 Mathew Brien 24 M Labourer Ireland
91 Thos Hatkins 18 M Labourer Ireland
92 Maria Hara 21 F Spinster American
93 Wm Sullivan 24 M Labourer Ireland
94 Margaret Nason 11 F Child Ireland
95 Catherine Donovan 23 F Spinster Ireland
96 Julia Donovan 14 F Spinster Ireland
97 Patk Null 26 M Farmer Ireland
98 Eliza Null 22 F Wife Ireland
99 Mary Keating 20 F Spinster Ireland
100 Hannah Half 22 F Spinster Ireland
101 Joshua Scully 20 M Labourer Ireland
102 Margaret Murphy 20 F Spinster Ireland
103* Denis? Flaherty 28 M Mechanic Ireland
104 John Green 30 M Trader American
105 James Nel 33 M Farmer Ireland
106 Patk Finn 14 M Labourer Ireland
107 Harriet Thompson 22 F Wife Ireland
108 Fredk Thompson 8mo M Infant Ireland
109 Mary Hughes 16 F Spinster Ireland
110* Patk Callahan 20 M Labourer Ireland
111 Jas Connord 23 M Labourer Ireland
112 John Martin 48 M Farmer Ireland
113 Sarah Barry 50 F Wife America
114 Eliza Barry 20 F Spinster Ireland
115 John Lanahan 16 M Labourer Ireland
Cabin Passengers
116 Mrs. Bridget Solomon 42 F Lady England
117 Mr. John Forby 56 M Gentlemen America
118 Mr. J. R. Bower 23 M Gentlemen England
119 Mr. Houghton 36 M Merchant American
120 Mr. L. C. Porter 23 M Merchant American
121 Mr. John Gray 26 M Merchant England
122 Mr. John Taylor 28 M Gentlemen England
123 Mr. George Crawfords 30 M Student American
122 Geo. Martin 25 M Gentlemen American
123 Mr. Aaron Hart 66 M Merchant England
124 Mr. Samuel Phillips 35 M Merchant England
125 Mrs. Hannah Phillips 28 F Lady England
126 Mr. Geo. Nobles 21 M Merchant England
127 Mrs. J. Nobles 45 F Lady American
128* Mathr? Joseph Phillips 8 M Boy American
129 Mr. Fox 45 M Merchant American
130 Mr. Lambert Falise 35 M Merchant England
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.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to
the condition of the original document.
Common name abbreviations are: Elizth for Elizabeth; Wm for William; Thos for Thomas;
Edwd for Edward; Jos or Joshp for Joseph; Jas for James; Michl for Michael; Margt
for Margaret; Patk for Patrick; Fredk for Frederick; Geo for George.
45 Name looks like Salazar Hoog, unusual names
103 Looks like Denis as given name
110 Passenger Callahan died on 26 February, of Phthsis (tuberculosis) during voyage.
128 First name partially unreadable so is questionable
National Archives and Records Administration, Film
M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Gemma
Fiamma-Carmony
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 September 2004
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