Immigrant Ships
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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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