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Brig Ellen Forrestal

I, Cornelius Bunbury, Master of the Br Brig Ellen Forrestal, 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 Brig at Limerick*, from which port said Brig 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.
Cornelius Bunbury

Sworn to this 29th May 1851
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Br Brig Ellen Forrestal whereof Cornelius Bunbury is Master, from Liverpool*.
Burthen 239 5/95 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.

Columns eliminated and the reasons why.
    Country of origin---All from Ireland
    Destination---All bound for the United States
    Died on Voyage---No deaths
    Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given

 1  Pat Murphy            26 M Farmer
 2  Thomas Scanlon        26 M Farmer
 3  John Mack             20 M Farmer
 4  Edward Scanlon        18 M Farmer 
 5  Margaret Scanlon      32 F Matron
 6  Thomas Fitzgerald     28 M Farmer
 7  Michael Fitzgerald    20 M Farmer
 8  James Dunegan         25 M Farmer
 9  Catherine Dunegan     23 F Wife
10  Mary Dunegan           8 F Child
11  Margaret Dunegan       6 F Child
12  Catherine Dunegan      4 F Child
13  Patrick Dunegan      6mo M Infant
14  Mary Galvin           40 F Spinster
15  Mary Griffin          19 F Spinster
16  Michael Horogan       40 M Farmer
17  Johana Horogan        30 F Spinster
18  Ellen Horogan         23 F Spinster
19  Edward Horogan        37 M Farmer
20  Pat Fitzgibbons       33 M Farmer
21  Catherine Fitzgibbons 32 F Wife
22  Thomas Hartnett       41 M Farmer
23  John Lawler           18 M Farmer
24  Bridget Healy         30 F Mother
25  Ellen Gilbert        3mo F Infant
26  Thomas Stack          26 M
27  Edmond Stack          19 M
28  Margaret Stack        17 F
29  Thomas Enright        11 M Child
30  Bridget Enright       13 F Child
31  Ellen Hunt            35 F Wife
32  Tom Hunt               7 M Child
33  Robert Hunt            9 M Child
34  Margaret Hunt       11mo F Infant
35  Thomas Brassel        36 M Farmer
36  Susan Cucask          17 F Spinster
37  Ann Cusack            20 F Spinster
38  Ellen Cuningham       20 F Spinster
39  Bridget Maloney       24 F Spinster
40* Bridget Cons?????     20 F Spinster
41  Margaret Curry        20 F Spinster
42  Ann Curry             20 F Spinster
43  Catherine Leary       21 F Spinster
44  Margaret King         33 F Spinster
45  Hanora Griffin        26 F Spinster
46  Dan Coghlin           25 M Farmer
47* James McElligo??      26 M Farmer
48  John Scanlon          23 M Farmer
49  Patt Hennessy         24 M Farmer
50  Thomas Peryman         5 M Child
51  Lawrence Corning      21 M Farmer
52  James Roche           16 M Farmer
53  Mary Ann Collins      23 F Spinster
54* Ch??????? Collins     21 F Spinster
55  Nancy McGrath         25 F Spinster
56  Patt Mangan           24 M Farmer
57  Pat Kelly             18 M Farmer
58  Bridget Hallinan      23 F Spinster
59  Margaret Keanan       15 F Spinster
60  Hanora Cassidy        28 F Spinster
61  James Cassidy          6 M Child
62  Catherine Cassidy      4 F Child
63  Ann Cassidy            2 F Child
64  Mary Cassidy         3mo F Infant
65  John Gianane          40 M Farmer
66  Bridget Gianane       30 F Wife
67  Mary Gianane          40 M Farmer
68  Mary Sullivan         13 F Child
69  Patt Gannon            7 M Child
70  Edward Gannon          5 M Child
71  Jane Gannon            3 F Child
72  Chas Gannon          3mo M Infant
73  Mary Boland           16 F Spinster
74  John Cusack           29 M Farmer
75  Ann Murphy            21 F Spinster
76  John Halloran         18 M Farmer
77  Simon Reedy           13 M Child
78  Honor Peryman         40 F Matron
79  Betsy Peryman         13 F Child
80  William Peryman       12 M Child
81  Jerry Peryman         10 M Child
82  Bridget Cortigan      20 F Spinster
83  Terry Cortigan         9 M Child
84* Margaret Danem        20 F Matron

 
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.

40---Last name questionable.  Maybe meant to be Considine.
47---Last name. Maybe meant to be McElliot.
54---First name questionable.
84---Question last name.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 99, List 591.

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