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Bark Hopewell


Limerick, Ireland to New York
9 May 1851

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Abm Dixon, Master of the Br Bark Hopewell, 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 Bark at Limerick, from which port said Bark 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.
Abraham Dixon
Sworn to this May 9 1851
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Bark Hopewell whereof Abraham Dixon is Master, from Limerick.
Burthen 268 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.
      Occupation---Not recorded
      Country of origin---Ireland
      Destination---America
      Died on Voyage---No deaths
      Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given
  1  Catherine O'Donnell    50 F
  2  Ellen Malquern         18 F
  3  John Malquern          20 M
  4  Mrs Mehan              50 F
  5  Patrick O'Brien         5 M Child
  6  Michl Neire            17 M
  7  Thomas Neire           20 M
  8  Mary Neire             15 F
  9  Margaret Lee           20 F
 10  John Kerley            20 M
 11  Patrick Ryan           22 M
 12  Jerry Moran            22 M
 13  Nancy Scanlon          40 F
 14  Mary Ryan              14 F
 15  Margaret Desmond       14 F
 16  Margaret Gorman        28 F
 17  John Hannahan          25 M
 18  Michl Foley            27 M
 19  Bridget Foley          20 F
 20  David Conway           22 M
 21  John Culhane           20 M
 22  Johanna Quaid          30 F 
 23  Michael Ryan           22 M
 24  Bridget Quaid          12 F Child
 25  Mary Quaid             10 F Child
 26  Daniel Quaid            8 M Child
 27  Catherine Quaid         7 F Child
 28  Bridget Brandon        26 F
 29  James Hartnett         24 M 
 30  Mary Hartnett          20 F
 31  James Guinane          13 M
 32  Catherine Guinane      11 F Child
 33  Ellen Brandon           4 F Child
 34  Charles McKeough       22 M
 35  Michl Brick            21 M
 36  Thos Fitzgerald        21 M
 37  Ellen Fitzgerald       30 F
 38  Patrick Fitzgerald     12 M Child
 39  Patrick Courlin        27 M
 40  Johanna Courlin        27 F
 41  Ellen Buckley          25 F
 42  Honora Buckley         23 F
 43  John Carroll           40 M
 44  Ellen O'Brien          22 F
 45  Kate Meere             13 F
 46  Patrick Meere          11 M Child
 47  Patrick Herbert        21 M
 48  James Shark            22 M
 49  Nicholas Markham       23 M
 50  Bridget Barry          21 F
 51  Mary O'Rourke          24 F
 52* ????? O'Rourke          3 ?
 53  Mich Sales             28 M
 54  Mary Sales             24 F
 55  Mary Guinan             9 F Child
 56  Mary Mescell           19 F
 57  Michl Ringhan          19 M
 58  Winny Flynn            28 F
 59  Bridget Flynn           5 F
 60* ????? Flynn            ?? ? Infant
 61  Dennis Stiely          25 M
 62  Dennis Stiely          50 M
 63  Hannah Stiely          25 F
 64* ????? Stiely           ?? ? Infant
 65  Hannah Harrington      40 F
 66  Daniel Driscoll        45 M
 67  Bridget Driscoll       45 F
 68  Thomas Driscoll        24 M
 69  John Driscoll          13 M
 70  Ellen Harrington       10 F Child
 71  Johanna Brodie         13 F
 72  Bridget Savage          4 F Child
 73  Johanna Savage          2 F Child
 74  Mary Caughlen          19 F
 75  Michl Downey           15 M
 76  Patk Cullihan          54 M
 77  Bridget McNamara       30 F
 78  Patrick McNamara        6 M Child
 79  Catherine McNamara      4   Child
 80* ????? McNamara         ?? ? Infant
 81  Johanna Naughton       40 F
 82  Mary Naughton           9 F Child
 83* Michl Squan            24 M
 84  Patrick McNamara       26 M
 85  Daniel Downes          14 M
 86  Catherine Downes       10 F Child
 87  Thomas Fox             35 M
 88  Catherine Leary        25 F
 89  Catherine Griffy       36 F
 90  Bridget Killmartin     30 F
 91  John Killmartin         7 M Child
 92  Anne Browne            20 F
 93  Patrick McInerny       25 M
 94  James Creamer          50 M
 95  Tim Creamer            15 M
 96  Catherine Creamer      13 F
 97  John Creamer           12 M Child
 98  May Creamer             9 F
 99  Mary Hammond           20 F
100  Mrs Moran              30 F
101  James Rice             18 M
102  Mary Rice              16 F
103  Catherine Lawler       25 F
104  William Lawler         23 M
105  Thomas Lawler          20 M
106  John Lawler            18 M
107  Judy Lawler            16 F
108  Bridget Lawler         12 F Child
109  Margaret Lawler        10 F Child
110  Catherine Lawler        7 F Child
111  Honora Lawler           4 F Child
112  Patrick Holohan        40 M
113  Dennis Millins         20 M
114  Patrick Millins        16 M
115  Margaret Mullins       17 F
116  Mary Holohan           40 F
117* ????? Holohan          ?? ? Infant
118* ????? Holohan          ?? ? Infant
119  John Sullivan          40 M
120  Patrick Murphy         26 M
121  Bridget Murphy         22 F
122  Ellen Murphy           24 F
123  Mary Barry             18 F
124  John Daughton          40 M
125  Daniel Flahire         22 M
126  Thomas Walsh           19 M
127  Michl Donovan          15 M

CABIN PASSENGERS

128  Michael Ryan           22 M
129  Johanna O'Keefe        20 F
130  Mrs Scully             46 F
131  John O'Donohue         23 M
132  Ralph Hunter           21 M
133  John James             24 M
134  Ellen James            24 F


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
 quality of the original document.

 52---Mary O'Rourke (#51) is shown with an unidentified three year 
      old child (#52)
 60---Flynn mother (#58) and child (#59) and unidentified infant (#60)
 64---Stielys (#61 #62 #63) with unidentified infant (#64)
 80---McNamaras (#77 #78 #79) with unidentified infant (#80)
 83---Last name questionable. ??
117 & 118---Mary Holohan (#116) shown with two unidentified infants 
           (#117 & #118)   

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 98, List 506.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 April 2005



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