Immigrant Ships
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SS Kangaroo
Liverpool, England to New York
9 June 1858
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James M. Jeffrey Master of the Br SS Kangaroo 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 of the said Steamship at Liverpool from which port said Steamer has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, 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.
(Signed) James M. Jeffrey
Sworn to this 9^th June 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br SS Kangaroo whereof Jeffrey is Master, from Lpool burthen 15150 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The Destination for all passengers was United States and no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from this transcription.
1 W Harris 57y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
2 Cha^s Harris 29y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
3 R Kent 28y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
4 W George 22y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
5 O Harris 20y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
6 H^y Harris 19y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
7 W Howard 22y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
8 Anne Howard 22y fem Wife England Main Deck
9 R Mills 27y Male Turner England Main Deck
10 M^rs Appleby 36y fem Wife England Main Deck
11 Alice Appleby 14y fem Spinster England Main Deck
12 Kate Appleby 12y fem Child England Main Deck
13 John Appleby 10y Male Child England Main Deck
14 Thomas Appleby 8y Male Child England Main Deck
15 William Appleby 6y Male Child England Main Deck
16 A Gennachi 34y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
17 John Boyians 30y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
18 Mark Brown 22y Male Trader Ireland Main Deck
19 Charlotte Kirton 35y fem Wife England Main Deck
20* George Br??ston 18y Male Lab^r England Main Deck
21 Mary Mills 42y fem Spinster England Main Deck
22 Eliza Sutton 17y fem Spinster England Main Deck
23 Joseph Simmons 22y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
24 Thomas Dorin 27y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
25 Charles Hodson 35y Male Joiner England Main Deck
26 J. W. Hodson 35y fem Wife England Main Deck
27 Thomas Hodson 11y Male Child England Main Deck
28 James Hodson 8y Male Child England Main Deck
29 William Hodson 6y Male Child England Main Deck
30 Henry Hodson 4y Male Child England Main Deck
31 Joseph Hodson 1y Male Child England Main Deck
32 Elizabeth Hughes 25y fem Wife Scotland Main Deck
33 J Hughes 1y fem Inf^t Scotland Main Deck
34 J W Hoffman 29y Male Farmer Germany Main Deck
35 D Cohen 21y Male Clerk Ireland Main Deck
36 J. Farrell 25y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
37 Rosa Farrell 26y fem Wife England Main Deck
38 John Garratt 20y Male Laborer England Main Deck
39 Eliza Trattan 32y fem Wife England Main Deck
40 Mary Ann Trattan 3y fem Child England Main Deck
41 Thomas Trattan 1y Male Infant England Main Deck
42 J H Gobwin 28y Male Laborer Germany Main Deck
43 Selina Gobwin 19y fem Wife Germany Main Deck
44* Joh Neahan 27y Male Laborer Germany Main Deck
45* Ja? Neahan 2y Male Laborer Germany Main Deck
46 Valentine Backer 28y Male Laborer Germany Main Deck
47 Joseph Hirshfield 29y Male Laborer Germany Main Deck
48 John Tattersall 21y Male Laborer England Main Deck
49 Robert Riddell 41y Male Laborer England Main Deck
50 A Lennox 34y Male Laborer England Main Deck
51 James Johnson 26y Male Laborer Ireland Main Deck
52 John Jones 34y Male Laborer England Main Deck
53 Henry Jones 4y Male Child England Main Deck
54 Thomas Jones 6y Male Child England Main Deck
55 Charles Edmonde 26y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
56 Henry Edmonde 24y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
57* John Jenkin 2?y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
58 P. Donohue 28y Male Mechanic Ireland Main Deck
59 Thomas Giles 32y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
60 Jane Giles 26y fem Wife England Main Deck
61 Joseph Giles 6y Male Child England Main Deck
62 Mary Ann Giles 3y fem Child England Main Deck
63 Jane Giles 1y fem Infant England Main Deck
64 Mary Giles 50y fem Wife England Main Deck
65 Anne Giles 16y fem Spinster England Main Deck
66 E Warrington 20y fem Spinster Scotland Main Deck
67 E Keller 29y fem Spinster Scotland Main Deck
68 George Ashby 48y Male Farmer England Main Deck
69 Matilda Ashby 43y fem Wife England Main Deck
70 Sarah Ashby 11y fem Children England Main Deck
71 Ruth Ashby 10y fem Children England Main Deck
72 Matilda Ashby 8y fem Children England Main Deck
73 Eliza Ashby 6y fem Children England Main Deck
74 Anne Sawyer 40y fem Wife England Main Deck
75 Thomas Ellis 46y Male Farmer England Main Deck
76 Eliza Ellis 43y fem Wife England Main Deck
77* Naomi? Ellis 14y fem Spinster England Main Deck
78 E. T. Ellis 2y fem Child England Main Deck
79 John Wickham 48y Male Farmer England Main Deck
80 Anne Wickham 46y fem Wife England Main Deck
81 L. Ashby 4y fem Child England Main Deck
82 F. Sunrey 13y Male Boy England Main Deck
83 Thomas Hull 26y Male Mason England Main Deck
84 Benjamin Harbill 40y Male Mason England Main Deck
85 John Kearn 34y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
86 Thomas Whelland 20y Male Mechanic Germany Main Deck
87 Mat Bannan 23y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
88 Eliza Bannan 26y fem Wife England Main Deck
89 Oh Mullers 34y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
90 J. W. Delano 36y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
91 E McCarthy 22y fem Spinster Ireland Main Deck
92* G Lu?nley 24y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
93 M Harley 25y Male Farmer England Main Deck
94 Pat Harley 25y Male Farmer England Main Deck
95 James Byrne 25y Male Farmer England Main Deck
96 G Ballustrae 48y Male Farmer Germany Main Deck
97 K Humphey 35y Male Farmer Scotland Main Deck
98 M^rs Humphey 35y fem Wife Scotland Main Deck
99 W Humphey 1y Male Infant Scotland Main Deck
100 M^rs Plaines 22y Female Wife England Main Deck
101 Robert Plaines 5y Male Child England Main Deck
102 James Plaines 3y Male Child England Main Deck
103 Edwin Plaines 1y Male Child England Main Deck
104 Ed Kearnes 15y Male Clerk England Main Deck
105 Peter Bergene 42y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
106 Robert Grant 24y Male Trader England Main Deck
107 Robert Oliver 25y Male Trader England Main Deck
108 M Hanet 35y Male Trader England Main Deck
109 A Woodhouse 22y Male Laborer England Main Deck
110 Thomas Jenkins 28y Male Laborer England Main Deck
111 G Leppen 36y Male Laborer England Main Deck
112 Thomas Leppen 36y Male Laborer England Main Deck
113 W Craven 32y Male Laborer England Main Deck
114 C Mendelssohn 26y Male Laborer England Main Deck
115 James Lee 34y Male Laborer England Main Deck
116 M^rs Lee 32y Fmale Wife England Main Deck
117 Sarah Lee 10y Fmale Child England Main Deck
118 Jane Lee 8y Fmale Child England Main Deck
119 Eliza Lee 2y Fmale Child England Main Deck
120* Andrew Woodcock 26y Male Lavelle England Main Deck
121 Jane Woodcock 26y Fmale Wife England Main Deck
122 William Woodcock 3y Male Child England Main Deck
123 Edwin Woodcock 1y Male Child England Main Deck
124 Jas Baety 34y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
125 Joh Muhler 22y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
126 H Lutke 36y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
127* L. Meddlela? 26y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
128 Kate Likerose 27y Fmale Spinster Germany Main Deck
129 W Beverskin 36y Male Traveller Germany Main Deck
130 L. Waltzking 26y Male Traveller Germany Main Deck
131 Mag^t Baas 28y Fmale Nurse Germany Main Deck
132* Susa Baas 23y Fmale Wife Germany Main Deck
133 Lus Baas 1y Fmale Child Germany Main Deck
134 W Lerfairs 32y Male Mechanic Germany Main Deck
135 Susan Lerfairs 62y Fmale Wife Germany Main Deck
136 Anna Lerfairs 1y Fmale Infant Germany Main Deck
137* Mat Patz ??y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
138 Anna Patz 52y Fmale Wife Germany Main Deck
139* A?ul Patz 28y Fmale Spinster Germany Main Deck
140 Mat Patz 17y Male Clerk Germany Main Deck
141 Luna Patz 16y Fmale Clerk Germany Main Deck
142 Bern Patz 10y Male Child Germany Main Deck
143* Mat Patz ?y Male Child Germany Main Deck
144 Mat Iheis 39y Male Farmer Germany Main Deck
145 Anna Iheis 31y Fmale Wife Germany Main Deck
146 Anna Iheis 26y Fmale Spinster Germany Main Deck
147* Anna E??e 30y Fmale Spinster Germany Main Deck
148* ?et Muroche 44y Male Taveller Germany Main Deck
149* W. Long 36y Male Taveller England Main Deck
150 J. Blatt 21y Male Clerk England Main Deck
151 Charles Glover 41y Male Farmer England Main Deck
152 Martha Glover 38y FM Wife England Main Deck
153 Lydia Glover 17y FM Spinster England Main Deck
154 Mary Glover 9y FM Child England Main Deck
155 Lucy Glover 6y FM Child England Main Deck
156 George Glover 12y Male Child England Main Deck
157 Charles Glover 8y Male Child England Main Deck
158 Martha Glover 3y FM Child England Main Deck
159 Ad Hansens 26y Male Traveller England Main Deck
160 Mad Berth 31y FM Spinster England Main Deck
161 Mary Fogarty 19y FM Spinster England Main Deck
162 William Greene 23y M Carpenter England Main Deck
163 Mary Greene 21y FM Wife England Main Deck
164 Joseph Lambert 21y M Mechanic England Main Deck
165 Mary Norton 25y FM Spinster England Main Deck
166* S Peacock 36y M Wife England Main Deck
167 G Archibald 30y M Traveler England Main Deck
168 E. D. Augustus 20y M Laborer England Main Deck
169 James Byrnes 34y M Laborer England Main Deck
170 M^rs Peacock 26y FM Wife England Main Deck
171 And^w White 23y M Laborer England Main Deck
172 Thomas Bonus 34y M Laborer England Main Deck
173 John Campbell 40y M Trader England Main Deck
174 W Shiels 33y Male Grocer England Main Deck
175 W^m Robinson 30y Male Shopkeeper England Main Deck
176 William Mclean 22y Male Clerk Scotland Main Deck
177 George Hamilton 25y Male Trader England Main Deck
178 Isabella Hamilton 23y FM Wife England Main Deck
179 Isabella Hamilton 3y FM Child England Main Deck
180 W^m Laidlaw 50y M Trader England Main Deck
181 Ellen Laidlaw 49y FM Wife England Main Deck
182 Mary Laidlaw 22y FM Spinster England Main Deck
183 W Frazer 23y M Mechanic England Main Deck
184 Janet Pixon 24y FM Spinster England Main Deck
185 James Jeffrey 25y M Mason Scotland Main Deck
186 Georgiana Jeffrey 27y FM Wife Scotland Main Deck
187 James Jeffrey 3y M Child Scotland Main Deck
188 George Jeffrey 1y M Child Scotland Main Deck
189* R Kinghon 2?y M Brewer England Main Deck
190 Jeannette Kinghon 27y FM Wife England Main Deck
191 Robert Currie 24y M Laborer England Main Deck
192* Henry Whitmouth 35y F.M. Wife England Main Deck
193 E. F. Whitmouth 7y F.M. Child England Fore Orlop Deck
194 A. J. Whitmouth 5y F.M. Child England Fore Orlop Deck
195 Carol Whitmouth 3y F.M. Child England Fore Orlop Deck
196 M. A. Whitmouth 1y F.M. Infant England Fore Orlop Deck
197* Emma Ga??on 32y F.M. Wife Ireland Fore Orlop Deck
198 James Aylyard 26y M Porter England Fore Orlop Deck
199* Edward Bu?land 35y M Farmer England Fore Orlop Deck
200* Emma Bu?land 25y FM Wife England Fore Orlop Deck
201 J Glendinning 23y M Laborer Scotland Fore Orlop Deck
202 John Jones 39y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
203 Peter Loughlin 22y M Laborer Ireland Fore Orlop Deck
204 James Chapman 22y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
205 W Watkins 22y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
206 James Shestfield 26y M Engineer England Fore Orlop Deck
207 Mary Hartshorn 26y F.M. Spinster England Fore Orlop Deck
208 M Sullivan 20y M Tailor Ireland Fore Orlop Deck
209 G Brown 24y M Tailor England Fore Orlop Deck
210 M Hulis 46y M Traveller Scotland Fore Orlop Deck
211 M Simmonds 20y M Baker England Fore Orlop Deck
212 H Tiernan 37y M Baker England Fore Orlop Deck
213 John Tiernan 19y M Clerk England Fore Orlop Deck
214 R. Russell 40y M Farmer England Fore Orlop Deck
215 Jane Delany 56y F.M. Spinster Ireland Fore Orlop Deck
216 O Yeates 40y F.M. Spinster England Fore Orlop Deck
217 Ann Scott 25y F.M. Spinster England Fore Orlop Deck
218 Elizabeth Watkin 25y F.M. Wife England Fore Orlop Deck
219 James Watkin 1y M Infant England Fore Orlop Deck
220 James White 27y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
221 John Askew 24y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
222* Anne S?irtcliffe 8y F.M. Child England Fore Orlop Deck
223 W Armstrong 34y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
224 James Kean 31y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
225 James Smith 42y M Laborer England Fore Orlop Deck
226 M Chorlton 27y M Mason England Fore Orlop Deck
227 Ann Lyddy 11y F.M. Child Ireland Fore Orlop Deck
228 Elizabeth Sharpe 31y F.M. Spinster England Fore Orlop Deck
229 Elizabeth Jones 17y F.M. Spinster England Fore Orlop Deck
230 W Francis 35y M Farmer England Fore Orlop Deck
231 Mary Francis 35y F.M. Wife England Fore Orlop Deck
232 M^rs Thomson 33y F.M. Wife England Fore Orlop Deck
233 P. J. Adas 51y M Trader England Fore Orlop Deck
234 Sara Watson 22y F.M. Trader England Fore Orlop Deck
Cabin
235* M^r. L???ble 35y Male Gentleman England Cabin
236* M^rs. L???ble 30y FM Lady England Cabin
237 M^r. Shepperd 45y Male Gentleman England Cabin
238 M^rs. Shepperd 41y FM Lady England Cabin
239 J Shepperd 16y FM Child England Cabin
240 L. Shepperd 6y Male Child England Cabin
241 W Dearsley 48y Male Gentleman England Cabin
242 M^rs Dearsley 45y FMale Lady England Cabin
243 J Dearsley 8y Male Child England Cabin
244 R Dearsley 5y Male Child England Cabin
245 W Ward 35y Male Gentleman England Cabin
246 M^rs Ward 20y FM Lady England Cabin
247 Madame Sagantry 33y FM Lady France Cabin
248 Santanti Sagantry 30y FM Lady France Cabin
249 J Sagantry 4y FM Child France Cabin
250 J Sagantry 2y FM Child France Cabin
251 M^rs Mortines 36y FM Lady England Cabin
252 J Mortines 2y FM Child England Cabin
253 M K Wolfender 22y FM Lady England Cabin
254 Jain Wolfender 3y M Child England Cabin
255 M^rs. Patturfor 30y FMale Lady England Cabin
256 M^rs. Ryan 36y FMale Lady Ireland Cabin
257 M^rs. Judd 31y FMale Lady Ireland Cabin
258 M^rs. Townsend 28y FMale Lady Ireland Cabin
259 M^rs. Carroll 35y FMale Lady Ireland Cabin
260 Miss Ledlie 20y FMale Lady Ireland Cabin
261 Miss Hawell 25y FMale Lady England Cabin
262 Anne Harris 20y FMale Lady England Cabin
263 Fanny Harris 19y FMale Lady England Cabin
264 W J Rhodes 21y Male Gentleman England Cabin
265 G Chapman 40y Male Gentleman US Cabin
266 Captain Johnson 36y Male Gentleman US Cabin
267 G A Lakill 20y Male Gentleman England Cabin
268 S H MacPherson 26y Male Gentleman England Cabin
269* M Mar??ema? 33y Male Gentleman US Cabin
270* J L Marsh?ll 30y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
271 C W Russell 28y Male Gentleman US Cabin
272 W Ledlie 27y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
273 John Lawfor 30y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
274 M^r. Hean 31y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
275 M^r Nolan 24y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
276 Rev^d Thomas Bensall 40y Male Gentleman England Cabin
277 Samuel Blacke 18y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
278 P Sommerset 38y Male Gentleman England Cabin
279* George Robinsfo? 24y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
280* Matilda Robinsfo? 20y FMale Lady Ireland Cabin
281* Juan F ?uton 40y Male Gentleman Spain Cabin
At end of manifest: (signed) James M. Jeffrey
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
below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of the
original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
The handwriting of this manifest was poor. Extra research should be undertaken to confirm
findings.
The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the
transcriber.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.
The manifest scribe used vertical lines probably to indicate continuation/duplication of the
last written word(s).
20 Center letters of surname illegible.
44 First name could be miswritten John.
45 Last letter of first name illegible.
57 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 20y or 26y.
77 Last letter(s) of first name illegible because of darkening and smearing under adhesive
tape repair.
92 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Lumley or Lurnley.
120 Occupation probably Traveller.
127 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Meddlelag or Meddlelay.
132 First name could be a miswritten Susan.
137 Age illegible.
139 2nd letter of first name not clear, could be Apul or Assul.
143 Age not clear, could be 1y or 7y.
147 Center letter(s) of surname illegible.
148 First letter of first name not clear, could be Pet or Ret.
148-149 Occupation probably Traveller.
166 Based on Occupation, Sex is Female, or Occupation is a recording error.
189 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 25y or 26y.
192 "to" appears above and between first name and surname.
197 Center letters of surname illegible, could be Gammon.
199-200 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Busland.
222 2nd letter of surname illegible.
235-236 Beginning letters of surname illegible.
269 4th, 5th, and last letters of surname illegible.
270 6th letter of surname not clear, could be Marshall or Marshull.
279-280 Last letter of surname illegible.
281 1st letter of surname illegible.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 184, List 474.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
26 July 2005
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