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Bark Mississippi


Glasgow, Scotland and St Thomas, V.I. to New York
25 April 1851

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, O W Henrici, Master of the Bremen Bark Mississippi, 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 Glasgow and St Thomas, from which ports 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.
O W Henrici
Sworn to this April 25, 1851
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Bremen Bark Mississippi whereof O W Henrici is Master, from Glasgow via St Thomas. Burthen ??? 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 destination---All passengers bound for the United States.
   Deaths during voyage---No Deaths.
CABIN

  1  W A Mitchel            24 M Merchant Glasgow
  2  Abram Bay              40 M          St Thomas 
  3  Sarah Bay              28 F          St Thomas
  4  Leah Bay               11 F Child    St Thomas
  5  Sarah Bay              10 F Child    St Thomas
  6  Jacob Bay               8 M Child    St Thomas
  7  Hannah Bay              6 F Child    St Thomas
  8  Esther Bay              4 F Child    St Thomas
  9  David Bay            11mo M Infant   St Thomas
 10* Miss Grace J A??????   42 F          St Thomas
 11  Delfino Petit          26 F          St Thomas
 12  Maria Rogers           45 F          St Thomas
 13  Isabella Hanson        36 F          St Thomas
 14* Mathida B?????         19 F          St Thomas

HOUSE ON DECK

 15  James Buchan           60 M          Scotland
 16  Margt Buchan           58 F          Scotland
 17  Margt Buchan           34 F          Scotland
 18  James Buchan           31 M          Scotland
 19* Man Buchan             27 F          Scotland
 20  Andrea Buchan          21 M          Scotland
 21  John Brown             21 M          Scotland
 22  Saml McDougal          28 M          Scotland

STEERAGE

 23  Hugh Parry             45 M          Scotland
 24  Robt Hughes            23 M          Scotland
 25  David Thompson         25 M          Scotland
 26  Jane Thompson          21 F          Scotland
 27* William ????on         35 M          Scotland
 28* Mary ????on            35 F          Scotland
 29* Margt ????on            9 F Child    Scotland
 30* Eliza ????on            7 F Child    Scotland
 31* William ????on          3 M Child    Scotland
 32* Ruth ????on          11mo F Infant   Scotland
 33* James Ba???            29 M          Scotland
 34* Bessy Ba???            19 F          Scotland
 35* Ellen Ba???           9mo F Infant   Scotland
 36* Mary Ba????             9 F Child    Scotland
 37  Jane McDarmort         13 F Child    Scotland
 38  Maria Kenaghan         26 F          Scotland
 39  James Connell          48 M          Scotland
 40  Patrick Gillespie      40 M          Scotland
 41  Rose Caffey            36 F          Scotland
 42  John Caffey            12 M Child    Scotland
 43  Mary Caffey             9 F Child    Scotland
 44  Eliza Caffey            7 F Child    Scotland
 45  Francis Caffey         16 M          Scotland
 46  James Caffey            2 M Child    Scotland
 47* Patrick Gart???        25 M          Scotland
 48* Hugh  Gart???          12 M Child    Scotland 
 49* Bridget Mc????          6 F Child    Scotland
 50* Phillip Mc????          3 M Child    Scotland
 51* Michael Mc????         20 M          Scotland
 52  Patrick Green          20 M          Scotland
 53  Ellen Brogan           25 F          Scotland
 54  John Coll              20 M          Scotland
 55* Nancy ??iel            18 F          Scotland
 56  Biddy Gallagher        18 F          Scotland
 57  Sarah Loque            17 F          Scotland
 58* Harriet M Gar????      20 F          Scotland
 59  John Barland           40 M          Scotland
 60  Mary Barland           30 F          Scotland
 61  Samuel Barland         11 M Child    Scotland
 62  Fanny Barland           5 F Child    Scotland
 63  Janet Hagarty          40 F          Scotland
 64* Betty H????             8 F Child    Scotland
 65  Mary Harkin            25 F          Scotland
 66  William Kidd           25 M          Scotland
 67  William Kidd           30 M          Scotland
 68  Mary Kidd              20 F          Scotland
 69  Mary Smith             22 F          Scotland
 70* Agnes M????            22 F          Scotland
 71  Jane Kidd             6mo F          Scotland
 72  James Doby             19 M          Scotland
 73  Phillip Doby           17 M          Ireland
 74* James Murri            21 M          Scotland
 75  Wm McGurgan            19 M          Ireland
 76  John McGurgan          23 M          Ireland
 77  James Wilson           29 M          Scotland
 78  Michael Connelly       18 M          Ireland
 79* Bernard ?????          36 M          Ireland
 80  Thomas Muller          19 M          Ireland
 81  John Lemant            21 M          Ireland
 82* David ?????            18 M          Ireland
 83  Michael Gillen         18 M          Ireland   
 84* ????? McAuly           35 M          Ireland
 85  Catherine McAuly       35 F          Ireland
 86  Robert McAuly           5 M Child    Ireland
 87  William McAuly          3 M Child    Ireland
 88  Rose Ann McAuly      10mo F Infant   Ireland
 89  Charles McBride        16 M          Ireland
 90  John Miller            19 M          Ireland


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.

 10   Last name is a scrawl--looks like (d Agwedn)
 14   Last letter may be gor z
 19   Female passenger with first name (Man)
 27-32   Last name unclear.
 33-36   Last name not readable. 
 47-48   Last name scrawled ??
 49-51   Last name scrawled ??
 55   Either Neil or Freil
 58   Last name unclear.
 64   Last name unclear.
 70   Last name ??
 74   Last name looks like Murri
 79   Last name looks like Ken
 82   Last name unclear. Written on the seam where the top and
      bottom pages meet.
 84   Only last name given. No first name.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 97.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 April 2005



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