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Ship Ontario

I, MK Moore, Master of the Ship Ontario 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 Ship Ontario at the port of Lpool from which port said Ship Ontario 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) MKMoore
Sworn to this 18 Jany 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ontario whereof (omitted) is Master, from Lpool burthen 1?01* 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 country of origin for all passengers was Ireland, the destination for all passengers was United States, no deaths were recorded on this voyage, and the Space Occupied for all passengers was 2^nd cabin; these columns have been omitted.

  1  John Here           22y   Male   Labourer
  2  Phillip Fitzpatrick 22y   Male   Labourer
  3  Thomas Fitzpatrick  18y   Male   Labourer
  4  Francis Fitzpatrick  7y   Male   Labourer
  5  Peter Ganaly        20y   Male   Labourer
  6  Thomas Smith        21y   Male   Labourer
  7  Mary Logan          26y   Female Labourer
  8  Ann Bready          18y   Female Servant
  9  H McCabe            22y   Male   Servant
 10  Kate Smith          16y   Female Servant
 11* Pat Cla?e           24y   Male   Servant
 12* Mrs Cla?e           21y   Female Servant
 13  Bernard Leddy       20y   Male   Carpenter
 14  Pat Martin          20y   Male   Labourer
 15  Mary McNerry        3?y   Female Servant
 16  Mary Lenney         18y   Female Servant
 17  Mary Castin         20y   Female Servant
 18  Kate McClure        18y   Female Servant
 19  John MacManus       19y   Male   Servant
 20  W^m Jones           23y   Male   Servant
 21  Thomas Jones        18y   Male   Servant
 22* Peter Mo?e?ne??ss   24y   Male   Servant
 23* Thomas Br??ks       27y   Male   Servant
 24* Martha Jo?an        35y   Female Servant
 25  Mary Brennan        35y   Female Servant
 26  Peter Dora          36y   Male   Farmer
 27  Mrs. Dora           28y   Female Farmer
 28  Ellen Dora          12y   Female Farmer
 29  Ellen Dora           6y   Female Farmer
 30  Peter Dora           4y   Male   Farmer
 31  Kate Dora            4y   Female Farmer
 32  Barnard Riely       20y   Male   Labourer
 33  Mick Ganally        21y   Male   Labourer
 34  James Lowrey        52y   Male   Labourer
 35  W^m Lowrey          22y   Male   Labourer
 36* La?n McClu?e        20y   Male   Labourer
 37  John Nale           20y   Male   Labourer
 38* Gill La?kin         20y   Male   Labourer
 39  John Walsh          25y   Male   Labourer
 40  Mary Walsh          26y   Female Labourer
 41* John Be??s          35y   Male   Labourer
 42* John ??lley         ??y   Male   Painter
 43* Thomas ??lley       32y   Male   Painter
 44* Mrs ??lley          ?0y   Female Painter
 45  Eliza Maleny        18y   Female Servant
 46* W^m Owens           18y   Male   Servant
 47  Robert Owens        12y   Male   Servant
 48  Hannah McNa         20y   Female Servant
 49  W Black             30y   Male   Servant
 50  Mrs Black           28y   Female Servant
 51  Ann Black           28y   Female Servant
 52  Mary Black           4y   Female Servant
 53  Kate Hanley         21y   Female Servant
 54  Mary Callahan       21y   Female Servant
 55  Bridget Brien       21y   Female Servant
 56  James Williamsen    28y   Male   Farmer
 57  Mary Williamsen     30y   Female Farmer
 58  Charles Williamsen  22y   Male   Farmer
 59* Mary Williamsen      2y   Female ??
 60* Mrs Coprand         30y   Female Boy*
 61  W^m Coprand         14y   Male   LockSmith
 62* Eliza Hobbs         30y   Female *
 63* Charles Hobbs       27y   Male   *
 64  W Tucker            24y   Male   Servant
 65  Mary Bryan          20y   Female Servant
 66  Nancy Slatterly     20y   Female Servant
 67  Daniel Dempster     23y   Male   Servant
 68  John Sullevan       24y   Male   Servant
 69* Mary ??rney          ?y   Female Servant
 70  Ann Kettle          23y   Female Servant
 71  Thomas Kettle       21y   Male   Servant
 72  Amelia Kettle       18y   Female Servant
 73* Thomas ?e??ffy      15y   Male   *
 74* James ?e??ffy       11y   Male   *
 75  Mary Cominskey      50y   Female Wife
 76* Mary Cominskey      32y   Female *
 77* Eliza Cominskey     32y   Female *
 78* Mary Cominskey       5y   Female *
 79* Patrick Cominskey    2y   Female *


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.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words 
indicated.

The manifest did not include psgr #s; they have been added by the transcriber.

This manifest is difficult to read; further genealogical research should be done to 
confirm information in this manifest.

2nd number of tonnage illegible.


11-12  4th letter of surname not clear, could be Clare or Clase.
22     Most of surname is illegible because of handwriting.
23     3rd and 4th letters of surname not clear, could be Bresks.
24     3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Jolan or Jotan.
36     3rd letter of first name not clear, could be Larn; 6th letter of surname not
       clear, could be McClure or McCluse.
38     3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Larkin or Laskin.
41     Center letters of surname smeared, illegible.
42-44  Center letters of surname smeared, illegible, could be Kelley.
46-52  The microfilm of this manifest contains a duplication of the manifest for
       psgrs #46 - 52. Because this duplication was not created by the manifest 
       scribe, the duplicate names are not included above.
59     Occupation illegible.
60     Occupation probably a recording error.
62-63  Occupation omitted.
69     First letters of surname illegible because of handwriting.
73-74  Surname is for the most part illegible because of handwriting.
76-79  Occupation omitted.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 181, List 35.

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