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Ship Plymouth Rock


London, England to New York
4 February 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Cap^t E Hammond, Master of the Ship Plymouth Rock 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 Plymouth Rock at London from which port said Plymouth Rock 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) E Hammond
Sworn to this ????? (illegible) 4 Feby 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Plymouth Rock whereof Hamm??? is Master, from London burthen 972 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. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted.
  1  Henrietta Stampel    19y     Female  Servant        Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  2  Frederick Bafre      27y     Male    Farmer         Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  3  Elizabeth Bafre      21y     Female  Servant        Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  4* Binit Vanneserom     24y     Female  D?ll Maker     Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  5  Edward Vanneserom     2y     Male                   Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  6  Albert Vanneserom     3y     Male                   Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  7  Peter Vanneserom      4y     Male                   Germany  New York  Poop Second Cabin
  8  Mary Ann Williams    39y     Female                 England  Canada    Poop Second Cabin
  9  Matilda Williams      4y     Female                 England  Canada    Poop Second Cabin
 10  Richard Williams     Infant  Male                   England  Canada    Poop Second Cabin
 11  Frederick Curl       25y     Male    Butcher        England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 12  Jeremiah Abel        21y     Male    Butcher        England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 13* James Bl???d         43y     Male    No Occupation  England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 14* Edward Bl???d        18y     Male    Butcher        England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 15  Charles Ames         22y     Male    Butcher        England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 16  Richard Russell      21y     Male    Miner          England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 17  George Russell       19y     Male    Miner          England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 18  Thomas Henshaw       46y     Male    Clicker        England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 19* Henry Robert Lo?der  22y     Male    Clerk          England  New York  Mess Room
 20  David Webster        28y     Male    Sail Maker     Boston   US        Poop Second Cabin
 21  George Yasley        21y     Male    Farrier        England  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 22  John Carroll         39y     Male    Boot Maker     Ireland  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 23* James Carroll         4y     Male                            New York  Poop Second Cabin
 24* John Carroll         Infant  Male                            New York  Poop Second Cabin
 25* Ann Carroll          26y     Female                          New York  Poop Second Cabin
 26* Mary Ann Carroll      5y     Female                          New York  Poop Second Cabin
 27  William Corbett      22y     Male    Warehouseman   Scotland New York  Poop Second Cabin
 28  Marsh Roe            29y     Male    Blacksmith     America  New York  Poop Second Cabin
 29  Richard Fanelsy      40y     Male    Clerk          Ireland  New York  Mess Room


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. 


 4     2nd letter, first word, of Occupation illegible, could be Doll Maker.
13-14  Center letters of surname illegible because of ink bleeding.
19     3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Loader, Londer, or Louder.
23-26  Country of origin omitted, probably Ireland.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 182, List 60.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 April 2005



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