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Ship Star of the West


Liverpool, England to New York, New York
25 March 1861

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Henry Morrison, Master of the Ship Star of the West, 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 Ship at Liverpool, from which port said Ship 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.
Henry Morrison
Sworn to this 25 March 1861
Before Me J White DC
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Star of the West whereof Morrison is Master, from Liverpool. Burthen 1122 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.
Died on the voyage---There were no deaths.
Space occupied during voyage---All shown in Cabin.
 1  Ellen Boyle        24 F Servant      Ireland  USA
 2  Thos Hickson       24 M Plumber      England  USA
 3  Danl Kay           21 M Laborer      Ireland  USA
 4  Martin Hennay      21 M Shoemaker    USA      USA
 5  Thos Rosser        31 M Miner        Wales    USA
 6  Willm Davies       41 M Miner        Wales    USA
 7  Art Jenkins        20 M Miner        Wales    USA
 8  Bryant Winn        32 M Laborer      Ireland  USA
 9  Francis Kilraine   20 M Laborer      Ireland  USA
10  Michael Marion     23 M Laborer      Ireland  USA
11  John Egan          29 M Shoemaker    Ireland  USA
12  Thos Cearns        29 M Laborer      England  USA
13  Pat Rogers         24 M Iron Puddler Ireland  USA
14  Mara Tona          24 F Spinster     USA      USA
15  James Daugherty    32 M Laborer      Ireland  USA
16  Danl Benigan       22 M Laborer      Ireland  USA
17* Js Trommelscrlear  33 M Cap Maker    Holland  USA
18  Garret Darcey      35 M Laborer      USA      USA
19  Eliza Darcey       23 F Wife         Ireland  USA
20  Pat Figha          23 M Miner        Ireland  USA
21  Willm Junis        25 M Mason        England  USA
22  Magt Booth         23 F Servant      Ireland  USA
23  John Kelley        31 M Laborer      USA      USA
24  Ann Eliza Reiley   22 F              Ireland  Canada
25  Anna Maria Reiley Inf F              Ireland  Canada
26  Mary Woods         24 F Servant      Ireland  Canada
 

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.

17---Last name has many letters-not sure the letters are correct as
     shown.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 209, List 193.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 November 2004



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