Ship Underwriter
I, John Pratt Roberts, Master of the Ship Underwriter, 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 Underwriter 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.
John P Roberts
Sworn to this Feb 4th 1861
Before Me J White DC
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Underwriter whereof John P Roberts is Master, from Liverpool. Burthen 1168 32/95 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. No deaths so that column has been eliminated.
1 William Wood 21 M Butcher England USA 2nd Cabin
2 Alfred Brady 16 M Laborer England USA 2nd Cabin
3 Edward Webb 18 M Clerk England USA 2nd Cabin
4* ????? Borus 18 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
5 Eliza Kane 20 F Servant Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
6 Rosa Kane 18 F Servant Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
7 James McElkinan 31 M Shoemaker Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
8 Margt McElkinan 26 F Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
9 John McElkinan 4 M Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
10 James McElkinan 2 M Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
11 Mary McElkinan 6mo F Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
12 John Cooper 28 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
13 Maria Cooper 28 F Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
14 Thomas Cooper 2 M Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
15 Francis Cooper 7mo M Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
16 Robert Campbell 28 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
17 Catherine Ryan 20 F Servant Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
18 John Hughes 24 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
19 Elizabeth Hughes 20 F Servant Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
20 Patrick Courtney 41 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
21 Patrick Hogan 21 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
22 Thomas Benson 29 M Miner Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
23 Frank Walch 22 M Saddler Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
24 John Carty 25 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
25 Morris Craddock 20 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
26 Hugh McCaffry 21 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
27 Patrick McQuirk 28 M Baker Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
28 Robert Martin 45 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
29 Betsy Martin 45 F Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
30 Ellen Martin 18 F Servant Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
31 David Martin 16 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
32 Robert Martin 10 M Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
33 Betsy Martin 7 F Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
34 Richard Martin 5 M Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
35 Charlotte Martin 4 F Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
36 James McGettigan 19 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
37 Hugh McBay 21 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
38 John Haggerty 21 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
39 John McKonley 25 M Laborer Ireland USA 2nd Cabin
40 Johan Liehaus 30 M Shoemaker Prussia USA 2nd Cabin
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.
4 First Name ?? Felix ?? Telis ??
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 July 2004
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