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Ship Ashland
I, J D Rice, Master of the Ship Ashland, 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.
John D Rice
Sworn to this July 21, 1848
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Ashland whereof John D Rice is Master, from Liverpool.
Burthen 631 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.
Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
Destination---All bound for the United States except Passengers #203 thru #209 Hetheringtons
bound for Canada
Died on Voyage---No deaths
Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given
1 George McRea 40 M Millwright Scotland
2 Margaret McRea 40 F Scotland
3 Stewart McRea 9 M Child Scotland
4 James Kirk 35 M Scotland
5 Sally Kirk 34 F Scotland
6 Martha Kirk 8 F Child Scotland
7 Robert Kirk 4 M Child Scotland
8* ????? Kirk .00 ? Infant Scotland
9 Thomas Colgan 25 M Laborer Ireland
10 Margaret Colgan 28 F Ireland
11 Wm Donlan 30 M Laborer Ireland
12 Mary Ann Donlan 20 F Ireland
13 Patrick Mallon 30 M Laborer Ireland
14 Thomas Carr 29 M Laborer Ireland
15 John Gillespie 40 M Priest Ireland
16 Wm McElroy 50 M Ireland
17 Elisabeth McElroy 35 F Ireland
18 Mary McElroy 20 F Ireland
19 Sarah McElroy 7 F Child Ireland
20 Andrew Thompson 20 M Servant Ireland
21 Edward McKinley 60 M Farmer Ireland
22 Ann McKinley 45 F Ireland
23 Patrick McElroy 20 M Laborer Ireland
24 Sally McKinley 20 F Servant Ireland
25 Catherine McVickar 19 F Servant Ireland
26 Owen Gerraty 35 M Laborer Scotland
27 Margaret Gerraty 29 F Scotland
28 Patrick Gerraty 3 M Child Scotland
29* ????? Gerraty .00 ? Infant Scotland
30 Ellen Kernan 60 F Ireland
31 Farrell Kernan 20 M Servant Ireland
32 Francis Kernan 18 M Servant Ireland
33 Terrence Kelly 35 M Laborer Ireland
34 Mary Kelly 34 F Ireland
35 Joseph Kelly 33 M Laborer Ireland
36 John Kilkenny 26 M Laborer Ireland
37 Mary Kilkenny 24 F Ireland
38 Michael Nevins 26 M Laborer Ireland
39 Bridget Nevins 25 F Ireland
40 John Carty 24 M Laborer Ireland
41 Simon Keary 22 M Laborer Ireland
42 Michael Gibney 18 M Servant Ireland
43 Thomas Gibney 14 M Servant Ireland
44 Bridget Cary 18 F Servant Ireland
45 Jas Barrett 20 M Laborer Ireland
46 Catherine Barrett 22 F Servant Ireland
47 Sally Wallace 25 F Servant Ireland
48 Robt McCluskey 18 M Laborer Ireland
49 Connor Fleming 45 M Laborer Ireland
50 Mary Fleming 43 F Ireland
51 John Fleming 12 M Child Ireland
52 Catherine Fleming 10 F Child Ireland
53 Honoria Fleming 8 F Child Ireland
54 William Fleming 6 M Child Ireland
55* Jann Fleming 3 ? Child Ireland
56* ????? Fleming .00 ? Infant Ireland
57* ????? Fleming .00 ? Infant Ireland
58 James Quirk 23 M Laborer Ireland
59 Danl Simon 25 M Farmer England
60 Stanley Roper 21 M Baker England
61 James Sterling 45 M Laborer England
62 William Sterling 12 M Child England
63 Dennis Prior 21 M Laborer Ireland
64 Samuel Bacon 24 M Brickmaker England
65 Thomas Steel 24 M Laborer England
66 Thomas Welch 27 M Laborer Ireland
67 Eliza Welch 21 F Ireland
68 Patrick Muldony 18 M Laborer Ireland
69 William Arthur 40 M Dyer England
70 John Arthur 12 M Child England
71 William Arthur Jr 8 M Child England
72 Michael Janry 30 M Founder England
73* Thomas Hart 19 M Tinner England Drowned
74 Lucy Rigley 45 F Publican England
75 Mary Ann Rigley 14 F England
76 Betsy Rigley 11 F Child England
77 Sarah Rigley 9 F Child England
78 Thomas Lutherwaite 23 M Moulder England
79 Joseph McAuley 19 M Laborer England
80 John Law 23 M Laborer England
81 Marmaduke Chadwick 48 M Clothdraper England
82 Joseph Chadwick 11 M Child England
83 Elisabeth Chadwick 8 F Child England
84 James Thompson 23 M Weaver England
85 James Ferguson 18 M Weaver England
86 Nancy Ferguson 20 F England
87 James Armstrong 17 M Laborer Ireland
88 Samuel Armstrong 15 M Laborer Ireland
89 Mary Dunlap 18 F Servant Ireland
90 Peggy Jane Dunlap 17 F Servant Ireland
91 James Bunn 40 M England
92 Benjamin Bunn 10 M Child England
93 Frederick Beasly 27 M Framemaker England
94 Maria Russell 30 F Dressmaker England
95 Thomas Hard 27 M Laborer England
96 Martin Curley 22 M Laborer Ireland
97 Daniel Lamb 55 M Mariner England
98 John Hawkworth 30 M Servant England
99 Edward Riley 24 M Servant Ireland
100* Alley Carlan 21 ? Laborer Ireland
101 Ann Hammond 19 F Servant Ireland
102 Ellen Gallagher 37 F Ireland
103 Catherine Gallagher 11 F Child Ireland
104 Mary Gallagher 8 F Child Ireland
105 John Gallagher 4 M Child Ireland
106 Ellen Gallagher 6 F Child Ireland
107 Wm Sherry 38 M Laborer Ireland
108 Thomas Sherry 13 M Ireland
109 Michael Donly 22 M Laborer Ireland
110 Margaret Nowlan 18 F Servant Ireland
111 Rose Nowlan 17 F Servant Ireland
112 Patrick Mitchison 26 M Laborer Ireland
113 John McGinness 24 M Laborer Ireland
114 Thomas Adam 22 M Laborer England
115 Patrick Murphey 24 M Laborer England
116 John Rufe 24 M Laborer Ireland
117 James Rufe 26 M Laborer Ireland
118 James Doyle 24 M Laborer Ireland
119 Patrick Langan 34 M Laborer Ireland
120 Mary Langan 25 F Laborer Ireland
121 William Coglan 25 M Ireland
122 David Bonar 28 M Mason Ireland
123 John Burns 20 M Carpenter England
124 James Robertson 21 M Carpenter England
125 James Walker 25 M Quarryman England
126 Thomas Leary 25 M Laborer Ireland
127 Mary Mohan 20 F Servant Ireland
128 Kevan Whelan 19 M Servant Ireland
129 Henry Dixon 40 M Laborer Ireland
130 James Jones 47 M Laborer Ireland
131 Mary Jones 46 F Laborer Ireland
132 Samuel Jones 20 M Laborer Ireland
133 William Jones 18 M Laborer Ireland
134 Charles Jones 16 M Laborer Ireland
135 Bridget Gallagher 40 F Ireland
136 Eliza Gallagher 21 F Servant Ireland
137 Edward Gallagher 20 M Servant Ireland
138 Charles Devlin 28 M Laborer Ireland
139 Bridget Devlin 24 F Ireland
140 Mary Devlin 3 F Child Ireland
141 Sarah Hutchinson 25 F Ireland
142 Joseph Marl 35 M Candlemaker England
143 Samuel Sheardon 45 M Farmer England
144 Elizabeth Sheardon 45 F England
145 Sarah Sheardon 20 F England
146 Henry Sheardon 14 M England
147 Ann Sheardon 11 F Child England
148 Stephen Gray 28 M Farmer England
149 Ellen Smith 40 F Servant Ireland
150 Rose Barrett 20 F Servant Ireland
151 John Gargan 28 M Servant Ireland
152 William Pugh 21 M Ireland
153 John Falkner 25 M Laborer Ireland
154 James Falkner 20 M Ireland
155 Thomas Falkner 22 M Ireland
156 Mary Falkner 18 F Servant Ireland
157 Eliza Falkner 16 F Servant Ireland
158 Adam Ferguson 40 M Millwright Scotland
159 Matilda Ferguson 40 F Scotland
160 Jane Ferguson 11 F Child Scotland
161 Samuel Ferguson 7 M Child Scotland
162 Adam Ferguson 3 M Child Scotland
163 Edward Kilpatrick 16 M Servant Scotland
164 Robert Boyd 23 M Laborer England
165 Margaret Boyd 13 F England
166 Jane Boyd 50 F England
167 Martha Boyd 20 F England
168 Mary O'Donnell 19 F Servant Ireland
169 Catherine Sullivan 25 F Servant Ireland
170 Martin Toole 27 M Ireland
171 Mary Toole 27 F Ireland
172 Hannah Toole 25 F Ireland
173 Jane Besan 19 F Ireland
174 Dennis Campbell 45 M Laborer Ireland
175 Bridget Campbell 24 F Ireland
176 Martha Goldrich 25 F Servant Ireland
177 Catherine Ford 29 F Servant Ireland
178 James McGuire 34 M Laborer Ireland
179 Sarah McGuire 33 F Ireland
180 Edmund McGuire 15 M Ireland
181 Ann McGuire 13 F Ireland
182 Mary McGuire 11 F Child Ireland
183 Barnard McGuire 9 M Child Ireland
184* ????? McGuire .00 ? Infant Ireland
185 Mary Murphy 16 F Servant Ireland
186 Mary McPeak 16 F Ireland
187 Margaret McPeak 22 F Ireland
188 Mary Ann Donley 22 F Ireland
189 John Fallen 22 M Laborer Ireland
190 George Kearny 29 M Laborer Ireland
191 Catherine Armstrong 20 F Servant Ireland
192 Saml O'Brien 30 M Servant Ireland
193 John Walker 30 M Shoemaker Scotland
194 Ellen Walker 26 F Scotland
195 George Wilson 20 M Laborer Ireland
196 Mary Haran 40 F USA
197 Jas O'Neil 26 M Ireland
198 Nancy McFarland 30 F Laborer Ireland
199 William McFarland 25 M Ireland
200 Frederich H Bartlett 25 M Butcher England
201 Thos Winchell 24 M Butcher England
202 Joseph Winchell 11 M Child England
203* James Hetherington 48 M Farmer Scotland Canada
204* Matilda Hetherington 55 F Scotland Canada
205* John Hetherington 28 M Scotland Canada
206* James Hetherington 18 M Scotland Canada
207* Margaret Hetherington 29 F Scotland Canada
208* Susan Hetherington 25 F Scotland Canada
209* Isabella Hetherington 20 F Scotland Canada
210 Thomas Shilliam 29 M Laborer Ireland
211 Sarah Shilliam 27 F Ireland
212 William Atchinson 24 M Ireland
213 Robert Corkin 40 M Weaver England
214 Mary Corkin 38 F England Transcriber's Notes:
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional
information in the Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could
not be read due to the condition of the original document.
8---Infant without a first name. Sex unknown.
29---Infant first name unknown & Sex unknown.
55---Suspect first name, Jann, is meant to be Jane.Hence Sex ??
56-57---Infant #56 must have been slightly under 1 year old since
it is noted that Infant #57 was Born at Sea.
73---Tragic notation for this passenger. "Drowned in Harbor"
100---Because of first name Sex is unknown.
184---Infant without a first name so Sex is undetermined.
203 thru 209---Only passengers noted as bound for Canada
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 787.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 April 2006
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