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Ship Aurora


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Liverpool, England to New York
1 July 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Richard L Ber?ting* Master of the Ship Aurora 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 Aurora at Liverpool from which port said Aurora 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) RLBe??ting*
Sworn to this 1 July 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Aurora whereof (omitted) is Master, from Lpool burthen 1639 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 the column has been omitted from the transcription.
222  Daniel Curly         18y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
223  Mary Hayes           20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
224  Marg^t Hayes         19y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
225  John Hayes           20y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
226  Bridget Phillips     18y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
227  Julia Meade          18y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
228  John Kearney         21y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
229  Jas Ormond           22y  Male    Meat Man       Ireland        United States  Between deck
230  Cat^h Thompson       10y  Female  To Father      Ireland        United States  Between deck
231  John Jordon          19y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
232  Michael McGee        28y  Male    Tile Man       Ireland        United States  Between deck
233  Pat Toone            55y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
234  Timothy Tighe        59y  Male    Gardner        United States  United States  Between deck
235  Mary Mahon           30y  Female  To Daughter    Ireland        United States  Between deck
236* John Gray            5?y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
237  Marg^t Higgins       25y  Female  To Uncle       Ireland        United States  Between deck
238  Cat^h Fox            20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
239  John Robertson       25y  Male    Slater         Scotland       United States  Between deck
240  Sarah Maitland       26y  Female  Servant        Scotland       United States  Between deck
241* Mg^t O'Brien         20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
242  John Wheelan         19y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
243* Alexander Ford       48y  Male    Farmer         England        Canada         Between deck
244  Elizabeth Ford       48y  Female  Wife           England        Canada         Between deck
245  Isabella Ford        22y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
246  Mary Ford            20y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
247  Marg^t Ford          17y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
248  Elizb^th Ford        15y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
249  John Ford            14y  Male    Son            England        Canada         Between deck
250  Jane Ford            11y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
251  Sarah Ford            9y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
252  George Ford           7y  Male    Son            England        Canada         Between deck
253  Thomas Ford           5y  Male    Son            England        Canada         Between deck
254* Ellen McNa?y         20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
255  Bernard Ogvlwitch    20y  Male    Shop Keeper    Germany        United States  Between deck
256* Florence McCarthy    2?y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
257  Thomas Kelly          2y  Male    Son            Ireland        United States  Between deck
258  Pat Kelly            Inf  Male    Son            Ireland        United States  Between deck
259  Marg^t Dooley        30y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
260  Tho^s Davis          24y  Male    Butcher        England        United States  Between deck
261  Isaac Bowden         23y  Male    Machinist      United States  United States  Between deck
262  Sam^l Lee            45y  Male    Labourer       England        United States  Between deck
263  Amey Lee             36y  Female  Wife           England        United States  Between deck
264  Eliza Lee            14y  Female  Daughter       England        United States  Between deck
265  Stephen Lee           7y  Male    Son            England        United States  Between deck
266  W^m Lee               6y  Male    Son            England        United States  Between deck
267  Agnes Lee             5y  Female  Daughter       England        United States  Between deck
268  Harriet Lee           2y  Female  Daughter       England        United States  Between deck
269  Alfred Lee           Inf  Male    Son            England        United States  Between deck
270  Michael Shields      50y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
271  Mary Shields          8y  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
272  Margt Baird          20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
273  Mary Gavin           20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
274  Benjamin Shields     25y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
275  Mary Shields         22y  Female  Wife           Ireland        United States  Between deck
276  Pat^k Martin         45y  Male    Labourer       United States  United States  Between deck
277  Cat^h Martin         30y  Female  Wife           United States  United States  Between deck
278  Jn^o. Martin          3y  Male    Son            United States  United States  Between deck
279  George Brown         23y  Male    Joiner         Scotland       United States  Between deck
280  David Henderson      22y  Male    Joiner         Scotland       United States  Between deck
281  W^m Morrie           22y  Male    Labourer       England        United States  Between deck
282  Jn^o. ?oone          19y  Male    Labourer       England        United States  Between deck
283  Rob^t Jackson        23y  Male    Farmer         England        Canada         Between deck
284  Rob^t McOlwhand      60y  Male    Farmer         Scotland       United States  Between deck
285  M^rs McOlwhand       50y  Female  Wife           Scotland       United States  Between deck
286* Honora Moore         21y  Female  Dress Maker    Ireland        United States  Between deck
287  Michael McGuinnan    24y  Male    Carpenter      Ireland        United States  Between deck
288  Joseph McGuinnan     22y  Male    Carpenter      Ireland        United States  Between deck
289  W^m McGlynn          23y  Male    Farmer         Ireland        United States  Between deck
290  Susan McNamme        16y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
291  Edw^d Kelly          21y  Male    Farmer         Ireland        United States  Between deck
292  Thos. Kelly          21y  Male    Sawyer         Ireland        United States  Between deck
293  Thomas Walsh         19y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
294* Lewis Samuel         20y  Male    Shop Keeper    ???land        United States  Between deck
295  Lucy Condon          25y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
296  Joseph Buckly        19y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
297  Eliz^th Connly       19y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
298  Fred Frost           20y  Male    Tailor         Germany        United States  Between deck
299  Stephen Watson       26y  Male    Labourer       England        United States  Between deck
300  Julia Clark          29y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
301  Sarah Laughlin       20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
302  Thos. Connor          8y  Male    To Father      Ireland        United States  Between deck
303  Margt. Garnon        20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
304  Catherine Irwin      16y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
305  Ellen Lynn           20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
306  Bridget Farrell      20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
307  Pat^k Shenan         20y  Male    Sawyer         Ireland        United States  Between deck
308  Tho^s Gillespie      24y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
309  Bridget Gillespie    20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
310  Michael Murphy       21y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
311  Bridg^t Murphy       20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
312  David Norton         28y  Male    Engineer       United States  United States  Between deck
313  Edw^d Eastwood       23y  Male    Butcher        England        United States  Between deck
314  Winny Cryan          20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
315  Walter McOlwhand     17y  Male    Son            Scotland       United States  Between deck
316  Cristian McOlwhand   23y  Female  Daughter       Scotland       United States  Between deck
317  Marg^t McOlwhand      7y  Female  Daughter       Scotland       United States  Between deck
318  Andrew Norris        27y  Male    Farmer         Ireland        United States  Between deck
319  M^rs. Norris         22y  Female  Wife           Ireland        United States  Between deck
320* Alex. ??????          2y  Male    Son            Ireland        United States  Between deck
321* James Dunbar         51y  Male    Woolen ???ter  Scotland       United States  Between deck
322* M^rs. Dunbar         ?9y  Female  Wife           Scotland       United States  Between deck
323  Mary Bolair          31y  Female  To Brother     Scotland       United States  Between deck
324  James Dunbar         11y  Male    To Father      Scotland       United States  Between deck
325  W^m Dunbar            7y  Male    To Father      Scotland       United States  Between deck
326  Mary Wilson          25y  Female  To Brother     Scotland       United States  Between deck
327  S. Seligman          51y  Male    Shop Keeper    Germany        United States  Between deck
328  Maria Seligman       44y  Female  Wife           Germany        United States  Between deck
329  H. Seligman          18y  Female  Daughter       Germany        United States  Between deck
330  Namora Seligman       7y  Male    Son            Germany        United States  Between deck
331  Harriet Seligman      6y  Female  Daughter       Germany        United States  Between deck
332  N. Friedlander       26y  Male    Shop Keeper    Germany        United States  Between deck
333  Carl Schvander       37y  Male    Shop Keeper    Germany        United States  Between deck
334  Cristian Schvander   36y  Female  Wife           Germany        United States  Between deck
335  Cha^s C. Hanson      25y  Male    Farmer         Denmark        United States  Between deck
336  Charles Christianson 22y  Male    Farmer         Denmark        United States  Between deck
337  Carl Albert          28y  Male    Farmer         Germany        United States  Between deck
338  Sim^d Michel         38y  Male    Shop Keeper    Germany        United States  Between deck
339  W^m Bazely           41y  Male    Butcher        England        Canada         Between deck
340  Charlotte Bazely     38y  Female  Wife           England        Canada         Between deck
341  Fanny Bazely         11y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
342  Charlotte Bazely      7y  Female  Daughter       England        Canada         Between deck
343  W^m Bazely            4y  Male    Son            England        Canada         Between deck
344  Mary Scanton         21y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
345* Anne Scanton         ??y  ??????  ???????        Ireland        United States  Between deck
346  Mich^l. Scanton      20y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
347  Sam^l Booth          20y  Male    Gas Fitter     England        Canada         Between deck
348  John Conway          20y  Male    Farmer         Scotland       Canada         Between deck
349  Tho^s Kaife          24y  Male    furrier        England        United States  Between deck
350  Tho^s Kynaston       38y  Male    Wool Dealer    England        United States  Between deck
351  Mary Anne Kynaston   28y  Female  Wife           England        United States  Between deck
352  Tho^s Stephenson     23y  Male    Cooper         Scotland       United States  Between deck
353  John Power           31y  Male    Butcher        United States  United States  Between deck
354  Catherine Power      27y  Female  Wife           United States  United States  Between deck
355  Jn^o. Power          Inf  Male    Son            United States  United States  Between deck
356  George Richardson    54y  Male    Farmer         England        United States  Between deck
357  Sarah Richardson     46y  Female  Wife           England        United States  Between deck
358  Mary A. Carpenter    13y  Female  Niece          England        United States  Between deck
359  W^m Stewart          58y  Male    Farmer         Scotland       United States  Between deck
360  Marg^t Stewart       55y  Female  Wife           Scotland       United States  Between deck
361  Andrew Stewart       19y  Male    Son            Scotland       United States  Between deck
362  Marg^t Stewart       14y  Female  Daughter       Scotland       United States  Between deck
363  Cha^s Clark          34y  Male    Farmer         Scotland       United States  Between deck
364  Jane Clark           26y  Female  Wife           Scotland       United States  Between deck
365  Elizb^th Clark        4y  Female  Daughter       Scotland       United States  Between deck
366  Cha^s Clark          Inf  Male    Son            Scotland       United States  Between deck
367  Margt. Clark         40y  Female  To Husband     Scotland       United States  Between deck
368  Elizb^th Callister   40y  Female  To Husband     Scotland       United States  Between deck
369  Tho^s Callister       2y  Male    Son            Scotland       United States  Between deck
370  Margt Crowly         24y  Female  Servant        United States  United States  Between deck
371  Cat^h Neane          20y  Female  To Brother     Scotland       United States  Between deck
372  W^m Grillin          23y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
373* George Martin        37y  Male    ???? Maker     England        Canada         Between deck
374  Mary Martin          47y  Female  Wife           England        Canada         Between deck
375  Jn^o. Hawthorn       18y  Male    Shoe Maker     England        Canada         Between deck
376* George Ba?ton        42y  Male    Shoe Maker     England        Canada         Between deck
377  Pat^k McCue          20y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
378  Sam^l Ike            20y  Male    Baker          England        United States  Between deck
379  Edw^d Bowns          24y  Male    Brewer         England        Canada         Between deck
380  W^m Anderson         36y  Male    Boatman        England        Canada         Between deck
381  Sarah Eccleson       19y  Female  Servant        England        United States  Between deck
382  Anne Gafe            25y  Female  Servant        England        United States  Between deck
383  W^m Winshard         28y  Male    Black Smith    England        Canada         Between deck
384  Pat^k Gallaher       20y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
385  Cat^h Gallaher       20y  Female  Wife           Ireland        United States  Between deck
386  Anne Morris          17y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
387  Rob^t Madden         29y  Male    Tailor         Ireland        United States  Between deck
388  W^m Hume             19y  Male    Engineer       United States  United States  Between deck
389  Cor Lynch            35y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
390  Anne Magary          22y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
391  Maria Connor         19y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
392  Bridg^t Fee          22y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
393  Tho^s Smith          21y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
394  Mathew Barris        22y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
395  Mary Rafter          21y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
396  Bridg^t Morrison     22y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
397* Catherine O'Hagan    43y  Female  To Husband     United States  United States  Between deck
398* Edw^d O'Hagan         6y  Male    To Father      United States  United States  Between deck
399  James Dixon          23y  Male    Collier        Ireland        United States  Between deck
400  Arthur Dixon         20y  Male    Collier        Ireland        United States  Between deck
401  Jn^o. Sutler         20y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
402* Anne Gullen          2?y  Female  Wife           Ireland        United States  Between deck
403  Mary McGovern        16y  Female  To Father      Ireland        United States  Between deck
404  Jn^o. Brandon        50y  Male    Farmer         Ireland        United States  Between deck
405  Mary Brandon         11y  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
406  James Dooly          30y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
407  Bridg^t Dooly        20y  Female  Wife           Ireland        United States  Between deck
408  Mary Collins         35y  Female  To Husband     Ireland        United States  Between deck
409  Jn^o. Collins         6y  Male    To Father      Ireland        United States  Between deck
410  Mary Collins          4y  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
411  Susan Collins         2y  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
412  Eliz^th Collins      Inf  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
413* Denis Hanahan        ?4y  Male    2 Brother      Ireland        United States  Between deck
414  Jane Flanagan        18y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
415  Mary Kinane          17y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
416  Bridg^t Whelan       20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
417  Pat^k Heneay         19y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
418  Sam^l Mooney         35y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
419  W^m McMahan          21y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
420  Mary Henesey         20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
421  James Lyland         23y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
422  Marg^t Connell       19y  Female  To Aunt        Ireland        United States  Between deck
423  Hannah Connell       17y  Female  To Aunt        Ireland        United States  Between deck
424  Mary Hayes           23y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
425  Margt Burdon         30y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States  Between deck
426  Thos. Kelly          35y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
427  Anne Kelly           30y  Female  Wife           Ireland        United States  Between deck
428  Bridg^t Kelly         7y  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
429  Jn^o. Kelly           5y  Male    Son            Ireland        United States  Between deck
430  Mary Kelly            3y  Female  Daughter       Ireland        United States  Between deck
431  James Sulter         22y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States  Between deck
432  James Allen          22y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States
433  Tho^s Allen          19y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States
434  Jn^o. Philips        24y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States
435  Marg^t Flood         20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States
436  Mary Gallaher        20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States
437  Mary Ragan           20y  Female  Servant        Ireland        United States
438  Jn^o. Gray           23y  Male    Labourer       Ireland        United States
439  Margt. Croggs        40y  Female  Wife           England        United States
440* John Morison                         

At end of manifest:                     (signed)  RLB???ting*

410 Aliens
 30 Citizens


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.

The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the 
transcriber.

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

The manifest scribe used vertical lines probably to indicate continuation/duplication of the 
last written word(s).

The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have been 
transcribed to 'ss'.

Captain's surname could be Bernting.

"Passangers" misspelled, should be "Passengers".

236  2nd number of Age not clear, could be 55y or 56y.
241  Surname recorded as "O.Brien".
243  Occupation recorded originally as Labourer, lined out.
254  5th/6th letters of surname not clear, could be McNarry or McNany.
256  2nd number of Age not clear, could be 20y or 25y.
286  Name recorded originally as Thomas Moore.
294  Country of Origin partially illegible.
320  This psgr is listed at top of scanned manifest page, surname is recorded as " -do - " 
     (ditto), surname probably Norris.
321  Most of 2nd word of Occupation illegible.
322  1st number of Age illegible.
345  Age, Sex, Occupation illegible because of heavy overwriting; Age could be 19y or 20y; 
     based on first name, Sex is Female, Occupation could be Servant.
373  1st word of Occupation illegible.
376  3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Balton or Batton.
397-398  Surname recorded as "O.Hagan".
402  2nd number of Age illegible.
413  1st number of Age not clear, could be 14y.
440  Notation following name, "Born on Board Ship"; no other information provided; surname 
     could be miswritten Morrison.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 185, List 580.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 July 2005



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