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Ship Bridgewater
I, E M Burstem* Master of the Ship Brid??water (partially illegible) do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm 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 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 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.Affirmed* this 2 August 1858
(Signed) E. M. Bursten
Before me (Signed) ??offman
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Bridgewater whereof Burstem* is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1698 23/9?* 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 Died on Voyage column has been omitted from the transcription.
1 Henry Cranston 32y Male Draper Ireland United States Cabin 2 James Borgan 24y Male Spirit dealer Ireland United States On deck 3 William Borgan 21y Male Spirit dealer Ireland United States On deck 4 George Harriss 29y Male Miner England United States On deck 5 William Houghton 21y Male Mariner United States United States On deck 6 Alexander McDonnell 30y Male Mariner United States Canada Upper deck 7 Owen Daily 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 8 Eliza Daily 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 9 Ellen Murphy 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 10 William Frank 39y Male Chemist Germany United States Upper deck 11 Charles Kerr 30y Male Ship Carpenter United States United States Upper deck 12 Catherine Higgins 24y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 13 James Higgins 4y Male Child Ireland United States Upper deck 14* William Birr 25y Male Male United States United States Upper deck 15 Sarah Birr 17y Female Wife England United States Upper deck 16 Henry Farmer 22y Male Soldier England United States Upper deck 17 Mary McMahon 22y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 18 Thomas McMahon 0y 11m Male Child Ireland United States Upper deck 19 Joseph Leek 39y Male Smith England United States Upper deck 20 Daniel Sullivan 30y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 21 Eliza Sullivan 26y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 22 Ellen Sullivan 28y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 23 Bridget Heely 55y Female Widow Ireland United States Upper deck 24 Bridget McCauly 36y Female Widow Ireland United States Upper deck 25 Ellen McCauly 17y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 26 John McCauly 16y Male Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 27 Mary Jane Winks 22y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 28 Mary Hughes 23y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 29 Mary Les Strange 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 30 Catherine Bradley 30y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 31 Catherine Regan 13y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 32* Sarah Ea?on 24y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 33 William Henry Hughes 16y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 34 Mary Gillis Hughes 22y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 35 Thomas Russell 42y Male Printer United States United States Upper deck 36 Michael Walsh 21y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 37 Mary Stanton 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 38 Catherine Stanton 21y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 39 Eliza Pollock 21y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 40 Mary Greene 17y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 41 Ann Birchall 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 42 Eliza Chambers 16y Female Servant Ireland Canada Upper deck 43 Hannah Allen 20y Female Wife England United States Upper deck 44* Anne Allen 4y 6m Female Child England United States Upper deck 45 Mary Jane Allen Infant Female Child England United States Upper deck 46 Mary Halloran 22y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 47 Honor Daily 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 48 Thomas Daily 16y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 49* John Dohe?ty 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 50* Henry Ga??ell 22y Male Clerk England Canada Upper deck 51* Francis Ga??ell 18y Male Clerk England Canada Upper deck 52 Patrick Cullinan 21y Male Clerk Ireland United States Upper deck 53 William Harrigan 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 54 Thomas Donohoe 22y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 55 Mary Donohoe 16y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 56 Catherine Donohoe 16y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 57 Mary Creagan 16y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 58 Margret Eadger 50y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 59 Catherine Eadger 19y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 60 James Eadger 16y Male Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 61 Ann Eadger 10y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 62* John Eadger 7y Child Male Ireland United States Upper deck 63* Mary Tra?ley 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 64* Michael Tra?ley 49y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 65 James Dale 24y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 66 Thomas Lalor 23y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 67 Eliza Lalor 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 68 Patrick Hynes 18y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 69 Thomas Walsh 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 70 Michael Fitzgerald 22y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 71 Catherine Fitzgerald 21y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 72 Johanna Cummins 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 73 John Smith 21y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 74 John Doyle 30y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 75 Mary Walsh 25y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 76 Thomas Kennedy 24y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 77 Mary Kennedy 24y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 78 William Telford 50y Male Labourer England Canada Upper deck 79 Mary Telford 50y Female Labourer England Canada Upper deck 80 John Telford 13y Male Servant England Canada Upper deck 81 Thomas Telford 10y Male Servant England Canada Upper deck 82 Joseph Telford 7y Male Child England Canada Upper deck 83 James Telford 6y Male Child England Canada Upper deck 84 Jonathon Telford 4y Male Child England Canada Upper deck 85 Ellen Moran 25y Female Wife Ireland United States Upper deck 86 Margret Moran Infant Female Child Ireland United States Upper deck 87 Bernard Fox 18y Male Nailer Ireland United States Upper deck 88 Mary Moore 46y Female Wife Ireland United States Upper deck 89 Ann Moore 15y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 90 Mary Meehan 21y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 91* Ann McGo?rick 26y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 92 Mary Mulholland 21y Female Book Binder Ireland United States Upper deck 93 Mary Clancey 19y Female Dressmaker Ireland United States Upper deck 94 Bridget Cane 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 95 George McKee 50y Male Labourer Scotland United States Upper deck 96 Rebekah McKee 46y Female Wife Scotland United States Upper deck 97 Eliza McKee 20y Female Servant Scotland United States Upper deck 98 Gordon McKee 18y Male Labourer Scotland United States Upper deck 99 Patrick McSherry 29y Male Storekeeper United States United States Upper deck 100 Ann McSherry 13y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 101 Bridget Reily 17y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 102 Ann O'Hara 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 103 Margret Ormond 17y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 104 William Ormond 15y Male Labourer England United States Upper deck 105* Ann Fitzerald 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 106 Margret Cooney 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 107 Michael Hannon 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 108 Mary Hague 57y Female Widow England United States Upper deck 109 Elizabeth Hague 25y Female Dressmaker England United States Upper deck 110 Mary Ann Shaw 15y Female Servant England United States Upper deck 111 George Shaw 13y Male Servant England United States Upper deck 112 Bridget Hickey 17y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 113 Ann White 13y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 114 Catherine Martin 21y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 115 Margret McGrath 17y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 116 Bridget Buckley 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 117 James Duneene 16y Male Rope Maker Ireland United States Upper deck 118 John O'Brien 21y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 119 Mary McGrath 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 120 William Right 24y Male Soldier United States United States Upper deck 121 Francisco Coma 37y Male Musician Italy United States Upper deck 122 Maria Coma 30y Female Wife Italy United States Upper deck 123 Louis Coma 5y Male Child Italy United States Upper deck 124 Rosand Coma Infant Female Child Italy United States Upper deck 125 Patrick Bradshaw 28y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 126 Mary Bradshaw 22y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 127 Elizabeth Campbell 49y Female Widow United States United States Upper deck 128 Michael Collins 22y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 129 John Lyons 21y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 130* Micheal Molloy 21y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 131 Patrick Dwyre 19y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 132 Alexander Birnie 31y Male Basket Maker United States United States Upper deck 133 James Greer 30y Male Smith Ireland United States Upper deck 134 Philip Ahern 21y Male Stone Cutter Ireland United States Upper deck 135 Jane Keenan 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 136 Isabella Porter 15y Female Servant Scotland United States Upper deck 137 George Irviney 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 138 Catherine Irviney 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 139 Daniel Reily 44y Male Labourer United States United States Upper deck 140 Julia Reily 40y Female Wife United States United States Upper deck 141 William Coulter 40y Male Farmer United States United States Upper deck 142 Margret Coulter 45y Female wife Ireland United States Upper deck 143 Sarah Coulter 20y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 144 Mary Coulter 17y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 145 Jane Coulter 15y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 146 John Coulter 13y Male Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 147 Ann Coulter 11y Female Ser^t Ireland United States Upper deck 148 Thomas Coulter 7y Male Child Ireland United States Upper deck 149 Margret Jane Bailey 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 150 Andrew Neil 17y Male Labourer Scotland United States Upper deck 151 Mary Burke 22y Female Serv^t Ireland United States Upper deck 152 Garrett Byrne 23y Male Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 153 Elizabeth Byrne 25y Female Wife Ireland United States Upper deck 154 Mary Quigley 19y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 155 Catherine McClean 40y Female Widow Scotland United States Upper deck 156 Alexander McClean 26y Male Farmer Scotland United States Upper deck 157 John McClean 20y Male Farmer Scotland United States Upper deck 158 Thomas McClean 17y Male Farmer Scotland United States Upper deck 159 Donald McClean 13y Male Farmer Scotland United States Upper deck 160 Hugh McClean 11y Male Farmer Scotland United States Upper deck 161 Allen McDonald 55y Male Farmer Scotland United States Upper deck 162 Ann McDonald 33y Female Servant Scotland United States Upper deck 163 William Laurence 33y Male Collier England United States Upper deck 164 Hannah Laurence 28y Female Wife England United States Upper deck 165 David Laurence 5y Male Child England United States Upper deck 166 Sarah Laurence 2y Female Child England United States Upper deck 167 James Connor 25y Male Mechanic England United States Upper deck 168 John Corn 22y Male Mechanic Ireland United States Upper deck 169 John McDonald 26y Male Mechanic Ireland United States Upper deck 170 John Doyle 28y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 171 Patrick Goodwin 24y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 172 Mary Goodwin 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 173 Timothy Connell 43y Male Labourer United States United States Upper deck 174 Julia Connell 35y Female Wife United States United States Upper deck 175 Julia McCarthy 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 176 Mary Tweeny 12y Female Servant United States United States Upper deck 177 Evan Jones 47y Male Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 178 Ann Jones 40y Female Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 179 Margret Jones 18y Female Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 180 Mary Jones 14y Female Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 181 Evan Jones 11y Male Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 182 Ann Jones 8y Female Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 183* Lelewallen Jones 6y Male Farmer Wales United States Upper deck 184 David Jones 22y Male Mechanic Wales United States Upper deck 185 Joseph Murray 22y Male Mechanic Ireland Canada Upper deck 186 Angelina Murray 25y Female Wife England Canada Upper deck 187 David Alex^r Murray 6y Male Child England Canada Upper deck 188 Helenstatio Walsh 36y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 189 Ellen Walsh 6y Female Child Ireland United States Upper deck 190 Mary Haraway 20y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 191 Margret Haily 35y Female Labourer Wife Ireland United States Upper deck 192 Catherine Haily 10y Female Child Ireland United States Upper deck 193 Michael Haily Infant Male Child Ireland United States Upper deck 194 Mary Cunniors 22y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 195 Thomas Morrissy 22y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 196 Mary O'Neil 24y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 197 Michael McMahon 20y Male Labourer Ireland United States Upper deck 198 Catherine McMahon 28y Female Servant Ireland United States Upper deck 199 Mary McMahon 4y Female Child Ireland United States Upper deck 200 Charlotte Stainer 30y Female Labourers Wife England United States Upper deck 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. Although the manifest scribe numbered the passengers, the numbering returned to number 1 as the class of passenger changed; the transcriber has assigned sequential numbering regardless of class. 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 portion of the witness statement in the testimonial that was preprinted "sworn to this..." was overwritten by the testimonial scribe to read "affirmed this...". The captain's signature clearly shows the last letter of his surname as 'n'. Fraction denominator of burthen tonnage illegible, probably 95. 14 Occupation recording error. 32 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Eason or Eaton. 44 Age recorded as 4 1/2 (years). 49 5th letter of surname not clear, could be Doherty or Dohesty. 50-51 3rd/4th letters of surname not clear, could be Gahell or Gatrell. 62 Sex and Occupation recording error, Sex is Male and Occupation is Child. 63-64 4th letter of surname not clear, could be Tranley or Trauley. 91 5th letter of surname not clear, could be McGobrick or McGolrick. 105 Surname could be miswritten Fitzgerald. 130 First name could be miswritten Michael. 183 First name could be miswritten Llewellen. Correspondence added November 17, 2005, passenger 150, NEILAndrew Neil of Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland immigrated to the US on the Bridgewater, arriving on August 2, 1858. In 1865, after serving in the Civil War, Andrew and his new bride, Frances (Fanny) Holmes of Ireland established a homestead farm in Amber Township, Mason County, Michigan. Andrew and Fanny were the first settlers in Amber Township to marry; the date of their marriage was 19 Sep 1865. They were married at the home of his older brother James and his wife, Rebecca Key. In 1872, Andrew purchased their 80 acre farm from the State of Michigan for $1.00 an acre. The Neil brothers and their wives were followed to Amber Township in 1872 by their sister Janet and her family; husband, Andrew Falconer, and infant son, David, of Lanark, Scotland. In September of 1886, their mother, Janet Parker Neil, joined them. Andrew and Fanny were the parents of 11 children; four of whom died in childhood. Their youngest son, William Stewart Neil, stayed on the farm where he and his wife, Bertha Kate Rasmussen, raised their family; Lillian, William Ralph, Charles, and George. The legacy of this pioneer family lives on as Andrew and Fanny's grandson, William Ralph Neil (who died on 21 Nov 2001) and his wife, Mary Bevington Neil, still own the Neil Homestead, which is a State of Michigan Centennial Farm. Diann Great-Granddaughter of Andrew Neil
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 186, List 730.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 August 2005
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