Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Edinburgh

I, W^m Cumming do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the SS. Edinburgh whereof I am Master, from Glasgow.
                                                                                    So help me God.
Sworn to this February 19 1859                                      (signed) Wm. Cumming
Before me (signed) ??off???? (illegible)

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS. Edinburgh whereof William Cumming is Master, from Glasgow burthen 1494 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, and Died on the Voyage. No deaths were recorded on the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.

  1  F. B. Donaldson  36y   M  Engraver     UStates  UStates
  2  Alex. Lunda      38y   M  Stone Cutter UStates  UStates
  3  Chas. Gadis      49y   M  Farmer       UStates  UStates
  4  Geo. Jefferson   10y   M               Britain  UStates
  5  Jas. Barr        36y   M  Weaver       Britain  UStates
  6  M^rs Reid        36y   F  Wife         Britain  Canada
  7  Jane Reid         8y   F               Britain  Canada
  8  Jessie Reid       5y   F               Britain  Canada
  9  John K. Reid      3y   M               Britain  Canada
 10  A R Reid          4m   M               Britain  Canada
 11  Miss Murray      25y   F  Spinster     Britain  Canada
 12* John Mu???        4y   M               Britain  Canada
 13  Jessie Anderson   1y   F               Britain  Canada
 14  Josiah Whithead  28y   M  Draper       UStates  UStates
 15  John Lappin      11y   M               UStates  UStates
 16  Alex. Love       25y   M  Machinist    UStates  UStates
 17  And. Brown       35y   M  Carpenter    UStates  UStates
 18  Chas. McKinnon   32y   M  Mercht       UStates  UStates
 19  W^m Dow          36y   M  Plumber      Britain  Canada
 20  Jas. Berwick     24y   M  Dyer         Britain  UStates
 21  Jas. Aikman      31y   M  Miller       UStates  UStates
 22  Margt. Caldwell  22y   F  Spinster     UStates  UStates
 23  Eliza Williamson 32y   F  Wife         UStates  UStates
 24  Jane Bonar       21y   F  Spinster     Britain  UStates
 25  Mary Bowman      56y   F  Wife         Britain  UStates
 26  Agnes Penny      21y   F  Wife         Britain  UStates
 27* ???? Penny        3m   F               Britain  UStates
 28  Ronald Cook      35y   M  Engineer     UStates  UStates
 29  Mary Cook        30y   F  Wife         UStates  UStates
 30  Mary Cook         1y   F               UStates  UStates
 31  Hugh Robertson   19y   M  Labourer     UStates  UStates
 32  W^m Williamson   52y   M  Farmer       UStates  UStates
 33  Jno. Armstrong   23y   M  Tailor       Britain  UStates
 34  Alex. McMillan   24y   M  Bookkeeper   UStates  UStates
 35  Eliza McMillan   24y   F  Wife         UStates  UStates
 36  Mary Kielan      40y   F  Wife         UStates  UStates
 37  John Kielan      15y   M               UStates  UStates
 38  Alex. Kielan     11y   M               UStates  UStates
 39  David Kielan     10y   M               UStates  UStates
 40  John Wilson      20y   M  Clerk        UStates  UStates
 41* Grace Lag??ock   16y   F  Spinster     Britain  UStates
 42  Dan McLean       36y   M  Minister     Britain  Canada

                            Cabin
 43  Mat Legget       29y   M  Merchant     UStates  UStates
 44  N. Gilchrist     34y   M  Merchant     Britain  Canada
 45  Jno. Thomson     32y   M  Merchant     Britain  Canada
 46  H. S. Campbell   31y   M  Merchant     UStates  UStates
 47  Jas. Knott       35y   M  Merchant     UStates  UStates
 48  W^m Hamilton     28y   M  Captain      Britain  UStates
 49  M^rs Hamilton    26y   F  Wife         Britain  UStates
 50  Mary Hamilton    21y   F  Spinster     Britain  UStates
 51  Mary Hamilton     6y   F               Britain  UStates
 52  R. C. Telfer     42y   M  Barrister    Britain  UStates
 53  M^rs Telfer      38y   F  Wife         Britain  UStates
 54  M^rs McNiden     40y   F  Wife         UStates  UStates


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 to aid with referencing.

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

12 Ending of surname illegible.
27 First name illegible.
41 Center letter of surname illegible.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 190, List 96.

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