Immigrant Ships
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Ship Independence


Liverpool, England to New York
26 May 1846

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, F.P. Allen do solemly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with myn ame, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the 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 Ship Independence whereof I am Master, from Liverpool. So help me God. Signed Francis P. Allen
Sworn to this 26 May 1846.
Before me (unreadable)
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the Ship Independence whereof F.P. Allen is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 7?2 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (Years/Months), Sex*, Occupation*, The country to which they severally belong*, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants*, Died on Voyage*.
  
   1  James Wallace          23   Currier          England
   2  William Irving         37   Labourer         Ireland
   3  Margaret Irving        35                    Ireland
   4  Flora Irving           17                    Ireland
   5  Elizabeth Irving        9                    Ireland
   6  Mary Jane Irving        6                    Ireland
   7  Anne Irving             2                    Ireland
   8  Thomas Eager           28   Mason            Ireland
   9  Jane Eager             27                    Ireland
  10  James Greegan          27   Labourer         Ireland
  11  Jeremijah Murphy       34   Shoe Maker       Ireland
  12  Margaret Murphy        30                    Ireland
  13  Henry Fryzer           43                    Germany
  14  Terrence McCabe        19   Nailor           Ireland
  15  James O'Connor         19   Bookkeeper       Ireland
  16  Martin Hickey          2?                    Ireland
  17  Edward Hickey          60   No Trade         Ireland
  18  William Ward           26   Labourer         England
  19  Charlotte Ward         22                    England
  20  John Copsey            24   Bricklayer       England
  21  Mrs Warren             26                    England
  22  Thom Warren             5                    England
  23  John Warren             9m                   England
  24  James Whitehead        25   Dyer             Leeds England
  25  Hannah Whitehead       23                    Leeds England
  26  Edward McDevitte       21   Servant          Ireland
  27  John Crilly            25   Labourer 
  28  James Shannon          22   Labourer         Ireland
  29  Sally Kershaw          23                    England
  30  James Taylor           ?8   Weaver           England  
  31  Jane Taylor            28                    England
  32  W^m Walhden            23   Foreman          England
  33  Joshua Ashworth        22   Fu?ler           England
  34  Abraham Ashworth        9                    England
  35  Abraham Klegg          21   Weaver           England
  36  John Cummings          30   Labourer         Ireland
  37  Mrs Cummings           22                    Ireland
  38  John Reid              22   Weaver           Ireland
  39  Thom Barry             21   Weaver           Ireland
  40  Pat Lawrenson          19   Spinner          Ireland
  41  Thom Kenny             22   Weaver           Ireland
  42* James Cavanah          26   Weaver           Ireland
  43  Mrs Cavanah            24   Weaver           Ireland
  44  May Cavanah             1                    Ireland
  45  Pat Cavanah            28   Weaver           Ireland
  46  John Cavanah           20   Weaver           Ireland
  47  Bernard McCormick      18   Labourer         Ireland
  48  Mary McCahan           20          
  49  May McCahan            18
  50  Pat Graham             26   Carpenter        Ireland
  51  James Flinn            35   Labourer         Ireland
  52  Peter Johnson          30   Mason            Ireland
  53  Alice Johnson          24                    Ireland
  54  Ann Mathews            20                    Ireland
  55  Nelson Newsted         27   Leather Cutter   Germany
  56  William Miller         33   Sadler           Germany
  57  George Waters          48   Shoe Maker       England
  58  Sarah Waters           44                    England
  59  George Waters          19                    England
  60  Arnold Waters          15                    England
  61  Mary Anne Waters       13                    England
  62  Sarah Waters           10                    England
  63  Elizabeth Waters        8                    England
  64  William Waters          5                    England
  65  Emma Waters             3                    England
  66  Jane McCann            19   Labourer         Ireland
  67  George Alsop           23   Joiner           England
  68  Hariet Alsop           22                    England
  69  Henry Alsop             9m                   England
  70  Timothy Murphey        22   Boot Maker       Ireland
  71  Mary Sulivan           21                    Ireland
  72  Julia ?akely           20                    Ireland
  73  Samuel Gillan          28   Bookkeeper       Ireland
  74* Cornelius Drew         18                    Ireland
  75  Jeremijah Fitzpatrick  20   Bookkeeper       Ireland
  76  James Benson           20   Baker            England
  77  Daniel O'Hare          22                    Ireland
  78  Eliza Clark            19                    Ireland
  79  James Kosai            20   Draper           Scotland
  80  Margaret Kosai         23                    Scotland
  81  Francis Maton          25   Prof Languages   ? Germany
  82  Thomas Hefron          24   Labourer         Ireland
  83  Jane Hefron            23                    Ireland
  84  M J Le???              20   Labourer         Ireland
  85  Michael Berry          27   Labourer         Ireland
  86  Pat Kenn?              30   Labourer         Ireland
  87  Thom Morris            28  
  88  Bridget Berry          22
  89  Mary Morris            25
  90  Mrs Smith              50                    Ireland
  91  Sarah Nielsan          21                    Ireland
  92  Will Murphy            32                   
  93  Judy Quinn             28                    Ireland
  94  Dennis Bowlan          31       
  95  James Bryan            21                    Ireland
  96  Mary Reilly            19                    Ireland
  97  John Doran             22   Labourer         Ireland
  98  Silvester Nolan        25   Labourer         Ireland
  99  Lawrence Quinn         30   Servant          
 100  Thom Byron             25                    Ireland
 101  J Gilmartin            35   Taylor           Ireland
 102  Hannah Gilmartin       30                    Ireland
 103  Mary Gilmartin          9                    Ireland
 104  Ellen Gilmartin         6                    Ireland
 105  Marg Gilmartin          4                    Ireland
 106  Anne Gilmartin         12m                   Ireland
 107  Anne Garden            19                    Ireland
 108  Kate Rooney            19                    Ireland
 109  Tom Gilmartin          21   Farmer           Ireland
 110  Farrel Rourke          22   Gardiner         Ireland
 111  Edward Gormley         26   Gardiner         Ireland
 112  Robert Mason           25   Gardiner         Ireland
 113  James Adams            24   Gardiner         Ireland
 114  Margaret Mulrooney     23   Gardiner         Ireland
 115  Michael Magrath        12   Gardiner         Ireland
 116  John Savage            30   Gardiner         Ireland
 117  Mary Savage            28   Gardiner         Ireland
 118  Catharine Savage        8                    Ireland
 119  Michael Savage          6                    Ireland
 120  Anne Savage             4                    Ireland
 121  John Savage             2                    Ireland
 122  Bernard McCartney      19   Gardiner         Ireland
 123  Eliza Kinley           20   Gardiner         Ireland
 124  Catharine Kinley       13   Gardiner         Ireland        
 125  Benjamin Cunningham    22   Gardiner         Ireland
 126  John Doogan            22   Gardiner         Ireland
 127  Pat Griffin            24   Carpenter        Ireland
 128  John Carney            24   Blacksmith       Ireland
 129  Thomas Shea            21   Labourer         Ireland
 130  Catharine Ke?ling      1?   Labourer         Ireland
 131  Ellen Rourke           22   
 132  Marg Cunningham        22              
 133  Thomas Devins          21   Farmer           Ireland
 134  James Boyle            23   Labourer         Ireland
 135  Bid Rooney             21   Labourer         Ireland
 136  John Keenan            22   
 137  Bridget Keenan         21
 138  Kate McCullogh         25   
 139  Martin Kennedy         24   Labourer
 140  John Deverens          2?   Steward
 141  Mrs Deverens           21
 142  Richard Cullan         22   Labourer
 143* Matth S?oddy           22                    Ireland
 144  John Covey             19                    Ireland
 145  John McCormick         12
 146  Dan McCormick          10
 147  James Currey           16
 148  Campbell Parker        23   Farmer           
 149  Joseph Hannah          23   Taylor
 150  Thomas Martin          29   Storekeeper
 151* Bridget ?ard           17   
 152  Michael Boylan         16                    Ireland
 153  James McDonald         22                    Ireland
 154  James Cleary           31   Labourer         Ireland
 155  Bernard McElroy        23   Labourer         Ireland
 156  Brid Cleary            19   
 157  Ellen Keennen          20
 158  Mary Cassidy           21
 159  Rose McCaffrey          9                    Ireland
 160  Dan Keelahan           30   Labourer         Ireland
 161  Dan Harrigan           28   Labourer         Ireland
 162  Dennis Sullivan        24   Blacksmith       Ireland
 163  Dennis Harrigan        24   Labourer         Ireland
 164  Dennis Cavanah         24   Labourer         Ireland
 165  Marg McCarthy          22                    Ireland
 166  Kate McCarthy          20                    Ireland
 167  John Daly              30                    
 168  John Malone            23
 169  Bridget Malone         30
 170  Bridget Daly           24
 171  William Gould          31   Labourer         Ireland
 172  William Gould          24   Labourer         Ireland
 173  John Tobin             22   Labourer         Ireland
 174  William Kennedy        23   Labourer         Ireland
 175  John Ryan              26   Labourer         Ireland
 176  Mathew Tobin           24   Labourer         Ireland
 177  Mary Tobin             22   Labourer         Ireland
 178  Andrew Thompson        20   Labourer         Ireland
 179  James Woodside         22   Labourer         Ireland
 180  Margaret Thompson      22   Labourer         Ireland
 181  Eliza Hunters          21   Labourer         Ireland
 182  Brody Mulrooney        28   Labourer         Ireland
 183  W^m Herman             17   Labourer         Ireland
 184  B Sheridan             24                    Ireland
 185  A Rehill               22                    Ireland
 186  Kate Rehill            20                    Ireland
 187  Charles Beatty         22   Labourer         Ireland
 188  Kate Beatty            22                    Ireland
 189  B Farrell              18                    Ireland
 190  John Kelly             20   Labourer         Ireland
 191  James Hart             22   Labourer         Ireland
 192  Peter McGowen          25   Labourer         Ireland
 193  Brid McGowen           33                    
 194  Mary McGowen           14
 195  Elisa MacCastor        20   
 196  Bernard Cassidy        27   Farmer           Ireland
 197  Sarah Cassidy          21                    Ireland
 198  Michael Curly          23   Farmer           Ireland
 199  Alice Raleigh          18                    Ireland
 200  Edward Donagan         22   Farmer           Ireland
 201  James Donolly          20   Weaver           Ireland
 202  Mary Donolly           22                    Ireland
 203  Michael Hill           25   Carpenter        Ireland
 204  William Moore          27   Labourer         Ireland
 205  Catherine Moore        27                    Ireland
 206  James Caisy            22   Labourer         Ireland
 207  Jeremiah Mahony        27   Weaver           Ireland
 208  Thomas Buck            18   Bookkeeper       Ireland
 209  Jeremiah Canty         24   Weaver           Ireland
 210  Rain Mahony            40   Weaver           Ireland
 211  William Donaldson      24   Silk Weaver      Ireland
 212  Pat Han                15                    Ireland
 213  Briget Campbell        20                    Ireland
 214  Ann Logan              20                    Ireland
 215  Mag Byrne              24
 216  Mary Moore             26
 217  Mary Quirk             26
 218  Mary Fitzgerald        25
 219  Eliz Duffy             25
 220  Kate Kerr              25
 221* Robert Barns           23   Labourer         Down C^t
 222  Michael Finlan         36   Labourer         Ireland
 223  Pat Somers             23   Labourer         Ireland
 224  Bid Somers                                   S New England
 225  Richard Gann           21   Butcher          S New England
 226  Joseph West            18   Labourer         S N England
 227  James Parson           40   Labourer         S N England
 228* John Ha??ey            18   Butcher          S N England
 229* John Shiels            26   Farmer           Fermanah Ireland
 230  George Funston         21   Farmer           Tyrone Ireland
 231* Jane ?oleston          18                    
 232  Eliza Herne            20
 233  John Wilson            22   Sadler           Belfast Ireland
 234  Hugh Benigan           25   Iron             Scotland
 235  Mag Benigan            25
 236  Hugh Benigan            3
 237  James Benigan           9m  
 238  Peter Toole            21   Labourer         Wicklow Ireland
 239  Alex Richardson        25   Labourer         Ireland
 240  George Hamilton        60   Labourer         Ireland
 241  John Gilchrist         22   Baker            Ireland
 242  Jane Gilchrist         22                    Ireland
 243  Mary Wilson            30                    Tyrone Ireland
 244  James Malabry          17   Labourer         Ireland
 245  Jesse Manning          22   Farmer           England
 246  Pat Sullivan           30   Labourer         Ireland
 247  Bid Sullivan           24
 248  John Wooding           37   Spinner          England
 249  Edward Setchell        55   Labourer         England
 250  Mary Setchell          52   
 251  Daughter Setchell      18
 252  Son William Setchell   13
 253  Son George Setchell    11
 254  Mary Anne Setchell     11m
 255  Michael Moore          30   Mason            Ireland
 256  Mary Moore             20                    Ireland
 257  John Moore              3m                   Ireland
 258  Biddy Moore            12                    Ireland
 259  Biddy Moore            50                    Ireland
 260  John Moore             60                    Ireland
 261  Hugh Renan             22   Labourer         Ireland
 262  Michael Cassady        20   Labourer         Ireland
 263  Rose Cassady           20                    Ireland
 264  John O'Donnel          24   Labourer         Ireland
 265  Catharine O'Donnel     19                    Ireland
 266  Daniel Brennan         22   Labourer         Ireland
 267  Catharine Brennan      22                    Ireland
 268  George Brady           24   Shop Keeper      Ireland
 269  Eleanor Sheild         19                    Ireland
 270  Lucy McKinney          14                    Ireland
 271  Patrick Lasty          2?   Labourer         Ireland
 272  James Lasty            27   Labourer         Ireland
 273  Owen McCormick         30   Labourer         Ireland
 274  Michael Barron         34   Labourer         Ireland
 275* Miss Phillips          23                    Canada
 276* Miss J Phillips        20                    Canada
 277* Miss O'Reilly          29                    Ireland
 278* Mrs Underland          50                    U States
 279* Mr Thomas              42   B Army           Canada
 280* Mr Campbell            28   Merchant         Scotland
 281* Mr Davis               25   Physician        U States
 282* Mr Phillips            18   Student          Canada
 283  James Hand             46   Labourer         Ireland
 284  Thomas Nevin           30   Farmer           Ireland
 285  Patrick Bambrick       28   Farmer           Ireland
 286  Pat McDonnell          25   Farmer           Ireland
 287  Charles Cassidy        22   Weaver           Ireland
 288* James ?airns           28   Blacksmith       Ireland
 289* Catharine Ha?ts        22                    Ireland
 290  Thomas Ralahan         30   Labourer         Ireland
 291  Jane Alexander         23   Labourer         Ireland
 292  Ellen Smith            20   Labourer         Ireland
 293  Catherine Lynch        19   Labourer         Ireland

(signed) Francis P Allen
285 Steerage
8 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 quality
 of original document.

* Columns that were blank on manifest were sex, country in which they intend to
  become inhabitants and those that died on voyage
* Columns of occupation and where passengers originated from was sometimes blank
  with no "do" of ditto marks


 42 to 46  A bracket indicates all are weavers
 74  Charles as first name crossed out
143  Missing letter unknown, small
151  Last name either Ward or Mard
221  This person may be from Down County Ireland
228  This last name may be Haldey or Hadley
231  Letter could be a "c"
229  This town in Ireland also spelled Fermanagh
275-282  are in brackets, these are probably the cabin passengers counted up at
     bottom of manifest
288  This last name may be Kairns or Rairns
289  Letter is inked out
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 61, List 367.
Transcribed by Patricia Reardon Gault a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 September 2006



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