Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Steamer Kangaroo


Liverpool, England to New York
10 November 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James M Jeffrey Master of the Br Sh Kangaroo 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 Steamer at Liverpool from which port said Steamer 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) James M Jeffrey
Sworn to this 10 Nov^r 1858
Before me (Signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br Steamer Kangaroo whereof Jeffrey is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1515 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 this column has been omitted from the transcription.
  1* Christ Obokowitch    28y  Male  Me??????   Germany  United States  Main Deck
  2* Goregens Obokowitch  26y  Male  Me??????   Germany  United States  Main Deck
  3  Ann Maddock          32y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
  4  Mget Maddock          2y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
  5* Emely Maddock         1y  Fem   Infant     England  United States  Main Deck
  6  E Butterworth        36y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
  7  John Jones           22y  Male  Brewer     England  United States  Main Deck
  8  Felix Marsey         20y  Male  Brewer     England  United States  Main Deck
  9  Maria Freseman       24y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
 10  F Freseman            3y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 11  Mary Kinchall        23y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 12  William Kinchall      8y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 13  Jane Kinchall         7y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 14  John Kinchall         4y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 15  Pat Meghan           28y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
 16  W Watkenson          34y  Male  Engineer   England  United States  Main Deck
 17  Thomas Grayson       17y  Male  Draper     Scotland United States  Main Deck
 18  Edward Phillips      44y  Male  Farmer     England  United States  Main Deck
 19  Henry Harper         17y  Male  Clerk      England  United States  Main Deck
 20  William Richardson   38y  Male  Watchmaker England  United States  Main Deck
 21  Emily Richardson     31y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 22  Joseph Richardson     3y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 23  W W Richardson        1y  Male  Infant     England  United States  Main Deck
 24  Kate Rancor          31y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
 25  Rose Tharon          18y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
 26  A D Dernokedes       30y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 27  W Butterworth        35y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
 28  Barbara Butterworth  28y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 29  James Butterworth     6y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 30  Rachael Butterworth   3y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 31  Alonzo Butterworth    1y  Male  Infant     England  United States  Main Deck
 32  Thomas Brodie        33y  Male  Grocer     England  United States  Main Deck
 33* Ja??? Cleghorn       22y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
 34  J Hevad              35y  Male  Leader     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 35  J Schwarz            32y  Male  Leader     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 36  Jane Kirby           29y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
 37  Ann Reed             25y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 38  Emily Reed            4y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 39  Fred Reed             2y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 40* Francis Dun???n      36y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 41* Sam Dun???n          12y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 42* Charles Dun???n      10y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 43* John Dun???n          7y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 44* Sarah Dun???n         5y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 45* George Dun???n        3y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 46  W Davis              28y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
 47  Eliza Bateman        22y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 48  W H Bateman           2y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 49  Susan Thomas         19y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
 50  Tom Murfith          28y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
 51  Mary Dearson         23y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 52  James T Dearson       1y  Male  Infant     England  United States  Main Deck
 53  J Hildebrand         34y  Male  Trader     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 54  Eliza Hildebrand     34y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
 55  Eliza Hildebrand     15y  Fem   Spinster   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 56  Juliana Hildebrand   12y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 57  Kate Hildebrand       8y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 58  George Hildebrand     6y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 59  Ambrose Hildebrand    4y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 60  Law Hildebrand        2y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 61  Ely Hildebrand        1y  Male  Infant     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 62  P Franzer            29y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 63  Charles Hanser       40y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 64  Eliza Hanser         29y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
 65  Emily Hanser         12y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 66  Kate Hanser          11y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 67  John Hanser          14y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 68  Mary Hanser           8y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 69  Christina Hanser      3y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 70  Luriel Hanser         1y  Fem   Infant     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 71  Jas Hildebrand       40y  Male  Farmer     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 72* Eliz Hildebrand      39y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
 73  Mary Hildebrand      14y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 74  Julia Hildebrand     12y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 75* Sus Hildebrand        7y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 76* Con??? Hildebrand     5y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 77  Catherine Hildebrand  3y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 78  Jacob Hildebrand      1y  Male  Infant     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 79* Avar^d Carts??well   32y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 80  P Thrangrail         20y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 81  Cath Thrangrail      20y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
 82  Enel Thrangrail      14y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 83  Antonia Thrangrail   12y  Male  Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
 84  W Whipperth          33y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
 85  John Mathews         39y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
 86  Martha Mathews       40y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 87  James Mathews        10y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 88  M McKay              21y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
 89  Sarah Axon           25y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 90  S. Axon               3y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 91* Anne Ir?ane          35y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
 92  Sarah Rigley         30y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
 93  Amanda Rigley         4y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
 94  W Worth              25y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 95  Ann Mark             21y  Fem   Spinster   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 96  H Hennich            48y  Male  Joiner     Germany  United States  Main Deck
 97  Rosalie Hennich      16y  Fem   Spinster   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 98  F Brancher           43y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
 99  M^rs Cooper          56y  Fem   Wife       Ireland  United States  Main Deck
100  John Barley          32y  Male  Leader     Germany  United States  Main Deck
101  C Mergusbach         20y  Fem   Spinster   Germany  United States  Main Deck
102  B Herseth            22y  Male  Trader     Germany  United States  Main Deck
103  James Clarke         26y  Male  Trader     England  United States  Main Deck
104  John Harpe           35y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
105  O Peterson           30y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
106  P Lynch              21y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
107  W Harrison           23y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
108  E Skilson            31y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
109  Emely Swann          60y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
110  Cath Swann            8y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
111  Fanny Swann           6y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
112  James Brown          43y  Male  Traveller  Ireland  United States  Main Deck
113  Sarah Crowther       36y  Fem   Wife       Ireland  United States  Main Deck
114  H Crowther           15y  Male  Clerk      Ireland  United States  Main Deck
115* Sarah Crowther       11y  Male  Boy        Ireland  United States  Main Deck
116  Abraham Goldman      34y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
117  Miss Conroy          24y  Fem   Spinster   England  United States  Main Deck
118  M Vennestedt         31y  Male  Artist     Germany  United States  Main Deck
119  M^rs Vennestedt      29y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
120  Thomas Hayward       21y  Male  Shopman    England  United States  Main Deck
121  W. F. Marsh          21y  Male  Shopman    England  United States  Main Deck
122  Louis Gobt           42y  Male  Grocer     Germany  United States  Main Deck
123  Bertha Gobt          34y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
124  Reb Gobt              6y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
125  Mary Gobt             4y  Fem   Child      Germany  United States  Main Deck
126* Ge Gobt               1y  Male  Infant     Germany  United States  Main Deck
127* Th Howe              58y  Male  Leader     England  United States  Main Deck
128  Jos Martindale       51y  Male  Leader     England  United States  Main Deck
129  Ad Stephens          33y  Male  Artist     England  United States  Main Deck
130  Hy Alexander         18y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
131  Jas Martin           29y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
132  W. Gunold            25y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
133  Thomas Gunold        16y  Male  Laborer    England  United States  Main Deck
134  William Price        15y  Male  Mason      England  United States  Main Deck
135  Thomas Chapman       29y  Male  Mason      England  United States  Main Deck
136  Evan Chapman         23y  Male  Mason      England  United States  Main Deck
137  Henry Stubb          23y  Male  Porter     Scotland United States  Main Deck
138  Ann Jefferson        25y  Fem   Wife       Scotland United States  Main Deck
139  Ann Jefferson         1y  Fem   Infant     Scotland United States  Main Deck
140* W H Chapman          50y  Male  Wa?man     England  United States  Main Deck
141* J R Davies           28y  Male  ??????     England  United States  Main Deck
142* M^rs Davies          28y  Fem   ?????      England  United States  Main Deck
143  W^m Davies            1y  Male  Infant     England  United States  Main Deck
144  Jane James           24y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
145  George James          4y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
146  James James           2y  Male  Child      England  United States  Main Deck
147* L Moez?ebad          34y  Male  Missioner  Germany  United States  Main Deck
148* Jno. Carole          40y  Male  Missioner  Germany  United States  Main Deck
149* Fr? Galtin           35y  Male  Missioner  Germany  United States  Main Deck
150  Joseph Butler        28y  Male  Painter    England  United States  Main Deck
151  Pat Delani           18y  Male  Artist     Ireland  United States  Main Deck
152  Fred Doyle           17y  Male  Artist     Ireland  United States  Main Deck
153  W Schlembach         29y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
154  M^rs Schlembach      30y  Fem   Wife       Ireland  United States  Main Deck
155  Thomas Rinney        32y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
156  S Kane               48y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
157  Pat Donigan          18y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
158  T Lissermand         28y  Male  Servant    Germany  United States  Main Deck
159  John Jones           36y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
160  M^rs Jones           32y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
161* Eliza Digna?         23y  Fem   Spinster   Ireland  United States  Main Deck
162  Dina Herod           25y  Fem   Wife       Scotland United States  Main Deck
163  Carol Herod           1y  Male  Infant     Scotland United States  Main Deck
164  Joseph Barton        21y  Male  Laborer    Scotland United States  Main Deck
165  H Butler             30y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
166  M^rs Leomanem        35y  Fem   Wife       England  United States  Main Deck
167  Miss Leomanem        12y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
168  Eliz Leomanem         8y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
169* Sa Leomanem           3y  Fem   Child      England  United States  Main Deck
170  W^m Leomanem          1y  Male  Infant     England  United States  Main Deck
171  Jno Aucley           29y  Male  Carpenter  England  United States  Main Deck
172  Jno Ramsey           32y  Male  Mechanic   Scotland United States  Main Deck
173  Charles Repperor     21y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
174  D Rodenberg          30y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
175  Thomas Benney        32y  Male  Mechanic   England  United States  Main Deck
176  D Roschbenbach       29y  Male  Mechanic   Germany  United States  Main Deck
177  M^rs Roschbenbach    30y  Fem   Wife       Germany  United States  Main Deck
178  J Kane               48y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
179  Pat Omegan           18y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
180  T Lisserand          28y  Male  Laborer    Ireland  United States  Main Deck
181  M^rs McManners       50y  Fem   Lady       Ireland  United States  Cabin
182  M^rs Moore           22y  Fem   Lady       Ireland  Ireland        Cabin
183  M Moore               1y  Fem   Infant     Ireland  Ireland        Cabin
184  M^r R Longman        50y  Male  Gentleman  England  US             Cabin
185  M^rs Longman         45y  Fem   Lady       England  US             Cabin
186  Ann Longman          20y  Fem   Lady       US       US             Cabin
187  George Longman       18y  Male  Gentleman  US       US             Cabin
188* ??? Longman          10y  Fem   Lady       US       US             Cabin
189  M^r Rowett           36y  Male  Gentleman  England  US             Cabin
190  Martin Miskell       30y  Male  Gentleman  England  US             Cabin
191  George Napier        34y  Male  Gentleman  Scotland US             Cabin
192  M^rs Napier          26y  Fem   Lady       Scotland Gt Britain     Cabin
193  Horace James         40y  Male  Gentleman  US       US             Cabin
194  M^rs James           30y  Fem   Lady       US       US             Cabin
195  A F Schumann         45y  Male  Gentleman  US       US             Cabin
196  M^rs Schumann        25y  Fem   Lady       England  Gt Britain     Cabin
197  M^r Allison          24y  Male  Gentleman  England  US             Cabin
198  M^rs Allison         19y  Fem   Lady       England  Gt Britain     Cabin
199  M^r Poumare          28y  Male  Gentleman  France   France         Cabin
200  M^r Lounsanell       26y  Male  Gentleman  France   France         Cabin
201  M^r Gordan           36y  Male  Gentleman  Scotland Gt Britain     Cabin
202  M^r J C Hemmings     40y  Male  Gentleman  U.S.     US             Cabin
203* M^r Bradfield        35y  Male  *          ???land  Gt Britain     Cabin
204* M^rs Bradfield       28y  Fem   Lady       *        *              Cabin
205  M^r Winans           24y  Male  Gentleman  US       US             Cabin
206  Paul Grigone         39y  Male  Gentleman  England  US             Cabin
207  Captain Cox          36y  Male  Gentleman  England  US             Cabin
208* Signor Mares         40y  Male  Gentleman  Italey   US             Cabin
209* Madame Mares         30y  Fem   Lady       Italey   US             Cabin
210  T Arkwright          24y  Male  Gentleman  Scotland US             Cabin
211  M^r Gillespie        27y  Male  Gentleman  Ireland  US             Cabin
212  M^r Granville        34y  Male  Gentleman  Ireland  US             Cabin
213  M^r T Davis          28y  Male  Gentleman  Ireland  US             Cabin
214  M^r Perce            36y  Male  Gentleman  Havannah Havanah        Cabin
215* M^rs Perce           30y  Fem   Lady       Havannah Havanah        Cabin
216  Mary Ann Perce       15y  Fem   Lady       Havannah Havanah        Cabin
217  Angelica Perce        8y  Fem   Child      Havannah Havanah        Cabin
218  Matilda Perce         9y  Fem   Child      Havannah Havanah        Cabin
219  Doratha Perce         2y  Fem   Child      Havannah Havanah        Cabin
220  James Perce          11y  Male  Child      Havannah Havanah        Cabin
221* M^r A?carpa          42y  Male  Gentleman  France   France         Cabin
222* M^rs A?carpa         36y  Fem   Lady       France   France         Cabin
223  Leo Schneidt         42y  Male  Gentleman  Germany  Germany        Cabin
224  M^r Croot            28y  Male  Gentleman  England  U.S.           Cabin
225  M^rs Croot           21y  Fem   Lady       England  U.S.           Cabin
226  A V Wright           16y  Male  Gentleman  England  U.S.           Cabin
227  H James              22y  Male  Gentleman  England  Gt Britain     Cabin
228  M^r Wheeler          26y  Male  Gentleman  US       U.S.           Cabin
229  M^rs Wheeler         20y  Fem   Lady       US       U.S.           Cabin
230* ? Lacny              30y  Male  Gentleman  US       U.S.           Cabin
231  Rev^d Jno Miles      29y  Male  Gentleman  England  U.S.           Cabin
232  Sarah Ann Wyeth      15y  Fem   Lady       England  Gt Britain     Cabin
233  Harriett Lily White  24y  Fem   Lady       England  Gt Britain     Cabin
234  M^rs H Beane         30y  Fem   Lady       Scotland Gt Britain     Cabin
235  M^rs McLeavey        31y  Fem   Lady       Scotland Gt Britain     Cabin

(Notation in lower left corner, last page of manifest scan:)

Steerage 180
Cabin     55
         ---
Total    235


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.

  1-2 Occupation illegible.
  5 First name as written.
 33 First name not clear because of smearing and overwriting, could be James.
 40-45 Ending of surname illegible.
 72 First name as written.
 75 First name as written.
 76 Ending of first name illegible.
 79 7th and 8th letters of surname illegible.
 91 3rd letter of surname illegible.
115 First name not consistent with Sex and Occupation.
126-127 First names as written.
140-141 Occupation illegible.
142 Occupation heavily overwritten, illegible.
147 5th letter of surname illegible.
147-149 Occupation as written.
149 3rd letter of first name illegible.
161 Ending of surname illegible.
169 First name as written.
188 First name illegible.
203 Occupation and first letters of Country of Origin hidden behind 
    what appears to be a string holding the manifest pages together.
204 Country of Origin and Destination hidden behind the string (see above).
208-209 Country of Origin as written.
215 Country of Origin and Destination as written.
221-222 2nd/3rd letter(s) of surname not clear, could be Anacarpa or Awcarpa.
230 1st initial overwritten, not clear, could be "L" or "S".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 189, List 1066.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 June 2006



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