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Ship Manhattan
I, Thomas Dixon Master of the Ship Manhattan 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 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. BR>So help me God.Sworn to this 17 January 1859
(Signed) Tho^s Dixon
Before me (Signed) ??off???? (illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Manhattan whereof Tho^s Dixon is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1299 88/95 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. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States", deaths recorded on the voyage are included in the Transcriber's Notes below; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 John Russell 35y Male Shoemaker England Second Cabin
2 John Nicholson 20y Male Clerk United States Second Cabin
3 Mrs Hannah Miller 34y Female Wife England Second Cabin
4 Agnes Miller 7y Female England Second Cabin
5 Elizabeth Miller 6y Female England Second Cabin
6 Hannah Miller 4y Female England Second Cabin
7 Laura Miller 2y Female England Second Cabin
8 Clara Miller 8m Female England Second Cabin
9 Charles Brown 37y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
10 Mary Brown 23y Female England Second Cabin
11 Charlotte Brown 11m Female England Second Cabin
12 Ellen Green 20y Female Housekeeper England Second Cabin
13 Robert Hart 29y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
14 Susanna Hart 25y Female England Second Cabin
15 Robert Hart 10m Male England Second Cabin
16 Mrs Mary Hasford 26y Female Wife England Second Cabin
17 William Hasford 3y Male England Second Cabin
18 John Henderson 50y Male Brewer England Second Cabin
19 John Cox 20y Male Farmer United States Second Cabin
20 William Guerner 16y Male Butcher United States Second Cabin
21 John Cox 24y Male Laborer United States Second Cabin
22 Mrs Catherine Taylor 25y Female Wife England Second Cabin
23 Charles Taylor 5y Male England Second Cabin
24 Eliza Taylor 2y Female England Second Cabin
25 Alice Taylor 11m Female England Second Cabin
26 Job Farley 29y Male Laborer England Second Cabin
27 Thomas Bullock 38y Male Laborer England Second Cabin
28 Andrew Cawen 26y Male Engineer England Second Cabin
29 Ellen Tohin 20y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
30 Bridget Tohin 18y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
31 Hugh Sommerville 28y Male Hotel Keeper Scotland Second Cabin
32 Agnes Sommerville 25y Female Scotland Second Cabin
33 Hugh Sommerville 3y Male Scotland Second Cabin
34 Peter Colguhan 19y Male Shoemaker Scotland Second Cabin
35 William Turner 24y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
36 Duncan Fowler 27y Male Coppersmith United States Second Cabin
37* William Spence 2?y Male Warehouseman United States Second Cabin
38 Duncan Campbell 30y Male Teacher United States Second Cabin
39* William Brownlow 56y Male Tradesman England Second Cabin
40* Lucy Brownlow 57y Female England Second Cabin
41* Henry Brownlow 21y Male Pawnbroker England Second Cabin
42* George Brownlaw 23y Male Lacemaker England Second Cabin
43 Mrs Margery Atkinson 22y Female Wife England Second Cabin
44 John Atkinson 2y Male England Second Cabin
45* Joseph We?ch 43y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
46* Martha We?ch 43y Female England Second Cabin
47* James We?ch 14y Male England Second Cabin
48* Jane We?ch 11y Female England Second Cabin
49* Sarah We?ch 8y Female England Second Cabin
50* Maryann We?ch 6y Female England Second Cabin
51* Elizabeth We?ch 5y Female England Second Cabin
52* John We?ch 4y Male England Second Cabin
53* Joseph We?ch 2y Male England Second Cabin
54* John We?ch 22y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
55 Thomas Lake 24y Male Confectioner England Second Cabin
56 Lavinia Lake 25y Female England Second Cabin
57 Alice Lake 9m Female England Second Cabin
58 Alfred Hucker 19y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
59 Mrs Mary Kennedy 34y Female Wife United States Second Cabin
60 Patrick Kennedy 7y Male United States Second Cabin
61 Catharine Kennedy 3y Female United States Second Cabin
62 Michael Kennedy 11m Male United States Second Cabin
63 Mrs Kate Manahan 60y Female Housekeeper England Second Cabin
64 Martin Mara 30y Male Laborer United States Second Cabin
65 Julia Mara 30y Female United States Second Cabin
66 Margret Mara 6m Female United States Second Cabin
67 James Manahan 26y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
68 Margret Hagerdon 26y Female Ireland Second Cabin
69 Michael Hagerdon 6y Male Ireland Second Cabin
70 Ellen Mahoney 19y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
71 Maryann Reilly 16y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
72 John Cosgrove 24y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
73 Martin Bowlan 12y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
74 Ann Bowlan 10y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
75 Bridget Hickey 18y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
76* Edmund ?ary 12y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
77* Ellen ?ary 10y Female Domestic Ireland Second Cabin
78 Catharine Livingstone 18y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
79 Catharine Flynn 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
80 Thomas McLaughlan 15y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
81 Ann Ward 18y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
82 Mary Ward 16y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
83 Mary Ann Griffin 18y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
84 Bridget Gurman 19y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
85 Edmund Gurman 17y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
86 Mary Meany 14y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
87 John Meany 11y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
88 Roseann Middleton 26y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
89 Bessy Middleton 22y Female Ireland Upper Deck
90 Mary Middleton 19y Female Ireland Upper Deck
91 Ann Quinn 15y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
92 Mary Quinn 11y Female Ireland Upper Deck
93 Elizabeth Villaly 16y Female Cook England Upper Deck
94 Corn's Daly 24y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
95 Charles Alcack 21y Male Laborer England Upper Deck
96 Maskelyne Alcack 10y Male England Upper Deck
97 Elizabeth Dempsey 18y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
98 Catharine Harrington 16y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
99 Hannah Harrington 17y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
100* Bridget Stuble 17y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
101* Francis McCormac?? 28y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
102* Emma Smith ?5y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
103 Fredrick Smith 11y Male England Upper Deck
104 Elizabeth Smith 10y Female England Upper Deck
105 Maryann Smith 8y Female England Upper Deck
106 John Smith 3y Male England Upper Deck
107 Sophia Smith 37y Female Wife England Upper Deck
108 Bridget Keffing 18y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
109 Mrs Mary Harrope 42y Female Wife England Upper Deck
110 Jane Harrope 10y Female England Upper Deck
111 James Harrope 2y Male England Upper Deck
112 James Ryan 23y Male Blacksmith Ireland Upper Deck
113 Mary Ryan 23y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
114 Hannah Smith 16y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
115 Catharine Smith 14y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
116 Joseph Irwin 25y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
117 Eliza Irwin 23y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
118 Thomas Jones 30y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
119 George Stone 21y Male Mason Ireland Upper Deck
120 Henry Klugman 22y Male Chemist Germany Upper Deck
121 William Weir 24y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
122 Matthew Gulavan 20y Male Cooper Ireland Upper Deck
123 Henrich Osterheld 20y Male Shoemaker Sweden Upper Deck
124 James Thompson 30y Male Tailor Germany Upper Deck
125 Daniel Thompson 19y Male Tailor Germany Upper Deck
126 Adolph Meger 29y Male Clerk Germany Upper Deck
127 George Leane 22y Male Farmer Great Britain Upper Deck
128 Jeh. Geth. Kraman 28y Male Laborer Sweden Upper Deck
129 Mrs Mary Sullivan 55y Female Wife Ireland Upper Deck
130 Bridget Sullivan 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
131 Maurice Sullivan 17y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
132 William Callahan 24y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
133 Ellen Sullivan 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
134* William Wilson 2?y Male Cooper Ireland Upper Deck
135 Patrick Lane 22y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
136 Joseph Lane 17y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
137 Thomas Brassen 20y Male Blacksmith England Upper Deck
138* James McArdle 48y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
139* Mary McArdle 35y Female Ireland Upper Deck
140 Anne McArdle 13y Female Ireland Upper Deck
141 Eliza McArdle 11y Female Ireland Upper Deck
142 Francis McArdle 9y Male Ireland Upper Deck
143 Catharine McArdle 7y Female Ireland Upper Deck
144 Bridget McArdle 4y Female Ireland Upper Deck
145 Eliza Caher 30y Female Domestic United States Upper Deck
146 Edward Callan 21y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
147 Hugh McKenna 18y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
148 John Dinnan 20y Male Clerk Ireland Upper Deck
149 William Emery 25y Male Clerk United States Upper Deck
150 Charles Emery 25y Male Clerk United States Upper Deck
151 John Ernst 34y Male Mason England Upper Deck
152 Wm. Morris 17y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
153 Wm. Courtney 50y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
154 Margret Courtney 45y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
155 Jane Courtney 16y Female Ireland Upper Deck
156 Rachel Courtney 10y Female Ireland Upper Deck
157 Anne Courtney 7y Female Ireland Upper Deck
158 Matilda Courtney 12y Female Ireland Upper Deck
159 Robert Courtney 5y Male Ireland Upper Deck
160 S. Anderson 20y Male Laborer England Upper Deck
161 Wm. Paterson 17y Male Servant England Upper Deck
162 Eliza Paterson 19y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
163 Arch. Nixon 43y Male Carpenter United States Upper Deck
164 Lidia Nixon 43y Female Housekeeper England Upper Deck
165 Susanna Nixon 16y Female England Upper Deck
166 Fergery Nixon 14y Female England Upper Deck
167 Sarah Nixon 10y Female England Upper Deck
168 Margret Nixon 7y Female England Upper Deck
169 Cristian Nixon 4y Female England Upper Deck
170 Ellen Kearne 50y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
171 Johanna Lenehan 6y Female Ireland Upper Deck
172 Thomas Devine 23y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
173 John Hickey 24y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
174 John Davies 28y Male Blacksmith United States Upper Deck
175 Geo. Taylor 30y Male Farmer England Upper Deck
176 Michael Welsh 25y Male Shoemaker Ireland Upper Deck
177 Mary Welsh 20y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
178 Mary A. Kern 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
179 Mary Moreney 19y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
180 Mary Fitzgerald 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
181 Jeremiah Sullivan 22y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
182 Mary Murphy 22y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
183 Margret Callahan 44y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
184 Hannah Callahan 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
185 Daniel Callahan 12y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
186 Margret Callahan 11y Female Ireland Upper Deck
187 Dennis Foot 36y Male Carpenter United States Upper Deck
188 Ann Gregan 30y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
189 Catharine Gregan 18y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
190 Bridget McLaughlan 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
191 Mary McLaughlan 18y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
192 Eliza McNichol 21y Female Cook Ireland Upper Deck
193 Michael Hughes 21y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
194 Patrick Daly 30y Male Cooper United States Upper Deck
195 Mary Daly 50y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
196 Catharine Fahey 14y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
197 John Williams 21y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
198 Jane Williams 21y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
199 John Connell 26y Male Tailor Ireland Upper Deck
200 Patrick Cross 29y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
201 Jane McLaughlan 16y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
202 Bridget McLaughlan 15y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
203 Ann Cairnan 18y Female Cook Ireland Upper Deck
204 Patrick Ryan 26y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
205 Owen Byrne 28y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
206 Owen Byrne 16y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
207 Margret Welsh 24y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
208 Catharine Carran 18y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
209 W^m. Johnson 27y Male Janitor United States Upper Deck
210 Mary Johnson 21y Female Scotland Upper Deck
211 Arthur Johnson 21y Male Clerk Scotland Upper Deck
212 Samuel Johnson 20y Male Clerk Scotland Upper Deck
213 Andrew Robinson 32y Male Cooper England Upper Deck
214 Nancy Robinson 50y Female Housekeeper England Upper Deck
215 Nancy Robinson 22y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
216 R. Robinson 28y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
217 Margret Robinson 11y Female England Upper Deck
218 Robert Hallin 21y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
219* Sarah Graham 14y Female Wife Ireland Upper Deck
220 Michael Case 20y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
221 George Mason 24y Male Tailor Ireland Upper Deck
222 Thomas Maloney 18y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
223 Ann Lyons 18y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
224 Michael Carran 21y Male Shoemaker Ireland Upper Deck
225 Johanna Neenan 20y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
226 Patrick Cahill 15y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
227 Wm. Cahill 12y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
228 Eliza McGinney 18y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
229 Mary Butler 40y Female Housekeeper England Upper Deck
230 Ellen Butler 14y Female Domestic England Upper Deck
231 Patrick Butler 6y Male England Upper Deck
232 Mary Butler 7y Female England Upper Deck
233 Kate Butler 5y Female England Upper Deck
234 John Butler 2y Male England Upper Deck
235 Edward Kane 24y Male Shoemaker Ireland Upper Deck
236 Susanna OConner 17y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
237 Catharine OKeefe 43y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
238 David Phelbin 18y Male Sailor United States Upper Deck
239 Isabella Haddin 23y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
240* Maryann Haddin 1?y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
241 Catharine Armstrong 18y Female Cook Ireland Upper Deck
242 Ellen Flood 24y Female Nurse Ireland Upper Deck
243 Wm. Flood 23y Male Painter Ireland Upper Deck
244 Eliza Miley 46y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
245 Thomas Miley 16y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
246 Wm. Miley 11y Male Ireland Upper Deck
247 Peter Miley 9y Male Ireland Upper Deck
248 Patrick Miley 7y Male Ireland Upper Deck
249 James Miley 4y Male Ireland Upper Deck
250 Margret Sheridan 24y Female Seamstress Ireland Upper Deck
251 Mary Kennesy 24y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
252* L?s Cotter 23y Male Cooper Ireland Upper Deck
253 Hannah Cotter 32y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
254 David James 20y Male Mason Ireland Upper Deck
255 John McDermott 22y Male Shoemaker Ireland Upper Deck
256 Henry Thompson 24y Male Clerk Ireland Upper Deck
257 Mary OShaw 45y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
258 George OShaw 16y Male Ireland Upper Deck
259 Mary Ryan 35y Female Dressmaker Ireland Upper Deck
260 Mary Ryan 18y Female Dressmaker Ireland Upper Deck
261 Wm. Ryan 12y Male Ireland Upper Deck
262 Elling Johnson 28y Male Clerk Scotland Upper Deck
263 Andrew Quigley 35y Male Farmer Scotland Upper Deck
264 Alice Moore 19y Female Cook Scotland Upper Deck
265 Jas. Harrison 47y Male Farmer United States Upper Deck
266 Mrs Harrison 47y Female Housekeeper Scotland Upper Deck
267 Margret Harrison 7y Female Scotland Upper Deck
268 Maryann McGary 19y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
269 Daniel Kelley 22y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
270 Mary Farphey 20y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
271 Bridget Meary 18y Female Wife Ireland Upper Deck
272 Margret Meary 16y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
273 Ellen Meary 7y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
274 Mrs Harden 30y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
275 Thomas Mahen 17y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
276* Dan. Harden ?8y Male Laborer Ireland Upper Deck
277 Wm. Hill 17y Male Servant Ireland Upper Deck
278 Sarah Hill 19y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
279 Mrs Wright 35y Female Housekeeper Ireland Upper Deck
280 Ellen McGuire 24y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
281* Catharine Crossen 22y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
282 Mary Egan 20y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
283 Bridget Fahey 24y Female Domestic Ireland Upper Deck
284 John Sheren 24y Male Steward United States Second Cabin
285 Henrietta Sheren 24y Female Servant United States Second Cabin
286 Anne Jane Nurney 21y Female Servant United States Second Cabin
287 Michael Fatlan 24y Male Labourer Ireland Second Cabin
288 Patt McManness 21y Male Labourer Ireland Second Cabin
289 John Ward 19y Male Farmer Ireland Second Cabin
290 Hercules Barett 40y Male Farmer England Second Cabin
291 Patrick McNally 22y Male Labourer Ireland Second Cabin
292* Jerimiah Leary 18y Male Drugist United States Second Cabin
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 numbered the passengers.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
37 2nd number of Age illegible, could be 20y or 28y.
39-42 Surname is clearly written as Brownlow for psgrs 39-41, written
clearly as Brownlaw for psgr #42, probably family traveling together;
Brownlaw or Brownlow for all.
45-54 3rd letter of surname illegible.
76-77 First letter(s) of surname obscured by lower extension of
letter 'y' in surname above, could be Frary.
100 The letter 'b' may be crossed out, Stule.
101 Last letter(s) of surname illegible.
102 1st number of Age not clear, could be 15y or 25y.
134 2nd number of Age illegible.
138 Notation in Died on Voyage column: Died Jan. 1st of "Debility".
139 Notaion in Died on Voyage column: Died Dec 29th of "Enteritis".
219 Notation in Died on Voyage column: Jan. ?th 1859 "Diarrhea"; day not clear,
could be 5 or 6.
240 2nd number of Age overwritten, illegible.
252 2nd letter of first name obscured by lower extension of letter
'y' in first name above.
276 1st number of Age overwritten, not clear, could be 28y or 38y.
281 Notation in Died on Voyage column: Jan 1?^th "Abscess"; second number of
day illegible.
292 First name as written; Occupation as written.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 189, List 28.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 June 2006
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