Immigrant Ships
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Ship Margaret Evans


London, England to New York
23 February 1850

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Edward G. Tinker do solemnly, sincerely and truly <blank> that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, 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 Ship "Margaret Evans" whereof I am Master, from London to New York.
So Help me God
Sworn to this 23 February 1850
- E.G. Tinker
Before me <unreadable>
List or Manifest Of All The Passengers taken aboard the Margaret Evans whereof E.G.Tinker is Master from London to New York burthen 899 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to be inhabitants of
 1  David Davidson        26 Male                USA      USA
 2  Margaret King         66 Female              USA      USA
 3  Josephine King        20 Female              USA      USA
 4  Henry Tomes           42 Male   Merchant     USA      USA
 5  Mary Anna Tomes       38 Female              USA      USA
 6  James Smith           32 Male   Farmer       England  USA
 7  Edward Smith          22 Male   Farmer       England  USA
 8  Rich^d G Lawrence      6 Male                USA      USA
 9  W^m M^cNicol          22 Male   Broker       Scotland USA
10  Walter Stephens       27 Male                England  USA
11  Greak Percival        26 Male   Gint?        England  England
12  Emilio Marguerittes   40 Male                France   England
13  Julia Marguerittes    30 Female              England  England
14  Maria Marguerittes     4 Female              Germany  England
15  Naomi Marguerittes     3 Female              Belgium  England
16* Sebitta Hochg?estter  19 Female              Germany  England

Steerage
17  John Archer           26 Male   Clerk        England  USA
18  Rob^t Bond            22 Male   Writer       England  USA
19  James Cattermole      28 Male   Farmer       England  USA
20  Joshua Dyke           27 Male   Plasterer    England  USa
21  Helena Hutt           38 Female              England  USA
22* John Barrett          19 Male                England  USA
23  Henry Fawkes          24 Male   Architect    England  USA
24  Tho^s Howard          32 Male   Whip Maker   England  USA
25  Eliza Howard          20 Female              England  USA
26  W^m Moore             35 Male                Scotland USA
27  Tho^s Herring         30 Male   Labourer     Ireland  USA
28  Margaret Clark        50 Female              Ireland  USA
29  Bridget Clark         14 Female              Ireland  USA
30  Ann Clark             12 Female              Ireland  USA
31  Michael Clark          8 Male                Ireland  USA
32  Rob^t Sawyer          25 Male   Surgeon      England  USA
33  George Wistern        23 Male   Butcher      England  USA
34  Ann Mahony            30 Female              Ireland  USA
35  Catherine Mahony      11 Female              Ireland  USA
36  James Lindsey         34 Male   Painter      England  USA
37  James Lindsey         11 Male                England  USA
38  Rob^t Davey           29 Male   Plumber      England  USA
39  Georgianna Davey      25 Female              England  USA
40  Rob^t Scrovin         18 Male   Carpenter    England  USA
41  Wolf Bloomingdale     38 Male   Merchant     Holland  USA
42  Emma P Bloomingdale   30 Female              Holland  USA
43  Job Dowding           21 Male                England  USA
44  James Turner          28 Male   Mariner      England  USA
45  John Cannington       27 Male   Mariner      England  USA
46  W^m Johnson           22 Male                England  USA
47  Charles Johnson       19 Male   Warehouseman England  USA
48  John Newson           23 Male   Gunmaker     England  USA
49  John Parker           30 Male   Farmer       England  USA
50  John Welton           35 Male   Labourer     Ireland  USA
51  Mary Welton           14 Female              Ireland  USA
52  Thomas Clark          23 Male                England  USA
53* Michael Dorington     35 Male   Nailer       Ireland  USA
54  John C Waring         24 Male   Gardiner     England  USA
55  Jane Waring           24 Female              England  USA
56  George Ferguson       24 Male   Joiner       Scotland USA
57  W^m Dawson            22 Male   Joiner       Scotland USA
58  George Ross           43 Male   Joiner       England  USA
59  Mary Ann Ross         28 Female              England  USA
60  John H Hannimier      17 Male                Germany  USA
61* Charles Rithouse      23 Male   Printer      Germany  USA
62  John Nichols          60 Male                England  USA
63  Sarah Nichols         60 Female              England  USA
64  Margaret Foley        35 Female              England  USA
65  Mary Foley            11 Female              England  USA
66  Francis Foley          8 Female              England  USA
67  Catherine Foley        4 Female              England  USA
68  Margaret Foley         1 Female              England  USA
69  John J Martin         22 Male   Cook         Cuba     USA
70  James Sales           23 Male                England  USA
71  Dana M Royce           5 Male                USA      USA

Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, 
  or is used to call attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the manifest 
  or handwriting of the original recorder.

  The last (death) column has been deleted because no entries were observed.

  Passengers 17 through 71 traveled in steerage.

16  The letter is obliterated by a fold in the document. The name could be Hochguestter or Hochgoestter
22  Could be Barrett or Barratt
53  Could be Dorington or Dovington
61  Could be Rithouse ot Rilhouse

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 86, List 105.
Transcribed by Curtis Roorda a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 January 2007



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