Immigrant Ships
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Steamer Pacific


Galway, Ireland to New York
31 December 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, G. C. Nicholson Master of the Steamer Pacific do solemnly, sincerely and truly (omitted) 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 Galway & St Johns 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) Geo. C. Nicholson
Sworn to this 31^d Decr 1858
Before me (Signed) ?Born??sDC (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamer Pacific whereof G. C. Nicholson is Master, from Galway burthen 932 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 the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.

  1  Miss Jane Burby      21y  2m  female  Lady        Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
  2  M^r George Woods     24y  1m  Male    Gent.       England        United States  1^st Cabin
  3  M^r J. H. Hudson     26y  0m  Male    Gent.       United States  United States  1^st Cabin
  4* M^r J. ? Neale       30y  0m  Male    Gent.       United States  United States  1^st Cabin
  5  M^r P. Murphy        36y  0m  Male    Gent.       United States  United States  1^st Cabin
  6  M^r Blenkhorn        21y  0m  Male    Clerk       England        United States  1^st Cabin
  7  M^rs Blenkhorn       23y  0m  female  Lady        England        United States  1^st Cabin
  8* Miss Kelly           2?y  0m  female  Lady        England        United States  1^st Cabin
  9* Miss Malone          2?y  0m  female  Lady        Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
 10  Miss A. Bany         21y  0m  female  Lady        United States  United States  1^st Cabin
 11  Miss E. Bany         18y  0m  female  Lady        United States  United States  1^st Cabin
 12  Miss K. Bany         18y  0m  female  Lady        United States  United States  1^st Cabin
 13  M^r Boate            29y  0m  Male    Editor      England        United States  1^st Cabin
 14  M^rs Boate           25y  0m  female  Authoress   England        United States  1^st Cabin
 15  M^rs Gibbons         25y  0m  female  Lady        Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
 16  M^rs Gibbons         25y  0m  female  Lady        Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
 17  M^r White            35y  0m  Male    Druggist    Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
 18  Miss Gibbons          0y  4m  female              Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
 19  Miss Nolan           28y  2m  female  Lady        Ireland        United States  1^st Cabin
 20  Miss Goffee          24y  1m  female  Lady        Newfoundland   United States  1^st Cabin
 21  M^r E. Gerarhall     21y  1m  Male    Gent.       England        United States  1^st Cabin
 22* M^r Moore            22y  1m  Male    Gent.       Novascotia     United States  1^st Cabin
 23  M^r James Parker     28y  1m  Male    Gent.       United States  United States  1^st Cabin
 24  M^r J. Rennerson     25y  1m  Male    Merchant    United States  United States  1^st Cabin
 25* M^r W. Roche         34y  1m  Male    Saluciter   Canada         United States  1^st Cabin
 26  M^rs Roche           24y  1m  female  Lady        Canada         Canada         1^st Cabin
 27  Henry Clare          21y  3m  Male    Gent.       N. York        United States  Second Cabin
 28  Henrietta Kemminy    19y  0m  female  Lady        Ireland        Canada         Second Cabin
 29  Thomas Evans         23y  4m  Male    Gent.       Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 30  Robert Wills         21y  3m  Male    Gent.       Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 31  W^m Walker           20y  0m  Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 32  Adolph Swenstein     22y  0m  Male    Merchant    Prussia        United States  Second Cabin
 33  John Shale           39y  0m  Male    Merchant    Scotland       Canada         Second Cabin
 34  R. W. Hicks          39y  0m  Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 35  Leonard Core         21y  0m  Male    Clerk       England        United States  Second Cabin
 36* Stephen Simo?onn     49y  0m  Male    Clerk       England        United States  Second Cabin
 37* W^m B. Game?         22y  0m  Male    Teacher     Scotland       United States  Second Cabin
 38* Thomas Roome         30y      Male    Farmer      Scotland       U States       Second Cabin
 39  R. Forsythe          27y      Male    Engineer    S Carolina     U States       Second Cabin
 40  Mary Anne McNaul     19y      female  Lady        Scotland       Canada         Second Cabin
 41  Robert McNaul        21y      Male    Gent.       Scotland       Canada         Second Cabin
 42  W. J. Smith          20y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        N York         Second Cabin
 43  Emma Hoult           20y      female  Lady        England        United States  Second Cabin
 44  Emily Horne          18y      female  Lady        England        United States  Second Cabin
 45  John Ferguson        17y      Male    Clerk       Scotland       United States  Second Cabin
 46  Jane Spratt          19y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 47  Matilda Telford      12y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 48  Henrietta Telford    18y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 49  Robert Thompson      40y      Male    Gent.       Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 50  Thomas Andrews       34y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Second Cabin
 51  David Willet         48y      Male    Mariner     Boston         United States  Second Cabin
 52  M^rs Johnson         40y      female  Lady        England        United States  Second Cabin
 53  Thomas Anderson      27y      Male    Gent.       England        United States  Second Cabin
 54  Andrew Leman         23y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        Canada         Second Cabin
 55  Robert Telford       27y      Male    Merchant    Ireland        N York         Second Cabin
 56  Robert Hamilton      28y      Male    Merchant    Scotland       N York         Second Cabin
 57  H. B Morriss         27y      Male    Clerk       Scotland       N York         Second Cabin
 58  Bridget Becket       23y      female  Lady        Ireland        N York         Second Cabin
 59* Mary Ane Becket      11y      female  Child       Ireland        N York         Second Cabin
 60  Jane Becket           7y      female  Child       Ireland        N York         Second Cabin
 61  Mary Wilson          27y      female  Lady        Ireland        Canada         Second Cabin
 62  Mary Kelly           26y      female  Lady        Ireland        U States       Second Cabin
 63  M^rs Walsh           30y      female  Lady        U States       U States       Second Cabin
 64  Stephen Baring       20y      Male    Boot closer Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
 65  Cornelius Phillips   36y      Male    Draper      Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
 66  David Clifford       42y      Male    Baker       Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
 67  Michael Robinson     30y      Male    Baker       Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
 68  Robert Mills         30y      Male    Engineer    England        U States       Third Cabin
 69  Anne Mills           32y      female  Lady        England        U States       Third Cabin
 70* John Hanley          40y      Male    ?ress??er   Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 71  Edward Gronan        30y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 72* Hanah Scott          20y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 73  W^m McEvay           30y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 74  George Lawndale      17y      Male    Shop Boy    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 75  Mary Ryan            40y      female  Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 76  Bridget Quinlan      17y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 77  Jane Carrol          14y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 78  John Wright          27y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 79  Pat Fleming          27y      Male    Dealer      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 80  Thomas Brady         40y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 81  Mary Shaller         30y      female  Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 82  Pat McGuire          18y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 83  Michael Connelly     37y      Male    Baker       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 84  Cornelius Shea       30y      Male    Teacher     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 85  John Dawson          25y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 86* John Feehan          11y      Male    Schsl??r    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 87  Anne Brady           30y      female  Cook        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 88* W^m Metcalf          11y      Male    Scholear    Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 89  John Metcalf         30y      Male    Merchant    Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 90  Michael Rowan        23y      Male    Labourer    Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 91  Catherine Metcalf    13y      female  Lady        Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 92  Maria Metcalf         9y      female  Child       Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 93  Anne Metcalf          6y      female  Child       Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 94  John Metcalf Jun^r    5y      Male    Child       Canada         Canada         Third Cabin
 95  Michael Hickie       26y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        N York         Third Cabin
 96* Sarah Anne Drake     25y      female  Miliner     England        United States  Third Cabin
 97  Thomas Whittaker     34y      Male    Engineer    England        United States  Third Cabin
 98  Catherine Kelly      13y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
 99  John Kelly            9y      Male    Child       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
100  Ellen Andrews        17y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
101  Michael Coghlan      25y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
102  Elisabeth Drake       2y      female  Child       England        United States  Third Cabin
103  James Grant          20y      Male    Labourer    England        United States  Third Cabin
104  John Miles           20y      Male    Labourer    England        United States  Third Cabin
105  Charles Cavanagh     21y      Male    Carpenter   Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
106  Michael Roarke       29y      Male    Blacksmith  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
107  Thomas Carson        27y      Male    Artist      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
108  W^m McNamara         29y      Male    Mechanic    Ireland        Canada         Third Cabin
109  John Gilmore         20y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
110  James Quinlan        19y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
111  George Richards      34y      Male    Currier     Ireland        U States       Third Cabin
112  Patrick Maher        21y      Male    Student     Ireland        Toronto        Third Cabin
113  Julia Connelly       23y      female  Servant     Ireland        Canada         Third Cabin
114* James Pa?el          19y      Male    Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
115  Mary Cahil           30y      female  Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
116* John Cahil            4y      Male    Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
117  Pat Hurrey           17y      Male    Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
118  Michael Hughes       31y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
119  Thomas O Hara        18y      Male    Dealer      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
120* John Li?bord         21y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
121  James Sprall         22y      Male    Apothecary  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
122* W^m Ronan            2?y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
123  John McKern          19y      Male    Scholar     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
124  John Griffiths       40y      Male    Labourer    United States  United States  Third Cabin
125  Thomas Burnahan      ?9y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
126  M^rs M^a McDermot    33y      female  Homekeeper  U States       United States  Third Cabin
127  Catherine Flaherty   17y      female  Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
128  Mary Larkin          22y      female  Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
129  Pat McGillick        12y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
130  Ellen Cunningham     17y      female  Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
131  Catherine McKeon     30y      female  Homekeeper  Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
132  Anne McHugh          16y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
133  Mary Walsh           34y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
134  Sarah Connelly       18y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
135  Owen Keenan          21y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
136  Margaret Keenan      15y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
137  W^m O Brian          22y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
138  Elisabeth O Brian    14y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
139  Edward Collins       15y      Male    Boy         U States       United States  Third Cabin
140  Michael McSweeny     25y      Male    Farmer      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
141  Thomas Gallagher     25y      Male    Farmer      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
142  Mary Jordan          10y      female  Child       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
143  M^rs Hynes           26y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
144  Mary Hynes            6y      female  Child       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
145  John Cane            17y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
146  Noble Armstrong      14y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
147  Margaret Ahearn      30y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
148  Dennis Rusk          32y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
149  Hannah Rusk          27y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
150  Thomas Byrne         24y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
151  Anne Byrne           28y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
152* Bridget Howard       30y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
153  Bridget Nerther      40y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
154* Ellen F?n?           18y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
155  Catherine Hyde       40y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
156  Anne McEvay          24y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
157  Pat Hoult            26y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
158  Nicholas Breman      12y      Male    Labourer    Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
159  Samuel Fletcher      30y      Male    Labourer    England        United States  Third Cabin
160  Bridget Murray       30y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
161  Sally Connelly       19y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
162  Eliza Brian          17y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
163  Catherine Connaguton 10y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
164  Ellen Gray           60y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
165  Rose McKeon          18y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
166  Mary Jennings        40y      female  Farmer      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
167  Myles Jennings        5y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
168  Catherine Earner     20y      female  Servant     Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
169  Michael Walsh         9y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
170* Pat Glynn            40y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
171  Edward Walsh          5y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
172  Patrick Walsh         9y      Male    Boy         Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
173  Margaret Walsh        9y      female  Child       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
174  George Smith         23y      Male    Farmer      England        United States  Third Cabin
175  Samuel Smith         24y      Male    Farmer      England        United States  Third Cabin
176  Elisabeth Smith      23y      female  Lady        England        United States  Third Cabin
177  Anne Smith           24y      female  Lady        England        United States  Third Cabin
178  F. T. Roome          36y      Male    Butcher     England        United States  Third Cabin
179  Gabriel Vidy         4?y      Male    Mechanic    France         United States  Third Cabin
180  Erma Vidy            28y      female  Lady        England        United States  Third Cabin
181  Richard Panson       28y      Male    Labourer    England        United States  Third Cabin
182  Agnes Panson         22y      female  Lady        England        United States  Third Cabin
183  Michael Booth        23y      Male    Barber      Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
184  T. H. McNulty        21y      Male    sportsman   U States       United States  Third Cabin
185  Edward Rielly        21y      Male    Clerk       U States       United States  Third Cabin
186* Daniel ?inson        19y      Male    Clerk       U States       United States  Third Cabin
187  Stephen Drake        30y      Male    Clerk       Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
188  Jane McIlray         21y      female  Lady        Ireland        United States  Third Cabin
189  M^r John McFerron    41y      Male    Clerk       U States       United States  Third 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 did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the transcriber.

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

The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have been 
transcribed to 'ss'.

  4 Portion of middle initial faded, probably H.
  8-9 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 23y or 25y.
 22 Country of Origin as written.
 25 Occupation as written.
 36 5th letter of surname illegible.
 37 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Gamer or Games.
 38 Manifest scribe discontinued recording months of Age.
 59 Middle name as written, could be miswritten Mary Anne.
 70 Occupation partially illegible.
 72 First name as written.
 86 Ending of Occupation illegible, could be Scholar.
 88 Occupation as written.
 96 Occupation as written.
114 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Panel or Pauel.
116 Occupation not consistent with Age.
120 3rd/4th letters of surname not clear, could be Limbord or Lirnbord.
122 Age not consistent with Occupation.
152 Surname recorded originally as Byrne, lined out.
154 2nd and 4th letters of surname overwritten, illegible.
170 Age not consistent with Occupation.
186 1st letter of surname not clear, could be Binson.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 189, List 1187.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 May 2006



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