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Ship R Robinson


Liverpool, England to New York
25 August 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Richard Robinson Jr Master of the Ship "R Robinson" 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 L'pool 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.
So help me God.
(Signature omitted)
Sworn to this 25 Augt 1858
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship "R Robinson" whereof R Robinson Jr is Master, from L'pool burthen 1457 72/95 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. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and the Space Occupied for most passengers was "Upper Between Decks", exceptions are included in the Transcriber's Notes below; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
  1  Cath Currie        46y   Female  Housekeeper Scotland
  2  Janet Currie       17y   Female  Spinster    Scotland
  3  Sophia Currie      15y   Female  Spinster    Scotland
  4  Ann Currie         10y   Female  Child       Scotland
  5  Cha^s Currie        7y   Male    Child       Scotland
  6  Jane Crosbie       20y   Female  Servt       Scotland
  7  Sarah Kenting      23y   Female  Servt       Scotland
  8  John T Kenting     25y   Male    Laborer     Scotland
  9  John Donovan       20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 10  Patt Roche         23y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 11* James Scu?th       25y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 12  Wilson Hey         22y   Male    Tailor      Ireland
 13* Squire Mutysoz??   28y   Male    Tailor      Ireland
 14  James Connoly      24y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 15  Franz Hacklan      55y   Male    Miner       Ireland
 16  F C Hacklan        28y   Male    Miner       Ireland
 17* La?t Buckaly       30y   Male    Miner       Ireland
 18  Herm Ahrend        28y   Male    Miner       Ireland
 19  Cath Keeffe        40y   Female  Housekeeper Ireland
 20  James Keeffe        6y   Male    Child       Ireland
 21  Dennis Keeffe       4y   Male    Child       Ireland
 22  W^m Keeffe?        Inft  Male    Child       Ireland
 23  Margt Moran        28y   Female  Housekeeper Ireland
 24  Bridget Moran       4y   Female  Child       Ireland
 25* Mary Contin        35y   Female  Housekeeper Ireland
 26* Lena Contin         2y   Female  Child       Ireland
 27  E^wd Brandwood     25y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 28  John Brandwood     20y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 29  Ja^s Pattit        41y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 30  Ja^s Irwin         26y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 31  W^m North          24y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 32  Eliza North        22y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 33  John North         15y   Male    Servt       Ireland
 34  Clara North         3y   Female  Child       Ireland
 35  Geo North          Inft  Male    Child       Ireland
 36  Tho^s Townsend     36y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 37  Henry Williams     38y   Male    Labr        Ireland
 38  W^m Jones          19y   Male    Laborer     England
 39* Alfred He?th       29y   Male    Laborer     England
 40* Eliza He?th        31y   Female  Wife        England
 41* Ann He?th          Inft  Female              England
 42  Sam^l Savage       24y   Male    Laborer     England
 43  Ja^s Allsop        24y   Male    Laborer     England
 44  Marg^t Hampshire   23y   Female  Servt       England
 45  Marg^t Williams    18y   Female  Servt       England
 46  Mich^l Harding     19y   Male    Laborer     England
 47  Ellen Murphy       30y   Female  Servt       England
 48  Tho^s Lynes        30y   Male    Tailor      England
 49  Mary Lynes         20y   Female  Wife        England
 50  Ellen Lynes        Inft  Female              England
 51  Andrew Finnelly    24y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 52  Anthony Carroll    23y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 53  John Manly         22y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 54  Ja^s Horan         21y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 55  Mich^l Macanly     20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 56* Mary Lu??en        18y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 57  Ellen Flannelly    18y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 58  Cha^s McDonnell    24y   Male    Blacksmith  Ireland
 59  Levina McDonnell   30y   Female  Wife        Ireland
 60  E^d Kelley         45y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 61  W^m Neill          24y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 62  Miles Gibbons      20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 63  James Coffey       18y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 64  Marg^t Reynolds    45y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 65  Honora Burke       16y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 66  Marg^t Fahey       20y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 67  John Walsh         10y   Male    Boy         Ireland
 68  Bridget Mullen     30y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 69  James Fahey        20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 70* John Sill??ry      18y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 71  W^m Keating        30y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 72  Fre^d Thomas       29y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 73  Bartholomew Keeffe 19y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 74  Daniel Haw         23y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 75  Tho^s Keys         35y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 76  Dennis Vaughn      24y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 77  John Harris        19y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 78  Rob^t Wheldon      18y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 79  Tho^s Downey       43y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 80  Marg^t Downey      50y   Female  Wife        Ireland
 81  James Wilson       18y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 82  Tho^s Nealie       26y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 83  Mary Mulligan      46y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 84  W^m McCanly        22y   Male    Servt       Ireland
 85  Ann Conroy         26y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 86  Marget Narry       15y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 87  John McGrath       20y   Male    Mechanic    Ireland
 88  Bridget Scanlon    18y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 89  Mary Ryan          20y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 90  Bridget Arthur     21y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 91  John Ahearn        21y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 92  Eliza Halloran     24y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 93  Honora Halloran    15y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 94  Marg^t Scanlon     18y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 95  Mary Garaghty      13y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 96  Honora Healy       20y   Female  Servt       Ireland
 97  John Murphy        23y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
 98* Mary Crotty        19y   Female  Semstress   Ireland
 99  Cath^e Cullinnine  18y   Female  Semstress   Ireland
100  Connor O'Halloran  25y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
101  Bridget Halloran   25y   Female  Servt       Ireland
102  Cath^e Lynch       21y   Female  Servt       Ireland
103  Tho^s Sullivan     24y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
104  Bridget Ryan       50y   Female  Servt       Ireland
105  Mary Mulloy        22y   Female  Servt       Ireland
106  Ellen Mulloy       19y   Female  Servt       Ireland
107  Peter Mulloy       15y   Male    Boy         Ireland
108* Hugh McGove??      20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
109  Francis Smith      20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
110  Mary A. McDermott  20y   Female  Servt       Ireland
111* Con^d Scanlon      20y   Female  Servt       Ireland
112  Eliza Sherlin      14y   Female  Servt       Ireland
113  Mary Smith         50y   Female  Servt       Ireland
114  Patrick Narry      43y   Male    Tailor      Ireland
115  Briget Narry       12y   Female  Child       Ireland
116  Ellen Narry         7y   Female  Child       Ireland
117  Cath^e Narry        4y   Female  Child       Ireland
118  Mary Brady         23y   Female  Servt       Ireland
119  W^m Hendrichan     24y   Male    Actor       Ireland
120  Marg^t Hendrichan  45y   Female              Ireland
121  Fanny Hendrichan   22y   Female  Actress     Ireland
122  John Walpole       20y   Male    Servt       Ireland
123  John Wood          20y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
124  Patt Farry         21y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
125  John Fanning       33y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
126  Ann Fanning        20y   Female  Laborer     Ireland
127  John Flynn         17y   Male    Laborer     Ireland
128  Mary Cornich       24y   Female  Servt       Ireland
129  Bridget Russell    26y   Female  Servt       Ireland
130  Bess Cloney        21y   Female  Servt       Ireland
131  Mary Murphy        20y   Female  Servt       Ireland
132  Cath Murphy         9y   Female  Child       Ireland
133  James Corcoran     43y   Male    Farmer      Ireland
134  James Corcoran     13y   Male    Child       Ireland
135  Hannah Corcoran    21y   Female  Servt       Ireland
136  Johana Collins     26y   Female  Servt       Ireland
137  Mary A. Collins     2y   Female  Child       Ireland
138* Julia Kelly        45y   Male    Farmer      Ireland
139  Mary A. Rice       20y   Female  Servt       England
140  Connor Houghlin    17y   Male    Laborer     England
141  Ellen Kelley       20y   Female  Servt       England
142  Cath Sullivan      20y   Female  Servt       England
143  Jane Hunter        35y   Female  Wife        England
144  Marg^t Hunter      16y   Female  Child       England
145  Jane Hunter         9y   Female  Child       England
146  Eliza Hunter        7y   Female  Child       England
147  James Hunter        5y   Male    Child       England
148  Peter Hunter        4y   Male    Child       England
149  Alec Hunter         2y   Male    Child       England
150  John Hunter        Inft  Male    Child       England
151  John Hudewreich    27y   Male    Tailor      England
152  John Carroll       25y   Male    Blacksmith  England
153  Cha^s Lannan       19y   Male    Blacksmith  England
154  W^m Smith          26y   Male    Mechanic    England
155  Tho^s Jones        30y   Male    Mechanic    England
156* ???? ????           


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.

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

The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by 
the transcriber.

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

 11  4th letter of surname not clear, could be Scurth.
 13  Ending of surname illegible.
 17  3rd letter of first name not clear, could be Lart or Last.
 25-26  Space Occupied - House on Deck.
 39-41  3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Heath or Heuth.
 56  3rd/4th letter(s) of surname not clear, could be Lurnen or Lumen.
 70  5th and 6th letters of surname illegible.
 98  Occupation Seamstress
108  Ending of surname illegible because of ink blot.
111  First name not consistent with recorded Sex.
115  First name could be miswritten Bridget.
138  First name not consistent with recorded Sex and Occupation.
156  Notation in Name columns, "Infant born on passage", no other information provided.


National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 186, List 605.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 September 2005



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