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I, Henry Russell Hovey Master of the Amazon do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest,subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Amazon at London from which port said Amazon 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.Sworn to this 20 July 1859
(Signed) H. R. Hovey
Before me (signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Amazon whereof Henry R Hovey is Master, from London burthen 1771 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 Space Occupied. Sex was not recorded for any passenger; the Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States"; there were no deaths recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 Stephen Staughton 21 Turner Great Brittain* Upper deck
2 Mary Staughton 26 Great Brittain Upper deck
3 William Staughton 3 Great Brittain Upper deck
4 Mary Harlow 16 Great Brittain Upper deck
5 Sarah Harlow 8y 6m Great Brittain Upper deck
6 Ellen Sullivan 24y 6m Great Brittain Upper deck
7 Edward Gollin 35y 6m Trader Great Brittain Upper deck
8 Emma Gollin 30y 6m Great Brittain Upper deck
9 Agnes Gollin 3y 6m United States Upper deck
10 Emma Gollin 1y 6m United States Upper deck
11 Thomas Bird 15 Tailor Great Brittain Upper deck
12 Joseph Guy 38y 6m Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
13 George Guy 12y 6m Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
14 David Guy 8y 6m Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
15 Abner Humphrey 67 Gate Keeper Great Brittain Upper deck
16 Mary Ann Humphrey 56 Great Brittain Upper deck
17 Sarah Humphrey 17 Great Brittain Upper deck
18 Bitsy Clifford 26 Servant Great Brittain Upper deck
19 Thomas Early 20 Grea? Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
20 Thomas Foley 26 Farmer Great Brittain Upper deck
21 Marces Phillipmann 22 Cigar Maker Holland Upper deck
22* Rachel Phillipmann 22 Holland Upper deck
23 Henry Levy 30 Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
24 Phoebe Levy 38 Great Brittain Upper deck
25 Julia Levy 19 Great Brittain Upper deck
26 Charlotte Levy 11 Great Brittain Upper deck
27 Hyane Levy 10 Great Brittain Upper deck
28 John Levy 9 Great Brittain Upper deck
29 Henry Levy 8 Great Brittain Upper deck
30 George Fencott 34 Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
31 Mary Haley 14 Servant Great Brittain Upper deck
32 Mary Sullivan 23 Servant Great Brittain Upper deck
33* James L?gwell ?0 Mason Great Brittain Upper deck
34 Edward Edwards 15 None Great Brittain Upper deck
35 Emma Edwards 18 Great Brittain Upper deck
36 Joseph Andrade 25 Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
37 William Dodd 26 Machinist Great Brittain Upper deck
38 Conrad Irwin 19 Laborer Germany Upper deck
39* Robert Cove 30 Laborer Upper deck
40 John Kelly 30 Laborer Great Brittain Upper deck
41 Honora Kelly 30 Great Brittain Upper deck
42* Margaret Kelly Great Brittain Upper deck
43* Timothy W. Carthy 38 Pavier Great Brittain Upper deck
44 George Jones 26 Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
45 Benjamin Hart 30 Cigar Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
46 John Clements 25 Bead Maker Great Brittain Upper deck
47 Charles Britton 29 Carpenter Great Brittain Upper deck
48 James Cooper 36 Leather Dealer Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
49 Hannah Cooper 20 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
50 Edward Moresley 30 Mariner Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
51 James McCabe 46 Printer United States 2^d Cabin
52 Matthew McCabe 17 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
53 Margaret McCabe 15 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
54 James McCabe 7 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
55* William Booth 2? Brick Layer Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
56 Rebecca Booth 19 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
57 John Ta?xabee? 63 Shoe Maker Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
58 Edith Ta?xabee? 66 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
59* Josephine Houdford 2? Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
60 Maria Wright 16 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
61 Mark Rea 20 Dress Maker Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
62 Dennis McCarthy 20 Laborer Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
63 Jacob Stolgenberger 50 Carpenter Germany 2^d Cabin
64 Dennis Downey 22 Laborer Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
65 John Moren 37 Warehouseman Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
66 Ann Moren 12 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
67 Elizabeth Moren 9 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
68 Catharine Reynolds 31 Servant Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
69 Mary Sheers 17 Servant Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
70* Frederick Ha?kin 34 Wagoner Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
71* Elizabeth Ha?kin 30 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
72* Anne Ha?kin 9 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
73* John Ha?kin 7 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
74* Lizzie Ha?kin 7 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
75* Edward Ha?kin Inf^t Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
76 Jane Connelley 50 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
77 Jane Connelley 16 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
78 Mary Connelley 13 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
79 Peter Connelley 11 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
80 Ann Connelley 7 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
81 Elizabeth Bradford 39 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
82 Elizabeth Bradford 8 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
83 Sarah Bradford 7 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
84* Matilda Childs 33 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
85 Abbagale Childs 18 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
86 Caroline Childs 16 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
87 Matilda Childs 11 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
88 Francis Childs 9 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
89 Susan Childs 2 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
90 James Pepper 29 Laborer Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
91 Thomas Marshall 26 Traveller Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
92 Mary Hern 25 Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
93* William Waters 25 Laborer Great Brittain 2^d Cabin
94 Jacobs Hutzler 17 None Germany 2^d Cabin
95* Ludwig Huh?eyer 49 Confechqier Germany 2^d Cabin
96 Carl Meyer 18 Bookbinder Germany 2^d Cabin
97 Mathes Moller 28 Bookbinder Germany 2^d Cabin
98 Robert Jones 30 Plasterer Great Brittain Upper deck
99 Emma Jones 25 Great Brittain Upper deck
100 Emma Jones Inf^t Great Brittain Upper deck
101 John White 17 Clerk Great Brittain Upper deck
102 Benjamin Pease 58 Laborer Great Brittain Upper deck
103 John Evans 36 Laborer United States Upper deck
104 C. F. Bade 23 Coppertwister Germany Upper deck
105 Elizabeth Pullen 26 Servant Great Brittain Upper deck
106 Jeremiah Sullivan 25 Laborer Great Brittain Upper deck
107 Honora Sullivan 54 Great Brittain Upper deck
108 Margaret Norris 11 Great Brittain Upper deck
109 Charles Whitehead 27 Cordwainer Great Brittain Upper deck
110 James Hallington 26 Laborer Great Brittain Upper deck
1^st Cabin
111* ??? Eliza T Atkins 4? United States
112* Franc?s N. F Marig 26 France
113 Edward Johnston 27 Great Brittain
(signed) H. R. Hovey
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.
*Great Brittain as written throughout the manifest.
22 Occupation recorded as "Cigar Maker", lined through.
33 Surname could be Leegwell or Lugwell; Age could be 60y or 40y.
39 Country of Origin omitted.
42 Age omitted.
43 Name could be Timothy McCarthy.
52 Age could be 14y or 17y.
55 2nd number of Age overwritten, illegible.
59 Age could be 24y or 26y.
70-75 Surname could be Hankin or Haukin.
84 First name as written.
93 First name as written.
95 Surname could be Huhmeyer or Huhneyer; Occupation could be
miswritten Confectioner.
111 Age overwritten, could be 40y or 45y.
112 6th letter of surname obscured by upper extension of letter "E"
in first name below, could be Frances.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 194, List 717
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 May 2007
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