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Ship Copernicus

I, William A. May, do solemly, sincerely, and truly swear 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 board the Ship Copernicus whereof I am Master, from London. So help me God. Signed William A. May
Sworn to this 3 August 1829. Before me (unreadable)

List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the Ship Copernicus whereof W^m A. May is Master, from London, burthen 323 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age (Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants*, Died on Voyage*.

 1*  B Burnet              39
 2*  Daniel Richardson     24
 3*  Jane Richardson       19
 4*  John O Brien          35
 5*  James Clothier        29
 6*  Edward Clothier       29
 7   Martin Burke          42     Male    Musician      England
 8   Ann Burke             41     Female                England
 9*  Leonard Burk           9     Male                  England
10   John Burke             7     Male                  England
11   William Burke          4     Male                  England
12   Geo Price             47     Male    Labourer      Ireland
13   Jane Price            45     Female                Ireland
14   William Barrow        46     Male    Silk Weaver   England
15   Margaret Barrow       36     Female                England
16   Rachel Barrow         11     Female                England
17   James Shaw            40     Male    Labourer      England
18   Ann Shaw              30     Female                England
19   W^m Price             36     Male    Labourer      England
20   Jane Price            33     Female                England
21   Mary Price            13     Female                England
22   John Price            11     Male                  England
23   Philo Price            7     Female                England
24   Weldern Price          6     Male                  England
25   Francis Price          4     Male                  England
26   James Price            1     Male                  England
27   Stephen Gransbury     32     Male    Labourer      England
28   Mary Gransbury        32     Female                England
29   John Gransbury        11     Male                  England
30   Oliver Gransbury       9     Male                  England
31   William Gransbury      8     Male                  England
32   George Gransbury       7     Male                  England
33   Phila Gransbury        4     Female                England
34   John Mullins          42     Male    Labourer      Ireland
35   Catherine Mullins     38     Female                Ireland
36   Geo Ashwick           38     Male    Musician      England
37   Ann Ashwick           36     Female                England
38   Edward Ashwick         2y6m  Male                  England
39   Mathew Hewes          29     Male    Baker         England
40   Peter Mudey           32     Male    Shoemaker     England
41   W^m Waller            27     Male    Painter       England
42   James Boyde           30     Male    Farmer        England
43   John Burton           28     Male    Hardware Man  England

Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the quality
of original document.

*All passengers stated the country in which they intend to become inhabitants is the
 United States, therefore this column has been eliminated.

*There were no deaths on this passage, therefore the death column has been eliminated.

 1-6 There is no information after age other than to state they are all Cabin Passengers
 4 There is a period after the "O".  Last name may also be O'Brien
 9 There is no "e" in last name, last name is most probably Burke

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 13, List 189.

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