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SS Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland to New York
3 May 1859
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James B Thomson do solemnly, 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 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 S.S. "Glasgow" whereof I am Master, from Glasgow.
So help me God.
(signed)??Thomson
Sworn to this May 3 1859
Before me (Signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. "Glasgow" whereof James B Thomson
is Master, from Glasgow burthen Nineteen hundred and Sixty two tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong,
The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, and Died on the Voyage. No deaths were recorded
on this voyage and the column has been omitted from the transcription.
1 Elisabeth Jamieson 17y Female Spinster Scotland United States
2 James Gilchrist 48y Male Weaver Scotland United States
3 Margaret Gilchrist 50y Female Wife Scotland United States
4 Adam Gilchrist 21y Male Weaver Scotland United States
5 Janet Gilchrist 19y Female Spinster Scotland United States
6 James Penman 23y Male Clerk Scotland Canada
7 John Carmichael 26y Male Spinner Scotland United States
8 Janet Carmichael 21y Female Wife Scotland United States
9 Catherine Wilson 30y Female Spinster Scotland United States
10 William Shay 26y Male Merchant Scotland Canada
11 William Miller 15y Male None Scotland United States
12 Robert Sait 35y Male Laborer Scotland United States
13* Jane Sait 3?y Female Wife Scotland United States
14 James Wilson 46y Male Mason Scotland Canada
15 Agnes Blair 50y Female Wife Scotland United States
16 Janet Blair 25y Female Spinster Scotland United States
17 Agnes Blair 10y Female None Scotland United States
18 Agnes Hood 29y Female Spinster Scotland Canada
19 James Spratt 15y Male None Ireland United States
20 James Harshan 50y Male Laborer Scotland United States
21 William Russell 31y Male Blacksmith Ireland United States
22 William Fraser 15y Male None Scotland United States
23 George Greenlees 40y Male Gardener Scotland United States
24 Isabella Greenlees 30y Female Wife Scotland United States
25 Thomas Greenlees 8y Male None Scotland United States
26 Margaret Greenlees 6y Female None Scotland United States
27 Ann Greenlees 10y Female None Scotland United States
28 Janet Muir 19y Female Spinster Scotland United States
29 William Speirs 25y Male Mechanic Scotland United States
30 Jessie Speirs 22y Female Wife Scotland United States
31 Margaret Speirs 3y Female None Scotland United States
32 Elisabeth Speirs 11m Female None Scotland United States
33 James McDonald 55y Male Farmer Scotland United States
34 Janet McDonald 50y Female Wife Scotland United States
35 James McDonald 24y Male Farmer Scotland United States
36 Julia McDonald 22y Female Spinster Scotland United States
37 Annie McDonald 20y Female Spinster Scotland United States
38 George McDonald 18y Male Farmer Scotland United States
39 Alexander McDonald 14y Male Farmer Scotland United States
40 Janet McDonald 11y Female None Scotland United States
41 Mary McDonald 19y Female Spinster Scotland United States
42 John Scott 31y Male Farmer Scotland United States
43 Elisabeth Sinclair 27y Female Wife Scotland United States
44 James Cassidy 19y Male Laborer Ireland United States
45 Rosa Morvan 11y Female None Ireland United States
46 James Reid 52y Male Sawyer Ireland United States
47 Mary Reid 54y Female Wife Ireland United States
48 James Reid 11y Male None Ireland United States
49 Samuel Reid 27y Male Tailor Ireland United States
50 Mary Reid 17y Female Spinster Scotland United States
51 Ann Reid 14y Female None Scotland United States
52 Jane Reid 22y Female Wife Scotland United States
53* Jean Reid ?y Female None Scotland United States
54 James Reid 11m Male None Scotland United States
55 Mary Reid 6y Female None Scotland United States
56 Janet McIntyre 46y Female Wife Scotland United States
57 William McIntyre 13y Male None Scotland United States
58 Agnes McIntyre 11y Female None Scotland United States
59 Margaret McIntyre 7y Female None Scotland United States
60 Adam Primrose 65y Male Blacksmith Scotland United States
61 Agnes Bain 26y Female Spinster Scotland United States
62 Andrew Sharp 25y Male Draper Scotland United States
63 Mary Sharp 25y Female Wife Scotland United States
64 Francis Greig 22y Male Joiner Scotland United States
65 William Baker 42y Male Traveller England United States
66 Ann Baker 36y Female Wife England United States
67 Catherine Baker 11y Female None England United States
68 William Baker 10y Male None England United States
69 Mary Stewart 45y Female Wife Scotland United States
70 Sarah Stewart 16y Female Spinster Scotland United States
71 Isabella Gibson 30y Female Wife Scotland United States
72 Alice Gibson 2m Female None Scotland United States
73 Charles Cumming 23y Male Binder Scotland United States
74 Lousia Cumming 20y Female Wife Scotland United States
75 John Cumming 10m Male None Scotland United States
76 John O. Donnell 27y Male Laborer Ireland United States
77 Mary Donnell 23y Female Spinster Ireland United States
78 Ann Paterson 64y Female Wife Scotland United States
79 George Campbell 26y Male Gardener Scotland United States
80 Elisabeth Campbell 22y Female Wife Scotland United States
81 Daniel Penman 24y Male Bricklayer Scotland United States
82 George Lamb 52y Male Groom Scotland United States
83 Ann Lamb 52y Female Wife Scotland United States
84 M^rs David Lamb 26y Female Wife Scotland United States
85 Ann Lamb 26y Female Spinster Scotland United States
86 Robert Lamb 16y Male None Scotland United States
87 George Lamb 13y Male None Scotland United States
88 James Lamb 10y Male None Scotland United States
89 George Lamb 4y Male None Scotland United States
90 Agnes Lamb 9y Female None Scotland United States
91 Ann Lamb 16y Female None Scotland United States
92 Margaret Lamb 2y Female None Scotland United States
93 John Lucas 36y Male Seaman England United States
94 Jane Lucas 32y Female Wife England United States
95 John Lucas 11y Male None England United States
96 Susan Lucas 9y Female None England United States
97 Jane Lucas 7y Female None England United States
98* James Soult? 36y Male Laborer Ireland United States
99* Mary Soult? 30y Female Wife Ireland United States
100* William Soult? 5y Male None Ireland United States
101* Elisabeth Soult? 5y Female None Ireland United States
102* Sarah Soult? 3y Female None Ireland United States
103* Mary Soult? 2y Female None Ireland United States
104* Margaret Soult? 6m Female None Ireland United States
105 Mary McClin 23y Female Spinster Ireland United States
106 Thomas McDermont 28y Male Laborer Ireland United States
107 William Robinson 35y Male Laborer Ireland United States
108 Elisabeth Robinson 30y Female Wife Ireland United States
109 Elisabeth Robinson 4y Female None Ireland United States
110 John Clow 20y Male Laborer Ireland United States
111 Sarah Brown 30y Female Wife Scotland United States
112 Hugh Robson 22y Male Draper Scotland Canada
113 Helen Robson 23y Female Wife Scotland Canada
114 Robert Sneddon 30y Male Miner Scotland United States
115 David Mather 27y Male Engineer Scotland United States
116 Agnes Mather 27y Female Wife Scotland United States
117 Ann Mather 7m Female None Scotland United States
118 John McPherson 21y Male Mason Scotland United States
119 David Richardson 18y Male Clerk Scotland United States
120 Mary Gillespie 16y Female Spinster Scotland United States
121 Robert Wood 5y Male None Scotland United States
122 Agnes Stein 21y Female Wife Scotland United States
123 Henry McChlery 24y Male Joiner Scotland United States
124 Elisabeth Stewart 30y Female Spinster Scotland United States
125 John Pearson 41y Male Merchant Scotland Canada
126 William Marshall 18y Male Carter Scotland United States
127 John Jeons 18y Male Plumber Scotland United States
128 John Ramsey 26y Male Joiner Scotland United States
129 James Baird 50y Male Laborer Scotland United States
130 Jessie McLennan 13y Female None Scotland United States
131 Duncan Blair 26y Male Polisher Scotland United States
132 Angus McKinnon 40y Male Farmer Scotland United States
133 John Wilson 27y Male Farmer Scotland United States
134 Charles Calder 25y Male Farmer Scotland United States
135 John Paton 42y Male Mechanic Scotland Canada
136 Helen Paton 37y Female Wife Scotland Canada
137 Isabella Paton 17y Female Spinster Scotland Canada
138 David Paton 15y Male None Scotland Canada
139 Robert Paton 10y Male None Scotland Canada
140 George Paton 6y Male None Scotland Canada
141 John Paton 2y Male None Scotland Canada
142 Mary Paton 10m Female None Scotland Canada
143 Robert Hemmingway 51y Male Miller England Not Certain
144 Stephen Moneypenney 17y Male Farmer America United States
145 John Allan 32y Male Agent America United States
146 George Kingsborne 20y Male Joiner America United States
147 Peter Dolan 26y Male Laborer America United States
148 William Sulloch 28y Male Farmer Scotland United States
149 Samuel Carnachan 18y Male None Scotland United States
150 Jean Robertson 23y Female Spinster Scotland United States
151 Duncan McKenzie 20y Male Clerk Scotland United States
152 Alexander Laing 20y Male Clerk Scotland United States
153 Agnes Cherry 30y Female Spinster Scotland United States
154 M^rs Charles Quin 20y Female Wife Ireland United States
155 Charles Quin 6m Male None Scotland United States
156 Charles Beattie 33y Male Farmer Scotland United States
157 Joseph Boyd 35y Male Laborer Ireland United States
158 William Warrick 22y Male Laborer Ireland United States
159 Samuel Usbro 21y Male Laborer Ireland United States
160 William McKeveen 18y Male Laborer Ireland United States
161 Charles Higgins 22y Male Laborer Ireland United States
162 Patrick Henry 22y Male Laborer Ireland United States
163 John Henry 39y Male Merchant Scotland Canada
164 James Campbell 25y Male Merchant Scotland United States
165 William Cowan 40y Male Baker Scotland United States
166 Archibald Fleming 44y Male Baker Scotland United States
167 John Douglas 42y Male Joiner Scotland United States
168 Agnes Douglas 36y Female Wife Scotland United States
169 John Douglas 11y Male None Scotland United States
170 James Douglas 10y Male None Scotland United States
171 William Douglas 8y Male None Scotland United States
172 Violet Douglas 5y Female None Scotland United States
173 Mary Douglas 2y Female None Scotland United States
174 John McMutrie 27y Male Miner Scotland United States
175 Martha McMutrie 29y Female Wife Scotland United States
176 James Carlyle 20y Male Smith Scotland United States
177 Henry Danks 22y Male Miner Scotland United States
178 Robert Muirhead 27y Male Miner Scotland United States
179 Richard Broach 38y Male Miner Scotland United States
180 Margaret Laing 23y Female Wife Scotland United States
181 Mathew Laing 3m Male None Scotland United States
182 Archibald Thomson 23y Male Laborer Scotland United States
183 Robert McDonald 40y Male Tinsmith Scotland United States
184 Robert Anderson 30y Male Merchant Scotland United States
185 James Wemyss 23y Male Farmer Scotland United States
186 Thomas Rodgie 24y Male Clerk Scotland United States
187 Robert McKechnie 24y Male Merchant Ireland United States
188 John Cowie 40y Male Clerk Scotland United States
189 Ann Reese 15y Female None Ireland United States
190 Isabella Wallace 40y Female Wife Scotland United States
191 Isabella Wallace 14y Female None Scotland United States
192 Alexander Wallace 11y Male None Scotland United States
193 Hugh Wallace 11y Male None Scotland United States
194 James Wallace 10y Male None Scotland United States
195 Mary Wallace 8y Female None Scotland United States
196* John Wallace 5y Male None Scotland United States
197* John Wallace 3y Male None Scotland United States
198 Ann Wallace 11m Female None Scotland United States
199 John Black 48y Male Merchant Scotland Canada
200 Alexander Polson 35y Male Storekeeper Scotland Canada
201 Jane Grindle 24y Female Spinster Ireland United States
202 Christina Gray 50y Female Wife Scotland United States
203 James Jamieson 12y Male None Scotland United States
204 John Barrick 18y Male Merchant Scotland United States
205 Ann Ramsey 23y Female Wife Scotland United States
Cabin Passengers
206 William McKean 50y Male Merchant Scotland United States
207 Peter Longwell 43y Male Merchant Scotland United States
208 M^rs P Longwell 34y Female Wife Scotland United States
209 Robert Longwell 15y Male None Scotland United States
210 James Longwell 33y Male Traveller Scotland United States
211 Jessie Longwell 12y Female None Scotland United States
212 Jane Murdoch 29y Female Spinster Scotland United States
213 Margaret Murdoch 27y Female Spinster Scotland United States
214 Kate Murdoch 17y Female Spinster Scotland United States
215 Jane Reed 70y Female Wife Scotland United States
216 Beatrice Reed 26y Female Spinster Scotland United States
217 Rev^d James Noble 54y Male Clergyman Scotland Scotland
218 Mathew Cruickshank 18y Male Merchant Scotland United States
219 M^rs M Sherriff 39y Female Wife Scotland United States
220 Minnie Sherriff 19y Female Spinster Scotland United States
221 James McDonald 28y Male Merchant Scotland United States
222 Helen McDonald 29y Female Wife Scotland United States
223 James McDonald 1y Male None Scotland United States
224 Robert Coltart 46y Male Merchant Scotland United States
225 William Rennie 37y Male Farmer Scotland United States
226 Margaret Rennie 27y Female Wife Scotland United States
227* William Davifon 25y Male Merchant England United States
228 John Bodden 69y Male Gentleman Scotland United States
229 Mary Bodden 19y Female Spinster America United States
230 McPherson Le Moine 23y Male Merchant Canada United States
231 Richard H. Oulton 32y Male Merchant Ireland New Zealand
232 George John Everett 24y Male Clerk England Canada
233 Thomas Manning 24y Male Merchant England United States
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.
Passenger numbers have been added to aid with referencing.
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'.
13 2nd number of Age not clear.
53 Age partially faded, could be 4y, is less than 10y.
98-103 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Soutle or Soults.
196-197 First names as written.227 Surname could be Davison.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 191, List 322.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
17 August 2006
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