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Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Hecla


Liverpool, England to Boston, Massachusetts
13 January 1873

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS Hecla whereof Robt. McDowall is Master, from Liverpool; burden 2421 tons
Coloumns represent: names; age (years, months); sex; occupation, trade or profession; country to which they severally belong; country of which they intend to become inhabitants; died on voyage*; part of vessel occupied during the voyage.
  1  William Walsh          30       m   farmer    Ireland         United States   cabin         
  2  Thomas Burke           32       m             Ireland         Ireland         cabin         
  3  August Baron           38       m             France          France          cabin         
  4  Mary Hutchinson        36       f             England         United States   steerage      
  5  Cath Hutchinson         3       f             England         United States   steerage      
  6  Michael Hutchinson      2       m             England         United States   steerage      
  7  John Hutchinson         1       m             England         United States   steerage      
  8  James Minchin          21       m   lab       Ireland         United States   steerage      
  9  Patrick Milroan        30       m   lab       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 10  Mary Cronin            20       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 11  Simon Herbert          40       m   lab       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 12  John Flanigan          50       m   lab       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 13  Martin O'Donnell       28       m   lab       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 14  George Brown           32       m   farmer    England         United States   steerage      
 15  George Oldham          30       m   mech      Ireland         United States   steerage      
 16* James Gourdan          25       m   lab       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 17  Margt Haumore          28       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 18  Bridget Haumore         7       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 19  Mary Haumore               3m   f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 20  Edward Muncanster      22       m   farmer    England         United States   steerage      
 21* Esius G Broden         21       m   clerk     Sweden          United States   steerage      
 22  Herman Meyer           26       m   chemist   Germany         United States   steerage      
 23  Michael Ryan           24       m   mariner   United States   United States   steerage      
 24  Charles Ryan           22       m   mariner   United States   United States   steerage      
 25  W^m Cooper             30       m   farmer    England         United States   steerage      
 26  Joseph F Richardson    60       m   painter   England         United States   steerage      
 27  Bella Richardson       40       f             England         United States   steerage      
 28  Honora White           29       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 29  Mary G Robinson         5       f             England         United States   steerage      
 30  W^m Moody              44       m   mariner   United States   United States   steerage      
 31  Johannes Jorgensen     22       m   mech      Denmark         United States   steerage      
 32  Carl Falkowsky         30       m   tailer    Germany         United States   steerage      
 33  Jacob Blofkowitz       32       m   mech      Austria         United States   steerage      
 34  Robert Hinz            34       m   lab       Germany         United States   steerage      
 35  Michael Becker         36       m   farmer    Germany         United States   steerage      
 36  Heinrich Bilda         27       m   laborer   Germany         United States   steerage      
 37  Wilhelmina Geroller    21       f             Germany         United States   steerage      
 38  Nils W Nilsson         21       m   clerk     Sweden          United States   steerage      
 39  Simon Abel             36       m   tailor    Russia          United States   steerage      
 40* August Ivan            19       m   butcher   Germany         United States   steerage      
 41  Elisabeth Johnson      32       f             England         United States   steerage      
 42  Thomas Johnson         10       m             England         United States   steerage      
 43  Mary Robinson          52       f             England         United States   steerage      
 44  Mary A Garner          32       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 45  Martha Garner          ?1       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 46  George Ducker          ?3       m   miner     England         United States   steerage      
 47* Regime Zeigler         30       f             Germany         United States   steerage      
 48* Josephine Zeigler       2       f             Germany         United States   steerage      
 49  Charles Doherty        40       m   laborer   Ireland         United States   steerage      
 50  Elisabeth Ratcliffe    38       f             England         United States   steerage      
 51  Mary A Ratcliffe       14       f             England         United States   steerage      
 52  John F Ratcliffe        9       m             England         United States   steerage      
 53  Richard Ratcliffe       5       m             England         United States   steerage      
 54  Mary Conley            21       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 55  Mary Cosgrove          29       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 56  Mary A Cosgrove        11       f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 57  James Cosgrove          7       m             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 58  Margaret Cosgrove       1y 6m   f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 59  Elisa Cosgrove             6m   f             Ireland         United States   steerage      
 60  Cypsa Gutmann          40       f             Russia          United States   steerage      
 61  Nochim Gutmann         11       m             Russia          United States   steerage      
 62  Falk Gutmann            9       m             Russia          United States   steerage      
 63  Rachel Gutmann          2       f             Russia          United States   steerage      
 64  Osker Wilde            15       m   printer   England         United States   steerage      
 65  Justine Gehler         45       m   laborer   Germany         United States   steerage      
 66  W^m Lawson             26       m   mech      England         United States   steerage      
 67  George M^cMillan       19       m   mech      England         United States   steerage      
 68  David Hutchinson       38       m   mech      England         United States   steerage      
 69  W^m Hutchinson         27       m   mech      England         United States   steerage      
 70  John Manderson         30       m   mech      England         United States   steerage      
 71  David Caithness        34       m   mech      England         United States   steerage      
 72  James Scott            18       m   weaver    England         United States   steerage      
 73  Peter M^cLaren         18       m   weaver    England         United States   steerage      
 74  Alexander Wise         22       m   weaver    England         United States   steerage      
 75  Peter Groves           23       m   weaver    England         United States   steerage      
 76  Cecilla Rowen          23       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 77  Jane Williamson        40       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 78  Jessie Guillion        26       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 79  Betsey M^cCheyne       25       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 80  Margaret O'Brien       18       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 81  Mary Scanlon           18       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 82  Ann Ross               26       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 83  Ann Mellon             20       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 84  Ann England            20       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 85  Christina Williamson   20       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 86  Christina Walker       20       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 87  Mary Sharkie           18       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 88  Mary Gleeson           26       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 89  Bridget Brady          24       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 90  Agnes M^cCormick       21       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
 91  Cath Sexton            20       f   weaver    Scotland        United States   steerage      
    

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.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to 
   the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

16: Surname may be Jourdan.
21: Given name may be Esias.
36: Surname may be Bilder.
47 & 48: the last name could be misspelled Ziegler.
47: the first name could be misspelled Regine.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 84.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 April 2006



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