Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Hecla


Liverpool, England to Boston, MA
16 March 1874

I, (left blank), Master of the above-named (left blank), from the port of (left blank), do solemnly, truly and sincerely swear that the above List contains the names and descriptions of all the Passengers who were on board the said (left blank), at the time of or since her last departure from the said Port of _____ or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port, and that none have died on the voyage.
Collector's office, port of _________, 187_.

Subscribed and sworn to before
________________ Collector.

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Hecla whereof M. Murphy, is master, from Liverpool burthen 1578 tons.
Coloumns represent: Name, Age in months and years, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on voyage (this coloumn was used for space occupied).
  1  W^m Horsfield          8 mos   m               England         United States   steerage      
  2  Thomas Kelly           25      m   merchant    England         United States   steerage      
  3  John Bell              43      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
  4  Mary Bell              42      f               England         United States   steerage      
  5  Ann Shore              45      f               England         United States   steerage      
  6  Thomas Jackson         26      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
  7  Mink Cox               28      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
  8  W^m Irvine             33      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
  9  Pat Devline            19      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 10  James Devline           8      m               England         United States   steerage      
 11  G C Arlidge            24      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 12  Thomas Ball            30      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 13  John C Waldock         24      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 14  W^m A Brien            29      f               England         United States   steerage      
 15  Eliza Waobran          17      f               England         United States   steerage      
 16  James Taylor           20      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 17  Isaac Harfel           23      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 18  Francis Bedford        23      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 19  George Barnes          33      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 20  Leowisa Barnes         35      f               England         United States   steerage      
 21  Isabella Martin        32      f               England         United States   steerage      
 22  W^m Martin             7 mos   m               England         United States   steerage      
 23  James Murdock          35      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 24  Elisabeth Murdock      33      f               England         United States   steerage      
 25  Mrs Patman             28      f               England         United States   steerage      
 26  James Patman           2 mos   m               England         United States   steerage      
 27* Samuel Figgis          21      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 28  Samuel Oberlin         21      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 29  Dinah Horsfield        29      f               England         United States   steerage      
 30  Amelia Horsfield        8      f               England         United States   steerage      
 31  Mary Horsfield          5      f               England         United States   steerage      
 32  Edward O'Brien         24      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 33  Jno Thompson           25      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 34  Albert G Clarke        16      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 35  James M^cInnis         31      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 36  John Wilkinson         32      m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
 37* James C?agie           22      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 38  Robt Jackson           28      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 39  Edward Powell          28      m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 40  James Lavere           14      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 41  James Lavere           45      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 42  Fred Bradley           23      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 43  E W Turner             26      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 44  Anne Taylor            20      f   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 45  Alice Fox              17      m               England         United States   steerage      
 46  Mary Bryne             20      m               England         United States   steerage      
 47  Bridget Bryne          16      m               England         United States   steerage      
 48  Thomas M^cCulligher    18      m   farmer      England         United States   steerage      
 49  Christopher Fleming    20      m   farmer      England         United States   steerage      
 50  Cath Brown             19      f               England         United States   steerage      
 51  Michael Maher          23      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 52  Michael M^cDonald      58      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 53  Thomas Michen          22      m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 54  Ellen Michen           22      f               England         United States   steerage      
 55  Andrew Hamilton        26      m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
 56  Chaim Byelske          50      m   barber      Germany         United States   steerage      
 57  E. Motz                50      m   shoemaker   Poland          United States   steerage      
 58  Moses Hoetzburg        16      m   lab         Germany         United States   steerage      
 59  Frank Kapper           25      m   lab         Germany         United States   steerage      
 60  Frank Popp             26      m   mech        Germany         United States   steerage      
 61  Fred Brockahoff        30      m   baker       Germany         United States   steerage      
 62  Joseph Schubatan       37      m   tailor      Poland          United States   steerage      
 63* Adam Stepper           48      m   lab         Germany         United States   steerage      
 64  Johann A Bach          35      m   clerk       Holland         United States   steerage      
 65  Fred Clement           25      m   lab         Germany         United States   steerage      
 66  Bridget Rosner         28      f               Denmark         United States   steerage      
 67  Peter Wullinberg       42      m   lab         Germany         United States   steerage      
 68* Anton Saurosech        48      m   lab         Poland          United States   steerage      
 69* Joseph Riesenowitsch   38      m   sailor      Poland          United States   steerage      
 70* Herbert de Basse       26      m   artist      Germany         United States   steerage      
 71  James Ratchliffe       30      m   farmer      Nova Scotia     United States   steerage      
 72  G F Mahon              30      m   lab         United States   United States   steerage      
 73  Mary Croston           35      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 74  Edward Smith           41      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 75  Mary Smith              4      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 76  Jeremiah Murphy        38      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 77  Jane Leary             22      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 78  Dennis Sullivan        35      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 79  Margt Sullivan         15      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 80  Julia Sullivan          3      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 81  John Donovan           22      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 82  Henry Humphrey         21      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 83  W^m Collins            40      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 84  Charles Thornton       30      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 85* Stephen Grady          19      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 86* Edward Sheely          24      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 87  Eugene Sheely          19      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 88  Margt Grady            17      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 89  Kate Corey             23      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 90  Kate Burtchel          16      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 91  John Nolan             24      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 92  Timothy Foley          22      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 93  James Mack             21      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 94  Winnie Forkin          28      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 95  Bridget Forkin         18      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 96  Mary Curtin            28      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 97  Michael Barry          24      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 98  Patrick Eades          35      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 99  Thomas Shea            40      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
100  Thudy Godwin           15      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
101  John Carroll           19      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
102  Bridget Lane           25      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
103  John Foley             19      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
104  Michael ?niger         22      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
105  James ?niger           22      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
106  Luke Moynahan          29      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
107  Ellen Moynahan         20      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
108  Bridget Buckney        20      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
109  Peter Geritty          24      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
110  Sarah Cannon           18      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
111  Michael Butler         15      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
112  Bridget Brien          21      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
113  Cath Kane              26      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
114  Michael Ruan           24      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
115  James Ruan             22      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
116  Mary Benaghan          19      f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
117  Michael Lord           20      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
118  W^m Coughlin           40      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
119  Patrick Troy           60      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
120  John Cannon            15      m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
121  Martha E Miles         24      f               England         England         cabin         
122  P N Cordis             21      m               England         United States   cabin         
123  Heber C G Spalding     23      m               England         United States   cabin         
124* Francois Landeverlen   43      m   artist      Germany         United States   cabin         
125  Edward Williams        29      m   teacher     England         United States   cabin         
126  Matilda Williams       27      f               England         United States   cabin         
127  W R Briggs             23      m   artist      United States   United States   cabin         
128  Samuel Pattison        26      m   merchant    England         United States   cabin         
129  James Kennedy          24      m   merchant    England         United States   cabin         
130  Nora Kennedy           21      f               England         United States   cabin         
131  Garret O'Neil          31      m               Ireland         United States   cabin         
132  W^m  E Jefferson       30      m               England         United States   cabin         
133  Thomas Jones           38      m   merchant    England         United States   cabin         
134  Bridget Saltonson      26      m   merchant    United States   United States   cabin         
135  Cal W Jenks            49      m   merchant    United States   United States   cabin         

    
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.

 27:      Surname may be Liggis.
 37:      Surname may be  Cragie.
 63:      the last name could be Stephen.
 68:      the last name could be Sauersech.
 69:      Surname may be Rusenowitsch.
 70:      Surname may be de Rosse.
 85 & 86: the last name could be Steely.
124:      Surname may be Landeverlin.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 87.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 April 2006



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