Immigrant Ships
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Steamer Kangaroo



Liverpool, England to New York, New York
12 December 1862

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James M Jeffrey, Master of the Brth Kangaroo do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on Board the said Steamer at L'pool from which port the said ship 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, (Signed) James M Jeffrey
Sworn to this 12th Dec 1862
Before me (signed, but illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Br Steamer Kangaroo whereof (nothing filled in) is Master, from L'pool burthen 1169 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage
    
  1  Sarah Evert         25y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
  2  Eliza Evert          4y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
  3  Frederick Evert      2y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
  4  Henry Evert          1y  Male    Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
  5  Phoeby Blizard      54y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
  6  John Davis          25y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
  7  Henry Roberts       46y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
  8  Jenkin Morgan       26y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
  9  William S Graham    30y  Male    Engineer   United States  United States  Steerage
 10  Thomas Roberts      19y  Male    Machinist  Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 11  James McCabe        21y  Male    Miner      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 12  Eliza Dow           25y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 13  Chas Erick          32y  Male    Mechanic   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 14  Mora Pursill        25y  Male    Mechanic   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 15  Thomas Jones        22y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 16  Anne Jones          30y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 17  Richard Price       30y  Male    Sailor     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 18  John McLorlin       24y  Male    Clerk      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 19  Margaret Hay        15y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 20  Cathrine Hay        10y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 21  John Browers        47y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 22  Thomas Booth        18y  Male    Tailor     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 23  Jane Fisher         59y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 24  Ellen Fisher        25y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 25  Thomas Fisher        5y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 26  William Fisher       3y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 27  John Fisher          1y  Male    Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 28  Catherine Davis     25y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 29  Ellen Flowers       22y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 30  Evan Griffiths      30y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 31  John B Tann         30y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 32  Victoria Tann       34y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Steerage
 33  Louisa Brooks       26y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 34  James Brooks         1y  Male    Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 35  Anne Callaghan      27y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 36  Honora Glynn        11y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 37* Eugen? Emord        30y  Female  Clerk      United States  United States  Steerage
 38  Margt Williams      11y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 39  John Curly          26y  Male    Miner      United States  United States  Steerage
 40  Peter Fitzpatrick   40y  Male    Miner      United States  United States  Steerage
 41  Fritz Grenz         36y  Male    Mechanic   United States  United States  Steerage
 42* Margt Be??on        21y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 43* John Be??on          1y  Male    Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 44  Eliza Thomas        23y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 45  Thomas Thomas        1y  Male    Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 46  John Thomas         24y  Male    Carpenter  Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 47  John Briliford      27y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 48  Kate Kelly          24y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 49  John Grant          34y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
 50* Sylvester Grant     23y  Male    Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 51  Cath^n Grant        17y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 52  Thomas Ford         37y  Male    Engraver   United States  United States  Steerage
 53  Alfred Bain         37y  Male    Painter    United States  United States  Steerage
 54  Michael McDonald    47y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 55  Sarah McMahon       51y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 56  George Harrison     32y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 57  Anne Pollock        15y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 58  Jane Sister         44y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Steerage
 59  William McHugh      35y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 60  Gus Groganis        36y  Male    Mechanic   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 61  Ernest Meyer        33y  Male    Mechanic   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 62  Anne Foley          30y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Steerage
 63  Ada Foley            8y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 64  Sarah Foley          1y  Female  Infant     United States  United States  Steerage
 65  George W Baratt     19y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 66  James Reynolds      27y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 67  William Thompson    21y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 68  James Sellers       29y  Male    Miner      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 69  John Blakey         30y  Male    Miner      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 70  William Muller      30y  Male    Labor      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 71  Henry Stalz         30y  Male    Labor      Germany        United States  Steerage
 72  Edwin Owens         26y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 73  Sarah Munrick       27y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 74  Jeremiah Munrick     4y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 75* Peter Johnston      27y  Male    No O       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 76  John L Horsup       27y  Male    Miner      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 77  John Hilton         24y  Male    Agent      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 78  John Walker         34y  Male    Dealer     United States  United States  Steerage
 79  Jeremiah Sullivan   20y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 80  Nancy Sullivan      14y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 81  John Shea           22y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 82  William Alley       30y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
 83  Sam^l Alley         28y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 84  Mary A Alley        30y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Steerage
 85  Charlotte Alley      8y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 86  Jane Alley           7y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 87  Blanche Alley        4y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 88  Dirfon Alley         6y  Male    Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 89  W^m Henry Alley      2y  Male    Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 90  Vincent Alley        1y  Male    Child      United States  United States  Steerage
 91  Denis Dowling       29y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
 92  Johana Murphy       18y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 93  Augustin Spirling   34y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
 94  Nans Carmody        24y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 95  Kate Carmody        22y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
 96  John Young          30y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
 97  Edward Geary        21y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
 98  Michael Walsh       27y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
 99  Bridget Walsh       27y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
100  Michael Walsh        1y  Male    Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
101  Thomas Ritson       22y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
102  Mary Flynn          30y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
103  Bessy Meehan        22y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
104  John Courtney       19y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
105  James O'Neal        11y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
106  John Clifford       24y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
107  William O'Neill     40y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
108  Mary Sullivan       23y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
109  Francis Percival    24y  Male    Clerk      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
110  Mary Develin        30y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
111  Stephen McLaughlin   7y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
112  Anne McLaughlin      5y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
113  Tho^s W Gibbins     46y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
114  Mary O'Mally        23y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
115  Mauna Moran         18y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
116  Jeremiah Stokes     26y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
117  Ellen Bonham        18y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
118  Cath^n McCarthy     19y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
119  Michael Brennan     30y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
120  Jemima Brennan      30y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
121  James Anderson      28y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
122  Patrick Fuly        30y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
123  Catherine Leahy     28y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
124  James Sheehan       36y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
125  John Sheehan        10y  Male    Child      United States  United States  Steerage
126  Anne Barry          19y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
127  Michael Maher       20y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
128  James Scott         30y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
129  Catherine Keenan    30y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
130  Thomas Keefe        20y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
131  James McGrath       11y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
132  Dennis Houlihan     20y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
133  Johana Benson       35y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Steerage
134  Bessie Parkinson    13y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
135  Michael Cusack      42y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
136  Patrick Dogherty    40y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
137  John Hargrave       40y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
138  James Lyons         30y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
139  Margt Lyons         30y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
140  John Mangan         25y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
141  Sam^l K Martin      25y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
142  Robert Colbert      25y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
143  George Parker       27y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
144  Mary Spillman       20y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
145  Cornelius Mahony    25y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
146  John White          24y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
147  Cath^n White        22y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
148  John White          20y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
149  Edward Munay        24y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
150  Johana Moriarty     22y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
151  Bridget Meagher     40y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
152  Ally Cashman        18y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
153  Catherine Keleher   20y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
154  William Young       40y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
155  Mary Young          40y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
156  Bridget Young       11y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
157  Henry Young          9y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
158  Catherine Young      7y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
159  Robert Young         5y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
160  Nicholas Owens      28y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
161  Nicholas Grace      11y  Male    Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
162  Cornelius Donohoe   22y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
163  Ellen Conway        11y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Steerage
164  Betsey McGrath      20y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
165  Mary Halloran       16y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
166  William Molony      22y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
167  Patrick Sharkin     20y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
168  Michael O'Deay      18y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
169  Thomas Corrigan     35y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
170  Lizzie O'Brien      20y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
171  Michael Connell     25y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
172  Bridget Connell     22y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
173  Thomas Can          30y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
174  Patrick Murtagh     35y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
175  John Wilson         25y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
176  Sam^l Keating       40y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
177  W^m Finn            38y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
178  Mary Finn           30y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
179  Mary Finn            7y  Female  Child      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
180  Ellen Finn           1y  Female  Infant     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
181  Ellen McCarthy      18y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
182  W^m Flannery        22y  Male    Labor      Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
183  Thomas H Kennedy    25y  Male    Labor      United States  United States  Steerage
184  John P Murphy       34y  Male    Farmer     Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
185  William Courtney    30y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
186  Bridget Hanan       22y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Steerage
187  Terence Holywood    30y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
188  Michael Ledwick     19y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
189  Ellen Denny         23y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
190  Patrick Walsh       21y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage 
191  John Doonan         45y  Male    Farmer     United States  United States  Steerage
192  John Doonan         10y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
193* Michael Gi?bon      45y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
194  Edward McIntyre     47y  Male    Laborer    United States  United States  Steerage
195  Cha^s Armstrong     32y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
196  James Barb          44y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
197  William Wells       35y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
198  Alfred Lutz         30y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
199  Margaret Jones      25y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
200* Richard Haye?       46y  Male    Mechanic   United States  United States  Steerage 
201* Eliza Haye?         40y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Steerage
202  Patrick Corcoran    32y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
203  Evan Evans          27y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
204  John Gass           35y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
205* John O'Neal         22y  Male    Laborer    Gt Britain     United States  Steerage
206  George Leigh        19y  Male    Miner      United States  United States  Steerage
207  James Carmichael    40y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
208  Jane Carmichael     35y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Cabin
209* Matilda John??e?    48y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Cabin
210* Mary A John??e?     19y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Cabin 
211  Matilda Bell        34y  Female  Spinster   United States  United States  Cabin
212  Henry Arthurs       37y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
213  Jemima Wilson       25y  Female  Wife       Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
214  Bridget Kelly       61y  Female  Wife       United States  United States  Cabin
215  Anne Blackington    28y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
216  Mary Lenorgan       25y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
217  Julia Lenard        27y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
218  Rose Donovan        23y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
219  Fanny Dwyer         20y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
220  Anne Newman         25y  Female  Spinster   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
221  William Thom        25y  Male    Merchant   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
222  James Bell          37y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
223  George Hughes       47y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
224  James Castell       39y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
225  Richard Priestley   40y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
226  Thomas Moulten      40y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
227  William Thomas      37y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
228  James Dickinson     25y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
229* Thomas V Parquint?  25y  Male    Merchant   Mexico         United States  Cabin
230  George Wardner      32y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
231  Richard White       40y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
232  Charles Newman      32y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
233  Charles D Newman    59y  Male    Merchant   Gt Britain     United States  Cabin
234  James Kenedy        40y  Male    Merchant   United States  United States  Cabin
235  Daniel Fanell       12y  Male    Child      United States  United States  Cabin
236  Matilda Fanell       9y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Cabin
237  Henrietta Fanell     6y  Female  Child      United States  United States  Cabin
238  Annie Bourne        15y  Female  Nurse      Gt Britain     United States  Cabin 


Transcriber's Notes:

The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there 
were no deaths on this passage.

The "Location of compartment or space occupied" column was abbreviated by the
transcriber.  

The original lister did not number the passengers and did not provide a recapitulation
at the end of the Manifest, but it appears to be a complete manifest.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document.  Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what this letter/letters may be.

 37  It is difficult to determine if this passenger is a male or female.  Although listed as
     a female, there is an occupation listed, which is not the usual pattern for this
     lister.  The ending on the given name could be Eugena or Eugene.
 42, 43 All of the letters rest on the line with the exception of the third from the 
     last which is either a 'z' or 'g'.
 50  This passenger has a male name, is listed as a male, but the occupation is listed as
     'spinster'.  
 75  It appears that the No O means that this passenger does not have an occupation.
193  Gilbon, Gibbon.  There is a flourish at the end which may be an "s".
200, 201 Hayes?
205  This name is crossed out.  Perhaps he did not make the voyage?
209, 210  This name could be Johnsten, Johnder.
229  Parquinte, Parquinto.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 224, List 1172.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 December 2007



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