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Immigrant Ships
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SS Olympus


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Liverpool, England to Boston, Massachusetts
23 April 1873
* 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 (left blank), 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 (left blank), 187_.
Subscribed and sworn to before
________________, Collector.
LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS Olympus whereof Robert McDowall is Master, burden 2415 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  Mary Griffin             21   f   spins       England         United States   steerage      
  2  James Tracey             21   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
  3  Henry Adams              59   m   farmer      England         United States   steerage      
  4  Ellis Arnold             21   f   spins       England         United States   steerage      
  5  Chas Jarvis              45   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
  6* Elis Castledine          44   f               England         United States   steerage      
  7  Ed Williams              19   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
  8  Ann Hindle               28   f               England         United States   steerage      
  9  Albert E Hindle           1   m               England         United States   steerage      
 10  Charles Gallee           27   m   spinner     England         United States   steerage      
 11* Edward Price             23   m   spinner     England         United States   steerage      
 12  Edward Saunders          22   m   painter     England         United States   steerage      
 13  Alice Fletcher           26   f   spinster    England         United States   steerage      
 14  Mary Gartside            54   f               England         United States   steerage      
 15  Thos Gartside            23   n   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 16  Michl Courtney           19   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 17  John L Wright            28   m   spinner     England         United States   steerage      
 18  Wilbur O'Brien           50   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 19  Geo H O'Brien            17   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 20  Mary A O'Brien           15   m   spins       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 21  Alf Morall               27   m   mech        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 22  Alb Morall               25   m   mech        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 23  Mary O'Brien             50   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 24  Robt O'Brien             11   m               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 25  Anne G O'Brien            9   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 26  Edw O'Brien              24   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 27  Abel Booth               40   m   spinner     Ireland         United States   steerage      
 28  Nancy Booth              34   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 29  Henry Walker             37   m   farmer      England         United States   steerage      
 30  Peter Smith              30   m   painter     England         United States   steerage      
 31  Alice Smith              28   f               England         United States   steerage      
 32  George Lord              39   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 33  John Whittaker           36   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 34  Robt Milney              16   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 35  Wm Anderson              27   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 36  David Black              23   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
 37  Wm Stewart               23   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 38  Robt Eddie               23   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 39  Wm Mason                 27   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
 40  John Doherty             25   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 41  Alex McLaren             26   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 42  Thomas Langtends         23   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 43* Alex Macafiee            22   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 44* Mary Barnside            22   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
 45* Elis Barnside            17   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
 46* Hunter Barnside          14   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 47* Jessie Barnside          12   f               England         United States   steerage      
 48* Agnes Barnside           10   f               England         United States   steerage      
 49* Wm Barnside               8   m               England         United States   steerage      
 50* Anne Barnside             3   f               England         United States   steerage      
 51  Mary Hendry              21   f               England         United States   steerage      
 52  Alex King                18   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 53  Robt Watts               26   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 54  Peter Scott              31   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 55  Wm Mason                 24   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 56  Robt Bell                30   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 57  George Myles             38   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 58  Thos Rodgers             26   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 59  Hannah Fletcher          35   f               England         United States   steerage      
 60  Francis Fletcher          6   f               England         United States   steerage      
 61  Sarah Fletcher            1   f               England         United States   steerage      
 62  James Manson             20   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 63  George Cooper            30   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 64  James Maurice            35   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
 65  Wm Lind                  30   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 66  Alex Adams               22   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 67  Wm Davidson              29   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
 68  Forbes Allcock           29   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 69  Charles Nicol            38   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 70  James Reid               26   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 71  John McKay               26   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 72  Alice Conner             25   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
 73  Richard Conner           28   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 74  Cath Corcoran            23   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 75  Thos Corcoran            26   m   baker       Ireland         United States   steerage      
 76  Margt Reilly             24   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 77  Mary Reilly              21   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 78  Julia Rearden            21   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 79  Stephen Cutt             19   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 80  Fred Goldsack            21   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 81  James Fennal             25   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 82  Hugh Carson              23   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 83  Robt Greason             18   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 84  Joseph Johnson           40   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 85  Frank Raton              23   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
 86  Mary Kaveney             22   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 87  Maria Armstrong          22   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 88  James McNera             24   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 89  Cath Morse               17       spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 90  Martin H Brennan         21   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 91  Mary Burke               18   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 92  Mary McCardin            24   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 93  Mary McNamara            22   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 94  Ann Prendergast          20   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 95  Brid Fleming             24   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 96  Wm Marsh                 21   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 97* Richd Calvert            21   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
 98  George Lennox            20   m   mech        Ireland         United States   steerage      
 99  James Howard             31   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
100  John Howard              25   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
101  John Joyce               20   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
102  Mary Burns               19   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
103  Brid McMorow             15   f   Spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
104  Henry Seeley             20   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
105  Thomas McGould           26   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
106  George Grass             45   m   surgeon     Ireland         United States   steerage      
107* James Cotton             25   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
108  Edw Wilson               32   m   farmer      Ireland         United States   steerage      
109  John Wilson              27   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
110  Mary Wilson              27   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
111  Elisabeth Wilson          7   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
112  James Leach              39   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
113  Elisabeth Leach          41   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
114  Joseph Bardsley          39   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
115* Lucy Marstand             4   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
116* Mary J Marstand           1   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
117* Saml Bamalough           21   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
118  Benj Higginson           27   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
119  Ernest Hully             25   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
120  James Bull               19   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
121  Joseph Turner            32       lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
122  Martha Turner            35   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
123  Agnes Turner              7   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
124  Henry Goodsell           39   m   farmer      Ireland         United States   steerage      
125  Emily Goodsell           33   f               Ireland         United States   steerage      
126  Henry Jenkins            31   m   miner       England         United States   steerage      
127  John Symens              55   m   miner       England         United States   steerage      
128  Matilda Waight           26   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
129  Ann  Dowd                16   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
130  Hugh McGlynn             18   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
131  Timothy Cregan           40   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
132  Honor Cregan             13   f   spin        Ireland         United States   steerage      
133  James Cregan             11   m               Ireland         United States   steerage      
134  Thomas Grundy            22   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
135  Wm Earnshaw              21   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
136  Wm Chadwick              23   m   mech        Ireland         United States   steerage      
137  Wm Thos Davis            28   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
138  Fanny Davis              24   f               England         United States   steerage      
139  Fred Davis                1   m               England         United States   steerage      
140  John Johnson             29   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
141  Fanny Johnson            27   f               England         United States   steerage      
142  Robert W Johnson          2   m               England         United States   steerage      
143  Fred Fanes               41   m   spinner     England         United States   steerage      
144  Fanny Fanes              32   f               England         United States   steerage      
145  Arthur Fanes              7   m               England         United States   steerage      
146  Adelaide Fanes            4   f               England         United States   steerage      
147  Wm Roberrson             18   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
148* George Hirsh             29   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
149* Hannah Hirsh             33   f               England         United States   steerage      
150  Wm Bradley               51   m   spinner     England         United States   steerage      
151* Isaac Bals?orth          27   m   spinner     Ireland         United States   steerage      
152  Wm Mellan                22       mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
153  Alice Green              25   f   spins       Scotland        United States   steerage      
154* Ren Lee Hessesrier       22   m   lab         France          United States   steerage      
155* Joseph B Mason?          33   m   miner       England         United States   steerage      
156  Thos Mitchell            29   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
157  Peter Edwards            20   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
158  Alex Fraser              30   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
159  George McIntosh          30   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
160  James McIntosh           39   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
161  Thos Bell                25   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
162  Henry Scott              30   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
163  Richd Lynn               26   m   farmer      England         United States   steerage      
164  Thos Howarth             33   m   farmer      England         United States   steerage      
165* Wm Delamar               18   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
166  Michl Flannery           28   m   lab         Ireland         United States   steerage      
167  Arthur Oldfield          15   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
168  Ralph Welch              59   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
169  Ann Welch                57   f               England         United States   steerage      
170  Elis Welch               30   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
171  Sophia Welch             28   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
172  Susanna Welch            26   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
173* Ketusah Welch            24   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
174* Sab Welch                22   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
175  Ralph Welch              20   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
176* Carer Welch              18   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
177  Wm A Williams            17   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
178  Jacob Foster             31   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
179  Sophia Foster            31   f               England         United States   steerage      
180  Chas Preston             22   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
181  Mary J Preston           19   f               England         United States   steerage      
182  Harry Huelter             1   m               England         United States   steerage      
183  James Francis            26   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
184  Jonathan Fielding        30   m   weaver      Scotland        United States   steerage      
185  Joseph Armstrong         37   m   tailor      Scotland        United States   steerage      
186  James Anderson           27   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
187  Ben Hepworth             24   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
188  John Wilson              28   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
189  Susan Wilson             26   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
190  Elis Wilson               1   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
191  David Slater             26   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
192  Sarah Slater             23   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
193  Elis Slater               4   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
194  Susan Slater              2   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
195* Elis J Leveridge          1   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
196  Saml Melton              32   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
197  Joseph Conn              27   m   mech        Ireland         United States   steerage      
198  Joseph Taylor            21   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
199  Chas Hatsem              25   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
200  John Stevenson           30   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
201  And Hepburn              23   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
202  Mary A Sunderland        44   f               England         United States   steerage      
203  John G Sunderland         8   m               England         United States   steerage      
204  Emanuel Holland          25   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
205  Albert Tolman            21   m   weaver      England         United States   steerage      
206  Jane  McKay              21   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
207* Ellen Millichuk          27   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
208* Georgia Seeley           25   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
209  Emma Keily               20   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
210  Lizzie Hoskins           26   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
211  George Holland           29   f   lab         England         United States   steerage      
212* Thomas ?abson            21   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
213  J B Steele               51   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
214  J P Carter               43   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
215  Elisabeth Carter         35   f               England         United States   steerage      
216* J P Carter               20   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
217  Richard Steele           51   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
218  John Chadwick            32   f   lab         England         United States   steerage      
219  Hanett Chadwick          30   f   spin        England         United States   steerage      
220  Rebecca Chadwick         19   m   mech        England         United States   steerage      
221  Elias Reed               23   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
222  Robt Windle              24   m   lab         England         United States   steerage      
223  Jane  Newsome            25   f   spins       England         United States   steerage      
224  Harry Barley             28   m   painter     Scotland        United States   steerage      
225  Sarah A Barley           29   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
226  Sarah E Barley            3   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
227  Saml  Barley              2   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
228  Mary J Barley             1   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
229* Alex Rockcliffe          50   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
230* Grace Rockcliffe         48   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
231* Hannah Rockcliffe        18   f   spinster    Scotland        United States   steerage      
232* James Rockcliffe          7   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
233* John Rockcliffe           5   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
234  Neil Casey               22   m   mariner     Scotland        United States   steerage      
235  Wm Bailey                26   m   mech        Scotland        United States   steerage      
236  Cath Gilbanson           22   f   spins       Scotland        United States   steerage      
237  Robt Betton              29   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
238  Phillip Lee              33   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
239* Amb Rane                 25   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
240  Margt Harding            37   f   spins       Scotland        United States   steerage      
241  Wm Rowley                38   m   spinner     Scotland        United States   steerage      
242  Elisabeth Rowley         31   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
243  Thomas H Rowley          10   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
244  Wm Rowley                 7   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
245  Charles Rowley            6   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
246  John Rowley               5   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
247  George Rowley             3   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
248  Anna Rowley               1   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
249  Rebecca Pilladge         41   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
250  Sarah Pilladge           42   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
251  Robert Pilladge           6   m               Scotland        United States   steerage      
252  Charlotte Pilladge        4   f               Scotland        United States   steerage      
253* Allen Ballentin          25   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
254* George Jollippe          25   m   lab         Scotland        United States   steerage      
255  Frank Monett             30   m   lab         Ireland         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.

*  The Captain's statement followed the passenger list.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

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

*  only one passenger died on the voyage, this is noted in the transcriber's notes.

  6:       Surname may be Cartledine.
 11:       Surname may be Pruce.
 43:       the last name could be Macafeie.
 44 - 50:  Surnames may be Burnside.
 97:       Given name may be Ricki.
107:       Surname may be Cattin.
115 & 116: Surname may be Marsland.
117:       the last name could be Bermalough.
148 & 149: the last name could be Hirst.
151:       Surname may be Balmforth or Balshforth.
154:       Name may be Hewessier.
155:       Surname may be Maron.
165:       Surname may be Delamore.
173:       the first name could be Keturah.
174:       Given name may be Lab.
176:       Given name may be Cure.
195:       the last name could be Laveridge.
207:       Surname may be Mellichup.
208:       Name may be Georgina Seiley.
212:       the last name could be Dabsen.
216:       First initial may be "S".
229 - 233: Surname may be Rackcliffe.
239:       the last name could be Kane.
253:       Surname may be Ballantine.
254:       Surname be Jolliffe.


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



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