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Ship Palestine
London, England to New York
30 August 1859
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Edward G. Tucker Master of the Ship Palestine do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest,subscribed by
me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and
perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Palestine at London from which port said Palestine 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) E G Tucker
Sworn to this August 30 1859
Before me (signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Palestine whereof
Edw^d G. Tucker is Master, from London burthen 1751 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally
belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Space Occupied. The Destination
for all passengers was recorded as "U.S."; no deaths were recorded on the voyage. These columns have been omitted from
the transcription.
1 James D Wolf 19 Male Student USA Cabin
2 Harriet Vernon 23 Female Student USA Cabin
3 James Thomas 21 Male Editor USA Cabin
4 Catharine Thomas 57 Female USA Cabin
5 John Hatch 51 Male Grocer England betn Deck
6 Eliza Hatch 52 Female England betn Deck
7 Elizabeth Hatch 22 Female England betn Deck
8 John Hatch 20 Male England betn Deck
9 Maria Hatch 12 Female England betn Deck
10* Frederick Hatch 8 Male Hosie?? England betn Deck
11 Thurston Odams 30 Male Hosie?? England betn Deck
12 John Pollard 23 Male Farmer England betn Deck
13 Martha Pollard 25 Female England betn Deck
14 Joseph Musgrove 21 Male England betn Deck
15 Mary Ann Musgrove 25 Female England betn Deck
16 Joseph Musgrove Inft Male England betn Deck
17 Cha^s A Stai? 21 Male Clerk Germany betn Deck
18 Edw^d Hay 23 Male Clerk England betn Deck
19 Catharine Esser 23 Female Germany betn Deck
20 Sarah Polley 21 Female England betn Deck
21 Arthur Polley Inft Male England betn Deck
22 Edward Cann 9 Male England betn Deck
23 William Haslem 34 Male Cigar Maker England betn Deck
24 Elizabeth Haslem 34 Female England betn Deck
25 William Haslem 9 Male England betn Deck
26 Walter Haslem 4 Male England betn Deck
27* Alford Haslem 1 Male England betn Deck
28 Tho^s Edgley 38 Male Clerk England betn Deck
29 Ann Edgley 40 Female England betn Deck
30 Annie Edgley 8 Female England betn Deck
31 Julia Edgley 7 Female England betn Deck
32 Edmund Edgley 6 Male England betn Deck
33 Kate Edgley 5 Female England betn Deck
34 Jessie Edgley 1 Male England betn Deck
35 William McGrath 29 Male Labourer England betn Deck
36 Eliza McGrath 37 Female England betn Deck
37 Mary McGrath 18 Female England betn Deck
38 Martha McGrath 14 Female England betn Deck
39 William McGrath 11 Male England betn Deck
40 Ellen McGrath 7 Female England betn Deck
41 Elizabeth McGrath 3 Female England betn Deck
42 Isabella McGrath 1 Female England betn Deck
43 William Gunner 45 Male Labourer England betn Deck
44 Ann E Gunner 52 Female England betn Deck
45 John White 59 Male Brick Layer England betn Deck
46 Mary White 50 Female England betn Deck
47 Mat Crane 26 Male Labourer England betn Deck
48 Mary Hagerty 21 Female England betn Deck
49 Ellen Granny 26 Female England betn Deck
50 John Quinn 36 Male Labourer England betn Deck
51 Elizabeth Quinn 30 Female England betn Deck
52 Mary Cornelia 25 Female England betn Deck
53 Bridget Troy 42 Female England betn Deck
54 Catharine Troy 21 Female England betn Deck
55 Edw^d Troy 19 Male Labourer England betn Deck
56 Morris Troy 17 Male Labourer England betn Deck
57 John Troy 12 Male England betn Deck
58 Robert Troy 10 Male England betn Deck
59* Ba?net Meyer 20 Male Segar Maker England betn Deck
60* Solomon Silver 20 Male Segar Maker England betn Deck
61 James Roach 20 Male Labourer England betn Deck
62 John Roach 17 Male Labourer England betn Deck
63 Henry Hannington 18 Male Clerk U S betn Deck
64 Augustus R Elkins 26 Male Clerk England betn Deck
65 Jas Grigg 54 Male Labourer England betn Deck
66* Charles Ho? 29 Male Brass finisher U S betn Deck
67 Daniel Ragan 40 Male Labourer England betn Deck
68 Arthur Driver 20 Male Pawn broker England betn Deck
69 Pearce Ryan 50 Male Shoemaker U S betn Deck
70 Ellen Ryan 49 Female U S betn Deck
71 Geraldine Ryan 11 Female U S betn Deck
72 Sarah Ryan 9 Female U S betn Deck
73 Helen Temple 19 Female U S betn Deck
74 Sarah Temple Inft Female U S betn Deck
75* Franc?s Walker 21 Male Segar Maker England betn Deck
76 Mary Ann Murphy 21 Female England betn Deck
77 Anna Johnson 20 Female England betn Deck
78* Ludwig Spal? 34 Male Brewer Germany betn Deck
79 Barth Katzenmeyer 31 Male Smith Germany betn Deck
80 Mary Bauman 39 Female Germany betn Deck
81 Jas E Walker 28 Male Postille?? Germany betn Deck
82 John Noe 28 Male Farmer Germany betn Deck
83 Sitch Fugan 21 Female Germany betn Deck
84 Caroline Reagen 22 Female Germany betn Deck
85 Carl Roman 24 Male Smith Germany betn Deck
86* Peter McGrath Inft Male Born on the voyage betn Deck
(signed) E G Tucker
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 vertical lines probably to indicate continuation/duplication
of the last written word(s).
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have been
transcribed to 'ss'.
10 Occupation not consistent with Age.
27 First name as written.
59-60 Occupation as written.
66 Surname could be Horn or How.
75 First name could be Francis or Frances; Occupation as written.
78 Surname could be Spals or Spalt.
86 Parent/s not identified, could be McGrath family, psgrs 35-42.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195, List 873
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
10 June 2007
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