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Ship West Point
Liverpool, England to New York
8 August 1859
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, William H Allen Master of the Ship Westpoint* 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 Ship Westpoint at Liverpool from which port 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) W^m H. Allen
Sworn to this Augt 8^c 1859
Before me (Signed) CSMead DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Westpoint whereof
William H Allen is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1046 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 most passengers was recorded as "United States", exceptions are included in the Transcriber's Notes below. One death
was recorded and is also included in the Transcriber's Notes. These two columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1* D^r Gordon 21 Male Surgeon Great Britain Cabin
2* Cha^s Na?ier 21 Male Merchant Great Britain Cabin
3* Johanna Murphy 58 Female Wife Ireland Upper deck
4 James Murphy 19 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
5 Peter Murphy 23 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
6 Mary Lanigan 25 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
7 Julia McGuire 22 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
8 Pat Smith 22 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
9 Cath^e Salmon 20 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
10 Honor Cormick 40 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
11 Dennis Cormick 16 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
12 Ellen Moran 26 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
13 Mary Ann Moran 4 female Child Ireland Upper deck
14 James Lemoy 19 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
15* Mary Le??mey ?? female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
16* Eliza M Ga?ghey 17 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
17 Geo Howes 17 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
18 David Bell 19 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
19 Tho^s Casey 45 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
20 Hugh Cullen 28 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
21 Mary Cullen 29 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
22 Sarah Cullen 5 female Child Ireland Upper deck
23 Bridget Devoy 17 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
24 Tho^s Cavanah Hughes 21 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
25 Mary Gallagher 20 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
26* Mary Gallagher Infant female Child Ireland Upper deck
27* Mich^l O Niel ?9 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
28 Cath^e O Niel 27 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
29 W^m Ja^s McNight 18 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
30 Christiana McNight 17 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
31* Robert Hind 1? Male Child Ireland Upper deck
32* Martha Aleander? 1? female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
33* Mary A Boyd 2? female Spinster Scotland Upper deck
34* Micheal Nelson 1? Male Lab^r Scotland 2^nd Cabin
35 Marg^t Nelson 10 female Child Scotland 2^nd Cabin
36 James Nelson 7 Male Child Scotland 2^nd Cabin
37 Jane Nelson 6 female Child Scotland 2^nd Cabin
38 Mary Nelson 4 female Child Scotland 2^nd Cabin
39 Tho^s Hale 50 Male Farmer England 2^nd Cabin
40 Eliz^th Hale 51 female Wife England 2^nd Cabin
41 Jane Hale 26 female Family England 2^nd Cabin
42 Eliz^th Hale 24 female Family England 2^nd Cabin
43 Thomas Hale 22 Male Family England 2^nd Cabin
44 Henry Hale 19 Male Family England 2^nd Cabin
45* Emily Hale 17 female Family England 2^nd Cabin
46 Sarah Hale 14 female Family England 2^nd Cabin
47 Thomas O Dowd 55 Male Lab^r England 2^nd Cabin
48* Hannah O Dowd 30 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
49 Mary A O Dowd 21 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
50 Thomas Agan 23 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
51 John Smith 24 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
52 Timothy Hallahan 32 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
53 Marg^t Hallahan 34 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
54 Ellen Hallahan 7y 6m female Child Ireland Upper deck
55 Cath^e Pickett 30 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
56 Horace Alexander 25 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
57 Horace Ready 25 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
58 Thomas Lynch 28 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
59 Winifred Lynch 24 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
60* Br?getta Lynch 3 female Child Ireland Upper deck
61 Winifred Lynch Infant Male Child Ireland Upper deck
62 Mary Lynch 23 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
63 Mary A Lynch Infant female Child Ireland Upper deck
64 Cha^s Marshall 57 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
65 Rob^t Bainbridge 34 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
66 Eliza Darry 21 female Spinster England 2^d Cabin
67 Edw^d Attridge 56 Male Farmer England 2^d Cabin
68 Mary Attridge 52 female Wife England 2^d Cabin
69 Thomas Attridge 28 Male Family England 2^d Cabin
70 Josiah Attridge 23 Male Family England 2^d Cabin
71 Henry Attridge 17 Male Farmer England 2 Cabin
72 Ja^s Attridge 54 Male Farmer England 2 Cabin
73 Ja^s Lasky 24 Male Farmer Ireland 2 Cabin
74 William Fordham 48 Male Farmer England 2 Cabin
75 Mary Ann Fordham 33 female Wife England 2 Cabin
76 Isaac Fordham 5 Male Child England 2 Cabin
77 Sarah Swindle 34 female Wife England 2 Cabin
78 John Swindle 12 Male Child England 2 Cabin
79 Mary A Langson 36 female Wife England 2 Cabin
80 Edw^d Langson 13 Male Child England 2 Cabin
81 Emma Langson Inf^t female Child England 2 Cabin
82* Jas Rathey 36 Male ???? England 2 Cabin
83 Mary Ann Stephenson 40 female Wife England 2 Cabin
84 Tho^s Haslan 24 Male Lab^r England 2 Cabin
85 Emma Stephenson 20 female Spinster England 2 Cabin
86* W^m Stepenson 11 Male Child England 2 Cabin
87 Franc?s Stephenson 3 Male Child England 2 Cabin
88 Pat Lavan 25 Male Lab^r Ireland 2 Cabin
89 M^rs Lavan 25 female Wife Ireland 2 Cabin
90 Ja^s Wilson 22 Male Lab^r England 2 Cabin
91 Joseph Middleton 31 Male Lab^r England 2 Cabin
92 A Goodwin 28 Male Lab^r England 2 Cabin
93* George Cam?ron 33 Male Farmer England 2 Cabin
94* Michael Keane Male Lab^r Ireland 2 Cabin
95* Catherine Keane female Wife Ireland 2 Cabin
96* Pat Sheahan Male Lab^r Ireland 2 Cabin
97* Bridget Ryan female Spinster Ireland 2 Cabin
98* Micheal Irely Male Lab^r Ireland 2 Cabin
99 Mary Degnan 15 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
100 Marg^t O Connor 19 female Serv^t Ireland Upper deck
101 Jn^o McCormick 21 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
102 Ann O Mealy 21 female Serv^t Ireland Upper deck
103 Jas Casey 28 Male Stone Cutter Ireland Upper deck
104 Johanna Mead 28 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
105 Bridget Nalon 15 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
106 Bridget Lourey 20 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
107 Bridget O Leary 16 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
108 Cath^ne Nolan 26 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
109 Bridg^t Nolan 16 female Servant Ireland Upper deck
110 Simon McNamara 19 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
111* Honor To?py 20 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
112 Michael Cooney 23 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
113 Tho^s Shannon 20 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
114 Marg^t McGee 16 female Spinster Ireland Upper deck
115 Michael Higgins 21 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
116 John Higgins 20 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
117 Geo Hoester 21 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
118 Ann B McGuire 9 female Child United States 2 Cabin
119 James McGuire 13 Male Child United States 2 Cabin
120* Tilly Connor 13 female Child Ireland Upper deck
121* James Willoughby 20 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
122* Henry Willoughby 18 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
123 John Dogherty 40 Male Shoe Maker Ireland Upper deck
124 James Dogherty 30 Male Shoe Maker Ireland Upper deck
125 Ann Dogherty 40 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
126 Catherine Gillan 50 female Wife Ireland Upper deck
127 Catherine Gillan 20 female Family Ireland Upper deck
128 James Charles 20 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
129 James Henly 17 Male Lab^r Ireland Upper deck
130 Bridget Charles 16 female Serv^t Ireland Upper deck
131 Mary Gibbons 22 female Serv^t Ireland Upper deck
132 William Jackson 30 Male Plasterer Ireland 2^d Cabin
133 M^rs Jackson 26 female Wife Ireland 2^d Cabin
(Signed) W^m H. Allen
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 by the transcriber to aid with referencing.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
* Although the vessel's name was clearly written as "Westpoint" on the manifest,
research of other manifests for this captain in command and during the same time
period, indicates that "West Point" is the correct vessel name.
1-2 Destination recorded as New Brunswick.
3 Space Occupied recorded originally as "Steerage", then
"Between Decks", both lined out.
15 Parts of surname and Age illegible because of darkening
under adhesive tape repair.
16 Surname could be Ganghey or Gaughey.
26 Notation in Died on Voyage column: "Died July ??? 4 weeks old".
Date could be July 1^st or July 10.
27 Age could be 29y or 39y.
31-34 2nd number of Age illegible because of damage to manifest.
34 First name as written; Space Occupied recorded originally as
"Between Decks", lined through.
45 Space Occupied recorded originally as "Between Decks",
lined through.
48 Space Occupied recorded originally as "Steerage", lined through.
60 First name could be Bregetta or Brigetta.
82 Occupation overwritten, could be Gardiner (as written).
86 Surname is probably miswritten Stephenson.
93 Surname could be Cameron or Camoron.
94-98 Ages omitted.
111 Surname could be Toopy or Torpy.
120-122 Destination recorded as "Canada".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 194, List 784
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
25 May 2007
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