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Apollo
Apollo
Ship: Apollo Date: June 8, 1783 (Arrival)
Departing: New York
Arriving: Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Ship Master: John Adamson
Copy of the following document in the possession of Thomas B. Wragg of the City of Belleville, son of the late Thomas B. Wragg of the City of Montreal and Mary Ann Wilkins of the Barrying Place, Ontario, daughter of the late Robert Charles Wilkins of the same place as follows Returns of men, women, children and servants in Captain Wilkins Company of Loyalists on board of the ship Apollo, John Adamson Master, for Port Roseway subscribed names New York 8th June 1783 Total: 151 people comprising 38 men, 14 women, 18 children under 10, 17 children over 10, and 54 servants. [Note: only males are listed by name in the passenger list]
Columns represent: Register number, First Name, Last Name, Gender*, Occupation, Origin, RegisterComment, Comment, Comment2, Ship*, Year*, Master*, Destination*.
16 Alexander Gordon labourer North Britain Capt Wilkins came with a woman and a servant Port Roseway Association
20 Alexander McKay mariner New York Mr Johnston, went in his own vessel came with a woman and 2 servants Port Roseway Association
23 Alexander McKenzie labourer North Britain came with a woman and 2 servants Port Roseway Association
28 David Porter carpenter New York came alone with one servant Port Roseway Association
35 David Thompson stone cutter North Britain Mr Benjamin Lowe, went in his own vessel came with a woman, 2 children under 10, 1 child over 10, and 5 servants Port Roseway Association
17 Edward Green cord weaver Rhode Island John Smith came with a woman, 1 child under 10, 1 child over 10, and 4 servants Port Roseway Association
34 George Singleton labourer Pennsylvania Mr Williams came alone Port Roseway Association
2 Henry Hodgkinson, Lieutenant hairdresser Army,Capt Hartly came with a woman and a servant Port Roseway Association
4 James Holden, Sergeant cooper Army, Capt Wilkins came with a woman and a servant Port Roseway Association
24 James Leslie house carpenter North Britain Mr Henry Hodgkinson came with a woman and a servant Port Roseway Association
10 John Cheese navy pilot New York Mr Verner came with a woman and 2 servants Port Roseway Association
36 John Fitzpatrick carpenter Ireland Mr David Porter came alone with a servant Port Roseway Association
18 John McIntire merchant New York Mr Ross. Went in his own vessel came with his wife , 3 children over 10, and 7 servants Port Roseway Association
29 John Phillips mariner New York went in his own vessel came with a woman, 2 children 10, 4 children over 10, and a servant Port Roseway Association
37 John Williams came alone with a servant. Port Roseway Association
30 Lewis Palmer farmer Cornthe Manor, Capt Pitcher came with a woman, 5 children under 10, and 2 servants Port Roseway Association
1 Robert Wilkins, Captain merchant Army, General Brock came with a woman, 1 child under 10, 2 children over 10, and 4 servants. Port Roseway Association
12 Ronald MacDonald mariner New York went in his own vessel came with a woman and a child under 10, and 2 servants. Port Roseway Association
19 Ronald McIntire carpenter North Britain came with a woman and a child over 10, and a servant. Port Roseway Association
3 Stuart Thomas, Lieutenant arms mover Army, Capt Wilkins came with a woman and a servant Port Roseway Association
9 William Caldwell carpenter Ireland Mr David Porter came alone Port Roseway Association
5 William Fraser, Sergeant weaver Army, Capt Wilkins came with a woman Port Roseway Association
26 William Moody mariner New York Mr Scully came with a woman and 3 servants Port Roseway Association
27 William Owens carpenter Pennsylvania Mr Williams came alone Port Roseway Association
32 Archibald MacBeath carpenter North Britain Mr Sloane came with a woman, 2 children under 10, 1 child over 10, and a servant
25 Berry Lowe tailor Rhode Island came with a woman, 2 children over 10, and a servant.
22 Duncan McKinnon labourer North Britain came alone
21 George McKay labourer New York went in his own vessel came with a woman and 2 servants.
14 James Dolfied labourer army, with Robert Wilkins (servant Indented) came alone
6 John Adams navy pilot North Carolina came with a woman and a servant
7 John * Alsop sawyer England Mr Stuart came alone with 3 servants. The last name is not clear on the passenger manifest
15 John Goody mariner New York Mr Ellis came alone
33 John Sloane carpenter Ireland Mr John Bull, came alone.
11 Robert Dodds mariner New York went in his own vessel came with a woman, 1 child under 10, 1 child over 10 and 2 servants.
31 Thomas * Ross cord weaver Philadelphia Capt Dodds came with a woman and 3 children under 10
8 William Branston mariner New York came with a child over 10 and a servant
13 William Doane mariner New York came alone
Transcriber's Notes:
* indicates an error made by the original recorder or is used to call your
attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
This list is wide and includes information regarding those who accompanied
the males listed, please use scroll bar at bottom of page.
* Gender - all names listed are male although many were accompanied
by woman, children and servants.
* Ship - all were aboard the Apollo.
* Year - 1783
* Master - John Adamson
* Destination - All passengers destined for Shelburne.
* John Sloane -(on original list it states he was sent back
to New York.. sic. (Comment: did he try to come at an
earlier time?)
* Passenger John Alsop was originally transcribed with the sop in parentheses.
* Passenger Thomas Ross indicated Tom in parentheses.
Document Source PAC MG 23, (B30). Wilkins, Robert (Soldier), transcripts, 1781-1787.
Contributed by Lark Szick to Chignecto web site
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Reformatted by Patty MacFarlane Prather for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild1 March 1999 Reviewed by Mary Beth Arthur a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 October 2004
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