Immigrant Ships
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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.