Ship Aurora
I, Joseph J. Child, Master of the Ship Aurora do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on Board the said ship at Liverpool from which port the 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) Joseph J. Child
Sworn to this 27th March 1862 Before me (signed) C. W. Embree, D. C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Aurora whereof Joseph J. Child is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 1639 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage.
1 William McCoombs 20y Male Groom Ireland United States Second Cabin on Deck
2 Tho^s Nolan 24y Male Groom Ireland United States Second Cabin on Deck
3 Micheal Shay 16y Male Labourer Ireland United States Second Cabin on Deck
4 Robt Rusk 18y Male Farmer Ireland United States Second Cabin on Deck
5 Simon Bidsford 30y Male Farmer Ireland United States Second Cabin on Deck
6 Mathew Clark 22y Male Labourer American United States Second Cabin on Deck
7 Abraham Simons 18y Male Waiter American United States Second Cabin on Deck
8 Samuel Simons 22y Male Umbrella Maker England United States
9 Wean Cline 19y Male Tailor Germany United States
10 Martin J Conroy 23y Male Labourer American United States
11 W^m Hamilton 22y Male Labourer Ireland United States
12 Susan Hamilton 17y Female Wife Ireland United States
13 Sarah Gadis 18y Female Weaver Ireland United States
14 Ellen Berrigan 20y Female Servant Ireland United States
15 Margarett McCabe 25y Female Widow Ireland United States
16 Stephen McCabe 8y Male - Ireland United States
17 Mary Ann McCabe 6y Female - Ireland United States
18 Peter McCabe 4y Male - Ireland United States
19 Martin Gallagher 59y Male Carman Ireland Montreal Ca
20 Ellen Gallagher 59y Female Wife Ireland Montreal Ca
21 Ellen Reardon 58y Female - Ireland United States
(Signed) Joseph J. Child, Master
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which explains the
entry.
A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the quality of
the document. Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's Notes of what the
letter/letters may be.
A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original lister
showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.
The column, "Died on the voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no deaths
on this passage. The original lister discontinued listing the place on the ship the passenger
occupied. He had been using a squiggly line down the columns, but left off after several
passengers. Probably all of the passengers were considered "Second Cabin, on Deck".
The original lister did not number the passengers, but he did sign the manifest as the end. It
is presumed to be a complete manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 218, List 238.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Martin Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 January 2009
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