Brig Canton
REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Br Brig Canton whereof L. Garberdt is Master from Bristol, England, burthen 273 47/95 tons, and owned by Lawson & Garberdt of S Whilbey, Eng. and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong*, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants*.
1 John Skinner 40 man joiner 2 George Skinner 30 man farmer 3 Sarah Skinner 27 woman wife of George 4 Fanny Skinner 6 woman child 5 Eliza Skinner 9m woman child 6 Elizabeth Harryman 20 woman dress maker 7 Thomas Harris 27 man farmer 8 John Davis 27 man joiner 9 W^m Borston? Williams 21 man shoemaker 10 John Todd 52 man doctor 11 Ann Todd 53 woman wife of Dr 12 John Todd 23 man shoemaker 13 Harriet Todd 25 woman daughter of John 14 Sarah Todd 25 woman wife of JT 15 Jane Todd 18 woman daughter of JT 16 Caroline Todd 14 woman daughter of JT 17 Sylvester Todd 17 man shoemaker 18 Harriet Todd 1y 6m woman daughter of JT 19 Henry Todd 11 man son of JT 20 Edwin Todd 8 man son of JT 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. ? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder. ^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted. * Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling. * Passengers were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing * All passengers were from England and intended to become residents of the United States so these columns are not shown..
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 54.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 June 2009
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