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Brig Robert Burns


St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14 July 1841

GEORGE, Ship and Insurance Broker, No. 121 South Second street,
opposite the Custom-House, Philadelphia
REPORT and MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Robert Burns whereof Coltherl is Captain from St. Johns, burthen 94 tons, and owned by ______________ of ________________ and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Passenger number*, names, age, sex, occupation*, the country to which they severally belong*, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants*.
						
  1  W^m      Penbrook           28        male
  2  M^rs     Penbrook           25        female
  3  Joan     Penbrook           20        female
  4  John     M^cConway          20        male
  5  M^rs     M^cConway          40        female
  6* infant        ?                 15m     ?
   

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.
*  Passenger numbers assigned for ease of searches.
*  All passengers were listed as laborers, came from St. Johns and intended to reside
   in The United States therefore these columns are not shown.


 6 Parent of this child is not stated.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 58.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 September 2009



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