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Brig Thomas Hanford


Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada to New York, New York
15 October 1831
I, Sidney S. Johnson, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest of Passenagers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Bri* Brig Thomas Hanford whereof I am Master, from Pictou, Nova Scotia. So help me God. (signed) Sidney S. Johnson. Sworn to, the 15th day of October 1831. Before me D.?????(the rest of the signature cannot be read), DC
List of Manifest of all the PASSENGERS taken on board the bri* Brig Thomas Hanford whereof Sidney S. Johnson is Master, from __________, burthen _______ tons, ___________.
Columns represent: Passenger number*, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage*.
1* Fox, Bridget     19  Female  Servant   Ireland   United States 
2  Flin, Mary       18  Female  Servant   Ireland   United States 
3  Daly, Mary       17  Female  Millener  Ireland   United States 
4  Brown, Mary      10  Female  Child     Ireland   United States 
5  Brown, Edward    38  Male    Labour    Ireland   United States 
6* Fox, Michael     17  Male    Labour    Ireland   United States 
7  Daly, Patrick    20  Male    Labour    Ireland   United States 
8  Flaherty, Hugh   19  Male    Labour    Ireland   United States 
9  Flaherty, John   21  Male    Labour    Ireland   United States 


Transcriber's Notes: 

* The use of an * 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 below. 
? The ? marks indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality of 
  the original document. 

* There were no deaths on this passage, therefore the death column has been eliminated. 
* The original document recorded the given name first and the surname second. 
* Bri Brig Thomas Hanford probably indicates that this is a British ship. 
* Passenger numbers were not on the original but added by the transcriber. 


1* Fox, Bridget: The last name could be Fix because of the dot that appears 
   over the vowel but it is an open loop. 
6* Fox, Michael: The last name could be Fix because of the straight closed line. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 15, List 332.
Transcribed by Rita Bivins a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 May 2009



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