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Schooner Billow

I, Samuel Barker do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within Report and List, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Boston and Charlestown, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they indend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Schooner Billow whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Halifax or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true SO HELP ME GOD. Sworn to before me this twenty-fifth day of June 1827 signed Sam Barker, Ley, Collector.

Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Schooner Billow of Boston whereof Sam Barker, is master, burthen _____ tons bound from the port of Halifax _____for Boston.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.

     
 
      1. Luies   Ridge   29 male   British Army Montreal Montreal
      2. Richard Clarke  20 male   British Army Montreal Montreal                    
      3. N       Walsond 32 male   merchant     W Indies W Indies
      4. Miss    Bryner  31 female     
      5. Patrick Pomard     male                Ireland  USA
      6. Patrick Beina   18 male   Labourer     Ireland  USA
      7. Mary    Mahan   21 female              Ireland  USA
      8. Patrick Mahan   25 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
      9. James   Dunphey 22 male   servant      Ireland  USA
     10. Patrick Daley   27 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     11. Thos    Rhino   32 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     12. Patrick Wall    28 male   labourer     Ireland  USA 
     13. Paris   Semelt  22 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     14. Jeffrey Cochran 30 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     15. Patrick McGrath 27 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     16. Thomas  Reia    23 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     17. Richard Hopkins 22 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     18. Michael Byrne   22 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     19. Patrick Farrel  28 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     20. Kate    Farrel  21 female labourer     Ireland  USA
     21. John    Byrnes  27 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     22. Nancy   Byrnes  21 female              Ireland  USA
     23. Mary    Jewett  18 female              Ireland  USA
     24. Thomas  DeWire  30 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     25. John    Bates   23 male   labourer     Ireland  USA
     26. Michl   Edgwood 50 male   shoemaker    Ireland  USA
     27. Hubert  Field   18 male   labourer     Ireland  USA

Transcriber's Notes: 
Passenger names are typed as they are written.
Passenter 1 given name is unknown it looks like capital L with uu 
(one of these is i) then superscript s. 
#11 given name is an abbreviation
#20 is listed as a laborer but this may be a mistake.
#26 given name is abbreviation for Michael

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 3.

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