Schooner Eclipse
District and Port of Edgartown, Oct 3, 1833. Sworn to this 3rd day of October, 1833. Before me (signed) J. C. P. Worth, Dst Coll. (Signed) John Obrien, Master of Br. Schooner Eclipse.
LIST OF PASSENGERS taken on board the British Schooner Eclipse of Halifax, N. S., at Halifax, 83 & 44/94ths Tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants. All the passengers intended to become inhabitants of the United States, so that column will be eliminated here. No deaths were recorded.
1 Frances Fra?ker * 52 female Ireland U. States
2 Elisabeth Fra?ker 22 female Ireland
3 Isabel Tu?s?a * 24 female Ireland
4 Pivia Tusce? 1 female Ireland
5 Bridget Kelle? * 24 female Ireland
6 Sarah Kelle? 7mo female Ireland
7 Eliza Dolton * 2? female Ireland
8 John Howard 34 male Ireland
9 Reliance Howard 32 female Ireland
10 Wm. Howard 7 male Ireland
11 Richd. Howard 5 male Ireland
12 Sarah Ourghal 24 female England
13 Rebecca Ourghal 24 female England
14 John Stannin 25 male England
15 Ann Earmi?? * 25 female Ireland
16 Alexr. George 30 male Scotland
17 John Bowen 21 male Ireland
18 ? Noyes * 30 female Ireland
19 ? Noyes 9 female Ireland
20 ? Noyes 5 male Ireland
21 ? Noyes 2 male Ireland
22 Se?ech??er Morfee * 42 male cooper Ireland
23 De??e? Morfee * 14 ? Ireland
24 Ellen Morfee 40 female Ireland
25 Alex Davidson 27 male Ireland
26 Eliza Davidson 22 female Ireland
27 Jane Davidson 8mo female Ireland
28 James Hill * 24 male carpenter Ireland
29 Ann Holl * 22 female Ireland
30 Martin L??hin * 28 male labourer Ireland
31 Margaret L??hin * 30 female Ireland
32 Matthew Quiske? * 25 male Ireland
33 Bridget Quiske? * 20 female Ireland
34 Matthew Wallace 25 male Ireland
35 Michael Cro?ks * 30 male Ireland
36 Bridget Cro?ks * 38 female Ireland
37 John Hayes 22 male labourer Ireland
38 James Bousme?s * 25 male Ireland
39 John Shea 20 male Ireland
40 Jane Maham * 21 female Ireland
41 Mary ?ar?ey * 19 female Ireland
42 Eliza McDor?e * 20 female Ireland
(Signed) John Obrien, Master of Br. Sch. Eclipse
Note: 2 Passengers to 5 Tons, Surplus Passengers 9.
Transcriber's Notes:
* #1-2 letter in surname looks like r, Frarker.
* #3-4 surname looks like Tucsca, Tursca, Tuscer, Tusces.
* #5-6 probably r in surname, Keller.
* #7 age possibly 20.
* #15 looks something like Earmind or Eawmind.
* #18-21 the part with the first names was completely cut off, a big gap on page.
* #22 first name looks like Senechiner or Serechiner. Surname should probably
be spelled Murphy.
* #23 first name looks like Dernes. For gender, looks like it
was overwritten, cannot tell if male or female.
* #28-29 one surname written Hill, the other Holl, or perhaps Hall.
* #30-31 surname could be Leahin or Lachin.
* #32-33 surname looks like Quiskel or Quisket.
* #35-36 surname could be Cronks or Crouks.
* #38 surname looks like Bousmens or Bousmers.
* #40 Maham as found, perhaps should be Mahan.
* #41 tear in original, but possibly the top of letter C, Carrey or Carney.
* #42 possibly McDorne or McDorre.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 2.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild7 September 1999
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