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I, A. K. White 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 Edgartown, 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 intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Steam Ship Massachusetts of Boston whereof I am at present master, at the time of her sailing from the port of Liverpool or which have at any time since been taken on board the 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. (Signed) A. K. White. Sworn to before me, this 21st day of November 1845, (signed) H. P. Worth, COLLECTOR.
LIST OF PASSENGERS taken on board the Steam Ship Massachusetts of Boston, A. K. White, Master at Liverpool (Eng).
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 Colo. G. K. Perkins 80 male gentleman U. States U. States
2 S. H. Perkins 41 male gentleman U. States U. States
3 S. P. Dunn 37 male gentleman U. States U. States
4 B. M. Conner 27 male merchant U. States U. States
5 D. Brigham 26 male merchant U. States U. States
6 Agnes R. Porter 28 female lady England England
7 Marianne Hale 18 female lady Scotland U. States
8 A. Inglis 20 male druggist England U. States
9 Jane Mildrum 31 female lady England U. States
10 Jos Loughlund 37 male gentleman U. States U. States
11 Mary Dunn 45 female lady Ireland U. States
12 E. P. Williams 29 male printer & publisher U. States U. States
13 L. Burnham 21 male U. States U. States
14 Thos Bassnett 35 male gentleman U. States U. States
15 Chs Overmeyer 35 male gentleman Germany U. States
16 R. B. Forbes * 3? male merchant U. States U. States
17 Emma Forbes 40 female lady U. States U. States
18 Wm Stone 46 male gentleman U. States U. States
19 E. J. Richards 33 male gentleman U. States U. States
20 E. W. Corner 15 male gentleman U. States U. States
21 Ant'y Gegan * 45 male druggist
22 Thos Mo?s * 25 male carpenter England U. States
23 Jane Pierson 34 female lady Scotland U. States
24 John Glendening 32 male farmer Scotland U. States
25 Catherine Fraser 39 female Scotland U. States
26 H. Robley 21 male dyer England U. States
27 Wm Barnett 24 male labourer England U. States
28 Ellen Barnett 21 female England U. States
29 Jane Cully 27 female Ireland U. States
30 Mary Ann Bruth * 24 female Ireland U. States
31 Wm Miles 19 male England U. States
32 ?. Rutherford * 24 male ironmonger Ireland U. States
33 Mary Rutherford 24 female Ireland U. States
34 Geo Redding 23 male gentleman England England
35 Wm Knight 37 male clerk England England
36 Thos P. Pettingill 30 male engineer U. States U. States
37 F. Knight * 35 male ma? England England
38 Robt ???du??? * 32 male druggist England England
39 Aaron Turner 27 male gent U. States U. States
40 Richd Cunliff 27 male manufacturer U. States U. States
41 H. Sullivan 20 male labourer Ireland Ireland
42 H. Shear 32 male labourer Ireland U. States
43 Jas Bryan 35 male labourer Ireland U. States
44 Thos Bryan * ?? male labourer Ireland U. States
45 Robert Whit?endale * 28 male labourer Ireland U. States
46 Michael Rource 17 male labourer Ireland U. States
47 Michael P. Dunn 45 male labourer Ireland U. States
48 James Welch 28 male labourer Ireland U. States
49 Pat Carrol 21 male labourer Ireland U. States
50 Michl Tobin 22 male labourer Ireland U. States
51 Matthew Casey 21 male labourer Ireland U. States
52 Ellen Casey 20 female labourer Ireland U. States
53 Robt Webb 22 male labourer Ireland U. States
54 Dixon Parker 35 male clerk U. States U. States
55 Wm Holmes * 35 male ? U. States U. States
56 L. Handy * 39 male ? U. States U. States
57 Jas Richards * 35 male ? Scotland U. States
58 Dan Maclean * 25 male ? Scotland U. States
59 Alex Rober?en * 19 male ? Scotland U. States
60 Thos Matthews * 23 male ?x Dresser Ireland U. States
61 Chs White 28 male labourer England U. States
62 Eliza Evans * 25 male England England
63 John Taft * ?6 male England U. States
64 Mary Taft * 26 female painter England U. States
65 Emma Taft * ?mo female England U. States
66 Ann Welsh * 2? female England U. States
67 Mary Welsh 6 female England U. States
68 J?s Welsh * 4 female England U. States
69 Jas H??son * 25 female spinner England U. States
70 Dinah Welsh 2 female England U. States
71 B??? Cartwright * 31 female England U. States
72 Mary Ann ??t?or * 32 female England U. States
73 Be??? ?atmor * 1 male England U. States
74 W. H. ?atmor * 8 male England U. States
75 Elizabeth Warr 40 female England U. States
76 Shadrach Warr 20 male labourer England U. States
77 J?s Warr * 16 male labourer England U. States
78 Benjamin Warr 14 male labourer England U. States
79 Ma?ti?a Warr * 12 female labourer England U. States
80 Rosa??e Warr * 4 female labourer England U. States
81 James Warr 2 female labourer England U. States
82 Caroline McC???ick * 25 female England U. States
83 John McC???ick 1 male England U. States
84 Th?s Kelley * 4? male grocer England U. States
85 Isaac Hughes 35 male silk dyer England U. States
86 Elisabeth Hughes * 35 male England U. States
87 Isaac Hughes, Jr 5 male England U. States
88 Charles Dorlin 38 male baker U. States U. States
89 Henry Hanna * 1? male cooper Ireland U. States
(Signed) A. H. White
Transcriber's Notes:
#16 perhaps this is Robert Bennet Forbes who commanded the U. S. S. Jamestown on
her voyage of mercy to Cork, Ireland in 1847. Forbes was a noted Bostonian.
(See transcription of the Jamestown 1847 on this site.)
#21 nothing recorded in last 2 columns.
#22 letters in surname could be ri or n, Moris or Mons, perhaps.
Letters do not extend above mid-point of line.
#30 surname perhaps should be Bruce.
#32 first initial S or D.
#37 occupation mauner or mariner.
#38 surname possibly begins with U or W or M. Seems to end with d.
Other letters do not extend above the mid-point.
#44 age begins with either 2 or 3.
#45 letter in surname either t or l, Whittendale or Whitlendale.
#55-59 occupation looks like Gwt or Giot, probably Gent.
#60 occupation possibly begins with S, then looks like 2 more letters after the S.
But it could possibly be Flax Dresser.
#62 listed as male.
#63 age probably 26.
#64 perhaps occupation should have been written in line for #63.
#65 age possibly 11 months.
#66 age either 28 or 25.
#68 first name Jas. or Jos.
#69 surname possibly Harrison or Hawson. Was dittoed for female but male first name.
#71 after B, looks like either a or e, then maybe s, then a letter that extends both
above mid-point and below the line, then a super-scribed letter which could be
n or l. Does not really look like abbreviation for Benjamin.
Ditto marks for female.
#72-74 looks like Watmor for #73-74, but #72 looks like Hetmer.
#73 probably abbreviation for Benjamin.
#77 first name Jos. or Jas.
#79 looks something like Matilta.
#80 looks like Rosatte or Rosalie.
#82-83 surname possibly McCarrick or McCinnick.
#84 probably Thos. Age could be 45 or 48.
#86 ditto marks for male.
#89 age possibly 15 or 18.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 2.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild9 September 1999
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