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Ship Ontario

I, William K. Bradish, master of Ship Ontario do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of said Ship Ontario at London from which Port said Ship has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country to which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant. So help me God. (signed) William K. Bradish. Sworn before me this March 16, 1842 (signed) Ian Talman.

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Ontario whereof William K. Bradish, is master, from London burthen * tons.

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

    
 1 Thomas Moutain   21  Male   Gentleman    London         London
 2 William Touner   31  Male   Gentleman    Sulfolk        Wisconsin
 3 Thomas Case      28  Male   Gentleman    Ireland        Lower Canada
 4 Sarah Case       22                      Ireland        Lower Canada
 5 Sophia Mann      31                      London         New York          
 6 James Miller     26  Male   Surgeon      London         Lower Canada 
 7 Thomas ?effing * 28  Male   Mariner      England        New York
 8 John Wilson      19  grown  Grocer       England        New York
 9 William Hamilton 36  Male   Merchant     Halifax        New York
10 Edwin Williamson 34  Male   Merchant     England        Philidelphia
11 Am Hachton       31  Male   Surgeon      England        Halifax
12 Thomas Wilson    30  Male   Planter      England        New York
13 Martha Wilson    29                      England        New York
14 Robert T?dlen *  27  Male   Farmer       England        Kentucky
15 Joseph Halbunt   29  Male   Merchant     England        Lower Canada
16 Elisha Butler    23  Male   Carpenter    England        Lower Candaa
17 Thedlen Butler   20                      England        Lower Canada
18 William Butler   4 mo                    England        Lower Canada
19 William Bowman   36  Male   Miner        England        Lower Canada
20 Thomas Bowman    10  Male                England        Lower Canada
21 John Bonnett     33  Male   Gardner      England        Lower Canada
22 James Maithews   22  Male   Printer      England        Lower Canada
23 Henry Smith      26  Male   Printer      England        Lower Canada
24 John White *     47  Male                Philidelphia   Philidelphia
                                     
(Signed)  William K. Bradish
    
Transcriber's Notes:
 * There was no tonnage listed.     
 * Passenger # 7. First letter unknown.  It starts with a great sweeping curl and
then rises well above the line, then curls back on it's self.
 * Passenger # 14.  This letter could be either a or u.
 No sex or occupation was shown for any of the female passengers.
 No occupation was given for passenger # 24.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48

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