Immigrant Ships
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Brig Black Boy

I Edward Devey do solemnly, sincerely, & truly declare that the following list or manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just & true account of all the passengers received on board the Brig "Black Boy" whereof I am Master, from Liverpool.

Sworn 5 September 1836 (signed) ? Deputy Collector

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the "Black Boy" British Built, two hundred and nineteen tons register, crew consisting of nine persons, master included, from Liverpool. (Signed) Edwd* Devey.

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Born on the voyagge*

    
Steerage Passengers
 1 John Read          29  Male   Farmer       Scotland  United States  5 boxes
 2 Mrs Read           30  Female Farmer       Scotland  United States
 3 James Stewart      34  Male   Shoemaker    Scotland  United States)
 4 Mrs Stewart        40  Female Shoemaker    Scotland  United States) Bedding & 6 Boxes
 5 James Stewart Junr 12  Male   Shoemaker    Scotland  United States)
 6 John Smith         24  Male   Labourer     Scotland  Upper Canada)
 7 Jennet Smith       24  Female Labourer     Scotland  Upper Canada)  Bedding *
 8 Jane Smith          1* Female Labourer     Scotland  Upper Canada)

 9 Elizth* Mitchell   30  Female Servant      Scotland  United States) Bedding & 1 Box
10 Robert Broadfoot    3  Male   Servant      Scotland  United States)
11 Martha Wyatt       35  Female Servant      England   United States  Bedding & 3 Boxes, large
12 Robt* Walsh        59  Male   Farmer       England   United States)
13 Mrs Walsh          60  Female Farmer       England   United States) Bedding & 9 Boxes, 2 baskets
14 Robt* Walsh Junr*  18  Male   Farmer       England   United States)

15 Wm* Green          21  Male   Labourer     England   United States) Bedding and 2 Boxes
16 Jane Green         23  Female Labourer     England   United States)

17 James Wallace      36  Male   Shoemaker    England   United States)
18 Mrs Wallace        24  Female Shoemaker    England   United States)
19 Jessy Wallace       4  ?      Shoemaker    England   United States) Bedding & 5 Packages
20 Jane Wallace        3  Female Shoemaker    England   United States)
21 Maryann Wallace     1* Female Shoemaker    England   United States)

22 Wm* Thompson       29  Male   Shoemaker    England   Upper Canada)
23 Mrs Thompson       25  Female Shoemaker    England   Upper Canada)
24 Ann Thompson        4  Female Shoemaker    England   Upper Canada)  Bedding & 5 Packages
25 Jane Thompson       3  Female Shoemaker    England   Upper Canada)
26 George Thompson     2  Male   Shoemaker    England   Upper Canada)
27 Michl* Scanel      23  Male   Gardner      Ireland   United States  1 Package
28 Margt* McCuddy     26  Female Servant      Ireland   United States  ?
29 ?                   ?  Male   ?            Ireland   ?              ?
30 ? Abrahamson       2?  Male   Plumber      England   United States  ?
31 John Wyatt          2  Male   *            England   United States  ?

Fore Cabin Passengers
32 James Fitzgerald   36  Male   Shoemaker    Ireland   United States) Bedding 2 Boxes & 1 bag of tools
33 Johanna Fitzgerald 34  Female Shoemaker    Ireland   United States)
34 David Fitzgerald    6  Male   0            Ireland   United States)
35 James Fitzgerald    2  Male   0            Ireland   United States)
36 Darby Canavan      24  Male   Tailor       Ireland   United States  Bedding & 1 Box
37 John Mahon         22  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
38 Timothy Fitzgerald 24  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
39 Catherine Canavan  23  Female Servant      Ireland   United States) 1 Box
40 Dorothy Canavan     9  Female Servant      Ireland   United States)
41 ? ??inessey        24  Male   Shoemaker    Ireland   United States
42 Thos* Beard        30  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
43 John Mollay        22  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
44 Mary Mollay        20  Female Labourer     Ireland   United States
45 John Danaby        36  Male   Schoolmaster Ireland   United States
46 Henry Boyland      29  Male   Labourer     England   United States) Bedding & 2 boxes
47 Mary Boyland       22  Female Labourer     England   United States)
48 Joseph Lambert     21  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
49 Catherine Hart     44  Female Servant      Ireland   United States
50 Briget Hart        ?4  Female Servant      Ireland   United States
51 ? Hart             26  Female Servant      Ireland   United States
52 Anna Hart          22  Female Servant      Ireland   United States
53 John Hart           9  Male   Servant      Ireland   Unites States
54 Mich O'Neil        27  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States)
55 Elizth* O'Neil     24  Female Labourer     Ireland   United States) Bedding & 2 Packages
56 James O'Neil        *  Male   Labourer     Ireland   Unitad States
57 John Hanrahan      24  Male   Joiner       Ireland   United States
58 Mich Kennedy       40  Male   Farmer       Ireland   United States) Born on the voyage*
59 Marg Kennedy       22  Female Farmer       Ireland   United States) Bedding & 2 Packages
60 - Kennedy           *  Female Farmer       Ireland   United States)
61 Sophia Coogan      25  Female Servant      Ireland   United States  2 Boxes
62 James Duffey       22  Male   Landsurveyor Ireland   United States) Bedding & 2 Boxes
63 Maria Duffey       20  Female Landsurveyor Ireland   United States)
64 James Garland      20  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States  Bedding & 1 Box
65 Richd* Lallan      33  Male   Malster      Ireland   United States) Bedding & 1 Box
66 Mary Lallan        21  Female Malster*     Ireland   United States)
67 Michl* McCurry     20  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
68 John Mahone        20  Male   Labourer     Ireland   United States
69 William Curtis     22  Male   Tailor       Ireland   United States

Total 70* Passengers, Ship's crew 9 in number master included
died on the voyage * born on the voyage one.
(Signed)  Edwd* Devey.
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due
to quality of original document.

The entire document, heading included, is hand written, that is, not on
the usual preprinted form.
The columns for died and born are relabled Baggage-beddings
Listmaker has inserted bracket behind groups; transcriber has used ")"
to represent this; blank line inserted by transcriber to separate
ajoining groups

* Passenger #7:  rest obscured by fold in document
* Passenger #8:  noted as infant
* Passenger #9:  th in superscript
* Passenger #12: t in superscript
* Passenger #14: t and r in superscript
* Passenger #15: m in superscript
? Passenger #19: Male and Female both written, male appears to be
darker and bolder
* Passenger #21: noted as infant
* Passenger #22: m in superscript
* Passenger #27: l in superscript
* Passenger #28: t is in superscript
? Passenger #41: First lettter of surname is F or T, 2nd letter
unidentafiable
* Passenger #42: s in superscript
* Passenger #55: th in Superscript
* Passenger #56: noted as infant
* Passenger #58: believe meant for unnamed Kennedy infant
* Passenger #60: noted as infant
* Passenger #65: d in superscript; brewer
* Passenger #67: l in superscript
* Total 70 Passengers: only 69 identifable on list
* Died on the voyage: no entry made
* (signed): d is in superscript

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M-237, Reel 31, List 809.