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SS John Hancock
I, Caleb Levensalor, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the John Hancock whereof I am Master, from Liverpool.
Sworn to this 13th November 1851 So help me God. (signed) Caleb Levensalor Before me (signed) H Calhoun DC
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Ship John Hancock of ?homaston whereof Caleb Levensalor is Master, from Liverpool, Queenstown, burthen seven hundred fourty five tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age (Years/Months), Sex, The country to which they severally belong. For occupation, I have written 'Labourers' at the top as it is listed only for the first passenger and ditto marks or 'same as' lines for all the rest of the passengers. All passengers intended to become inhabitants of America, so that column was omitted. There were no deaths on the voyage, so that column was omitted.
1* John ONeil? 21 M Labourers Ireland
2* Matilda Holmes 40 F Ireland
3 Harriet Holmes 19 F Ireland
4 Robert Holmes 13 M Ireland
5 Matilda Holmes 11 F Ireland
6* Ma?cery Holmes 9 M Ireland
7 Ele Holmes 7 F Ireland
8 Sarah Holmes 4 F Ireland
9 Henry Holmes 3 M Ireland
10* Mary Howett 19 F Ireland
11* Anthy Somers 26 M Ireland
12* Cath^ Mahon 28 F Ireland
13 Mary Brien 55 F Ireland
14 Catharine Brien 40 F Ireland
15 Mary Ann Brien 23 F Ireland
16 Patrick Purcell 17 M Ireland
17 Mary Purcell 24 F Ireland
18 Johannah Purcell 20 F Ireland
19* Mich^ Neville 15 M Ireland
20 John Smith 25 M Ireland
21 Catharine Shea 24 F Ireland
22 Mary Brennan 22 F Ireland
23 Patrick ODonnell 55 M Ireland
24 Mary Dogherty 55 F Ireland
25 Ellen Devitt 19 F Ireland
26 Biddy O'Donnell 11 F Ireland
27 Anne McGuire 22 F Ireland
28 John Farmer 20 M Ireland
29 William Costello 33 M Ireland
30* Bridget Costello 28 F Ireland
31 John Costello 2 M Ireland
32 Michael Murphy 21 M Ireland
33 Biddy McDonnell 27 F Ireland
34 James Kelly 50 M Ireland
35 John Coady 34 M Ireland
36 Thos Gannon 25 M Ireland
37 Hannah Dwyer 21 F Ireland
38 Ann Keating 18 F Ireland
39* Marg^ F?eehan 21 F Ireland
40 Infant Costello 10mo F Ireland
41 Catharine Kenedy 21 F Ireland
42 Mary McEvoy 28 F Ireland
43 Michael McEvoy 4 M Ireland
44 Margaret McEvoy 2 F Ireland
45 James Walsh 21 M Ireland
46 John Corley 28 M Ireland
47 Laurence Kelly 30 M Ireland
48 John Conroy 23 M Ireland
49 Catharine Norton 21 F Ireland
50* Abraham Powll 28 M Germany
51* Mary Powll 25 F Germany
52* Infant Powll 10mo F Germany
53 Robert Parkin 24 M Germany
54 Samuel Shaw 28 M Germany
55 H Falk 35 M Germany
56 A Hinricks 34 M Germany
57* Ma??? Hinricks 26 F Germany
58* F???? To?? 45 M Germany
59* Maria To?? 26 F Germany
60* Aan?a To?? 11 M Germany
61* J Schwerke 21 M Germany
62 J Noraske 25 M Germany
63 J Jent 26 M Germany
64* Eliabeth Jent 25 F Germany
65* Ha??? Pichl 27 M Germany
66 Louise Pichl 24 F Germany
67 A Stegeman 28 M Germany
68* Jonas Kroll 45 M Germany
69 Lelz Kroll 25 F Germany
70 John Kroll 22 M Germany
71* Heirick Kroll 20 M Germany
72 Franz Kroll 17 M Germany
73 Louise Kroll 12 F Germany
74* La?d??? Kroll 13 F Germany
75* Warra Kroll 10 M Germany
76* Wilhe? Kroll 7 M Germany
77 J Bole 36 M Germany
78 Dorethe Bole 32 F Germany
79* La???? Bole 15 F Germany
80* ?ophisa Bole 11 M Germany
81* ??hn?? Bole 8 M Germany
82* ???than Bole 7 M Germany
83* Mo???? Bole 3 M Germany
84* Ho???? Bole 2 M Germany
85 R Cohn 25 M Germany
86 H Borkenrigen 33 M Germany
87* C Po? Worblin 27 M Germany
88* B Jackson 28 M Ireland
89* J Jackson 18 F Ireland
90* Mary Arnott 38 F Ireland
91* William Arnott 13 M Ireland
92* Charles Arnott 11 M Ireland
93* Joseph Arnott 5 M Ireland
94* Rich^ Arnott 3 M Ireland
95* Henry Arnott 2 M Ireland
96 A Fesrall 9 M Germany
97 H Meyer 8 M Germany
98 John Hoy 20 M Ireland
99 Ann Laverty 30 F Ireland
100 John Hanlon 24 M Ireland
101* Edw^ Ryan 32 M Ireland
102 Mary Ryan 24 F Ireland
103* Infant Ryan F Ireland
104* Cath^ Carroll 28 F Ireland
105* Cath^ Dowling 25 F Ireland
106 Eliza Burke 28 F Ireland
107 Thomas Burke 4 M Ireland
108 Ellen Dunne 21 F Ireland
109 Thomas Duffey 24 M Ireland
110 Mary Ann Duffey 20 F Ireland
111* Tho^ Connolly 22 M Ireland
112 Henry Stacy 29 M Ireland
113 John Noon 35 M Ireland
114 Mary Noon 30 F Ireland
115* Infant Noon 10mo Ireland
116 Sally Noon 5 F Ireland
117 William Kenny 25 M Ireland
118 David Jones 30 M Ireland
119 Catharine Jones 28 F Ireland
120 Infant Jones 10mo F Ireland
121 Gwen Jones 20 M Ireland
122 Louis Jones 6 M Ireland
123 Gwen Jones 4 M Ireland
124 David Jones 2 M Ireland
125 Eliza James 35 F Ireland
126 William James 21 M Ireland
127 Ellen James 15 F Ireland
128 David James 6 M Ireland
129 Mary Parry 17 F Ireland
130 Gwen Morgan 22 M Ireland
131 Joseph Harris 19 M Ireland
132 Daniel Thomas 20 M Ireland
133 Mary Davies 29 F Ireland
134 William Davies 7 M Ireland
135 Margaret Davies 2 F Ireland
136 Thomas Edwards 37 M Ireland
137 Richard Stephens 20 M Ireland
138 John Walker 22 M Ireland
139 Bessy Walker 22 F Ireland
140* Infant Walker Ireland
141 William Hollows 25 M Ireland
142* Tho^ Fahey 24 M Ireland
143 Charles Connor 19 M Ireland
144 John Donohoe 19 M Ireland
145* Ja^ Mulvaney 25 M Ireland
146 Bridget Mulvaney 22 F Ireland
147 Thomas Mulvaney 16 M Ireland
148* Ja^ Bothwell 16 M Ireland
149* Dan^ Roarke 25 M Ireland
150 Margaret Roarke 24 F Ireland
151* Infant Roarke F Ireland
152 Thomas Laffey 34 M Ireland
153 Mary Laffey 34 F Ireland
154 Patrick Laffey 1y6m M Ireland
155 Jane Collins 30 F Ireland
156 Edward Collins 10 M Ireland
157 Henry Collins 8 M Ireland
158 Margaret Collins 5 F Ireland
159* Patsy Collins 4 M Ireland
160 Mary Duane 35 F Ireland
161* Infant Duane Ireland
162 John Duane 9 M Ireland
163 Hanora Duane 6 F Ireland
164 Julia Duane 3 F Ireland
165 Mary Houlihan 30 F Ireland
166 Mary Houlihan 6 F Ireland
167* Catharine Lu?y 19 F Ireland
168* Cath^ Duane 18 F Ireland
169 John Donohoe 22 M Ireland
170* Denis McNamara 21 M Ireland
171 Johannah Mullane 20 F Ireland
172 Catharine Mullane 20 F Ireland
173* Marg^ Dwyer 20 F Ireland
174 Mary Connor 22 F Ireland
175 Johannah Fitzgerald 20 F Ireland
176 Johannah Fenaghly 20 F Ireland
177 Thomas Scanlon 35 M Ireland
178 Thomas Scanlon 6 M Ireland
179 Patrick Scanlon 12 M Ireland
180 Pat^ Mansfield 4 M Ireland
181 Cornelius Bourk 13 M Ireland
182 Michael Bourk 8 M Ireland
Transcriber's notes:
* All passengers intended to become inhabitants of America, so that
column was omitted.
* There were no deaths on the voyage, so that column was omitted.
* 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.
Passenger's Notes:
1 John ONeil: could be ONeill; no apostrophe between O and N; extra
squiggle on end letter.
2 Matilda Holmes: listed infant and word 'infant' crossed out.
6 Ma?cery: name starts with M; ends with 'cery'. Writing looks like
others that end with 'ry'.
10 Mary Howett: could be Howell, but writer seems to cross two last
letters at once; not like other names that end with 'll'.
11 Anthy: could be short for Anthony
12 Cath^: probably Catharine; raised letter 'e' after Cath.
19 Mich^: probably Michael; raised letter 'e' after Mich.
30 Bridget Costello: listed infant and word 'infant' crossed out.
Infant Costello listed #40.
39 Marg^ F?eehan: could be Margaret; the 'F' has a loop that looks
like 'Fl', but could be just part of the letter 'F'.
50, 51, 52 Surname Powll: could be Powell, although not an 'e' appears.
57 Ma???: first name illegible.
58, 59, 60 To?? family: first names illegible; last name could be
Topp or Toff.
61 J Schwerke: could be I Schwerke; lower loop for 'J' missing.
64 Eliabeth Jent: probaby Elizabeth.
65 Ha??? Pichl: first name illegible.
68 Jonas Kroll: lower loop for 'J' missing.
71, 74, 75, 76 Kroll family: first names illegible.
79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 Bole children first names illegible.
87 C Po? Worblin: could be Poss.
88 B Jackson: age listed and written over with 28.
89 J Jackson: J could be I, no bottom loop. Age listed and written
over with 18.
90, 91, 92, 93, 95 Arnott family: each age written over.
94 Rich^ Arnott: could be Richard; age written over.
101 Edw^ Ryan: could be Edward; raised letter after Edw.
103 Infant Ryan: no age listed.
104 Cath^ Carroll: could be Catharine; raised 'e' after Cath.
105 Cath^ Dowling: could be Catharine; raised 'e' after Cath.
111 Tho^ Connolly: could be Thomas; raised 's' after Tho.
115 Infant Noon: no sex listed.
140 Infant Walker: no age, no sex listed.
142 Tho^ Fahey: could be Thomas; raised 's' after Tho.
145 Ja^ Mulvaney: could be James; raised 's' after Ja.
148 Ja^ Bothwell: could be James; raised 's' after Ja.
149 Dan^ Roarke: could be Daniel; raised 'l' after Dan.
151 Infant Roarke: no age listed.
159 Patsy Collins: listed as Male; could be female.
161 Infant Duane: no age, no sex listed.
167 Catharine Lu?y: could be Luey or Lucy.
168 Cath^ Duane: could be Catharine; raised 'e' after Cath.
170 Denis McNamara: clearly Denis; could be Dennis.
173 Marg^ Dwyer: could be Margaret; raised 't' after Marg.
180 Pat^ Mansfield: could be Patrick; raised 'k' after Pat.
National Archives and Records Administration: M237, Reel 107, List 1667
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 July 2000
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