Immigrant Ships
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Brig Margaret Balfour

There was no captain's sworn statement with this list.

Port of Belfast - A list of the names, ages, professions, and occupations of all and every the persons on board the Margaret Balfour, R. Gaffney, Master for Baltimore, with the name of the port or place where he, the said Master hath contracted to land each of the said passengers.

Columns represent: name, age, occupation.

    
  1 James                Francis        20  farmer
  2 William              Morrow         25  farmer
  3 Agnes                Morrow         23  wife
  4  and male inft.      Morrow       *     infant
  5 John                 Morrow         12  child
  6 Pat                  Morrow          9  child
  7 Mary                 Morrow          7  child
  8 Jane                 Morrow          5  child
  9 Agnes                Morrow          3  child
 10 James                Parker         26  farmer
 11 William              Sproul         26  farmer
 12 Francis              Marshall       73  farmer 
 13 John                 Marshall       25  farmer
 14 Hugh                 Marshall       40  farmer
 15 Jane                 Marshall       20  spinster
 16 Margaret Jane        Marshall        9  child
 17 Robert               Nixon          19  labourer
 18 Samuel               Barr           19  labourer
 19 Bernard              Crickard       21  farmer
 20 Elizabeth            Ireland        40  matron
 21 Nancy                Ireland        23  spinster
 22 Margaret             Ireland        21  spinster
 23 James                Ireland        19  farmer
 24 Jane                 Ireland        17  spinster
 25 Mary                 Ireland        15  spinster
 26 William              Ireland        13  child
 27 Christiana           Ireland        11  child
 28 Ellen                Ireland         9  child
 29 Ha??s                Ireland      *  7  child  
 30 Robert               Ireland         3  child
 31 Joseph               Wilson         19  farmer
 32 Hannah               Wilson         18  wife
 33 ?                    Wilson       *  3m child          
 34 Robert               Wilson         20  farmer
 35 Bridget              Stokes         28  spinster
 36 Henderson            Bailey         23  labourer
 37 Wilson               Hal?         * 20  labourer   
 38 Hugh                 Woods          20  farmer
 39 Jane                 Woods          22  spinster
 40 Bernard              Murray         24  labourer
 41 James                Bro??        * 22  labourer    Not on board at time of sailing
 42 Jane                 Campbell       20  spinster
 43 James                Brown          26  farmer
 44 Matilda              Brown          25  wife
 45 Hugh                 Co??         * 18  labourer
 46 James                Walsh          20  labourer
 47 Alexander            McKinlay       18  labourer
 48 Robert               Keeran         24  farmer
 49 William              Hill           22  farmer
 50 Catharine            Wall           25  spinster
 51 Mary                 Burns          20  spinster
 52 Isabella             Waters         19  spinster
 53 Francis              Ownes          19  labourer
 54 Ann                  Mah??        * ?0  matron  
 55 Mary                 Mah??          16  spinster
 56 Rose                 Mah??          14  spinster
 57 Patrick              Mah??          12  child
 58 Ann                  Mah??          10  child
 59 Catharine            Brady          18  spinster
 60 Matthew              Bah??        * 18  labourer
 61 Catharine            Bah??          16  spinster
 62 Daniel               Bah??          14  child
 63 Philip               McKenna      * 2?  labourer      
 64 Ellen                Kele         * 28  spinster
 65 Paul                 Montague       19  labourer
 66 Ann                  Murphy         20  spinster
 67 Isabella             Clarke         18  spinster
 68 Eliza                Mulholland     17  spinster
 69 Agnes                Moore          15  spinster
 70 Elizabeth            McDowell       18  spinster
 71 Francis              McDowell       10  child
 72 Mary                 Houston        16  spinster
 73 James                Houston        17  labourer

I paid the above correct amounting in all to
    72 persons of all ages
     4 of whom under 5 years
            and all well

Balance $68
        $34
       $102    to the Mayor
               Register
               City of Baltimore

(Signed) Saml. R. Martin
Health Off.
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
This was marked a City List.

There are 73 passengers on this transcription, but only 72 
sailed as the note explains for #41 James Bro??.  His name 
was lined out.

  #4 no first name or age.
 #29 first name looks like Haris, but possibly Hans, 
     though that would be too unusual for an Irish child.
 #33 no first name given.
 #37 surname Hale or Hall.
 #41 surname perhaps Brown, as there were others of that name 
     on board.  He was "not on board at time of sailing".
 #45 surname looks like Cord or Cora.
 #54-58 surname could be Mahan or Mahar.  
     Age for #54 could be 50 or 20, more likely 50.
 #60-62 surname looks like Bahar or Baher or Bahan.
 #63 age possibly 21 or 28 but some damage.
 #64 surname as found, but probably Kelly or Kiely in fact.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 1.