Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Schooner Pictou


Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York
1 September 1836

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I Hugh Lyle 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 Schooner Pictou whereof I am Master, from Halifax, Nova Scotia. So help me God. (signed) Hugh Lyle
Sworn to this 1 September 1836 before me (signed) ?.
LIST or MANIFEST of all the PASSENGERS taken on board the British Schr Pictou whereof Hugh Lyle is Master, from Halifax, N. S. burthen eighty three tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage.
    
Cabin
 1 Jno W Brain         49      Male    Merchant    Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia
 2 Sarah Ann Johnston  18      Female  Milliner    Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia
 3 Mary Ann Meagher    17      Female  Milliner    Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia
 4 Mrs. Meagher        45      Female  Milliner    Ireland      Nova Scotia
 5 Mr. McCormicke      22      Male    Blacksmith  Ireland      New York
Steerage
 6 Thomas Sprat        22      Male    Shoe maker  England      New York
 7 Morris Ryan         22      Male    Laborer     Ireland      New York
 8 Jno Lanegan         13      Male    Laborer     Ireland      New York
 9 Edward Lynch        25      Male    Laborer     Ireland      United States
10 Mrs Lynch           26      Female              Ireland      United States
11 Mary Manuel         24      Female  Milliner    Ireland      New York
12 Bridget Smallwell   22      Female  Servant     Ireland      New York
13 Hanora Calehan      25      Female  Servant     Ireland      New York
14 Julia Calehan       21      Female  Servant     Ireland      New York
15 Mary Cunningham     26      Female  Servant     Ireland      New York
16 Laura Welch         27      Female  Servant     Ireland      New York
17 William Meagher     16      Male    Mason       Ireland      New York
18 Joseph Campbell     37      Male    Boot maker  Ireland      Baltimore
19 James Lynch     infant  7   Male    Infant

(Signed)  Hugh Lyle
    
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.
Before me:  a series of bold up and down strokes crossed as if one of
the letters was t.
Died on the voyage column is blank.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 31.
Transcribed by Carol Foss a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 January 2000



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