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Bark Sarah Hand

I, George W. Nichols 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 Bark Sarah Hand whereof I am Master, from Bristol. Sworn to this 15 Nov 1851. So help me God, G W Nickels. Before me, *

LIST or MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Sarah Hand whereof Geo W. Nichols is Master, from Bristol, Burthen 282 Tons.

Columns represent: Name*, Age/years, Age/months, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage*.

    
 1  Charles Kates    22    male   Tailor    England  United States
 2  Elisabeth Kates  20    female           England  United States
 3  Charles Kates       2  male             England  United States
 4* Henry Laris      30    male   Shoemaker England  United States
 5* Caroline Laris   23    female           England  United States
 6* Emma Laris          6  female           England  United States
 7  Wm Bulby         22    male   Butcher   England  United States
 8  Susan Banelt     33    female           England  United States
 9  Circulus Banelt   6    female           England  United States
10  Phillipon Banelt  3    female           England  United States
11  Maria Banelt        6  female           England  United States
12* Hannah Cornish   23    female ???er     England  United States
13* Edu Hanes        20    male             England  United States
14* Era Davis        21    male             England  United States 
15* Thomas Rice      40    male   Enginer   England  United States
16  Jane Rice        39    female           England  United States
17* Daniel Rice         7  male             England  United States
18* Jane Rice           5  female Farmer    England  United States
19* Geo Hamelton     35    male   Farmer    England  United States
20  Mary Hamelton    30    female Farmer    England  United States
21  George Hamelton   3    male   Farmer    England  United States
22* Henry Evens      23    male   Farmer    England  United States
23* Elisabeth Evans  21    female Farmer    England  United States
24  Isabella Adler   26    female Farmer    England  United States
25* F? Lyne          45    male   Farmer    England  United States
26* Sam^l Lyne       11    male   Farmer    England  United States
     
Transcriber's Notes:     
? indicates letters that could not be read due to the handwriting on the original.
* indicates a comments by the transcriber in the transcriber's notes.
Collector of Customs signature is J B, then there appears to be an O or possibly a 
connecting loop before four M-like humps, then a squiggly letter than could be 
an s, e, or r, followed by an l with a swoopy curl at the end.  
Died on Voyage column was not used, and so is deleted from this list.
Names - Writer makes small 'v' and 'r' the same way.  Notes below on possible 
variations.
 4- 6 Surname could be Lavis.
12-14 Occupation listed; appears to be one large hump and four medium humps 
like an M twice, followed by er. The men listed below #12 are indicated as having 
the same occupation, so possibly she was listed in error and it is the men's 
occupation.  Possibly Miner, but doesn't appear to be an i. Complication 
is that writer makes r's so that some of the humps may actually be small r.
14    Name could be Eva, but unlikely as is male.
15    Misspelling of engineer is as in original.
17    7 is in months column, but when put with child #18 it doesn't make sense.  
Perhaps one or both of these ages should have been in the years column, or perhaps 
they were cousins?
18    5 is in months column, see comments child #17.  Occupation given as Farmer, 
unlikely; writer probably off one line in writing.
19    First name most likely George.
19-21 Surname is written Hamelton; possible correction to Hamilton.
22-23 Surnames possibly Erens or Erans.
25    Initial appears clearly as F, but has odd mark after it almost as if it is Ft.
26    l is superscript, probably Samuel.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 107, List 1677.