Ship John J. Boyd
I, James H. Thomas, Master of the Ship John J. Boyd do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Ship at Liverpool from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God. signed James H. Thomas.
Sworn to this August 31, 1857. Before me (unreadable).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship John J. Boyd whereof J. H. Thomas is Master, from Liverpool, (blank) burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation, The Country To Which they Severally Belong, and Part of the Vessel Occupied by Each Passenger During the Voyage.
1 Mary Byrne 19 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
2* Sarah Needam 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
3 James Fox 21 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
4 Celia Welsh 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
5 Marg't McElroy 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
6 Jane Cain 60 Female House Keepr Great Britain Deck House
7 Mary Mullaney 46 Female House Keepr Great Britain Deck House
8 Hugh Connell 40 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
9 Mary Connell 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
10* Richard Connell 10 Child Great Britain Deck House
11 Thomas Connell 7 Child Great Britain Deck House
12 Hugh Connell 5 Child Great Britain Deck House
13* Cath ???? 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
14 Ellen Harrington 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
15* Pat Cl??? 21 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
16 Robert Weir 14 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
17 Marcus Shea 20 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
18 Brig't Delan 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
19 Cath'n Delan 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
20 Marg't Greedy 28 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
21 Mick Cooney 18 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
22 Pat Caffey 20 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
23 James Caffey 22 Male Lab Great Britain Deck House
24 Mary Caffey 24 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
25 Ann Caffey 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Deck House
26 Marg't Caffey 7 Child Great Britain Deck House
27 Bridget Clarke 36 Female Wife Great Britain Deck House
28* Pat Clarke 11 Child Great Britain Deck House
29 Owen Clarke 10 Male Child Great Britain Deck House
30 Mich'l Clarke 5 Male Child Great Britain Deck House
31 Jane Flemming 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
32 Sarah Byrne 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
33 Briget Delaney 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
34 Cath Welsh 12 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
35 Pat Welsh 10 Male Child Great Britain Upper deck
36 Mary Hutchinson 19 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
37 Bridget Ryan 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
38* Pat Corbliss 18 Male Lab Great Britain Upper deck
39* Mary Cantwell 17 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
40 John Montgomery 25 Male Lab Great Britain Upper deck
41 Jere Driscoll 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper deck
42* Honard Crosoin 23 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
43* Rose McAlone 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper deck
44 Mich'l Maguire 16 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
45 Mary Huley 54 Female House Keep Great Britain Upper Deck
46 Honard Daley 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
47 John Brien 7 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
48* Sarah OMalley 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
49* Bridget Rassney 17 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
50 W'm McKnown 29 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
51* Daniel Lalor 40 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
52 Johanna Foley 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
53 Morris Foley 16 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
54 Marg't Quinn 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
55* James Croake 22 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
56 Mich'l Kennedy 23 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
57 Marg't Regan 17 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
58* Sarah OBrien 17 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
59 Pat Keeffe 22 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
60* Mary OBrien 26 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
61* Cath OBrien 23 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
62* James ONeil 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
63* Mary Nichlson 15 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
64 Ann Condon 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
65 Pat Reilly 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
66 Mary Gilroy 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
67* Mary Murna 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
68 W'm Cannon 48 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
69 Mary Cannon 5 Child Great Britain Upper Deck
70 John Connors 28 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
71 Tho's Morris 10 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
72* Pat Morris 7y 6m Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
73* Bridget Byole 45 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
74* Eliza Byole 7 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
75 Brig't Vailey 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
76 Mary Vailey 10 Female Child Great Britain Upper Deck
77 Thomas Vailey 7 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
78 Jane Dorney 14 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
79 W'm Dorney 7 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
80* Ganet Alexander 45 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
81 Isaac Alexander 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
82* Ganet Alexander 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
83 Eliza Alexander 13 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
84 James Alexander 11 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
85 Peter Alexander 10 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
86 Winifred Dougher 14 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
87 Maria Louthwaite 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
88 Eliza Louthwaite 17 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
89 Alex'r Louthwaite 15 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
90 John Louthwaite 13 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
91 Cath Golden 26 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
92 Sarah Golden 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
93 Anty Gillespie 22 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
94 Tedy McLoughlin 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
95 Mich'l Gilroy 14 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
96 Mick Geran 16 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
97 Ellen Geran 13 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
98 Mary Murphy 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
99 Ellen J. Merney 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
100 Sarah Merney 29 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
101* Eliza Dill 45 Female House Keeper Great Britain Upper Deck
102* Issabella Dill 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
103 Bridget McGill 50 Female Servt Great Britain Upper Deck
104 Julia Ryan 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
105 Bridget Nourrissey 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
106* Marg't Holeham 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
107 James Begley 23 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
108 Honard Begley 14 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
109 Marg't McGrath 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
110 Ellen Mutagh 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
111 Peter Barnett 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
112 Peter Riley 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
113 Ann Riley 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
114 Mary Brown 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
115 Richard Kearney 23 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
116 Mag't McCurhen 21 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
117 Robert McCurhen Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
118 Cath Kelly 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
119 Mary Connors 14 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
120 Cath Brady 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
121* John Young 28 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
122 Cath Harrington 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
123* Mrs Blood 27 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
124 John Blood 6 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
125 Mary A Blood Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
126 Thomas Blood Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
127 Issac Murray 25 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
128 Mary Murray 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
129 James Frayne 36 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
130* Fra'? Kavanagh 24 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
131 Mich'l Cox 21 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
132* Henry Kelly 17 Male Great Britain Upper Deck
133* Mary Moran 15 Female Great Britain Upper Deck
134 Mich'l Neil 21 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
135 Mary Keeffe 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
136* W'm Drady 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
137* Bath'w Lyons 32 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
138 John Graham 25 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
139 W'm Forsyth 24 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
140 Malcomn Thompson 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
141 Rob't Hunter 22 Male Machenic Great Britain Upper Deck
142 Mary Hunter 20 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
143* John Hunter 3 Female Child Great Britain Upper Deck
144 Robert Hunter Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
145 James Hunter Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
146 James McCann 17 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
147 Ann McCann 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
148 J'no Burns 18 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
149 Hugh Haughton 28 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
150 James Montgomery 25 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
151* Roger McSharock 30 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
152* Ann McSharock 28 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
153* Marcius McSharock 27 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
154* Marget McSharock 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
155* Thomas Barrett 24 Male Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
156* James OGorman 23 Male Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
157* James Burke 20 Male Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
158* Con'l Droyer 15 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
159* Marg't Droyer 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
160* John Droyer 11 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
161 Mary Leonard 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
162 Mary Ahern 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
163 Biddey Day 40 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
164 Ellen Teeney 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
165 Mich Teeney 7 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
166 James Butler 14 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
167 Cath Butler 11 Female Child Great Britain Upper Deck
168 Ellen Blake 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
169 Mick Fury 23 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
170 Jane Howell 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
171 Paul W Shanley 17 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
172* Bessy McGlown 25 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
173 Andrew M Hopkins 48 Male Mech Great Britain Upper Deck
174 John Heathcoat 28 Male Mech Great Britain Upper Deck
175 John Thomas 30 Male Mech Great Britain Upper Deck
176 Dorothy Thomas 30 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
177* Ann Jennay 50 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
178* Solomon Jennay 18 Male Mech Great Britain Upper Deck
179* Emma Jennay 16 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
180* Martha Jennay 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
181* Jemima Jennay 7 Female Child Great Britain Upper Deck
182 Thomas Jones 23 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
183 Walter Conway 26 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
184 Johana Walsh 25 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
185 Nancy Walsh 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
186 Mary A Walsh 9 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
187 Jane Senel 54 Female Housekeeper Great Britain Upper Deck
188 W'm Gallagher 43 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
189 Paul Samson 23 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
190 Marg't Cudder 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
191 Robert Stafford 32 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
192 W'm Townsend 24 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
193 Richard Keathan 26 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
194 Ellen Keathan 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
195 Adam Hankyard 18 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
196 Edward Jones 31 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
197 George Owen 26 Male Mach Great Britain Upper Deck
198* Brid 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
199 Ann Gaughan 17 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
200 Cath Tool 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
201 Brid Sweany 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
202 Pat McDonnell 30 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
203* Cath McDonnell 20 Male Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
204* Julia McCormick 20 Male Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
205* Cath McCormick 18 Male Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
206 W'm Killen 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
207 Nancy Killen 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
208 Bridget Griffin 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
209 Cath Naughton 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
210* J Myres 40 Male Mech'c Great Britain Upper Deck
211 James Rumesden 37 Male Mech'c Great Britain Upper Deck
212 Mrs. Rumesden 32 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
213 David Geham 33 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
214 John Dawson 33 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
215 W'm Pennington 24 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
216 Cath'n Burns 26 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
217 Thomas Burns Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
218 Ellen Martin 28 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
219 Elias Shennan 27 Male Mech'c England Upper Deck
220 Norman Idecton 27 Male Mech'c England Upper Deck
221 Brid Carroll 22 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
222* Celia Moylas 19 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
223 Sarah Leveeney 23 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
224* J'no Hickman 32 Male Mach'c England Upper Deck
225 Richard Krickham 26 Male Mach'c England Upper Deck
226 Samuel Krickham 23 Male Mach'c England Upper Deck
227 Thomas Evans 22 Male Mach'c England Upper Deck
228 Mary Evans 46 Female Housekeeper England Upper Deck
229 Evan Jones 40 Male Farmer England Upper Deck
230 William English 26 Male Farmer England Upper Deck
231 Sarah English 24 Female Wife England Upper Deck
232 Alexander Robertson 29 Male Mach'c Great Britain Upper Deck
233 Charles Smith 22 Male Mach'c Great Britain Upper Deck
234* Charles Oneil 24 Male Mach'c Great Britain Upper Deck
235 James Taylor 30 Male Mach'c Great Britain Upper Deck
236 Agnes Shaw 25 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
237 Marg't Shaw 21 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
238 W'm Muirhead 22 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
239 Pat Muirhead 54 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
240 Ann Vance 29 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
241 Janet Vance Infant Child Great Britain Upper Deck
242 James McCannon 31 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
243 Marg't Edwards 24 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
244* Gerald Vaughan 40 Male Mech'c Great Britain Upper Deck
245 Pat Shaughnessy 28 Male Mech'c Great Britain Upper Deck
246* Cath Shaughnessy 21 Female Spinner Great Britain Upper Deck
247* Julia Shaughnessy 23 Female Spinner Great Britain Upper Deck
248 Rose Fallon 40 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
249 Thomas Troughton 30 Male Mech Great Britain Upper Deck
250 Mary Troughton 25 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
251 Tho's Forster 26 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
252 Robert Johnston 30 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
253 Cath Cowan 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
254 Sophia Cowan 19 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
255 Hister Chinn 35 Female Wife Great Britain Upper Deck
256 Mary Chinn 11 Female Child Great Britain Upper Deck
257 James Chinn 11 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
258 Eliza Chinn 7 Female Child Great Britain Upper Deck
259 William Chinn 4 Male Child Great Britain Upper Deck
260 Ellen Mitchell 20 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
261 Michel Badger 20 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
262 Pat Sullivan 18 Male Lab Great Britain Upper Deck
263 Ellen Tunny 18 Female Spinster Great Britain Upper Deck
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document.
* When Column 5 listed G.B. or E.; country was written out by transcribers.
* Column 6, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, showed
U.S. for all passengers, and so was eliminated.
* There were no deaths on this voyage; that column was eliminated.
' Indicates abbreviation of name, i.e.:
Marg't would be Margaret
Tho's would be Thomas
Brid't would be Bridget
Cath would be Catherine
Rob't would be Robert
Corn'l would be Cornelius
Mich'l would be Michael
Dan'l would be Daniel
Rich'd would be Richard
J'no would be John, Jonathan
Sam'l would be Samuel
* Abbreviations: Lab for Laborer, Servt for Servant, Housekeepr/Housekeep for
Housekeeper, Machanic/Mach/Mach'c/Mech/Mech'c for Mechanic.
Passenger Notes:
# 2 - surname could be Naedam or Naldam or Niedam.
# 10 - word Child is written in the Sex column; no occupation listed.
# 13 - surname is under a piece of tape, but has four or five letters; appears
to end in ede; could be Emde or Erede
# 15 - surname is under tape and a fold; appears to start with "Cl", possibly
ends in "k", Cl??k.
# 28 - under the months column there is an "11", but it appears to be crossed
out; the sex is not listed.
# 38 - surname could be Corliss.
# 39 - surname could be Cartwell.
# 42 - surname could be Croxoin; age could be 23 or 28.
# 43 - surname could be McAlane.
# 48 - surname OMalley or O'Malley.
# 49 - surname could be Rossney.
# 51 - surname could be Labor.
# 55 - surname could be Crooke.
# 58 - surname OBrien or O'Brien.
# 60 and #61 - surname OBrien or O'Brien.
# 62 - surname ONeal or O'Neal.
# 63 - surname could be Nicholson or Niellson.
# 67 - surname could be Marna.
# 72 - age is written 7 1/2.
# 73 - surname could be Boyle or Byola.
# 74 - sex does not match given name; surname could be Boyle or Byola.
# 80 and #82 - first letter in the given name is definitely "G"; could this
be the recorder's spelling for Janet?
#101 and #102 - surname could be Dall.
#106 - surname could be Holehain.
#121 - surname could be Tossug or Toung.
#123 - "Mrs" appears to written with a superscript "rs".
#130 - given name could be "Fra's" (Francis?), with a superscript "s", or
"Fred".
#132, #133 - no occupation listed.
#136 - surname could be Draly.
#137 - given name is probably Bartholomew.
#143 - ditto marks in sex column.
#151-#154 - surname could be McShavock or McShurock.
#155-#157 - ditto marks in the occupation column indicate spinsters.
#156 - surname OGorman or O'Gorman.
#158-#160 - surname could be Dreyer.
#172, surname could be McGloun.
#177-#181 - surname could be Jermay.
#198 - there are no ditto marks for a last name.
#203-#205 - "M" in sex column.
#210 - surname could be Myers.
#222 - surname could be Mollas or Moylas with the "l" and "y" overwritten; or
could be Moglas.
#224 - the "E" in country column is crossed out.
#234 - surname O'Neil.
#244 - surname could be Vaughen.
#246 and #247, occupation is clearly Spinner, not Spinster.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1042.
Transcribed by Beverly H. Beard and Chris Langner, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 June 2001
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