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Ship America
Liverpool, England to Baltimore, Maryland
17 August 1846
I, E. Williams, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within Report and List, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Baltimore, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Ship America whereof I am at present Master, at the time of her sailing from the Port of Liverpool or which have at any time since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true.
Sworn to before me, this 17 day of August 1846, (name illegible) Collector. So help me God. (signed) E Williams
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship America of Boston, whereof E. Williams is Master, burthen 390 tons and --ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Liverpool for Baltimore.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, and occupation. The country to which all passengers belonged was Ireland; the United States is the country each intended to become inhabitants. Only the first passenger's sex was listed; I have attempted to determine the sex of the remaining passengers.
1 Catherine Rafferty 35 F Labourer
2 Ellen Rafferty 14 F
3 John Rafferty 11 M
4 Thomas Rafferty 9 M
5 Michael Rafferty 7 M
6 Mary Degnan 13 F
7* ???ina Degnan 10 ?
8 Ellen Degnan 8 F
9 Sarah Degnan 6 F
10* Wm Moore 31 M Shoe Maker
11 Archey McQuinch 19 M
12 Robert McQuinch 19 M
13 William McQuinch 16 M
14* Jane Hampsby 32 F
15* Robert Hampsby 9 M
16* Mary Hampsby 7 F
17 Maney McGrath 26 M
18 Alex Kane 20 M
19 Mary Kane 22 F
20 Wm Craig 20 M Carpenter
21* Catherine Magee 20 F Labourer
22* Mary Magee 18 F
23 Mary McAllister 28 F
24 Hugh McGuinis 28 M
25 Catherine Crowley 21 F
26 Wm Gleason 20 M
27* Rich^d Goulman 18 M
28 Catherine Goulman 16 F
29 Ann Sproul 16 F
30* Benj^ Sullivan 25 M
31 Mary Sullivan 25 F
32 Michael Murry 22 M
33 Mary McMichael 20 F
Transcriber's Notes:
* names that are hard to determine.
^ names that are missing letters.
? letters in the name that are illegible.
7 name could end in 'ina' or 'ma'; could be Jerome
10 last name could be Moan
14-16 last name could be Hampsey
21,22 last name could be Mager
27 first name probably Richard
30 first name probably Benjamin
National Archives and Records Administration, Film 255, Reel 5, List 36.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 March 2004
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