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Bark Kalahome

I, McMillan, Master of the Br Kalahome, 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 the said Bark at Cape Good Hope, from which Port the said Bark 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. (Signature) W H S McMillan.

Sworn to this 8 April 1868,
Before me. (Signature) R Sza?????, D.C..

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Kalahome whereof (blank) is Master, from Cape Good Hope, burthen 371 tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage. Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in the transcription

   1* M Malone           50    M    Shoemaker    England    U States    Steerage
   2  Dora Malone        50    F                 England    U States    Steerage
   3  John Malone        20    M                 England    U States    Steerage
   4* ??tter Malone      18    M                 England    U States    Steerage
   5  Dora Malone        15    F                 England    U States    Steerage
   6  Kate Malone        12    F                 England    U States    Steerage
   7  Mary Malone        10    F                 England    U States    Steerage
   8  Mich Malone        10    M                 England    U States    Steerage
   9  Mich Malone         7    M                 England    U States    Steerage
  10  John McNamara      24    M    Laborer      England    U States    Steerage
 

Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely. 

  The "Br Bark" likely implies that the vessel was of British ownership or registry.
  Ancestry.com has vessel name transcribed as "Ratahouse".

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
  
  1  Passenger's Occupation is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with
     certainty, but appears to possibly be "Shoemaker".
  4  First two letters of given name are poorly formed and cannot be deciphered
     with certainty, but name might possibly be "Cotter", or even "Peter".

Correspondence 05/23/2005 master McMillan
I think from my information that the name of this Bark should read as the Kalahome.  
My great great grandfather was the ship's Master George McMillan and he married in 
Cape Town. 
 
I have now found about 7 or 8 passenger/crew lists for the two barks on which George 
was captain.  The initials M.A.S. McMillan I think these might stand for Whinfield 
Henry Stephen McMillan, he was George's brother, mate on the Kalahome and, from 
Lloyds Lists, ship's master in 1868.  George was perhaps on another vessel, as 
rumour has it he owned another vessel but I haven't yet found any evidence of this. 
The Kalahome was sold in 1869 and wrecked off west coast of King Island, Australia 
in October 1882.  Here is a description of the Kalahome:

Rigging: Barque sheathed in felt and copper, fastened with copper bolts.
Tonnage 270
Dimensions:120 feet long 26.5 foot beam and holds 16.5 foot deep
Construction: 1861 by Robinson in Sunderland
Owners: G. McMillan
Master: George McMillan
Port of registry: London
Port of Survey: London

If you are interested in any other information about George McMillan or the Kalahome 
please don't hesitate to contact me. Jenny Studer Adelaide, South Australia 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 292, List 267.

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