Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Brig Purrington
London, England to New York
8 December 1827
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I Lynde Rowland 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 Brig Purrington whereof I am Master, from
London So help me God. [signed:] Lynde Rowland
Sworn to, the 8th Dec^r 1827.
Before me ?????????? DC
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Brig Purrington
whereof L. Rowland is Master, from London Burthen 273 Tons.
Columns represent: "Names.; Age. [Years.; Months.]; Sex.; Occupation.; The
Country to which they severally belong.; The Country to which they intend to
become inhabitants.; Died on the Voyage." Column "Died on the Voyage" is
empty and is omitted here.
1 Anthony Hermange 26 Male Physician United States United States
2 George McLeod 40 Male Taylor Great Britain United States
3 Violet McLeod 39 female none Great Britain United States
4 Margaret Mcleod 15 female none Great Britain United States
5 William McLeod 12 male none Great Britain United States
6 Violet McLeod 7 female none Great Britain United States
7 George McLeod 1 male none Great Britain United States
8 Barbara McLeod 4 female none Great Britain United States
9 John Walsh 29 male Shoemaker Great Britain United States
10* Mar? Walsh 29 female none Great Britain United States
11 Mary Ann Walsh 3 female none Great Britain United States
12* Ellen Walsh 6 female none Great Britain United States
13* Cha^s S Campbell 22 male Bookbinder Great Britain United States
14 Elizabeth P Campbell 23 female none Great Britain United States
15 Robert Grierson 28 male jeweller Great Britain United States
16* William B?tt 19 male Grocer Great Britain United States
17 J D Richard 29 male Grocer Great Britain United States
18* Elizabeth Horen 17 female none Great Britain United States
[signed] Lynde Rowland
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made in the original document
or a clarification by this transcriber.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
the quality of the original document.
The use of a caret ^ indicates the following letter has been
superscripted, indicating possible abbreviation.
The signature attesting to the sworn statement is indecipherable; it is
followed by DC which may indicate the Deputy Collector of Customs
Passengers were numbered by the transcriber for ease of reference.
10 Given name may be Mary or Marg
12 Age is six months
13 Given name may be abbreviation for Charles
16 Family name probably Butt, but may be Batt
National Archives and Records Administration, LDS FHL Film
#0002256,
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York from Nov 21, 1827
to Jun 30, 1828.
Brig Purrington, London, December 8, 1827, #8813.
Transcribed by Carolyn "Cari" McQuaid Thomas
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
Proofreading assistance
by Diane Nelson.
10 October 2003
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