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Liverpool, England to New York
19 February 1855

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, N Holberton 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 Ship Driver whereof I am Master, from Liverpool.   So help me God, N Holberton

Sworn to this 19 Febr 1855              Before me H Calhoun DC

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Driver whereof N Holberton is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1954 tons.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.

    
 1  Julia McCaib         25    Female Servant          Ireland       Unites States
 2  Ellen Norton         16    Female Factory Girl     Ireland       United States
 3  Henry John           46    Male   Contractor       Wales         United States
 4  John Rutherford      32    Male   Farmer           England       United States
 5  Dora Rutherford      28    Female                  Ireland       United States
 6  John Rutherford       2y6m Male                    Ireland       United States
 7* Eliz^th Rutherford   11m   Female                  Ireland       United States Died 4/15
 8  Catherine Hobson     30    Female Factory Servant  United States United States
 9  James Hobson         11    Male                    United States United States
10  Barnard O'Hare       26    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
11  Elizabeth O'Hare     22    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
12* Wm Welbourne         47    Male   Gardner          United States United States
13  Francis Curtis       31    Male   Farmer           England       United States  
14  M J Curtis           31    Female                  England       United States
15  T R Curtis            3m   Male                    England       United States
16  John Sunderland      38    Male   Weaver           United States United States
17  John Savile          26    Male   Weaver           England       United States
18  Michael Guin         23    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
19  Nappy Guin           25    Female                  Ireland       United States
20  Michael Guin         11m   Male                    Ireland       United States
21  Mary Kilroy          46    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
22  Maria O'Neill        16    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
23  Bridget Campbell     14    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
24  Ann Brennan          14    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
25  Bridget Gill         22    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
26  Patrick Martin       24    Male   Tailor           Ireland       United States
27  James McArdle        25    Male   Boot Maker       Ireland       United States
28  James Cunnican       19    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
29  Mary Norton          18    Female Dressmaker       Ireland       United States
30  Henry Ayers          44    Male   Blacksmith       England       United States
31* Marg^t Ayers         43    Female Servant          England       United States
32  John Weir            21    Male   House Carpenter  Ireland       United States
33  Ralph Walsh          37    Male   Grocer           Ireland       United States
34  Bridget Grady        20    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
35* Wm Ryan              22    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
36  James Belton         30    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
37  Mary Belton          27    Female Dressmaker       Ireland       United States
38* Eliz^th Belton       22    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
39* Marg^t Connor        30    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
40  Ellen Cochrane       18    Female Dressmaker       Ireland       United States
41* Pat^k Lynch          23    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
42* Tho^s Hayes          29    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
43  Catherine Killmartin 32    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
44  Bridget Murphy       28    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
45* Marg^t Murphy        34    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
46  Mary Lane            24    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
47  Sarah Cassidy        51    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
48  Eliza Cassidy        19    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
49  Mary McCreery        19    Female Servant          Ireland       United States 
50  Timothy Murphy       19    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
51  Catherine Murray     30    Female                  Ireland       United States
52  William Ross         26    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
53  Lawrence Collins     19    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
54  Jeremiah Costelloe   20    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
55  Patrick Lawler       25    Male   Laborer          United States United States
56  Elizabeth Mitchell   22    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
57  E J Keown            20    Male   Servant          Ireland       United States
58  James McKse          20    Male   Servant          Ireland       United States
59  Wm Keown             18    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
60  Abram Tully          21    Male   Mechanic         England       United States
61  James Reilly         18    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
62* Mich^l McCarthy      30    Male   Clerk            Ireland       United States
63  Catherine McCarthy   26    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
64  Sarah Noon           18    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
65  Marg^t Courtnay      26    Female Dressmaker       Ireland       United States
66  John Folay           19    Male   Millwright       Ireland       United States
67  Bridget Courtnay      7    Female                  Ireland       United States
68  Mary Courtnay         4    Female                  Ireland       United States
69  John Gavagan         33    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
70  Ann Best             43    Female Servant          United States United States
71  Roger Cunningham     18    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
72  James Webb           25    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
73  Mary Dunn            56    Female Laborer          Ireland       United States
74  Catherine Dunn       12    Female                  Ireland       United States
75  Judy Mahoney         30    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
76* Wm Graf              18    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
77  Howard Soward        26    Male   Laborer          England       United States
78  John McAndrew        26    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
79  Andrew Dougherty     19    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
80  Michael Halvey       27    Male   Farmer           Ireland       United States
81* Tho^s Halvey         22    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
82* Tho^s Keaghry        20    Male   Laborer          Ireland       United States
83  Margaret Linnane     18    Female Servant          Ireland       United States
84  Francis Coa          27    Male   Baker            England       United States
85* Eliza^th Coa         21    Female                  England       United States
86* Sam^l Coa             2    Male                    England       United States
87  Caspar Dotzel        36    Male   Musician         United States United States
88  Adam Dotzel           9    Male   Musician         United States United States
89  Francis               8    Male   Musician         United States United States
90  Catherine Emerich    23    Female                  Germany       United States
91* Magd^a Zelka         26    Female                  Germany       United States  
92* Leo Ea?entrach       15    Male                    Germany       United States
93  Johan Becber         29    Male   Musician         Germany       United States
94  Henry Cussack         9    Male                    England       United States
95  Lawrence Cussack      7    Male                    England       United States
96  Barbetha Gatz        28    Female                  Germany       United States

    
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.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.

Re: Passenger Names  
     *Magd^a Contraction for Magdalana
     *Sam^l Contraction for Samuel
     *Eliz^th Contraction for Elizabeth
     *Wm Contraction for William
     *Pat^k Contraction for Patrick
     *Mich^l Contraction for Michael
     *Marg^t Contraction for Margaret
     *Tho^s Contraction for Thomas

92 ? could be an s or t in writeover
 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 150.

Transcribed by Michael W. Nahlen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 April 2005




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