Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Edinburgh
Glasgow, Scotland to New York
4 February 1858
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W Cumming 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 Steamer Edinburgh whereof I am Master, from Glasgow.
Sworn to this Feb???y 4, 1858 So help me God
Before me (Signature illegible) (Signed) Wm Cumming
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. "Edinburgh" whereof William Cumming is Master, from Glasgow burthen 1494 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, and Died on the Voyage. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted.
1 James Hastie 32y M Flesher Britain Canada
2 Mary Hastie 21y F Wife Britain Canada
3 Alex McLean 27y M Painter UStates UStates
4 Margt McLean 45y F Wife UStates UStates
5 John McLean 49y M Farmer UStates UStates
6 Jane McLean 16y F UStates UStates
7 John McLean 13y M Britain UStates
8 Joseph McLean 10y M Britain UStates
9 Theresa McLean 6y F Britain UStates
10 Agnes McLean 4y F Britain UStates
11* Rob^t Cameron 16y M Britain Cannada*
12 Janet Niven 27y F Wife Britain Cannada
13 Eliza Niven 4y F Britain Cannada
14 John Niven 2y M Britain Cannada
15 Alex Lawrie 25y M Printer UStates UStates
16* David ??ntle 21y M Painter UStates UStates
17 Anna Doyle 30y F Spinster Britain UStates
18 Ed. Rodgers 26y M Labourer UStates UStates
19 W^m Shaw 46y M Farmer Britain Canada
20 David Berwick 31y M Labourer UStates Canada
21 James Berwick 28y M Joiner UStates Canada
22 Agnes McMillan 31y F Spinster UStates UStates
23 Rob^t McLeod 30y M Labourer UStates UStates
24 Rob^t Brown 26y M Labourer UStates UStates
25 Jas Brown 24y M Labourer Britain UStates
26 W^m Girvan 42y M Labourer UStates Canada
27 James Hill 26y M Labourer UStates UStates
28 Jno Watkins 26y M Labourer UStates UStates
29 Ann Watkins 26y F Wife UStates UStates
30 Matthew Land 21y M Draper Britain Canada
31 W^m Perkins 36y M Labourer UStates UStates
32 Mary Ann Tulloch 26y F Teacher Britain Canada
33* Geo. Bo?g? 40y M Mercht UStates UStates
34 George Ford 21y M Mercht Britain UStates
35 Jno Brown 22y M Carpenter UStates UStates
36 Geo. Fell 32y M Store Keeper UStates UStates
37 Mrs. Fell 29y F Wife UStates UStates
38 Jas. Fell 0y 6m M UStates UStates
39 Jas Smith 25y M Engineer UStates UStates
40 Alex. Kyle 42y M Engineer Britain UStates
41 Jas McLachlan 35y M Engineer UStates UStates
42 And. Clifton 30y M Engineer UStates UStates
43 Peter Mullen 32y M Seaman UStates UStates
44 Mr. Michie 36y M Surgeon UStates Canada
45 Thos Drummond 20y M Clerk Britain UStates
46 Joseph Major 30y M Merchant UStates UStates
47* ?? McEwan 36y M Merchant UStates UStates
48 Marian Nicholson 26y F Wife Britain UStates
49 Jane Nicholson 5y F Britain UStates
50 Jamison Nicholson 4y M Britain UStates
51 John Nicholson 2y M Britain UStates
52 Frederick Nicholson 0y 8m M Britain UStates
53* Sarah S????s 20y F Servant Britain UStates
54 W^m Ambrose 36y M Lawyer UStates UStates
55 Mrs. Ambrose 34y F Wife UStates UStates
56 John Ambrose 1y 4m M UStates UStates
57 Mary Cowie 21y F Servant UStates UStates
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
below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of the
original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.
The manifest did not include psgr #s; they have been added by the transcriber.
11 Destination Canada.
16 1st 2 letters of surname not clear enough to decipher surname.
33 3rd and 5th letters of surname illegible.
47 First name illegible, appears to be an abbreviation.
53 Center letters of surname illegible, 2nd letter could be "i".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 182, List 59.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
13 April 2005
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