Immigrant Ships
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SS Edinburgh
Glasgow, Scotland to New York
13 May 1858
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W^m Cumming do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the following List or Manifest, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of 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 ship Edinburgh whereof I am Master, from Glasgow.
Sworn to, this May 13, 1858 (Signed) Wm. Cumming So help me God
Before me (signed) ??offman (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Edinburgh whereof W^m 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 from this transcription.
1 Mary Gilmons 57y F Wife Britain UStates
2 Jane Renpew 65y F Wife Britain UStates
3 Eliza Neil 24y F Wife Britain UStates
4 James Neil 4y M Britain UStates
5 David Neil 2y M Britain UStates
6 Jemima Neil 0y 6m F Britain UStates
7 Hannah McKenzie 19y F Spinster Britain UStates
8 Isabella Shedden 24y F Wife Britain UStates
9 Jno. Shedden 0y 11m M Britain UStates
10 W^m Watson 26y M Smith Britain UStates
11 Mary Watson 40y F Spinster Britain UStates
12 W^m Jamison 21y M Warehouseman Britain UStates
13 Charlotte Cousins 20y F Spinster Britain UStates
14 John Anderson 24y M Smith Britain UStates
15 Jemima Collison 25y F Spinster Britain UStates
16 John Nicolson 24y M Farmer Britain UStates
17* Jemima Stewart 18y F T??ist? Britain UStates
18 W^m Dewar 29y M Farmer Britain Canada
19 Johanna Dewar 24y F Wife Britain Canada
20 John Kay 59y M Farmer Britain Canada
21 Janet Kay 58y F Wife Britain Canada
22 James Kay 6y M Britain Canada
23 Hannah Dewar 3y F Britain Canada
24 Jessie Dewar 0y 6m F Britain Canada
25 W^m Miller 38y M Printer Britain UStates
26 David Drysdale 27y M Mechanic UStates UStates
27 Jno. Drysdale 16y M Mechanic Britain UStates
28 Jessie Cumming 25y F Spinster Britain UStates
29 Jno. Brown 30y M Shoemaker Britain UStates
30* Thos. Howie 36y M G?s??er Britain Canada
31 Janet Howie 36y F Wife Britain Canada
32 John Howie 10y M Britain Canada
33 James Howie 7y M Britain Canada
34 Margt. Howie 4y F Britain Canada
35 Mary Howie 1y F Britain Canada
36 Arth. Lamont 31y M Labourer Britain UStates
37 Thos. Ken 29y M Smith Britain UStates
38 Barbara Miller 26y F Spinster Britain UStates
39 Jno. Morton 46y M Labourer Britain UStates
40 Jno. Morton 22y M Labourer Britain UStates
41 Andrew Morton 16y M Labourer Britain UStates
42 Jas. Jack 77y M Farmer UStates UStates
43 Alex Fermi 21y M Joiner Britain UStates
44 Rob^t Lindsay 21y M Joiner Britain UStates
45 Charlotte Wilson 19y F Spinster Britain UStates
46* Jessie La?der 9y F Spinster Britain UStates
47 Mary Ann McLean 19y F Wife Britain UStates
48 Margt. McLean 1y F Britain UStates
49 Helen Thomson 30y F Spinster Britain UStates
50 Jane Reid 54y F Wife Britain UStates
51 Isabella Aiken 30y F Spinster Britain UStates
52 Eben Thomson 23y M Smith UStates UStates
53 And Briscoe 22y M Miner Britain Canada
54 Rob^t Monach 40y M Carpenter Britain UStates
55 Rachel Fermi 18y F Spinster Britain UStates
56 John Rowel 38y M Farmer Britain UStates
57 Mat. Henry 44y M Farmer Britain UStates
58 Mary Henry 50y F Wife Britain UStates
59 Mary Jamison 50y F Wife Britain UStates
60 Mary Higginson 50y F Wife Britain UStates
61 Eliza Murray 24y F Spinster Britain UStates
62 Jas. Smith 40y M Broker UStates UStates
63 Brid Callacher 40y F Spinster UStates UStates
64 Gd Boothwright 23y M Merchant Britain Canada
65 Peter Jafferson 36y M Carpenter Britain UStates
66 Hugh Miller 30y M Farmer UStates UStates
67 Ann Miller 28y F Wife UStates UStates
68 James Kearley 17y M None Britain UStates
69* W^m O'M???r 32y M Mason UStates UStates
70* ??? Tossin 20y M Schoolmaster Britain UStates
71 Jno. Middleton 24y M Mechanic UStates UStates
72 Peter Gordon 34y M Mechanic UStates UStates
73 Rob^t Ferguson 37y M Farmer UStates UStates
74* La?ity Larser 22y M Labourer Denmark UStates
75 Rob^t Withas 55y M Carpenter UStates UStates
76 Jno. Newlands 12y M Britain UStates
77* James Trimble?y 31y M Weaver UStates UStates
78 Sarah Singleton 62y F Wife UStates UStates
79 Mary Boyle 25y F Spinster Britain UStates
80 James Cockburn 20y M Stoker Britain UStates
81 Pat. O'Donnel 27y M Stoker Britain UStates
82 W^m Bradley 25y M Stoker Britain UStates
83 W^m McDonald 26y M Stoker Britain Canada
84 Gavin Templeton 11y M Britain Canada
85 Rob^t McDonald 18y M Mercht Britain UStates
86 W^m Thorne 47y M Mercht UStates UStates
87 Annie Thorne 30y F Wife Britain UStates
88 Eliza Thorne 2y F Britain UStates
89 Geo. McKeand 35y M Mercht UStates UStates
90 Susan McKeand 30y F Wife UStates UStates
91 R. G. Simpson 30y M Mercht UStates UStates
92 Chas Caulfield 42y M Minister Britan UStates
93 Ed Evershead 28y M Mcht UStates UStates
94 Pat. Brenner 21y M Mcht Britain UStates
95 Mgt. Brenner 14y F Britain UStates
96 Jas. Gray 50y M Mcht Britain UStates
97 Alex Jurse 29y M Mcht Britain UStates
98 Henry Morgan 19y M Clerk Britain UStates
99 Mrs. Graham 50y F Wife Britain UStates
100 Ann Forbes 33y F Wife UStates UStates
101 Rhoda Forbes 12y F UStates UStates
102 Jane M Anderson 22y F Spinster Britain UStates
103 Mary McDonald 40y F Wife Britain UStates
104 Margt. McDonald 13y F Britain UStates
105 Neil McDonald 11y M Britain UStates
106 Mary McDonald 9y F Britain UStates
107 Fanny McDonald 7y F Britain UStates
108 Louisa McDonald 5y F Britain UStates
109 Jessie McDonald 4y F Britain UStates
110 Agnes McDonald 2y F Britain UStates
111 David McDonald 0y 6m M Britain UStates
112 Mary McDonald 22y F Spinster Britain UStates
113 Mrs. Remmer 30y F Wife Britain UStates
114 Mary Remmer 2y F Britain 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.
The manifest did not include psgr #s; they have been added by the transcriber.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
This ship on this voyage is listed as "Edinburg" on Ancestry.com.
17 Most letters of Occupation illegible.
30 Most letters of Occupation illegible.
46 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Lander or Lauder.
69 Center letters of surname illegible because of ink blot.
70 First name illegible.
74 3rd letter of first name illegible.
77 8th letter of surname not clear, could be Trimblely or Trimblety.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 183, List 354.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
11 June 2005
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