Immigrant Ships
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SS Glasgow


Glasgow, Scotland to New York
26 May 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, David Goodwin 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 "Glasgow" (S.S.) whereof I am Master, from Glasgow.
Sworn to, this May 26 1858                                                            So help me God
Before me JWhite DC                                                                    (Signed) David Goodwin
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the "Glasgow" (S.S.) whereof David Goodwin is Master, from Glasgow burthen nineteen hundred & sixty-three 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 the column has been omitted from this transcription.
  1  John Dougall          56y       Male    Spinner      Scotland  United States
  2  Margaret Dougall      54y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
  3  Janet Dougall         17y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
  4  Agnes Dougall         11y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
  5  Allan Dougall         20y       Male    Spinner      Scotland  United States
  6  William Dougall       14y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
  7  Ebenzer Dougall        9y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
  8  Hugh Marr             27y       Male    Carpenter    Scotland  United States
  9  Jane Marr             28y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 10  Mary Marr              0y 11m   Female  None         Scotland  United States
 11  Archibald McCallum    28y       Male    Engineer     Scotland  United States
 12  Cecilla McCallum      25y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 13  John McCallum          5y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 14  Janet McCallum         4y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 15  Mary McCallum          1y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 16  Donald Hill           59y       Male    Blacksmith   Scotland  United States
 17  Mary Hill             43y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 18  Mary Hill             18y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
 19  Margaret Hill         13y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 20  John Hill             15y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 21  Donald Hill           11y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 22  Archibald Hill         6y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 23  Angus Hill             4y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 24  Agnes Hill             9y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 25  Barbara Hill           0y 11m   Female  None         Scotland  United States
 26  James Cairns          11y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 27  William Cairns         4y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 28  Jane Cairns            6y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 29  Margaret McKay        36y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 30  Elizabeth Baker       25y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 31  James Dewar           19y       Male    Brewer       Scotland  United States
 32  John Hunter           19y       Male    Labourer     Scotland  United States
 33  William McKeay        45y       Male    Tailor       Scotland  United States
 34  Jane McKeay           39y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 35  John McKeay           21y       Male    Tailor       Scotland  United States
 36  Thomas McKeay         19y       Male    Tailor       Scotland  United States
 37  Andrew McKeay         11y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 38  Robert McKeay         10y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 39  Alfred McKeay          5y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 40  George McKeay          2y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 41  Jessie McKeay         14y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 42  Robert Forrest        45y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  United States
 43  Christina Forrest     38y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 44  Lillas Forrest        12y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 45  Agnes Forrest         10y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 46  Margaret Forrest       6y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 47  Christina Forrest      2y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 48  James Forrest          8y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 49  Robert Forrest         0y 11m   Male    None         Scotland  United States
 50  Peter Longwell        30y       Male    Miner        Scotland  United States
 51  Elizabeth Longwell    35y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 52  Catherine Cathbution  24y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
 53* Jane L??lles          29y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
 54  Robert Russell        24y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  United States
 55  James Nelson           7y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
 56  James Mason           20y       Male    Mason        Scotland  United States
 57  Andrew Foulds         20y       Male    Engineer     Scotland  United States
 58  Christina McLeish     26y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  Canada
 59  Isabella Davidson     21y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  Canada
 60  Isabella Cowan        31y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  Canada
 61  Agnes Speirs          20y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  Canada
 62  George Fleming        26y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  Canada
 63  Malcolm Imrie         23y       Male    Mason        Scotland  United States
 64  Peter McLea           30y       Male    Smith        Scotland  United States
 65  David Taylor          23y       Male    Mason        Scotland  United States
 66  Thomas Gossman        21y       Male    Mason        Scotland  United States
 67  Allen Meickle         23y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  United States
 68  John Mair             23y       Male    Labourer     Ireland   United States
 69  William Anderson      36y       Male    Mechanic     Ireland   United States
 70  Martha Anderson       22y       Female  Spinster     Ireland   United States
 71  Eliza Anderson        19y       Female  Spinster     Ireland   United States
 72  Mary Paterson         22y       Female  Wife         Ireland   United States
 73  Elizabeth Paterson     0y  2m   Female  None         Ireland   United States
 74  Adalbert Winterhalden 30y       Female  Spinster     Germany   United States
 75  Mathew McFarland      20y       Male    Farmer       Canada    Canada
 76  Samuel Perry          21y       Male    Shoemaker    England   United States 
 77  James Perry           11y       Male    None         England   United States 
 78  James Smith           25y       Male    Blacksmith   England   United States 
 79  Robert Calee          34y       Male    Baker        Scotland  United States
 80  Christina Calee       26y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 81  Eliza Bluntach        29y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
 82  Thomas Beveridge      31y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  United States
 83* William Rankin?       29y       Male    Bookbinder   Scotland  United States
 84  James Smith           25y       Male    Blacksmith   Scotland  United States
 85  James Kirkland        17y       Male    Labourer     Scotland  United States
 86  James Wright          26y       Male    Labourer     Scotland  United States
 87  John Paterson         20y       Male    Joiner       Scotland  United States
 88  William Fraser        23y       Male    Joiner       Scotland  Canada
 89  John Dick             21y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
 90  Robert Hamilton       24y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  United States
 91  Jane Hamilton         21y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 92  Margaret Aikman       28y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 93  Jane Dustan           59y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 94  Mary Niven            12y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
 95  William Niven         59y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  United States
 96  Robert Hamilton       32y       Male    Labourer     Scotland  United States
 97  Robert Hervey         38y       Male    Carpenter    Scotland  United States
 98  Margaret Hervey       26y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
 99  Mary Moffet           42y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
100  Grace Roman           26y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
101  Jane Douglas          11y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
102  Andrew Douglas        54y       Male    Teacher      Scotland  United States
103  William Douglas       12y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
104  Adam Douglas           6y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
105  Elizabeth Douglas      8y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
106* Isabella Tho?         27y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
107* David Tho?            16y       Male    None         Scotland  United States
108  William Smith         30y       Male    Smith        Scotland  United States
109  Thomas Bell           20y       Male    Farmer       Scotland  Canada
110* Adam Ni???ms          35y       Male    Quarrier     Scotland  Canada
111  Hugh McIloray         18y       Male    Labourer     Ireland   United States
112  Hugh Paterson         22y       Male    Labourer     Ireland   United States
113  Donald Millomnar      25y       Male    Labourer     Ireland   United States
114  Peter Hagan           33y       Male    Labourer     Ireland   United States
115  George Henry          42y       Male    Manufacturer Bavaria   United States
116  George Henry           7y       Male    None         Bavaria   United States
117  Mary Henry            41y       Female  Wife         Bavaria   United States
118  Samuel Campbell       28y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
119  Archibald Wilson      23y       Male    Engineer     Scotland  United States
120  James Wilkie          40y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
121  Mathew Withers        50y       Male    Labourer     Scotland  United States
122  Elizabeth Withers     47y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
123  Elizabeth Withers     10y       Female  None         Scotland  United States
124  James Dawson          19y       Male    Mechanic     Scotland  United States

Cabin Passengers

125  M. B. Watson          45y       Female  Spinster     Scotland  United States
126  Elizabeth Craig       45y       Female  Wife         Scotland  United States
127  Andrew Craig          48y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
128  James Morton          26y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
129  Charles G. Ewing      26y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
130  James McArthur        32y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
131  Alexander McKenzie    39y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  United States
132  W. M. Kilby           35y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  Great Britain 
133  James Michie          66y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  Great Britain 
134  James Forrester       22y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  Canada
135  * Leitch              45y       Female  Wife         Scotland  Canada
136  George Gun?           38y       Male    Merchant     Scotland  Canada
137  Emma Gun?             32y       Female  Wife         England   Canada
138  Janet Gun?             7y       Female  None         England   Canada
139  Ann Gun?               5y       Female  None         England   Canada
140  Jane Gun?              3y       Female  None         England   Canada
141  Angus Gun?             2y       Male    None         England   Canada
142  William Galloway      28y       Male    Merchant     England   United States
143  James St. Butler      45y       Male    Merchant     England   Great Britain


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 transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.

The manifest scribe began with number 1 when numbering the Cabin passengers; the transcriber
has renumbered them to be consecutive with previous passenger numbers (beginning with Psgr #125).

 53  2nd and 3rd letters of surname illegible.
 83  Last letter of surname not clear, could be Rankine or Rankins.
106-107  Last letter(s) of surname not clear, could be Thom or Thorn.
110  Center letters of surname illegible.
135  First name omitted.
136-141  Ending of surname not clear, could be Guner or Gunn.
143  Surname could be Butler.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 184, List 408.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 June 2005



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