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Ship Webster


Liverpool, England to New York
1 March 1861

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK

Wood, Nix??kr & Co, Custom House Brokers and Notaries Public 23 Pine Street

I, J.J. Lawrence, Master of the Ship Webster do solemnly, sincerely, and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of said Webster at Liverpool from which port said Webster has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each said passenger, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.

So help me God.           J J Lawrence

Sworn to me this March 1st, 1861, Before me (Name Unreadable)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board Webster  whereof  J J Lawrence  is Master, from Liverpool burthen Seventeen Hundred Twenty Seven 10/35 tons.

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

    
 1  William Clark         22 Male    Laborer         England        Canada         Upper ? Deck
 2  Sarah Clark           25 Female  Wife            England        Canada         Upper ? Deck
 3  Catherine Badow       22 Female  Servant         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
 4  Richard Gerke         30 Male    Tailor          England        United States  Upper ? Deck
 5  Henry Mathews         25 Male    Laborer         England        United States  Upper ? Deck
 6  Mary Mathews          30 Female  Wife            England        United States  Upper ? Deck
 7  Lionhard A. Mondette  21 Male    Weaver          Bavaria        United States  Upper ? Deck
 8  Michael Maloney       30 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
 9  Mary Maloney          25 Female  Wife            Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
10  Sarah Epiron          16 Female  Servant         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
11  Mary Epiron           19 Female  Servant         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
12  John Kennedy          31 Male    Blacksmith      Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
13  Margaret Kennedy      24 Female  Wife            Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
13-1/2  Ellen Kennedy      2 Female                  England        United States  Upper ? Deck
14  Bunaida Utink Hayes   40 Female                  Holland        United States  Upper ? Deck
15  Bunaida Hayes          1 Female                  Holland        United States  Upper ? Deck
16  Jacob Sprague         20 Male    Mariner         New Brunswick  New Brunswick  Upper ? Deck
17  William Milliken      18 Male    Mariner         New Brunswick  New Brunswick  Upper ? Deck
18  John Mau??            47 Male    Carpenter       Nova Scotia    New Brunswick  Upper ? Deck
19  Thomas Purcell        18 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
20  John Cantwell         44 Male    Clerk           Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
21  Henry Foster          30 Male    Laborer         England        Canada         Upper ? Deck
22  John Sefton           18 Male    Clerk           England        United States  Upper ? Deck
23  Mait???? Sch????      33 Male    Tailor          Prussia        United States  Upper ? Deck
24  William Tigge         36 Male    Blacksmith      Saxony         United States  Upper ? Deck
25  Michael Nugent        23 Male    Laborer         Ireland        Canada         Upper ? Deck
26  Margaret Monaghan     31 Female  Servant         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
27  John Cellane          25 Male    Mechanic        England        United States  Upper ? Deck
28  William G Johnstone   20 Male    Draper          Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
29  David Burke           50 Male    Farmer          Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck  
30  Michael Mc????        29 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
31  John Martin           32 Male    Colier          Wales          United States  Upper ? Deck
32  Hannah ? Scott        46 Female  Wife            England        United States  Upper ? Deck
33  Michael Murphy        32 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
34  Philip ?ehlephan      18 Male    Book Keeper     Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
35  John Han              21 Male    Cigar Maker     Prussia        United States  Upper ? Deck
36  Thomas ???dy          40 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
37  Thomas Heffanan       18 Male    Bricklayer      Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
38  Catherine Kelly       25 Female  Dressmaker      Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
39  Charles Byrne         20 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
40  John ?avan            23 Male    Laborer         Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
41  Thomas Culkin         22 Male    Miner           Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck
42  John Purin            19 Male    Civil Engineer  Ireland        United States  Upper ? Deck

                                                    J J Lawrence Commander of Ship Webster
    
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.

  Could not read the deck name
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Michael W. Nahlen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 October 2004



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