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Ship William Rathbone


Liverpool, England to New York
16 June 1855

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jabez Pratt do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the following List or Manafest 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 Ship William Rathbone whereof I am Master, from Liverpool
Sworn to this June 16 1855       So help me God
Before me Jabez Pratt
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Ship William Rathbone whereof Jabez Pratt is Master, from Liverpool burthen 916 90/91 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
   1  Thomas Hill           31    Male    Farmer       England  USA
   2  Margaret Hill         27    female               England  USA
   3  John Hill              8    Male                 England  USA
   4  Thomas Hill            6    Male                 England  USA
   5  William Hill            10m Male                 England  USA
   6  Joseph Mark           21    Male    Farmer       England  USA
   7  Martin Commens        25    Female               Ireland  USA
   8  Anne Commens          22    Female               Ireland  USA
   9  Honora Commens          11m female               Ireland  USA
  10  Bridget Darken        21    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  11* James G McMartin      18    Male                 England  USA
  12  Anthony Lighe         35    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  13* Honora ?               ?    female               Ireland  USA
  14* Bridget "              9    female               Ireland  USA
  15  Bridget Rooney        45    female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  16  Mary Savitt           26    female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  17  Edward Thomas         37    Male    Miner        England  USA
  18  Mary Evans            20    female  Spinster     England  USA
  20  Egingen J Evans        5    male                 England  USA
  19  William Lynch         10    male                 England  USA
  21  Jamis Nisllett        21    male    Laborer      England  USA
  22  John Donavan          24    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA  
  23  Elizabeth Smith       34    Female  Spinster     England  USA
  24  Robert McCormly       17    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  25  John McCabe           21    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  26  Margaret S?           76    female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  27  Bessy Burn            58    Male    Farmer       England  USA
  28  Antonno Stephens      58    Female  Farmer       England  USA
  29  Janett Stephens       28    female               England  USA
  30  Elizabeth Stephens    22    female               England  USA
  31  Sophia Stephens       18    female               England  USA
  32  Robert Phippison      19    male    Farmer       England  USA
  33* Jno Dobson             ?    Male    Watchmaker   England  USA
  34  Ann Dobson            21    Male                 England  USA
  35  William Dobson        19 6  Male    Labor        England  USA
  36  Henry Doherty         40    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  37  Jno McLaughlin        25    Male    Farmer       Irland   USA
  38  Ann N Ginn            22    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  39  John Ginn             19    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  40  Laurence Husey        21    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  41  Charles Nolan         20    Male    Laborer      Ireland  USA
  42  Bridget Vichor        18    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  43  William Richardson    20    Male    Labor        England  USA
  44  George Wilding        10    Male    Labor        England  USA
  45  John Wilding          17    Male    Labor        England  USA
  46  Simon Cummings        18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  47  Margaret Lynch        20    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  48  William ODwyer        23    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  49  John Callimen         24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  50  Sally Dunam           18    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  51  James Harmon          17    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  52  Thomas Kelly          17    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  53  Bridget Kelly         15    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  54  James White           16    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  55  Pat Canning           18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  56  Hugh Given            22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  57  John Boyle            13    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  58  William Mahon         13    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  59  Margaret Ryan         18    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  60  John Huss             18    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
  61  Mary Batzer           26    Female               England  USA
  62  John Brown            23    Male    Farmer       England  USA
  63  Jno Nisea             24    Male    Farmer       England  USA
  64  Robert Paikerton?     22    Male    Farmer       England  USA
  65  Bessy Shurman         25    Female  Spinster     England  USA
  66  Mary Payne            48    Female  Spinster     England  USA
  67  Mary Payne            18    Female  Spinster     England  USA
  68  John Burn             20    Male    Painter      England  USA
  69* Benjamin Blake        21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  70  Peter McDermit        47    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  71  Jno McDermit          16    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  72  Jane Fitzpatrick      35    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  73  Mary Fitzpatrick      23    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  74  Catherine McDermit    10    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
  75  Emma Jones            32    Female  Spinster     England  USA
  76  Caroline Jones        11    Female  Spinster     England  USA
  77  William Jones          5    Male                 England  USA
  78  Edward Jones           2    Male                 England  USA
  79* N??? Doyle            24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  80  John Mullany          20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  81  Margaret Mullany      20    Female               Ireland  USA
  82  Michail Davis         20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  83  Catharine Davis       20    Female               Ireland  USA
  84  Jno McHale            40    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  85  Judy MCHale           40    Female               Ireland  USA
  86  John McHale           13    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  87  Michail McHale        20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  88  Margaret McHale       18    Female               Ireland  USA
  89  John Conner           25    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
  90  Bridget Conner        23    Female               Ireland  USA
  91  Bridget McHale        18    Female               Ireland  USA
  92  Thomas Gluson         24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
  93  George Grison         16    Male    Labor        England  USA
  94  Jno Brown             70    Male    Farmer       England  USA
  95  Jn Brown              10    Male    Farmer       England  USA
  96  William Brown         7     Male    Farmer       England  USA
  97  Jane Brown            25    Female               England  USA
  98  Mary Brown            32    Female               England  USA
  99  Elizabeth Brown       21    Female               England  USA
 100  Mary Brown            12    Female               England  USA
 101  Elizabeth Cupan       38    Female               England  USA
 102  Achibald Cupan        37    Male    Labor        England  USA
 103  Robert Patterson      20    Male    Labor        England  USA
 104  Owen Edwards          35    Male    Labor        England  USA
 105  Edward George         35    Male    Labor        England  USA
 106  Mary George           27    Female               England  USA
 107  Mary George              9m Female               England  USA
 108  Thomas Davis          45    Male    Farmer       England  USA
 109  Jeffry Spinur         11    Male    Farmer       England  USA
 110  Andrew A Robinson     21    Male    Labor        England  USA
 111  Bryon Duff            30    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 112  William Fruter        25    Male    Labor        England  USA
 113  Sophia Fruter         28    Female               England  USA
 114* Lubelle? Fruter       36    Female               England  USA
 115  John McCloud          23    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 116  Thomas Cooper         23    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 117  Thomas Whitten        18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 118  Jno Fenton            18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 119  Hall Caldwell         18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 120  Thomas Hunt           26    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
 121  Maria Hebuker?        45    Female               Germany  USA
 122  Gottlieb Echert       32    Male    Farmer       Germany  USA
 123  Carl Rueter           20    Male    Farmer       Germany  USA
 124  Konrad Keyzer         18    Male    Farmer       Germany  USA
 125  Adalide Gutman        17    Female               Germany  USA
 126  Murty Whittan         20    Male    Printer      Ireland  USA
 127  Ellen Blahaley        20    Female  Labor        Ireland  USA
 128  Ann Curly             20    Female  Labor        Ireland  USA
 129  John Bright           20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 130  Margant Hanly         25    Female               Ireland  USA
 131  Pat McHalley          25    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 132  Jno Halley             8    Male                 Ireland  USA
 133  Margaret Kane         18    Female               Ireland  USA
 134  Mary Kane             24    Female               Ireland  USA
 135  Jno McCarthy          20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 136  Michail Linden        20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 137  Thomas Samuell        22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 138  Michail Twoney        20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 139  Davis Twoney          20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 140  Hall Shuhan           30    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 141  Norry Shuhan          40    Female               Ireland  USA
 142  Pat Donovan           24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 143  Carly Donovan         24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 144  Thomas Evens          20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 145  Lear Carthy           20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 146  Machail Hannualty     20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 147  John Maher            31    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 148  Bridget Maher         21    Female               Ireland  USA
 149  William Bill          40    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 150  Edward Boyle          17    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 151  Francis Puhil         23    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 152  Margant Puhil         20    Female               Ireland  USA
 153* Mary Jenkins          35    male                 Ireland  USA
 154  Thomas Jenkins         7    Male                 Ireland  USA
 155  Ann Jenkins             10m Female               Ireland  USA
 156  Hugh Richie           18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 157  William McIntyr       18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 158  Joseph Conner         15    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 159  Rodger Bone           21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 160* Pathik? Conway        20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 161  Mary Dorlan           20    Female               Ireland  USA
 162  Thomas Cahill          8    Male                 Ireland  USA
 163  Michail Lynch         20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 164  Fredrich Shallany     13    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 165* Richard Hanaberry??   30    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
 166  Isabella Gibson       40    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
 167  John Reid             21    Male    Farmer       Scotland USA
 168  Garvin McIntosh       21    Male    Farmer       Scotland USA
 169  Pat Fagan             20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 170  Jno Power             30    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 171  Catherine Fardon      25    Female               Ireland  USA
 172  James Savage          22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 173  Morten Dynon          18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 174  Thomas Ladon          22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 175  Johanna Shanahan      32    Female               Ireland  USA
 176  Mary Dwyer            11    Female               Ireland  USA
 177  Nicholas Dwyer        10    Male                 Ireland  USA
 178  Johanna Dwyer          7    Female               Ireland  USA
 179  Cornelius Moore       22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 180  Mary McNaman          22    Female               Ireland  USA
 181  Mary Welch            20    Female               Ireland  USA
 182  Hugh Morrow           18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 183  Richard Gannett       30    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 184  Margant Gannett       16    Female               Ireland  USA
 185  William Gannett       15    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 186  Sarah McHugh          18    Female               Ireland  USA
 187  William Neary         20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 188  Daniel Gallagher      12    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 189  Michail Doyle         22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 190  Catherine GA?her      20    Female               Ireland  USA
 191  Michail Sullivan      26    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 192  William Brin          24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 193  Catherine Donavan     24    Female               Ireland  USA
 194  Catherine Sullivan    21    Female               Ireland  USA
 195  George Swutman        24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 196  Jno Kuffe             20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 197  Michail Sullivan      20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 198  Jno Lynch             20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 199  Denis Lynch           30    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 200  Ellen Morrison        20    Female               Ireland  USA
 201  Ellen Nolan           20    Female               Ireland  USA
 202  Elizabeth Ahern       20    Female               Ireland  USA
 203  Margant Regan         20    Female               Ireland  USA
 204  John Hayn             36    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 205  Nicholas Hayn          7    Male                 Ireland  USA
 206  Mary Dempsey          30    Female               Ireland  USA
 207  Eliza Murphy          20    Female               Ireland  USA
 208  James Riely           15    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 209  Martha Bristin        20    Female               Ireland  USA
 210  Catherine Cunningham  30    Female               Ireland  USA
 211  Mary Ann Cunningham   10    Female               Ireland  USA
 212  Hugh Cunningham        8    Male                 Ireland  USA
 213  Mary Crawford         50    Female               Ireland  USA
 214  Ann McNulty           18    Female               Ireland  USA
 215  James McGrath         54    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
 216  R? McGrath            45    Female               Ireland  USA
 217  Bridget McGrath       21    Female               Ireland  USA
 218  Honora McGrath        12    Female               Ireland  USA
 219  Biddy McGrath         10    Female               Ireland  USA
 220  Peter McAllen         21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 221  Michail Doherty       20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 222  Ian Doherty           19    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 223  ?Roseanna Tracy       30    Female               Ireland  USA
 224  Allicia Hant?ley      16    Female               Ireland  USA
 225  Thomas Lynch          28    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 226  John Malloy           25    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 227  Catherin Galloter     18    Female               Ireland  USA
 228  Pat True              24    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 229  James Brislin         22    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 230  Edmund Morner         20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 231  Alice Reynolds        30    Female               Ireland  USA
 232  Catherine McMahon     10    Female               Ireland  USA
 233  Mary Hughes           22    Female               Ireland  USA
 234  Jno Tracy             45    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
 235  Bridget Tracy         40    Female               Ireland  USA
 236  Jno Tracy             16    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
 237  Denis Tracy           12    Male                 Ireland  USA
 238  Alfred Tracy          11    Male                 Ireland  USA
 239  Lorin Tracy            8    Female               Ireland  USA
 240  Bridget Lane          14    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
 241  Thomas Wright         15    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA 
 242  Muna Hartwell         20    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
 243  David Hartwell        21    Male    Farmer       Ireland  USA
 244  Mary Neill            35    Female               Ireland  USA
 245  Nealy Neill           11    Female               Ireland  USA
 246  Bartle Neill           9    Male                 Ireland  USA
 247  Owen Neill             7    Male                 Ireland  USA
 248  Judas Neill            5    Male                 Ireland  USA
 249  Denis Neill            1 6m Male                 Ireland  USA
 250  Johanna Livinham      18    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
 251  Jno Coggin            21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 252  Cornelious Dismond    21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 253  Mary Ward             30    Female               Ireland  USA
 254  Mary Fitzgerald       20    Female               Ireland  USA
 255  Kate Fitzgerald       20    Female               Ireland  USA
 256  Hanna Fitzgerald       6    Female               Ireland  USA
 257  Betsy Fitzgerald       4    Female               Ireland  USA
 258  Mary Fitzgerald          8m Female               Ireland  USA
 259  Jno McCarthy          15    Male    Labor        English  USA
 260  Daniel Lyons          16    Male    Labor        English  USA
 261  Julia Lyons           12    Female               English  USA
 262  Honor Cronin          25    Female               Ireland  USA
 263  Johanna Cronin        10    Female               Ireland  USA
 264  Bridget Cronin         8    Female               Ireland  USA
 265  Park? Cronin           6    Male                 Ireland  USA
 266  Catherine Hamington   21    Female               Ireland  USA
 267  Jamis Comford         21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 268  Mary OConnor          18    Female               Ireland  USA
 269  ?Porper Hionn         22    Female               Ireland  USA
 270  Ismel Dyson           24    Male    Labor        English  USA
 271  William Prost         20    Male    Labor        English  USA
 272  Michael Carroll       21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 273  Martin Carroll        21    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 274  Mark Bradley          20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 275  Joseph Wallen         18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 276  Jno Neaher            20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 277  Catherine Neaher      24    Female               Ireland  USA
 278  Sarah Dale            12    Female               Ireland  USA
 279  Thomas Dale           41    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 280* Robert Boyd           48    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 281  John Malay            20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 282  Mana Malay            10    Female               Ireland  USA
 283  Catharine Malay       16    Female               Ireland  USA
 284  Michail Hamson        12    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 285  Honora Hamson         10    Female               Ireland  USA
 286  Mary Hamson           20    Female               Ireland  USA
 287* Mary Montgomery       19    Female               Ireland  USA
 288  James Dallas          15    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 289  Sarah Tracy           19    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 290  James Tracy           16    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 291  Miles Menning         40    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA 
 292  Thomas Connell        10    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 293  Felix Onul            20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 294  Elizabeth Onul        26    Female               Ireland  USA  
 295  Henry Onul              11m Male                 Ireland  USA  Died 14th June
 296  Bridget Kelly         40    Female               Ireland  USA
 297  Jno Kelly             19    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 298  Nilis Kelly           18    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 299  Pat? Kelly            12    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 300  Edmund Kelly          10    Male                 Ireland  USA
 301  John Leary            20    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 302  Mary Connell          16    Female               Ireland  USA
 303  Geoffry Connell       13    Male                 Ireland  USA
 304  Mary Ninle            35    Female               Ireland  USA
 305  Birtha Ninle          11    Female               Ireland  USA
 306  Jno Ninle              5    Male                 Ireland  USA
 307  Davis Ninle            1    Male                 Ireland  USA
 308  Denis Ahirn           50    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 309  Catherine Ahirn       50    Female               Ireland  USA
 310  Jenny Ahirn           16    Female               Ireland  USA
 311  Davis McSweeny        28    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 312  Julia McSweeny        28    Female               Ireland  USA
 313  Cornelius McSweeny    5     Male                 Ireland  USA
 314  Michail Daily         30    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 315  Ellen Daily           28    Female               Ireland  USA
 316  Jane Daily            19    Female               Ireland  USA
 317  Michail Daily         35    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 318  Bridget Daily         12    Female               Ireland  USA
 319  Catherine Crane       20    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
 320  Margant Woods         21    Female  Spinster     Ireland  USA
 321  Margant Woods          2    Female               Ireland  USA
 322  Robert Woods            4m  Male                 Ireland  USA
 323  Michail Hepan         40    Male    Labor        Ireland  USA
 324  Rev Mr O Rierdon      34    Male    Priest       Ireland  USA

Jabez Pratt Captain


Transcriber's Notes: 

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality
 of original document.

* This Captain used the " mark under each occupation regardless of sex or age.

 11  Cannot understand the occupation
 13  Last name & age unreadable
 14  Last name would be the same as #13.
 33  No age given, occupation may be watchmaker
 64  Hard to read name
 79  Name may be Noris
114  Name has been creased hard to read
153  Captain has entered Male after Mary's name
160  The name may be Patrick
165  Crease through the name, very hard to read
280  Age is either 18 or 48
287  Mary's age may be 11 or 19

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 153, List 499.
Transcribed by Alice M. (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 April 2005



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