Immigrant Ships
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Ship Great Western


Liverpool, England to New York
31 January 1859

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, William G Fu??er* Master of the Ship "Great Western" do solemnly, sincerely and truly (omitted) 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 the said Ship "Great Western" at Liverpool from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, 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.
(Signed) William ? Fur???*
Sworn to this Jan 31 1859
Before me (Signed) ??offm??? (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship "Great Western" whereof W G Fur?er* is Master, from Liverpool burthen (omitted) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. No deaths were recorded on this voyage; the Destination for all passengers was recorded as "U S of America"; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
  1  Mary Evens       11y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  2  Jane McCarthy    17y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  3  Mary McCarthy    17y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  4  Charles Weston   42y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  5  Jo^s Machell     27y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  6  Susan Clark      19y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  7  W^m Clark        16y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  8  Mary Murphy      17y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
  9  Pat Mahan        45y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 10  Bridg^t Mahan    40y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 11  Honora Mahan     17y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 12  Wm Mahan         15y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 13  Pat Mahan        13y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 14  Eliza Mahan      11y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 15  Marg^t Mahan      9y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 16  Michael Mahan     7y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 17  Edwd Mahan        5y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 18  John Mahan        3y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 19  Francis Mahan     9m   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 20* John C??y        22y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 21  Cath Sheehan     18y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 22  Wm Elliott       21y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 23  Ann Crosby       19y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 24  John Murphy      21y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 25  Wm Birkett       26y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 26  Ann Birkett      24y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 27  Ann Birkett       2y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 28  Mary Birkett     10m   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 29* W^m ???rey       21y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 30  Timothy Hanegan  26y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 31  Margt Jeffry     19y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 32  W^m Wodriff      22y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 33  H J Smith        19y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 34  Ambrose Donney   20y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 35  Ellen Murphy     40y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 36  John Murphy      17y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 37  Mary Murphy      20y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 38  Jane Sutherland  22y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 39  Pat Riordan      26y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 40  Eliza Johnson    23y   F  none      U. S. of America  Steerage
 41  Fre^d McKelvin   28y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 42  Cha^s Rand       23y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 43* Dennis Sullivan  3?y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 44  Pat Sullivan     23y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 45  Bridget Bradley  28y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 46  James Bradley    23y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 47  Cath Bradley      7y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 48  Cath Warneck     25y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 49  Bridget Brennan  50y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 50  Peter Masterson  35y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 51  James Delaney    28y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 52  Michael Delaney  28y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 53  James Gleeson    25y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 54* Michel Murphy    18y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 55  W^m Walsh        32y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 56  Jo^s Sarken      20y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 57  Cath Murphy      31y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 58  Maria Murphy     18y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 59  Richard Dunn     32y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 60  Dan^l Courtney   28y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 61  W^m Miller       34y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 62  Carl Miller      29y   M  Labourer  Germany           2^d Cabin
 63  Michael Bonen    31y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 64  Marian Glasslery 23y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 65  F W Lutz         23y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 66* Carl Lewi?k      24y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 67  Ellen Fogarty    20y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 68  Marg^t Brown     48y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 69  Marg^t Riley     48y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 70* Wm Doran         2?y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 71* Jen??ie ?????    22y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 72* Margt ?????      20y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 73* Eliza ?????       7y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 74* Hugh ?????       16y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 75* Jennie ?????      7y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 76  Wm Stephane      26y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 77  Austin Gregg     17y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 78  W^m McMurry      20y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 79  C Galder         39y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 80  A Meyer          32y   M  Labourer  Germany           Steerage
 81  Marg^t McGath    25y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 82  H J Farley       24y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 83  Dan^l Cases      20y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 84  John Rocke       29y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 85  Mary Rocke       31y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 86  James Housfiels  21y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 87  Tho^s Green      38y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 88  Bridget Green    28y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 89  Marie Green       5y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 90  Bridget Green    40y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
 91  Tho^s Monon      20y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 92  W^m Smith        29y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 93  Michael Muldon   22y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 94  G Hardcastle     32y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 95  John Luce        26y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
 96* W^m Arde?        20y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 97  Ann Berney       26y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 98  Margt Berney      3y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
 99* Hugh ODonnell    1?y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
100  Peter Foren      53y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
101  Mr^s Foren       50y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
102  Mary Foren       18y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
103  Edward Foren     15y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
104  Ellen Foren      12y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
105  Delma Foren      10y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
106  George Lorett    16y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
107  Ann Murphy       13y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
108  W^m Murphy       16y   M  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
109  Margt Phillips   25y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
110  Michael McGuire  18y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     Steerage
111  Mary Houlahan    24y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
112  Mary Welsh        6y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
113  Thomas Welsh      2y   M  none      Great Britain     Steerage
114  Mary Crawford    14y   F  none      Great Britain     Steerage
115  David Whitton    19y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
116  James Murphy     30y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin
117  Mary Gage        65y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
118  Bridget Butler   22y   F  none      Great Britain     2^d Cabin
119* Jno Holle?ouse   16y   M  Labourer  Great Britain     2^d Cabin

                                                Total 119


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 scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by 
the transcriber.

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

Captain's name is partially illegible, signature and other entries in the sworn statements, 
could be Furber.

 20 Surname illegible.
 29 Surname illegible.
 43 2nd number of Age illegible because of damage to manifest.
 54 First name as written.
 66 5th letter of surname not clear, could be Lewick or Lewisk.
 70 2nd number of Age illegible.
 71 Center letters of first name illegible because of ink 
    blot, could be Jennie.
 71-75 Surname not written and is without ditto marks, surname 
       could be Doran.
 96 Last letter of surname illegible.
 99 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 10y or 18y.
119 6th letter of surname overwritten, illegible.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 190, List 59.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
31 May 2006



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