Ship James Foster Jr
I, C Abeel Master of the Ship Jas Foster Jr 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 the said Ship at Lpool 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.Sworn to this March 18 1859
(Signed) E Abeel
Before me (Signed) ??off???? (illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship James Foster Jr whereof Abeel is Master, from Lpool 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. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States" and this column has been omitted from the transcription.
1 Joseph Vowels 66y Male United States First Cabin
2 Mary A. Vowels 23y Female United States First Cabin
3 George Vowels 70y Male Farmer England First Cabin
4 George Baddley 35y Male Brass Finish^r England Upper Deck
5 James Butterworth 21y Male Joiner England Upper Deck
6 Mich^l Logan 16y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
7 Tho^s Logan 18y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
8 Francis Moran 20y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
9 Pat. McGovern 28y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
10 Tho^s Farrel 25y Male Butcher United States Upper Deck
11 Ja^s McDonnald 31y Male Butcher Ireland Upper Deck
12 John Logan 28y Male Potter Scotland Upper Deck
13 Johana Logan 28y Female Scotland Upper Deck
14 Emilia Logan 3y Female Scotland Upper Deck
15 Martha Logan 1y 6m Female Scotland Upper Deck
16 Mary A. Mitchell 31y Female United States Upper Deck
17 Washington Mitchell 4y Male United States Upper Deck
18 Tho^s Haigh 24y Male Farmer England Upper Deck
19 Sarah Haigh 21y Female England Upper Deck
20 Bridg^t Rossen 17y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
21 Mary Rendols 24y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
22 Susan Rendols 19y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
23 Ann Young 40y Female Widow England Upper Deck
24 Cath^e Young 12y Female England Upper Deck
25 Mary Ann Smith 18y Female Servt. Ireland Upper Deck
26 Bridg^t Riely 21y Female Servt. Ireland Upper Deck
27* Rose Cass?y 20y Female Servt. Ireland Upper Deck
28 Bridg^t Connor 31y Female Servt. Ireland Upper Deck
29 John Craig 22y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
30 W^m Kendal 22y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
31 John Cushman 20y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
32 Samuel McKinley 18y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Deck
33* Samuel Botto? 23y Male Minor England Upper Deck
34* Ja^s Davis 33y Male Minor England Upper Deck
35* W^m Crates 22y Male Minor England Upper Deck
36 W. H. Blackman 28y Male Clerk United States Upper Deck
37* Ja^s Beacha? 45y Male Farmer United States Upper Deck
38* Robert Brand 21y Male ???? H??ter Ireland Upper Deck
39 Abrah^m Sommerville 26y Male Tailor England Upper Deck
40 C. W. Egan 23y Male Musician United States Upper Deck
41* Edw^d Nettle 20y Male Minor England Upper Deck
42* W^m Steers 20y Male Minor England Upper Deck
43* Martin King 33y Male Minor England Upper Deck
44* Eliot Lampshire 20y Male Minor England Upper Deck
45 Edw^d Gilespie 24y Male Mechanic England Upper Deck
46 John O'Connor 10y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
47 Ellen O'Connor 36y Female Ireland Upper Deck
48 Pat Brennen 20y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
49 Susan Sexton 20y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
50 Mich^l Kerby 22y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
51 Condy McGroerty 22y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
52 John Rose 25y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
53 Darby McGroerty 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
54 John McGroerty 16y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
55 Brian McGroerty 18y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
56 John Tolter 16y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
57 Mary Holmes 30y Female Ireland Upper Deck
58 John Holmes 5y Male Ireland Upper Deck
59 Tho^s Holmes 3y Male Ireland Upper Deck
60 Francis Holmes 9m Male Ireland Upper Deck
61 Mary McCarrel 23y Female Ireland Upper Deck
62 George Whillis 39y Male Labourer Scotland Upper Deck
63 Isabella Whillis 39y Female Scotland Upper Deck
64 Jane Whillis 13y Female Scotland Upper Deck
65 Ja^s Whillis 12y Male Scotland Upper Deck
66 Isabella Whillis 10y Female Scotland Upper Deck
67 John Manning 28y Male Boatsman United States Upper Deck
68 John Manning 7y Male United States Upper Deck
69 Ja^s Manning 2y Male United States Upper Deck
70 Julia Manning 27y Female United States Upper Deck
71 Julia Manning 2m Female Ireland Upper Deck
72 Hugh Gilespie 25y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
73 Sarah Gilespie 25y Female Ireland Upper Deck
74* John Kilpatrick 29y Male Minor United States Upper Deck
75 Marg^t Kilpatrick 26y Female United States Upper Deck
76 Jane Kilpatrick 6y Female United States Upper Deck
77 John Kilpatrick 4y Male United States Upper Deck
78* Tho^s Argust 22y Male Minor England Upper Deck
79 George Biggitt 21y Male Barber England Upper Deck
80* Abrah^m S Colbe?k 20y Male Clothier England Upper Deck
81 John H. Watkins 48y Male Clerk United States Upper Deck
82 Henry England 19y Male Weaver England Upper Deck
83* John M??erly 19y Male Shoemaker United States Upper Deck
84 Abrah^m Lamb 21y Male Shoemaker England Upper Deck
85 Peter Berry 30y Male Farmer England Upper Deck
86* W^m M???rly 22y Male Shoemaker England Upper Deck
87 Rob^t McKee 31y Male Carpenter Ireland Upper Deck
88 Debera McKee 30y Female Ireland Upper Deck
89 Isabella Carens 21y Female Ireland Upper Deck
90 W^m Carens 80y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
91 Cath^e McCullouck 20y Female Semstress Ireland Upper Deck
92 Sarah Hill 16y Female Semstress England Upper Deck
93 Mary Dowrey 55y Female Widow Ireland Upper Deck
94 Mary Dowrey 18y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
95 Jane Gibson 39y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
96 Agnes Gibson 8y Female Ireland Upper Deck
97 Isaac Gibson 6y Male Ireland Upper Deck
98 Jane Gibson 4y Female Ireland Upper Deck
99 Henry Law 22y Male Mechanic England Upper Deck
100 Caroline Law 21y Female England Upper Deck
101 Jessie Law 1y 6m Female England Upper Deck
102* Joseph Domsky 28y Male Clerk Polland Upper Deck
103* Rebera Domsky 2?y Female England Upper Deck
104 Silvester Payne 24y Male Labourer England Upper Deck
105 George Payne 39y Male Labourer England Upper Deck
106 Tho^s Payne 15y Male Labourer England Upper Deck
107 Tho^s Gregory 87y Male Labourer Scotland Upper Deck
108 Ja^s Trunble 21y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
109 Dennis Darby 40y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
110 Edw^d Henrahan 21y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
111 John Neil 18y Male Labourer Scotland Upper Deck
112 Ja^s Cormick 17y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
113 Archbl^d Darra 25y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
114 Edw^d Smith 19y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
115 Tho^s Jenkins 25y Male Labourer England Upper Deck
116 Ja^s Tollin 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
117 Barney Fallen 22y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
118 George Dawson 53y Male Labourer United States Upper Deck
119 Ja^s McAlister 18y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Deck
120 Ellen McAlister 16y Female Servant Ireland Upper Deck
121 Henry McKnight 17y Male Labourer Ireland Fell over
board and
was lost.
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 to aid with referencing.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these havebeen
transcribed to 'ss'.
27 4th letter of surname partially obscured by lower extension of letter 'y' in surname above,
could be Cassay or Cassey.
33 Ending of surname obscured by lower extension of letter 'y'
in surname above.
33-35 Occupation as written.
37 Surname could be Beacham or Beacharn.
38 Occupation mostly illegible.
41-44 Occupation as written.
74 Occupation as written.
78 Occupation as written.
80 Surname could be Colbeck or Colberk.
83 2nd and 3rd letters of surname not clear, 2nd letter could be 'c' or 'e', 3rd letter
could be 'b'or 'h', Mcberly, Meberly, Mcherly, or Meherly.
86 2nd - 4th letters of surname not clear, 2nd letter could be 'c' or 'e',
3rd letter could be 'b' or 'h', 4th letter obscured by lower extension of letter
'y' in surname above, Mcb?rly, Meb?rly, Mch?rly, Meh?rly.
102 Origin as written.
103 Age could be 23y or 28y.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 190, List 156
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 June 2006
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