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Ship Universe


Liverpool, England to New York, New York
12 January 1862

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John B. Morrison, Master of the Ship Universe 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 the said ship at Liverpool from which port the 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) J. B. Morrison
Sworn to this 12th January Before me (signed) C. W. Embrey, D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Universe whereof J. B. Morrison is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1297 81/95 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage
    
 1  Jemima Dougall     28y  Female  Widow      Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 2  Mich^l Cantwell    26y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 3  Hiram Pearson      31y  Male    Machinist  U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 4  James Shaw         43y  Male    Machinist  U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 5  John Gilloughy     22y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 6  Bridget McKenna    38y  Female  Wife       Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 7  John Houlahan      21y  Male    Baker      Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 8  Ann Houlahan       24y  Female  Wife       Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
 9  Joseph Pierce      24y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
10  Cath O'Neill       20y  Female  Spinster   Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
11  Mary A Sherwood    43y  Female  Wife       U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
12  Mary Paddy         27y  Female  Wife       Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
13  Thos Paddy          1y  Male    Infant     Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
14* Jane Paddy              Female  Infant     Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
15  Mary Hanhosan      20y  Female  Spinster   Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
16  W^m Sise           18y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
17  James Lydon        20y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
18  Mich^l Deasy       35y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
19  Timothy Deasy      33y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
20  Pat McDermot       29y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
21  Bridg^t McDermot   29y  Female  Wife       Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
22  Rob^t Coltart      40y  Male    Sailor     Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
23  Henny Wilson       28y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
24  Henny Freeman      26y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
25* Martin B??han      48y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
26* Mrs B??han         48y  Female  Wife       Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
27  Cath Wall          55y  Female  Wife       Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
28  Julia Sullivan     25y  Female  Spinster   Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
29  Thomas Wall        52y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks  
30  Mich^l McCann      30y  Male    Laborer    Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
31  Silvia Jones       24y  Female  Wife       Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
32  Evans Jones        23y  Male    Laborer    Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
33  Sarah Jones         7y  Female  Child      Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
34  Martha Jones        5y  Female  Child      Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
35* Eliza Jones             Female  Infant     Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
36  Eliza Hughes       27y  Female  Wife       Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
37  W^m Hughes          4y  Male    Child      Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
38* Tho^s Hughes            Male    Infant     Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
39  Pat Clancy         20y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
40  John Jones         55y  Male    Laborer    Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
41  Tho^s Jones        27y  Male    Laborer    Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
42  Evan Reeves        40y  Male    Laborer    Wales     U.S.  Upper Between Decks
43  John O'Neil        19y  Male    Seaman     U.S.      U.S.  Upper Between Decks
44  John Rowlan        54y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
45  Edmund Ryan        51y  Male    Laborer    Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks
46  Mary Ryan          51y  Female  Wife       Ireland   U.S.  Upper Between Decks


Transcriber's Notes:

The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there 
were no deaths on this passage.

The original lister did not number the passengers and did not provide a recapitulation
at the end of the Manifest, but it appears to be a complete manifest.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document.  Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what the letter/letters may be.

A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original 
lister showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.


14  There is no age recorded for this child.
25 and 26  Brehan, Bochan.
35  There is no age recorded for this child.
38  There is no age recorded for this child.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 216, List 25.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 April 2008



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