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SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS * Search for Your Immigrant Ancestor in Ports of Arrival U.S.A. | Canada | Australia & New Zealand | South Africa | England * Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists Outbound from USA & Canada * Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists by Year of Arrival SHIP BOWDITCH PASSENGER LIST Contributor: The following ship list plus history of the ship is from Dan Wilson. Read on for the story of James Wilson, Dan's ancestor born in 1821. My ancestor was James Wilson, age 18, passenger #111, who emigrated from Articlave, Dunboe Parish, Co. Londonderry. He migrated to Mauch Chunk, Carbon Co. PA where it appears he became involved with the emerging anthracite mining business. By 1845, however he had migrated to South Easton in Northampton Co., PA, then in 1847 he had moved to Catasauqua, Lehigh Co., PA where he took emplyment with the Lehigh Crane Iron Works. there he remained until his death in 1879. Ship Bowditch, Liverpool to NY, May 27, 1839, 578 tons, vessel #299, J.W. Thompson Master Format: Surname, FirstName, Age, Passenger Number Aitken, Wm., 23 , 51 Bickerstaffe, Mary, 20 , 147 Blackburn, Elizth, 19 , 53 Blackburn, John, 23, Ire , 218 Booyle, Bernard, 24 , 82 Boyle, Hugh, 20 , 204 Brady, John, 35 , 131 Brien, Betsy, 20 , 146 Brien, David, 25 , 145 Burns, Arthur, 19 , 66 Burns, Benjn., 20 , 191 Call, Fanny, 30 , 48 Callagher, Grace, 21, milliner, 49 Callagher, James, 28 , 211 Carberry, John, 22 , 113 Carroll, James, 19 , 192 Carrollton, Wm., 25 , 128 Carthy, Charles, 21 , 102 Cassidy, Pat, 20 , 74 Cavannah, Sally 18 , 19 Coddy, John, 25 , 97 Collins, Thomas, 44 , 101 Comfort, Bridget, 17 , 108 Comfort, Honera, 18, fem , 107 Conroy, Cath., 20 , 44 Conroy, Mary, 22 , 43 Crawley, Ellen, 22 ,100 Cromelick, Andrew, 20 ,112 Cunningham, Rose, 24, Scot , 220 Cushen, James 39 ,150 Delaney, Bridget, 19 ,72 Dempsey, Mary, 25 ,2 Devlin, Charles, 20 , 61 Devlin, Francis, 32 , 77 Devlin, Patrick, 25 , 56 Dewley. Pat 28 , 17 Dick, David, 23, Scot , 229 Diver, Cath., 18 , 215 Dogherty, Mitchell, 18, Ire , 231 Donnelly, Terence, 23 , 127 Donovan, Annie, 15 , 105 Donovan, John, 19 , 106 Donovan, Johanna, 50 , 104 Dougherty, Anthony, 25 , 174 Dowlin, James, 22 , 45 Downey, Dennis, 34 , 103 Dryer, James, 21 , 87 Duffers, Ann, 32 , 177 Duffers, Wm., 18 , 176 Duffy, Edward, 33 , 180 Ellis, James, 27 , 52 Ellis, Margt., 45 , 63 Ellis, Wm., 14 , 159 Farney, Bridget, 20 , 1 Farrall, Mary, 27 , 80 Farrall, Michael, 27 , 79 Farren, Mary, 22 , 210 Fisher, Mark, 27, Eng , 181 Fisher, Mrs., 25, Eng , 182 Flagg, Samuel, 22, Ire , 221 Ford, Bernard, 27 , 183 Freeney, Peter, 25, labourer , 32 Gibbons, Sally, ? , 23 Gilmore, Wm., 25 , 65 Girlin, Pat., 28 , 219 Glennon, Edward 21, baker , 27 Glennon, Jane, 12 , 28 Grant, Pat, 20 , 12 Green, Wm., 18, accountant , 50 Harken, John, 28 , 114 Harken, John, 28 , 209 Hay, Cath., 28 , 117 Hay, Michael, 28 , 116 Higginbotham, Wm., 20 , 195 Holloran, Cath., 21 , 13 Horiskey, Neil 27 , 16 Hudson, Frederick, 18, accountant, U.S. , 141 Hunt, John, 18 , 185 Jackson, Wm., 30, farmer , 129 Jackson. Mrs., 30 , 130 James, Edward, ? , 152 James, John, 41, Farmer, Eng , 151 Jefferson, Thomas, 33, Eng , 228 Jordan, James, ? , 24 Jordan, Martha, 24 , 25 Kaluski, Caspar, 31, Poland , 206 Keaton, John, 33 , 138 Kelly, Elizth., 19 , 190 Kelly, Pat, 21, labourer , 31 Kenney, Dennis, 22 , 70 Knightly, Richard, 19 , 57 Koriaski, Harisbus, 39, Poland , 207 Larney, John, 21 , 110 Laval, Bridget, ? , 22 Lawless(?), Shamus 37 , 21 Liddy, W., 21 , 200 Lyons, James, 18 , 139 Madden, Stephen, 23 , 14 Maguire, Johm, 20 , 15 Mally, Pat, 31 , 81 Mannering, Joseph, 21 , 136 Martin, Ann, 25 , 134 Martin, David, 31 , 133 Martin, James, 24 , 135 Mayers, John, 24 , 132 Mayers, M., 18, Ireland , 230 McCafferty, Pat., 35 , 214 McCartney, Sally, 31 , 186 McCormack, Stephen, 22 , 187 McCormick, Cath., 20 , 179 McCue, James, 18 , 193 McFadden, Fanny, 25 , 37 McFadden, Margt., 50 , 35 McFadden, Margt., 20 , 36 McFadden, Wm., 19, labourer , 34 McGarvey, Barney, 30 , 46 McGee, David, 28 , 47 McGirney, Thomas, 24 , 188 McGlon, Bridget, 24 , 78 McHugh, John, 20 , 205 McKenna, B., 25 , 201 McKenna, Ellen, 18 , 202 McKenna, P., 35 , 199 McLaughlin, Benjn., 18 , 189 McLean, Alex, 80(?) , 85 McLean, Alex., 50, Labourer , 88 McLean, Elizth., 18 , 92 McLean, Elizabeth, 50 , 89 McLean, James, 60, farmer , 83 McLean, Mary Jane, 24 , 90 McLean, Martha, 20 , 91 McLean, Martha, 55 , 84 McLean, Nancy, 14 , 86 McLean, Robert, 30 , 93 McMahon, James 25 , 11 McMahon, Mary, 27 , 9 McMahon, Thomas, 40 , 137 McNeil, Cath., 23 , 41 McNeil, Maria, 12 , 42 McNellas, Wm., 22 , 203 McQuard, Patrick, 21 , 126 McQueeney, John, 28 , 122 McQueeney, Anne, 89? , 124 McQueeney, Anne, 24 , 125 McQueeney, Bessy, 38 , 123 Mittan, Eliza, 4 , 158 Mittan, Jane, 50 , 154 Mittan, Mary Ann, 8 , 157 Mittan, Margt., 18 , 156 Mittan, Thomas, 51, weaver , 153 Mittan, Wm., 20 , 155 Moore, John, 22, farmer , 38 Moran, Susan, 20 , 194 Mullen, David. 33. shoemaker, Ire , 222 Mullen, Edward, 30 , 68 Mullen, Edward, 30 , 60 Mullen, Ellen, 17 , 69 Mullen, James, 20 , 67 Murphy, Cath., 20 , 144 Murphy, Margt. 25 , 18 Murphy, Michael, 25 , 143 Murphy, Paul, 19 , 142 Naughton, Jeremiah, 21, Peddler , 29 Naughton, Maria, 18 , 30 Nesbitt, Mary, 19 , 64 O'Donnell, 20 , 213 O'Donnell, David, 17 , 115 O'Garra, Pat, 18 , 175 O'Neil, John, 20 , 58 O'Neil, Mary Ann, 22 , 59 Patterson, James, 40, farmer , 33 Plunkett, Pat., 26 , 184 Quin, Francis, 20 , 73 Quin, James, 28 , 75 Quin, Susan, ? , 76 Rattigan, James, 20 , 196 Rattigan, Mary, 22 , 197 Rayburne, M., 16, accountant, Eng , 223 Redmond, Mary, 28, Ire , 224 Reynolds, R., 22 , 198 Rodoc, Francis, 45, Poland , 208 Sharpe, Wm., 30, Scot , 217 Shaw, John, 40 , 149 Sherard, Thomas, 45, farmer, Eng , 148 Shields, Ann, 23 , 5 Shields, Bridget, 20 , 4 Shields, Cath., 4 , 7 Shields, Mary, 50 , 3 Shields, Pat, 71 , 6 Short, Ann, 24 , 26 Short, Bernan, 30 , 54 Short, Francis, 16 , 55 Slatterry, Michael, 15 , 99 Slatterry, Pat, 19 , 98 Slokey, Sarah, 40 , 8 Smith, Amelia, 17 , 95 Spollin, Mary, 17 , 178 Staten, Cath., 26 , 71 Stephenson, Alex., 38, Scot , 216 Sterrett, Cath., 28 , 121 Sterrett, Joseph, 30 , 118 Sterrett, James, 20 , 119 Sterrett, Mrs., 30 , 120 Stewart, Martin, 33, labourer , 40 Sweeney, Peggy, 30 , 212 Taylor, Henry, 30, shoemaker, Eng , 140 Temple, Agnes, 6 mos., Eng , 167 Temple, Christopher, 4, Eng , 169 Temple, Elizth., 27, Eng , 164 Temple, Johanna, 7, Eng , 168 Temple, John, 4, Eng , 166 Temple, Mary, 25, Eng , 171 Temple, Nick, 36, farmer, Eng , 163 Temple, Robert, 32, Eng , 170 Temple, Thomas, 6, Eng , 165 Thompson, Edward, , 172 Turner, James, 71 , 62 Vernum, Elizth., 26, Eng , 226 Vernum, Lucy, 22, Eng , 227 Vernum, Thomas, 28, farmer, Eng , 225 Ward, Patrick, 24 , 10 Whelan, David 30 , 20 Whickham, Francis, 22 , 109 Whitman, George, 28, Eng , 173 Whittle, Michael, 22 , 96 Williamson, Benjn., 21 , 94 Wilson, Agnes, 50, Eng , 161 Wilson, James, 10, Eng , 162 Wilson, James, 18, Ire , 111 Wilson, James, 60, labourer, Eng , 160 Wyley, Wm., 21, labourer , 39 Search Irish Records * Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866 * Ireland, National School Registers, 1847-1959 * Ireland, Court of Chancery Records, 1633-1851 * Ireland, Census Fragments, 1821-1851 * Ireland, Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, 1839-1920 * Ireland, Valuation Records, 1824-1856 * Ireland, Church of Ireland Search Forms for Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1731-1870 * Ireland, Wills and Grants of Probate, 1858-1900 Looking for other USA records? 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