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Ship Ontario


London, England to New York
22 June 1841

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W. R. Bradish do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest 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 Ontario whereof I am Master, from London.
Sworn to the 22 June 1841
Before me J. S. Ho?? Dep. Coll.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Ontario whereof Bradish is Master, from London burthen ??89 16/95 tons.
Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants. The birth and death column has been eliminated because there were no notations.
  1  Issaac C.    Mayes     41    m merchant     U. S.          N. York
  2  Henriette    Mayes     30    f              U. S.          N. York
  3  William      Reynolds  22    m surgeon      U. S.          Louisiana
  4  Anna         Reynolds  19    f              U. S.          Louisiana
  5  Madeline     Reynolds     9m f              U. S.          Louisiana
  6  Caroline     Shaw      31    f              N. York        N. York
  7  Ellen        Remp      25    f              U. S.          N. York
  8* Miss Aston   Oz?en???   4    f              U. S.          N. York
  9* John         ???ay     23    m ?????        U. S.          N. York
 10  William      Miller    34    m farmer       Northhampton   Lake Erie
 11  Ann          Miller    34    f              Northhampton   Lake Erie
 12  Mary         Miller    66    f              Northhampton   Lake Erie
 13  Francis      Walls     25    m mercht       BostonMass.    Mass.
 14  Thos W.      Burrage   21    m mercht       London         Niagara
 15  Ellen        Randall   40    f              London         Philadelphia
 16  Charles      Rieley    34    m engineer     London         New York
 17  Mary         Rieley    33    f              London         New York
 18  John         Rieley     9    m              London         New York
 19  James        Rieley    38    m musician     London         New York
 20  Joseph       Rieley     8    m              London         New York
 21  Richard      Payne     40    m banker       Kent           Albany
 22  Amy          Payne     40    f              Kent           Albany
 23  Charlott     Payne     17    f              Kent           Albany
 24  Amy          Payne     15    f              Kent           Albany
 25  Harritt      Payne     11    f              Kent           Albany
 26  Robert       Payne      9    m              Kent           Albany
 27  Mathew       Payne      8    m              Kent           Albany
 28  Edward       Payne      7    m              Kent           Albany
 29  Elijah       Payne      5    m              Kent           Albany
 30  John         Payne      1    m              Kent           Albany
 31  John W.      Simmen    20    m baker        Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 32  Emma         Benedict   5    f              Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 33  Sarah        Benedict   1    f              Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 34  Daniel       Miller    22    m farmer       Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 35  Josiah       Miller    17    m farmer       Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 36  David        Miller    19    m farmer       Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 37  John         Miller    30    m farmer       Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 38  George       Miller    28    m farmer       Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 39  Thirza       Miller    23    m farmer       Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 40  Sarah        Andrews   26    f              Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 41  John         Andrews   28    m shoemaker    Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 42  Mary         Andrews      3m f              Suffolk        Flushing L.I.
 43  Richard      Panitane  56    m farmer       N. Y.          Flushing L.I.
 44  George       Papple    17    m farmer       N. Y.          Flushing L.I.
 45  John         Panitane  12    m              Hampshire      Flushing L.I.
 46  George       Marten    23    m baker        Hampshire      Flushing L.I.
 47  Henry J.     Monk      29    m farmer       Hampshire      Upper Canada
 48  Benjamin     Cook      58    m farmer       Suffolk        Upper Canada
 49  Mary         Cook      56    f              Suffolk        Upper Canada
 50  Charles      Cook      22    m farmer       Suffolk        Upper Canada
 51  Charles      Tanner    20    m gardener     Surry          U. S.
 52* James        Massy     24    m b???maker    Surry          U. S.
 53* Phillip      B???y     38    m farmer       Sussex         U. S.
 54  George       Cole      32    m mason        Glostershire   Upper Canada
 55  Eliza Ann    Cole      42    f              Glostershire   Upper Canada
 56  George E.    Cole       4    m              Glostershire   Upper Canada
 57  Isabella     Cole       2    f              Glostershire   Upper Canada
 58  Charles      Swensen   40    m machinist    Hanover        New York
 59  Sarah        Swensen   40    f              Hanover        New York
 60  Thos         Swensen   12    m              Hanover        New York
 61  Richard      Barnett   39    m papermaker   Kent           Vicksburg
 62  John         Hawkins   30    m labourer     Kent           Pitsburg
 63  Henry        Field     45    m labourer     Kent           Pitsburg
 64  Sarah        Field     13    f              Kent           Pitsburg
 65  Robert       Field     10    m              Kent           Pitsburg
 66  Eldridge     Peckham   56    m farmer       Sussex         Rochester NY
 67  Eldridge     Peckham   19    m grocer       Sussex         Rochester NY
 68  Lewis        Peckham   13    m              Sussex         Rochester NY
 69  Cattnick     Peckham   10    f              Sussex         Rochester NY
 70  John         Picner    38    m butcher      Yorkshire      N. York
 71  George       Howgater  21    m farmer       Yorkshire      N. York
 72* Frederick    Gonhuter  24    m fallow????   Middlesex      N. York
 73  James        Groves    24    m labourer     Essex          Upper Canada
 74* James        Howell    33    m tallow ???   Kent           N. York
 75  Elias        Norman    26    m cooper       Jersey         N. York
 76  Margaret     Norman    21    f              Jersey         N. York
 77  Mary         Hunt      40    f              Hamburg        N. York
 78* Joseph       Hunt       7    m              M?????         N. York
 79* Eve          Hunt       5    f              M?????         N. York
 80* Edward       Hunt       3    m              M?????         N. York
 81* Isaac        Hunt       1    m              M?????         N. York
 82  James        Miles     35    m boatbuilder  Boston Mass.   Upper Canada
 83  Sophia       Miles     30    f              England        Upper Canada
 84  Elsa         Miles     10    f              England        Upper Canada
 85  John         Miles      8    m              England        Upper Canada
 86  James        Miles      2    m              England        Upper Canada
 87  Sophia       Miles        3m f              England        Upper Canada
 88  William      Quenby    20    m farmer       England        Detroit
 89  Mrs W        Lorwell   29    f              England        Patterson NJ
 90  Askam        Lorwell    8    m              England        Patterson NJ
 91  Amelia E     Lorwell    2    f              England        Patterson NJ
 92  Sarah A.     Gardner   24    f              England        Upper Canada
 93  Robert       Miles      7    m              England        Upper Canada
 94  Martha       Tatham    23    f dressmaker   England        Upper Canada
 95  Emma A.      Stone     25    f dressmaker   England        Brooklyn NY
 96  John R.      Stone      4    m              England        Brooklyn NY
 97  William      Keursley  48    m labourer     Hampshire      Delaware
 98  Mary Ann     Keursley  22    f              Hampshire      Delaware
 99  George       Keursley  21    m wheelwright  Hampshire      Delaware
100  Emma         Keursley  20    f              Hampshire      Delaware
101  William      Keursley  17    m wheelwright  Hampshire      Delaware
102  Thomas       Keursley  14    m              Hampshire      Delaware
103  Charles      Keursley  13    m              Hampshire      Delaware
104  Robert       Keursley   7    m              Hampshire      Delaware
105  Joseph       Keursley   5    m              Hampshire      Delaware
106  Thomas       Sheffield 49    m farmer       Bedfordshire   Michigan
107  Anne         Sheffield 49    f              Bedfordshire   Michigan
108  Elijah       Sheffield 20    m groom        Bedfordshire   Michigan
109  Elisha       Sheffield 17    m farmer       Bedfordshire   Michigan
110  Ruth         Sheffield  8    f              Bedfordshire   Michigan
111  Robert       Miller    24    m farmer       Oxfordshire    N. York
112* Thos         Bardiciat 30    m mu???n       Shampshire     Lake Erie
113  Charlott     Bardiciat 26    f              Shampshire     Lake Erie
114* George       Bealey    54    m mu???n       Shampshire     New York
115  Mary         Bealey    40    f              Shampshire     New York
116  Mary         Bealey    18    f              Shampshire     New York
117  Jane         Bealey    14    f              Shampshire     New York
118  Hellen       Bealey    12    f              Shampshire     New York
119  Felise       Bealey    10    m              Shampshire     New York
120  George       Bealey     8    m              Shampshire     New York
121  Elizabeth    Bealey     6    f              Shampshire     New York
122  Catharine    Bealey     4    f              Shampshire     New York
123  Louis        Obree     42    m farmer       France         U. S.
124  Victor       Obree     43    m farmer       France         U. S.
125  George       Miles     31    m bricklayer   Sussex         U. S.
126  George       Phipten   32    m farmer       Devonshire     U. S.
127  Louisa       Phipten   23    f              Devonshire     U. S.
128  John         Sagar     20    m labourer     Bedfordshire   U. S.
129  Thomas       Sims      20    m labourer     Bedfordshire   U. S.
130* Joseph       Lee       33    m wolen ma?pt  Yorkshire      U. S.
131* John         Wood      24    m wolen ma?pt  Yorkshire      U. S.
132  George A.    Law       30    m bootmaker    Middlesex      U. S.
133  William      Joanes    19    m blacksmith   Devonshire     U. S.
134  James        Mason     21    m miller       Essex          U. S.
135  Sarah        Cook      21    f              Essex          U. S.
136  Mary         Cook      21    f              Suffolk        Upper Canada
137  Ellen        Cook      24    f              Suffolk        Upper Canada
138  Settor G.    Knight    21    m farmer       Suffolk        Upper Canada
139  William      King      21    m farmer       Suffolk        New York
140  John         Brown     22    m farmer       Lewiston       New York
141  Robert       Banfield  24    m farmer       Cambridge      New York
142  Charles      Shultze   20    m farmer       LuleeGermany   New York
143  Thomas       Boswick   19    m farmer       Doresetshire   Ohio
144  Clara        Boswick   20    f              Doresetshire   Ohio
145  Thos S.      Boswick      5m m              Doresetshire   Ohio
146  John         Wilkins   28    m groom        Herefordshire  Boston Mass
147  Martha       Wilkins   26    f              Herefordshire  Boston Mass
148  John B.      Wilkins      4m m              Herefordshire  Boston Mass
149  Mr           Brown     28    m mariner      Edingburgh     Jamaica WI
150* William      Kerr       9    m ????         Plymouth Eng.  N. Jersey

Total 151                                  (signed) W
R Bradish
(Only 150 passenger names were found in the manifest.)


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the
  Passenger Notes.

? A question mark indicates illegible letters and words.

* The Passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

* No deaths or births were recorded on this voyage.

* Names were transcribed as written by the recorder regardless of spelling.

8       Surname illegible due to damaged manifest.
9       Surname and occupation illegible due to damaged manifest.
52      Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
53      Surname illegible due to handwriting. Could be Brag.
72,74   Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
78-81   Place of origin illegible due to handwriting.
112,114 Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
130,131 Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
150     Occupation illegible due to handwriting.

Contributor notes:
Contributor is a descendant of Thomas Sheffield passenger #106
For more information go to website Sheffield
ship ONTARIO (notes from contributor)
The Ontario was built in New York in 1830 and was commanded by Capt Bradish in 1841. She was a rigged ship of 467 tons and was owned by Sebor & Co. She was registered and based in New York and made frequent voyages to London. The register said that she was in A1 condition - A1 is Vessel is well and sufficiently found.

This is an unusual entry for the period as prior to 1860, Lloyds Registers only contained British and Canadian ships. Although this vessel was based in New York, it qualified because it was surveyed in London. She ceased to appear in the Registers after 1850

I've got this entry from the 1832 Lloyds Register that shows the first captain to be Sebor himself, owner and captain

ONTARIO - 1832

(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Sebor
Rigging: Ship; 2 decks; sheathed in copper in 1830
Tonnage: 467 tons
Construction: 1830 in New York
Owners: Captain & Co.; American property
Draught under load: 16 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for New York

(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain W. Sebor
Rigging: Ship; 2 decks; sheathed in copper in 1830
Tonnage: 467 tons
Construction: New York; vessel 2 years old
Owners: W. Sebor & Co.
Draught under load: 16 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for New York

You will also find a facsimile of what the ship was expected to look like below. From another account that I found, the voyage from London to New York aboard the Ontario took some 31 days.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 45, List 408.
Contributed by George Field
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 December 2003




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