(21) M-237-164 #687. Ship "Endymine"(?), Liverpool, 1327 tons, F. Hal-
let, master, list dated July 21, 1856.
Thomas Hollingworth 28, cabinet maker England to U.S.A.
(22) M-237-172 #352. Ship Star of the West, Liverpool, Apr 20, 1857,
1122 tons, James Shoppy, master.
#5 Nichs Hollingsworth 58m, farmer, (in 2 cabin) New York to New Yk.
#101 Hannah Tackaberry 20f, spinster, Ireland to New York.
NOTE: These both are of "our Hollingsworth family," from Co Wexford.
Nicholas was born in Co Wexford; may have been on a visit there
this trip.
NOTES: Contrary to common opinion, the dates on the manifests or passen-
ger lists are not necessarily that of the arrival. The brig William,
which is the little ship that brought our Frederick Hollingsworth from
Dublin in 1829, came into new York Harbor on July 16th, a Thursday, but
the Customs Collector and the Master did not sign the list until Monday
July 20th. A full workload, or the weekend, caused the delay.
I entered above what I feel is "complete" data on each arriving ship,
name, date of list, port of origin, tonnage and master's name. If availa-
ble, the total passengers is added. I could have counted names, but it
would have taken much time, since some lists ran to 800 souls in the
1850s!
All of us, with immigrant ancestors were cheated out of the best
clue to their origins, in most cases, forever, by the stupid, legalist-
ic jargon of the Act of Congress, Mar 2, 1819, approved by Pres. Monroe,
which initiated the procedure: "The country to which they severally be-
long, and the country to which they intend to become inhabitants." The
blank forms printed by stationers put these idiotic phrases on the head-
ings verbatim, and they stayed on for nearly the rest of the century!
All the captain had to put down was "England to USA" as an example, or
worse: "GB (for Great Britain) to USA," forever preventing one from get-
ting the parish, town, townland or even exact country of origin! Instead,
these data should have been mandatory, but were not added until after
1900! "Ballycanew, Co Wexford, Ireland" instead of "GB!" But Washing-
ton's legislators could never do anything right, even in 1819! Wouldn't
you just love to wring the neck of the dolt that drafted that mindless,
pre-Victorian crap? European and German ships captains, by glaring con-
trast, ignored the idiotic phraseology and put down full data! BRAVO!
(1) Velma Hollingsworth, Springfield, Missouri 1991. Services
will be held for Velma, 77, formerly of Ash Grove and Everton, at 2 p.m.
Sunday in Wilson-Brim-Daniel Fun. Home, Ash Grove. Burial in Sinking
Creek Cemetery, Everton. Mrs. H., a homemaker, died Thurs morning in St
Joseph Healthcare Center, Kansas City. Visitation 7 to 8 p.m. today in
the fun. home. (News Leader, Springfield, Feb 16, 1991, also Feb 15,
thanks to Correspondent Hazel L. Ray, Springfield, formerly of Long Beach)
(2) Wayne Hollingsworth, Lake City, Florida 1991. Former state lawmaker
was fatally injured when he tried to pass another car on Interstate 75,
about a mile south of Lake City on Wed (date not shown-Ed.) according to
Florida Highway Patrol. Hollingsworth, 52, lost control and hit a bridge
pier. He was a Lake City native and a Democrat who served several terms
in the Florida House and briefly in the state Senate. (Courtesy Cousin/
Correspondent Clarence M. Hollingsworth & wife Pat, Edmonton, Canada.)