"Willie Handcart Company, 1856
Thursday, May 1, 1856, Liverpool, England, Willie Company Journal:
The passengers arrived at the dock and boarded the Thornton. They took possession of their berths as allotted to them. By evening, order and tranquility prevailed throughout the whole ship. On this day, Jennet McNeil from Haddington, Edinborough, England, had a baby boy at 5:00p.m. The number of passengers are as follows: 560 adults, 172 children, 29 infants."
Journal of the Trail - pg. 27
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