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Bark Issabella
Torquay, England to Galveston, Texas
May 11, 1849
List of Passengers arrived from Foreign Ports in the port of Galveston, during the Second Quarter, 1849. Date: 1849 May 11; Name of Vessel: Bark Issabella; Where From: Torquay, England.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 John Watton 17 m carpenter England Texas
2 George Lams 3 m
3* George Histable 38 m blacksmith
4 Wm. Proms 49 m Butcher
5 William Proms 19 m farmer
6 Jos. Proms 12 m
7 Gilbert Proms 7 m
8 John Steer 26 m mason
9 Wm Taylor 40 m mason
10 Eliz. Taylor 35 f
11 Eliz. Ann Taylor 13 f
12 J. Henry Taylor 11 m
13 Robert Taylor 9 m
14 Mary Jane Taylor 5 f
15 William Taylor 1 m
16 John Trant 36 m farmer
17 Eliz. Trant 38 f
18 Mary Jane Trant 11 f
19 Eliz. Trant 10 f
20 John Trant 8 m
21 Priscilla Trant 6 f
22 Saml Trant 5 m
23 Richard Trant 4 m
24 Jane Trant 2 f
25 Jas Hutchings 24 m farmer
26 Jno. Jarvis 22 m farmer
27 Eliz Butland 30 f
28 H. Scoble 35 m mariner
29 Jane Scoble 36 f
30 Wm Bluckler 36 m farmer
31 Louis Edwards 24 m Carpenter
32 Sarah Jane Edwards 23 f
33 Henry Mattock 40 m farmer
34 Wm Townsend 20 m farmer
35 Jno. Tucker 26 m farmer
36* George Page 32 m Joiner
37 James Annimg 32 m Brassfounder
38 Sarah Annimg 30 f
39 Edward Annimg 30 m Painter
40 Eliz Annimg 30 f
41 Selina Annimg 13 f
42* Thomas Senfield 44 m farmer
43 Mary Senfield 54 f
44 Jno Senfield 22 m farmer
45 Hannah Senfield 20 f
46 Thomas Senfield 21 m
47 Dinah Senfield 21 f
48 William Senfield 18 m farmer
49 Saml Senfield 16 m
50 Jno. W. Codner 66 m
51* Betty Codner 39 f
52 Ann Codner 11 f
53* Mary Ann Garrett 49 f
54 Saml Garrett 21 m mason
55 Jno. Beard 22 m farmer
56 Eliz. Beard 20 f
57 Edwd Garrett 26 m mason
58 Susan Garrett 26 f
59 Edward Garrett 6 m
60 Ellick Garrett 3 m
61 Sebastian Garrett 1 m
62 Thomas Ruby 27 m farmer
63 Louisa Ruby 28 f
64 Jno. Woolston 18 m farmer
65* Jno. Fernis 29 m farmer
66 Reuben Fernis 33 m farmer
67 Wm Diggins 18 m farmer
68 Jno. Jackson 24 m Taylor
69 Wm Cross 34 m farmer
70 Eliza Cross 27 f
71 Elisa Cross 9 f
72 Charlotte Cross 7 f
73 Wm. Cross 1 m
74 Saml Hill 41 m Carpenter
75 Ann Hill 44 f
76 Louisa Hill 25 f
77 Eliza Hill 18 f
78 Wm Henry Hill 15 m carpenter
79 Ann Maria Hill 13 f
80 Salina Hill 11 f
81 Larima Hill 9 f
82 Jesse Hill 7 m
83 Mary Hill 1 f
84* Thos. Jarvis Hill 49 m Cordwainer
85 Mary Ann Hill 31 f
86 Wm. Hery Hill 37 m
87 Jno Sullock 42 m farmer
88 Eliz. Sullock 9 f
89 Jno. Sullock 5 m
90 Wm Sullock 3 m
91 Mary Ann Sullock 28 f
92 Jno. Lock 28 m Carpenter
93 Eliz Lock 25 f
94 Jno. Lock 2 m
95 Henry Lock 1 m
96 Saml Pronote 11 m
97 Richd Lock 26 m Carpenter
98 Eliz Lock 28 f
99 Wm. Lock 2 m
100 Sarah Lock 1 f
101* George Mayne 39 m Cooper
102 Wm. S. Lidstone 20 m farmer
103 Wm Leach 20 m Surveyor
104 Nickolas Lidstone 25 m butcher
105 Susan Lidstone 22 f
106 N. D. Lidstone 1 m
107 Jno. Gould 46 m farmer
108* W. H. Milton 21 m mason
109 Ge? Cullicott 16 m Servant
110 Wm Harris 35 m Cabinetmaker
111 Maria Dingle 19 f
112 Mary Dingle 29* f
113 Wm Peck 47 m Ship builder
114 Mary Peck 45 f
115 Wm Peck 19 m
116 Mary Peck 17 f
117 Charlotte Peck 22 f
118 George Peck 15 m
119* Sam. G. Benton 37 m Engineer
120 Ann Benton 33 f
121 Gertrude Benton 13 f
122 Saml. G. Benton 11 m
123 Amelia Benton 8 f
124 Henry Benton 6 m
125 Larmia Benton 4 f
126 Albert Benton 2 m
127 Philip P. Anthony 35 m Doctor
128 Helen Anthony 29 f
129 Samuel Gillert 39 m farmer
130 Mary Gillert 34 f
131 Edwin Gillert 6 m
132 Grace Gillert 4 f
133 Roger Gillert 2 m
134* Fred. M Makiey 38 m painter
135 Maria Makiey 42 f
136 F. M. Makiey 5 m
137 Stephen L. Makiey 3 m
Transcriber's Notes:
In the column "Country to which they belong", England is written
for only the 1st passenger. There are no ditto or other marks
to indicate the rest of the passengers were from England.
In the column "Country to which they intend to become inhabitants",
Texas is written for only the 1st passenger. There are no ditto
or other marks to indicate the rest of the passengers intended to
inhabit Texas.
1 Histable: The 1st letter of the surname is written slightly differently
than other examples of the letter H in this manifest.
36 Page: could be Paye
42 Senfield: could be Serrfield
108 Milton: could be Mildon
119 Benton: could be Benten or Bintin.
134 Makiey: Surname written over, looks like it started out to be written
Mackey.
* Last digit in age could be 0, not 9
No births or deaths were reported.
The captain's name is not reported on the manifest.
The ship's name is written Issabella, not Isabella, on this manifest.
Correspondence 12 June 2000
I've recently found your transcription of the passenger list for the
Issabella. May I say a huge thank you - it is, I believe, the first
transcritpion of any ship's passenger list for a sailing from Torquay
in South Devon. Immigration sailings were apparently quite common
from here throughout the 1800's, the most common ships being Crossmans
Timber boats - "Margaret" and "Sarah Fleming" which advertised to take
passengers from Torquay to Canada for the princely sum of 3 pounds 10
sterling and then the ships returned loaded with timber.
Unfortunately our local newspaper archive only goes back to 1852, so I
was not able to trace the sailing you transcribed, but I did find a
mention in the "Torquay Directory" of 21st April 1852 of the ship
Isabella having returned to Torquay harbour after having undergone
repairs in Teignmouth. (Teignmouth is about 8 miles up the coast)
Terry Leaman
Correspondence 17 April 2001, passengers #16-24 Trant
I am related to the Trants listed on the Issabella's manifest. They
settled in Grimes County, Texas, on land which is still in the family. I
believe that the house which we call our family homeplace was purchased with
the land. It has been restored to resemble the original (two room house with
a breezeway {dogtrot} running between the rooms) and has a historical marker.
There is an old family cemetary close to the house and there is a list
available naming most of the persons buried there. Samuel and John (the
youngest) fought for the Confederate army during the Civil War with John
being killed in Virginia. Supposedly, my grandfather was born on the ship
coming to Galveston. He had sixteen children and my father, Samuel Amon
Trant, was the youngest. I am Samuel Stephen Trant the youngest of his
children. I was always told that my great grandfather brought indentured
servants with him from England. I don't know much about my family while they
were in England, but I do know that they came from County Kerry in Ireland.
Anyone doing research on this family please contact Sam Trant
Correspondence 22 May 2001, passengers #9-15 Taylor [another correspondece below]
I am related to the Taylors listed on the Issabella's manifest. They
settled in Grimes County, Texas outside of Iola, Texas on a bend in the
Navasota River referred to a "Taylor Island". William Taylor, Sr continued
to work as a stone mason in the northern Grimes County area. After his
first wife, Elizabeth Townsend, died he re-married twice. He is buried at a
family cemetery adjacent to "Taylor Island" along with several other
relatives. Taylor, Scott
Correspondence 13 January 2004, passengers #9-15 Taylor
My ancestor was listed on the Bark Isabella, his name is William Taylor,
b. 1808 Devonshire, Eng. Settled in Grimes Co, Texas, Taylor Island.
For picture and report click here William Taylor
donna percer
Correspondence 21 June 2002, passengers #3 Histable, #38 Bluckler, #104 Lidstone
While checking the passengers on the Barke Issabella against the 1850
Texas census I found a few differences.
3. George Histable is listed as Huxtable
38. Wm Bluckler is listed as Blackler
104. Nickloas Lidstone is listed as Litstrom
Don Taylor
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 3.
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