Immigrant Ships
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Ship Alicia

I Joshua Evins do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the Report or Manifest subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Phila contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board the Ship Alicia at the time of her sailing from the port of Bristol or which have been taken on board at any time since; that I am at present, and have been during the voyage, master of the said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in the said Report or Manifest are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn before me, this fifth day of May 1832. Collector John ?????? Joshua Evins

Report or Manifest Of All The Passengers taken on board the Ship Alicia whereof Evins is Master, from Bristol burthen 417 81/94 Tons and owned by Sundry person of Bristol and bound for Phila

Columns represent: Name, Age, Occupation Columns eliminated and reason for doing so are as follows; Sex---Not shown-Only entries in this column are Children or Child for all youngsters 10 and under To what country belonging---All English Subjects Country of which it is their intention to become inhabitants--- ---All of America Number and name of Passengers who have died on voyage---None

     
 1  Danl Haines        23   Carpenter Joiner
 2  Simon Stevens      40   Farmer
 3  Mrs Stevens        30   Farmer
 4  Saml Skinner       17   Servant
 5* Jns Parkman        28   ???? Maker
 6  Mary Parkman       16   Young Lady
 7  John Farr          40   Farmer
 8  Nan Farr            4   Farmer
 9  Sarah Farr          9
10  John Farr           8
11  James Farr          6
12  Mary Ann Farr       4
13  Emily Farr         1/2
14  Chas Lamb          50   Engineer
15  Mrs Lamb           50
16* Fanny ????         18
17  Thos Matthews      30   Butcher
18  Thos George        35   Navigator
19  Thos Hill          19   Baker
20* Geo Nifsenger      16   Laborer
21* Ha??? Rosner       24   Laborer
22  Willm Price        32   Carpenter
23* Geo C??t           28   Laborer
24  John Taylor        40   Farmer
25  James Lamb         33   Sail Cloth Maker
26  John Evans         31   Brush Maker
27  Mrs Evans          26
28  Austin Evans        6
29  Geo Evans           5
30* C Cer???????       31   Farmers Wife
31* Livinia Cer???????  7
32* Hannah Cer???????   3
33* John Cer???????    8Mos
34  James Wilcox       26   Baker
35  Mrs Wilcox         30
36  Mary Wilcox        1/2
37  Danl Wilcox        23   Laborer
38  John Read          22   Cabinet Maker
39* Francis ???????    34   Stone Mason
40  John Davy          22   Carpenter
41  John Williams      27   Cabinet Maker
42  James Baker        35   Cooper
43* James Davis        40   Gentn
44  Sarah Barberry     24
45* John Evans Gentel  23   Manufacturing
46* Mrs Champ          21   Lady
47* Alfred Champ        1
48* Step ?ngien        22   Lady
49  William Edwards    22   Moulder
50  Mrs Edwards        22
51* Eml Goodall        20   Miner
52  Jns Griffiths      20   Miner
53  Willm Powell       52   Tailor
54  Penl Williams      43   Farmers Wife
55  Fanny Williams     14
56  Sarah Williams     12
57  Richd Williams     10
58  Willm Williams      7
59  Thos Williams      21   Farmer
60  Mrs Williams       23   Farmer
61* Richd Jones        ??   ????
62* Henry Gething      21   Blacksmith
63  Thos Williams      29   Laborer
64* Joshua Vil?        18   Cabinet Maker
65* Henry Evans        32   ?????
66* Wm Ferkin          41   ?????
67* Danl Davis         27   ?????
68* La??? Cardin?      38   Farmer
69* Edward Bab         23   Baker
70* Danl Bab           21   Baker
71* Rich Midcombe      30   Paper Maker

Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the
original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letter that could not be
read, due to the quality of original document.
After Passenger #48 is the notation---TO BE SENT TO NEW YORK---
which I believe meant that arrangements were made for ground
transportatuion or a coastal ship to carry Passengers #49 thru #71
to New York. Only Philadelphia was mentioned as the destination
in the sworn statement so the ship did not stop at New York
either incoming or outgoing.
5---Jns or Jno (perhaps Jonas or John) Cannot decipher what he makes
16---Last name undecipherable
20---Questionable last name interpretation
21---First name ?
23---Perhaps Cart
30-31-32-33---Cannot make out last name
39---Last name?
43---Gentn- Gentleman?
45---Last Name is not Gentl-It's Evans the Gentleman
46-47---Last name looks like it might have been abbreviated,
        perhaps Champion
48---Step abbreviation for Stephanie? First two letters of
	last name ?
51---Eml Emil?
61---Age and occupation cannot be read.
65-66-67---Recorder's pen sprung a leak so these three
	occupations obliterated
68---First name La something
69-70---Last name Bab-misspelled Babb, maybe
71---First two letters of last name appears to be Mi


Correspondence August 31, 2007 Passenger #42 Baker

Greetings:

I am not certain, but I suspect that the passenger James Baker may be my 
great-great grandfather. 

Although his recorded birth was 1799, published reports indicate that 
James Cox was trying to cover his tracks when he left Battle, England 
for the United States.  It appears that he travelled alone (no family) 
on the Ship Alicia from Bristol to Philadelphia on 5 May 1832.  

On the manifest, he reports his age as 35, which would make his birth 
date about 1797.  But the 1797 date is consistent with multiple subsequent 
census reports until his death in 1864.  He also changed his name from Cox 
to Baker sometime during the passage and, in America, called himself 
James Cox Baker.  

Other reports indicate that his sisters begged him to return to Battle to 
claim an inheritance, but he refused.  Alicia’s manifest shows his 
profession as COPPER (barrel maker).  His profession in Ohio was house 
carpenter – a logical transition for the time and place. 

Another publication (1918) suggests that he married a sweetheart from 
Battle, who was one reason he fled to America in the first place.  
That story, however, is inconsistent with census records – his wife 
and children reported she was from Pennsylvania. 

James Cox Baker likely met his wife, Prucilla Ann Ridenour Gould in or 
around Lucerne, PA, about 1835, married, and moved by wagon to Williams 
County, Ohio.  He fathered eight children, including several who fought 
in the Civil War with the Ohio Volunteers.  One Robert Miles Baker (b. 1840) 
became a leading pioneer in Kansas.  His older brother, James Wilson Baker 
(1838-1920) is my great-grandfather. 

If you have any additional information about the Alicia or James Baker, 
I’d like to know of it. 

Sincerely, 

Clark Baker
Los Angeles, CA 90046

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47.

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