Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Schooner Ebenezer

Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas to New York
5 July 1884

DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John T Roberts, Master of the Br. Schr. Ebenezer, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Green Turtle Cay from which Port the said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, and location of compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on the said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a projected sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) John T Roberts. Sworn to this July 5 1884, before me. (signed) ?????????.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br. Schr. "Ebenezer" whereof Roberts is Master, from Green Turtle Cay, burthen 93 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination or location, location of compartment or space occupied, number of pieces of baggage, and whether a transient, in transit or intending a protracted sojourn. Since no one died during the voyage, that column was omitted in this transcription. 
  
  
    1  J.W. Roberts   62  M  Merchant   England   Abaco   Cabin   1-Trunk   Visitors
    2  Jabez A. Lowe  30  M  Merchant   England   Abaco   Cabin   1-Bag     Visitors

                                            (Signature) John T Roberts

    Transcriber's Note:
     
    The abbreviation "Br." before the Schooner Ebenezer likely means that the
    schooner was of British ownership or registry.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 478, List 826.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley and Harry Green members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
31 May 2003

If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page, please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc., with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the transcriber at the bottom of the manifest or to the ISTG Production Coordinator. Be sure to include the name of the SHIP and VOLUME number.

Get all your genealogy books and CDs at one convenient location:
Genealogical Publishing Company
120x60 (animated)

World Vital Records - An Affordable Option

Website search technology courtesy of FreeFind.com

The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The old Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site,
was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2007

ISTG Home Page

ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.

Created & Maintained by the ISTG™Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild