Ship Excelsior
I, John Det Swift Master of the Ship Excelsior 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 New York,is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Ship Excelsior at Liverpool from which port said Ship Excelsior has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So help me God.Sworn to this 14 June 1858
(Signed) J Det Swift
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Excelsior whereof John D?t Swift is Master, from Liverpool burthen 999 81/90 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The Destination for most passengers was United States and any exception is included in the Transcriber's Notes below; one death was recorded on the voyage and is also noted in the Transcriber's Notes; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 Marget Corrin 17y Female Isle of Man 2^nd Cabin
2 James Backhouse 24y 2m Male Clerk England Upper between decks steerage
3 Thomas Elliott 29y 3m Male B. Maker United States 2. Cabin
4 Michael Manion 16y 5m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
5* Henry She? 18y 7m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
6 Thomas Hines 18y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
7 M^gt Pryer 13y 8m Female Ireland Upper between decks
8* Cather??? Driscoll 25y Female servant England Upper between decks
9 W^m Driscoll 5y 3m Male England Upper between decks
10 Thomas Driscoll Inf 10m Male Ireland Upper between decks
11 Elizabeth Keife 46y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
12 Catherine Keife 18y 4m Female Ireland Upper between decks
13 Patrick Brady 20y 5m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
14* Ma?? Brady 18y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
15 Bridget Doran 30y 1m Female Ireland Upper between decks
16 Nory Keily 22y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
17 Rose Fitzgerald 21y 4m Female Ireland Upper between decks
18 Bridget Neara 18y 5m Female Ireland Upper between decks
19 Bridget Cummings 12y 3m Female Ireland Upper between decks
20 Honora Cummings 7y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
21 Bridget Durine 20y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
22* Magaret Cai?? 6y 1m Female Ireland Upper between decks
23 Mary Moran 20y 10m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
24 Ma^gt McHale 7y 5m Female Ireland Upper between decks
25 Eliza Ready 20y 7m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
26* Edward Ha??is 40y Male S. Maker England Upper between decks
27* David Ha??is 7y 3m Male England Upper between decks
28 Mary Ryan 18y 5m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
29* Michael Coffe? 18y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
30 Biddy Ward 20y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
31 Patrick Mahu 23y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
32 M^gt Mahu 21y 5m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
33 Michael Dorlan 19y 6m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
34* Bidget Dorlan 40y 7m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
35 Eliza Murphy 22y 9m Female servant Ireland 2^nd Cabin
36 Catherine Prisly 18y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
37 John Blank 21y 2m Male Carpenter Ireland Upper between decks
38 Sophia Brannon 47y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
39 W^m Brannon 22y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
40 Elizabeth Dougherty 18y 6m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
41 Thomas Malone 21y 4m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
42 Grace Murphy 28y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
43 Robert McKonkey 20y 5m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
44 W^m Eagan 23y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
45 Mary Fitzgerald 35y 4m Female H. Keeper Ireland Upper between decks
46 Patrick Fitzgerald 19y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
47 Maria Fitzgerald 15y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
48 Edward Fitzgerald 21y 4m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
49 Thomas Fitzgerald 11y 7m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
50 Anna Doyle 50y Female Ireland Upper between decks
51 Anasta Doyle 19y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
52 Catherine Doyle 15y 3m Female Ireland Upper between decks
53 Johanna Doyle 14y 7m Female Ireland Upper between decks
54 Mary McCade 45y 1m Female Ireland Upper between decks
55 Catherine McCade 17y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
56* Anna McCade 16y ?m Female Ireland Upper between decks
57 Michael McCade 15y 1m Male Ireland Upper between decks
58 Ellen McCade 7y 2m Female Ireland Upper between decks
59 Johanna Sulivan 18y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
60* Ellen Whit?o 22y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
61* Bernard Whit?o 18y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
62* Bessey Whit?o Inf 8m * Ireland Upper between decks
63 Mark Moran 20y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
64 Bridget Burk 20y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
65 Kate Hanly 22y 5m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
66 Johanna Shea 17y 7m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
67 Thomas Horgan 15y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
68 Bridget Ken 22y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
69* Jane McComask 2?y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
70* ?????? Sullivan 22y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
71 Ellen Comray 16y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
72 Johanna Quinn 22y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
73 Honora Brien 20y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
74* Honora Woo?s 25y 7m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
75* Kate Woo?s 20y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
76 Honora Hefferman 22y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
77* Mag??t Hays ?5y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
78 Elizabeth Hays 16y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
79 Johana Hays 20y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
80 Daniel Quade 23y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
81 Mary Sullivan 20y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
82 John Herrigan 27y 7m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
83 Ellen Ford 20y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
84 Jane Conner 22y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
85 Martin P. Nealy 18y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
86 John S. Rontlitge 20y 5m Male Clerk United States Second cabin
87 John Towsly 20y 4m Male Clerk England Second cabin
88 Mrs. S. J. Towsly 20y 3m Female England Second cabin
89 Ellen Monkman 26y 9m Female United States Second cabin
90 William E. Monkman 2y 7m Male United States Second cabin
91 Sarah S Monkman Inf 9m Female United States Second cabin
92 W^m Warner 36y 2m Male Laborer England Upper between decks
93 Eliza Warner 22y 5m Female England Upper between decks
94 John Parker 23y 1m Male machinist England Upper between decks
95 John Longlan 28y 3m Male gas fitter Ireland Upper between decks
96 Patrick Connell 30y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
97 Patrick Jennings 20y 1m Male Laborer Ireland 2nd cabin
98 James Casey 21y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Second cabin
99 Magaret Casey 18y 3m Female servant Ireland Second cabin
100 Julia Whattaley 18y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
101* Patrick Ha?ghan 20y 5m Male Laborer Ireland Second cabin
102* Brget Heys 25y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
103* Gerge Lench 30y 1m Male Laborer England Upper between decks
104 Samuel Richards 23y 4m Male Farmer United States Upper between decks
105 Sarah Welsh 18y 2m Female servant England Upper between decks
106 Richard Brewster 28y 1m Male Farmer United States Upper between decks
107 W^m Tyler 22y Male Laborer England Upper between decks
108 Thomas Hallan 24y 2m Male Laborer England Upper between decks
109* Josua Dickson 21y 5m Male Laborer England Upper between decks
110 Daniel Cross 22y 11m Male Laborer England Upper between decks
111 W^m Cross 20y 2m Male Laborer England Upper between decks
112 John Parker 30y 5m Male Farmer United States Second cabin
113* John C. Barber 21y 4m Male ????? Dealer Ireland Second cabin
114 Elizabeth Barber 20y 2m Female Ireland Second cabin
115 Susan Barber 19y 3m Female Ireland Second cabin
116 W^m Barber 13y 5m Male Ireland Second cabin
117 Rebecca Barber 40y 7m Female Ireland Second cabin
118* Ann Kervin 16y 2m Female Ireland Second cabin
119 Jane Gallagher 18y 6m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
120 Ellen Garherty 24y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
121 Mary O'Brien 19y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
122 Patrick Burk 23y 3m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
123 Ellen Burk 22y 5m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
124 Michael Lyons 26y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
125 Mar^t Rodgers 26y 7m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
126* Cath???? Rodgers 19y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
127 John Mantin 20y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
128* Thomas Kinman 22y 3m Male S. teacher Ireland Second cabin
129 Sarah Hamilton 23y 2m Female D. maker Ireland Upper between decks
130* Deborah Powers 20y 6m Female D. maker Ireland Upper between decks
131 Patrick Lynch 20y 4m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
132 Francis Kenney 19y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
133* Anna Mag??re 20y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
134 John Mansfield 23y 6m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
135 Mary Dougherty 17y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
136 Elizabeth Hagan 24y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
137 Mary Hagan 17y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
138* Daniel McClea? 28y 2m Male Gardner United States Upper between decks
139 Thomas Wheelan 28y 3m Male Gardner United States Upper between decks
140* Catheri?? Wheelan 26y 9m Female United States Upper between decks
141 Michael Humphreys 26y 8m Male C. factor United States Upper between decks
142 Michael Wheelan 45y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
143* Job Baily 32y 1m Male Spin?? England Second cabin
144* Richard Andrews 28y 5m Male Spin?? England Second cabin
145 John Pattern 34y Male B^tn Maker England Second cabin
146 Thomas Chambers 40y 2m Male Laborer United States Upper between decks
147 Ellen Chambers 35y 4m Female United States Upper between decks
148 John Chambers 4y Male United States Upper between decks
149 Robert Chambers 7y Male United States Upper between decks
150 Patrick Chambers Inft 10m Male United States Upper between decks
151 M^gt Mullin 19y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
152 Ellen Mullin 18y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
153 William Elliott 26y 5m Male Laborer United States Second cabin
154 Margaret Elliott 22y 4m Female United States 2^nd Cabin
155 William Elliott Inf 8m Male United States 2^nd Cabin
156 Pat MacGorran 20y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
157* Luck Gla?ey 21y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
158* Mary Fea??y 20y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
159 Francis McCabe 18y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
160 Mary Rowland 24y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
161 Michael Rowland 15y Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
162 Bridget Rowland 17y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
163 Mary Hopkins 20y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
164 Thomas Dixon 31y 4m Male Farmer England Upper between decks
165 Mary A Dixon 29y 2m Female England Upper between decks
166* H????l Dixon 5y Female England Upper between decks
167 Joshua Dixon 3y Male England Upper between decks
168 Anna Dixon Inf 11m Female England Upper between decks
169 Anna Dixon 20y 1m Female servant England Upper between decks
170 Edward Clober 19y 2m Male Farmer England Upper between decks
171 Anna Long 50y Female England Upper between decks
172 Hugh McQuade 18y 4m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
173* Bidget Joyce 28y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
174 Judy Ryan 20y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
175 John Murphy 34y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
176 Robert Castello 14y 3m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
177 James Burrows 22y 4m Male Farmer England 2^nd Cabin
178 Michael McCarthy 23y Male S. Mason Ireland 2^nd Cabin
179 John Burk 23y 2m Male Laborer Ireland 2^nd Cabin
180 Nicholas Simmons 26y 3m Male Miner United States 2^nd Cabin
181 Thomas Williams 24y Male Miner United States 2^nd Cabin
182 Richard Cooksen 46y Male Laborer England Upper between decks
183* ?ana Cooksen 4?y 2m Female England Upper between decks
184 Jeremiah Cooksen 12y Male England Upper between decks
185 John Cooksen 10y 1m Male England Upper between decks
186 Jane Cooksen 6y 2m Female England Upper between decks
187 Charles Cooksen 3y Male England Upper between decks
188 Mary Cooksen Inf 7m Female England Upper between decks
189 Patrick Ryan 40y 7m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
190 Ellen Ryan 18y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
191 Mary Harding 12y 1m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
192 Honora Harding 7y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
193 Michael Walker 19y Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
194 Ann Walker 18y 3m Female seamstress Ireland Upper between decks
195 Patrick Garland 18y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
196 Abraham Bissen 30y Male C. traveller United States 2^nd Cabin
197 Elza Bissen 26y 3m Female United States 2^nd Cabin
198* ??? Keelmartin 45y 7m Male Farmer England Upper between decks
199 Rose Keelmartin 45y Female England Upper between decks
200 Ellen Keelmartin 19y 2m Female England Upper between decks
201 Rose Keelmartin 14y 6m Female England Upper between decks
202 Pat McClough 20y Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
203* John Qugley 18y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
204* Bartley Minagha? 25y 6m Male S maker Ireland Upper between decks
205 Pat Hargeddon 20y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
206 Mary Case 20y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
207 Anna P Patterson 18y 4m Female seamstress Ireland 2^nd Cabin
208 Pat Welsh 22y 7m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
209 Abraham Pierson 27y Male Miner England 2^nd cabn
210 Robert Armstrong 28y 5m Male G. Smith Ireland 2^nd cabn
211 James Moran 22y 2m Male Farmer Ireland Upper between decks
212 Thomas Donavan 27y 1m Male Farmer Ireland Upper between decks
213 Rottger Gleeson 20y 4m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
214 James Corbett 20y Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
215 Honora Slatery 18y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
216 Johana Kennedy 18y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
217 Julia Hogan 14y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
218* Mary ?ennedy 45y 4m Female H. wife Ireland Upper between decks
219* Anna ?ennedy 25y 2m Female Domestic Ireland Upper between decks
220 Daniel Dooley 25y Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
221 Betty Maher 20y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
222 Mary Maher 20y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
223 Biddy Maher 22y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
224 Maria Delany 21y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
225 Ellen Delany 19y 2m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
226 William McCann 28y Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
227 Robert McKee 23y 1m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
228 John Renady 40y Male Farmer Ireland Upper between decks
229 Magaret Renady 20y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
230 Magaret Patterson 20y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
231 Daniel Morris 27y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
232 Thomas Morris 12y 1m Male Ireland Upper between decks
233 James Ryan 19y 3m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
234* ?ere Schilules 35y Male Baker Prussia 2nd cabin
235 William Schilules 39y 2m Male Baker Prussia 2nd cabin
236 Caroline Schilules 19y Female seamstress Prussia 2nd cabin
237 Henriett?a Schilules 17y 3m Female Prussia 2nd cabin
238* M??t???? Schilules 15y 4m Male Prussia 2nd cabin
239 Paul Schilules 11y 2m Male Prussia 2nd cabin
240 Anna Schilules 7y Female Prussia 2nd cabin
241 Maria Schilules 4y 1m Female Prussia 2nd cabin
242 Albert Drice 41y Male tin Smith United States 2nd cabin
243 Louisa Simon 22y Female seamstress Prussia 2nd cabin
244* John Hal?tra??rull 18y Male B. Smith Prussia 2nd cabin
245* Che??dy G?romond 24y 3m Female seamstress Prussia 2nd cabin
246 C. Birkman 31y Male Brewer Prussia 2nd cabin
247* Sub??? Salester 28y 2m Male Butcher Austria 2nd cabin
248 Maria Salester 21y Female Austria 2nd cabin
249 Maria Salester Inf 10m Female Austria 2nd cabin
250 Pat McGinn 20y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
251* Mar??? Boyle 26y ?m Female H. wife Ireland Upper between decks
252 James Boyle 2y 3m Male Ireland Upper between decks
253 Ma^gt Quinn 21y 4m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
254 Biddy Quinn 21y Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
255 Sally Hovy 23y 3m Female servant Ireland Upper between decks
256 Dennis Dyer 35y 2m Male Laborer Ireland Upper between decks
257 James Bulger 30y Male Slater Ireland Upper between decks
258 Thomas McGuinn 25y 1m Male Weaver Ireland Upper between decks
259 James Parington 20y 2m Male S. Maker Ireland Upper between decks
260 W^m Piedkan 22y 1m Male Farmer England Upper between decks
261 Thomas Blythe 22y 6m Male Clerk United States Second cabin
262* Daniel Min??ter 21y 5m Male M. Cutter United States Second cabin
263 John Gamin 24y 7m Male Laborer Ireland Second cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call your attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes
below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of the
original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the
transcriber.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.
It is probable that the manifest was overwritten in an attempt to preserve a fading manifest
and is difficult to read; extra research should be done to confirm any findings.
5 Last letter of surname illegible, could be Shen.
8 Ending of first name is illegible because of handwriting, probably Catherine.
14 Most of first name illegible because of damage to manifest, could be Mary.
22 Ending of surname illegible.
26-27 3rd letter(s) of surname not clear, could be Hanis or Harris.
29 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Coffee, Coffer, or Coffes.
34 First name could be miswritten Bridget.
56 Age (months) illegible.
60-62 Next-to-last letter of surname not clear, could be Whitlo or Whitto.
62 Sex omitted.
69 2nd number of Age illegible.
70 First name illegible because of damage to manifest, could be Bridget.
74-75 4th letter of surname illegible because of handwriting.
77 Ending of first name illegible because of handwriting; 1st number of Age illegible
because of overwriting.
101 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Hanghan or Haughan.
102 First name could be miswritten Bridget.
103 First name could be miswritten George.
109 First name could be miswritten Joshua.
113 1st word of Occupation illegible.
118 Destination Canada.
126 Ending of first name illegible, probably Catherine.
128, 130 Destination Canada.
133 4th and 5th letters of surname illegible, could be miswritten Maguire.
138 Last letter of surname not clear, could be McClear or McCleas.
140 Ending of first name illegible, probably Catherine.
143-144 Ending of Occupation illegible, could be miswritten Spinner.
157 4th letter of surname illegible.
158 4th and 5th letters of surname illegible.
166 Center letters of first name illegible.
173 First name could be miswritten Bridget.
183 First letter of first name illegible; 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 41y 2m or
47y 2m.
188 Notation in Died on Voyage column, "died".
198 First name illegible.
203 Surname could be miswritten Quigley.
204 Ending of surname not clear, could be Minagham or Minagharn.
210 Destination Canada.
218-219 First letter of surname not clear, could be Kennedy or Rennedy.
234 First letter of first name illegible.
238 Most of first name illegible.
244 4th, 8th and 9th letters of surname illegible.
245 Center letters of first name illegible; 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be
Garomond, Geromond, or Goromond.
247 Ending of first name illegible.
251 End of first name illegible; Age (months) not clear, could be 0 mos or 1 mo.
262 4th and 5th letters of surname illegible.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 184, List 507.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 July 2005
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