Ship Excelsior
I, L. 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 ship 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
L. Det. Swift
Sworn to this 21 March 1861
Before me ??????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Excelsior whereof L. Det. Swift, is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 999 81/96 tons.
Columns represent: Name, age (yrs & mos), sex, occupation, the country to which each belongs, the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant, died on voyage, and part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage. As no one died on the voyage that column was eliminated.
1 Bridget Maker 24y 1m female going to mother Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
2 James Maker 3y male Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
3 John Maker 9m male Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
4 John Elliot 25y male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
5 Rebbecca Elliot 20y 2m female laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
6 Brid^t Fitzpatrick 19y female servant Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
7 Pat Henessey 22y 3m male servant Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
8 Magret Henessey 24y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
9 Patrick Henessey 5y male Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
10 Pat Ken 24y 4m male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
11 Margaret Ken 5y 1m female Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
12 Edward Shields 22y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
13* David McMemarrow 20y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
14 James Makell 27y male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
15 Catherine Makell 27y female servant Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
16 James Keley 21y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
17 Ber^nd McGuise 28y 3m male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
18 Stephen Gulligan 18y male laborer Ireland U.S. Second Cabin
19 Thomas Cullim 27y 1m male laborer U.S. U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
20 Benard Cullim 24y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
21 Mary Brannon 20y female servant Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
22 Bridg^t Arnold 21y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
23 Ber^nd Kellooly 25y male laborer Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
24 Denis Harley 22y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
25 Hugh Cady 22y male laborer Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
26 Joseph Brown 35y 4m male cutter U.S. U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
27 Isabell Armstrong 10y female U.S. U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
28* Frances Armstromd 30y 1m female going to husbd U.S. U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
29 Edga Armstromd 7y 2m male U.S. U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
30 Emma Armstromd 2y female U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
31 Evaline Armstromd 5y 1m female U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
32 Samuel Harvey 32y 6m male gardener England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
33 Philip Fisher 20y 2m male merchant Bavaria U.S. Forward Betw Decks
34 Soloman Schullope 20y 8m male merchant Bavaria U.S. Forward Betw Decks
35 Joseph Sloya 22y male printer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
36 Samuel Richardson 27y 2m male farmer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
37 Joseph Jackson 45y 1m male merchant England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
38 John Brown 23y 7m male laborer Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
39 Thomas Ryan 23y 3m male laborer Ireland U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
40* Francis McSally 22y 9m male L.moulder U.S. U.S. Upper Betw Decks Aft
41 James Aland 23y 2m male tailor England Canada Forward Betw Decks
42 Ellen Aland 22y 5m female England Canada Forward Betw Decks
43 Ada Aland 2y 1m female England Canada Forward Betw Decks
44 Infant Aland 11m female England Canada Forward Betw Decks
45 Nathan Kelly 25y male architect U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
46 Robert Frances 27y 5m male farmer England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
47 Cathirne Paris 30y 7m female cook Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
48 John Richards 48y 2m male miner Wales U.S. Forward Betw Decks
49 John Murphy 21y 4m male liquor driver Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
50 John McGuire 20y 3m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
51 Thomas Reach 20y 3m male laborer England U.S. After Betw Decks
52 James Malone 25y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
53 Richard Reilly 24y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
54 Eliza Hopkins 40y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
55 Anna Boran 20y 7m female servant U.S. U.S. After Betw Decks
56 Ana Dunn 25y female cook Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
57* Henry Cope 21y 4m male B.Smith Prusia U.S. After Betw Decks
58 John Considine 21y 9m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
59 Robert Yipping 25y 1m male C.weaver England U.S. After Betw Decks
60 W^m Yipping 20y 5m male C.weaver England U.S. After Betw Decks
61 John Mayan 20y 7m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
62 Bridget Mayan 18y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
63 Julia Fitzgerald 20y 5m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
64 Pat Hennagan 30y male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
65 Sarah Haight 28y 2m female lady U.S. U.S. After Betw Decks
66* Pat Gleeson 3?y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
67 Johanna Gleeson 29y 3m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
68 Pat Gleeson(infant) 9m male Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
69 Ellen Hogan 30y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
70 Johanna Gleeson 24y 5m female going to husbd Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
71 Mary Gleeson(infant) 11m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
72 Bridget Grimes 35y female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
73 James Linsey 28y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
74 Honora Linsey 28y 5m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
75 Biddy Carroll 21y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
76 Rose Mauray 22y 3m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
77* John Dolan 30y male B.layer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
78 Magat Dolan 28y 1m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
79 Magat Dolan 4y 2m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
80 Caterine Dolan 2y 6m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
81 Biget Dolan(infant) 9m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
82 Peter Sullivan 30y 3m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
83 Thomas Heagan 22y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
84 Catherine Heagan 26y 4m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
85 Michael Yannell 25y male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
86 Peter Kelly 22y 7m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
87 Sarah Groves 5y 1m female England U.S. After Betw Decks
88 Henry Groves(infant) 7m male England U.S. After Betw Decks
89 John Groves 2y male England U.S. After Betw Decks
90* Bernard Groves 31y 4m male ca?etweaver England U.S. After Betw Decks
91 Emma Groves 25y 9m female England U.S. After Betw Decks
92 Hannah Layten 18y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
93 Georg Blue 16y 2m male B.Smith England U.S. After Betw Decks
94 Mary Morissy 40y 1m female going to husbd Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
95 Michael Morissy 13y 2m male Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
96 Thomas Morissy 11y male Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
97 Mary Morissy 7y 1m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
98 Bernard Flaherty 32y 5m male laborer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
99 Ellen Shartell 32y female going to husbd Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
100 James Shartell 2y 1m male Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
101 Margaret Gunyan 16y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
102 Kery Gunyan 16y female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
103 Benjiman Druggen 23y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
104 Francis Druggen 21y male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
105 Bridget Meinny 26y 4m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
106 Peter Grum 14y 1m male going to father Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
107 John Dunn 17y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
108 Rosalind Whitehouse 50y 3m female going to husbd England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
109 George Whitehouse 15y 2m male England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
110 Sarah Whitehouse 10y 1m female England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
111 Joseph Whitehouse 7y male England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
112 John McMahon 21y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
113* Pat Milan 29y 5m male Peulen? U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
114 James Tobin 13y 2m male going to father Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
115 Margaret Killy 23y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
116 Anna McDonold 50y 3m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
117 W^m Connell 30y 7m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
118 Eward Mallen 40y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
119* Valentine Sanu 18y male baker Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
120 John Ryan 20y 2m male barber Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
121 Michael Slatery 20y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
122 Mg^t Ryan 23y 3m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
123 Mary Ryan 16y 4m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
124 John Sullivan 20y male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
125 Mary Sullivan 20y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
126 John Griffen 21y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
127* Martin Curiff 22y male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
128* Lane Curiff 22y 7m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
129* Catherine Curiff 2y 1m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
130* Mariah Curiff(infant) 8m female Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
131 Martin Cuniff 19y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
132 Pat Cuniff 20y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
133 Christopher Cuniff 26y male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
134* Bridget Cuniff 26y 8m male laborer Ireland U.S. After Betw Decks
135 John Mins 20y 8m male laborer England U.S. After Betw Decks
136 Samuel Atkins 25y 2m male LMaker U.S. U.S. After Betw Decks
137 W^m Shelden 25y male farmer England U.S. After Betw Decks
138 Biget Carpenter 28y 1m female servant England U.S. After Betw Decks
139 W^m Walker 22y 3m male C.spinner U.S. U.S. After Betw Decks
140 W^m Bartlett 50y 5m male farmer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
141 Sylvester Doyle 45y 7m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
142 Thomas Doyle 18y male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
143 Pat Hennessy 20y 1m male laborer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
144 John Jones 19y10m male clerk U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
145 Pat Allen 21y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
146 George Carr 22y 9m male seaman U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
147 Owen Keefe 22y male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
148 L. McReville 28y 3m male laborer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
149 Ellen Carter 28y 5m female going to husb England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
150 George Carter 7y 1m male England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
151 Reuben Carter(infant) 7m male England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
152 Hugh Sleven 26y male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
153 Michal Fox 29y10m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
154 Pat Crossgrove 26y 3m male laborer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
155 Margaret Dunn 26y 6m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
156 Bridget Crossgrove 20y 8m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
157 Ann Conoly 20y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
158 Catherine Graham 20y 3m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
159 Morris Cassidy 20y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
160 Pat Seury 21y11m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
161 James Huckingson 20y 4m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
162 Martin Ryan 18y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
163 Bridget Ryan 16y 5m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
164 Maria Lowry 17y female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
165* John Addams 23y 1m male B.maker England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
166 William Addams 21y male B.maker England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
167 James McGerhune 21y 3m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
168 Pat McEnioine 40y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
169 Mary McEnioine 30y 2m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
170 Biget Conolly 18y 5m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
171 Mg^t Awlevard 23y 7m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
172 Catherine Mulligan 20y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
173 Thomas Sensbury 29y 4m male policeman England Canada Forward Betw Decks
174 Ema Sensbury 20y 1m female England Canada Forward Betw Decks
175 Mg^t Penagrash 17y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
176 Kate Penagrash 19y 3m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
177 Joseph Dickersen 20y male farmer England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
178* W^m Enor 22y 5m male laborer England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
179 Georg Zack 25y 2m male photographer England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
180 James Williams 33y 1m male miner England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
181 John Lucksen 25y male miner England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
182 Mary Lynch 18y 7m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
183 Israel Myraich 30y 6m male tailor Poland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
184 Maria Myraich 26y female Poland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
185 James Pendergrass 20y 1m male tailor Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
186 Henry Quincy 21y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
187 John McLee 24y 2y male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
188 Agnes McLee 20y 7m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
189 Biget Burns 40y female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
190 Gerald Burns 14y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
191 John Quail 21y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
192 Catherine Quail 20y 9m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
193 Judy Farley 18y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
194 May Rialy 16y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
195* John Small 25y 4m male S.mason Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
196 Mary Dusey 17y 3m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
197 M^gt Deluney 19y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
198 Yurac Tully 26y 1m male tailor Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
199 Mrs. Tully 22y 3m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
200 Anna Tully(infant) 7m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
201 Honor FitzPatrick 16y 2m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
202 Mary Maguire 18y female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
203 Catherine Maguire 40y 3m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
204 Anna Maguire 13y 1m female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
205 Pat Maguire 10y male Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
206 Peter Maguire 7y 4m male Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
207 John Maguire 40y 7m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
208 Thomas Dolan 20y 1m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
209 Wrenek McGerm 18y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
210 Michael McGerm 20y 5m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
211 Charles Dolan 20y 3m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
212* Catherine Maguire 5y female Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
213 Ann MacNamara 14y 1m female going to mother Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
214 John Clark 20y 2m male farmer U.S. U.S. Forward Betw Decks
215 Elizabeth Clark 26y 3m female servant England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
216 Margaret Clark 16y female servant England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
217 Henry Clark 11y 1m male England U.S. Forward Betw Decks
218* Puesmina McGuin 21y 3m male S.master Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
219 John Queenlam 29y 5m male seaman Nova Scotia U.S. Forward Betw Decks
220 Thomas O'Brien 24y 2m male laborer Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
221 Catherine Haley 20y 1m female servant Ireland U.S. Forward Betw Decks
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 letters that could not be read, due to the
quality of original document.
The use of an ^ indicates the following letters were superscribed.
There are many names such as Biget for Bridget, Cathine for Catherine, etc.
that are transcribed as written, but could either be a result of hurrying
or mispelling on the part of the captain.
13 Surname could be McMemanow.
28 Occupation is abbreviated and probably means 'going to husband'.
40 Although the letters in this occupation can clearly be read, this
transcriber has no idea what the occupation is.
57 Occupation is probably blacksmith.
66 A fold in the paper kept the age from being filmed clearly.
77 Occupation is probably brick layer.
87-91 Because most families are listed together on these manifests with
the father or mother at the beginning, these five passengers
were bracketed together probably to indicate that they were a
family traveling together.
90 First word of occupation could be carpet.
93 Occupation is probably blacksmith.
113 This occupation is transcribed as written, but an explanation as to
what it is could not be found.
119 Surname could be Sanee.
127-130 Surname could be Cuniff, but when comparing it to passenger #131,
Martin Cuniff, the third letter of the surname looks much more like an r.
134 This passenger is dittoed as a male in the sex column and also as a
laborer, but this transcriber believes that is an error and that
the passenger is really a female.
136 Occupation is probably lace maker.
165-166 This occupation could be any number of things; such as basketmaker,
beadmaker, beltmaker, boilermaker, bootmaker, etc.
178 Surname could be Enon.
195 Occupation is probably stonemason.
212 This transcriber believes that this passenger belongs with the
Maguire family above, ie., passengers #202-207.
218 Transcriber is uncertain as to what the given name is.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 209, List 183
Contributed by Ralph Barhorst and transcribed by Libby Cleland Bessire members of the
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2 November 2004
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