Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Ship Lady Russell
Tralee, Ireland to New York
22 October 1857
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Smelan, do solemnly, sincerely and truly
swear that the following List or Manifest of
Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered
by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District
of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers
received on board the Br Ship Lady Russell whereof I
am Master, from Tralee.
So help me God.
(signed) James Smelan
Sworn to this 22 October, 1857.
Before me, (illegible signature)
LIST or MANIFEST of all the PASSENGERS taken on board
the Ship Lady Russell, whereof Smelan is Master, from
Tralee, burden, 916/ 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*.
1 Kate Pickel 35y Female Spinster Tween decks
2 John Collins 18y Male Labourer Second cabin
3 Darby Sullivan 24y Male Farmer Tween decks
4 Ellen Sullivan 26y Female Wife Tween decks
5 Edward Sullivan 10m Male Tween decks
6 Ellen Dunn 40y Female Wife Tween decks
7 Daniel Dunn 8y Male Tween decks
8 Martin Dunn 9y Male Tween decks
9 Catherine Scanlon 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
10 Jeremiah Collins 23y Male Labourer Second cabin
11 Margaret Rourke 19y Female Spinster Tween decks
12 Daniel Griffin 22y Male Labourer Tween decks
13 Julius Cannon 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
14 Michael Faley 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
15* Kate Cu?ane 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
16 Norry Murphy 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
17 Ellen Delane 30y Female Spinster Tween decks
18 Margaret Jones 21y Female Spinster Second cabin
19 Mary Horgan 30y Female Wife Tween decks
20 Maurice Cronin 7y Male Tween decks
21 John Brien 26y Male Labourer Second cabin
22 Thomas Spillane 30y Male Farmer Tween decks
23* Catherine Scolla?d 34y Female Spinster Tween decks
24 Michael Nolan 26y Male Labourer Tween decks
25 James King 30y Male Labourer Tween decks
26 Mary Hanahan 40y Female Wife Tween decks
27 Mary Hanahan 22y Female Spinster Tween decks
28* John Hanahan 7y Male Tween decks
29 Mary Sweeny 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
30 Martin Sullivan 23y Male Labourer Tween decks
31 Kate Vaughane 18y Female Spinster Second cabin
32 Honore Kirby 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
33 Thomas Cobbin 32y Male Labourer Second cabin
34 Ellen Kane 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
35 Margaret Kane 13y Female Spinster Tween decks
36 Mary Boyle 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
37 Mary Dee 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
38 Jeremiah Kerby 19y Male Labourer Tween decks
39 Betty Stack 48y Female Wife Tween decks
40 Patt Stack 13y Male Labourer Tween decks
41 James Stack 11y Male Labourer Tween decks
42 Ellen Stack 7y Female Tween decks
43 Robert Stack 5y Male Tween decks
44 Daniel Clunnane 18y Male Labourer Second cabin
45 Mary Sweeny 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
46 Maria Shea 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
47 Martin Murphy 22y Male Labourer Second cabin
48 Johannah McCarthy 22y Female Spinster Tween decks
49 Mary Daly 40y Female Wife Tween decks
50 John Daly 5y Male Tween decks
51* Conn Kane 22y Male Labourer Tween decks
52 Honora Sheehan 50y Female Wife Tween decks
53 John Sheehan 13y Male Labourer Tween decks
54 Dennis Sheehan 11y Male Labourer Tween decks
55 Jude Begley 23y Female Spinster Tween decks
56 Ellen Kissane 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
57 Mary Connor 23y Female Spinster Tween decks
58 Sophie Moriarty 35y Female Wife Tween decks
59 William Moriarty 15y Male Labourer Tween decks
60 Julia Slatten 23y Female Spinster Tween decks
61 Margaret Shannahan 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
62 John Finn 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
63 Daniel Hopkins 24y Male Labourer Tween decks
64 Richard McCarthy 23y Male Labourer Tween decks
65 Mary Sheehan 30y Female Spinster Tween decks
66 Kate Connor 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
67 Margaret Madifin 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
68 Ellen Kelly 21y Female Spinster Tween decks
69 Patrick Hanlon 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
70 James Sheehan 11y Male Labourer Tween decks
71 Bridget Sheehan 21y Female Spinster Tween decks
72 Jerry Sullivan 46y Male Farmer Tween decks
73 Mary Sullivan 44y Female Wife Tween decks
74 Catherine Sullivan 11y Female Tween decks
75 Mary Sullivan 7y Female Tween decks
76 John Kelly 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
77 Johanna Kerry 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
78 Catherine Leavy 28y Female Wife Tween decks
79 Margaret Leavy 7y Female Tween decks
80 Michael Sheehan 9y Male Tween decks
81 Manno Kelliher 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
82 Mary Kallahan 50y Female Wife Tween decks
83 Dennis Kallahan 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
84 Bridget Kallahan 3y Female Tween decks
85 Nicholas Murphy 9y Male Tween decks
86 Catherine Leary 4y Female Tween decks
87 Mary Leary 2y Female Tween decks
88 Julia Bradley 26y Female Spinster Second cabin
89 Mary Reidy 40y Female Wife Tween decks
90 Margaret Reidy 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
91 Catherine Reidy 5y Female Tween decks
92 Mary Sullivan 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
93 Margaret Donelly 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
94 John Callahan 28y Male Lineman Tween decks
95 Margaret Lucett 23y Female Spinster Tween decks
96 Bridget Sullivan 19y Female Spinster Tween decks
97 Ellen Flaherty 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
98 John Donohue 19y Male Labourer Tween decks
99 Kate Shea 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
100 Jeremiah Mahony 24y Male Labourer Tween decks
101 Eliza Cuornhan 17y Female Spinster Second cabin
102* Abby Keliher 17y Female Spinster Second cabin
103* Dennis Leahon 26y Male Labourer Tween decks
104* Mary Kennedy 19y Female Wife Tween decks
105* Mary Kennedy 11m Female Tween decks
106* Mary ??grue 17y Female Spinster Second cabin
107 Bridget Sheehy 22y Female Spinster Tween decks
108 Ally Sullivan 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
109* Timothy For?ham 45y Male Farmer Tween decks
110* Mary For?ham 43y Female Wife Tween decks
111* Catherine For?ham 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
112* Timothy For?ham 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
113 Thomas Stack 17y Male Labourer Tween decks
114* William For?ham 25y Male Labourer Tween decks
115 Mary McKenna 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
116 Patrick Roche 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
117 Thomas Connor 22y Male Labourer Tween decks
118 George Gentleman 50y Male Farmer Tween decks
119* Margt. Gentleman 46y Female Wife Tween decks
120* Ann Gentleman 13y Female Spinster Tween decks
121 Ellen Connor 40y Female Wife Tween decks
122 Daniel Callahan 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
123 Edward Maloney 46y Male Farmer Second cabin
124 Julia Maloney 4y Female Wife Second cabin
125 Norry Maloney 21y Female Wife Tween decks
126 Margaret Callahan 10m Female Tween decks
127 John Connor 19y Male Labourer Second cabin
128 Julia Gentleman 19y Female Spinster Tween decks
129 Thomas Prindible 23y Male Labourer Tween decks
130 Hannah Crowley 21y Female Spinster Second cabin
131 Edward Cuornhan 23y Male Labourer Second cabin
132 James Lovett 26y Male Labourer Tween decks
133 Julia Lovett 23y Female Spinster Tween decks
134 Ellen Lovett 28y Female Spinster Tween decks
135 Mary Lovett 56y Female Wife Tween decks
136 Ellen Lovett 9m Female Tween decks
137 Thomas Litzgerald 22y Male Labourer Tween decks
138 Michael Murphy 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
139 James Murphy 14y Male Labourer Tween decks
140* Johanna K?vane 34y Female Wife Tween decks
141* Michael K?vane 5y Male Tween decks
142 Mary Litzgerald 11y Female Tween decks
143* Thomas F?nis 18y Male Labourer Tween decks
144 Margaret Martin 40y Female Wife Tween decks
145 John Martin 14y Male Labourer Tween decks
146 Michael Martin 13y Male Labourer Tween decks
147 Johanna Martin 11y Female Tween decks
148 Patt Long 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
149 Mary Long 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
150 John Carney 50y Male Farmer Tween decks
151* Michael Carney 11y Male L/ Tween decks
152 Johanna Carney 15y Female Spinster Tween decks
153 John O’Connor 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
154 Ellen McDonnell 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
155 Catherine Litzgerald 52y Female Wife Tween decks
156 Mary Griffin 50y Female Wife Tween decks
157 Maurice Griffin 14y Male Labourer Tween decks
158 Mary Millone 15y Female Spinster Tween decks
159 Mary Shea 23y Female Spinster Tween decks
160 Ellen Hoare 35y Female Spinster Tween decks
161 James McDonnell 22y Male Lab Tween decks
162 Mary Shea 25y Female Spinster Tween decks
163 Mary Griffin 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
164 Bitty Sullivan 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
165 Eliza Moynehan 11y Female Tween decks
166 John Gloster 13y Male Labourer Tween decks
167 Julie Shea 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
168 Patt Landers 50y Male Farmer Tween decks
169 Ellen Landers 15y Female Spinster Tween decks
170 John Seard 18y Male Labourer Tween decks
171 Norry Garvey 30y Female Wife Tween decks
172 Mary Garvey 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
173* John Garvey 3y Male Tween decks
174 Ellen Conner 25y Female Spinster Tween decks
175 Mary Thomas 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
176 Mary Sheay 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
177 Francis Walton 24y Male Labourer Tween decks
178* Eliza Bourke 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
179* Kate Bourke 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
180* Catherine Moroney 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
181* Mary Moroney 21y Female Spinster Tween decks
182 Ellen Morrissey 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
183 Michael Kelly 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
184* Margaret Kane 1?y Female Spinster Tween decks
185 Kate Fitzgibbon 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
186 Margaret Kelly 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
187 Johanna McGrath 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
188* Margaret Neligan ?0y Female Wife Tween decks
189 Catherine Neligan 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
190 Ellen Neligan 7y Female Tween decks
191 Patrick Neligan 5y Male Tween decks
192 Bridget Connor 40y Female Wife Tween decks
193 Johanna Mahoney 25y Female Wife Tween decks
194 Mary Mahoney 9m Female Tween decks
195 Bridget Cluson 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
196 Patrick McMahone 20y Male Labourer Second cabin
197 Michael McMahone 18y Male Labourer Second cabin
198 John Bannett 14y Male Labourer Tween decks
199 Cale Connor 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
200 William Moriarty 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
201 Mary O'Connell 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
202 Bridgett O'Connell 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
203 Dennis Hennisey 18y Male Labourer Second cabin
204 Alice Hennisey 16y Female Spinster Second cabin
205 Ellen Cantlin 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
206 Margaret Enright 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
207 Patt Donovan 40y Male Farmer Second cabin
208 Kate Claney 30y Female Spinster Tween decks
209 Mary Walsh 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
210 Ellen Doneher 7y Female Tween decks
211 Mary Donaher 5y Female Tween decks
212 Catherine Carrody 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
213 Mary Enright 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
214 Maurice McElligott 19y Male Labourer Tween decks
215 Kate McElligott 40y Female Wife Tween decks
216 Mary Flaherty 23y Female Spinster Second cabin
217 James Horgan 25y Male Farmer Second cabin
218 Ann O'Rourke 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
219 John O'Rourke 7y Male Tween decks
220 Ellen O'Rourke 6y Female Tween decks
221 Ellen Brennan 13y Female Spinster Tween decks
222 James Brennan 7y Male Tween decks
223* Hannah Sti?t 25y Female Spinster Second cabin
224 Kate Horgan 20y Female Wife Second cabin
225 Kate Reale 15y Female Spinster Tween decks
226 Mary Diggins 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
227 Mary Mahony 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
228 Margaret Mahony 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
229 Julia Doody 19y Female Spinster Tween decks
230 Margaret Scanlon 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
231 Bridgett Scanlon 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
232 Ann Scanlon 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
233 Johanna Scanlon 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
234 Patt O'Connell 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
235 Margaret O'Connell 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
236 William Murphy 7y Male Tween decks
237 Thomas Murphy 6y Male Tween decks
238 Kate Murphy 5y Female Tween decks
239 James Shea 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
240 Mary McCarthy 30y Female Wife Tween decks
241 Margaret McCarthy 7y Female Tween decks
242 Mary McCarthy 4y Female Tween decks
243 Jane McCarthy 11m Female Tween decks
244 Mary Caly 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
245 Johanna Shahy 15y Female Spinster Tween decks
246 Nancy Kelly 30y Female Wife Tween decks
247 Michael Kelly 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
248 Daniel Kelly 10y Male Tween decks
249 John Kelly 6y Male Tween decks
250 Ann Kelly 2y Female Tween decks
251 Dennis Healy 30y Male Farmer Tween decks
252 Betty Healy 30y Female Wife Tween decks
253 Julia Healy 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
254 Bridgett Healy 15y Female Spinster Tween decks
255 Mary Mulvihill 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
256 Mary Connor 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
257 Jeremiah Mulvihill 18y Male Labourer Tween decks
258 John Kelly 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
259 Catherine Donohue 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
260 Betsey Shea 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
261 Catherine Enright 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
262* Bryan O'Bryan 52y Male Farmer Tween decks
263* Mary O'Bryan 47y Female Wife Tween decks
264* Bryan O'Bryen 10y Male Tween decks
265* John O'Bryen 7y Male Tween decks
266 Mary Daly 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
267 Dennis Horgan 28y Male Farmer Tween decks
268 Julia Horgan 21y Female Wife Tween decks
269 Mary Sullivan 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
270 Johanna Moriarty 30y Female Wife Tween decks
271 Julia Moriarty 10y Female Tween decks
272 Mary Moriarty 2y Female Tween decks
273 Abby Connell 22y Female Spinster Tween decks
274 Johanna Kennedy 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
275 Julia Kennedy 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
276 Honora Kestine 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
277 Abby Casey 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
278 Mary Shea 14y Female Spinster Tween decks
279 Honora Cunan 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
280 Bridgett Kelly 40y Female Wife Tween decks
281 Michael Kelly 5y Male Tween decks
282 Mortho Kelly 3y Male Tween decks
283 Catherine Keating 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
284 Mary Shea 48y Female Wife Tween decks
285 Eugene Shea 14y Male Labourer Tween decks
286 Mary Shea 7y Female Tween decks
287 Catherine Keating 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
288 Maurice O'Donough 18y Male Labourer Tween decks
289 John O'Donoheu 9y Male Tween decks
290 Honora Keating 35y Female Wife Tween decks
291 Patrick Keating 7y Male Tween decks
292* J??? Keating ??? Female Tween decks
293 Catherine Murphy 40y Female Wife Tween decks
294* Patrick Murphy 15y Male ??? Tween decks
295 Johanna Prindible 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
296 Johanna Shea 40y Female Wife Tween decks
297 Martin Shea 13y Male Labourer Tween decks
298 Kate Shea 11y Female Tween decks
299 Johanna Shea 7y Female Tween decks
300 Mary Shea 5y Female Tween decks
301 Mary Foley 19y Female Spinster Tween decks
302 James Kennedy 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
303 Kate Connor 14y Female Spinster Second cabin
304 James Connor 7y Male Tween decks
305 William Casey 22y Male Labourer Tween decks
306 Julia Golden 52y Female Wife Tween decks
307 Michael Golden 18y Male Labourer Tween decks
308 William Golden 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
309 Johanna Golden 6y Female Tween decks
310 Catherine Casey 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
311 Johanna King 16y Female Spinster Tween decks
312 John Cullane 23y Male Labourer Tween decks
313 Mary Cullane 17y Female Spinster Tween decks
314 Patt Cullane 16y Male Labourer Tween decks
315 Mary Allman 32y Female Wife Second cabin
316 Margaret Allman 7y Female Second cabin
317 Michael Horgan 19y Male Labourer Tween decks
318 Jeremiah Sheehy 30y Male Labourer Tween decks
319 Ellen Moriarty 30y Female Spinster Second cabin
320 Catherine Collins 20y Female Wife Second cabin
321 John Collins 7y Male Second cabin
322 George Cashal 20y Male Cooper Second cabin
323 James White 20y Male Labourer Tween decks
324 Redmond Joyce 15y Male Labourer Tween decks
325 Margaret Doyle 19y Female Spinster Tween decks
326* ?anno O'Leary 24y Female Spinster Tween decks
327 Mary Brien 18y Female Spinster Tween decks
328 John Sullivan 14y Male Labourer Tween decks
329 Honora Kennedy 20y Female Spinster Tween decks
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 the
quality of the original document.
* There are the initials M?R on the upper left side of the testimonial, no
explanation offered.
* The manifest scribe routinely used ditto marks to indicate repetition of
word/words. The ditto marks have been replaced with the actual word/words.
* There were no months of age listed for all passengers over 1 year old.
* The manifest scribe used two forms in listing Occupation as laborer: Labourer
or Labr with the r superscripted and two lines drawn beneath; all occurrences
have been listed as labourer.
* All passengers traveled from the country of Ireland. The column Country to
which they severally belong has been omitted from the transcription.
* All passengers were traveling to the United States. The column The Country to
which they intend to become inhabitants has been omitted from the transcription.
* There were no deaths recorded on this voyage. The column Died on the Voyage has
been omitted from this transcription.
* On the first page of the manifest and underneath the heading of the last column
to the right, Died on the Voyage, the manuscript scribed has handwritten "part
of vessel ocupied" and also drew a vertical line on this page to provide space
for both deaths and space occupied. Subsequent pages did not include the vertical
line and contained information only on spaces occupied.
* Psgr #s 261-299 were originally entered as #s 270-279, lined out and corrected.
* On the last page of the manifest, the entry for psgr. #325, David Ragan, 24yrs.,
Male, mariner, has been lined out. The next psgr, originally #326, was assigned
the psgr #325. The renumbering continued on to the end of the manifest.
15 Surname not clear, could be Curnane or Cumane.
23 Next to last letter of surname is not clear, could be Scolland or
Scollard.
28 Occupation omitted.
51 First name written with second n superscripted and a line under it.
102 Age originally entered as 25y, lined out, and corrected to 17y.
103 Age originally entered as 17y, lined out, and corrected to 26y.
104 Age originally entered as 26y, lined out, and corrected to 19y; age
of 11m erased.
105 Age originally entered as 19y, lined out, and corrected to 11m.
106 First two letters of surname are not legible, could be Ingrue.
109-112, 114 Fourth letter of surname is not clear, could be Forcham or Foreham.
119 Occupation originally entered as Farmer, lined out and corrected to
Wife.
120 Occupation originally entered as Wife, lined out and corrected to
Spinster.
140-141 Second letter(s) of surname is not clear, could be Keevane or Kuvane.
143 Second letter of surname is not clear, could be Fanis or Fenis.
151 First name originally entered as Mary, overwritten as Michael.
173 The number 4 is written on the left side of the Died on the Voyage/Part
of Vessel Occupied column without explanation.
178-181 Erasures in age in mos column, rewritten correctly in Sex column.
184 Second number in age has been overwritten, could be 14 or 18.
188 Age not clear, original age has been lined out, age of either 20 or 40
entered to the side.
223 Fourth letter of surname is not clear, could be Stilt or Stitt.
262-265 Surname spelled two different ways, this is probably one family, could
be O'Bryan family or O'Bryen family.
292 First name is not clear because of condition of paper, is probably Jane;
age is not legible.
294 Occupation originally entered as spinster and lined out; no other
occupation entered.
326 First letter of first name is not clear, could be Nanno
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 179, List 1238.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
31 October 2004
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.
We strive to make your search productive. If you don't find the passenger list you are looking
for on our site, please consider a subscription to Ancestry.com. There, you can locate your
ancestors ship, passenger list, view and save a copy of the original list. You can also access
census data and death records to help you in your search. Census records, and in particular
the 1930 census, is one of the most easily used tools for beginners and seasoned genealogists alike.
Ancestry.com is the only place where all census years are easily searchable.
Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership
Website search technology courtesy of FreeFind.com
The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The 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. 1998-2008
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