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SS Devonshire
I, Elisha Ely Morgan, Master of the Ship Devonshire, 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 the said Ship at London, from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
Elisha Morgan
Sworn to this July 15th, 1848
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Devonshire whereof Elisha Morgan is Master, from London. Burthen ???? tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.
Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
Destination---All bound for the United States
Died on Voyage---No deaths
Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given.
1 John Thompson 28 M Gentleman England
2 Jane Thompson 22 F England
3 Jane Ann Thompson 2 F Child England
4 Ellen Marie Thompson .00 F Infant England
5 Emma Harris 30 F England
6 George Clendon Chelby 27 M England
7 Mathew Samuel Rolleston 26 M US
8 Thos Biggs 38 M US
9 Frances M Biggs 35 F US
10 Melville V Biggs 6 M Child US
11 Theodore P Biggs 2 M Child US
12 Sarah Ann Mills 27 F US
13 William R Wilson 28 M US
14 Henry Massone 24 M US
15* W Rawson 26 ? England
16 George W Church 18 M England
17 Joseph Andia 26 M England
18 Catherine Shaw 24 F England
19 Charles Danhemont 23 M England
20 Mary Ann Tyrell 31 F England
21 William E Bishop 20 M England
22 George B Snow 28 M England
23 Henry E Blackford 30 M England
24 William Smith 26 M England
25* Hadgel J Goriner 28 ? England
26 Alfred Galfin 30 M England
27 Mary Galfin 28 F England
28 Alfred Galfin 6 M Child England
29 Mary S Galfin 4 F Child England
30 Harold Galfin .00 M Infant England
31 Harriet Delesanhe 30 F England
32 Mortimer D Whittaker 20 M England
33 Nicholas Kerber 22 M Joiner Germany
34 Casper Bocker 36 M Laborer Germany
35 Rebecca Bocker 34 F Germany
36 Phillip Bocker 14 M Germany
37* Hilla Bocker 10 ? Child Germany
38* Sosehe Bocker 9 ? Child Germany
39 Amelia Bocker 8 F Child Germany
40 Marie Bocker 4 F Child Germany
41 Gustav Bocker 3 M Child Germany
42 Marie Bocker 70 F Germany
43 Adam Gurr 23 M Germany
44 George Muller 25 M Germany
45 Helena Muller 29 F Germany
46 Clara Heckwolf 27 F Germany
47 Joseph Klug 24 M Germany
48 Valentine Hensler 25 M Germany
49 George Muller 36 M Germany
50 Ernesta Muller 24 F Germany
51 August Hila 25 M Germany
52 Carl Hila 28 M Germany
53* Fredericka ????? 38 F Germany
54 Catherine Heith 35 F Germany
55* Ocavia Heith 11 F Child Germany
56* Crecensia Heith 10 F Child Germany
57 Maria Heith 9 F Child Germany
58 John Heith 2 M Child Germany
59 Carl Hennesler 40 M Germany
60* Crescensia Keer 38 F Germany
61* Kinhegund Keer 16 F Germany
62 Margaretha Keer 15 F Germany
63 John Keer 13 M Germany
64 Caroline Keer 11 F Child Germany
65 Magdaline Keer 9 F Child Germany
66 Joseph Keer 4 M Child Germany
67 Francisca Keer 2 F Child Germany
68 Christina Keer .00 F Infant Germany
69 Anna Grozerger 30 F Germany
70 Barbara Grozerger 6 F Child Germany
71 Andreas Grozerger .00 M Infant Germany
72 Chris Dockleny 30 M Germany
73 Catherine Hockley 21 F Germany
74 Johan Woolf 32 M Germany
75 Marianne Woolf 21 F Germany
76 Johan Koop 27 M Germany
77 Catherine Feldman 39 F Germany
78 Margareth Feldman 39 F Germany
79 Catherine Feldman 17 F Laborer Germany
80 Mathias Feldman 19 M Germany
81 Wilhelm Feldman 11 M Child Germany
82 Catherine Feldman 9 F Child Germany
83 Nicholas Feldman .00 M Infant Germany
84 John Hannea 35 M Farmer Germany
85 Emil Rosenthall 21 M Germany
86 Adam J Frohe 29 M Germany
87 Marianne Hesse 27 F Germany
88* Kavier Hensch 27 M Germany
89* James Wilson 48 M Germany
90* Rachel Wilson 48 F Germany
91 James Egardsoff 10 M Child Germany
92 Edwin Egardsoff 12 M Child Germany
93 Alexander Tilt 24 F Germany
94* Phillip Ashwell 26 M
95* Alexander Munroe 31 M
96* John Munroe 30 M
97* Henry Steel 37 M
98* Ann F Steel 39 F
99* Sarah Pool 24 F
100* Jessee Pool 7 M Child
101* Eliza Pool 6 F Child
102* Susannah Pool 3 F Child
103* Sarah Davis 23 F
104* William Thornton 22 M
105* Charles Crowdy 25 M Jeweler
106* Mary Crowder 30 F
107* John Jilt 30 M
108* John Baker 68 M
109* Louis Ford 38 M Sculptor
110* Margaret Foley 54 F
111* Jane Foley 9 F Child
112* William Bartholomew 36 M Laborer
113* James Ryan 24 M
114* Margaret Ryan 21 F
115* Henry Coleman 36 M
116* John Brushalle 42 M
117* Mary Brushalle 39 F
118* John Brushalle .00 M Infant
119* Henry Egersdoff 35 M
120* Henry Burton 33 M
121* Ellen McDonald 24 F
122* Thomas Leary 31 M
123* Thomas Potter 29 M
124* James Wright 41 M
125* Sarah Wright 34 F
126* William Wright 15 M
127* James Wright 12 M
128* Sarah Wright 10 F
129* Thomas Wright 8 M
130* Mary Wright 6 F
131* John Collins 48 M
132* Mary Collins 50 F
133* James Pennyfather 38 M Plumber
134* Harriet Pennyfather 38 F
135* Silas Wright 32 M Seaman
136* Thomas Mosely 50 M
137* James Rowe 30 M Laborer
138* Alice Rowe 32 F
139* Sarah Foot 43 F
140* Jacob Joseph 30 M
141* William Derby 25 M Shoemaker
142* Charles McCarty 65 M
143* Charles Mosely 11 M Child
144* George Watson 48 M Shoemaker
145* Mary Man 24 F
146* Thomas Gaddle 34 M
147* Peter White 22 M
148* Mary Ann White 20 F
149* Mary Ann White 40 F
150* James White 70 M
151* George Day 40 M
152* Mary Day 35 F
153* James Dorrel 30 M
154* Richard Alexander 28 M
155* Jane Alexander 27 F
156 Daniel Webster 33 M England
157 Isabella Webster 32 F England
158 Daniel Webster 9 M Child England
159 Robert Webster 7 M Child England
160 Isabella Webster 5 F Child England
161 James Webster 3 M Child England
162 William Webster 41 M England
163 Martha Webster 31 F England
164 Martha Cooter 34 F England
165 Elizabeth Cooter 7 F Child England
166 Margaret Cooter 5 F Child England
167 Levi Cooter 2 M Child England
168 John Ryan 1 M Child England
169 John Miller 30 M England
170 John Hollin 48 M England
171 Esther Hollin 48 F England
172 Daniel Hollin 22 M England
173 Ruth Hollin 20 F England
174 James Hollin 18 M England
175 Amelia Hollin 17 F England
176 Rebecca Hollin 16 F England
177 Daniel Hollin 12 M Child England
178 Sarah Hollin 10 F Child England
179 Michael Hollin 7 M Child England
180 Julia Hollin 4 F Child England
181 Catherine Cribb 40 F England
182 Mary Ann Cribb 5 F Child England
183 James Cribb 14 M England
184 Bonaparte Sneed 48 M England
185 Christine Sager 22 F England
186 Christine Laffy 24 F England
187 Phillip Klein 44 M Germany
188 Louisa Klein 44 F Germany
189 Paulina Klein 47 F Germany
190 Meyer Klein 4 M Child Germany
191 Maria Klein .00 F Infant Germany
192 Anna Maria Klein 31 F Germany
193 Barlow Klein 6 M Child Germany
194* Andrea Klein .00 ? Infant Germany
195 Jacob Bann 44 M Germany
196* Johnathan Da??? 30 M Germany
197 Charles Forem 27 M Germany
198 Margaret Forem 1 F Child Germany
199 Hendrick Nine 27 M Germany
200 Rosina Nine 27 F Germany
201 John Ninver 18 M Germany
202 Frederick Ingall 23 M Germany
203 Joseph Whitmore 23 M England
204 Carl Binger 35 M Germany
205 Henry Muller 25 M Germany
206 Ellen Muller 27 F Germany
207 Clara Henwolf 26 F Germany
208 William Meyer 34 M Germany
209 Frederick Wilhelm 40 M Germany
210* Foldam Hensley 24 ? Germany
211 William Licklif 27 M Germany
212 Frederic Licklif 38 M Germany
213* Hen??? Hotsburg 23 M Germany
214 Carl Ritt 20 M Germany
215 John Hillard 40 M England
216 Harriet L Hillard 34 F England
217 Kate Hillard 10 F Child England
218 Fanny Hillard 8 F Child England
219 Mary Hillard 6 F Child England
220 Sarah Hillard 4 F Child England
221 Harriet Hillard .00 F Infant England
222 Agnes Ryan 42 F England
223 Sarah Rigbee 28 F England
224 Edward Henry Rowe 22 M England
225 Charles Ponby 28 M England
226 Georgina A Ponby 23 F England
227 Charles W Ponby .00 M Infant England
228 Charlotte V Broadbelt 41 F England
229 Charlotte J Broadbelt 19 F England
230 Rhoda Broadbelt 17 F England
231 Jamesina Broadbelt 13 F England
232 Benjamin Broadbelt 16 M England
233 Reuben Broadbelt 14 M England
234 James Broadbelt 12 M Child England
235 Gersham Broadbelt 9 M Child England
236 Eliza Steward 44 F England
237 Marianne Steward 22 F England
238 Duncan C Pell 38 M USA
239 Anna Pell 25 F USA
240 Duncan A Pell 5 M Child USA
241 Johanna Murphy 40 F USA
242 Harriet J Leslie 20 F USA
243 William S Arnold 20 M USA
244 Samuel Brooks 23 M
245 William Marshall 40 M
246 Caroline Marshall 35 F
247 Caroline G Marshall 12 F Child
248 Caroline Brown 60 F
249 Anna Botsius 21 F
250 Anna M Hyde 36 F
251 Anna M Hyde Jr 11 F Child
252 Victor Albert Hyde 3 M Child
253 Lucie A Hyde .00 F Infant
254 Theophilus R Hyde 19 M
255 Emma Morris 25 F
256 Francis DeVico 46 M Rome
257* Carmel P???lls 25 ? Rome
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the
Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could not be read
due to the condition of the original document.
15---Sex unknown
25---First name unfamiliar so sex is not known.
37---Sex cannot be ascertained as first name is strange.
38---Sex cannot be ascertained as first name is strange.
53---No last name given. Perhaps this person is part of the Hila
above or Heith family below..
55-56-60-61---The first names are odd but are as written. Sex for
believed to be Female.
88---Suspect that the first letter was meant to be X as in Xavier.
89-90---This two are shown to be from Germany but with a name like
Wilson I suspect they were English.
94 thru 155---All of these passengers were shown to be from
Germany but the names are all English.
194---Andrea may be a Male or Female name. Hence sex is unknown.
196---Last name is unclear.
210---First name does not clarify the sex.
213---First name not clear.
257---Last name unclear and first name does not clarify sex.
244 thru 255---No country of origin is given. Names are English.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 756.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 November 2005
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