Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Elysia

I, Arch^d Campbell, Master of the Steam-ship "Elysia", 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 Elysia at Glasgow & Moville from which port said Elysia 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.
Sworn to this Jany 31, 1876

So help me God,
(signed) Arch^d Campbell

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Elysia whereof Arch^d Campbell, is master, from Glasgow & Moville burthen (left blank) tons.

Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

  1  And. Dale           27       m    lab^r          England    U.S.A.   steerage      
  2  W^m Hudson          35       m    mariner        England    U.S.A.   steerage      
  3* Mr. Miller          37       m    traveller      Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
  4* Mr. T. Mitchell     21       m    store  Clerk   Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
  5  W^m Somerville      26       m    weaver         Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
  6* W^m Gaithney        27       m    eng^r          Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
  7* M^rs Gaithney       28       f    none           Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
  8* W^m Gaithney         1       m    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
  9  Dav^d Gaithney      23       m    baker          Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
 10  Tho^s Brotherston   33       m    smith          Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
 11  W^m Brotherston      7       m    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 12  M^rs M^cFarlane     29       f    none           Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
 13  Cath M^cFarlane      5       f    none           Scotland   U.S.A.   steerage      
 14* Mr. Henderson       27       m    iron worker    Ireland    U.S.A.   steerage      
 15  Ed. Brown           22       m    ??? Clerk      Ireland    U.S.A.   steerage      
 16  W^m Doherty         26       m    ??? Clerk      Ireland    U.S.A.   steerage      
 17  Ann M^cGinley       25       f    servant        Ireland    U.S.A.   steerage      
 18  Eliza Shields       24       f    none           Ireland    U.S.A.   steerage      
 19* W^m Klussendorff    17       m    miller         Germany    U.S.A.   steerage      
 20* W. Fysit            28       m                   Germany    U.S.A.   steerage      
 21* B. Fysit             5       f    none           Germany    U.S.A.   steerage      
 22* W. Fysit             1       f    none           Germany    U.S.A.   steerage      
 23  M. Waddington       28       m    machinist      U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 24  M^rs Waddington     26       f    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 25  Tho^s Waddington    15       m    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 26  Arch^d Morton       50       m    miner          U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 27  Jas. Cousins        50       m    farmer         U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 28  Rob^t Dale          20       m    eng^r          U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 29  Geo. Wilson         38       m    editor         U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 30* Cath. Glaney        50       f    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   steerage      
 31  Miss A Forbes       23       f    none           Scotland   U.S.A.   cabin         
 32  Mr. Clemenger       31       m.   mcht           Canada     Canada   cabin         
 33  M^rs M^cKechnie     25       f    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   cabin         
 34  F. R. M^cKechnie    1 y 6m   m    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   cabin         
 35  A. R. M^cKechnie    2 m      m    none           U.S.A.     U.S.A.   cabin         
 36* L. Sken             39       m    com^??? Mcht   U.S.A.     U.S.A.   cabin         
 37  A. R. Cabell        23       m    lawyer         U.S.A.     U.S.A.   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.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined 
   due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

3 & 4:   the first name could be Jno for John.
6 - 8:   Surnames may be Faitchney.
14:      the first name could be Jno for John.
19:      the last name could be Klassendorff.
20 - 22: Surnames may be Dysit or Pysit.
30:      Surname may ber Glancey.
36:      Surname may be Iken, the name could be L. J. Ken.

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