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Ship Wm. F. Storer
I, James Bryant, Master of the Ship Wm F Storer, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to 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 Wm F Storer at Liverpool, from which port said Wm F Storer 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 11th May 1871, before me (signature illegible) So help me God. (signed) Jas Bryant
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Wm F Storer, whereof James Bryant is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 1628 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, occupation, and country each passenger originated. All passengers were in steerage; all passengers listed USA as their intended destination. These columns have been omitted. There were five deaths on this voyage and they have been noted in the transcriber notes.
1 Mathew Peym 26 m tanner Ireland 2 Peter Regan 33 m labourer Ireland 3 Mary Hanigan 20 f spinster Ireland 4 Mary Reynolds 25 f spinster Ireland 5 Jos^ Howe 29 m butcher Ireland 6 John Mulholland 30 m labourer Ireland 7 Pat Cline 25 m labourer Ireland 8 John Jinks 23 m labourer Ireland 9 Robert Jones 19 m labourer Ireland 10 Jos^ Johnston 33 m labourer Ireland 11 Jos^ Knight 22 m labourer England 12 Bridget Sweny 28 f spinster Ireland 13 Don Gibins 26 m labourer Ireland 14 Jos^ Bowerey 27 m labourer Ireland 15 Geo Smith 29 m labourer Ireland 16 Pat Barnes 25 m labourer Ireland 17 Ann Barnes 30 f labourer Ireland 18 Wm Ford 21 m labourer Ireland 19 Miche^ McCaine 22 m labourer Ireland 20 Miche^ McKerry 34 m labourer Ireland 21 Mary Duffy 22 f labourer Ireland 22 Fannie Williams 23 f labourer Ireland 23 Elwin Smith 24 m labourer Ireland 24 Jos^ Randall 29 m labourer Ireland 25 Eliza Randall 23 f labourer Ireland 26 Henry Eastoy 30 m blacksmith England 27 Eliza Eastoy 25 f wife England 28 Arthur Eastoy 4 m England 29 Emily Eastoy 2 f England 30* Geo Eastoy 10mo m England 31 Geo Valle 27 m labourer England 32 Ellen Valle 30 f wife England 33 Rob^t Ward 40 m labourer England 34 Mary Ward 37 f wife England 35 Char^t Ward 13 f England 36 Pat Tracy 30 m labourer England 37 Chas Farrell 23 m draper England 38 Alfred Harison 19 m mat maker England 39 Alfred Mercer 44 m labourer England 40 Elizabeth Mercer 36 f wife England 41 George Mercer 20 m labourer England 42 Martha Mercer 17 f labourer England 43 Elizabeth Mercer 15 f labourer England 44 Mary Mercer 11 f labourer England 45 Hannah Mercer 7 f labourer England 46 Bird Mercer 6 m England 47 Jas^ Mercer 4 m England 48 Sarah Mercer 11mo f England 49 John McHugh 29 m tailor Ireland 50 Ann McHugh 28 f wife Ireland 51 Finnsan McHugh 7 m Ireland 52 John McHugh 4 m Ireland 53 Alice McHugh 2 f Ireland 54 Geo Wright 21 m labourer England 55 John Walison 42 m labourer England 56 Bryan Drane 28 m cooper England 57 Tho^s Murphy 23 m labourer Ireland 58 Geo Richardson 28 m dyer England 59 Mary Richardson 26 f wife England 60* Co?? Hill 17 m labourer England 61 Joh^ Hill 15 m labourer England 62 Wm Mattey 20 m labourer England 63 Walter Brown 22 m butcher England 64* Timothy Sweeney 33 f spinster Ireland 65 John Sulivan 20 m labourer Ireland 66 Rob^t Armozer 23 m labourer England 67 Joh^ Fletcher 17 m labourer England 68* Solomon ?? 18 m labourer Ireland 69 Ed Tucker 24 m labourer Ireland 70 Thos Noble 23 m labourer England 71 Ed Crust 28 m labourer England 72 Alf^ Garnell 24 m labourer England 73 Luke Regan 23 m labourer England 74 Jos^ Dover 26 m labourer England 75 Wm Butler 24 m gardener England 76 Julia Butler 25 f wife England 77* Wm H Butler 8mo m England 78* George Butler 26 m st?? England 79 Wm Henington 28 m labourer Ireland 80* Thos J Ton?? 31 m storekeeper England 81 Jos^ Foy 40 m labourer England 82 Henry Wright 32 m labourer England 83 Jos^ Lovejoy 19 m labourer England 84 Henry Savage 30 m labourer England 85 Mich^ Osburn 21 m joiner England 86* Jos^ Bealy 20 m st?? England 87 Joh^ J Haris 30 m gardener England 88 Mary Haris 24 f wife England 89 Downie Haris 20 f spinster England 90 Robert Murrell 30 m labourer Ireland 91 Jane Murrell 26 f wife Ireland 92* John Murrell 55 f Ireland 93 Robt Wilson 25 m labourer England 94 Wm Splott 23 m labourer England 95 John Mitchel 29 m labourer England 96 Jane Mitchel 28 f England 97* Rose Williams 30 m labourer Ireland 98* Rose McAnully 50 m labourer Ireland 99 John McAnully 20 m labourer Ireland 100 Roseburn McAnully 18 m labourer Ireland 101 John Dragon 40 m labourer Ireland 102 Jos^ Mitchell 22 m labourer Ireland 103 Geo Furdley 22 m tanner England 104* Wm Steaverson 20 m s?? England 105 Henry Hunter 22 m farmer England 106 Jos^ Murray 21 m carpenter England 107 Cath^ McCarty 20 f spinster England 108 Mary Watson 32 f h keeper Ireland 109 Mary W Watson 7 f Ireland 110 Elizabeth Watson 5 f Ireland 111 Margaret Cahill 42 f h keeper Ireland 112 Geo Lambery 26 m labourer England 113 Geo Crumberfield 30 m labourer England 114 Henry Walton 21 m labourer England 115 Robert White 26 m labourer England 116 John Hows 47 m labourer England 117 Ann Hows 46 f wife England 118 Mary Hows 20 f England 119 Caroline Hows 18 f England 120 Mariah Hows 16 f England 121 Richard Horne 14 m labourer England 122 Robert Horne 13 m labourer England 123 Thos Hixon 18 m bookkeeper England 124 William Campton 25 m fitter Ireland 125 Jos^ Grant 30 m labourer England 126 W Holloway 31 m butcher England 127 Pat Butler 22 m labourer England 128 Wm Weber 22 m labourer England 129 Mary Weber 28 f wife England 130 Hurbert Weber 10mo m England 131 Ed Hainsworth 30 m labourer England 132 John Grant 19 m labourer England 133 Thos Wood 16 m labourer USA 134 Ellen Louland 34 f spinster England 135 Mariah Cosgrove 20 f spinster England 136 Hugh Mathews 30 m labourer England 137 Mary Mathews 5 f England 138 Thos Mathews 11mo m England 139 Margaret Waterson 20 f spinster England 140 Pat McShea 26 m labourer England 141 Pat Monagan 24 m labourer England 142 Chas Hence 40 m tanner England 143 John Shearson 20 m labourer England 144 Eliza Anderson 40 f widow England 145 Wm Anderson 20 m England 146 John Anderson 16 m England 147 Mathew Anderson 18 m England 148 Jos^ Anderson 7 m England 149 Mary Anderson 6 f England 150 Anthony Denny 37 m labourer England 151 Jane Denny 37 f wife England 152 Eliza Denny 7 f England 153 Jane Denny 12 f England 154 Hariet Denny 10 f England 155 Mariah Denny 7 f England 156 Fred Denny 5 m England 157 Chisly Denny 3 m England 158* Henry Denny 11mo m England 159 Fred Hyfield 23 m labourer England 160 John Hyfield 22 m labourer England 161 Jack Holkof 20 m labourer England 162 G Kohn 20 m labourer England 163 John Kirby 25 m labourer Ireland 164 Thos Shields 25 m labourer England 165 Thos H Feh 17 m labourer England 166 John Beringer 36 m labourer England 167 Elizabeth Beringer 34 f wife England 168 Alice Beringer 7 f England 169 Jas^ Curlis 24 m labourer England 170 Julia Curlis 22 f wife England 171 Wm Heath 25 m labourer England 172 James W Tewe 32 m labourer England 173 Peter Turner 25 m labourer England 174 Richard Smith 21 m labourer Ireland 175 Wm Smith 22 m labourer Ireland 176* Wm Lee 32 m un??taker USA 177 Henry Otten 25 m labourer USA 178 Fred Young 21 m labourer England 179 James Fawly 22 m labourer England 180 Donnie Gibbs 26 m labourer England 181 Jacob Gibbs 20 m labourer England 182 Fredd Gibbs 16 m labourer England 183 Benedict Dupree 26 m labourer England 184 Philip Glenn 38 m labourer England 185 Peter Snider 27 m labourer England 186 Pat Flynn 20 m labourer Ireland 187 Robert Patrick 50 m labourer England 188 Ellen Patrick 35 f wife England 189 Robert Patrick 10 m England 190 Mary E Patrick 7 f England 191 John Patrick 6 m England 192 Eliza Patrick 4 f England 193 Arthur Patrick 2 m England 194 Frank Patrick 11mo m England 195 Ellen Colins 20 f spinster England 196 Miche^ Duffy 27 m labourer Ireland 197 Ellen Duffy 28 f wife Ireland 198 John Duffy 5 m Ireland 199 Owen Duffy 11mo m Ireland 200 Susan Anderson 40 f widow Ireland 201 John Slott 28 m labourer Ireland 202 Miche^ Power 18 m labourer Ireland 203 Chas Gilingham 27 m labourer England 204 Emily Gilingham 28 f wife England 205 Emily Gilingham 10mo f England 206 Ed Moore 33 m labourer England 207 Mich^ Morse 30 m labourer Ireland 208 Frank Kureigh 25 m labourer England 209 John Elkington 18 m labourer England 210 John Flood 46 m labourer Ireland 211 Sarah Lyonst 22 f spinster Ireland 212 Wm Messenger 23 m labourer England 213 John Casey 25 m labourer England 214 James Ostter 32 m glover England 215* George Ostter 12 m England 216 John Jabins 26 m labourer England 217 John Kindeler 17 m labourer England 218 John Meade 18 m labourer England 219 Pat McKenna 19 m labourer Ireland 220 John Knight 26 m broommaker England 221* Thos Knight 25 m 1867 t??? USA 222 Mary Donelly 20 f spinster Ireland 223 Chas Andrews 21 m labourer England 224 Joseph Murisey 20 m labourer Ireland 225* Jos^ Welsh 22 m labourer Ireland 226 Mary Johnston 25 f spinster Ireland 227 John Torrell 23 m labourer Ireland 228 Pat Dailey 47 m labourer Ireland 229 G W Morgan 25 m labourer England 230 John Bryan 25 m labourer Ireland 231 John Clark 28 m labourer Ireland 232 Ellen Dunn 28 f spinster USA 233 Wm Weeks 24 m labourer England 234* Jos^ Bardon 24 m ?? USA 235 Herbert Dailey 25 m labourer England 236 Geo Oliver 28 m labourer England 237 Rob^t Hearson 30 m labourer England 238 Cath^ Brown 45 f spinster Ireland 239* Mary Brown ?? f spinster USA 240 David Hill 27 m labourer England 241 John Courtney 43 m labourer England 242 Elizabeth Courtney 38 f wife England 243 John Courtney 11mo m England 244 Robt Dunlap 18 m labourer England 245 Wm Boan 31 m labourer England 246 Sarah Boan 32 f wife England 247 Thos Murphy 25 m labourer England 248 David Jones 26 m labourer England 249 John W Jones 42 m labourer England 250 Mathew Haggath 20 m labourer England 251 Ed Navie 21 m labourer England 252 Mary Navie 27 f spinster Ireland 253 Mary A Smith 22 f spinster Ireland 254 Wm Farber 34 m labourer Ireland 255 J Harison 26 m labourer Ireland 256 Chas Leland 28 m labourer England 257 Samuel Edmons 28 m engineer England 258 Geo Bloomfield 28 m labourer England 259 Thos Brodelhage 28 m labourer England 260 Frank Cooper 28 m labourer England 261 Jas^ Hanes 27 m labourer England 262* James Rent 34 m ?? USA 263 E Arnold 23 m labourer England 264 James Arnold 7 m England 265 Thos Howell 21 m labourer Ireland 266 Wm Thopson 27 m grinder England 267 Jane Thopson 25 f wife England 268 Fred Thopson 4 m England 269 James McManer 30 m labourer Ireland 270 Geo Middleton 19 m labourer England 271 Owen McCabe 30 m labourer Ireland 272* Wm Masson 26 m ?? USA 273 Jas^ Luchart 27 m labourer England 274 Danil Tow 30 m labourer Ireland Transcriber's Notes: The original handwriting on this passenger list is hard to read. It appears that a determined effort was made to state the occupation of each United States passenger; and in most cases, the writing is illegible. * Indicates additional information noted below ^ Indicates missing letters in abbreviated names ? Indicates letters or names that are missing or illegible 30 Passenger died during voyage; no date given 60 First name illegible 64 Passenger name appears to be male; but listed as female spinster 68 Last name illegible; appears to be five letters ending 'ses' 77 Passenger died during voyage; no date given 78 Occupation not legible 80 Last name illegible 86 Occupation not legible 92 Passenger name appears to be male; but listed as female 97,98 First names could be abbreviated Roseburn 104 Occupation not legible 158 Passenger died during voyage; no date given 176 Occupation could be undertaker 215 Passenger died during voyage; no date given 221 Occupation not legible 225 Passenger died during voyage; no date given 234 Occupation not legible 239 Passenger age covered by ink blot; could be 25 262, 272 Occupations not legible Notes: On March 3, 1871, Alfred and Elizabeth Mercer, and their children; Martha, Elizabeth, Ellen, Hannah, David, Thomas, Laurie, and Sarah, started to America from Liverpool, England, aboard the William F Storer, a ship operated by the Black Ball Line of New York. Although his family had boarded the ship, he was detained by authorities for being lame. When Alfred was a young man, he suffered an attack of what was known as 'white swelling'; which could have been an illness now known as infantile paralysis or polio. This illness left him with one leg in an iron brace for the remainder of his life. Since immigrants were to be healthy and productive in the new world, authorities feared he would not be. He pleaded for the sake of his family and was granted permission to board ship. He bought third class steerage passage, which offered little better accommodations than was given to livestock. The voyage took seven weeks to cross the ocean, arriving in New York on May 11, 1871, during which time smallpox quarantined the ship in New York harbour for three weeks. Alfred and two daughters were hospitalized for two weeks with the disease. After the family was reunited, they travelled to Chase County, Kansas where other family members were living. It was in Chase County that they spent the rest of their lives. Alfred and Elizabeth Mercer are the great grandparents of Reta Belle Riggs Cox
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 342, List 384.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 August 2005
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