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SS Elysia
London, England to New York
6 June 1879
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Harris, 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 S.S. Elysia at London from which port the
said Stmr 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. SO HELP ME GOD, (Signed) Jas Harris
Sworn to
this June 6th 1879 Before me (signed) B N Wyman, D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamship Elysia
whereof James Harris is Master, from London burthen 1754 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country
to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants,
Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage
1 James Mellis 35y Male Compositor United States United States Cabin
2 Mrs E S Dickery 50y Female United States United States Cabin
3 S John Wright 26y Male None England United States Cabin
4 Louis Miller 10y Male None Columbia S.A. United States Cabin
5 Santiago Perez 21y Male None Columbia S.A. United States Cabin
6 Alejandro Perez 29y Male None Columbia S.A. United States Cabin
7 Raoull Perez 16y Male None Columbia S.A. United States Cabin
8 Mrs Whittington 39y Female England United States Cabin
9 Wisdom W Whittington 15y Male England United States Cabin
10 Mrs S Thackeray 47y Female England United States Cabin
11 Mrs Thomson 36y Female England United States Cabin
12 A C Cushing 40y Male Lawyer United States United States Cabin
13 Miss Carrie Cushing ??y Female United States United States Cabin
14 Miss Gertrude Cushing 44y Female United States United States Cabin
15 Percy M Dyer 32y Male Clerk England United States Cabin
16 W S Whitehead 50y Male Lawyer United States United States Cabin
17 W A S Van Duyser 58y Male None United States United States Cabin
18 Mrs Docta Van Duyser 45y Female England United States Cabin
19 Miss Maud Van Duyser 15y Female England United States Cabin
20 Charles Van Duyser 13y Male England United States Cabin
21 Alexander Van Duyser 12y Male England United States Cabin
22 David Van Duyser 10y Male England United States Cabin
23 William Van Duyser 9y Male England United States Cabin
24 James Van Duyser 6y Male England United States Cabin
25* Miss Jane Norman 23y Female England United States Cabin
26 Edward Walsh 30y Male Drover England United States Steerage
27 John Williamson 23y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
28 John Bradley 42y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
29 Eugene Kellocher 19y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
30 Michael Murray 28y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
31 George Taylor 21y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
32 Robert Docherty 20y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
33 Thomas Moran 31y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
34 John Green 24y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
35 Montague Solomon 23y Male Traveller England United States Steerage
36 Edward Farrell 39y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
37 John Bevans 28y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
38 Joseph Harrington 57y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
39 John McDonald 28y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
40 John Dougan 38y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
41 David Maha 36y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
42 Henry Cole 38y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
43 Michael Beers 26y Male Drover United States United States Steerage
44 Miss Elizabeth Weld 17y Female England United States Steerage
45 Agatha Boilard 55y Female France United States Steerage
46 R W Weeks 25y Male Plumber England United States Steerage
47* Edwin G?bbars 22y Male Bookbinder England United States Steerage
48 Charles Walker 24y Male Farmer England United States Steerage
49 John O'Toole 18y Male Sailor United States United States Steerage
50 Alexis Filles 28y Male Traveller Switzerland United States Steerage
51 Michel Werner 21y Male Labourer Switzerland United States Steerage
52 Martin Reber 25y Male Labourer Switzerland United States Steerage
53 Johan Muster 30y Male Labourer Switzerland United States Steerage
54* Carl Muller 21y Male Clerk Germany United States Steerage
55 Conrad Lang 19y Male Labourer Switzerland United States Steerage
56 Wilhelm Bringfield 36y Male Labourer Switzerland United States Steerage
57 George Marers 33y Male Labourer Switzerland United States Steerage
58* Christian Stachle 28y Male Tanner Germany United States Steerage
59 Victorie Joubert 32y Female France United States Steerage
60 Giovanni Cambio 50y Male Gardener Italy United States Steerage
61 Luigi Bagnosco 43y Male Labourer Italy United States Steerage
62 Cesare Chiappotz 49y Male Cook France United States Steerage
63 Luigi Veale 26y Male Labourer Italy United States Steerage
64 Manuel Posemal 40y Male Labourer Spain United States Steerage
65* Alfonso Stang??? 21y Male Labourer Italy United States Steerage
66* Jacob De?sch 24y Male Baker Germany United States Steerage
67 Julius Hermann 30y Male Saddler Germany United States Steerage
68 Oscar Hermann 28y Male Machinist Germany United States Steerage
69 Herman Fesche 26y Male Shoemaker Germany United States Steerage
70 Edgar Aurann 28y Male Labourer Germany United States Steerage
71 Jesse Hayward 52y Male Soldier United States United States Steerage
72 Jacob Schmidt 24y Male Engraver United States United States Steerage
73 James Haney 22y Male Coachman England United States Steerage
74 James McCormack 19y Male Coachman England United States Steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there
were no deaths on this passage.
The original lister did not number the passengers and did not provide a recapitulation
at the end of the Manifest, but it appears to be complete manifest.
An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which further
explains the entry.
A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document. Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what the letter/letters may be.
A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original
lister showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.
25 The figures: 2X64964 3/3/38 appear in the column following the age. These have to
do with the naturalization process. See InfoFiles for an explanation.
47 Gibbars, Gebbars.
54 Above the entry "The country to which they severally belong", someone has written
"Prussia" next to the word "Germany".
58 Above the entry "The country to which they severally belong", someone has written
"Prussia" next to the word "Germany".
65 The ending of the name may be "n". Stanglon?
66 Detsch, Delsch. Above the entry "The country to which they severally belong", someone
has written "Prussia" next to the word "Germany".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 418, List 573.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and
Patricia Kennedy
members of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
30 January 2008
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