Immigrant Ships
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Jacob A Westervelt
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Liverpool, England to New York
16 May 1859
There was no sworn statement on this manifest.
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Jacob A Westervelt of New York
whereof FOM Austin is Master, burthen 1417 tons and ?/95ths of a ton, bound
from the Port of Liverpool for New York.
Columns represent: Name; Age; Sex; Occupation, Trade or Profession; Country to which they severally
belong; Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and Remarks relative to any that may have
died, or otherwise left the vessel, during the voyage. The Destination for all passengers was recorded
as "United States" or "US"; one death was recorded on the voyage and is included in the Transcriber's
Notes below; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 William Peacock 30y Male Farmer England Upper Between Decks
2 Sarah Peacock 22y Female Farmer England Upper Between Decks
3 Pat^k Fahy 25y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
4 Bridg^t Bergen 26y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
5 Bridg^t Kelley 21y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
6 Eliza J Coker 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
7 Ann Macool 19y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
8 Tho^s Carpenter 20y Male Smith England Upper Between Decks
9 John Flanigan 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
10 Phoebe Chambers 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
11 Honor Cunane 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
12 Charles Henry 25y Male Weaver England Upper Between Decks
13 Mich^l Haley 18y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
14 Nancy Donovan 17y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
15 Bridg^t McDonough 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
16 Marg^t Kevan 19y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
17 Mary Toohay 23y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
18 Rich^d Gavin 23y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
19 Marg^t Greeway 17y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
20 Sarah Fraeme 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
21 Tho^s Curon 20y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
22 Mary Eagon 16y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
23 Ann Duffy 21y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
24 Mary Rogers 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
25 John Dignam 30y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
26 Mary Mack 18y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
27 Peter Hogan 23y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
28 Ann Finegan 22y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
29 Marg^t Finegan 16y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
30 James Campbell 21y Male Clerk Scotland Upper Between Decks
31 Honora Kean 21y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
32 Mary Bogan 17y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
33 Cath^e Moffitt 25y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
34 Fanny King 23y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
35 Bridg^t Frane 22y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
36 Ellen Frane 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
37 Cath^e Rogers 18y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
38 Mary Gallagher 12y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
39 James Moriss 20y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
40 John Phillips 6y Male child England Upper Between Decks
41 Mary Tellon 22y Female Servant England Upper Between Decks
42 Sam^l Eyre 18y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
43 Nicholas Toppan 18y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
44 Rich^d Ledgett 26y Male Painter England Upper Between Decks
45 Ed^d Long 30y Male Painter England Upper Between Decks
46 Mary Long 22y Female Wife England Upper Between Decks
47 Patt Long Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
48 Frances Long 18y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
49 Griffith Roberts 20y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
50 Catharine Roberts 17y Female Spinster U.S. Upper Between Decks
51 Michael Costello 28y Male Labourer U.S. Upper Between Decks
52 Mary Costello 27y Female Wife U.S. Upper Between Decks
53 John Costello 4y Male child U.S. Upper Between Decks
54 Sarah Costello 2y Female child U.S. Upper Between Decks
55 Rodger Costello Inft Male child U.S. Upper Between Decks
56 John Naughton 34y Male Farm Labourer U.S. Upper Between Decks
57 Bridget Naughton 29y Female Wife U.S. Upper Between Decks
58 Ann Conboy 24y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
59 Winefred Lyons 22y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
60 Marg^t Regan 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
61 Marg^t Fergus 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
62 Bridg^t Cunane 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
63 Honora Waldron 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
64 Mary Lyons 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
65 Bridg^t O Donnell 22y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
66 Mary O Donnell 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
67 Nancy Syke 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
68 Bridg^t Hogan 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
69*
70 Marg^t Keane 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
71 Honora Cagney 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
72 Mich^l Kellean 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
73 Mary Welsh 20y Female Spinster U.S. Upper Between Decks
74 Bridg^t Waldron 20y Female Spinster U.S. Upper Between Decks
75 Marg^t Cullan 19y Female Spinster U.S. Upper Between Decks
76 Mary Shurles 50y Female Spinster U.S. Upper Between Decks
77 Robert Whalen 21y Male Blacksmith England Upper Between Decks
78 Mary Whalen 26y Female Mother England Upper Between Decks
79 Robert Whalen Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
80 James Cord 26y Male Joiner England Upper Between Decks
81* Lawrence By?nes 21y Male Joiner Ireland Upper Between Decks
82 Mary Carten 21y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
83 Mary Donohue 25y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
84 Marg^t Murphy 30y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
85* K?t?y B?yne 17y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
86 Marg^t Ranty 19y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
87 Mary Murphy 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
88* Marg^t Finn? 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
89 Bridg^t Mulkane 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
90 Marg^t Mulkane 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
91 Cath Fane 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
92 James Knox 22y Male Shoemaker England Upper Between Decks
93 John Reany 22y Male Shoemaker England Upper Between Decks
94 W^m Tolbot 24y Male Grocer U.S. Upper Between Decks
95 W^m McQuilliams 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
96 Sally Barclay 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
97 Sally Beatie 22y Female Spinster Scotland Upper Between Decks
98 And^w Chambers 30y Male Bookbinder Scotland Upper Between Decks
99 Patt Welsh 50y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Between Decks
100 Fanny Welsh 48y Female Wife Ireland Upper Between Decks
101 Walter Welsh 40y Male Farmer Ireland Upper Between Decks
102 Betty Welsh 35y Female Wife Ireland Upper Between Decks
103 Ellen Welsh 17y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
104 Mary Welsh 15y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
105 James Moore 16y Male Office Boy England Upper Between Decks
106 Henry Moran 14y Male Office Boy England Upper Between Decks
107 John Atkinson 27y Male Printer England Upper Between Decks
108 Jo^s Atkinson 20y Male Plasterer England Upper Between Decks
109 Mary Moore 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
110 Sarah Fannon 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
111 James Pritchard 28y Male Whitesmith England Upper Between Decks
112 Ann Pritchard 34y Female Wife England Upper Between Decks
113 Laura Pritchard 3y Female child England Upper Between Decks
114 Arthur Pritchard Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
115 John Lane 25y Male Plumber England Upper Between Decks
116 Marg^t Darley 23y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
117 Kate Hanigan 19y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
118 Joana Daily 16y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
119 Darby McDonough 21y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
120 John Golden 20y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
121 Darby McDonough 21y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
122 Tho^s Joyce 23y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
123 Red^t Joyce 24y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
124 Cath^e Brown 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
125 Bridg^t Joyce 22y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
126 Ann Joyce 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
127 Barbara McDonough 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
128 Mary McDonough 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
129 Ann McAneel 40y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
130 Cicily McAneel 17y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
131 Tho^s McAneel 15y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
132 Charles Reiley 30y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
133 Ann Reiley 26y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
134 Rose Allen 18y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
135 Henry Wilson 39y Male Tailor England Upper Between Decks
136 Ellen Sullivan 21y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
137 Julia Shea 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
138 Johanna Walsh 26y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
139 John Walsh 25y Male Warehouseman Ireland Upper Between Decks
140 Michael Walsh 21y Male Warehouseman Ireland Upper Between Decks
141 Dennis Ryan 20y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
142 Honor Ryan 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
143 Marg^t Morgan 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
144 Rich^d O'Donnell 35y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
145 W^m Grant 55y Male Farmer England Upper Between Decks
146* Llewellyn Davies 4?y Male Miner Wales Upper Between Decks
147* W^m Bu?t 25y Male Butcher England Upper Between Decks
148 Eliz Mahillan 18y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
149 Tho^s Leddy 18y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
150 Tho^s Profser 49y Male Shopman England Upper Between Decks
151 Francis Good 25y Male Cloth draper England Upper Between Decks
152 John Good 18y Male Cloth draper England Upper Between Decks
153 David James 22y Male Roper England Upper Between Decks
154* Hannah Harro?? 37y Female Shopkeeper England Upper Between Decks
155* Emily Harro?? 7y Female child England Upper Between Decks
156* Ann Maria Harro?? 4y Female child England Upper Between Decks
157* Mary Jane Harro?? 2y Female child England Upper Between Decks
158 Lawrence Fenny 25y Male Bricklayer Ireland Upper Between Decks
159 Rose McGrane 18y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
160 Mich^l Gaffany 20y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
161 Nichol^s Gaffany 18y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
162* Isaic Atkinson 22y Male Cabinet Maker England Upper Between Decks
163 John Foley 30y Male Plasterer England Upper Between Decks
164 Tho^s Cunningham 32y Male Blacksmith England Upper Between Decks
165 Laurence Gerighty 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
166 Marg^t Gerighty 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
167 Ann Lane 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
168 Cath^e Lane 18y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
169 Mary Beckett 18y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
170 Ellen Corbett 19y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
171 Mich^l Mullany 20y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
172 Cath^e Horan 18y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
173 Henry Jones 22y Male Weaver England Upper Between Decks
174 Sarah Jones 19y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
175 Ann Evans 45y Female Factory Worker Wales Upper Between Decks
176 Marg^t Evans 16y Female Factory Worker Wales Upper Between Decks
177 John Evans 7y Male child Wales Upper Between Decks
178 Eliza Evans 3y Female child Wales Upper Between Decks
179 James Gillespie 22y Male Joiner Scotland Upper Between Decks
180 W^m Shannon 18y Male Shopman Scotland Upper Between Decks
181 W^m Gibson 21y Male Plumber Scotland Upper Between Decks
182 John Remfry 30y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
183 John Thomas 38y Male Builder England Upper Between Decks
184 Jane Thomas 38y Female Wife England Upper Between Decks
185 Eleanor Thomas 10y Female child England Upper Between Decks
186 David Thomas 7y Male child England Upper Between Decks
187 Tho^s Thomas 5y Male child England Upper Between Decks
188 Morgan Thomas 3y Male child England Upper Between Decks
189 Joyce Thomas Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
190 David Jones 28y Male Miner Wales Upper Between Decks
191 Mary Jones 26y Female Wife Wales Upper Between Decks
192 Ebenezer Jones Inft Male child Wales Upper Between Decks
193 David Jones 45y Male Slate Wou??er Wales Upper Between Decks
194 John Scully 22y Male Whitesmith Ireland Upper Between Decks
195 Bridg^t Scully 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
196 Patt McQuade 18y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
197* Ed McNulty 21y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
198 Patt McNamee 18y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
199 Rosey McNamee 26y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
200 James Hargreaves 40y Male Grocer England Upper Between Decks
201 Mary Ann Bridge 38y Female Shopkeeper England Upper Between Decks
202 Mary Caslin 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
203 Mich^l Dalton 19y Male Labourer England Upper Between Decks
204 Honora Delahunty 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
205 Letitia Tierney 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
206 Ellen Fogerty 20y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
207 Tho^s Baglery 24y Male Joiner England Upper Between Decks
208 Ann Travers 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
209 Martin Glendon 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
210* Martin B??d 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
211 Bridg^t Shiels 19y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
212 Honora Phelan 21y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
213 Marg^t Campbell 20y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
214 W^m Campbell 16y Male Office Boy Ireland Upper Between Decks
215 Ellen Ryan 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
216 Marg^t Fahey 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
217 Rob^t Merrill 30y Male Mason England Upper Between Decks
218 Ann Merrill 29y Female Wife England Upper Between Decks
219 Benj^n Merrill 17y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
220 Harriett Merrill 6y Female child England Upper Between Decks
221 Mary Ann Merrill 3y Female child England Upper Between Decks
222 W^m Merrill Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
223 Mary Higgen 20y Female Dress maker England Upper Between Decks
224 Mary Long 22y Female Dress maker England Upper Between Decks
225 Bridg^t Kirwin 17y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
226 Bridg^t Lowrey 16y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
227 Marg^t Kirwin 18y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
228 Ellen Corrigan 24y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
229 Eliza Corrigan 16y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
230 Tho^s White 23y Male Plasterer England Upper Between Decks
231 Patt Bergin 26y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
232 James Tierney 24y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
233 Martin Tierney 28y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
234 Jeremiah Ryan 25y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
235 Bridg^t Ryan 22y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
236 Marg^t McDermott 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
237 Sarah Tierman 16y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
238 Anthy Sherlock 20y Male Shoe Maker England Upper Between Decks
239 W^m Burrows 20y Male Joiner England Upper Between Decks
240 Eliza Burrows 20y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
241 Ellen Cuddy 28y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
242 Ellen Cuddy 5y Female child Ireland Upper Between Decks
243* Anthy Tarp?? 19y Male Clerk England Upper Between Decks
244 John Burnside 28y Male Book keeper England Upper Between Decks
245 John Haskin 24y Male Draper England Upper Between Decks
246 M^rs Haskin 25y Female Wife England Upper Between Decks
247 Ed^d Haskin Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
248 James Thomas 24y Male Carver England Upper Between Decks
249 W^m Mallen 22y Male Miller England Upper Between Decks
250 Ann Molloy 36y Female Dress maker Ireland Upper Between Decks
251 Ed^d Molloy 14y Male Errand boy Ireland Upper Between Decks
252 Mary Chambers 20y Female Bonnet maker Scotland Upper Between Decks
253* Cecilia G??mes 18y Female Servant Scotland Upper Between Decks
254 Mary Jennings 17y Female Servant Scotland Upper Between Decks
255 Martin Kelley 32y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
256 Mary Kelley 24y Female Wife Ireland Upper Between Decks
257 Ann Kelley 7y Female child Ireland Upper Between Decks
258 John Kelley 2y Male child Ireland Upper Between Decks
259 Marg^t Kelley Inft Female child Ireland Upper Between Decks
260 Marg^t Conway 14y Female Servant England Upper Between Decks
261 Mary Holland 40y Female Shop keeper England Upper Between Decks
262 Ellen Holland 7y Female child England Upper Between Decks
263 Rob^t Gillmour 16y Male Warehouse boy England Upper Between Decks
264 Joshua Hall 22y Male Packer England Upper Between Decks
265 Hiram Bailey 22y Male Cloth draper England Upper Between Decks
266 John Every 20y Male Finisher England Upper Between Decks
267 Martin Burns 48y Male Grocer England Upper Between Decks
268 W^m Allen 29y Male Joiner England Upper Between Decks
269 W^m Coleman 32y Male Plumber England Upper Between Decks
270 James Grendall 25y Male Cropper England Upper Between Decks
271 James Grendall 24y Male Cropper England Upper Between Decks
272 Eliz Grendall 2y Female child England Upper Between Decks
273 W^m Grendall Inft Male child England Upper Between Decks
274 James Holland 20y Male Gardener England Upper Between Decks
275 John Halfpenny 22y Male Butcher England Upper Between Decks
276 M^rs Halfpenny 20y Female Wife England Upper Between Decks
277 Peter McGarratt 25y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
278 Ann McGarratt 20y Female Wife Ireland Upper Between Decks
279 Ann McGarratt 25y Female Servant Ireland Upper Between Decks
280 John McGarratt 3y Male child Ireland Upper Between Decks
281 John McCabe 30y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
282 Marg^t Morgan 25y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
283 Marg^t Dunn 35y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
284 Ellen McCune 18y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
285 Cath. Mulligan 30y Female Spinster Ireland Upper Between Decks
286 Ann Bradley 36y Female Spinster England Upper Between Decks
287 W^m Dunn 16y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
288 John Cuddy 18y Male Labourer Ireland Upper Between Decks
289 Dan^l Conway 21y Male Mason England Upper Between Decks
290 Rich^d Richardson 22y Male Joiner England Upper Between 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 quality
of the original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
The manifest scribe used vertical lines probably to indicate continuation/duplication
of the last written word(s).
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these
have been transcribed to 'ss'.
Fractional burthen tonnage omitted.
"alliens" as written.
Difference in numbered passengers and total passengers listed on last page of manifest
is because the scribe had skipped #69.
69 Manifest scribe skipped this number.
81 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Byrnes.
85 First name overwritten, could be Kitty or Kathy; 2nd letter of
surname illegible.
88 Last letter(s) of surname illegible.
146 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 40y or 48y.
147 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Bult or Butt.
154-157 Ending of surname not clear, could be Harross, Harrofs,
or Harrops.
162 First name as written.
197 First name may be faded Ed^d.
210 2nd and 3rd letters of surname not clear, could be Bird or Brid.
243 Ending of surname illegible.
253 2nd and 3rd letters of surname illegible.
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 192, List 389
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
20 August 2006
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