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Ship Richard S. Ely

I, Malcolm Livingston, Master of the Ship Richard S. Ely 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 Richard S. Ely at Liverpool from which port the said ship 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) M. Livingston
Sworn to this 9th of April 1860 Before me (signed, but illegible)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Richard S. Ely whereof Malcolm Livingston is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1207 and 18/95 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  Joseph Hegen           4y     M  Child      Ireland          New York           Cabin 
 2  Charlotte Fleet       48y     F  Wife       England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
 3  Harriet Fleet         28y,8m  F  Weaver     England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
 4  Elisabeth Fleet       20y,8m  F  Weaver     England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
 5  Ann Fleet             17y,1m  F  Weaver     England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
 6  Francis Fleet         12y,8m  F  Weaver     England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk Hs/Cab.
 7  Richard Fleet         15y     M  Machinist  England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
 8  John Fleet            12y     M  Spinner    England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
 9  William Fleet          9y     M             England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
10  Samuel Fleet           5y     M             England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
11  Margret Coffey        25y     F  Spinster   England          Fall River, Mass   Main Dk House
12  Michael Armstrong     23y,3m  M  Collier    Wigan, Eng       Pennsylvania       Main Dk House
13  Jane Armstrong        19y,8m  F  Wife       Wigan, Eng       Pennsylvania       Main Dk House
14  Thomas Rhoden         24y     M  Coal Miner Wigan, Eng       Pennsylvania       Main Dk House
15* Albert Herron         27y,10m M  Farmer     Iowe, US         Iowe               Main Dk House
16* Allen Herron          24y     F  Wife       Iowe, US         Iowe               Main Dk House
17  David H Turner        37y     M  Farmer     Williamsburg, NY New York           Main Dk House
18* Dennis De?            35y     M  Coachman   Ireland          Boston, Mass       Main Dk House
19  Thomas Whetstone      24y     M  Gardner    Ireland          Boston, Mass       Main Dk House
20  Honnora Curran        25y     F  Spinster   Ireland          Boston or New York Main Dk House
21  John Keefe            32y     M  Seaman     Cork, Ireland    New York           Main Dk House
22  Francis Agnew         30y     M  Farmer     Tyrone, Ireland  Pittsburg, Ohio    Main Dk House
23  John Agnew            28y     M  Labourer   Tyrone, Ireland  New York           Main Dk House
24  Mary Agnew            35y     F  Wife       Tyrone, Ireland  New York           Main Dk House
25  Francis Agnew          4y     M  Lad        Tyrone, Ireland  New York           Main Dk House
26  Mary Agnew                    F  Infant     Tyrone, Ireland  New York           Main Dk House
27  Julius DeReichenstein 35y     M  Professor  Prussia          Ohio               Main Dk House
28* Susan DeReichenstein  25y     F  Wife       Somersetshire    Ohio               Main Dk House
29  James Westerby        21y     M  Blacksmith England          Rockford, Ohio     Main Dk House
30* Joseph Downs          21y     F  Weaver     England          Philadelphia       Main Dk House

                                             (Signed)  M Livingston, Master
 

Transcriber's Notes:

The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no 
deaths on this passage.  The "Part of the Vessel occupied" Column was abbreviated by the
transcriber in the interests of space.  Main Deck House is listed as Main Dk House.

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 a complete manifest.  The captain did sign
the bottom of the list.

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.


15 and 16  Are they going to Iowa?  The first name of the #16 - could it be Ellen?
18   Dea or Dee.
28   This passenger comes from Somersetshire, England.
30   This passenger is listed as a female, but has a distinctly masculine given name.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 199, List 253.

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