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Ship Edward Downes
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
17 December 1827
I certify that the within manifest was this day produced to me as the original manifest of the cargo on board the ship Edward Downes* whereof James Purdy is Master, from Belfast. In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this eighth day of Decbr. 1827. Wm. B. G. Taylor (This ship was listed as arriving in New Orleans 17 December 1827, and the manifest was also signed 17 December 1827, though above form was signed 8 December 1827.)
Columns represent: name, age, occupation, where from, where to reside.
Cabin Passengers
1 Mrs. Olivia Gamble 50 Ireland Natchez
2 Henry White 17 clerke Ireland New Orleans
3 Mansell White 13 clerke Ireland New Orleans
4 Charles Diamond 12 Liverpool New Orleans
5 Wm. McCament 20 doctor Ireland New Orleans
Steerage Passengers
6 Mary Neary 30 seamstress Ireland New Orleans
7 Thos. Neary 11 Ireland New Orleans
8 Jno. Wightman 18 clerke Ireland Allabama
9 Jas. Wightman 15 clerke Ireland Allabama
10 Margt. Marton 22 seamstress Ireland Allabama
11 P. McKeveney 32 farmer Ireland Battanrush
12 Mary McKeveney 30 seamstress Ireland Battanrush
13 Hugh McKeveney 4 Ireland Battanrush
14 Wm. McKeveney 3 Ireland Battanrush
15 Anne McKeveney 1 Ireland Battanrush
16* Patt Ha? ?6 Ireland New Orleans
17* Jno. Coleman 18 ? Ireland ?
Sworn before me 17 Dec 1827, (signed) Ben Che?, collector
(signed) Jas. Purdy
Transcriber's notes:
* The ship was spelled Downes once on the original manifest and
Downs on the later listing by an indexer.
* Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.
16 Patt Ha?: probably Hay; age was not clear.
17 Jno. Coleman: age was not clear; occupation farmer was crossed
out; destination not clear.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 7.
Transcribed by Mary Koelzer for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 8 March 1999
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