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Ship Eli Whitney


Liverpool, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18 October 1835

Printed for J. H. Barnes, Ship & Insurance Broker,
opposite the Custom House, Philadelphia-by Russell & Martien
Report and Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Eli Whitney whereof Robert Hardiret? is Master from Liverpool, England, burthen five hundred thirty 50/95 tons, and owned by - of - and bound to -(Philadelphia).
Columns represent: passenger number*, names, age, sex, occupation, to what country belonging*, and to what country intending to reside*.
 1   Eevard         Thomas       62   male    mineral agent  South Wales    
 2   Jacob          Thomas       33   male    clerk          South Wales     
 3   Anne           Lewis        55   female  house keeper   South Wales    
 4   Mary           Hasis?       28   female  servant        South Wales    
 5   Edward         Richards     49   male    machinist      South Wales    
 6   Maria          Richards     36   female  house keeper   South Wales    
 7   Sarah An       Richards      3   female                 South Wales      
 8   Jane           Williams     22   female  dress maker    South Wales     
 9   John           Simple       35   male    farmer         Ireland
10   Margaret       Simple       34   female                 Ireland
11*  Alexander      Simple        4   female                 Ireland
12*  Jno            Simple        1   female                 Ireland             
13*  W^m            Naallie?     20   female  farmer         Ireland  
14   Jane           Adams        35   female                 Ireland
15   W^m            Matilke      33   male    shoe maker     United States
16   Sophia         Matilke      28   female  dress maker    Prussia
17   W^m            Herrer?      19   male    shoe maker     Prussia
18   Joseph         Jones        17   male    labourer       Ireland
19   W^m            Atherton     24   male    iron moulder   United States
20   Jonathon       Atherton     71   male    dyer           United States
21   W^m            Atherton Jr  38   male    dyer           United States
22   Matthew        Park         12   male    farmer         Great? Britain
23   Robert         Park         55   male    farmer         Ireland
24   Frederick W^m  Pottje       23   male    clerk          Prussia
25   Joshua         Heap         20   male    pattern maker  United States
   

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.
?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
   manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber for ease of reference.
*  All passengers intended to reside in the United States so this column is not shown.


11-13  These passengers have male names, but are recorded as female.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 50.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 March 2009



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