Ship Eli Whitney
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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