Ship James R. Keeler
I, Clark Delano, Master of the James R. Keeler 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 _____________ at _________________ 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) C. Delano
Sworn to this 24th March 1862 Before me (signed) E. W. Embrey, D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship James R. Keeler whereof Clark Delano is Master, from London, burthen ________ 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 Lewis Keyser 58y Male Merchant England America Steerage
2 Ester Keyser 57y Female - England America Steerage
3 Solomon Keyser 32y Male Dealer England America Steerage
4 Phebe Keyser 30y Female - England America Steerage
5 Sarah Keyser 9y Female - England America Steerage
6 Ester Keyser 3y Female - England America Steerage
7 Lewis Keyser 2y Male - England America Steerage
8 Burnet Keyser 1y Male - England America Steerage
9 Solomon Jacobs 52y Male Dealer England America Steerage
10 Hannah Jacobs 39y Female - England America Steerage
11 Kate Jacobs 8y Female - England America Steerage
12 Lewis Jacobs 6y Male - England America Steerage
13 Mary Ann Jacobs 1y Female - England America Steerage
14 Lewis Singer 8y Male - England America Steerage
15 ????? Denovan 39y Male Laborer Ireland America Steerage
16 Ellen Denovan 2y Female - Ireland America Steerage
17 Henry Ford 33y Male Sailor England America Steerage
18 Catherine Ford 20y Female - England America Steerage
19 Elizabeth Atkins 25y Female - England America Steerage
20 Deborah Sheeny 22y Female Servant Ireland America Steerage
21 Mary Sheeny 21y Female Servant Ireland America Steerage
22 Henry Pett 25y Male - England America Steerage
23 Lucalla Metcalf 29y Male Laborer England America Steerage
24 Wiliam Clark 26y Male - England America Steerage
25 George Collis 31y Male Sailor England America Steerage
26 Julia Collis 9y Female - England America Steerage
27 Richard Colton 26y Male Laborer England America Steerage
28 Thomas Coyrey 28y Male Laborer Ireland America Steerage
29 John Lely 21y Male Laborer Ireland America Steerage
30 August Goldsmith 36y Male Laborer Ireland America Steerage
31 Ann Sales 32y Female - America America Steerage
32 Emma Sales 2y Female - America America Steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 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.
A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original lister
showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.
The column, "Died on the voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no
deaths on this passage. The original lister did not use dittoes to indicate the country from
which passengers #2-14 originated. It is assumed that the country was England. He also did
not list the part of the vessel these passengers occupied, except for passenger #1. It is
assumed here that they are all Steerage passengers, as certainly his family would have been
with him. The Jacobs appear to be relatives.
The original lister did not number the passengers, nor did he provide a recapitulation;
however, it appears to be a complete manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 217, List 225.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Martin Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 January 2009
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