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Ship Independence


Liverpool, England to New York
15 March 1842

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Independence whereof Ezra Nye, is master, from Liverpool burthen * tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit.
    
  1 Henry Gossett       29  Male     Merchant      United States   United States
  2 John Thompson       30  Male     Physician     United States   United States
  3 Alese Knowls        34  Male     Merchant      Great Britain   Great Britain
  4 J.M. Hamilton       21  Male     Merchant      Great Britain   Great Britain
  5 Thos Duon           22  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   Canada
  6 P.O.Reily           21  Male     None          Great Britain   Canada
  7 Wm Hidyon           52  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
  8 Eliz Hidyon         52  Female                 Great Britain   United States
  9 Eliz Hidyon         10  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 10 Martha Hidyon       16  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 11 Margt Hidyon        12  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 12 John Ellingsworth   37  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 13 John Jonkie         24  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 14 Wm Wood             37  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 15 E. Morison          52  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 16 Hanah Morison       32  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 17 William Morison     17  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 18 Jane Morison         5  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 19 Francis Morison      2  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 20 Thos Morison        34  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 21 John McCena         20  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 22 Jeanette McCena     22  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 23 Robt Gonsey         46  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 24 Sarah Gonsey        32  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 25 Robert McKnight     34  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 26 Chs  Duncan         37  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 27 James May           27  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 28 Mary Ann May         1  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 29 Mary May            32  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 30 Matilda May          2  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 31 Jane Brown          30  Female                 United States   United States
 32 William Brown       10  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 33 Geo Greenwood       25  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 34 Thos Reed           19  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States 
 35 Martha Reed         19  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 36 Geo Baker           30  Male     None          United States   United States
 37 Alice Baker         11  Female                 United States   United States 
 38 Wm Cuthburth        24  Male     Mechanic      United States   United States
 39 Jno Nickaphy        19  Male     Mechanic      United States   United States
 40 Geo Feager          29  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 41 Edwd Taylor         23  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 42 Robert Willis       20  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 43 Jno Smith           25  Male     Mechanic      United States   United States
 44 Jas Seyley          32  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 45 Hugh Hunt           34  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 46 John Simpson        24  Male     Mechanic      United States   United States
 47 M Simpson           54  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 48 John Wright         24  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 49 J Flanagan          19  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 50 John Bradshaw       20  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 51 Thos Rushaw         41  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 52 Sarah Rushaw        38  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 53 Harriet Rushaw       9  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 54 Jas Miles            3  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 55 Jas Miles           36  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 56 Andrew Anderson      7  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 57 ???? Nott       *   35  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 58 Henry Tiffany       34  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 59 John Wilson         43  Male     Mechanic      United States   United States
 60 Jos Dravult         25  Male     Mechanic      Great Britrain  United States
 61 Jos Parkinson       12  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 62 Wm Wallace		42  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 63 H Enshaw            46  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 64 Jos Ashton          36  Male     Mechanic      Great Britain   United States
 65 John Jones          24  Male     Farmer        Great Britain   United States
 66 Chas M. Graham      24  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 67 Patrick O'Daniel    39  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 68 John McBuarty       35  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 69 Kitty Hagerty       23  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 70 Biddy Cain          13  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 71 Sarah Rinshaw        9  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 72 Thos Richards        2  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 73 Mary Richards       20  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 74 Inkie Richards       2  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 75 William Richards     1  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 76 Thos Jones          29  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 77 Celia Jones         28  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 78 Thos Bigh           28  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 79 Mary Bigh           30  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 80 G Bigh               x  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 81 John Jenkins        25  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 82 David Griffith      19  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 83 Rich Jones          23  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 84 Mary Jones          27  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 85 Rich Jones          27  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 86 Jeannett Jones       3  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 87 John Reese          28  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 88 Thomas Thomas       36  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 89 Morgan Watkins      38  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 90 Philip J?nes    *   32  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 91 David Ikinse        11  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 92 David Evens         25  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 93 Joseph Lukin?s   *  27  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 94 John Jones          32  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 95 Ann Jones           26  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 96 Richard Evens       34  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
 97 Margt Evens         28  Female                 Great Britain   United States
 98 John Williams       34  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
 99 Watkin S?yson   *   28  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
100 Margt S?yson    *   21  Female                 Great Britain   United States
101 John S?yson     *    4  Male     None          Great Britain   United States
102 Rose S?yson     *    4  Female                 Great Britain   United States
103 N. Goodhall         23  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States					
104 C??nt Goodhall      24  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States						
105 Anthy Russell       25  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
106 H. Quinn	        24  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
107 Bridget Quinn       14  Female		   Great Britain   United States
108 Thos Hattersly  	34  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
109 Martha Hattersly	34  Female		   Great Britain   United States
110 Robert Hattersly	19  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
111 Elisa Hattersly	17  Female		   Great Britain   United States
112 Mary Hattersly	12  Female		   Great Britain   United States
113 Wm Hattersly	 5  Male     None	   Great Britain   United States
114 John Hattersly	 3  Male     None	   Great Britain   United States
115 Martha Hattersly	 1  Female		   Great Britain   United States
116 John Ronhotten      34  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
117 Mary Ronhotten      28  Female  		   Great Britain   United States
118 Andw Gray		31  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
119 John Sherwood	27  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
120 Jane Sherwood	32  Female		   Great Britain   United States
121 William Sherwood 	 8  Male     None	   Great Britain   United States
122 James Sherwood	 1  Male     None	   Great Britain   United States
123 John Barbrey	30  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
124 John Hays		28  Male     Laborer	   Great Britain   United States
125 John Kennedy	20  Male     Laborer       Great Britain   United States
126 Hugh Sheriden	34  Male     Farmer	   Great Britain   United States
127 Saml Tuillsey       28  Male     Farmer	   Great Britain   United States
128 Cathe Tuillsey  	20  Female		   Great Britain   United States
129 Nye Tuillsey    Born on Board    None



Transcriber's Notes:
  *   The cover page said COPY.  There was no tonnage given for this ship or
      any Customs Collector listed.     
 #57  There is a smudge over the first name of this passenger.
 #90  Could be an i. It isn't written like the name of passenger #65,"Jones"
 #93  The question mark could represent an e or another s.
 #99,100,101,102. This could be spelled Sinyson or Suyson or Siuyson. 
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 48
Transcribed by Barbara Grim a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 August 1999



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