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I, J. G. Russell do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Empire State whereof I am Master, from Liverpool. Sworn to this 12th November 1851 Before me ... signature illegible. So help me God, (signed) J. G. Russell
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Empire State whereof J. G. Russell is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1323 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country of origin, country of destination.
477 Margaret Mercy 20 f Laborer Ireland
478 Mary Keaney 20 f Laborer Ireland
479 Bridget Madigan 25 f Laborer Ireland
480 Catherine Burke 17 f Laborer Ireland
481 Bridget Byrne 18 f Laborer Ireland
482 John Thomas 44 m Laborer Scotland
483 Ellen Macauley 21 f Laborer Ireland
484 Thomas Welch 35 m Laborer Ireland
485 Fanny Frice 20 f Laborer Ireland
486 Dennis McKinney 18 m Laborer Ireland
487 Susanna Bradley 17 f Laborer Ireland
488 Mary Brady 27 f Laborer Ireland
489 Mary Gooman 22 f Laborer Ireland
490 Mary Byrne 20 f Laborer Ireland
491 Martin Murray 22 m Laborer Ireland
492 Patrick Welch 11 m Laborer Ireland
493 Ann Olean 15 f Laborer Ireland
494 John McMahon 27 m Laborer Ireland
495 Michael McMahon 2 m Laborer Ireland
496* Mary McMahon, Infant f
497 Thomas May 29 m Laborer Ireland
498 Mary May 28 f Laborer Ireland
499 John Connor 23 m Laborer Ireland
500 Nancy Young 35 f Laborer Ireland
501 Marsha Young 10 f Laborer Ireland
502 Nancy Young 7 f Laborer Ireland
503 Robert Young 4 m Laborer Ireland
504* Mary Young, Infant f
505 John Dorsey 23 m Laborer Ireland
506 John Middleton 17 m Laborer Ireland
507 Susan Middleton 15 f Laborer Ireland
508 John Davis 42 m Laborer Ireland
509 Jane Davis 10 f Laborer Ireland
510 John Davis 13 m Laborer Ireland
511 Sarah Davis 6 f Laborer Ireland
512 Jane Dorsey 18 f Laborer Ireland
513 Jane Cavanah 15 f Laborer Ireland
514 Ann Cavanah 11 f Laborer Ireland
515 Catherine Henessy 23 f Laborer Ireland
516 William Grimes 17 m Laborer Ireland
517 Sally Maloney 22 f Laborer Ireland
518 Kate Cale 22 f Laborer Ireland
519 Thomas Davis 30 m Laborer Ireland
520 Margaret Davis 32 f Laborer Ireland
521 Mary Davis 12 f Laborer Ireland
522 Ann Davis 10 f Laborer Ireland
523 William Davis 2 m Laborer Ireland
524 Mary Dwyer 22 f Laborer Ireland
525 Honora Dwyer 8 f Laborer Ireland
526* Marg^t McDonnagh 50 f Laborer Ireland
527* Patrick W??gnessy 40 m Laborer Ireland
528 James Bishop 11 m Laborer Ireland
529* Honora M????ssy 40 f Laborer Ireland
530* Mary M????ssy 15 f Laborer Ireland
531* James M????ssy 13 m Laborer Ireland
532* Daniel M????ssy 10 m Laborer Ireland
533* Margaret M????ssy 8 f Laborer Ireland
534* Honora M????ssy 2 f Laborer Ireland
535* Mary Go????dy 24 f Laborer Ireland
536* Ann Ho?an 22 f Laborer Ireland
537 Bessy O'Neill 2? f Laborer Ireland
538 Domonick Cumming 21 m Laborer Ireland
539* Mary S??thson 22 f Laborer Ireland
540 John Rothwell 36 m Laborer Ireland
541 Francis Rothwell 26 m Laborer Ireland
542 Catherine Rothwell 9 f Laborer Ireland
543 Patrick Rothwell 7 m Laborer Ireland
544 Margaret Rothwell 5 f Laborer Ireland
545 Eliza Rothwell 3 f Laborer Ireland
546 Thomas Gappry 21 m Laborer Ireland
547 Sarah Clark 26 f Laborer Wales
548 John Clark 6 m Laborer Wales
549* Ann Clark, Infant f
550 Bridget Maloney 13 f Laborer Ireland
551 Mary Maloney 10 f Laborer Ireland
552 Margaret Maloney 8 f Laborer Ireland
553 Michael Maloney 5 m Laborer Ireland
554 Patrick Maloney 3 m Laborer Ireland
555 Thomas Hart 40 m Laborer Ireland
556 Bridget Calligan 35 f Laborer Ireland
557* Mary Ca?ty 18 f Laborer Ireland
558* Honora Forp?? 8 f Laborer Ireland
559 John Brogan 18 m Laborer Ireland
560 Wimfred Brogan 3 m Laborer Ireland
561 Mary Herbert 13 f Laborer Ireland
562* Wimfred H???en 20 m Laborer Ireland
563 Patrick Stanton 24 m Laborer Ireland
564* John H??c?ey 19 m Laborer Ireland
565 Eliza Mead 28 f Laborer Ireland
566 Sarah Mead 26 f Laborer Ireland
567 Michael Doyle 24 m Laborer Ireland
568 Bridget Doyle 30 f Laborer Ireland
569 Catherine Shearman 36 f Laborer Ireland
570 Ellen Gafney 28 f Laborer Ireland
571 Mary Connor 18 f Laborer Ireland
572 Sally Connor ?0 f Laborer Ireland
573 Patrick Costello 26 m Laborer Ireland
574 Mary Hughes 20 f Laborer Ireland
575* James Fla??g?? 24 m Laborer Ireland
576* Francis Connor 2? m Laborer Ireland
577 Michael Cushan 21 m Laborer Ireland
578 Patrick Nester 20 m Laborer Ireland
579* George La?? 30 m Laborer Ireland
580 Julia Healy 21 f Laborer Ireland
581 Thomas Roche 24 m Laborer Ireland
582 Patrick Farrell 21 m Laborer Ireland
583 Catherine Hickey 25 f Laborer Ireland
584 Michael Doyle 23 m Laborer Ireland
585 Michael Rielly 22 m Laborer Ireland
586 Michael Ryan 18 m Laborer Ireland
587 Margaret Ryan 57 f Laborer Ireland
588 Philip Lacy 19 m Laborer Ireland
589* Richd Bres??ahan 26 m Laborer Ireland
590* Eliza Bres??ahan 24 f Laborer Ireland
591* Ellen Bres??ahan, Infant f
592 Catherine Breen 40 f Laborer Ireland
593 Lucy Breen 26 f Laborer Ireland
594 John Breen 20 m Laborer Ireland
595 Patrick Breen 10 m Laborer Ireland
596 Mary Reegan 20 f Laborer Ireland
597 Bridget Reegan 18 f Laborer Ireland
598 James Conton 51 m Laborer Ireland
599 Jane Corcoran 40 f Laborer Ireland
600 Mary Corcoran 11 f Laborer Ireland
601 Margaret Corcoran 8 f Laborer Ireland
602 James Corcoran 7 m Laborer Ireland
603 Mary O'Neill 20 f Laborer Ireland
604 Alicia Lowe 21 f Laborer Ireland
605 John Shaugnessy 21 m Laborer Ireland
606 Thomas Brett 27 m Laborer Ireland
607 William Doyle 26 m Laborer Ireland
608* Thomas He?arty 21 m Laborer Ireland
609* John R??ey 32 m Laborer Ireland
610* Mary R??ey 30 f Laborer Ireland
611* Joshua R??ey 7 m Laborer Ireland
612* Ellen R??ey 3 f Laborer Ireland
613 Wimfred Mealy 20 m Laborer Ireland
614 Rodger Mealy 19 m Laborer Ireland
615* Matthe? McMahon 20 m Laborer Ireland
616 Mary McMahon 40 f Laborer Ireland
617 Martin McMahon 6 m Laborer Ireland
618 Michael Rielly 35 m Laborer Ireland
619 Ann Rielly 35 f Laborer Ireland
620 John Rielly 10 m Laborer Ireland
621 Ann Rielly 5 f Laborer Ireland
622 William Rielly 2 m Laborer Ireland
623 Johanna Corkery 32 f Laborer Ireland
624 Margaret Murray 13 f Laborer Ireland
625 John Loughlan 21 m Laborer Ireland
626 James Maloney 19 m Laborer Ireland
627 Judith Maloney 22 f Laborer Ireland
628 Honora Canfield 24 f Laborer Ireland
629 David Sling 17 m Laborer Ireland
630 Margaret Carroll 19 f Laborer Ireland
631 Joshua Whale 29 m Laborer England
632 Ann Whale 29 f Laborer England
633 Rachael Whale 9 f Laborer England
634 Henry Simpson 25 m Laborer England
635 Elizabeth Jones 23 f Laborer Ireland
636 Hannah Jones 39 f Laborer Ireland
637 James Moore 21 m Laborer Ireland
638* Th?rsa Dunne 33 f Laborer England
639 Robert Dunne 14 m Laborer England
640 Susannah Dunne 11 f Laborer England
641 Mary Dunne 8 f Laborer England
642 James Donolan 25 m Laborer Ireland
643 Ann Donolan 23 f Laborer Ireland
644 Thomas Marshall 21 m Laborer Ireland
645 Bridget Turley 50 f Laborer Ireland
646 Michael Turley 21 m Laborer Ireland
647 Patrick Turley 22 m Laborer Ireland
648 Fanny Dallon 18 f Laborer Ireland
649 Mary Ford 24 f Laborer Ireland
650 Patrick Fogarty 25 m Laborer Ireland
651 Mary Fogarty 23 f Laborer Ireland
652 Jereh Brownland 31 m Laborer Ireland
653 Michael Shannon 21 m Laborer Ireland
654 Andrew Maher 19 m Laborer Ireland
655 Patrick Barton 27 m Laborer Ireland
656 Bernard Grant 37 m Laborer Ireland
657 Rose Grant 35 f Laborer Ireland
658 Terence Donelly 19 m Laborer Ireland
659* Catherine Burke 17 f Laborer Ireland Not on board
660 John Dundon 30 m Laborer Ireland
661 John Jones 30 m Laborer Ireland
662 Edward Hennessy 50 m Laborer Ireland
663 Agnes Hennessy 35 f Laborer Ireland
664 William Healey 20 m Laborer Ireland
665 Margaret Healey 20 f Laborer Ireland
666 Catherine Maloney 18 f Laborer Ireland
667 Owen McDonough 24 m Laborer Ireland
668* Mercy G?innell 37 f Laborer England
669* Mercy G?innell 3 f Laborer England
670 Mrs. Bird 35 f Lady United States
671 Flora Bird 3 f Lady United States
672 Edmund Macpherson 15 m Gentn England
673 John A. Stewart 25 m Gentn Ireland
674 William Kentish 24 m Gentn England
675* Jero?? Poyn?on 3 m Laborer Ireland Mother No. 204
676* Bernard Caffordy 10 m Laborer Ireland Stowed away
677* Dan^l O'Neill 20 m Laborer Ireland Stowed away
(signed) J.G. Russell
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 below.
* The use of a ? indicates a letter or word that cannot be read due to the quality
of the original document.
* Infants were not given pasengers numbers on the original manifest, so I
renumbered this transcription for ease in identifying footnotes.
* No deaths recorded therefore column was omitted.
* Passenger # 496, Originally recorded between the lines, just beneath passenger
# 495. No other information provided.
* Passenger # 504, Originally recorded between the lines, just beneath passenger
# 503. No other information provided.
* Passenger # 526, The last letter in given name is superscripted. Marg^t is
usually an abbreviation for Margaret.
* Passenger # 527, Original manifest page very faded/light print. ?'s in surname
are neither below the line or above the center of the line; could possibly be
Wangnessy or Wargnessy.
* Passenger # 529 - # 534, Original manifest page very faded/light print. All
letters in question in surname do not go below the line or above the center of
the line. First letter looks like an a or o, next two letters look alike possibly
r's, last letter looks like an i, but no dot visible. Surname could possibly be
Marrissy or Morrissy.
* Passenger # 535, Original manifest page very faded/light print. All letters in
question in surname are neither below the line or above the center of the line.
First letter looks like an r, second letter looks like an m, third letter looks
like an a or o, forth letter unreadable, possibly an n. Surname could possibly
be Gormandy or Gormondy.
* Passenger # 536, Original manifest page very faded/light print. ? in surname
loops below the line like a g,j,p or z. Equal amount of space before and after
the loop, but cannot see which way the letter forms. Surname could possibly be
Hogan.
* Passenger # 539, Original manifest page very faded/light print. Both ?'s in
surname neither go below the line or above the center of the line. These two
letters together form four peaks which look like either nu or mi with no dot
visible above the i. Surname could possibly be Smithson or Snuthson.
* Passenger # 549, Originally recorded between the lines, just beneath passenger
# 548. No other information provided.
* Passenger # 557, Original manifest page very faded/light print. ? in surname
looks like a mountain peak with no dot visible and extends neither above or
below the line. Most likely an r for possibly Carty.
* Passenger # 558, Original manifest page very faded/light print. First ? goes
neither below or above the center of the line and the second ? loops below the
line. Looks like either ey or uf. Surname could possibly be Forpey or Forpuf.
* Passenger # 562, Original manifest page very faded/light print. All letters in
question in surname are neither below the line or above the center of the line.
First letter is either an a or an o, next letter looks like an m or ns. Surname
could possibly be Hamen or Hansen.
* Passenger # 564, Original manifest page very faded/light print. First and second
?'s in surname consists of three peaks, being neither below or above the center
of the line. The third ? loops above the center of the line and comes straight
down like an l, with no visible mark connecting the final ey, although there is
plenty of room for a letter such as h or k. Surname could possibly be Hencley.
* Passenger # 575, Original manifest page very faded/light print. All letters in
question in surname are completely unreadable, but are neither below the line or
above the center of the line. Surname could possibly be Flanagan or Flannigan.
* Passenger # 576, Age could be 24. It looks like there may have been an eight
written first, then a four written over. Or vice versa.
* Passenger # 579, Surname is either Lann or Laun. Age was recorded as thirteen,
then thirty written over it.
* Passenger # 589 - # 591, ?'s in surname combine to create four peaks, none
extending below the line or above the center of the line. Possibilities ini,im,
un,issi,nu.
* Passenger # 591, Originally recorded between the lines, just beneath passenger
# 590. No other information provided.
* Passenger # 608, ? in surname looks like either v or an open topped o. Surname
could be Hevarty.
* Passenger # 609 - # 612, ?'s in surname combine to create three peaks, none
extending below the line or above the center of the line, such as ui, iu, in.
Surname could be Riney.
* Passenger # 615, ? in given name looks most like an o, but is definately not a w.
* Passenger # 638, ? in given name looks most like a u, rising neither above the
center of the line or below the line.
* Passenger # 659, Captain noted after this passenger's information - Not on board.
* Passenger # 668 & # 669, Surname could be Gwinnell.
* Passenger # 675, Captain noted after this passenger's information - Mother
No. 204. ?'s in given could be one or two letters. Letters go neither below the
line or above the middle of the line. If single letter, could be w. If two
letters, second letter could be an s. ? in surname rises above the middle of the
line with a small mark just before letter rises up. Looks like either a t not
crossed or a d. Surname could possibly be Poynton or Poyndon.
* Passenger # 676, Captain's note - Stowed away.
* Passenger # 677, The last letter in given name is superscripted. Dan^l is usually
an abbreviation for Daniel. Captain's note - Stowed away.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 107, List 1652.
Transcribed by CJ a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
23 September 2000
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