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Ship Emerson Smith

I, Eben Creighton Master of the the Ship S. Emerson Smith do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List of 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 of the said Ship at Liverpool from which port 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 of Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. Erin Creighton So help me God.

Sworn to this 4 May 1860,
before me (signature can not be read) DEPUTY COLLECTOR.

List of Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Ship S. Emerson Smith whereof Creighton is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1200 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 1* Mary ?urnan         20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
 2* ?ath Simpson        20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
 3* Dan ?arly           22  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
 4* Jessey ?arly        18  F  Wife        Ireland    US   upper between decks
 5* Pat Lean?           20  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
 6* John ?arly          20  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
 7  Benj McQueen        22  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
 8  John McGuire        20  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
 9  Eliza Doherty       20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
10* ?ddy McCreagh       20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
11* Ann ?arly           20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
12  B. Dignam           20  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
13  Kitty Dignam        20  F  Wife        Ireland    US   upper between decks
14  Wm. Linney          20  M  Lab.        Ireland    US   upper between decks
15  Betty Linney        20  F  Wife        Ireland    US   upper between decks
16  John Reynold        20  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
17  Wm Kelley           27  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
18  John Kelley         18  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
19* B. Dignam           20  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
20* Kitty Dignam        20  F  Wife        Ireland    US   upper between decks
21* Wm. Linney          20  M  Lab.        Ireland    US   upper between decks
22* Betty Linney        20  F  Wife        Ireland    US   upper between decks
23* John Reynold        20  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
24* Wm Kelley           27  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
25* John Kelley         18  M  Labor       Ireland    US   upper between decks
26  James Nuttall       21  M  Tradesman   Ireland    US   upper between decks
27  Wm. Compton         20  M  Tradesman   Ireland    US   upper between decks
28* Ja?. M. Williams    19  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
29  Mary Jane Williams  19  F  Wife        Ireland    US   upper between decks
30  Mid Burns           18  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
31  Mary Burns          20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
32  Midj Bowhen         20  F  Spinster    Ireland    US   upper between decks
33* James S?alhoun      21  M  Farmer      Ireland    US   upper between decks
34  Thos. Tanna         18  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks
35  Mich Tully          20  M  Laborer     Ireland    US   upper between decks


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document.

There were no births or deaths on this passage, therefore the birth/death
column has been eliminated.

 1  Mary ?urnan  The letter where the ? is looks like a lower case b, but it
    could be a capital O.
 2  ?ath Simpson  The letter where the ? is looks like a capital O.
 3  Dan ?arly  The letter where the ? is looks like a capital O.
 4  Jessey ?arly  The letter where the ? is looks like a capital O.
 5  Pat Lean?  The letter where the? is looks like a lower case f.
 6  John ?arly  The letter where the ? is looks like a capital O.
10  ?ddy McCreagh  Theletter where the ? is looks like a capital N.
11  Ann ?arly  The letter where the ? is looks like a capital O.
19  B. Dignam  This person was repeated on the list see number 12.
20  Kitty Dignam  This person was repeated on the list see number 13.
21  Wm. Linney  This person was repeated on the list see number 14.
22  Betty Linney  This person was repeated on the list see number 15.
23  John Reynold  This person was repeated on the list see number 16.
24  Wm Kelley  This person was repeated on the list see number 17.
25  John Kelley  This person was repeated on the list see number 18.
28  Ja? M. Williams  The letter where the ? is looks like a lower case s. Looks
    like Jas. the abreviation for James.
33  James S?alhoun  The letter where the ? is looks like a lower case c.

Correspondence added 8-21-2005
After searching intermittently for approximately a year I finally found
my great grandfather John Kelley and his brother William arriving in
New York on 4 May 1860 on the ship Emerson Smith.

I first found John and his family in the 1880 Census, however, he was
using his middle name "Taul".  His wife Mary and their children including
my grandfather were listed.  Suspecting that Taul was not his given name
(it means "bull's forehead"), since he was a Catholic and needed a
Christian name for Christening, I checked backward to the 1770 Census and
found Mary and the children, and "John" her husband.

They settled in and lived out their lives (including the children)
in Philadelphia.  John and his sons Bernard and Fredrick had Ship's
Master papers and were tug boat captains and harbor pilots.

My grandfather (born 1867) worked as a "hatter" for the Stetson Hat
Company, in Philadelphia, all of his working life.

Great grandfather John, died between 1884 and 1900.  A son John was
born in 1884, and he his shown with his sister Sarah and brother
Fredrick, living with their mother Mary as head of the household
in the 1900 Census.  Finding my great grandmothers's date of arrival
will be impossible unless I can discover her maiden name.  John and Mary
were married abt. 1865 (Bernard was born in 1866).
Thank you very much for the information this site provides.
Regards to all,
Dr. James J. Kelly Sr.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 200, List 341.

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