Immigrant Ships
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Ship Richard S. Ely

I, M. Livingston, Master of the Ship Richard S Ely do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm 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 ship at Liverpool 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) M. Livingston
Sworn to this Augt 15, 1860 Before me (signed, but illegible)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Richard S Ely whereof M. Livingston is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1207 18/95 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  John Howard          47y            Boot Maker     England      United States   House on Deck
 2  Mary Howard          49y  Wife                     England      United States   House on Deck
 3  Sarah Howard         25y  Spinster  None           England      United States   House on Deck
 4  Mary Howard          20y  Spinster  None           England      United States   House on Deck
 5  Joshua Smith         52y            Carpet Weaver  England      United States   House on Deck
 6  Margaret Smith       46y  Wife                     England      United States   House on Deck
 7  Margaret Irving      28y  Spinster  Servant        England      United States   House on Deck
 8  Mary Mason           54y  Spinster  Factory        Pennsylvania United States   House on Deck
 9  John Mason           18y            Blacksmith     Pennsylvania United States   House on Deck
10* John ?obin           39y            Engraver       England      United States   House on Deck
11  W^m Downing          30y            Painter        New York     United States   House on Deck
12  Elisabeth Downing    24y  Wife                     New York     United States   House on Deck
13  Edward Downing        3y  Boy       Child          New York     United States   House on Deck
14  Elisabeth Downing     6m  Girl      Infant         New York     United States   House on Deck
15  Mary Cox             30y            Marine Store   England      United States   House on Deck
16  James Cox             6y  Boy       Child          England      United States   House on Deck
17* John Cox              3y  Boy       Child          England      United States   House on Deck
18  Margaret Cox          6m  Girl      Infant         England      United States   House on Deck
19  David James          24y            Collier        England      United States   House on Deck
20  Ann James            23y  Wife      Dressmaker     England      United States   House on Deck
21  Simon Harris         23y            Collier        England      United States   House on Deck
22  Samuel Harris        49y            Collier        England      United States   House on Deck
23  John Evens           30y            Collier        England      United States   House on Deck
24  John Campbell        47y            Chemist        Canada       United States   House on Deck
25  Mary Carlin          22y  Spinster                 Ireland      United States   House on Deck
26  Catharine Morison    25y  Wife                     Ireland      United States   House on Deck
27* Mary Morison          3y  Girl      Child          Ireland      United States   House on Deck
28* Richard Morison       1y  Boy       Child          Ireland      United States   House on Deck
29  Nancy Jane Ross      19y  Spinster  None           Ireland      United States   House on Deck
30  Daniel Sterling      27y            Farmer         Ireland      United States   House on Deck
31* W^m Chestnut         21y            Linnen Weaver  Ireland      United States   House on Deck

                                                  (Signed) M Livingston, Master


Transcriber's Notes:

The column, "Died on the Voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no deaths 
on this passage.

The original lister numbered the passengers, but did not provide a recapitulation at the
end of the manifest.  It appears to be complete, however.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

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 original lister did not indicate sex as either male or female.  For the males, he did not
list anything, except for the male children.  The females were listed as either Girl, Spinster
or Wife.


10  Jobin or Tobin.
17  Actual age is 3 years, 6 months.
27  Actual age is 3 years, 6 months.
28  Actual age is 1 year, 6 months.
31  Occupation:  Linen weaver.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 203, List 759.