Ship Passenger and Immigration Lists


The Eliza Barss

I Nat'l Vesey master of the bark Eliza Barss 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 of the said bark at Hamilton from which port said bark has now arrived..... So help me God. Sworn to this October 4 1876 before me Nat'l Vesey.

List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the bark Eliza Barss whereof Nat'l Vesey is master, from Hamilton burthen 234 tons.

(columns = name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants)

Jas Lusher 48 M carpenter Bermuda US cabin
Ella Lusher 30 F lady Bermuda US cabin
J B Burk 26 M carpenter Bermuda US cabin
W Nichols 23 M carpenter Bermuda US cabin
Louse Tucker 24 F lady Bermuda US cabin

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, reel 406
This material made available through the generous permission of the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild and the transcriber Don J Reed


Captain Nathaniel Vesey (1841-1911)