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ROLL OF EMIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE COLONY OF LIBERIA, WESTERN AFRICA, BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY AND ITS AUXILIARIES, TO SEPTEMBER, 1843, &c

Transcribed from “Information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith,” 28th Congress, 2d. Session, S. Doc. 150, serial 458.

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CENSUS OF THE COLONY OF LIBERIA —- SEPTEMBER, 1843

Population of the town of Monrovia

Names	Age	No. in family	Date	Where born	Connexions in the colony	Profession	Extent of education	Health
Alfred Thompson	24	–	August, 1842	–	–	Tailor	Reads and writes	Feeble
Susannah Thompson	20	–	do	–	A. Thompson’s wife	Seamstress	Reads	Good
Elbert Thompson	12	5	do	–	A. Thompson’s nephew	–	None
Leander Sturdephine	35	–	do	–	–	Farmer
Diana Sturdephine	14	–	do	–	Daughter of Leander Sturdephine	–
Rose Sturdephine	7	–	do	–	do	–
B. S. Sturdephine	4	–	do	–	do	–
Peter Cannon	35	5	do	–	–	Hostler
James Nicholas	36	–	do	–	–	Laborer
Rasmus Nicholas	28	–	do	–	–	do
Richard Cannon	26	–	do	–	–	do
Hannah Brown	50	–	do	–	Mother of Chancy Brown	Nurse
Chancy Brown	21	–	do	–	Son of Hannah Brown	Shoe maker
Nathaniel Brown	16	–	do	–	do	do
Nancy Brown	55	7	do	–	Sister of Hannah Brown	Nurse
Easter Bullock	54	–	Dec., 1830	–	–	do
Scott Earley	23	–	do	–	Son of Easter Bullock	Laborer
Charles Spencer	20	–	–	In the colony	Son of Spencer	do
John Lewis	35	4	April, 1835	–	–	do
Samuel Boyd	47	–	August, 1835	–	–	Millwright	Reads and writes	Invalid
Mary Wilson	28	–	do	–	–	Washerwoman	None	Good
Edward Morris	44	–	July, 841	–	–	Seaman	do	do
Nancy Morris	38	–	July, 1827	–	Wife of Edward Morris	–	do	do
Larita Young	6	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of Nancy Morris	–	At school	do
Amy Night	47	–	March, 1826	–	Widow of Richard Night	Nurse	None	do
Sarah Bell	28	–	August, 1842	–	Widow	Seamstress	do	do
Malinda Bell	4	8	do	–	Daughter of Sarah Bell	–	do	do
Lucky Curd	54	–	July, 1841	–	–	Nurse	do	do
Clara Curd	26	–	do	–	Daughter of Lucky Curd	Laborer	do	do
Thomas Curd	21	–	do	–	Son of Lucky Curd	Carpenter	do	do
Ann Curd	18	–	do	–	Daughter of Lucky Curd	Nurse	do	do
John Curd	16	5	do	–	Don of Lucky Curd	Carpenter	do	do
John W. Roberts	28	–	March, 1829	–	Husband of E. H. Roberts	Missionary	Liberal	do
Elizabeth H. Roberts	24	–	March, 1820	–	Daughter of E. Johnson	–	Reads and writes	do
Sarah F. Roberts	6	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of J. W. and E. H. Roberts	–	At school	do
Catharine Roberts	2	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Mary E. Roberts	1	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Thomas Croo	12	6	–	do	–	Apprentice	At school	do
Joseph Mares	52	–	Jan, 1831	–	–	Stone mason	None	do
Alexander Mares	20	–	do	–	Son of Joseph Mares	do	do	do
David Mares	18	–	do	–	do	–	do	Invalid
Mary Mares	16	4	do	–	do	–	Reads	Good
Sally Ogon	103	–	Sept., 1832	–	–	Nurse	None	Infirm
Isaiah Holister	20	–	do	–	Grand-son of Sally Ogon	Apprentice	Reads and writes	Good
Loreta Holister	17	–	do		Grand-daughter of Sally Ogon	–	None	do
William Williams	29	4	August, 1835	–	–	Laborer	do	do
Joseph J. Roberts	35	–	March, 1829	–	Husband of Jane R. Roberts	Governor	Liberal	do
Jane Rose Roberts	24	–	Feb., 1834	–	Daughter of C. M. Waring	–	Reads and writes	Feeble
Sarah Ann Roberts	5	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of J. J. Roberts	–	At school	Good
Sarah Cook	17	–	Jan., 1834	–	–	Apprentice	Reads and writes	do
Isaac Smith	19	–	Feb., 1838	–	–	Servant	None	do
J. McGill	22	–	Sept., 1839	–	–	do	do	do
Richard Striker	21	–	August, 1842	–	–	Waiter	Reads and writes	do
William Banks	15	–	–	In the colony	–	do	None	do
William Henry Lewis	14	–	–	do	–	Apprentice	At school	do
Mary B. Gray	12	10	–	do	–	do	do	do