Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Charleston - 1820 Source: Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Charleston, 1820-1829, By Brent Holcomb, 1994 Records to the Port of Charleston existed only for the years 1820-1829.  The collectors of customs, J. R. Pringle, prepared copies of passenger lists and sent them in quarterly, to the Secretary of State.  These transcripts can be found in the National Archives. The headings of the original transport list shows Name of Vessel/Passengers Name/Age/Sex Date of Arrvial/Occupation/Where from (Where)/Country to which they belong (Belong)/ Country of which they intend to become inhabitants (Inhabit)/ Died on the voyage. This passenger list is ONLY for those from foreign ports.  Those coming from within American ports, are recorded elsewhere. Jan - Feb Mar- Apr May - Jun Jul - Aug Sep - Oct Nov 1-19 Nov 20 Dec Arrival Vessel Where Passengers Age Sex Occupation Belong Inhabit Decr 1 Schooner Eudora Havanna P. Micalati 40 Male Merchant US New York do William McCleod 30 do do do Charleston do David Goria 25 do do do do do A. Mores 26 do do do do do John Matanis 40 do do do do do John Rodriguee 40 do do do Havanna do S, Morrisson 30 do do do do do Caroline Manuel 30 Female do Spain do Decr 6 Schooner Alexander Augustine Elizabeth Taylor 40 Female Trader US Charleston do Sarah Phillips 64 do do do do do Jane Lindsay 14 do do do do do John Laguira 35 Male do do do do Mrs do 30 Female do do do Decr 6 Schooner Alexander do John Pepperer 21 Male do do do do Clarissa Edinborough 25 Female do do do Decr 7 Ship Arethusa None Robert Turnbull 17 Male None US Charleston Merchant James Green 24 do Merchant Britain US do Mary Ann do 19 Female none US Charleston Decr 17 Ship SoBoston Liverpool Robert Maxwell 45 Male Merchant US Charleston do Mary do 45 Female None do do do Eliza Huxharn 50 do do do do do Robert E. Ludlow 29 Male do do do do Mary ditto 29 Female do do do do A. E. Williman 45 do do do do do Mary Betthune 16 do do do do Britain George Hervey 33 Male Merchant do do do Charles Clark 35 do do do do do Thomas A. Hindlay 40 do do do do do Alexander Grant 41 do do do do do Alexander Denniston 26 do do do do do William Christie 35 do do do do Decr 17, 1280 do William Jenner 36 do Merchant Britain US do William Drummond 13 do do do do do William Huldsworth 22 do do do do do John Irwing 20 do do do do do John White 52 do do do US Decr 18 Brig Julia Havanna Frederick Trevanus 33 do Merchant Havanna Germany Decr 20 Steam Ship Robt. Foulton do William Fayeat 25 do do do US do James McCouen 35 do do do do do Madaza 40 do do do do do Pedal Parceval 15 do do do do do Simon Claudier 16 do do do do Decr 26 Brig Cervantes Gibralter Robert Taylor 21 do Marriner Gibraltar US do John Lohman 27 do Merchant do Germany Decr 27 Brig Hiram Porto Prince Francia Morea 24 do Clergyman Porto Prince France do Dominica Sherbur 25 do do do do Decr 27 Ship Thomas Gibson Belfast George Sherry 22 do Farmer & wifes Britain US do Margarett do 22 Female do Britain US do Sarah do 22 Child do Britain US do Mary Dorrah 27 Female do Britain US do Sarah Walsh 22 Male (sic) do Britain US do Thomas McCleland 47 Male do Britain US do Sarah do 46 Female do Britain US do Ann do 60 do do Britain US do Robert do 21 Male do Britain US do David do 17 do do Britain US do John do 12 Male do Britain US do Mary do 1 Female do Britain US do James Falconer 44 Male do Britain US do Mary do 50 Female do Britain US do William do 25 Male do do do do Sarah do 60 Female do do do do Elder do 28 Male do do do do Nancy Wallace 36 Female do do do do Martha 12 do do do do do Eliza 10 do do do do do Ann 7 do do do do do William 5 Male do do do do Margaret 1 Female do do do do William Elliott 24 Male do do do do Alexander Ferguson 50 Male do do do do Catherine do 50 Female do do do do John do 24 Male do do do do Alexander do jun 22 do do do do Decr 27 Ship Thomas Gibson Belfast Jane do 19 Female do do do do William do 14 Male do do do do Eliza do 10 Female do do do do Bell do 6 do do do do do Thomas Lyle 55 Male do do do do Rose do 60 Female do do do do Mary do 22 do do do do do Rose do Jun 20 do do do do do William do 14 Male do do do do John Kelso 22 do do do do do Jane do 21 Female do do do do Rachael do child 2 do do do do do James Sherry 56 Male do do do do Jane do 59 Female do do do do William McGakin 22 Male do do do do John Boyle 26 do do do do do James Murrin 48 do do do do do John Spence 40 do do do do do R. Hamilton 23 Male do do do do John do 20 do do do do do William Young 22 do do do do do Sarah Falconer 26 Female do do do do John Graham 53 Male do do do December do Ann do 52 Female do do do do Martha McConnell 50 do do do do do Doctor England 40 Male do do do do Judah do 20 Female Clergyman do do do Henry Aukin 20 Male None do do Schooner Washington Matanzes Abraham Green 32 Male Marriner US do do James Sargeant 26 do Merchant do do do Timothy White 17 do Farmer do do Schooner Mary do Miss Kinsburry 30 Female School mistress do do do Amelia Cockerin 40 do School mistress France do Brig Catherine Havana John Lopez 40 Male Trader Spain do do Joseph Mathews 50 do do do do do David Black 21 do Marriner US do do George Hunro 33 do Merchant US died on the passage Liverpool Merde McKenzie 20 Male Bookkeeper Britain US do William McMullin 24 do do do do do George McLehose 22 do do do do do Christpher Mathews 24 do do do do do Robert Powers 20 do do do do do John McRae 20 do do do do December 1820 Ship Jane Liverpool John McDougald 22 Male Cordwinder Britain US do Thomas McMillan 16 do Shopkeeper do do do John Dixon 47 do do do do do Thomas Thompson 17 do None do do do Archibald Hetcher 20 do Merchant do do do John Dixon 41 do do do do do Mary do 38 Female None do do do Ann do 6 do do do do do Agnes do 3 do do do do do Sarah Douthwait 36 do do do do do Donald Furguson 25 Male do do do do Robert Crawford 24 do Labourer do do do Eliza do 20 Female do do do do James Crawford 2 1/2 Male do do do do Thomas do infant 6 mos do do do do do Ninian Thompson 30 do do do do do Mary do 27 Female do do do do Jane Gilchrist 20 do do do do