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USM Ship Atlantic
I, James West, do solemnly, sincerely and truly * that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the USM Ship Atlantic whereof I am Master, from Liverpool. So help me God, signed James West
Sworn to this March 26, 1855. Before me (signature cannot be read)
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the USM Ship Atlantic whereof James West is Master, from Liverpool burthen 2849 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants
1 J Nowell Hind 20 Male Gent England England
2* Chs A Ba??? 25 Male Gent England England
3 J Robert Black 54 Male Physician U S U S
4* N F Miller 33 Male none U S U S
5* C Kro??manschap 26 Male Mcht U S U S
6 Mrs. Nerhave 32 Female U S U S
7 Miss Nerhave 3 Female U S U S
8 R Bukin Jr. 26 Male Mcht England England
9 Henry S. Carleton 23 Male Mcht England England
10 Henry McGilony 35 Male Mcht U S U S
11 N N Leman 35 Male Mcht U S U S
12 John Haight 23 Male Mcht England England
13 Nn L Hale 50 Male Mcht U S U S
14 Lewis Rainy 57 Male Mariner U S U S
15 Chs H Rainy 28 Male Mariner U S U S
16 Jas Litton 43 Male Dealer in Color England U S
17 Maria L Litton 47 Female England U S
18* Jas Litton Jr 10 Male U S U S
19 J Todhunter 24 Male Mcht England England
20* C Gatter?hwaile 35 Male Mcht England England
21 Geo B Crow 33 Male Mcht England England
22 C Cherry 36 Male Miner U S U S
23 Henry Hall 33 Male Linen Mfr England England
24 P Hughs 45 Male Farmer Canada Canada
25 A G Manly 40 Male Farmer U S U S
26 J Boyce 28 Male Lumber Mcht U S U S
27 Ann Boyce 29 Female U S U S
28 N S O'Connor 31 Male Gent England England
29* J C Gearl? 27 Male Mariner U S U S
30 ArchBishop Hughs 57 Male Clergy England U S
31 Rev Mr Charlana 42 Male Clergy Canada England
32 Rev F W Neirny 27 Male Clergy U S U S
33 Bishop I N Neuman 43 Male Clergy U S U S
34* N? Ridgeway* 63 Male None England England
35 Mr Roynani 30 Male Civil Engr England England
36 G M Yeoman 24 Male Carpenter Canada England
37* ? ? Yeoman 22 Male Carpenter Canada England
38 G Taylor 36 Male Mcht Scotland England
39* St Bari?????? 22 Male Mcht Chili U S
40 F Roble 22 Male Mcht Mexico U S
41 Colonel Roble 36 Male Military Mexico U S
42 Geo Dia Albertini 37 Male Mcht Cuba U S
43 J T Sanderson 23 Male Manf England U S
44 Geo Dolman 30 Male Hotel Keeper Canada Canada
45 Henry Field 36 Male Police England England
46 John Little 21 Male Police England England
47 Gabella Maul 20 Female U S U S
48 N Minton 26 Male Mcht England England
49 N McMurray 32 Male Civil Engnr England U S
50 J Matthews 44 Male Stone Cutter U S U S
51 J H Yuman 27 Male Joiner Canada Canada
52 A Bliss 27 Male Farmer U S U S
53 N H Cyr 34 Male Mcht Canada Canada
54 N Deverex 46 Male Mcht England England
55* Nm Mur??tt 73 Male Laborer England U S
56 O Nelhelmi 2? Male Mcht Germany Germany
57 N Hays 27 Male Mcht U S U S
58 E H Hays 20 Female U S U S
59 E Mitchell 25 Male Mcht U S U S
60 O A Crenshaw 32 Male Physician U S U S
61* R ? Byrne 40 Male Mcht U S U S
62 ? ? Hutchinson 30 Male Mcht U S U S
63 C H Salter 36 Male Mariner U S U S
64 D H Clark 24 Male Mcht U S U S
65 E Hornby 30 Male Barrister England England
66 Alex Jarvis 2? Male Mcht England England
67 John Ross 36 Male Canada Canada
68 Thos E Caris ?0 Male Gent U S U S
69 Cyrus N Tula 35 Male Gent U S U S
70 Ed Geyer 25 Male Gent U S U S
71 D L Pope 47 Male Gent England England
72* R T Cu??ett 20 Male Attorney U S U S
73* Mrs Cu??ett 22 Female U S U S
74 H Cassidy 26 Male Farmer England Uncertain
75 A Weber 29 Male Builder U S U S
76* A??erbach 28 Male Mcht U S U S
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.
* in the sworn statement indicates that the space was left unfilled
Gent could be Gentry or Gentleman
Mcht could be Merchant
2 Chs A Ba??? looks like Baine, Baiml, Baeml, Baim, or Bain.
4 N F Miller 'none' was handwritten in occupations column and not left blank.
5 C Kro??manschap the first ? looks like an o or u and the second ? looks like an h or p.
18 Jas Litton, Jr.* The country to which he severally belongs is US when the other 2 Litton's,
who appear to be his parents, is England.
20 C Gatter?hwaile the ? looks like an uncrossed t.
29 J C Gearl? the last letter comes up like making a cursive b, not sure if it is a letter,
could just be the finish of the l.
34 Nn Ridgeway* 'none' was handwritten in occupations column and not left blank.
37 ? ? Yeoman the first ? looks like an I or J, the middle initial looks like a lower
case S, the 2 letters are not connected, but is possible it could be Is.
39 St Bari?????? looks like Bariorchid, Banorchit, it really isn't clear,
many possibilities
55 Nm Mur??tt the 2 ??'s could be an h, but the front part of the h goes down below the
line, it looks like a combination of a p and h in the same letter.
61 R ? Byrne looks like a J or G.
72-73 R T Cu??ett/ Mrs Cu??ett looks like 2 r's or a single n.
76 A??erbach looks like Ainerbach, could be Awerbach.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 151, List 157.
Transcribed by Joan Medley for the
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