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SS City of Brussels
From Liverpool to New York
24 February 1879
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Fredrick Watkins, Master of the S S City of Brussels do solemnly, sincerely, and truly Sware 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 S S City of Brussels at Liverpool from which port said S S City of Brussels has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the 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.
Sworn before me this 24 February, 1879 ???????? So Help me God. Fredrick Watkins
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S S City of Brussels, whereof Fredrick Watkins is Master, from Liverpool burthen 2434 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country
to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit,
accommodation.
1 W E Le Roy 60 M Rear Admiral United States United States Cabin
2 James Anderson 40 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
3 Wm St Auburn 40 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
4 Carl Anthony 33 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
5 Grorge Bailey 30 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
6 Daniel Comboron 30 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
7 Robert Cooper 30 M Merchant United States Untied States Cabin
8 James Roche 29 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
9 Henry Curtis 27 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
10 Charles Ely 34 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
11 Henry Gillispie 43 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
12 Wm Lakes 29 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
13 Charles Howel 45 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
14 Florence Howel 36 F Wife United States United States Cabin
15 Jane Fuller 36 F Wife United States United States Cabin
16 Maud Werdruff 22 F Spinster United States United States Cabin
17 Mary Hession 30 F Wife United States United States Cabin
18 Sarah Hartley 40 F Wife United States United States Cabin
19 Fannie Hartley 20 F Spinster United States United States Cabin
20 Harry Hartley 11 M Child United States United States Cabin
1 John Harris 42 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
2 Robert Knighton 45 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
3 William Klots 50 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
4 Andrew Mitchell 40 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
5* Edward McGrath 30 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
6 Samuel Page 45 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
7 Samuel Ryan 57 M RC Bishop United States United States Cabin
8 Robert Ritchie 23 M Engineer United States United States Cabin
9 Matthew Rock 46 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
30 George Smith 30 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
1 Robert Walker 32 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
2 Henry Whateley 27 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
3 Robert Finker 43 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
4 Patrick Cronins 45 M RC Priest United States United States Cabin
5 James Smith 27 M Servant United States United States Cabin
36 John Brown 40 M Merchant United States United States Cabin
SteeragePassengers
37 Alfred Wilson 29 M Clerk England United States Steerage
8 James Ward 30 M Clerk England United States Steerage
9 Wm Robinson 25 M Miner England United States Steerage
40 Wm Paddy 17 M Miner England United States Steerage
1 David Jones 23 M Miner England United States Steerage
2 Charles Green 32 M Miner England United States Steerage
3 Frederick Worsley 27 M Miner England United States Steerage
4 James Hosisego 27 M Laborer England United States Steerage
5 John West 59 M Laborer England United States Steerage
6 George Bealty 32 M Mechanic England United States Steerage
7 Albert Hill 32 M Mechanic England United States Steerage
8 Harriet Hill 29 F Wife England United States Steerage
9 Francis Farnsworth 32 M Mechanic England United States Steerage
50 Mary Farnsworth 33 F Wife England United States Steerage
1 Flora Farnsworth 6 F Child England United States Steerage
2* Charles Farnsworth 4 M Child England United States Steerage
3* Frank Farnsworth 1 M Infant England United States Steerage
4 David Barry 24 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
5 Michael Waldron 24 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
6 Michael Casey 29 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
7 Martin Casey 29 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
8 Thomas Marname 28 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
9 John Maloney 30 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
60 James Reilly 30 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
1 Annie McGrath 40 F Spinster Ireland United States Steerage
2 Cath Londen 24 F Spinster Ireland United States Steerage
3 James Maxwell 24 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
4* John Murphy 36 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
5 John Booth 54 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
6 Edward Osborne 24 M Miner United States United States Steerage
7 John Kirkpatrick 25 M Miner United States United States Steerage
8 Fredrick Millard 28 M Miner United States United States Steerage
9 Rpbert Phillips 27 M Miner United States United States Steerage
70 John Jamieson 37 M Mechanic United States United States Steerage
1* Dominick Butler 26 M Mechanic United States United States Steerage
2 John Hitchinson 38 M Clerk United States United States Steerage
3 Geo Padbury 20 M Clerk United States United States Steerage
4 John Ha?co??y 34 M Dealer United States United States Steerage
5 Alexi Cossar 19 M None United States United States Steerage
6 Wm Moffat 25 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
7 Eliza Roberts 33 F Wife United States United States Steerage
8 Wm Roberts 13 M None United States United States Steerage
9 Geo Bollard 23 M Smth United States United States Steerage
80* Thomas Roberts 7 M Child United States United States Steerage
1 Alexi Anderson 28 M Mechanic United States United States Steerage
2 Egenhardt Zemlisky 35 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
3 Vendalin Luxonbury 29 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
4 Franz Spark 28 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
5 Fredolin Schultz 27 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
6 Jacob Angermand 30 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
7 Nicholas Landenklo 40 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
8 Raubes Martin 23 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
9 Jean Zanslin 22 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
90 Leonhard Angermaud 24 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
1 Urban Miller 55 M Laborer Germany United States Steerage
2 Giacomo Cogormo 31 M Loborer Italy United States Steerage
3 Antonio Cogormo 43 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
4 Francisco Cogormo 22 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
5 V?tante Serritella 33 F Wife Italy United States Steerage
6 Guiseppe Serritella 11 M Child Italy United States Steerage
7* Francisco Serritella 10 F Child Italy United States Steerage
8 Pasquale Serritella 6 M Child Italy United States Steerage
9 Ant Bacigolufpo 20 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
100 Ceresa Bacigolufpo 28 F Wife Italy United States Steerage
1 Jacob Raquet 37 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
2 Anna Raquet 29 F Wife United States United States Steerage
3 Solomon Belgin 43 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
4 Emil Devany 22 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
5 Francois Van Wichelen 22 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
6 Emil Gaugler 37 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
7 Deris Manus 24 M Laborer France United States Steerage
8 Richard Jules 28 M Laborer France United States Steerage
109 Francis Reilly 38 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
Transcribers Notes:
? marks indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality
of the original document.
The manifest scribe numbered the passengers but restarted with #1 with change
in Space Occupied. To aid with referencing, the passengers have been renumbered
sequentially.
Passengers #25, 52, 53, 64, 71, 80, and 97, Line drawn through entry.
There were no births or deaths listed on this passage, therefore the birth/death column has been eliminated.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
Transcribed by Nicholas Perrupato II
for
the Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
28 December 1998
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