Immigrant Ships
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SS Castalia

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK

I, John Cringle, Master of the Steam-Ship Castalia, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare 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 S.S. Castalia at London from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of 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 to this 20 Mch, 1879, John Cringle, So help me God, before me (name unreadable)

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship Castalia whereof John Cringle is Master, from London burthen 1660 tons.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country which they intend to inhabit, part of the vessel occupied.

    
 1  Wm Reid        24   m   cattleman   US America   USA  steerage
 2  Jn Thomas      49   m   Mercht      England      USA  steerage
 3  A Thomas       48   f               England      USA  steerage
 4  H Thomas       20   m               England      USA  steerage
 5  A Thomas        6   f               England      USA  steerage
 6  Jn Haydon      26   m   baker       England      USA  steerage
 7  Dd Jones       29   m   Eng         England      USA  steerage
 8* Geo ?uasm      26   m   carp        England      USA  steerage
 9  ? ?uasm        26   f               England      USA  steerage
10* H Underdo??    37   m   farmer      England      USA  steerage
11* M Underdo??    30   f               England      USA  steerage
12  Jn Williamson  20   m   clerk       England      USA  steerage
13* George Hice     8mo m               England      USA  steerage
14  D Kellaher     50   m   Cattleman   Ireland      USA  steerage
15  E Kellaher     19   m   cattleman   Ireland      USA  steerage
16  F W Schroeder  29   m   miller      France       USA  steerage
17  Jean Brun      26   m   Lab         France       USA  steerage
18  R Hing         24   m   lab         Germany      USA  steerage
19  J Luker        20   m   lab         Germany      USA  steerage
20  ? Miller       28   m   lab         Germany      USA  steerage
21* W ?ins         19   m   Goldsmith   Germany      USA  steerage
22  R Gospfnt      40   m   clerk       Germany      USA  steerage
23  M Rurchart     27   m   clerk       Germany      USA  steerage
24  H Lummar       26   m   cattleman   Germany      USA  steerage
25  E Schruoll     39   m   Musician    Germany      USA  steerage
26  M Miknuh       64   m   goldsmith   Germany      USA  steerage
27  ? Turlner      21   m   goldsmith   Germany      USA  steerage
28* J Li?k         17   m   clerk       Germany      USA  steerage
29  G Ribberherd   23   m   carp        Swiss        USA  steerage
30  G Marte        25   m   butcher     Swiss        USA  steerage


(Signed) John Cringle


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the transcriber's notes.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

  Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.


 8    Geo last name could be Nuasm or Ruasm
10-11 H & M Underdo?? could be Underdour or Underdown
13    Age recorded as 8/12; changed to 8 months per ISTG rules.
21    W ?ins could be Vins
28    J Li?k could be Link, Lick, Lirk

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416, List 252.

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