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SS Circassia
I, R. D. Munro [?], master of the Steam-Ship Circassia 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. Circassia at Glasgow & Moville from which port said S.S. Circassia 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 March 24, 1879. (signed) R. D. Munro [?] before me, (signed) [illegible]
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steam-Ship Circassia whereof R. D. Munro is master, from Glasgow burthen 4271 tons.
Columns represent: NAMES, AGE, SEX, OCCUPATION, the country to which they severally belong, and the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. A final column is used to indicate transcriber's notes, if any.
1 Mr. ? Taylor 54 M None U. S. of No. America Cabin [1]
2 Mrs. Taylor 47 F None U. S. of No. America Cabin
3 Miss Mary Taylor 14 F None U. S. of No. America Cabin
4 J. S. Taylor 7 M None U. S. of No. America Cabin
5 Susie Taylor 5 F None U. S. of No. America Cabin
6 Dr. A. M. Jacob?? 32 M None U. S. of No. America Cabin [2]
7 Mrs. Jacob??? 27 F None U. S. of No. America Cabin [2]
8 Mr. Hy Aubert 43 M None U. S. of No. America Cabin
9 Rev. ? H. Vincent 41 M None U. S. of No. America Cabin
10 Mr. Colin Hunter 30 M None U. S. of No. America Cabin
11 Mr. J. J. Col?n??n 45 M None Scotland Cabin
12 Mr. ? Samuels 21 M None British So. America Cabin
13 Peter Bethune 38 M Joiner Scotland 2nd Cabin
14 Mrs. Bethune 35 F Wife Scotland 2nd Cabin
15 Wm Bethune 14 M Joiner Scotland 2nd Cabin
16 Jno. Bethune 4 M Child Scotland 2nd Cabin
17 Mr. J. B. Smith 35 M ? Scotland 2nd Cabin [3]
18 Mr. A. B. Smith 23 M ? Scotland 2nd Cabin [3]
19 Ma?t Fre??er 26 ? ? Scotland 2nd Cabin [4]
20 Alex Kindness 25 M Farmer Scotland 2nd Cabin
21 Jas. Smith 54 M Farmer Scotland 2nd Cabin
22 Daniel Gilchrist 39 M Farmer Scotland 2nd Cabin
23 Jas. ?hornki?? 40 M Farmer Ireland 2nd Cabin
24 Jane ?hornki?? 21 F Spinster Ireland 2nd Cabin
25 Jane ?hornki?? 70 F Mother Ireland 2nd Cabin
26 Mary E. ?hornki?? 8 F Child Ireland 2nd Cabin
27 Ma??? ?hornki?? 6 F Child Ireland 2nd Cabin
28 Wm C. Maguire 41 M Farmer Ireland 2nd Cabin
29 Lizzie Magill? 18 F Ho. Sevt Ireland 2nd Cabin [5]
30 Conal Peoples 28 M Labr Ireland 2nd Cabin
31 Pat Galleger 21 M Labr Ireland 2nd Cabin
32 Robt. McMillan 32 M Labr Scotland Steerage
33 Mrs. McMillan 27 F Wife Scotland Steerage
34 Jas. McMillan 2 M Child Scotland Steerage
35 Maggie McMillan 1-1/2 F Child Scotland Steerage
36 James Jack 27 M Labr Scotland Steerage
37 Daniel ?acki? 50 M Sawyer Scotland Steerage
38 Thomas Barr 22 M Printer Scotland Steerage
39 Wm. Cummin 24 M Printer Scotland Steerage
40 ???? Easton 18 M Labr Scotland Steerage
41 Jas. L. S?????? 21 M ? Scotland Steerage
42 Thos. Mollun 35? M Blacksmith Scotland Steerage
43 James Mackie 2? M Joiner Scotland Steerage
44 Jas. Rod?er 35 M Miner Scotland Steerage
45 James Guy 33 M Eng. Scotland Steerage
46 Alex Lyle 25 M Nurseryman Scotland Steerage
47 ? Freiser 21 M Labr Scotland Steerage [6]
48 D?m?an McFarlane 19 M Smith Scotland Steerage
49 Mrs. A. Thomson 36 F Nurse Scotland Steerage
50 Mary Sharkey 40 F Wife Ireland Steerage
51 Joseph Sharkey 7 M Child Ireland Steerage
52 ??dgey Sharkey 6 F Child Ireland Steerage
53 Dennis Sharkey 5 M Child Ireland Steerage
54 Biddy Sharkey 4 F Child Ireland Steerage
55 Mary Sharkey 3 F Child Ireland Steerage
56 Amy Duffy 17 F Ho. Sevt Ireland Steerage [5]
57 Pat McM??glo 37 M Labr Ireland Steerage
58 May? McM??glo 30 F Wife Ireland Steerage
59 B??? McM??glo 9/18 M Infant Ireland Steerage
60 Bilgt Doogan 18 F Ho. Sevt Ireland Steerage [5]
61 James McCloskey 23 M Labr Ireland Steerage
62 Pat McCloskey 21 M Labr Ireland Steerage
63 John McCloskey 21 M Labr Ireland Steerage
64 Thomas McCloskey 19 M Labr Ireland Steerage
65 Felix Rogers 50 M Labr Ireland Steerage
66 Gracey Ann Rogers 50 F Wife Ireland Steerage
67 Michl Gillan 24 M Labr Ireland Steerage
68 Mrs. Gillan 24 F Wife Ireland Steerage
69 John Callahan 46 M Seaman Ireland Steerage
70 Mrs. Callahan ?? F Wife Ireland Steerage
71 Jas. McA?oon 19 M Labr Ireland Steerage
72 Danl Lynch 20 M Labr Ireland Steerage
73 Jno. Carson 18 M ? Ireland Steerage
74 Pat McGlone 28 M Labr Ireland Steerage
75 Francis O'Kane 24 M Labr Ireland Steerage
76 Chas. Farrell 21 M Farmer Ireland Steerage
77 Hy Ferguson 18 M Labr Ireland Steerage
78 Robt. Eecles 24 M Labr Ireland Steerage
79 Jno. Clarke 28 M Labr Ireland Steerage
80 Jas. McLeon ?1 M Labr Ireland Steerage
81 James Dunlop 22 M Farmer Ireland Steerage
82 Thos Speers 40 M Farmer Ireland Steerage
83 Fr?? McMahon 33 M Joiner Ireland Steerage
84 Jos. Ross 38 M Carpenter Ireland Steerage
85 David Gamble 40 M Carpenter Ireland Steerage
86 Hugh McGrath 26 M Clerk Ireland Steerage
87 R. J. Mc?arren 26 M Miner Ireland Steerage
88 Semple Verner 23 M Printer Ireland Steerage
89 Allan Speer 21 M Labr Ireland Steerage
90 Wm. Defferty 17 M Grocer Ireland Steerage
91 Kitty Carson 21 F Sales Woman Ireland Steerage
92 ? McHugh 29 F Ho. Sevt Ireland Steerage [5]
93 Bridget Coney 30 F Ho. Sevt Ireland Steerage [5]
94 Heinrich Greisbach 24 M Joiner Germany Steerage
95 Eleabe Greisbach 21 F Wife Germany Steerage
96 Caroline Greisbach 19 F Ho. Sevt Germany Steerage [5]
97 Johannes Greisbach ? M Child Germany Steerage [7]
98 Ferd Granzow 29 M Labr Germany Steerage
99 A??albert Heslischka 27 M Labr Germany Steerage
100 Carl Johnson 22 M ? Sweden Steerage
101 Carl Finne 20 M Labr Sweden Steerage
102 R. Gustav Finne 32 M Labr Sweden Steerage
103 Erik Larson 38 M Farmer Sweden Steerage
104 Mathilda Johanson 25 F Dressmaker Sweden Steerage
105 Svanta Svendson 20 M ? Norway Steerage [8]
106 Moses Diemenstein ? M Labr Austria Steerage [9]
107 Daniel B????n 24 M Merchant Scotland Steerage [10]
Transcriber's Notes:
Two columns were not shown, because the entry was the same for each
passenger:
(1) The country to which they intend to become inhabitants was "U.S. of
No. America," and
(2) Died on the voyage: "Nil"
This list was not easily read, so not all of the information was fully
transcribed. I have presented what I could, and I apologize in advance for
inaccuracies, omissions, and mis-interpretations.
The following items are footnotes for the above data:
[1] Passenger #1, first name is probably G.
[2] Passengers #6 and 7, surname is probably Jacobus.
[3] Passengers # 17 and 18, occupation is probably Barrister.
[4] Passenger # 19, first name is probably an abbreviation of Margaret.
[5] Passenger # 29 and others, occupation Ho. Sevt is presumably a house servant.
[6] Passenger # 47, first name may be Thos.
[7] Passenger # 95, age may be either 1 or 9.
[8] Passenger # 105, occupation may be Miner.
[9] Passenger # 106, age may be 32.
[10] Passenger # 107, surname may be Benton.
CIRCASSIA information:
The "Circassia" was built by Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow in 1878 for the
Anchor Line. She was a 4,272 gross ton ship, length 399.7ft x beam 42 ft, one funnel,
three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots.
There was passenger accommodation for 200-1st, 100-2nd and 800-3rd class. She was the
first North Atlantic liner to have refrigerated space for meat and could carry 400
tons. Launched on 19th Mar.1878, she sailed from Glasgow on her maiden voyage to
Moville (N.Ireland) and New York on 1st Jun.1878. She started her last voyage on
12th Aug.1897 when she left Glasgow for Moville, New York and Glasgow and was then
laid up. In 1900 she was scrapped in Germany.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.461]
[Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.9, Anchor Line]
- [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 24 September 1998]
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 415.
Transcribed by David Falion for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 10 June 1999
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