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SS Heiedoo
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J W Stephens, Master of the S. S. Heiedoo do solemnly sincerely and truly swear 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. at Hull from which port said S. S. 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 passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God. Sworn to this Apl 2 1879 (signed) John W Stephens before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest Of All The Passengers taken on board the S. S. Heiedoo whereof J W Stephens is Master, from Hull burthen 1136 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of the vessel occupied.
1 Mr Ashton 28 M Engineer England U.S.A. Cabin
2 Mrs Ashton 25 F Wife England U.S.A. Cabin
3 Mr Hoper* 23 M Artist Sweden U.S.A. Cabin
4 Mr J Shaw 43 M Farmer* England U.S.A. Cabin
5 John Macs * 43 M Farmer* England U.S.A. Cabin
6 James Murfast* 35 M Drovier* U.S.A U.S.A. Cabin
7 Mr Peterson 45 M Mercht* Norway U.S.A. Cabin
(Signed) John W. Stephens
Transcribers Notes:
Passenger numbers added to aid with referencing.
3 Hoper could be Haper.
5 Only first part of surname John Macs... could be read. Possibilities
include Macshing, Macshay.
6 Murfast could be Murfest, Murfect.
4-5 Licensed Victualler was listed in addition to farmer.
6 Drovier is likely drover.
7 Mercht is likely merchant.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 417.
Transcribed by Ruea Davis for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 19 February 1999
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