Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Ship James Perkins

I, Richd. Williams, Master or Commander of the ship James Perkins, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the above List, signed by me and now delivered by me to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the Passengers taken on board the said ship Jas. Perkins at the Port of Palermo or at any time since, and that all matters therein set forth, are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I do further swear that _____ (not filled in) of the said Passengers have died on the voyage. SWORN BEFORE ME, this 1 day of February 1850 (signed) Leod. K. Bell, D. Collector.

LIST OF ALL PASSENGERS taken on board the ship James Perkins whereof Richard Williams is Master, at the Port of Palermo Sicily and bound for Philadelphia.*

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.

    
  Cabin Passengers
   1  Salvadore La Grassa        61    male    Artiste     Sicily      United States  
   2  Francis La Grassa          30    male    Artiste     Sicily      United States
   3  Peter La Grassa            25    male    Artiste     Sicily      United States
   4  Louis La Grassa            16    male    Artiste     Sicily      United States
   5  Henry La Grassa            15    male    Artiste     Sicily      United States
   6  Salvadore La Grassa         5    male    Artiste     Sicily      United States  
   7  Joseppa La Grassa          51    female   
   8  Maria La Grassa            26    female
   9  Rosalia La Grassa          26    female
  10  Mary La Grassa             23    female
  11  Clementina La Grassa       21    female
  12* ???ina La Grassa            7    female
  13  Dominica La Grassa        7-mo.  female  

  Steerage Passengers
  14  William Goodwin            20    male    Seaman      England     United States
  15  Agustino Stephans          25    male    Seaman      Sicily      United States  
 
   
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.

 12 ???ina La Grassa: first 3 letters not clear.  Might have begun with L or S.

Cabin baggage information was written in the last few columns where the female 
passengers were listed, so it was not clear that the same passenger information 
applied for the females but it is assumed to be so. The words "Cabin Passengers" 
were written in the last few columns by the female La Grassas.

Cabin Baggage: twenty one trunks; one large box; one Piano forte; fifty pounds 
of Maccaroni; necessary clothing.  
Steerage Baggage: one chest (does not indicate which passenger it belonged to.)

*(This was definitely a Philadelphia arrival; however the forms used by the 
Collector were for port of New Orleans, with that information crossed off.  
This information has been noted for accuracy.  However, it's certain that this 
was a Philadelphia arrival: the list was copied from 1850 Philadelphia arrivals film.)  

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 70, List 13.

Get all your genealogy books and CDs at one convenient location:

---

Don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com yet?