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SS City of Montreal
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Samuel Brooks Master of the SS "City of Montreal" do solemenly, 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 the said SS "City of Montreal" at Liverpool from which Port the said SS "City of Montreal" 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 the 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. So help me God. (signed) Samuel Brooks Sworn before me this 7 Jany 1878 (signed - unable to read signature)
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS "City of Montreal" whereof Sam'l Brooks is Master, from Liverpool burthen 2938 tons.
Columns represent: Surname, Given name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on Voyage, Part of the Vessel occupied by each Passenger during the Voyage.
1. ROSENFELD, Anders 50 M merchant Germany cabin 2. LEE, John 48 M merchant Germany cabin 3. LEE, Martha 44 F wife Germany cabin 4. LEE, Jane 20 M spinster Germany cabin 5. LEE, Mary 10 F spinster Germany cabin 6. PEARSON, Fredrick 40 M US Navy Germany cabin 7. WOODWARD, Richard 50 M merchant Germany cabin 8. ?AULT, Martin 50 M merchant Germany cabin 9. WILLIAMS, Henry ?6 M merchant England cabin 10. WILLIAMS, Susan 32 F wife England cabin 11. GOLDEN, Thomas 42 M merchant US cabin 12. KIRK, Daniel 34 M merchant US cabin 13. LOWE, Fanny 35 F wife US cabin 14. RETALLICK, David 35 M merchant US cabin 15. ?AULT, Mary 50 F wife US cabin 16 ?AULT, Martha 20 F spinster US cabin 17. BANKS, James 23 M butcher US steerage 18. COLLINS, Richard 31 M butcher US steerage 19. POOLE, Samuel 29 M butcher US steerage 20. COFFIN, George 24 M miner US steerage 21. KING, Alfred 30 M miner US steerage 22. SPARKS, James 34 M merchant US steerage 23. MOFFAT, William 27 M clerk US steerage 24. MOFFAT, Carrie 25 F wife US steerage 25. DOLAN, Rose 50 F wife US steerage 26. SULLIVAN, Ellen 34 F wife US steerage 27. HIGGINS, Michael 36 M laborer US steerage 28. O??ILL, Edward 20 M miner England steerage 29. WILSON, John 35 M miner England steerage 30. TOWNLEY, Seymour 19 M miner England steerage 31. O'KEIFFE, Andrew 25 M clerk Ireland steerage 32. O'KEIFFE, Arthur 25 M clerk Ireland steerage 33. MARTIN, Teresa 20 F spinster Ireland steerage 34. LARSEN, Hans 26 M dealer US steerage 35. JESTERSON, Anders 20 M dealer Denmark steerage 36. GOLER, Conrad 26 M laborer Germany steerage 37. THOMAS, Eliza 30 F spinster Poland steerage 38. DANFOUZ, Pierre 32 M laborer France steerage 39. LONFRIRE, Jean 24 M laborer France steerage 40. FENARD, Jean 36 M laborer France steerage 41. BOUVARD, Clias 27 M laborer France steerage 42. BRACCO, Serizi 20 M laborer Italy steerage Transcriber's Note: 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.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 17.
Transcribed by Harriet Rosch for The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 September 1998
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