Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Nevada
From Liverpool to New York, January 20, 1879
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, C.L. Rigby, master of the Nevada do solemnly,
sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or
Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me
to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New
York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers
taken on board of the said Nevada at Liverpool from which
Port said Nevada has now arrived; and that on the said
list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the
occupation of each of the 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 have died.
So help me God. (signed) Char?* L. Rigby Sworn before me this Jany 20th, 1879
(signed)
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List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Nevada*,
whereof Rigby is master, from Liverpool burthen 2354 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation,
country to which they
belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Mary Roach 24 Female Spinster Ireland USA Steerage
2 Ed* Mahonty * 25 Male Labr* Ireland USA Steerage
3 C J D Nolan 43 Male Clerk Ireland USA Steerage
4 John Rohe 24 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
5 Anton Keller 16 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
6 Matt Keller 56 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
7 John Mea?y* 34 Male Mason USA USA Steerage
8 Ja?* Humphusy 22 Male Farmer USA USA Steerage
9 Thos* Bates 22 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
10 Robt* Travis 21 Male Joiner USA USA Steerage
1 John Lewis* 40 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
2 Elv??* ?Kevington* 45 Female Wife USA USA Steerage
3 John Schonberger 41 Male Farmer USA USA Steerage
4 John Thomas 38 Male Farmer USA USA Steerage
5 Thos* Feaney 20 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
6 Brid Feaney 19 Female Wife USA USA Steerage
7 Wm* C. Storm* 35 Male Farmer USA USA Steerage
8 Sarah Storm 25 Female Wife USA USA Steerage
9 Jas* Garden* 50 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
20 Emile Kranke 38 Male Labr USA USA Steerage
1 Jas* Martin 40 Male Mercht* USA USA 2nd Cabin
2 J. W. Ridout 30 Male Clerk USA USA 2nd Cabin
3 Abm* Brest 31 Male Mercht USA USA 2nd Cabin
4 Leond* Ebursay 32 Male Mercht USA USA 2nd Cabin
5 M. T. Stone 26 Male Mercht USA USA Saloon
6 ???? M. Smyth 27 Female Lady USA USA Saloon
7 Mr ? Veipset 22 Male Gent USA USA Saloon
8 Mr Walter Hayten 21 Male Gent USA USA Saloon
9 Mr Ed* Petric 30 Male Gent USA USA Saloon
30 Mr G Beesley* 19 Male Gent USA USA Saloon
Ch???. L. ?ig?? Master
Transcribers Notes:
Name of ship looks like NEVADA but poor handwriting looks like NEVADD in
one of three places.
Ship's Master's name is CHAS (short for CHARLES), L. RIGBY.
* Passenger # 2 contraction for Edward and "Mahonty" could be "Mahoney".
Line from copying process extends through name. Also "Labr" is
contraction
for "Laborer".
* Passenger # 7, looks like MEALY, could also be MEATY.
* Passenger # 8, JAS, short for JAMES. The JA has an upswing symbol and
a small "s" on the end. Name could also be HUMPHREY.
* Passenger # 9, THOS, short for THOMAS, Last name looks like BATES but
could also be BALIS.
* Passenger #10, ROBT short for ROBERT.
* Passenger #11, Last name looks like LEWIS but could also be LERVIS due
to handwriting.
* Passenger #12, Letters mixed with next line down, not clear. First
letter on last name not clear.
* Passenger #15, THOS short for THOMAS.
* Passenger #17, WM short for WILLIAM, last name looks like STORM but
could also be STORN.
* Passenger #19, JAS short for JAMES, last name looks like GARDEN but
could also be GARDER.
* Passenger #21, JAS short for JAMES, MERCHT is short for MERCHANT.
* Passenger #23, ABM short for ABRAHAM, line through name, possibly from
copier machine.
* Passenger #24, LEOND short for LEONARD.
* Passenger #25, Letter on area of ship occupied looks like a T, J or L.
Is possibly an S for SALOON.
* Passenger #26, First name not discernable.
* Passenger #27, First name initial not readable.
* Passenger #29, ED short for EDWARD.
* Passenger #30, Last name looks like BEESLEY but could also be BUSLEY,
or BEESLEIF due to dot over the word.
The ship master's signature is not as legible as it is at top of page.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
Transcribed by Ronald R. Stowell
for
the Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
28 December 1998
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