Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS State of Nevada

I, A.G. Braes, Master of the SS "State of Nevada" 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 "State of Nevada" at Glasgow via Larne from which Port said "State of 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.

Sworn to this 24 day of February, 1879, A.G. Braes.
Before me (undecipherable).

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS "State of Nevada". whereof A.G. Braes is Master, from Glasgow, burthen Ninety-five hundred tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Calling, Country of which they are citizens, Intended Destination and Location of compartment.

    
 1  R P Kaspersen     25      M  Farmer     Sweden    U.States  Steerage    
 2  Ludwig Rabe       25      M  Clerk      Prufsia   U.States  Steerage    
 3  R H Kennedy       36      M  Grocer     Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
 4  Mrs Kennedy       35      F  Wife       Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
 5  J?c? Kennedy       6      M  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
 6  M?? Carlyle       34      M  Married    Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
 7  Mrs Hughes        39      F  Wife       Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
 8  J D Hughes        20      M  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
 9  Marg??te Hughes   15      F  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
10  Jane Hughes        7      F  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
11  Mary Hughes        5      F  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
12  James Hughes       ?      M  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
13  Therese Hughes     9 Mon  F  Child      Scotland  U.States  Steerage    
14  Robert Smith      ?9      M  Sailor     Ireland   U.States  Steerage    
15  H A Barnet        50      M  Teacher    Ireland   U.States  Steerage    
16  Mrs Barnet        30      F  Wife       Ireland   U.States  Steerage     
17  Frank Barnet      10      M  Child      Ireland   U.States  Steerage    
18  Thomas English    25      M  Baker      Ireland   U.States  1st Cabin    
19* Al?? Gordon       22      M  Draper     Ireland   U.States  1st Cabin    
20  George Downey     60      M  Teamster   Ireland   U.States  1st Cabin    
21  Robt Jeffrey      5?      M  None       Scotland  U.States  1st Cabin    

     
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 were added to aid in referencing.

19  Al?? Gordon could be Alex or Alan.    
    

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416 List 166.

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