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SS City of New York
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Francis S Land, Master of the S.S. City of New York 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 the said City of New York at Liverpool from which port the said City of New York 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 said Passengers who have died on said Voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. Sworn to this 10 Feby * 1879 Francis S Land So help me God, Before Me (Signature unreadable)
List or Manifest off all the passengers taken on board the S.S. City of New York whereof Francis S Land is Master from Liverpool burthen 2285 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage.
1 James Banks 25 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
2 Fred Hoffman 38 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
3 Pat Donnelly 30 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
4 David Kavanagh 32 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
5 James Poll 30 M Farmer United States United States Steerage
6 Sam N Russell 34 M Farmer United States United States Steerage
7 John G Brown 36 M Farmer United States United States Steerage
8 Sarah C Chum 35 F Wife United States United States Steerage
9 Wm Jones 33 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
10 Geo Conway * 34 M Laborer United States United States Steerage
1 John Tobin 33 M Mechanic United States United States Steerage
2 Kate Rowland 29 F Wife United States United States Steerage
3 Jane Turner 25 F Spinster United States United States Steerage
4 Henry Branley 44 M Laborer England United States Steerage
5 Mary Branley 50 F Wife England United States Steerage
6 Eliza Branley 29 F Spinster England United States Steerage
7 Nora Branley 10 F Spinster England United States Steerage
8 Agnes Harrison 14 F Spinster England United States Steerage
9 Rob Mitchell 29 M Laborer England United States Steerage
20 Wm Fryars * 20 M Laborer England United States Steerage
1 Wm G?centralph * 24 M Laborer England United States Steerage
2 WM Blan??y * 22 M Farmer England United States Steerage
3 Henry Heel 40 M Farmer England United States Steerage
4 James Cowell 30 M Farmer England United States Steerage
5 Thos Fitzsimons * 23 M Miner England United States Steerage
6 Thos Jackson * 23 M Miner England United States Steerage
7 Pat Eaven * 25 M Miner England United States Steerage
8 John Nearn 32 M Miner England United States Steerage
9 Thos Jones * 40 M Miner England United States Steerage
30 Thos Letcher * 20 M Miner England United States Steerage
1 Hy Letcher 14 M Miner England United States Steerage
2 Geo Mairn * 40 M Laborer England United States Steerage
3 Eliza Mairn 31 F Wife England United States Steerage
4 Alex Mairn * 5 M Child England United States Steerage
5 Ada Mairn 3 F Child England United States Steerage
6 Arthur Mairn * Inf M Child England United States Steerage
7 Bg Cuishaw * 19 F Spinster Ireland United States Steerage
8 Mary Lacy 25 F Spinster Ireland United States Steerage
9 Myles Keogh 26 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
40 Cath Keogh * 23 F Wife Ireland United States Steerage
1 Thos Lander * 29 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
2 David Goggin 23 M Laborer Ireland United States Steerage
3 Gerlanio Graesso 30 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
4 Gerlanio Cassagna 44 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
5 Guiseppe Tazes 38 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
6 Antonio Reghi??o 32 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
7 Rafaells Oesi 35 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
8 Nicolas Cinganni 17 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
9 Adolfo Magei 17 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
50 Euselis Mancini 35 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
1 Pietro Mancici 24 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
2 Hidoro Cosala 21 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
3 Jacopo Qucletti 49 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
4 Acicaso Corsi 18 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
5 Vincengo Vichi 32 M Farmer Italy United States Steerage
6 Pietro Mori 28 M Farmer Italy United States Steerage
7 Geov Deletti * 34 M Farmer Italy United States Steerage
8 Guis Nobils * 31 M Farmer Italy United States Steerage
9 Domenico Cia 21 M Farmer Italy United States Steerage
60 Eduige Deletti 40 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
1 Andrew Brassisco 24 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
2 Oleffano Techello 29 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
3 Yoshiro Bellonco 59 M Laborer Italy United States Steerage
4 Wolff Hallander 17 M Farmer Germany United States Steerage
5 Frederick Fleger 19 M Farmer Germany United States Steerage
6 Hoverio Schenker 27 M Farmer Germany United States Steerage
7 David Oeskerrick 17 M Farmer Germany United States Steerage
8 Carl Ekenhorn 41 M Laborer Sweden United States Steerage
9 Aug Ekenhorn * 25 M Laborer Sweden United States Steerage
70 Enid Pederson 19 M Laborer Sweden United States Steerage
1 J L Kgelberg 25 M Laborer Sweden United States Steerage
2 A J Krishanson 20 M Laborer Sweden United States Steerage
3 Otto Ekelron 33 M Laborer Sweden United States Steerage
4 John Peterson 22 M Laborer Norway United States Steerage
5 Oli Haverbaker 38 M Laborer Norway United States Steerage
6 Nis Hansen 24 M Laborer Norway United States Steerage
7 Miss L Albinson 30 F Lady United States United States Cabin
8 Mr Aoldos 35 M Mchan * United States United States Cabin
9 Mrs Aoldos 25 F Wife United States United States Cabin
80 Capt H I Nowlan 40 M Capt United States United States Cabin
1 Miss R M Cain 30 F Spinster United States United States Cabin
2 Mr A Stern 23 M Mchan England United States Cabin
3 Mr L Stern 26 M Mchan England United States Cabin
4 Mr N Henry 35 M Mchan England United States Cabin
5 Mr S Cun?ninghn 32 M Mchan England United States Cabin
6 Mr Jos ??oher * 24 M Mchan England United States Cabin
7 Mr Thos ??oher * 26 M Mchan England United States Cabin
88 Mr Wm W?an * 28 M Mchan England United States Cabin
Signed: Francis S Land
Transcribers Notes:
? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of
original document.
There were no births or deaths on this passage, therefore the
birth/death column has been eliminated.
* in Declaration...Feby is February
* Under Occupation: Mchan is abbreviation for Mechanic.
Line 3 A 'K' up and to the right of Pat; probably an abbreviation of
Patrick.
Line 6 Could not make out last two letters of 1st name, could be an
abbreviation of Samuel.
Line 9 Wm is abbreviated form of William.
Line 10 Geo is abbreviated form of George.
Line 20 See line 9
Line 21 See line 9; could not make out letters
Line 22 See line 9; could not make out letters; could be ir, sr
Line 25 Thos is an abbreviation of Thomas.
Line 26 See line 25
Line 27 See line 3
Line 29 See line 25
Line 30 See line 25
Line 32 See line 10
Line 34 An 'r' up and to the right of Alex; probably an abbreviation
of Alexander.
Line 36 Inf is Infant.
Line 37 A 't' up and to the right of Bg; probably an abbreviation of
Briget or Bridget.
Line 40 An 'n' up and to the right of Cath; probably an abbreviation
of some form of Catherine.
Line 41 See line 25
Line 46 Could be Reghitto
Line 57 Geov could be an abbreviation for Geovani.
Line 58 Guis could be an abbreviation for Guiseppe.
Line 69 Aug could be an abbreviation for August or Augustus.
Line 85 Could be Cunnningham or Cunningham; looks like the scriber was
running out of room in the space provided for listing
passenger names.
Line 86 Jos could be an abbreviation for Joseph; ?? 1st letter could be
a 'T' or an 'F', 2nd letter could be an 'r' or 'c' or 'e'; last
letters could be ??olier.
Line 87 See line 25; same as 86.
Line 88 See line 9; could not decipher 2nd letter in surname. There was
a fancy flourish below the line that didnt resemble any known
letter.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
Transcribed by Michael W. Nahlen for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 18 February 1999
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