Immigrant Ships
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S.S.City of Para

DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK I, J. L. Lockwood Master of the S.S.City of Para 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 the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Aspinwall from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, location of compartment or space occupied, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. s/J. L. Lockwood. Sworn to this Dec 24 1888 before me Thos J. Dunn, Deputy Collector. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S.”City of Para” whereof J. L. Lockwood is Master, from Aspinwall burthen 2504 85/100 tons.

A list of all the passengers aboard the SS CITY OF PARA - 24 DEC 1888 - ASPINWALL TO NEW YORK

Columns represent: No.; Names; Age; Sex; Calling; The country of which they are citizens; Native Country; Intended destination or location; Citizens, Visitors, or Immigrants; Number of pieces of baggage (see Transcriber Notes).

          Cabin
From San Francisco
1  O. A. de la Camp   29  M Lithographer      US                        Sojourn  3
2  A. P. Cramer       29  M Merchant          US                        Sojourn}
3  Mrs. C. Cramer     47  F None              US                        Sojourn}
4  Miss D. Cramer      6* F None              US                        Sojourn}
5  O. Cramer          11  M None              US                        Sojourn} 8
6  A.* Levy           22* M Clerk             US                        Sojourn  4
7  J. W. Thomas       25  M Engineer          US                        Sojourn  2
8  E. G?ily           48  M Merchant          US                        Sojourn  1

From the Ishthmus
9  O. Quecher         29  M Miner             Switzerland               Sojourn  1*
10 Wm Chime           44  M Engineer          Pl.S.*                    Sojourn  4
11 C. O. Allibone     38  M US Navy           Pl.S.*                    Sojourn  3
12 J. E. Ward         49  M Engineer          Pl.S.*                    Sojourn}
13 Mrs. J. E. Ward    47  F None              Pl.S.*                    Sojourn} 5
14 P. C. Ward         21  M Clerk             Pl.S.*                    Sojourn}
15 M. Maier           47  M Merchant          Peru                      Sojourn  5
16 D. Millar          25  M Merchant          Scotland                  Transit* 1
17 Miss E. Duval      24  F None              US                        Sojourn  3
18 E. Buckley         48* M Machinist         US                        Sojourn  2
19 W. Pond            24  M Engineer          US                        Sojourn  2
20 C. O. Gage         48  M Merchant          US                        Sojourn  3
21 C. T. Howard       49  M Merchant          US                        Sojourn  1
22 F. Aoboa           28  M Merchant          Ecuador                   Sojourn  2
23 R. F. Formaris     35  M Merchant          Ecuador                   Sojourn  4
24 Dr. C. de Causs?   33  M Physician         Cuba                      Sojourn  3
25 A. Held            29  M Merchant          US                        Sojourn  3
26 T. Eusk            22  M Agent             Venuezela                 Sojourn  3
27 C. W. Lawrence     50  M Brittish Minister England                   Transit  3
28 T. S. Price        27  M Seaman            England                   Transit  5
29 J. A. Myllie       41  M Engineer          Scotland                  Transit  2
30 R. Ulrich          28*   Engineer          US                        Sojourn  2

          Forward Cabin from San Francisco:
31 J. J. Rooney       35  M Barterider*                 US      US      Sojourn  2
32 A. Miller          30  M Confectioner                US      US      Sojourn  1
33 F. Williams        33  M ?                           US      US      Sojourn  2
34 Wm McCreadie       21  M Clerk                       US      US      Sojourn  2
35 S. Gittins         25  M Bookkeeper                  US      US      Sojourn  2
36 Wm F. Monies       30  M Cook                        US      US      Sojourn  2*
37 J. Burnett         30  M Miner*                      US      US      Sojourn  2
38 F. Martin          31  M Weaver*                     US      US      Sojourn 
39 Mrs. H. Dollinger  48  F None                        US      US      Sojourn  2
40 Mrs. F. Hopp.      49  F None                        US      US      Sojourn  1
41 J. M. Dermott      22  M Laborer                     US      US      Sojourn  1
42 J. Klippner        19  M Blacksmith*                 US      US      Sojourn  1
43 M. Aronson         31  M Clerk                       US      US      Sojourn  2
44 H. Riphenberg      42  M Farmer                      US      US      Sojourn}
45 Miss H. Riphenberg  8  F None                        US      US      Sojourn} 3
46 Miss C. Riphenberg  2  F None                        US      US      Sojourn}
47 F. Gelszinuris     44  M Carpenter                   US      US      Sojourn  1
48 E. S. Bond         30  M Carpenter                   US      US      Sojourn  1
49 P. Cox             21  M Clerk                       US      US      Sojourn  1
50 C. Firling         25  M Miner                       US      US      Sojourn  1
51 W. Drewsen         21  M Laborer*                    US      US      Sojourn  3
52 J. White           31  M Painter                     US      US      Sojourn  1
53 Jas Wixled         32  M Farmer                      US      US      Sojourn  1
54 P. Donohue         29  M Machinist                   US      US      Sojourn  1
55 M. Cunningham      38  M Laborer                     US      US      Sojourn  1
56 Geo. F. Vicke?y    29  M Clerk                       US      US      Sojourn  2
57 A. E. Flick        30  M Merchant                    US      US      Sojourn  2
58 Geo. Adams         49  M Butcher                     US      US      Sojourn  2
59 D. Hlugsk*         29  M Laborer                     US      US      Sojourn  2
60 R. Warriner        33  M Printer                     US      US      Sojourn  3
61 A. B. Napche*       2?   Mariner*                    US      US      Sojourn  3
  
          Forward Cabin from The Ishthmus
62 Wm Waters          37  M Miner                       US      US      Sojourn  1
63 H. K. Stuver       47  M Machinist                   US      US      Sojourn  2
64 J. Law             27  M Seaman                      US      US      Sojourn  1
65 R. Lewison         21  M Seaman                      US      US      Sojourn  2
66 J. Reiss           26  M Seaman                      US      US      Sojourn  2
67 D. Fenwick         25  M Diver                       US      US      Sojourn  2
68 J. O. Neil         48  M Rigger                      US      US      Sojourn  1
69 H. Rossbach        17  M Machinist                   Germany US      Sojourn  3
70 C. de Thwing       47  M Seaman                      US      US      Sojourn  2
71 J. Brockleman      36  M Seaman                      US      US      Sojourn  2
72 G. Johnson         30* M Oiler                       US      US      Sojourn  1
73 J. Fashana         35  M Miner                       Italy   US      Sojourn  1
74 P. Santiago        27  M Miner                       Italy   US      Sojourn  1
75 J. Morales         22  M Merchant                    Peru            Sojourn  2
76 Miss M. Schmidt    28  F None                        England England Transit  2

TRANSCRIBER NOTES:
There were no entries under Location of compartment or space occupied or 
under Date and Cause of Death.  Therefore, these columns have been eliminated.
* appears to be as presented but cannot be positive due to manifest
  condition
? indicates letter(s) that could not be read due to manifest condition

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 528.

Transcribed by Sue Lynn for The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 28 December 1998

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