Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

RMS Russia

From Liverpool and Queenstown to New York, April 17, 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK

I, T. Cook, Master of the M. Russia 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 of the said Steamer at Liverpool from which Port said Steamer 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) T. Cook Sworn before me this 17 April 1878 (signed) signature illegible

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the R.M.S. Russia, whereof Theodore Cook is master, from Liverpool via Queenstown, burthen 1709.53 tons.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.

    
   
  1 John W Minturn        39 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin  
  2 Frank W Jennings      21 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin 
  3 Henry M Cushman       52 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin   
  4 Charles B Macdonald*  22 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin 
  5 John B Loveland       38 M  Freight Agent US America  US America  Cabin   
  6 Robert M Wilcox       28 M  Manufacturer  US America  US America  Cabin 
  7 Lyle Nelson           32 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin   
  8 James J Reid          26 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin
  9 Henry G Wheeler       60 M  Gentleman     US America  US America  Cabin    
 10 Robert McMillan       48 M  Merchant      US America  US America  Cabin
 11 Robert Proctor        63 M  Gentleman     US America  US America  Cabin
 12 Laura M Thorp         26 F  Wife          US America  US America  Cabin
 13 Josephine Peters      48 F  Matron        US America  US America  Cabin
 14 Sallie W Peters       31 F  Spinster      US America  US America  Cabin
 15 Benjamin W Wilkins    46 M  Manufacturer  US America  US America  Cabin
 16 John Watson           58 M  Coalmaster    Scotland    Scotland    Cabin
 17 Thomas Vought         25 M  Merchant      England     England     Cabin
 18 Charles Tucker        29 M  Merchant      England     England     Cabin
 19 Kirton Tindle         47 M  MasterMariner England     England     Cabin
 20 Alfred Bennet         38 M  Merchant      England     England     Cabin
 21 Julius M Smith        53 M  Merchant      Norway      Norway      Cabin
 22 Maas W Smith          18 M  Student       Norway      Norway      Cabin
 23 Anten Faye            19 M  Student       Norway      Norway      Cabin
 24 Margaret Power        19 F  Wife          Ireland     US America  Cabin
 25 Hiram A Calvin        27 M  Merchant      Pr Ontario* Pr Ontario  Cabin
 26 Louis Maes            40 M  Merchant      Holland     Holland     Cabin
 27 Edward Crossley       37 M  Carpet Mfgr*  England     England     Cabin
 28 Jane E Crossley       33 F  Wife          England     England     Cabin
 29 Barnard Broomhead     43 M  Solicitor     England     England     Cabin
 30 Mary Broomhead        36 F  Wife          England     England     Cabin
 31 Alexander Q Sims      35 M  Gentleman     US America  US America  died 10th April
                                       
(Signed)  not signed   
   
Transcriber's Notes:    
    *Passenger 4: "d" is in lower case    
    *Passenger 25: Province of Ontario
    *Passenger 27: Carpet Manufacturer

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 412.

Transcribed by Ernie Braida for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 01 January 1999

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