SS State of Virginia
I, Wm. Smith Master of the State of Virginia 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 Virginia at Glasgow and Larne from which port said State of Virginia 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 19 Jany 1878.
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the State of Virginia whereof Wm Smith is Master, from Glasgow burthen 2473 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country of origin, destination, location on ship.
1 BUCKINGHAM, J., Mrs. 43 F none USA USA Saloon 6 2 BUCKINGHAM, Elis? U. 19 F none USA USA Saloon 6 3 BUCKINGHAM, Mary U. 18 F none USA USA Saloon 6 4 KINN??, Mo?? 29 M ? Britain USA Cabin 2 5 ?RA?AUR, Jas. 31 M Horse trainer Britain USA Cabin 3 6 ??AUGHT, Dld. 22 M Engineer Britain USA Cabin 3 7 ?OCH?, J. 30 M Dyer Britain USA Cabin ? 8 DUNCAN, O. S. 25 M Engineer Britain USA Cabin 1 9 MCLEAN, R. 45 M Coachman Britain USA Steerage 9 10 MCLEAN, Mary 44 F none Britain USA Steerage 9 11 MCLEAN, Jean 8 F none Britain USA Steerage 9 12 MCLEAN, J. 1 F none Britain USA Steerage 9 13 MOSE, ? P F 20 M Farmer Denmark USA Steerage 2 14 ?AZA?BI, F C 23 M Weaver Denmark USA Steerage ? 15 MCFARLANE, ? 54 M Engineer Britain USA Steerage ? 16 DOWNEY, A 21 M boot ?or?er Britain USA Steerage ? 17 BATZAR?KY, J 24 M ??alar Germany USA Steerage ? 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 added for aid in referencing.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 55A.
Transcribed by Mary E. Murphy for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild26 September 1998
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