Immigrant Ships
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SS State of Virginia

I, George Moodie, Master of the SS 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 via 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 of Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God. Sworn to this 10th April, 1878, G. Moodie before me B?????

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS State of Virginia, whereof ? G Moodie is Master, from Glasgow via Larne burthen 2473 tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country they are from, The country they intend to inhabit, Part of the vessel occupied, and Pieces of baggage

    
 1  Mary M Bourke       28  Female  None         USA              USA    1st Cabin  3    
 2  Jas Shannon         35  Male    Merchant     USA              USA    1st Cabin  4    
 3  A Faussett          30  Male    ???          Ireland          USA    1st Cabin  2    
 4  J Lerndrup          32  Male    Merchant     Denmark          USA    2nd Cabin  3    
 5  C Lerndrup          24  Female  None         Denmark          USA    2nd Cabin    
 6  Mr. Sterling        54  Male    Merchant     Scotland         USA    2nd Cabin  5    
 7  Mrs. Sterling       53  Female  None         Scotland         USA    2nd Cabin    
 8  J Sterling          22  Female  None         Scotland         USA    2nd Cabin    
 9  M Sterling          11  Female  None         Scotland         USA    2nd Cabin    
10  J Sterling           9  Female  None         Scotland         USA    2nd Cabin    
11  L Torrance          18  Female  None         Scotland         Canada 2nd Cabin  2    
12  R Brown             23  Female  None         Ireland          USA    Steerage   1    
13  R P Storaab         24  Male    Schoolmaster Norway           USA    Steerage   2    
14  L J Rirbal?er       19  Male    Farmer       Norway           USA    Steerage   1    
15  A H Nelson          30  Male    Farmer       Norway           USA    Steerage   2    
16  J Johansen          20  Male    Farmer       Denmark          USA    Steerage   1    
17  C Johansen          15  Male    Farmer       Denmark          USA    Steerage   1    
18  J M N Neilson       22  Male    Engineer     Denmark          USA    Steerage   1    
19  L Johansen          35  Male    Farmer       Denmark          USA    Steerage   1    
20  Hbr M J/M???ggessen 23  Male    Farmer       Denmark          USA    Steerage   1    
21  S Friedmann         28  Male    Pedlar       Poland           USA    Steerage   1    
22  M Kachelsky         39  Male    Farmer       Prussia          USA    Steerage   1    
23  L Hecht             26  Female  None         Prussia          USA    Steerage   1    
24  A Dreshmyer         38  Male    Engineer     Germany Prussia  USA    Steerage   1    
25  H Lindorp/f         48  Male    Farmer       Germany          USA    Steerage   1    
26  A ?ubrmains         23  Male    Farmer       Germany          USA    Steerage   1    
27  M Gottrib           35  Male    Pedlar       Germany          USA    Steerage   1    
28  F Donnelly          40  Male    Weaver       Ireland          USA    Steerage   3    
29  A Donnelly          49  Female  None         Ireland          USA    Steerage    
30  Mr Pettigrew        24  Male    Mason        Scotland         USA    Steerage   2    
31  H Steel             26  Male    Weaver       Scotland         USA    Steerage   1    
32  W A Younger         15  Male    None         Ireland          USA    Steerage   3    
33  J Fulton            23  Male    Farmer       Scotland         USA    Steerage   1    
34  Ann Glynn           38  Female  None         Ireland          USA    Steerage    
35  W Glynn             16  Female  None         Ireland          USA    Steerage   3    
36  M Devlin            40  Male    Tailor       Ireland          USA    Steerage   3    
37  Mr. Roon            22  Male    Farmer       Ireland          USA    Steerage   2    
38  E Green             21  Female  None         Ireland          USA    Steerage    
39  S Green             21  Female  None         Ireland          USA    Steerage    
40  Mr. McAuley         45  Male    Farmer       Ireland          USA    Steerage   2    
41  Mr. Munroe          18  Male    Farmer       Ireland          USA    Steerage   3    
42  Jas M Scott         40  Male    Farmer       USA              USA    Steerage    
43  Mrs. Scott          26  Female  None         USA              USA    Steerage   3    
44  Inft Scott       1 1/2  Male    None         USA              USA    Steerage    
45  R Weaver            26  Male    Mason        Scotland         USA    Steerage   1    
    
G. Moodie


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 to aid with referencing.  

Capt. .George Moodie was the first captain of the famous tea clipper "Cutty Sark". Later, he worked for the Stateline and sailed the Atlantic Ocean for 11 years.

In 1891 he retired from the sea and eight years later settled in the Wemyss, Fife, Scotland area where he was born. He spent about ten years in Methil, Fife, Scotland and then retired to MacDuff House in Auchtermuchty, Fife and died at the age of 95.

His three sons also had a love for the sea. One son, James, worked for Pennsylvania Railway Line Steamers, and was transferred to New York. Another son, George worked for the Methil Docks in the Fife area. and his third son (my grandfather) Alexander was a ship master and engineer and sailed to many world ports during his career. He also had four daughters. He had eleven grandchildren. How many descendants there are now I don't know, having just started my family search. The son, James who died in a accident in New York is the one I am looking for.
Grace (Moodie) Weldon

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 412, List 322.

Transcribed by Mary Scherer for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 11 December 1998

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