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SS State of Virginia

I, George Moodie, master of the S.S. 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 Collections 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 from which Port said State of Virginia 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) G. Moodie

Sworn before me this March 10th, 1879 (signature unreadable)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the State of Virginia, whereof G. Moodie is master, from Glasgow burthen 2443 tons.

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

 1* ? Jobuskow         32 Male   ????      Ireland   I'd                  Saloon    4
 2* N Gilchrist        21 Male   ????      Scotland  Canada-Prov Ontario  Saloon    3
 3  G Leslie           26 Male   Farmer    USA       USA                  Saloon    2
 4  A Brownlie         62 Female None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin 3 
 5  M Nicol            24 Female None      Scotland  Canada-Prov Ontario  2nd Cabin 5
 6* A Blackwood        46 Male   Miller    Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin 4
 7  M Blackwood        45 Female None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin  
 8  J Blackwood        19 Male   Miller    Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin  
 9  J Blackwood        16 Female None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin  
10  A Blackwood         8 Male   None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin  
11  S Blackwood         6 Female None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin  
12  R Blackwood         4 Male   None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin  
13  A Guigles          18 Male   Labourer  Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 1
14  Jn Northman        24 Male   Labourer  Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 1
15  R N Vado           33 Male   Farmer    USA       USA                  2nd Cabin 5
16  R G Best           22 Male   Clerk     Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 5
17* A O'L?????         22 Male   Farmer    Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin 2
18* Wm ?asterton       24 Male   Clerk     Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 1
19  Jno Murray         23 Male   Barber    Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 2
20  Jno O'Hara         28 Male   Fisher    Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 3
21  Chs O'Laughlin     68 Female None      Scotland  USA                  2nd Cabin 2
22* J N Petre          19 Male   None      Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin 3 
23* J Milligan         20 Male   None      Ireland   USA                  2nd Cabin  
24  L Serle            22 Female None      Ireland   USA                  Steerage  2
25  N W Dickson        27 Male   Carpenter Ireland   USA                  Steerage  1
26  C Christianson     35 Male   Farmer    Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
27  F Johnston         18 Male   Mo??man   Ireland   USA                  Steerage  1
28* A G???????         26 Male   Ba??er    Germany   USA                  Steerage  1
29* ? Bell             25 Male   Currier   Scotland  USA                  Steerage  1
30  A Wollenstein      17 Male   Farmer    Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
31  A Schiffet         33 Male   Butcher   Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
32* A McCrevy          30 Male   Na????    Ireland   USA                  Steerage  -
33* A S??yrell         29 Male   Laborer   Ireland   USA                  Steerage  -
34  A Stewart          45 Male   Tailor    Scotland  USA                  Steerage  1
35  P Woffert          36 Male   Laborer   Ireland   USA                  Steerage  -
36  J Sacteareas       18 Male   Pedlar    Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
37  A Taylor           37 Male   Farmer    Scotland  USA                  Steerage  1
38  Jno Cummings       33 Male   Grocer    Scotland  USA                  Steerage  1
39* C Harb?????        22 Male   Butcher   Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
40  T Sachs            19 Male   Pedlar    Germany   USA                  Steerage  1
41  J S Clupp          23 Male   Brewer    Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
42  S Brunn            22 Male   Chemist   Germany   USA                  Steerage  1
43  J Erlacher         41 Male   Brewer    Germany   USA                  Steerage  -
44  Jep Sinclair       22 Male   Mason     Scotland  USA                  Steerage  1
45* M G???             35 Male   ??????    Scotland  USA                  Steerage  1
46* W H Robinson       21 Male   ??????    Ireland   USA                  Steerage  1
                 
(Initialed - not signed)     

   
Transcriber's Notes:

There were no births or deaths on this passage, therefore the birth/death
column has been eliminated.

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the 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 have been added to aid with referencing.

 1 Jobuskow - Initial may be "T" or "F". Country to which he intended to 
   settle was originally written as "Britain" but was crossed out, and 
   "I'd" written in. His occupation is illegible.
 2 N. Gilchrist - Occupation is illegible.
 6-12 Blackwood - All family members shared 4 pieces of luggage.
 17 A O'L????? - Name appears to be "O'Leera".
 18 Wm ?asterton - Name could be "Masterton" or "Wasterson"
 22-23 Passenger Milligan and Passenger Petre shared 3 pieces of baggage.
 28 A G??????? - Name is illegible. His occupation could possibly be "Barber".
 29 Bell - First initial could be either "J" or "N".
 32 A McCrevy - Occupation is illegible.
 33 A S??yrell - Name is illegible.
 39 C Harb????? - Name is otherwise illegible.
 45 M G??? - Name could be "Gwin" or "Given", and his occupation is illegible.
 46 W. H. Robinson - Occupation is illegible.

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 416, List 214.

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