Immigrant Ships
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SS Cornwall

I, J Brown Master of the SS Cornwall 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 Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the Passengers taken on board of the said SS Cornwall at Avonmouth from which Port said Steamer 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 belong, 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 6th Jan 1882 J Brown So help me God Before me R ???????y*

List of Manifest Of All The Passengers taken on board by SS Cornwall whereof J Brown is Master from Avonmouth burthen 1841 tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country from Country intended to become, died on voyage part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. All Passengers were from England and going to US America

 
  1 J K         Harris      55 M Gentleman      Cabin 
  2 Mary        Redway      16 F Spintress      Steerage
  3 Sara        Russell     30 F Housemaid      Steerage
  4 Elizabeth   Burgess     31 F DomesServant*  Steerage 
  5 Elizabeth M Redstone    30 F Housekeeper    Steerage 
  6 John        Gribber     38 M Farm Labor     Steerage 
  7 Ellen       Gribber     30 F Wife           Steerage  
  8 William     Gale        38 M Painter        Steerage  
  9 Thomas      Rowland     20 M Laborer        Steerage 
 10 Sarah J     Bright      27 F Wife           Steerage 
 11 Thomas      Bright       5 M Child          Steerage
 12 Ada         Bright       3 F Child          Steerage
 13 Frank       Bright       1 M Child          Steerage 
 14 Gilmore     Barnett     16 M Carpenter      Steerage 
 15 John        Yeo         30 M Clerk          Steerage
 16 Amelia      Harser      42 F Wife           Steerage
 17 Annie       Harser       4 F Child          Steerage 

Transcriber's notes: 

* In the death column the Captain has written "nil" once  and ditto marks for the 
  remainer of the list.
* The Agents name is very crudely written.  After the R could be an a or e the next 
  letter goes below the line.  the next two letters could be nn  next letter ? another below and above line and a,e,o, 
* #4 It is abreviated as Domes. Servant

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