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SS Alaska
I, Osw. I. Munney *, Master of the Alaska SS, 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 passengers taken on board of the said SS Alaska at Liverpool and Queenstown from which ports said SS Alaska 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 towhich 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. SO HELP ME GOD, (signed) Ows. Munney.
Sworn to this May 2nd 1887, before me _____.*
LIST OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Alaska, whereof Osw. I. Munney is Master, from Liverpool and Queenstown, burthen 3548/6932 tons.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, *Intended destination or location, *Date and cause of death, *Accomodation, *Number of pieces of baggage, Transient or In Transit or *Intending protracted sojourn.
905 Eliza Trembath 26 F Matron England 2
906 Mary Radcliffe 60 F Matron England 2
907 Mary A Cooper 55 F Matron England
908 Floreace Cooper 18 F spinster England 3
909 Fred Schomeyer 36 M paper maker Sweden 2
910 John L Clegg 35 M Farmer U States 3
911 Mary Dobby 50 F Matron England 2
912 Wm Hallbrook 11 M Child England 2
913 Alfd Woodson 21 M Builder England 2
914 Winnie Hithens 23 F Spinster England 2
915 Martha Hithens 21 F Spinster England
916 Henrietta Hithens 11 F Child England
917 Beatrice Hithens 11 F Child England 6
918 Floreace Hithens 10 F Child England
919 Susan Blythe 34 F Matron England
920 Susan Blythe 5 F Child England 2
921 David Richards 38 M Engineer U States 2
922 Alice Conlan 25 F Spinster England 2
923 Emily Harris 25 F Spinster England 3
924* Sunsl George 68 M M Chaut England 2
925 Israel Nettle 20 M M Chaut England 4
926 Hannah Nettle 19 F Spinster England
927 Jas Grindlod 4 M Child England 3
928 Eliz Clegg 30 F Matron England 2
929 Edith Nichols 25 F Matron England 2
930 Percy Nichols 10mos M Infant England
931 Edith Budale 20 F Spinster England 3
932 Ezekial Carlyon 25 M Miner U States 2
933 Simon Harper 20 M Miner England 2
934 Chas Smith 25 M Miner U States
935 Edith Smith 20 F Wife U States 3
936* Eliza ? Slade 29 F Matron England
937 Frank Slade 9 M Child England
938 Wm Slade 8 M Child England 5
939 Annie Slade 3 f Child England
940 Minnie Slade 2 F Child England
941* Elizle Slade 28 F Spinster England
942 Ker G Hodge 29 F Matron England
943 Sarah Hodge 5 F Child England 2
944* George Gibbs 34 M Carp.r England
945 Eliza Gibbs 33 F Wife England
946* Wm Gibbs 30 M Carp.r England
947* Ezra Gibbs 28 M Wife England
948* Wm Gibbs 20 M Lab England 6
949 Chas R Gibbs 2 M Child England
950 Ella R Gibbs 10mos. F Infant England
951* ??ar? Conway 28 M B'layer England 2
952 Isiah Moyle 25 M Miner England 2
953* Rd Frazona 20 M Miner England 2
954 Sydney Wane 25 M Miner England 3
955 Jas Kitt 25 M Miner U States 2
956 Jas Bishop 24 M pattern maker England 2
957 Wm Cock 30 M Miner England 2
958 Mary J Cock 32 F Wife England
959* Josiah Berry 23 M Miner England 3
960 Jones Cocking 38 M Miner England 2
961 Edith Dawl 30 F Matron England
962 Percy Dawl 3 M Child England 2
963* Ernest Lowler 18 M lab England
964 Carolina Tonkiv 41 F Matron England
965 Grace Tonkiv 7 F Child England 3
966* Elizlh Spear 47 F Matron England
967 Ellen Spear 18 F Spinster England
968 Lilly Spear 7 F Child U States
969 Ernest Spear 11 M Child England 5
970 Wm Spear 6 M Child U States
971* Elizle Sibley 20 F Matron England
972 Wm Sibley 20wks M Infant England 2
973 Nicholas Twill 40 M Miner U States 3
974 Jas Cose 46 M Miner England 2
975 Wm Lloyd 25 M Miner England 2
976* Edwin ? Walters 25 M Fiffer England 2
977 George H Walters 21 M Fiffer England
978* Phillipa ?rudgers 26 F Spinster England 2
979 Edwd Soradeu 25 M Miner England 3
980 Abraham Warren 25 M Miner U States 2
981* Wm Ladbrook 30 M Eng U States 2
982* Jas Maglrison 30 M Eng U States 2
983 John H Cooper 26 M Stone Cutter England 3
984 Robt Smith 21 M Miner England 2
985 Wm Brown 26 M Miner England 2
986 Albert Smith 26 M Miner England 2
987 Sarah Chadwick 33 F Matron England
988 Edward Chadwick 6 M Child England
989 Arthur Chadwick 4 M Child England 4
990 Arthur Chadwick 2 M Child England
991 Edith Hagger 30 F Matron England 2
992* Edwd Pullau 21 M Lab England
993 Emma Pullau 20 F Spinster England 3
994 Wm Birchall 20 M Tyler England 2
995 Herbert Gibbs 31 M School Master England
996 Annie Gibbs 32 F Wife England 3
997 Ethel Gibbs 5 F Child England
998 Harry Gibbs 10wks M Infant England
999 Geo A Edon 40 M Chaut England
1000 Elise Edon 30 F Wife England
1001 Lionel Edon 16 M Scholar England 3
1002 Mabel Edon 14 F Spinster England
1003 Francis Griffin 19 M Carp.r England 2
1004 Dennis Long 43 M Ship Builder England 2
1005 Geo Meller 31 M Furrier U States 3
1006* John Clark 40 M Carp England
1007 Eliza Clark 36 F Wife England 2
1008 Wm Sussnies 22 M Farmer England
1009 Julia Sussnies 21 F Wife England 2
1010 Mary Stodgell 25 F Spinster England 2
1011* Jos Wellings 29 M Carpr U States 3
1012 Hannah Crawley 33 F Matron England 2
1013* John Cowil 31 M ?hal M? Scotland
1014 Mary Cowil 30 F Wife Scotland
1015 Isabella Cowil 4 F Child Scotland 3
1016 Jane Cowil 2 F Child Scotland
1017 Jenny Kelly 29 F Spinster Ireland 2
1018* Edwd Baker 59 M Miner England 2
1019 Jas Walker 49 M Gent England
1020 Mrs I Walker 38 F Wife England 3
Transcriber's Notes:
*Most likely the captain is George Siddons Murray as he was the captain on other
voyages of this vessel.
*Sworn statement of captain has been taken from another ship sailing the same
year and changed to fit SS Alaska. Original manifest statement was too dark
to read; name of collector of customs could not be read.
*Intended destination of all passengers is United States therefore that column
has been eliminated.
*No deaths occurred therefore that column has been eliminated.
*Accomodation of all passengers is Second Cabin therefore that column has been
eliminated.
*Baggage is listed once for families which accounts for blank spaces in some
columns; baggage is listed next to the passenger as it is on the manifest.
*All passengers are listed as protracted sojourn therefor that column has been
eliminated.
*924 Sunrl, this is written on the manifest as Sunr. with the l written above the
line; this is an abbreviation of a given name.
*936 The middle initial is I or J.
*941 Elizle, on the manifest the l and e are written above the line; this is
an abbreviation of the given name.
*944 Occupation is written on manifest as Carp. with the r written above the
line and is an abbreviation of Carpenter.
*946 Occupation is written on manifest as Carp. with the r written above the
line and is an abbreviation of Carpenter.
*947 Sex Male; Wife is listed as occupation on the manifest.
*948 Lab is probably abbreviation of Laborer or Labourer.
*951 Given name appears to be Isare; could also be Isarr, Jsare or Jsarr;
occupation is probably Bricklayer.
*953 Rd is written on the manifest with the d above the line and has a period
under the d; it is an abbreviation of a given name.
*959 After the surname, Ki?es is written and the hand writing is different
from the surname.
*963 Occupation is abbreviation for laborer or labourer.
*966 Elizle, the le on the manifest is written above the line and is an
abbreviation of a given name.
*971 Elizth, the th on the manifest is written above the line and is an
abbreviation of a given name.
*976 Middle initial is I or J.
*978 First letter is F or T.
*981 Occupation is abbreviation for Engineer.
*992 Occupation is abbreviation for laborer or labourer.
*1006 Occupation is abbreviation for carpenter.
*1013 Occupation ?hal first letter could be a G or P; M? the second letter
could be a k or h.
*1018 Edud, the second d is written above the line and is most likely abbreviation
for Edward.
Correspondence 7/4/00 Passenger 1010
Many thanks to you and your colleagues for your work in
transcribing the immigrant ships' manifests. I was delighted to find my
great grandparents, Simeon and Emily Stodgell listed on page 10 of the
SS Alaska arriving NY, NY 5/2/1887 from Liverpool, England and
Queenstown, Ireland. On the page you transcribed there is listed as
passenger 1010 a Mary Stodgell, Spinster, age 25 - I believe this is
the sister of my grandfather, John. John was born is 1964 so it would
apprear reasonable that Mary was born in 1862. I believe she was called
Polly. I am anxious to see, when page 7 is transcribed, if my grandfather
and his other sibling are listed: they would be Charles, John, Juliana,
and Frank. Janet Stodgell Porges
National Archives and Records Administration, M237, Reel 506, List 495
Transcribed by Rose Robke a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 May 2000
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