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Alhambria
Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York
18 May, 1880
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, M.P. McElhinney, Master of the Alhambria 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 Alhambria at
Halifax, NS from which port said Alhambria 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. So help me God. (signed) M.P. McElhinney. Sworn to
this May 18, 1880 Before me (signature unreadable).
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Alhambria whereof McElhinney is
Master, from Halifax, NS, burthen 422 tons.
Columns represent: NAMES, Age, SEX, OCCUPATION, The country to which they severally belong,
The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel
occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1* S.E. Sym?nds 42 M Manuf???? New York US Cabin
2 Mrs. Meynell 45 F Widow Halifax NS Canada Cabin
3* Miss Jackson ?5 F None Halifax NS Canada Cabin
4 Miss Cook 30 F None Halifax NS Canada Cabin
5 Mrs. Greenwood 50 F Wife Halifax NS Canada Cabin
6 Miss L. Vigas 16 F Child Halifax NS US Cabin
7 Miss A. Vigas 12 F Child Halifax NS US Cabin
8 Miss D. Vigas 8 F Child Halifax NS US Cabin
9 Miss M. Vigas 4 F Child Halifax NS US Cabin
10 John Stone 18 M Cooper Newfoundland US Steerage
11 Thomas Barren 25 M Cooper Newfoundland US Steerage
12 John Hanrahan 17 M Student Nova Scotia US Steerage
13 Mary A. Hanrahan 15 F None Nova Scotia US Steerage
14* Mrs. Owen? 40 F Servant Ireland US Steerage
15-25* Eleven seamen Seamen Norway Norway
Transcriber's notes:
* There were no deaths on this voyage so I've eliminated the Death column.
* ? represents letters or words that couldn't be read accurately.
* Passengers were not numbered on the manifest.
Passenger Notes:
1 S.E. Sym?nds - The letter in question could be O that was not
looped. It is written as a straight vertical line.
The occupation isn't written neatly enough to recognize but
I imagine it is Manufacturer.
3 Miss Jackson - The first number in her age appears to be two
numbers written one on top of the other, making it impossible
to accurately read. Her age might be either 05 or 25.
14 Mrs. Owen? - The name is either Owen or Owens.
15-25 Eleven seamen - The entry for these passengers is listed
on the line below passenger 14. The entry states: Eleven
Norwegian Seamen from Shipwreck at St. Pierre, Miquelon.
No names or ages were listed for these seamen. I've been
unable to find information concerning the ship that was
wrecked. St. Pierre and Miquelon is a group of eight islands
immediately south of Newfoundland.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 426, List 567.
Transcribed by Regan Kanaley
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
May 29, 2000
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