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SS Arago


Havre, France and Cowes, England to New York
7 January 1856

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, David Lines, Master of the Steamer Arago 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 Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamer Arago at Havre and Cowes from which port said Steamer Arago 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 is intended by each to become an inhibitant; 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: D. Lines. Sworn to this 7th January 1856 before me, signed: Gptin??
List or Manifest Of All The Passengers Taken on board the Steamer Arago whereof David Lines is Master, from Havre and Cowes burthen 2240 tons.
Columns represent: Names, age (yr/mo), sex, occupation, belong to what country, intend to go country, died, where on ship occ.
  
  1 James Vandervant   35  6 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin                                    
  2 Louis Sisley       30  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin                              
  3 Rudolph Schoder    29  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
  4 L Andubat          29  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
  5 L W Vesllier       40  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
  6 Elias Elwell       40  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
  7 Joseph A Rohe      40  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
  8 Edwd M Benjamin    32  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
  9 Charles Morlot     46  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
 10 Wm Krefer          29  5 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin   
 11 Charles Deggleman  31  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 12 Edwin Havilund     24  3 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 13 Robert Hagar       27  2 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 14 Alex Klingenberg   30  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin                                                              
 15 Alex Sergnowet     37  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 16 Eugene Firray      35 11 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 17 David M Piper      45  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 18 John Leabeaf       27  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 19 Gerdt Hardorff     29  5 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 20 John A Morrison    27  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 21 Theophalus Nash    30  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 22 Edward Yorke       52  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 23 George Thurlieux   49  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 24 Calet Gildersleeve 51  6 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 25 Pratt P Rydu       50  5 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 26 John Reynolds      37  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 27 Chas Simpson       35  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 28 Francis Rothman    30  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 29 D B V Smith        31  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 30 Aaron Hersch       32  5 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 31 Moutz Hersch       25  6 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 32 Louis Ricoffert    29  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 33 Max Gert           27  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 34 John Johnson       30  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 35 Louis de Anzelos   37  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 36 John Eldridge      40  7 Male   Mariner  United States United States  Cabin
 37 Chas Kunkel        37  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 38 V Bishop           38 11 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 39 Paul Bishop         7  9 Male   Child    United States United States  Cabin
 40 John Hotten        32  8 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 41 Frances Roberts    29  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 42 Mary Ewing         30  3 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 43 Mary Bordam        37  7 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 44 Mary Murphy        40  6 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 45 Grca Mathias       30  8 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 46 Mary Murphy        24  7 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 47 Mary Roberts       29  5 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 48 Ellen Hotten       24  4 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 49 Margt Bishop       34  7 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 50 Lauri ??nel        37  8 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 51 Margt Kunkel       29  9 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 52 Josephine Gallen   27  7 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 53 Eliza Wells        40  6 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 54 Emily Bryon        40  4 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 55 Robt W Sykes       48  3 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 56 Lawrence Cantador  3?  7 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 57 John Sartam        40  9 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 58 Morris Meredith    37  5 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 59 Anne Meredith      30  4 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 60 Ancel Meredith      3  8 Female Child    United States United States  Cabin
 61 Cath Murphy        22  7 Female Servant  United States United States  Cabin
 62 Chas Bayow         41  3 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 63 James Frances      29  4 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 64 Harvey North       37  3 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 65 Emma North         32  7 Female Lady     United States United States  Cabin
 66 Wm J? North        10  9 Male   Child    United States United States  Cabin
 67 George S North      8  8 Male   Child    United States United States  Cabin
 68 Ellen A  North      6  4 Female Child    United States United States  Cabin
 69 Vergenie Monton    19  7 Female Servant  United States United States  Cabin
 70 George Rawlins     37  6 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 71 St George Peachy   34  3 Male   Merchant United States United States  Cabin
 72 F Erchbourg        32  6 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 73 Philip J Vangmede  37  8 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 74 Josh Rosseaux      29  7 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 75 Chas Girard        28  5 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 76 J J Naef Jr        27  4 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 77 Raymond Piesre     30  5 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 78 Josh Favisas       29  4 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 79 Vincent Clausey    30  5 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 80 Lucien Labads      32  6 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 81 Jerome Cicardo     37  7 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 82 Francis Francisco  40  9 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 83 Pierre John        32  8 Male   Merchant France        United States  Cabin
 84 Adele Arago        27  4 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 85 Anna Lenchet       29  3 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 86 Julie Louis        30  2 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 87 Rosa Ratterman     32  7 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 88 Marie Duhamel      31  9 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 89 Adele Henry        32  8 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 90 Helen Leobbold     32  7 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 91 Valentine Favarger 27  6 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 92 Marie Bon Pasteur  29  5 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 93 Marie St Patrick   30  4 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 94 Marie V Incarnation30  3 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 95 Marie St Enfance   29  8 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 96 Marie Paesentation 28  4 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 97 Marie St Francois  29  7 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 98 Marie Cherubin     27  9 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
 99 Marie St John      30  2 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
100 Marie St Therece   31  6 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
101 Marie St Ursula    32  7 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
102 Marie St Louis     29  5 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
103 Marie St Pierre    29  7 Female Lady     France        United States  Cabin
104 Fredk Schmidt      30  7 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
105 Jacob Watzinbon    37  9 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
106 Henry Ochnsue      39  8 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
107 Felix Ochnsue      40  4 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
108 Wm K Pausu         27  3 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
109 Chas Pausu         28  7 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
110 Philip Wild        29  9 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
111 Fredk Scheimer     30  8 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
112 Fudk Fischer       30  4 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
113 Fredk Fischer      40  7 Male   Farmer   Germany       United States  Cabin
114 Regena Rosenthal   37  6 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
115 Frederica Stett-   35  5 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
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116 Caroline Scheimer  30  8 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
117 Mary Fischer       33  7 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
118 Josephine Linda    27  4 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
119 Emily Watzenbon    25  3 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
120 Ellen Schmidt      34  2 Female Lady     Germany       United States  Cabin
121 Margt Schmidt      12  9 Female Child    Germany       United States  Cabin
122 Frederica Schmidt  10  8 Female Child    Germany       United States  Cabin
123 Caroline Schmidt    8 10 Female Child    Germany       United States  Cabin
124 Mary Schmidt        6  4 Female Child    Germany       United States  Cabin
125 George Norman      29  7 Male   Merchant England       Canada         Cabin
126 Anna Norman        27  9 Female Lady     England       Canada         Cabin
127 George Norman       3  8 Male   Child    England       Canada         Cabin
128 Sarah Simpson      35  6 Female Servant  England       Canada         Cabin
129 Mary Prevost       20  7 Female Servant  England       Canada         Cabin
130 John George        30  8 Male   GentlemanEngland       Canada         Cabin
131 Amelia George      29  9 Female Lady     England       Canada         Cabin
132 John George         5  4 Male   Child    England       Canada         Cabin
133 Henry George        2  7 Male   Child    England       Canada         Cabin
134 Fred Geroge        22  2 Male   Merchant England       Canada         Cabin
135 Eliza Smith        20  4 Female Servant  England       Canada         Cabin
                                        
                 (Signed) D. Lines.
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
The passenger list was not numbered
#13 could be Hagas
#15 could be Sugnowet
#17 could be Pipes, Puper or Pupes
#33 could be Gest
#50 could begin with I or J?
#54 could be Bryow
#77 Could be Pusre
#79 could be Claresey
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 159.
Transcribed by Carol J. Garrett a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 February 2000


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