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SS Ludgate Hill


London, England to New York
27 June 1890
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Brown Master of the SS Ludgate Hill do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at London from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of the citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said list or manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of luggage of each; alao a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country, so help me God.
Sworn to me ?????? J. Brown
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS TAKEN ON BOARD THE SS Ludgate Hill whereof before me ??????????????? James Brown is Master, from London burthen ______ tons
Columns represent: Names, Age-yrs., Age-mos., Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they tend to become inhabitants, location on board, number of pcs. of luggage
 1 Rev. A.Greaves    31     M  Vicar      England  North Carolina Saloon       5
 2 Mrs. E. Greaves   23     F  Wife       America  North Carolina Saloon
 3 ??? Greaves        1 10  M  Inf        England  North Carolina Saloon
 4 ??? Greaves          10  M  Inf        England  North Carolina Saloon
 5 M. G. LeIscare    20     M  none       England  New York       Saloon       2
 6 Mrs. Esmour       23     F  none       England  New York       Saloon       3 
 7 Mrs. P. ?urner    52     F  none       England  New York       Saloon       2
 8 Mr. ? Harvey      41     M  none       England  New York       Saloon       y?
 9 Mrs. Harvey       40     F  none       England  New York       Saloon
10 Willie Harvey      1     M  In         England  New York       Saloon
11 Catherine White   60     F  none       England  New York       2nd Cabin    3
12 Miss F. Wilder    21     F  none       England  New York       2nd Cabin    2
13 Mr. E. Jurish     29     M  Chemist*   Russia   New Jersey     2nd cabin    4
14 Mr. J. Phillips   30     M  Artist     England  New York       2nd cabin    2
15 Mr. F. Eu??????   68     M  none       England  Manchester     2nd cabin    4
16 Mr. ?. Ca???????? 22     M  Grocer     England  Colorado       2nd cabin    2
17 Mr A ?akelin      19     M  Cook       England  Minnesota      2nd cabin    4
18 Miss ? ?akelin    21     F  Baker      England  Minnesota      2nd cabin
19 Mr. J. Acroyd     39     M  Joiner     England  Middleboro     2nd cabin    2
20 Leah Tuckerman    44     F  none       Germany  New York       Steerage FC  y?
21 Isreal Tuckerman  21     M  Tailor     Germany  New York       Steerage MC
22 Woolf Tuckerman   11     M   -         Germany  New York       Steerage MC
23 Phillip Tuckerman  9     M   -         Germany  New York       Steerage MC
24 Hannah Tal?????   55     F  none       Germany  New York       Steerage FC  6
25 June Tal?????     18     F  mach*      Germany  New York       Steerage FC
26 Ko??? Tal?????    17     F  mach*      Germany  New York       Steerage FC
27 Sammuel Tal?????  11     M   -         Germany  New York       Steerage MC
28 Lazarus Tal?????   9     M   -         Germany  New York       Steerage MC
29 George Watson     29     M  labourer   England  New Jersey     Steerage MC  y?
30 Eleanor Watson    26     F  wife       England  New Jersey     Steerage FC
31 Lawson Watson      9     M   -         England  New Jersey     Steerage MC
32 Frances Watson     4     F   -         England  New Jersey     Steerage FC
33 George Watson        11  In  -         England  New Jersey     Steerage FC 
34 Alice Potts       24     F  Servant    England  New Jersey     Steerage FC
35 E?? George        25     M  Butler     England  New York       Steerage MC  3
36 ?. Barrett        30     M  Clerk      England  New York       Steerage MC  3
37 J. Estey          40     M  Cook       England  New York       Steerage MC  2
38 Amelia Sharp      34     F  none       England  Chicago        Steerage FC  2
39 George Sharp       8     M    -        England  Chicago        Steerage MC
40 Mary Sharp           18  F    -        England  Chicago        Steerage FC 
41 ???? Barrett      21     M  Labourer   England  New York       Steerage MC
42 Lucey Young       16     F  Servant    England  Buffalo        Steerage FC  2
43 Mrs. E. Cummings  42     F    -        England  Buffalo        Steerage FC  2
44 ??eoggie Cummings 10     F    -        England  Buffalo        Steerage ?
45 Charles Cummings   8     M    -        England  Buffalo        Steerage ?
46 Jeanne Cummings    5     F    -        England  Buffalo        Steerage FC
47 George Cummings    2     M    -        England  Buffalo        Steerage FC
48 Ed?? Burke        20     M  B.* Smith  England  Chicago        Steerage MC  2
49 K. Hardgroves     50     M  Shoemaker  England  Kansas         Steerage MC  2
50 John ?????land    30     M  Labourer       ?    Chicago        Steerage MC  2
51 ???????????       50     M  Labourer       ?    Toronto        Steerage MC  2
52 James Stroud      29     M  Labourer       ?    Chicago        Steerage MC  2
53 H. Rowe           35     M  Labourer       ?    Chicago        Steerage MC  4
54 Mary Rowe         30     F  Wife           ?    Chicago        Steerage FC
55 Henry Rowe         9     M    -            ?    Chicago        Steerage MC
56 Alice Rowe        10     F    -            ?    Chicago        Steerage FC
57 ? Troy            18     M  Tailor     England  Philadelphia   Steerage MC
58 B. Lane           36     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
59 J. Curry          45     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
60 J. Gy?????        52     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
61 J. Sterling       28     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
62 M. Hughes         29     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
63 M. Andrews        34     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
64 M. Jones          29     M  Cattleman  America  New York       Steerage MC
65 M. Holloran       21     M  Labourer   England  Chicago        Steerage MC

Transcriber's Notes:
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letter that could not be read due to 
  quality of original document.
* The use of the * indicates an error or omisssion by the original recorder. 

Passenger Notes:
 7. Last name could be Turner or Furner
 8. Initial of first name maybe a G.
13. Uncertain as to whether the word Chemist under Calling is correct. 
20, 29, and 8 - number pcs. of baggage - could be a "y" or a "7".
25 & 26 Mach under Calling is followed by the letters "est" in smaller script.
36. Initial of first name could be an H.
41. First name might be Thos.
48. First name could be Eden; * B. Smith, could mean blacksmith.
50. First letter of last name could be a Q or Z.
50 thru 56. Ink smear blotted out country of which they are citizens.
National Archives and Records Administration, M915
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 January 2000


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