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SS Victoria


Anchor Line of Transatlantic Steam Packet Ships
Glasgow, Scotland to New York
11 July 1877
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, H. Young, Master of the Steam-Ship Victoria 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 S.S. Victoria at Glasgow for which Port said S.S. has now arrived; and that on the said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the 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 have died. So help me, God. H. Young, Master
Sworn to this 11 July 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Victoria whereof H. Young is Master, from Glasgow burthen * tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, and the accommodation.
  1  David Finnan           30     M Miner         Scotland  USA     Steerage
  2  Mrs. Finnan            30     F Wife          Scotland  USA     Steerage
  3  Michl. Finnan           8     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
  4  James Finnan            5     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
  5  Catherine Finnan         3wks F Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
  6  Pattie Finnan            11m  F Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
  7  Mrs. David Peffers     34     F Wife          Scotland  USA     Steerage
  8  Mary Peffers            6     F Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
  9  David Peffers           4     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 10  Harry Peffers           2     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 11  Mrs. Robt. Forsyth     45     F Wife          Scotland  USA     Steerage
 12  James Forsyth          16     M Labr.         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 13  David Forsyth          11     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 14* John Carstairs         38     M               Scotland  USA     Steerage
 15  Mrs. Carstairs         38     F Wife          Scotland  USA     Steerage
 16  Kate Carstairs          7     F Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 17  Mrs. Mary Foy          30     F Wife          Scotland  USA     Steerage
 18  David Foy               8     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 19  Hugh Foy                5     M Child         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 20  Robert Hutchison       33     M Boiler Maker  Scotland  USA     Steerage
 21  Mary Hutchison         35     F Wife          Scotland  USA     Steerage
 22  Katie Scott            19     F Ho. Servt.    Scotland  USA     Steerage
 23  Jeanie Scott           17     F Ho. Servt.    Scotland  USA     Steerage
 24  Peter Chapman          27     M Weaver        Scotland  USA     Steerage
 25  David Harley           20     M Draper        Scotland  USA     Steerage
 26  John. R. Duncan        23     M Labr.         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 27* George Mo??            30     M Labr.         Scotland  USA     Steerage
 28  Robert Rae             50     M Farmer        Scotland  USA     Steerage
 29  Allan Boyd             31     M Joiner        Scotland  USA     Steerage
 30  Cath. McCallum         38     F House Keeper  Scotland  USA     Steerage
 31  Eliza Finlay           22     F Ho. Servt.    Scotland  USA     Steerage
 32  Elizabeth Ferguson     28     F Ho. Servt.    Scotland  USA     Steerage
 33  Mary Henderson         26     F Ho. Servt.    Scotland  USA     Steerage
 34  Bessie Wright          19     F Ho. Servt.    Ireland   USA     Steerage
 35  Jane Wright            14     F Ho. Servt.    Ireland   USA     Steerage
 36  Naimie Wright          12     F Child         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 37  Minnie Wright           7     F Child         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 38  John Wright             5     M Child         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 39  Annie McPartland       58     F Spinster      Ireland   USA     Steerage
 40  Rose Gaughering        21     F Wife          Ireland   USA     Steerage
 41  William Gaughering        3m  M Child         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 42  Annie Gallagher        18     F Ho. Servt.    Ireland   USA     Steerage
 43  Isabella Gallagher     16     F Ho. Servt.    Ireland   USA     Steerage
 44  John O'Connor          22     M Labr.         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 45  William Kane           33     M Labr.         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 46  Michl. McNichol        33     M Labr.         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 47  Chas. McCaron          30     M Labr.         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 48  Daniel Kellard         42     M Joiner        Ireland   USA     Steerage
 49  James Gallacher        40     M Labr.         Ireland   USA     Steerage
 50  Patk. McCafferty       20     M Tailor        Ireland   USA     Steerage
 51  Catherine Orr          50     F Spinster      Ireland   USA     Steerage
 52  Eliza McGrath          20     F Ho. Servt.    Ireland   USA     Steerage
 53  Mary Reily             60     F Spinster      Ireland   USA     Steerage
 54  Margt. Gallagher       21     F Ho. Servt.    Ireland   USA     Steerage
 55  Ann Gounan             70     F Spinster      Ireland   USA     Steerage
 56  Annie Dever            24     F Ho. Serv.     Ireland   USA     Steerage
 57  Mary McDevett          31     F Ho. Serv.     Ireland   USA     Steerage
 58  Margt. Kirkwoods       20     F Ho. Serv.     Ireland   USA     Steerage
 59  Kate McClosky          16     F Ho. Serv.     Ireland   USA     Steerage
 60  Brid. McCusky          23     F Ho. Serv.     Ireland   USA     Steerage
 61  Edward Williams        30     M Engineer      England   USA     Steerage
 62  Martin Sertell         25     M Labr.         Germany   USA     Steerage
 63  Robert Stelzer         27     M Labr.         Germany   USA     Steerage
 64  Tobias Altman          55     M Tailor        Germany   USA     Steerage
 65  Matilde Altman         56     F Wife          Germany   USA     Steerage
 66  Herman Heyer           27     M Sailor        Germany   USA     Steerage
 67  Barbara Geiser         52     F House Keeper  Germany   USA     Steerage
 68  Maria Carl             15     F Ho. Servt.    Germany   USA     Steerage
 69  Alfred Pehrsson        17     M Labr.         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 70  Peter Andersson        41     M Labr.         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 71  Lina Andersson         36     F Wife          Sweden    USA     Steerage
 72  Charles Andersson      11     M Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 73  Eda Andersson           9     F Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 74  Anna Andersson          7     F Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 75  Johan Andersson         5     M Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 76  Anna Andersson          4     F Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 77  Ema S. Petterson       30     F Wife          Sweden    USA     Steerage
 78  Unon Petterson          4     F Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 79  Johan Fredrik Petterson 2     M Child         Sweden    USA     Steerage
 80  Marie Pehrsson         25     F Ho. Servt.    Sweden    USA     Steerage
 81* A?????e Nilsson        70     F Matron        Sweden    USA     Steerage
 82  William Stirling       60     M Engineer      USA       USA     Steerage
 83  Karen Marie Hansen     22     F Ho. Servt.    Denmark   USA     Steerage
 84  Peter Mc Lellan        19     M Farmer        Quebec    Quebec  Steerage
 
Cabin Passengers

 85  Mrs. Forwood           35     F Wife          USA       USA     Cabin
 86  Mary Forwood            6     F Child         USA       USA     Cabin
 87  Hamilton Forwood        4     M Child         USA       USA     Cabin
 88  James Smieton          42     M Gent.         USA       USA     Cabin
 89  M. C. Wilder           24     F Lady          USA       USA     Cabin
 90  George McAlpine        27     M Gent.         USA       USA     Cabin
 91  James Robertson        43     M Gent.         Scotland  USA     Cabin
 92  Elizbth. McConechie    17     F Lady          Scotland  Quebec  Cabin
 93  Wm. Hyslop             28     M Gent.         Quebec    Quebec  Cabin
 94  Ernst Schmidt          26     M Gent.         Germany   USA     Cabin
 95  Maria Schmidt          18     F Wife          Germany   USA     Cabin 


Transcriber's Notes:

There were no births or deaths on this passage.

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
quality of the original document.

The use of a * indicates an ommission, or an error made by
the original recorder.

The vessel's burthen in tons was not given.

14 John Carstairs - no occupation listed
27 George Mo?? - unreadable, may be a small letter, and one tall letter above
   the line.  
81 A?????e Nilsson - looks like Asurine.

The Province of Quebec is in Canada.
Family History Library Film Number 0295773
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 409.
Contributed and transcribed by Eileen Matthew a Member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 August 2000


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