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SS Arragon
Passenger List Of The Great Western Steamship Line, S. S. Arragon
Bristol, England to New York
16 July 1877
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Geo. Symons, Master of the S. S. Arragon 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 at Bristol, Eng. from which Port said Steamer 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. Geo. Symons, Master
Sworn to this 16 July 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer Arragon whereof Geo. Symons is Master, from Bristol, Eng. 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* ?li? Smith 24 F Lady England USA Cabin
2* ?li? Smith Inf F Lady England USA Cabin
3* Alfred Stroud 44 M Yeoman England Canada Intermediate
4* Richard Ba?do? 20 M Yeoman England USA Intermediate
5 Samuel Lee 70 M Gent England USA Intermediate
6* Samuel Lee, Jun. 50 M ?eoman England USA Intermediate
7* Wm. Do?ey 27 M Miner USA USA Steerage
8* ?a??? Broad 21 M Miner England USA Steerage
9 John Broad 19 M Miner England USA Steerage
10 Wm. Hooper 40 M Clerk England USA Steerage
11 Ellen Hooper 44 F Wife England USA Steerage
12 Emily Hodges 17 F Lady England USA Steerage
13 James Kirkwood 50 M Clerk England USA Steerage
14 Ann Kirkwood 30 F Wife England USA Steerage
15 James Kirkwood 10 M Son England USA Steerage
16 Mary Kirkwood 8 F Daughter England USA Steerage
17 Alice Kirkwood 6 F Daughter England USA Steerage
18 Emily Kirkwood Inf F Daughter England USA Steerage
19 Mrs. Green 50 F Wife England USA Steerage
20* Alfred Green 8 M England USA Steerage
21 Alfred Cole 18 M Miner England USA Steerage
22 John Trimboth 59 M Mariner England USA Steerage
23 Humphrey Trimboth 22 M Mariner England USA Steerage
24 Michael Bank 60 M B. Smith USA USA Steerage
25 Frank Porter 29 M Miner England USA Steerage
26* John C?st?? 48 M Butcher USA USA Steerage
27 Charles Sanders 24 M Miner USA USA Steerage
28 James Edwards 36 M Gardener England USA Steerage
29 Margaret Edwards 28 F Wife England USA Steerage
29 Souls in all. George Symons, Master
Transcriber's Notes:
There were no births or deaths on this passage.
The ship's burthen in tons was not given.
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 omission, or an error made by the original
recorder.
1 - 2 ?li? Smith - The first letter might be a C, A, O, or G. The last
letter or letters are small.
3 Alfred Stroud - This passenger is going to Quebec in Canada.
4 Richard Ba?do? - The missing letters could be n or u.
6 Samuel Lee, Jun. - The first letter of the occupation appears to be an n,
but the handwriting is poor on this list and it might be a y.
7 Wm. Do?ey - Could be a v, r, or n.
8 ?a??? Broad - Letters are scrawled. Name might be Samuel.
20 Alfred Green - Under occupation, daughter was written in and crossed out.
26 John C?st?? - The first letter might be i or e, the last two could be a
vowel and n or r.
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 Guild23 January 2001
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