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Steamer Cella
I, Edwin Billings, Master of the Steamer Cella, 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 ship at Havanna Cuba from which post said Ship 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 Edwin Billings
Sworn to, the 12 Dec 1863.
Before Me W C Earnlien
JAH (initials Handwritten, and both signatures above are written.)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamer Cella Whereof Edwin Billings is Master, from London and Havanna. Burthen _________.
Colums represent: passengers number, name, age, sex, occupation, 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 Joseph Materrs 33 M Merchant France France 1st cabin 2 Celine Materrs 35 F None France France 1st cabin 3 Marie Dastre 18 F None France United States 1st cabin 4 Ernest Fourniern 50 M Merchant France France 2nd cabin 5 Joseph Gude 28 M Laborer France United States Steerage 6 Jacques Evulon 64 M None France United States Steerage 7 Jean Baptists Schwab 37 M Farmer France United States Steerage 8 Elizabeth Schwab 40 F None France United States Steerage 9 Bazile Denis 40 M Carpenter France United States Steerage 10 Elize Broussr 12 F None France United States Steerage 11 Pauline Broussr 7 F None France United States Steerage 12 Abel Broussr 40 M Engineer France United States Steerage 13 Phillip Lahen 25 M Carpenter United States United States Steerage 14 John Hazlewood 48 M Merchant United States United States 1st cabin 15 Susan Hazlewood 40 F None United States United States 1st cabin 16 Ellen Bainbride 24 F None United States United States 2nd cabin 17 Sanues Sornubder 34 M Number United States United States 2nd cabin 18 William J Earle 29 M Carpenter United States United States 2nd cabin 19 Catharine Sinsle 18 F None United States United States 2nd cabin 20 Robert C Millarddass 41 M Mason France United States 2nd cabin 21 Geo R Peabody 32 M Blacksmith France United States 2nd cabin 22 Robert Brooks 29 M Engineer France United States 2nd cabin 23 Rachel Carnes 47 F None France United States Steerage 24 Edward Bush 35 M Mason England United States Steerage 25 Michel Silverstone 27 M Enforcer United States United States Steerage 26* Edw^d Dankins 42 M Laborer United States United States Steerage 27 Onas H Consurs 30 M Farmer United States United States Steerage 28 Albert Fredrucg 32 M Farmer United States United States Steerage 29 William Dgte 36 M Clerk United States United States Steerage 30 Henry Harcourt 44 M Merch United States United States Steerage Transcriber's Notes: * A CARET (^) represents letters which were originally omitted followed by a raised letter at the end of a given name. See Passenger 26, Edw^d = Edward.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 236, List # 1227.
Transcribed and Donated by Judy Bivens a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 December 2000
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