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SS Cephalonia
I, W.S. Seccombe, Master of The Steamer Cephalonia, 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 Boston, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Liverpool and Queenstown from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list are truly designated the age, sex, calling of each of the 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 the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the 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; also a true statement, as 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. W.S. Seccombe
Sworn to at Boston this 7th day of July 1890, before me ?????Dept. Collector
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S. S. Cephalonia where of W.S. Seccombe is Master, from Liverpool burthen 5517 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country of which they are Citizens, Intended Destination or Location, Date and Cause of Death, Location of Compartment or space occupied, Number of pieces of baggage, Terminal or in transit or Intending protracted sojourn.
422 Bridget Herman 40 F Matron Ireland Mass Midships 1 Pro Soj
423 Joe Barrow 11 M Child Ireland Mass Midships 1 Pro Soj
424 Lizzie Herman 9 F Child Ireland Mass Midships { Pro Soj
425 Maggie O Niell 23 F House Keeper Ireland Mass Midships 2 Pro Soj
426 John O Niell 2 M Child Ireland Mass Midships { Pro Soj
427 Maggie O Niell 06 F Infant Ireland Mass Midships { Pro Soj
428 Tom Burns 11 M Child Ireland Mass Midships 1 Pro Soj
429 Kate Burns 9 F Child Ireland Mass Midships { Pro Soj
430 Margaret Sullivan 50 F Matron Ireland Mass Aft 1 Pro Soj
431 Florence Sullivan 20 F Spinster Ireland Mass Aft 1 Pro Soj
432 Michael Sullivan 16 M Labourer Ireland Mass Forward 1 Pro Soj
433 Michael Cusack 18 M Labourer Ireland Mass Forward 1 Pro Soj
434 Bessie Brenackack 50 F Matron Ireland Mass Aft 1 Pro Soj
2nd Cabin
1 Harry Barnard 30 M Clerk England Alabama 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
2 John Duckworth 44 M Gentleman England Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
3 Frederick M Pugh 34 M Photographer England Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
4 Alfred H Potter 26 M Shoemake USA Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
5 Richard Rossall 25 M Cotton Spinner England Rhode Island 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
6 Harvey Ratcliffe 18 M Cotton Spinner England Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
7 William L Taylor 25 M Machinist England Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
8 George L Taylor 38 M Weaver England Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
9 Amelia Bell 56 F Matron England Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
10 Sarah Bowler 22 F Spinster England Vermont 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
11 Helen A Brooke 26 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin 4 Pro Soj
12 Louise Baddack 16 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
13* Ellen Ca?lson 30 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
14* Emma C??? 61 F Matron England Mass 2nd Cabin 4 Pro Soj
15* Emma C??? 19 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
16 Alice Dean 33 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
17 Alice King 18 F Spinster England Rhode Island 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
18 Clara M Knight 24 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin 4 Pro Soj
19 Florence Sykes 33 F Matron England Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
20 Minnie M Hepess 24 F Waitress England Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
21 Sarah E Woodhead 33 F Spinster England Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
22 Emily Whitehead 26 F Spinster England Maine 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
23 James Sanders 46 M Skipper USA Mass 2nd Cabin 4 Pro Soj
24 Sarah Sanders 46 F Wife USA Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
25* Charles Cowx 29 M Carpenter England Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
26* Elizabeth Cowx 30 F Wife England Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
27* Kellie Cowx 2 F Child England Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
28* Herbert Cowx 09 M Infant England Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
29 Mary A Stone 21 F Matron England Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
30 William Stone 010 M Infant England Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
31* Mary Thompson 44 F Stwrar?? England Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
32 Sarah Thompson 4 F Child England Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
33 Patrick De?psey 53 M Saloon keeper USA Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
34 Katie Carey 12 F Child Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
35 Margaret Healy 21 F Spinster Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
36* Mary J. Flanag??? 29 F Spinster Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
37 Kellie M Morarry 28 F Matron Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
38 Elizabeth McMahon 31 F Spinster Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
39 Mary McMahon 58 F Matron Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
40 Rose McMahon 21 F Spinster Ireland Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
41* Maggie D??s???r 28 F Spinster Scotland Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
42 Mary J Frazer 34 F Matron Scotland Mass 2nd Cabin 5 Pro Soj
43 Thomasina Frazer 7 F Child Scotland Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
44 Belle Copeland 28 F Spinster Scotland Mass 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
45 Edward Kryger 40 M Agent Germany Canada 2nd Cabin 2 Transit
46 Wilhelm Dorr 28 M Wearhouse Germany Illinois 2nd Cabin 4 Pro Soj
47 Elsa Dorr 34 F Wife Germany Illinois 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
48* Herick? Dorr 9 M Child Germany Illinois 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
49 Ernestine Haibach 18 F Spinster Germany Illinois 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
50* Christine Schau? 72 F Matron Denmark Mass 2nd Cabin 3 Pro Soj
51* Mathieda Schau? 29 F Spinster Denmark Mass 2nd Cabin { Pro Soj
52 Annie King 41 F Matron England Rhode Island 2nd Cabin 2 Pro Soj
53 Carl A Lindstrome 35 M Supt USA Mass USA 2nd Cabin 1 Pro Soj
Saloon
1 Henry Barlow 45 M Merchant England Mass Saloon 6 Pro Soj
2 Eastwood Eastwood 55 M Merchant USA Mass Saloon 10 Pro Soj
3 Sarah Eastwood 56 F Wife USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
4* Millicent Langt?n 26 F Spinster England Mass Saloon 12 Pro Soj
5 Robert C. Ferguson 26 M Draper Scotland Mass Saloon 2 Pro Soj
6 Robert Murray 26 M Gentleman Scotland Mass Saloon 4 Pro Soj
7 George Murray 17 M Gentleman Scotland Mass Saloon 4 Pro Soj
8 William Beanchard 45 M Trader USA Mass Saloon 4 Pro Soj
9 George F Gill 45 M Physisian USA Mass Saloon 7 Pro Soj
10 Matilda Gill 40 F Wife USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
11 Arthur C Farley 39 M Merchant USA Mass Saloon 6 Pro Soj
12* Anna Chambererlan?? 50 F Spinster USA Mass Saloon 2 Pro Soj
13 Elizabeth H Elwood 38 F Spinster USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
14 Agnes L Devens 35 F Matron USA Mass Saloon 16 Pro Soj
15 Dorothy Devens 11 F Child USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
16 Betty Devens 9 F Child USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
17 Arthur Devens 10 M Child USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
18* ?ally R Hallingsworth 53 F Matron USA Mass Saloon 12 Pro Soj
19 Rose Hallingsworth 26 F Spinster USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
20 Alfred James 59 M Gentleman USA Mass Saloon 4 Pro Soj
21 Laura A James 25 F Spinster USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
22 Helen L James 20 F Spinster USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
23 Chas F Peasley 29 M Dyer USA Mass Saloon 2 Pro Soj
24* E???? Peasley 28 F Wife USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
25 Lana Peasley 9 F Child USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
26 Francis W Chandler 50 M Gentleman USA Mass Saloon 3 Pro Soj
27 Alice D Chandler 45 F Wife USA Mass Saloon { Pro Soj
28 Farley B Goddard 31 M Traveler USA Mass Saloon 10 Pro Soj
29 Henry Far??? Biglow 23 M Merchant USA Mass Saloon 4 Pro Soj
30 John Whitney 62 M Farmer USA Mass Saloon 4 Pro Soj
31 Chandler Jordan 45 M Dry Goods USA Mass Saloon 3 Pro Soj
32 Henry F Todd 43 M Merchant Canada Canada Saloon 4 Transit
33 Ellen Todd 43 F Wife Canada Canada Saloon { Transit
34 Martha Todd 19 F Spinster Canada Canada Saloon { Transit
35* Hannah M Ch?pin 35 F Matron USA Mass Saloon 3 Pro Soj
---Summary---
Cabin 35
2nd 53
Steerages 434
Total 522
Immegrants, not in the U.S. before 458 = $229.00
Aliens, previously in the U.S. 28 = $ 14.00
UScitizens 26 - 16 = 36
Immigrants 238 - 244 =482
Aliens 2 - 2 = 4
TOTALS 260 - 262 =522*
England 70 - 63 = 133
Scotland 3 - 5 = 8
Ireland 67 -109 = 176
Norway 20 - 8 = 28
Sweden 45 - 44 = 89
Denmark 3 - 0 = 3
Germany 4 - 4 = 8
Finland 26 - 11 = 37
TOTAL 238 -244 = 482*
(Captain did not sign the list)
Transcriber's notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original
recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention
to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due
to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original
recorder.
* No deaths on this ship.
{ indicates baggage was included with above passenger.
* The original recorder renumbered the 2nd cabin and saloon
passengers beginning with the number 1. The transcriber has
indicated the ship section within the transcriber's notes to
help in locating the correct notes for each passenger.
* Totals at end of log =
482 total immegrants on ship.
522 Total Passengers on ship
Passenger #13 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name looks like Caulson but may
be Canlson.
Passenger #14 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name maybe Cond or Corrd or Caud.
Passenger #15 (2nd Cabin) - First Name looks like Emma. Last Name is
ditto mark meaning same as passenger above it.
Passenger #25 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name looks like Cawx
Passenger #26 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name looks like Cawx
Passenger #27 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name looks like Cawx
Passenger #28 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name looks like Cawx
Passenger #31 (2nd Cabin) - Calling looks like Stewardez
Passenger #36 (2nd Cabin) - Last name maybe Flanagan
Passenger #41 (2nd Cabin) - Last name maybe Duneswimer
Passenger #48 (2nd Cabin) - Name maybe Heinr or Herick - baggage
included with passenger #46
Passenger #50 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name maybe Schaw, Schau or Schan.
Passenger #51 (2nd Cabin) - Last Name maybe Schaw, Schau or Schan.
Passenger # 4 (Saloon) - Last name maybe Langton or Langtan or
Laugtan.
Passenger #12 (Saloon) - Last name maybe Chamberland or
Chamberlanis
Passenger #18 (Saloon) - First name maybe Rolly or Lally.
Passenger #24 (Saloon) - First name has spot on it. It starts
with an E.
Passenger #29 (Saloon) - Middle name maybe Farlis, Farbis,
Farles or Farbes.
Passenger #35 (Saloon) - Last name is Chapin or Chopin.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112, List 183.
Transcribed by Jackie Baiamonte a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 December 2000
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