Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Orinoco

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK

I, W.J. Frasier, Master of the S.S. Orinoco, 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 vessel at Bermuda, from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, intended location or destination, number of pieces of baggage, compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; also a true statement, as far as 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 this July 9 1883 W.J. Frasier Before me ?????????? D.C.

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Orinoco, whereof W.J. Frasier is Master, from Bermuda, burthen 1700 tons

Columns represent: No, Names, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country of which they are citizens, Native Country, Intended destination or location, Number of pieces of luggage, Location of compartment or space occupied. Specify whether forward, amidships or aft, Date and Cause of Death.

    
 1  C.C. Zuell             26  Male    Clerk     USA     USA      2  Cabin
 2  Mrs. MacIntosh         32  Female  Wife      USA     USA      3  Cabin
 3  Chas. Emery            57  Male    Merchant  USA     USA      2  Cabin
 4  C.A. Aiken             54  Male    Merchant  USA     USA      2  Cabin
 5  D.G. Lane              60  Male    Merchant  USA     USA      2  Cabin
 6  C.Y. Child             37  Male    Merchant  USA     USA      2  Cabin
 7  Jno E. Lightbourn      28  Male    Merchant  USA     USA      2  Cabin
 8  Mrs T.J. Outerbridge   30  Female  Wife      USA     USA      3  Cabin
 9* W.B. DeGarmo           26  Male    Clerk     USA     USA         Cabin
10* Mrs DeGarmo            24  Female  Wife      USA     USA      4  Cabin
11  J.A. Rogers            38  Male    Merchant  USA     USA      2  Cabin
12  Capt. Ward             28  Male    Merchant  England England 15  Cabin
13* D. Spurling            30  Male    Merchant  England England     Cabin
14* Mrs Spurling           25  Female  Wife      England England  4  Cabin
15* Mrs A. Spurling        24  Female  Daughter  England England     Cabin
16  Miss K. Jones          16  Female  Daughter  England England  2  Cabin
17* Miss Dariell           38  Female  Daughter  England England     Cabin
18* Hy Dariell             42  Male    Merchant  England England  3  Cabin
19* Mrs Harvey             39  Female  Wife      England England     Cabin
20* Miss Harvey            17  Female  Daughter  England England  3  Cabin
21* Mrs G.S. Tucker        53  Female  Wife      England England     Cabin
22* Hen Tucker             55  Male    Merchant  England England  4  Cabin
23  J^no C. Watlington     30  Male    Merchant  England England  2  Cabin
24  Hy Lockward            29  Male    Merchant  England England  2  Cabin
25  Thos J. Jones          30  Male    Merchant  England England  2  Cabin
26  T.H. Pill Jr.          31  Male    Merchant  England England  2  Cabin
27  Mrs Tucker             32  Female  Wife      England England  5  Cabin
28  Miss Barrett           16  Female  Daughter  England England  2  Cabin
29* Lt. Sankey R.E.        28  Male    Leut.     England England  5  Cabin
30* Rev A.A. Nicholson     35  Male    D.D.      England England     Cabin
31* Master Nicholson       14  Male    Son       England England     Cabin
32* Miss Ella Nicholson    11  Female  Daughter  England England  5  Cabin
33* Miss M. Nicholson      10  Female  Daughter  England England     Cabin
34  Dr. Keogh              29  Male    Physician England England  3  Cabin
35* James Kempe            35  Male    Merchant  England England     Cabin
36* Miss Kempe             11  Female  Daughter  England England  2  Cabin
37  Miss Buist             26  Female  Daughter  England England  2  Cabin
38  Rev. Prestwood         32  Male    D.D.      England England  2  Cabin
39* Rd McCarthy            37  Male    Laborer   England England  2  2nd Cabin
40  Miss Symonds           26  Female  Servant   England England  2  2nd Cabin
41  Miss Riley             24  Female  Servant   England England  2  2nd Cabin
42  U.A. Taylor            29  Male    Clerk     England England  2  2nd Cabin
43  J.M. Hayward           28  Male    Clerk     England England  2  2nd Cabin
44  J^no E. Mariuels       30  Male    Clerk     England England  1  Deck
45  M.Andersen             31  Male    Clerk     England England  1  Deck
    

Transcriber's Notes:
? = Approximate number of letters that are unreadable.
* = Attention to this Transcribers List.
** = Special Attention noted.
The handwriting on the Deputy Collector is so bad it is unreadable.
There were no deaths on this trip, so that column was eliminated.
All single women were listed as 'Daughter'. Some have no connection to the people
before them in the list.       

Passenger Notes:
 9 - 10 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
13 - 15 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
17 - 18 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
19 - 20 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
22 - First name is clearly 'Hen'. Possibly Henry.
29 - R.E. probably stands for 'Royal Engineers'.
30 & 38 - Calling of 'D.D.' is probably 'Doctor of Divinity'.
30 - 33 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
35 - 36 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
39 - First name is clearly 'Rd'. Could be Roland or similar name.
  
   

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 268, List 867

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