Immigrant Ships
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SS Adriatic


Liverpool, England to New York
2 February 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J W Jennings, Master of the SS Adriatic 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 perfect List of all the Passengers taken on board the said Steamer Adriatic at Liverpool from which said Steamer Adriatic has now arrived; and that on 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. Sworn to this 2 Feby 1878 before me (signature unreadable). So help me God. J W Jennings.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Adriatic, whereof, J W Jennings is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 215 tons.
Columns represent: Name*, Age* (years/months), Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on Voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each during said voyage.
    
   1  Englebert Rousel       26      male   Laborer   France  USA Steerage
   2  Sophia Rousel          29      female Spinster  France  USA Steerage 
   3  Suermato Musyiala      24      female wife      France  USA Steerage
   4  Suermato Rosina           11mo female inft      France  USA Steerage
   5  Martin Nicholson       27      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
   6  Chas J Herlitz         30      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
   7  Chas Herlitz            4      male   child     England USA Steerage
   8  Wm T Pointer           45      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
   9  Geo Warharst         a         male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  10  John Pascoe            20      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  11  Frank Jennings         21      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  12  Albert Jennings        16      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  13  Edwd Goodward        a         male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  14  John Collins           30      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  15  Geo W Gregory        a         male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  16  Jno Jones              33      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  17  James Turner           28      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  18  Wm Turner              23      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  19  Wm Dobson              33      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  20  Wm Woodeson            45      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  21  David Ainsley          32      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  22  Dorothy Ainsley        40      female Wife      England USA Steerage
  23  David Ainsley           5  6mo male   Child     England USA Steerage
  24  Edward Ward            32      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  25  Rosina Ward            30      female Wife      England USA Steerage
  26  Christiania Ward        7  6mo female Child     England USA Steerage
  27  Alfred Henry Ward          7mo male   Child     England USA Steerage
  28  Henry Quilliam         35      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  29  Margaret Quilliam      30      female Wife      England USA Steerage
  30  Margaret Jane Wright    7      female Child     England USA Steerage
  31  Georgiana Quilliam      4      female Child     England USA Steerage
  32  Freddy Quilliam         3      male   Child     England USA Steerage
  33  Frank Quilliam          1      male   Inft      England USA Steerage
  34  Jasper Wrigley         30      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  35  James Dunne            40      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  36  Bridget Dunne          40      female Wife      England USA Steerage
  37  Peter McDermott        31      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  38  John Kelly             60      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  39* Jno R??????            35      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  40  Frank Peterson         24      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  41  Anna Peterson          28      Female Wife      Germany USA Steerage
  42  K L Lindholm           25      male   Laborer   Germany USA Steerage
  43* C T H Johnson          30      male   Laborer   Germany USA Steerage
  44  Justoff Johnson        22      male   Laborer   Germany USA Steerage
  45* Christ?? Johnson       25      male   Laborer   Germany USA Steerage
  46  Michael DiCucs         54      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  47  Pietro Di Cucs         22      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  48  Pietro Geondo          21      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  49  Domonic Jarms          26      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  50  Cardullo Doneto        26      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  51  Cammesoto Cumma        26      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerag
  52  Nicolai Rocco          52      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  53  Redoblate Michael      24      male   Laborer   Italy   USA Steerage
  54  Redoblate Arcasyela    22      female Wife      Italy   USA Steerage
  55  Redoblate Sylvester       11mo male   Inft      Italy   USA Steerage
  56  John H Thomas          22      male   Laborer   Wales   USA Steerage
  57  George Haigh           21      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  58  Jas Lea                34      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  59  W^m Woods              35      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  60  Jno Madburs            40      male   Laborer   England USA Steerage
  61  Ellen Hatton           52      female Spinster  England USA Steerage
  62  Mary McCabe            16      female Spinster  England USA Steerage
  63  Rose Jillick           17      female Spinster  England USA Steerage
  64  Patrick McDonough    a         male   Laborer   Ireland USA Steerage
  65  James Hurley           35      male   Laborer   Ireland USA Steerage
  66* David Ivis             40      male   Laborer   Ireland USA Steerage
  67* Mary Ivis              36      female Laborer   Ireland USA Steerage
  68  M^c Jenkins          a 35      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  69  H R Bellett          a 29      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  70  Mrs Bellett          a 20      female Wife      England USA Cabin
  71  Albert Stickney      a 40      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  72  W L Minnerly         a 33      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  73  J A Lahey            a 32      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  74  Geo A Cameron        a 43      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  75  James Ainsworth      a 21      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  76  John Hutchinson Jr   a 22      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  77* John ? Crosbie       a 36      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  78  Wm P Hill            a 38      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  79  Emil Selyman         a 40      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  80  M H Heynemann        a 33      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  81  A P Contuse          a 30      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  82  J A Maitland         a 28      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  83* Edwin ? ?odson Aus?? a 30      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  84  James P Hughes       a 31      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  85  R J Kelly            a 28      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  86  M E Kidd             a 35      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  87* ? ? ????             a                                  USA Cabin
  88  A Leonard Meyer      a 28      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  89  Joh Kusel            a 40      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  90  W H Bowdlear         a 33      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  91  James H Cator        a 32      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  92  Felix Veit           a 27      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  93  M E Rice             a 30      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  94  P D Brown            a 48      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  95  L E Kelly            a 37      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  96  B S Baine            a 20      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  97  A Blumenthal         a 42      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  98  Chas Johnson         a 43      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
  99  S P Mandell          a 40      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 100  Jos E Bedard         a 31      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 101  S B Robinson         a 44      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 102  S E Turner           a 45      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 103  D McD Hunter         a 20      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 104  W H Taylor           a 20      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 105  Joseph Allen         a 26      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 106  J A Churchill        a 33      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 107  Geo Legg             a 28      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 108  Joseph Levi          a 38      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 109  P Voss               a 24      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 110  W Newcombe           a 30      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 111  W H Davies           a 32      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 112  Frank Henrigues      a 40      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 113  M L Sykes Jr         a 42      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 114  Mrs Sykes            a 37      female Wife      England USA Cabin
 115  John Ferguson        a 36      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 116  Louis Selig          a 40      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 117  W Watkins            a 43      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 118* T ? Bennett          a 32      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 119  James Bayley         a 36      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin
 120  Reginald Borgham     a 23      male   Gentleman England USA Cabin

    
Transcriber's Notes: 
    
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder 
  not transcriber or is used to call your attention to additional information in 
  the Passenger Notes below.
* The ? indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality of the 
  original document.
* The ^ indicates superscripting of following letter.
* Name column: Writer occasionally seems to put last name first.
* Age column: Writer occasionally puts 'a' in front of or instead of age; appears to 
  mean 'adult'.
* Died on Voyage column: Not used and therefore has been eliminated.


  39  Part of line cut off on microfilm, from remaining tops of letters a guess at Ro?t????. 
      The 't' is followed by 4 or 5 letters that are below mid-line.  The last letter shows 
      as a vertical line above mid-line.
  43  Third initial could be an A.
  45  Letters unclear; possibly Christross.
  66  Surname third letter appears dotted, but possibly Ives.
  67  Surname third letter appears dotted, but possibly Ives.
  77  Initial is probably 'G'.
  83  Possibly initial 'G', the 'Godson'.  Surname 'Aus', then tall letter (t?), then 
      'us' or 'ns'. 
  87  Line is cut off on microfilm.  The age appears to start with a 2 or 3.
 118  Initial possibly 'J'.

Another transcription of this manifest is located in Volume 6
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 44, List 96.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 October 2002



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