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SS Alhambra


St Johns, NFL and Halifax, NS, Canada to New York
12 January 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, M. P. McElhinney, Master of the SS Alhambra, 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 SS at St. Johns and Halifax from which port said SS 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.
Sworn to, this Jan 12, 1878, before me, (name illegible), so help me God. (Signed) M. P. McElhinney
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Alhambra, whereof M. P. McElhinney is Master from St. Johns, burthen 722 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country to which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of vessel occupied.
1  Mrs J W Russell  32  F  Lady     Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia  Cabin
2  Mrs J C Wilson   30  F           Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia  Cabin
3  Minnie Wilson     4  F  Child    Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia  Cabin
4  Harold Wilson     2  M  Child    Nova Scotia  Nova Scotia  Cabin
5  Wm Callaham      23  M  Laborer  Ireland      U S          Steerage
6  Wm Lyon          18  M  Laborer  Ireland      U S          Steerage

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 32.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 August 2002



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