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SS Victoria

I, Hugh Young, Master of the Steamship Victoria do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare 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 fair and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S. S. Victoria at Glasgow from which port the said SS Victoria 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 February 7, 1878 H Young Victoria So Help Me God
Before me (Signature Illegible)

List or Manifest of All The Passengers taken on board the Steamship Victoria whereof H Young is Master, from Glasgow burthen 3242 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The Country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Those that died on the voyage, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 1  Rev J H Bryson       30  M  Gentl      USA       USA  Cabin
 2  M G Duncan           30  M  Gentl      USA       USA  Cabin
 3  Charlotte Affleck    27  F  Lady       Ireland   USA  Forwd Cabin
 4  Robt Ford            35  M  Gentl      Scotland  USA  Forwd Cabin
 5  Wm Anderson          25  M  Gentl      Scotland  USA  Forwd Cabin
 6  John McShea          50  M  Labr       Ireland   USA  Steerage
 7  Mrs McShea           45  F  Wife       Ireland   USA  Steerage
 8  Ann McShea           17  F  Ho Serv    Ireland   USA  Steerage
 9  Jno McShea            8  M  Child      Ireland   USA  Steerage
10  Katie McShea          6  F  Ireland    Ireland   USA  Steerage
11  Infant McShea       2mo  M  Infant     Ireland   USA  Steerage
12  Pat McDonald         25  M  Labr       Ireland   USA  Steerage
13  Michl Murphy         39  M  Labr       Ireland   USA  Steerage
14* Mrs J?sie M??????    27  F  Wife       Scotland  USA  Steerage
15* James M??????      11mo  M  Infant     Scotland  USA  Steerage
16* J????? M??????        3  F  Child      Scotland  USA  Steerage
17  Hector McRay         27  M  Labr       Scotland  USA  Steerage
18  Barbara Morrison     27  F  Ho Keeper  Scotland  USA  Steerage
19  W A Robertson        28  M  Labr       USA       USA  Steerage
20* Daniel McE?????      42  M  Labr       USA       USA  Steerage
21* C??? Fraur           21  M  Labr       USA       USA  Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

*  The use of an asterisk indicates an omission or error made by the original 
   recorder.

*  The use of a question mark indicates a word or letter that could not be read 
   due to the quality of the original document.

*  There were no deaths thus eliminating that column.

14-15-16 - The first name of #14 is perhaps Josie or Jessie. The last name is
     undecipherable but appears to start with an "M" and the last two letters
     appear to be L's or uncrossed T's M??h?ll M??b??tt
20 - Cannot decipher last name other than the beginning
21 - First name appears to be Chris or Chas

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 109.

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