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SS Alaska
I, George Siddons Murray, Master of the S.S. Alaska 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 the City of New York, 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 is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a projected sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) Geo. S. Murray. Sworn to this June 30, 1884, before me. (signed) ???????? DC.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS Alaska whereof George Siddons Murray is Master, from Liverpool & Queenstown, burthen 3553 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination or location, location of compartment or space occupied, number of pieces of baggage, transient or in transit or intending protracted sojourn. Since no one died during the voyage, that column was omitted in this transcription.
641 Richard Hayler 29 M Gent England England Cabin 2 Transient
642 James Friedman 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
643* Patrit ?????? 30 M Gent France France Cabin 4 Transient
644* Patrit L. ?????? 25 M Gent France France Cabin - Transient
645 Thomas L. Forster 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 11 Sojourn
646 Mary A. May 29 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
647 William H. Forster 20 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
648 Thomas H. Forster 10 M Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
649 Margaret E. Forster 8 F Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
650 Annie C. Forster 6 F Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
651 John Oflenhym 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
652* Richard J. Beechmor 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 6 Sojourn
653 Charles Ellison 26 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
654 Rufus Kind 36 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
655 Martha Kind 33 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
656 David Scull Jr. 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 7 Sojourn
657* William ?. Scull 26 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
658 Clara L. Scull 28 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
659 Ernest M. Scull 3 M Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
660 Louis Scull 11m M Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
661 Ellen Eckroyd 20 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
662 Edward M. King 23 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
663 Jane Edwards 22 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
664* Harold A. Neuland 50 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 7 Sojourn
665* Lucy Neuland 46 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
666* Laura Neuland 20 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
667 Jane Burns 30 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
668* Paul ?. de Hoerock 26 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
669* Amelia de Horrock 24 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
670 Mary Lockwood 20 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
671 Thomas K. Clarke 27 M Gent England England Cabin 3 Transient
672 Samuel P. Mandell 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
673 Benjamin M. Clarke 20 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
674 James M. Hayes 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
675 Henry Daughadav 35 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
676 Samuel L. Lungren 26 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
677* Walter B. Cl??le 30 M Gent England England Cabin 7 Transient
678* Richard B???y? 26 M Gent England England Cabin 3 Transient
679* Saul Z???? 40 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
680 William H. Bishop 29 M Gent England England Cabin 6 Transient
681* George Marcus 26 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
682* James Schefield 27 M Gent England England Cabin 6 Transient
683* Vernon Martin ?? M Gent England England Cabin 2 Transient
684* Arthur Payne ?5 M Gent England England Cabin 4 Transient
685 John Manha 37 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
686 Benjamin Hirsch 33 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
687* Bernard H. Haiden 50 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 10 Sojourn
688* Lucy Haiden 45 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
689* Eleanor Haiden 10 F Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
690* Elizabeth Haiden 8 F Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
691* Ann Haiden 6 F Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
692 Louisa Wallace 30 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
693 Tom Herschman 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
694* David Heel 36 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
695 John J. Wiresto 35 M Gent S. Africa South Africa Cabin 4 Transient
696 Samuel P. Gumprechl 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 1 Sojourn
697* Edward Halstead ?4 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
698 Ernest C. Wickham 25 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
699* Frederick L. ?o??? 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
700* Laura A. Roger 36 F Wife England England Cabin 3 Transient
701 Emily Downs 30 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
702 Richard Marx 25 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
703 Amy Wheelock 21 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
704* Mary Steven 20 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
705 Michael Wheelock 39 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 6 Sojourn
706 Margaret Wheelock 37 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
707 Edward Hersey 35 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
708 Ada Hersey 30 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
709 Arthur Kastor 35 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 6 Sojourn
710 Amelia Kastor 33 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
711* Thomas C. Ellis 29 M Gent England England Cabin 1 Transient
712* David ?orbes 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
713 George Sherwood 46 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
714 Alice Sherwood 40 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
715 William Peck 36 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
716 Jane G. Wall 30 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
717 Saul Rosenberger 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
718 Nathan Meyer 26 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
719 Richard H. Smith 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
720 Walter Windom 50 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 7 Sojourn
721 Sarah Windom 48 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
722 Amy Windom 21 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
723 Charles Windom 9 M Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
724 William Rilsert 36 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
725 John H. Duke 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
726* Alfred Dellenbang 39 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
727 Arthur H. Owen 38 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
728* Henry Al?g 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 1 Sojourn
729 Daniel Cutting 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
730 Edward L. Tompkins 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
731 Fred C. Tompkins 24 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
732* John H. La B????? ?6 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 1 Sojourn
733* William Young ?? M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 13 Sojourn
734* Emily Young ?? F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
735 Arthur Downs 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
736 John L. Childs 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
737 Fred L Balmes 39 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
738 John J. Mitchell 40 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
739 Elizabeth Mitchell 36 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
740 Henry R. Corbet 49 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 12 Sojourn
741* Robert Corbet ?? M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
742 Richars N. deForest 39 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 15 Sojourn
743 Julia deForest 21 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
744 Louisa W. Knox 25 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
745 Thomas H. Wilson 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
746* Samuel ?. Baw 30 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 3 Sojourn
747 Ada Watson ?? F Wife England England Cabin 8 Transient
748 L. Gregory Smith 34 M Gent England England Cabin - Transient
749 Marcus D. Rothchild 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
750 Frederick E. Smith 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 7 Sojourn
751 Rose Smith 25 F Wife U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
752 Maud Smith 8 F Child U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
753* Emma M. Robinson ?2 F Wife England England Cabin 2 Transient
754 Louisa Nightingale 20 F Spinster England England Cabin 2 Transient
755 Mary Jones 23 F Spinster U.S. United States Cabin 1 Sojourn
756 Samuel Shandson 27 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
757 John C. Wood 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 2 Sojourn
758 Morris Praeger 26 M Gent Germany Germany Cabin 3 Transient
759 John B. Manning 40 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
760 George Manning 10 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
761 James Manning 8 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin - Sojourn
762 Walter R. Burgess 33 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
763 James Irvine 40 M Gent England England Cabin 6 Transient
764 Alfred J. Murray 29 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 4 Sojourn
765 William Strange 42 M Gent U.S. United States Cabin 5 Sojourn
(signed) Geo. S. Murray, Master
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting
of the manifest or something that the reader should note.
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed definitely.
An entry of "Perm Steerage" in the column "Location of compartment or space occupied"
indicates "Permanent Steerage" and has been shortened here to ease formating.
The recorder of the manifest placed braces next to those passengers traveling together
indicating the group's total number of pieces of baggage. The transcriber has listed the
total pieces of baggage in the row of the first passenger of the group, and a "-" in the
rows of the rest of the group.
An entry of "Sojourn" in the column "Transient or in transit or intending protracted
sojourn" indicates "Protracted Sojourn" and has been shortened here to ease formatting.
643-644 Entire surname is faint and undecipherable. First letter might be "E". Last
three letters might be "mly", "wly" or even "mln" or "mlu".
652 First part of surname is "Buch" or "Beech". Last part is faint, but
might be "mor", "ma", "ena" or something similar. Therefore, surname is possibly
"Buchma", "Buchena", "Buchmore" or "Beechmor" or something similar.
657 Passenger's middle initial is faint and entirely unreadable.
664-666 Surname is "Neuland" or possibly "Newland".
683 Age is faint and nearly unreadable. Second digit is possibly "0" or "6".
684 First digit of age is faint and nearly unreadable. Age is possibly 25.
668 Middle initial or first letter of middle name is too faint to decipher with
certainty but might be "J" or "L". Second letter is not visible. Third and
fourth letters are "de". These letters might be last letters of a middle name
such as "Jude" or the first letters of the surname beginning with "de".
668-669 Surname is possibly "de Hoerock" or "Hoerock".
677 Third letter of surname appears to be either "a" or "o". Fourth letter is entirely
unreadable. The letter is not tall nor does it extend below the line. Letter
might be a poorly written "e" or "r". Surname is possibly "Cloele"
678 First letter of surname is certainly "B", but the next few letters are
undecipherable. Second to last letter appears to be "y" and the last letter "e".
679 First letter of surname is "Z". Second letter is not clear, but perhaps is "e".
The next couple of letters could be "nn", "im" or similar combination. Last
letter appears to be "a". Surname might be "Zenna".
681 Age is possibly "26" or "36".
682 Surname is either "Schefield" or "Schofield".
683 Age is faint and difficult to decipher, but might be "20".
684 First digit of age is unclear. Age might be "25" or "35".
687-691 Surname is either "Haiden" or "Harden".
694 Surname appears to be "Heels", but might also be "Hicks" or "Heck".
697 First digit of age is faint, but Age is possibly "24".
699 Surname is too faint to decipher. First letter might be "T" or "S". Second
letter appears to be "o". Third letter might be "s". Fourth letter might be
"c". Fifth and sixth letters might be "ne" or "ue".
700 Given name is either "Laura" or "Laurie". Surname is either "Roger" or "Rogers".
704 Surname is either "Steven" or "Stevens".
711 Surname appears to be "Ellis", but could also be "Geis".
712 First letter of surname is faint and unreadable. Surname is possibly "Forbes".
726 Last letters of surname are faint and unreadable. Surname is possibly
"Dellenbang" or "Dellenbaugh".
728 Surname is possibly "Alug".
732 All but the first letters of the surname are too faint to read. First digit
of age is faint but could be "2" or "3" so Age is "26" or more likely "36".
733 Both digits of the Age are too faint to decipher with certainty. Age might
be "31" or "36".
734 Both digits of the Age are too faint to decipher with certainty. Age might
be "33".
741 Both digits of the Age are too faint to decipher with certainty. First digit
is unreadable. Second digit might be "6".
746 Passenger's middle initial is too faint to read. Surname might be "Baw", "Barn"
or "Baui".
747 Age is too faint to decipher.
753 Age is either "22" or "32".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 478, List 794.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley and Harry Green members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 April 2003
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