SS Arragon
I, Geo. Lymons Master of the S.S. Arragon 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 Arragon at Bristol from which Port said Steamship has now arrived and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation 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.
So help me God. (signature) Geo. Lymons
Sworn to this 4th day of February 1878, before me, (signature)
Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate*, Name, Age, Occupation, Last Place of Residence, Destination and Cabin Type.
1* Ma???ck Jonah ? Clerk Scotland US America 2nd Cabin 2 Davies Bartha 22 F Wife Wales US America 2nd Cabin 3 Davies Watkins 1 M Child Wales US America 2nd Cabin 4 Blakesley John M Engraver England US America 2nd Cabin 5 Blakesley Albert 1 M Child England US America 2nd Cabin 6 Ling Frank 35 M US America 2nd Cabin 7 Ling Edith 28 F Wife US America 2nd Cabin 8 Hartley Sarah 25 F Spinster Ireland US America 2nd Cabin 9 Bailey Joseph 26 M Clerk US America 2nd Cabin 10 Field John M ?? England US America 2nd Cabin 11* Lau Robert 2? M Tailor Germany US America 2nd Cabin 12* Jam?ll Richard 2? ? Wales US America 2nd Cabin Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber notes. ? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder. 1 Last name could end in ch. First name could be Isiah or Joseph 11 Occupation could be Sailor 12 Last name starts with J, I or W and ends in ll. Country ends in "les". Country ends in "les"
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 101.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson & Bob Joyce, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 March 2003
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