Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Egyptian Monarch


London, England to New York
19 August 1885

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Walter S. Morgan, Master of the S.S. Egyptian Monarch, 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 the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at London 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 protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. 

Sworn to this Aug 19 1885 before me (signed) 

(signed) W.S.Morgan

List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Egyptian Monarch whereof W.S.Morgan is Master, from London burthen 2552 tons.

Columns represent: names, age in years and months, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, intended designation or location, last town, location of compartment or space occupied, number of pieces of baggage.
 1  Mr T Bannister     30 Male   None              England  New York  London  Saloon   2
 2  Mr James Buckland  48 Male   None              England  Canada    London  Saloon   6
 3  Mrs James Buckland 48 Female Wife              England  Canada    London  Saloon
 4  Mr A Buckland      16 Male   none              England  Canada    London  Saloon
 5  Miss A Buckland    12 Female                   England  Canada    London  Saloon
 6  Miss F Buckland     9 Female                   England  Canada    London  Saloon
 7  Mr J Weaver        30 Male                     England  Chicago   London  Saloon   2
 8  Mrs J Weaver       25 Female Wife              England  Chicago   London  Saloon  
 9  Mr Henry Hatch     65 Male   None              England  Virginia  London  Saloon   7
10  Mrs Henry Hatch    53 Female Wife              England  Virginia  London  Saloon
11* Mr George Hav???   34 Male   None              U.S.A.   New York  London  Saloon   1
12  Mr C H Lowerrie    51 Male   None              U.S.A.             London  Saloon   1
13  Mr G B Spencer     20 Male   None              England            London  Saloon   2
14  Mr Phillip Furlong 61 Male   Merchant          U.S.A.             London  Saloon   1
15  Mr Batchelor       60 Male   Merchant          England  Omaha     London  Saloon  18
16  Mrs Batchelor         Female Wife              England  Omaha     London  Saloon
17  Miss Batchelor     20 Female Child             England  Omaha     London  Saloon
18  Mr W Batchelor     25 Male   -                 England  Omaha     London  Saloon
19  Mr R Batchelor     22 Male   -                 England  Omaha     London  Saloon
20  John F Reiker                Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
21* James Lo????                 Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
22  Albert Troy                  Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
23  J Sullivan                   Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
24  E Broadbent                  Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
25  John Cunningham              Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
26  W McLaughlin                 Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
27  C Harrington                 Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
28  L Dorsey                     Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
29  J Donohue                    Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
30  J Fish                       Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage
31  P Crowley                    Ship's cattleman  U.S.A    U.S.A             Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:  

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the transcriber's notes.

11  The last name looks like Havers, but could be Havess.
21  The last name looks like Louerri.  Could be Lowerri or Lonerri.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 489.
Transcribed by Barbara Burnett a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 March 2004



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