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SS Rising Star
I, H.P. Conner, Master of the SS Rising Star, 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 the said SS Rising Star at Aspinwall U.S.C. from which Port the said SS Rising Star 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. So help me God. (signed) H.P. Conner.
Sworn to this Feb 10 1868,
before me. (signed) ????????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS Rising Star whereof Conner is Master, from Aspinwall, burthen 2726 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, and part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. With the exception of two passengers, every passenger's country of citizenship and intended destination was the "United States", so these two columns are omitted in this transcription. (The exceptions, passengers number 80 and 89 and their repective countries, are listed in the Transcriber's Notes.) Since no one died during the voyage, this column too is omitted.
1 William Lowry 29 Male Lawyer 1st Cabin
2 Frank Keyes 35 Male Lawyer 1st cabin
3 Leopold Wertheimer 25 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
4 Ellen Riddell 19 Female Lady 1st Cabin
5 John G. Wilson 40 Male Banker 1st Cabin
6 Fred Hughes 24 Male Clerk 1st Cabin
7 James Blackburn 30 Male Priest 1st Cabin
8 Boone Lewis 50 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
9 Sarah Lewis 35 Female Wife 1st Cabin
10 Jehosaphat Lewis 15 Male Child 1st Cabin
11 King Lewis 10 Male Child 1st Cabin
12 Cleopatra Lewis 8 Female Child 1st Cabin
13* Joseph Lyne 49 Male Teacher 1st Cabin
14* George Williamson 28 Male B??ke? 1st Cabin
15 Barnabas Held 30 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
16 Jane Held 25 Female Wife 1st Cabin
17 Susan Held 1 Female Child 1st Cabin
18 Ann Brown 28 Female Nurse 1st Cabin
19 Mathew Murkheim 40 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
20 Annie Murkheim 8 Female Child 1st Cabin
21 Allan Argus 24 Male Actor 1st Cabin
22 Napoleon Howe 35 Male Speculator 1st Cabin
23 Clara Way 29 Female Lady 1st Cabin
24 Nellie Way 10 Female Child 1st Cabin
25 Fanny Way 8 Female Child 1st Cabin
26 Jessy Way 6 Female Child 1st Cabin
27 Louisa Garber 40 Female Lady 1st Cabin
28 Mary Garber 12 Female Child 1st Cabin
29 Isaac Garber 10 Male Child 1st Cabin
30 Olin Garber 7 Male Child 1st Cabin
31 Xerxes Garber 5 Male Child 1st Cabin
32 Fred^k Oldmeyer 89 Male Gent^n 1st Cabin
33 Arthur Sutherland 30 Male Surgeon 1st Cabin
34 Alice Sutherland 25 Female Wife 1st Cabin
35 Nina Sutherland 5 Female Child 1st Cabin
36* William Shearsmith 35 Male Jeweller 1st Cabin
37* Agnes Shearsmith 30 Female Wife 1st Cabin
38 Joanna Breuster 40 Female Lady 1st Cabin
39 Sophia Oliver 18 Female Lady 1st Cabin
40 C. Hern Butterfield 10 Male Child 1st Cabin
41 Harriet Crumpton 25 Female Lady 1st Cabin
42 Harriet Crumpton 1 Female Child 1st Cabin
43* Chas Hammond 45 Male Lawyer 1st Cabin
44 Thomas Dolliver 36 Male Artist 1st Cabin
45 Charlotte Hollister 40 Female Lady 1st Cabin
46 Angelica Hollister 16 Female Lady 1st Cabin
47 Joy Hollister 2 Male Child 1st Cabin
48 George Ellisworth 35 Male Preacher 1st Cabin
49 Peter Frothingham 50 Male Manf^r 1st Cabin
50 John Marston 23 Male Musician 1st Cabin
51 Henry Reddington 30 Male Professor 1st Cabin
52 Hezekiah Smith 60 Male Actor 1st Cabin
53 Judah Perkins 47 Male Founder 1st Cabin
54 Henry Rogers 52 Male Teacher 1st Cabin
55 Rebecca Bush 23 Female Lady 1st Cabin
56 Benjamin B. Bush 2 Male Child 1st Cabin
57 Delia Brower 17 Female Lady 1st Cabin
58 Queen Brower 1 Female Child 1st Cabin
59 Maria McTavish 45 Female Nurse 1st Cabin
60* Frank Boardman 30 Female Agent 1st Cabin
61* Charles Boardman 25 Female Clerk 1st Cabin
62* Lewis James 30 Male U.S.A 1st Cabin
63 Annette James 18 Female Wife 1st Cabin
64 John Potter 28 Male Banker 1st Cabin
65* Elisha Whittlesly 30 Male Banker 1st Cabin
66 Susan Carlton 33 Female Lady 1st Cabin
67 Ann Carlton 6 Female Child 1st Cabin
68 Maria Carlton 4 Female Child 1st Cabin
69 Albert Nichols 32 Male Broker 1st Cabin
70 Frank Roberts 30 Male Broker 1st Cabin
71 Geo Barker 49 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
72 Louisa Baker 93 Female Lady 1st Cabin
73 William Clark 25 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
74 Nathan Stevens 22 Male Student 1st Cabin
75 Edward Davis 30 Male Merchant 1st Cabin
76 Olivia Davis 22 Female Wife 1st Cabin
77* Charles Bull 26 Male Owner 1st Cabin
78 Samuel Benascone 30 Male Missionary 1st Cabin
79 Antony Herrenos 35 Male Missionary 1st Cabin
80* Paul Herran 23 Male Lawyer 1st Cabin
81* Hooker Wills 75 Male Prospector 1st Cabin
82* William Bailly 25 Male Railroad 1st Cabin
83* Chas Blake 29 Male U.S.N. 1st Cabin
84 Rupis Mead 22 Male Druggist 1st Cabin
85* Simon Moutan 35 Male Teacher 1st Cabin
86* James McVider 14 Male Child 1st Cabin
87 Charles Douglas 67 Male Grocer 1st Cabin
88 Alfred Dunn 25 Male Mariner 1st Cabin
89* Vincente Hurtado 30 Male Gent^n 1st Cabin
90 Henry Meeker 47 Male Sculptor 1st Cabin
91 Paul Dominic 50 Male Trader 2nd Cabin
92 John Dominic 23 Male Trader 2nd Cabin
93 William Richards 30 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
94 Rich^d Hancock 25 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
95* Joseph Nissman 36 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
96 James D. Outwater 80 Male Preacher 2nd Cabin
97 Robert Donnelly 25 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
98 B. Euphrim Franklin 40 Male Farmer 2nd Cabin
99 David Shirley 28 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
100 Henry Hendrickson 30 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
101 William Mills 26 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
102 Samuel Bristol 35 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
103 Andrew Phillips 18 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
104 Samuel Whittington 35 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
105 Mark Garben 29 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
106* Joseph v^r Orge 40 Male Trader 2nd Cabin
107 Lewis Duke 40 Male Artist 2nd Cabin
108* George Wilkman 30 Male U.S.N. 2nd Cabin
109 Zach Robbins 25 Male Farmer 2nd Cabin
110* Mary Robbins 20 Male Lady 2nd Cabin
111 Frank Richards 36 Male Painter 2nd Cabin
112 Ellen Riley 25 Female Tailoress 2nd Cabin
113 Henry Vasselia 28 Male Butcher 2nd Cabin
114 William Morrison 24 Male Baker 2nd Cabin
115 Catherine Story 36 Female Dress Maker 2nd Cabin
116* John Cavenly 40 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
117 John Mullen 33 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
118* Henry Hildeth 29 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
119 Fred Burns 41 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
120 Henry Heibbard 27 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
121 Matthew Hubbell 30 Male Mercht 2nd Cabin
122 Julius Boilot 25 Male Baker 2nd Cabin
123 John Bingham 30 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
124 Benjamin Bowles 40 Male Farmer 2nd Cabin
125 Ann Bowles 36 Female Wife 2nd Cabin
126 Philip Bowles 8 Male Child 2nd Cabin
127 Robt Bowles 6 Male Child 2nd Cabin
128 Griffith Williams 35 Male Farmer 2nd Cabin
129 Ernest Mayhaw 30 Male Farmer 2nd Cabin
130 Henry Hanson 40 Male Mariner 2nd Cabin
131 Angustin M. Pierce 34 Male Butcher 2nd Cabin
132 William Poole 30 Male Conjuror 2nd Cabin
133 Fitzmorris Nelson 25 Male Engineer 2nd Cabin
134 Daniel Donnelly 28 Male Soap Maker 2nd Cabin
135 Pat^k Murphy 40 Male Cobbler 2nd Cabin
136 Rob^t Duffield 35 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
137 Ellen Duffield 30 Female Wife 2nd Cabin
138 Bridget Duffield 60 Female Mother 2nd Cabin
139 Edward Duffield 25 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
140 Jerome Duffield 10 Male Child 2nd Cabin
141 Loveland Duffield 8 Male Child 2nd Cabin
142 John Grant 30 Male Seaman 2nd Cabin
143 Richard Kimball 36 Male Seaman 2nd Cabin
144 Adam Ferbach 29 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
145 Solomon Ferbach 40 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
146 Pat Burns 25 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
147* Keeny Rose 32 Male Farmer 2nd Cabin
148 Elias Jones 46 Male Preacher 2nd Cabin
149* Oliver Griffith 27 Male Tinner 2nd Cabin
150 Raultin Leydan 38 Male Barber 2nd Cabin
151 David Strictland 41 Male Cobbler 2nd Cabin
152 Wlliam Beddon 57 Male Dentist 2nd Cabin
153 Andrew Jeffrey 26 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
154 John Swann 28 Male Mechanic 2nd Cabin
155 John Quinn 35 Male Laborer Steerage
156 Conrad Hardman 30 Male Laborer Steerage
157 Geo Mushler 25 Male Laborer Steerage
158* Charles Cunard 40 Male Miner Steerage
159* Maria Cunard 30 Female Wife Steerage
160 Louis Frickner 38 Male Mech Steerage
161 Charles Sullivan 25 Male Mech Steerage
162 Thomas Donlon 30 Male Mech Steerage
163 James Kelly 28 Male Mech Steerage
164 Thomas Repensky 34 Male Mech Steerage
165* Peter McHone 27 Male Mech Steerage
166 Carson Farrick 35 Male Mech Steerage
167 James Burns 27 Male Laborer Steerage
168 Jas McLaughlin 28 Male Laborer Steerage
169 William Collins 40 Male Laborer Steerage
170* William Beblia 25 Male Laborer Steerage
171 William Puder 36 Male Laborer Steerage
172 Margaret Sullivan 50 Female Laundress Steerage
173 William Haight 25 Male Miner Steerage
174 Joseph Oushwartz 32 Male Miner Steerage
175 Theodore Widermeyer 27 Male Miner Steerage
176* George Fueston 29 Male Miner Steerage
177 James Rymes 35 Male Miner Steerage
178 Pat^k Keating 28 Male Mechanic Steerage
179 Thomas Daers 30 Male Mechanic Steerage
180 William Waterfall 29 Male Miller Steerage
181 Thomas Gleason 27 Male Butcher Steerage
182 Morris Whitehill 33 Male Ostler Steerage
183 William Daniels 26 Male Laborer Steerage
184 Frank Stuart 28 Male Laborer Steerage
185 George O'Hara 24 Male Laborer Steerage
186 John Maloney 22 Male Laborer Steerage
187 Edmund Fuller 51 Male Miner Steerage
188 Anna Welch 29 Female Laundress Steerage
189 Oliver Tollman 33 Male Mechanic Steerage
190* Gerald ????an 27 Male Laborer Steerage
191 Charles Abbott 31 Male Miner Steerage
192 Ira Diamond 24 Male Miner Steerage
193 Patrick Burke 42 Male Miner Steerage
194* Andrew Manx 27 Male Miner Steerage
195* Peter Fomheim 42 Male Miner Steerage
196* Pauline Keating 29 Female Sempstress Steerage
197 Sarah Keating 8 Female Child Steerage
198 Julia Keating 5 Female Child Steerage
199 Edmund Shereux 28 Male Laborer Steerage
200 William Williams 34 Male Laborer Steerage
201 John Hunter 26 Male Laborer Steerage
202 John Burns 31 Male Laborer Steerage
203 Michael Cunningham 25 Male Laborer Steerage
204* Alex^r McCormick 24 Male Laborer Steerage
205* John Chengass 32 Male Laborer Steerage
206 John Westfall 21 Male Laborer Steerage
207 Thomas Farrell 27 Male Miner Steerage
208 Charles Brown 28 Male Miner Steerage
209 Gilbert Fleming 32 Male Miner Steerage
210* William ??odwin 24 Male Miner Steerage
211 Robert Wray 28 Male Mechanic Steerage
212* Joseph ?alvers 25 Male Farmer Steerage
213 Ellen Knox 28 Female Servant Steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of
the manifest or something in the Transcriber Notes to which the reader should
refer.
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be
transcribed definitely.
A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is
superscripted.
The transcribers numbered the passengers consecutively 1-213, even though
they are not numbered in the original manifest.
13 Surname appears to be either "Lyns" or "Lyne".
14 There is damage to the manifest in the area of this passenger's
occupation, making only parts of a few letters visible. Occupation is not
decipherable, but is possibly though not certainly "Broker".
36-37 Surname is possibly "Shearsunth" or "Shearsmith".
43 Surname appears to be either "Hammon" or "Hammond".
60-61 Although Sex is clearly recorded as "Female", this is likely an error
as these passengers have normally masculine given names and occupations.
62 Occupation is recorded as "USA", likely meaning "United States Army".
65 Surname appears to be either "Whittlesly", "Whittlesby" or "Whittlesey".
77 Letters of Occupation are poorly formed and difficult to decipher, but the
Occupation appears to be either "Drover" or "Owner".
80 "Peru" is the recorded entry for both country of citizenship and country
in which this passenger intends to become an inhabitant.
81 Occupation entry is overwritten making it impossible to decipher with
certainty, but it possibly is "Prospector" or "Proprieter" or something
very similar.
82 Surname is possibly either "Bailly" or "Bailey".
83 Occupation is recorded as "USN", likely meaning "United States Navy".
85 Surname is possibly either "Moutan" or "Montan".
86 Surname appears to be either "McVider" or "McNider".
89 "New Ecuador" is the recorded entry for both country of citizenship and
country in which this passenger intends to become an inhabitant.
95 Surname appears to be either "Nissman" or "Hissman".
106 "v^r" likely implies "Van der" prior to the "Orge", "Ouge" or "Onge" of
surname. Occupation is poorly written and impossible to decipher with
certainty, but possibly is "Trader".
108 Occupation is recorded as "USN", likely meaning "United States Navy".
110 Sex of passenger is clearly listed as "Male", very likely a recording
mistake as she has a feminine given name and her occupation is recorded
as "Lady".
116 Surname appears to be either "Cavenly" or Caveney".
118 Surname appears to be either "Hildeth" or "Hildreth".
147 Given name is likely either "Henry" or "Kenny".
149 Letters of Occupation are poorly written and impossible to decipher with
certainty, but Occupation is possibly "Tinner" or "Tinman" or something
similar.
158-159 Surname is either "Cunard" or "Cunerd".
165 Surname is written either as "McHone" or "McKone, but might actually be
"McCone".
170 Surname is possibly "Beblia", "Behlen" or "Bebler".
176 Surname is possibly "Fueston" or "Fruston".
190 First part of surname is unreadable due to what appears to be an ink blot.
194 Surname is possibly "May" or "Manx".
195 Surname is possibly "Fomheim", "Foniheim", Fonibeim" or "Fombeim".
196 Occupation appears to be written as "Sempstress", likely as "Seamstress".
204 Although written as "McConuck", surname likely is "McCormick".
205 Surname is possibly "Chenglass", "Chengau", "Cheugan", "Cheugau, or
others.
207 Surname is likely "Farrell", but might also be "Fawell".
210 Surname is possibly "Goodwin" or "Grodwin".
212 First letter of surname can not be interpreted definitely. It possibly is
an "S", resulting in the surname "Salvers".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 291, List 93.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley and Harry Green members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 July 2003
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