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American Eagle
London, England to New York
24 May 1858
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Moore Master of the American Eagle 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 Ship at London from which port said Ship 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) R ? Moore
Sworn to this 24 May 1858
Before me (Signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the American Eagle whereof (omitted) is Master, from London burthen 899 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The destination for all passengers was United States and no deaths were recorded on this voyage; these columns have been omitted from this transcription.
1 William Beaumont 27y Male Gentleman Great Britain 1^st Cabin
2 Harriet Beaumont 23y Female Great Britain 1^st Cabin
3 William Serena 28Y Male Gentleman Great Britain 1^st Cabin
4 Samuel Beaumont 0y 3m Male Great Britain 1^st Cabin
5 Thomas Cocks 31y Male Merchant Great Britain 1^st Cabin
6 Elizabeth Cocks 28y Female Great Britain 1^st Cabin
7 David Seymour 33y Male Gardener Great Britain Between decks
8 Mary Ann Seymour 30y Female Great Britain Between decks
9 John Pearce 30y Male Gardener Great Britain Between decks
10 Sophia Pearce 37y Female Great Britain Between decks
11 Elizabeth Pearce 7y Female Great Britain Between decks
12 Samuel Pearce 3y Male Great Britain Between decks
13 John Pearce 3y Male Great Britain Between decks
14 Sophia Pearce 0y 10m Female Great Britain Between decks
15 Harriet Burton 46y Female Great Britain Between decks
16 Harriet Street 20y Female Great Britain Between decks
17 John Nanson 25y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
18 Jane Nanson 25y Female Great Britain Between decks
19* Ludwig H. Gerndt 37y Male Germany Between decks
20 F. H. Gerndt 38y Female Germany Between decks
21 Andrew A. Gerndt 4y Male Germany Between decks
22 Mary M Gerndt 2y Female Germany Between decks
23 Franz Weber 34y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
24 Elizabeth Weber 35y Female Germany Between decks
25 Johannette Weber 8y Female Germany Between decks
26 Carl Weber 6y Male Germany Between decks
27 Catharia Weber 2y Female Germany Between decks
28 Christania Weber 0y 10m Female Germany Between decks
29 George Weber 58y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
30 Jacob Holzer 52y Male Labourer Germany Between decks
31 Cathriner Grossman 23y Female Servant Germany Between decks
32* Johannette Wetzel 26y Male Germany Between decks
33 William Hatcher 28y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
34 Eliza Hatcher 28y Female Wife Great Britain Between decks
35 William Hatcher 2y Male Great Britain Between decks
36 Thomas Hatcher 0y 11m Male Great Britain Between decks
37 George Taylor 17y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
38 Jane Smith 30y Female Great Britain Between decks
39 John Steply 49y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
40 Mary Steply 50y Female Wife Great Britain Between decks
41 George Steply 32y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
42 James Steply 21y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
43 Frederich Steply 16y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
44 Henry Steply 11y Male Great Britain Between decks
45 James Clark 37y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
46 Elizabeth Clark 34y Female Wife Great Britain Between decks
47 Samuel Ford 40y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
48 Anne Ford 17y Female Wife Great Britain Between decks
49 Joseph Ford 18y Male Servant Great Britain Between decks
50 John Ford 10y Male Great Britain Between decks
51 James Hart 17y Male Farmer Great Britain Between decks
52 George Robertson 40y Male Stationer Great Britain Between decks
53 Eliza J. Robertson 39y Female Wife Great Britain Between decks
54 George Robertson 11y Male Great Britain Between decks
55 Richard Robertson 7y Male Great Britain Between decks
56 Ellen Robertson 5y Female Great Britain Between decks
57 William Robertson 2y Male Great Britain Between decks
58 Jessie Robertson 0y 10m Female Great Britain Between decks
59* Timothy Brown 1?y Male Labourer Ireland Between decks
60 Timothy McCartny 31y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
61 Honora McCartny 29y Female Great Britain Between decks
62 John McCartny 2y Male Great Britain Between decks
63 Ellen McCartny 0y 10m Female Great Britain Between decks
64 Mary McCartny 27y Female Servant Great Britain Between decks
65 Mary O'Neill 50y Female Ireland Between decks
66 Charles O'Neill 26y Male Labourer Ireland Between decks
67 Thomas O'Neill 12y Male Ireland Between decks
68 Corneliss O'Neill 10y Female Ireland Between decks
69 John Gannon 25y Male Servant Ireland Between decks
70 John Nelson 30y Male Servant Ireland Between decks
71 William Dawson 45y Male Labourer Ireland Between decks
72 George Bereford 22y Male Salesman Great Britain Between decks
73 Joseph Thompson 21y Male Carpenter Great Britain Between decks
74 Jeremiah Winter 20y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
75 Henry Barham 27y Male Tailor Great Britain Between decks
76 William Bodkin 27y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
77 Henry Bodkin 19y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
78 Mark Bugden 19y Male Labourer Great Britain Between decks
79 George W. Martin 21y Male Engineer Great Britain Between decks
80 Ann Martin 21y Female Wife Great Britain Between decks
81 Patrick Henwright 21y Male Labourer Ireland Between decks
82 George Suke 19y Male Seaman Great Britain Between decks
83 George See 31y Male Cabinet Maker Great Britain Between decks
84 James Shepard 27y Male Gas Fitter Great Britain Between decks
85* Daniel Cocklan 27y Male S???sser Ireland Between decks
86 Mary Cocklan 17y Female Tailoress Ireland Between decks
87 Elizabeth Cocklan 45y Female Servant Ireland Between decks
88 Mary Hurley 26y Female Servant Ireland Between decks
89 Jeremiah Hurley 3y Male Great Britain Between decks
90 John Hurley 2y Male Great Britain Between decks
91 Eliza Granger 38y Female Laundress Great Britain Between decks
92 Eliza Granger 11y Female Great Britain Between decks
93 John F. Granger 7y Male Great Britain Between decks
94 Johanna O'Connor 30y Female Dressmaker Ireland Between decks
95 Stephen O'Conner 3y Male Great Britain Between decks
96* Catharine Shangher? 35y Female Servant Ireland Between decks
97 Mary Burns 20y Female Servant Great Britain Between decks
98* William Sa?vice 26y Male Shipwright Great Britain Between decks
99 William Howard 20y Male Labourer Ireland Between decks
100 Charles F. Roe 20y Male Clerk United States Between decks
101 Mary Donovan 23y Female Labourer Ireland Between decks
102 Anna M Thomas 63y Female Germany Between decks
103 John Schneider 25y Male Brewer Germany Between decks
104 Peter Wagner 40y Male Farmer United States Between decks
105 Phillippe Mann 22y Male Tailor Germany Between decks
106 Ludwig Schmitt 17y Male Shoe Maker Germany Between decks
107 Phillippe Henk 20y Male Cabinet Maker Germany Between decks
108 Phillip H. Schmitt 40y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
109 Christina H. Schmitt 50y Female Wife Germany Between decks
110 Marie E. C. Schmitt 16y Female Germany Between decks
111 Johann H. Schmitt 16y Male Germany Between decks
112 Marie C. W. Schmitt 11y Female Germany Between decks
113 Johann H. Schmitt 9y Male Germany Between decks
114 George J. Schmitt 40y Male Coach Builder Germany Between decks
115* Maria G. Debu???ann 23y Female Servant Germany Between decks
116 Philipp T. Mishel 14y Male Germany Between decks
117 Catharina C. Mishel 11y Female Germany Between decks
118 Henrich J. Kercher 46y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
119 Anna E. D. Fischer 46y Female Wife Germany Between decks
120 Philipp P. Fischer 20Y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
121 Cathrina M Fischer 19y Female Germany Between decks
122 Philipp J. Fischer 16y Male Germany Between decks
123* Wolf Cathrina 22y Female Servant Germany Between decks
124 Jacob Stotz 30y Male Farmer United States Between decks
125 Jacob Kornast 52y Male Farmer United States Between decks
126 Johannes Bobbel 22y Male Wood Carver United States Between decks
127 Michael Konig 24y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
128 Johannes Christ 32y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
129 Elizabeth Vetter 26y Female Wife Germany Between decks
130 Martin Christ 3y Male Germany Between decks
131 Anna K. Steinmann 21y Female Servant Germany Between decks
132 Henrich Christ 27y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
133 Frederich Wagner 56y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
134 Phillippina Wagner 46y Female Wife Germany Between decks
135 Frederick Wagner 32y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
136 Anne M. Wagner 20y Female Germany Between decks
137 Elizabeth Wagner 10y Female Germany Between decks
138 Johann Wagner 11y Male Germany Between decks
139 Cathrina M Dieterich 54y Female Widow Germany Between decks
140 Ludwig J. Dieterich 28y Male Cabinet Maker Germany Between decks
141 Johann P. Dieterich 25y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
142* Christian? Dieterich 22y Female Germany Between decks
143* Peter H. Dieterich 19y Male Blacksmith Germany Between decks
144 Wilhelm Dieterich 16y Male Germany Between decks
145 Jacobiner Strasburger 33y Female Widow Germany Between decks
146 Margaretta Strasburger 55y Female Widow Germany Between decks
147 Margaretta Stuber 15y Female Widow Germany Between decks
148 Jacob Proderrian 27y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
149 Dorothea Germann 20y Female Germany Between decks
150 Johannes Wissig 47y Male Carpenter Germany Between decks
151 Anna M. Wissig 35y Female Germany Between decks
152* Johannes Wissig 8y Female Germany Between decks
153 Catharina Wissig 5y Female Germany Between decks
154 Margarita Wissig 2y Female Germany Between decks
155 Frederick Schwartz 20y Male Butcher United States Between decks
156 Barbara Schwartz 10y Female Germany Between decks
157 Elizabeth Schwartz 18y Female Germany Between decks
158 Jacob Baum 36y Male Farmer Germany Between decks
159 William Wahle 35y Male Chemist Germany Between decks
160 Paulina Wahle 25y Female Germany Between decks
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 below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to
quality of the original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual
words indicated.
The manifest scribe used long vertical lines to probably indicate continuation
of the last written word(s). These lines have been replaced with the actual
word/words indicated.
The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading,
these have been transcribed to 'ss'.
19 Occupation omitted.
32 Based on first name, Sex is Female.
59 2nd number of Age illegible.
85 Center letters of Occupation illegible.
96 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Shanghere or Shanghers.
98 3rd letter of surname illegible.
115 5th-7th letters of surname illegible.
123 Psgr's name could be Cathrina Wolf.
142 Last letter of first name not clear, could be Christiane or Christians.
143 Illegible notation in Died on Voyage column, could be a signature "S. ?ames", does not appear to be a notice of Death.
152 Based on first name, Sex is Male.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 184, List 400.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
9 June 2005
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