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RMS Arabia

I, C. H. E. Judkins do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Steamer Arabia whereof I am Master, from Liverpool. So help me God (signed) C. H. E. Judkins

Sworn to, this 17 January 1853
Before me (signed) ?????? D Coll

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the RMS Arabia whereof Charles Henry Evans Judkins is Master, from Liverpool Burthen 1359 Tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and those who died on voyage. (last column eliminated as no one died on voyage)

 1  Edward Sibbern                35  male        --        Belgium        UStates
 2  Mrs. E. Sibbern                30  female        --          Belgium        UStates
 3  Fanny Andrews                23  female        Servant          England        UStates
 4  Sir Allan McNab                58  male        --          England        Canada
 5  Angus Ferguson                49  male        Servant          England        Canada
 6  Mrs. Harriet Actier                24  female        --           UStates        UStates
 7  Alfred Waller                36  male        Merchant  England        UStates
 8  Mrs. A. Waller                31  female        --          England        UStates
 9  Emily Waller                10  female          --          England        UStates
10  John Henry                        45  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
11  Mrs. Jno Henry                40  female        --          UStates        UStates
12  Margaret Henry                17  female        --          UStates        UStates
13  Helen Henry                        14  female        --          UStates        UStates
14  Kate H. Henry                 8  female        --          UStates        UStates
15  John Henry Jr.                 4  male        --          UStates        UStates
16  Cath. Clay                        23  female        Servant   UStates        UStates
17  John T. Smith                34  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
18  Wm J. Davis                        29  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
19  Peter Wicks                        33  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
20  Alexander Duncan                52  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
21  John Thomas                        28  male        Servant          England        UStates
22  Edward Girard                31  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
23  James Roche                        34  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
24  Wm Parker                        30  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
25  John Kirkpatrick                29  male        Merchant  England        UStates
26  Sam^l R. Shipley                24  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
27  Henry Vay Blankenstayer        33  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
28  C. S. Sharpstein                36  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
29  Geo. Hamilton                31  male        Merchant  England        Canada
30  Mathew Mitchell                24  male        Merchant  England        UStates
31  John J. Osborn                40  male        Merchant  England        UStates
32  Edward Barnes                50  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
33* J. R. Barnall                23  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
34  Sam^l Johnson                28  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
35  John Jay                        40  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
36  John R. Watson                34  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
37* Ab Halberstadt                32  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
38  Wm Day                        31  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
39  AM Gordon                        35  male        Merchant  England        UStates
40  O. B. Graham                33  male        Merchant  England        UStates
41* Ebenezer Huelbort                24  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
42  Henry Griffin                35  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
43  Charles Hill                30  male        farmer          England        UStates
44  Mrs. C. Hill                25  female         --          England        UStates
45  Eugene Blanchard                24  male        Merchant  France        UStates
46  James Pituriand                55  male        Merchant  France        UStates
47  John Lucas                        32  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
48  Henry Williams                28  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
49* Gustavus Wachnox                38  male        Merchant  Germany        UStates
50  Jos. C. Jacobson                32  male        Merchant  UStates        UStates
51  James Campbell                27  male        Merchant  Great Britain UStates

Transcriber's notes:
 *  The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder,
    or an indication of further information to be found in the transcriber's notes.

 ?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
    the condition of the original document.

*  33  Surname could be Barnoll
   37  Given name could start with Al, Ab and 3 unreadable letters
   41  Surname could be Huelbart
   49  Surname could be Wachnor but clearly does not look like other surnames
       ending in r.

Passenger #4 McNab
Sir Allan McNab was the Prime Minister of Upper Canada, 1854-1856 - knighted for
fighting in Rebellion of 1837.
Note:
Thank you for all the excellent information on the website.  I do have one
small correction, 'tho.  The passenger list from ARABIA includes Sir Allan
McNab, and the note at the bottom identifies him as "prime minister of
Upper Canada 1854-56."  But Upper Canada ceased to exist in 1841 and was
replaced by the province of Canada West.  In 1867 CW, in turn, became the
province of Ontario in the new Dominion of Canada.

Thanks again

John Duerkop

Captain C. H. E. Judkins was one of the ablest commanders in the English service. He was the commodore of the Cunard fleet. While he was captain of the "Cambria" in 1846 he invited Frederick Douglass to give a lecture on slavery. Some of the Southern passengers threatened to throw Douglass overboard. Judkins promised to put the Southerners in irons if they did not keep quiet. Douglass was grateful to him for years afterward. Judkins got in a quarrel with P. T. Barnum during another cruise and threatened to put him in irons. Barnum dared him to go ahead. The captain apologized and they became good friends over a bottle of champagne. Information courtesy of Jonathan Wells of Picture History

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 122, List 30.

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