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RMSS Arabia

I, J Stone, Master of the RMSS Arabia 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 Steamer at Liverpool from which port said Steamer 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) ???one (illegible)

Sworn to this 20 Mch 1858
Before me (Signature illegible)

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the R.M.S.S. Arabia whereof Stone is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1033 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. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted.

 1  James Moir            40y     male    Merchant     U. S. America  U. S. America  cab*
 2  M^rs. L. Chomdor      32y     female  none         U. S. America  U. S. America
 3  Louise Chomdor         5y 6m  female  none         U. S. America  U. S. America
 4  Sara Chomdor           0y 8m  female  none         U. S. America  U. S. America
 5  Moses Chomdor          3y 6m  male    none         U. S. America  U. S. America
 6  George Falhom         42y     male    Manufacturer England        U. S. America
 7  M^rs. George Falhom   35y     female  none         England        U. S. America
 8* Mis Emily Falhom      22y     female  none         England        U. S. America
 9  James Ibley           27y     male    Merchant     Canada         Canada
10* M^r. Sol??iac         39y     male    Merchant     France         U. S. America
11  Ferdinand Dufais      32y     male    Merchant     U. S. America  U. S. America
12  Joseph G Sharp        29y     male    Merchant     France         U. S. America
13  E Vondermeer          25y     male    none         U. S. America  U. S. America
14  N C Tuckerman         30y     male    Merchant     U. S. America  U. S. America
15  Frank Baker           28y     male    Merchant     U. S. America  U. S. America
16  William M Wilkes      29y     male    Broker       Scotland       U. S. America
17  C Schetfer            42y     male    Engineer     Holland        U. S. America
18  M^r Privost           35y     male    none         France         U. S. America
19  J. Poppe              37y     male    Merchant     Germany        U. S. America
20  W H Corner            19y     male    Student      U. S. America  U. S. America
21  A Kleinwort           43y     male    Merchant     Hamburgh       U. S. America
22  Frederick Marwood     32y     male    Accountant   England        U. S. America
23* William ?arts         25y     male    Merchant     Ireland        Canada
24  F Scheruder           31y     male    Merchant     U. S. America  U. S. America
25* George A Hone         26y 6m  male    Engineer     U. S. America  U. S. America
26* Mohammed Senan        40y     male    Engineer     Egypt          U. S. America
27  Richard Wullon        60y     male    Builder      Ireland        U. S. America
28  J Miranda             26y     male    Traveller    Spain          U. S. America
29* M? Shaw               60y     male    Merchant     England        U. S. America
30* M? Husard             39y     male    Artist       France         U. S. America
31  M W Collet            41y     male    Merchant     England        U. S. America
32* M Kert?sk             26y     male    Merchant     Prussia        Canada
33  Frederick Maxwell     23y     male    none         England        Canada
34* Benands B Hughes      23y     male    Merchant     England        Canada
35  Thomas Hutchinson     30y     male    Equestrian   England        U. S. America
36  George Hutchinson     24y     male    Equestrian   England        U. S. America
37  Frank Faslor          20y     male    Equestrian   U. S. America  U. S. America
38  W Edwards             19y     male    Book Keeper  England        U. S. America
39  Henry Browning        22y     male    none         England        U. S. America
40* Albert St??n          22y     male    none         Austria        U. S. America
41  Myer Gosderfer        21y     male    Mechanic     U. S. America  U. S. America
42* ?elly Dienkelryuhler  12y     female  none         Germany        U. S. America
43  Alex Ruach            40y     male    Mariner      U. S. America  U. S. America
44  Mary Ruach            13y     female  none         U. S. America  U. S. America
45  M. Meyer              23y     male    Merchant     U. S. America  U. S. America
46* G Sea?on              35y     male    Engineer     U. S. America  U. S. America
47  A Benjamen            44y     male    Clerk        U. S. America  U. S. America
48  Julia Harris          34y     female  Nurse        U. S. America  U. S. America
49  Thomas Kelsof         19y     male    Servant      U. S. America  U. S. America
50  Emily Whealley        25y     female  Milliner     England        U. S. America
51  Samuel Donegall       15y     male    Steward      England        Canada
52* Dennis Cadmor         24y     male    ????man      U. S. America  U. S. America
53  William Jasey         24y     male    England      England        U. S. America


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 did not include psgr #s; they have been added by the transcriber.

The manifest scribe entered "Cab" as Space Occupied for only psgr #1.


 8  Title is probably "Miss".
10  4th and 5th letters of surname not clear, because of lower extension of the letter 'y'
    in the surname above, could be Soldiac or Soleliac.
23  1st letter of surname not clear, could be Harts.
29-30  First name not clear, could be M^r. or the initial "M".
32  5th letter of surname not clear, could be Kertask or Kertosk.
34  First name could be a miswritten Bernard.
40  3rd and 4th letters of surname not clear, could be Steen, Stein, or Stien.
42  First letter of first name not clear, could be Zelly.
46  4th letter of surname not clear, could be Searon or Season.
52  Beginning of Occupation not clear.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 182, List 158.

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