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RMS Arabia
Liverpool, England via Queenstown, Ireland to New York
7 February 1861
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Stone, Master of the RMS Arabia
do solemnly, sincerely and truly Declare 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 RMS Arabia at Liverpool & Queenstown from which ports
said Vessel 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 belonged, 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.
Sworn to this Feb 7 1861, (illegible) New York
Before me J W????*
List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the RMS Arabia
wherof James Stone is Master, from Liverpool via Queenstown burthen 1359 tons.
Columns represent: NAMES, Age, SEX, OCCUPATION, The country to which they severally
belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage,
Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1* Mr P Kiernean 35 Male Merchant US US 1st Cabin
2* Mr P Charlston 29 Male Merchant France US 1st Cabin
3* Mr J A Bush 24 Male Merchant England England 1st Cabin
4 Mrs Harriet E Hart 23 Female US US 1st Cabin
5 Mrs Kate M Henderson 20 Female US US 1st Cabin
6 Mr James M^cGeery 35 Male Merchant Ireland US 1st Cabin
7 Mr Andrew Stewart 14 Male None Scotland Great Britain 1st Cabin
8 Mr Nathaniel Berry 50 Male Merchant US US 1st Cabin
9 Mr Sycurgus Edgerton 45 Male Merchant US US 1st Cabin
10 Miss Clara Edgerton 16 Female US US 1st Cabin
11 Mr J Meyerheim 44 Male Merchant Germany US 1st Cabin
12 Mrs J Meyerheim 31 Female Germany US 1st Cabin
13 Edward Meyerheim 2m Male Germany US 1st Cabin
14 Jane Nash 19 Female Nurse Germany US 1st Cabin
15* ????? Moneure 26 Male Mercht US US 1st Cabin
16* Mrs H. Moneure 21 Female US US 1st Cabin
17 Mr George C. Mahon 44 Male Solicitor Ireland Ireland 1st Cabin
18 Mrs Sarah Mahon 33 Female Ireland Ireland 1st Cabin
19* Henry Lapnes Mahon 9m Male Ireland Ireland 1st Cabin
20 Mr W^m Henry Gilliat 29 Male Merch^t England US 1st Cabin
21 Mrs Ellen Gilliat 22 Female US US 1st Cabin
22 Mr John Pell 36 Male Lawyer Ireland Canada w. 1st Cabin
23* Hon. John Ross 42 Male Lawyer Scotland Canada w. 1st Cabin
24* Mr E Daniel 33 Male US minister ???ie US US 1st Cabin
25* Mr Felix Rieu 44 Male Importer France US 1st Cabin
26 Mr Jn^o Whipple 19 Male Gent^ln US US 1st Cabin
27 Mr Thomas Siebert 29 Male Importer Germany US 1st Cabin
28 Mr C. A. Moret 24 Male Merch^t US US 1st Cabin
29 Mr H Bacharach 30 Male Merch^t Germany US 1st Cabin
30 Mr H Verderet 47 Male Merch^t France US 1st Cabin
31 Mr Ernst Schiedt 29 Male Merch^t Prussia US 1st Cabin
32 Mr Jn^o Winsor 27 Male Merch^t US US 1st Cabin
33 Mr George Palmer 46 Male Farmer England G.B. 1st Cabin
34 Mr Allan M^cLean 61 Male Shipowner Scotland Nova Scotia 1st Cabin
35* Mr Constantine Ralle 35 Male Merch^t Germany US 1st Cabin
36 Mr Fred^k Dunham 29 Male Merch^t US US 1st Cabin
37 Mr W^m Mellis 34 Male Merch^t Scotland G.B. 1st Cabin
38* Mr A Phillipen 19 Male None France France 1st Cabin
39 Mr Jn^o Hilger 21 Male None Germany Germany 1st Cabin
40* Mr Geo ? Sutton 60 Male Gent^ln US US 1st Cabin
41 Mr Henry Shaw 30 Male Merch^t US US 1st Cabin
42* Mr Joanne Rosing 27 Male Merch^t Bremen Germany 1st Cabin
43 Mr James Hodson 32 Male Merch^t Scotland G.B. 1st Cabin
44 Mr W^m Horne 55 Male Engineer Scotland G.B. 1st Cabin
45 Mr Walter Haigh 24 Male Gen^t England G.B. 1st Cabin
46 Mr David Sterrall 35 Male Gen^t Scotland US 1st Cabin
47 Mr Robert Lamb 31 Male Merch^t Scotland US 1st Cabin
48 Baron Sternberg 45 Male Gen^t Germany Germany 1st Cabin
49 Captain Pemann 40 Male Gen^t Germany Germany 1st Cabin
50 Mr John Walsham 30 Male British Legation Mexico England G.B. 1st Cabin
51 Mr E. Dupont 28 Male Merch^t France France 1st Cabin
52 Master Louis Martinez 11 Male None US US 1st Cabin
53* Mr David ??kdon 38 Male Merch^t Germany US 1st Cabin
54 Mr C H. Waterbury 37 Male Merch^t US US 1st Cabin
55 Mr John Smith 29 Male Painter England G.B. 2nd Cabin
56* Miss E. OConnor 26 Female Governess Ireland US 2nd Cabin
57 Mr N. V. Jones 38 Male Farmer US US 2nd Cabin
58 Mr Jacob Gates 50 Male Farmer US US 2nd Cabin
59 Mr Thomas Guille 45 Male Decorator Guernsey US 2nd Cabin
60 Mrs Eliza Guille 34 Female Guernsey US 2nd Cabin
61 Mr Thomas Nash 20 Male Artist Germany US 2nd Cabin
In all sixty one Passengers.
Transcriber's Notes
The use of an "*" 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 letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality
of the original document.
No deaths were recorded during the voyage, so that column was eliminated.
The name of the officer before whom the sworn statement was sworn could be J. White.
1 Mr P Kiernean. Surname could be Riernean.
2 Mr P Charleston. Surname could be Charleton.
3 Mr J A Bush. Surname could be Busk.
15 Mr ????? Moneure, Illegible. About 5 letters, first letter might be "H" or "F".
16 Mrs. H. Moneure. Surname could be Meneure, Mencure or Moncure.
19 Henry Lapnes Mahon. Second name could be Lipnes, Symes or Lymes.
23 Hon. John Ross. First word probobly Hon., as titles are used throughout, but might be Hen.
24 Mr. E Daniel. Occupation might be US minister Jurie or US ministrative.
25 Mr. Felix Rieu. Surname could be Rien.
35 Mr Constantine Ralle. Surname could be Ralli.
38 Mr A Phillipen. Surname could be Phillipon.
40 Mr Geo ? Sutton. Initial could be W.
42 Mr Joanne Rosing. First name might be a misinterpretation of Johann or Johannes.
53 Mr David ??kdon. Surname could be Rukdon, Kukdon or Nukdon.
56 Miss E OConnor. No apostrophe is visible between the "O" and the "C".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Ruth Swithenbank
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
9 September 2004
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