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SS Athos

I, H. Low, Master of the S.S. Athos, 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 District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Kingston, Jamaica from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said list or manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates and causes of death of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in the country. So help me God. (signed) H. Low

Sworn to this August 27, 1885 before me (signed) Deputy Collector

List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS Athos, whereof H. Low is Master, from Kingston, burthen 1261 tons.

Columns represent: passenger number, name, age, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination or location, date and cause of death, location of compartment or space occupied, number of pieces of baggage, transient, or in transit, or intending protracted sojourn.

    
 1  Augusto Hanaberg     30 Male   Merchant  Colombia       New York   1
 2  Dr. H. C. Crowell    32 Male   Doctor    United States  New York   3
 3  P. Martinez          18 Male   Student   Costa Rico     New York   2
 4  T. Astley            28 Male   Clerk     United States  New York   2
 5  Jose J. Recuero      25 Male   Salesman  Cuba           New York   4
 6  Mrs. Sampson         40 Female Lady      Jamaica        New York   3
 7  Miss Sampson         20 Female Lady      Jamaica        New York   4
 8  Miss Henriques       17 Female Lady      Jamaica        Liverpool  4  transit
 9  A. N. Henriques      58 Male   Merchant  Jamaica        Liverpool  3
10  N. T. Sharpe         32 Male   Merchant  Jamaica        New York   3
11  Andrew Shaw          23 Male   Clerk     Scotland       Liverpool  2  In transit
12  T. W. Miller         28 Male   Lawyer    United States  New York   3
13  A. Manhart           30 Male   Merchant  Jamaica        New York   2
14  David Lyle           22 Male   Merchant  Jamaica        New York   2
15  A. S. Sturridge      21 Male   Clerk     Jamaica        New York   4
16  R. W. Bird           22 Male   Merchant  Jamaica        New York   4
17  Barton Hill          41 Male   Actor     United States  New York   1
18  Mrs. H. B. Ellington 30 Female Lady      United States  New York
19* Barry                12 Male             United States  New York   4
20* Harry                10 Male             United States  New York
21* ?                     6 Male             United States  New York
22  Joseph Caldwell      25 Male   Merchant  Jamaica        New York   1
23  Arthur Hylton        23 Male   Merchant  United States  New York   1
24  A. Phillipson        52 Male   Merchant  United States  New York   3
25  Miss Fanny Girvan    28 Female Lady      Jamaica        New York   5
26  Rev. Cohen           24 Male   Minister  Jamaica        London     5  In transit
27  Capt. Byrne          38 Male   Captain   England        New York   2
28* S. Sta?strell        29 Male   Gentleman England        New York   2
29  Mr. Kennedy          35 Male   Buyer     United States  New York   3
30  Dr. Moore            33 Male   Doctor    United States  New York   3
31  Mrs. Moore           30 Female Lady      United States  New York   4
32  Jane Smith, Servant     Female Servant   Jamaica        New York
33  James Broughton      29 Male   Farmer    England        London     2  In transit

(signed) H. Low


Transcriber's Notes:

19-21 The List reads: 19/21 3 Children. Then the 3 names are written in a small column
      that takes up only the one row.  So the children's names are written in very
      small letters. 
29    I think the surname is Stamstrell, but it could be Stanistrell.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 489, List 1066.

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