Immigrant Ships
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SS Baltic
Liverpool, England to New York
20 January 1851
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jos J Comstock 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 U.S.M.S.S. Baltic whereof I am Master, from Liverpool to New York. So help me God. Jos J. Comstock.
Sworn to on this 20 Jan^y 1851 Before me Ehnenger, DC
List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the U.S.M.S.S. Baltic whereof
Jas J Comstock is Master, from Liverpool to NY, burthen 2723 8/95 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, the Country to which they severally belong, the county to which they intend to become inhabitants (mostly blank), died on voyage (none noted).
1 James Brown 60 male Banker US
2 Mrs Brown 45 female Lady US
3 Jno C Brown 11 male youth US
4 Clarence Brown 9 male youth US
5 Miss Brown 21 female Lady US
6 M M Brown 17 female Lady US
7 Jennie Raymond 30 female Servant US
8 G S Brown 16 male US
9 G Jones 40 male Merchant US
10 Miss Mason 22 female Lady Scotland
11 A Erchins 22 male Gent Germany
12 A Schwentles 29 male Merchant US
13 Mr Schanck 44 male Merchant US
14 E Horfurth 34 male Merchant US
15 E Fuller 30 male Merchant US
16 A Waller 36 male Merchant US
17 G Sibbein 33 male Chg de Afaire Sweden
18* ? Hunt 34 male Servant England
19 Mr Hawkins 30 male Clergyman England
20 H J Wolcott 30 male Merchant US
21 Mr Sargeant 35 male Doctor US
22* J Pen??ice 29 male Merchant US
23* Mr Cowdin 55 male Ep Consul US
24 Mrs Cowdin 50 female Lady US
25* D S Curtis 23 male Gent US
26* S G Macy 18 male Clirk US
27 D J Griscoar 35 male Merchant US
28 F M Jones 34 male Merchant US
29 C B Kastings 28 male Merchant US
30 W Fry 26 male Gent US
31 Mr Lewis 20 male Merchant US
32 Mr Stone 30 male Merchant US
33 Mr Shackelfords 34 male Merchant US
34* Mrs Shackelford 33 female Lady US
35 A W Little 32 male Merchant US
36 Mrs Little 31 female Lady US
37 W Martin 35 male C Engineer US
38 W Kendall 40 male Editor US
39 Mr Bullitt 40 male Editor US
40 Mrs Smith 40 female Lady US
41 Miss Smith 22 female Lady US
42 Miss Johnson 17 female Lady US
43 Miss Williams 18 female Lady US
44* Mr Ramie male
45* Mr Haroorff male
46 Mr Hastings 24 male Merchant US
47 J Porter 35 male Clerk US
48 W L Parker 35 male Merchant US
49* J H Dillon 55 male Ep Consul US
50 W H Hawfoton 29 male Merchant US
51 P Henry Jr 40 male Merchant US
52 G Wagner 35 male Merchant US
53 Mr Brouner 35 male Merchant US
54 Miss Crosby 20 female Lady US
55* ?? 23 female Servant Ireland
56 Mrs W A Darling 33 female Lady US
57 Mr Moulford 45 male Gent US
58 Capt Jno Britten 45 male Captain US
59 D S Coats 40 male Doctor US
60 Mr Minard 35 male Gent US
61 Mrs Minard 33 female Lady US
62 Mr Delanon 40 male Merchant US
63 Mr Schwab 29 male Merchant US
64 Mrs Schwab 28 female Lady US
65 Mr Ellery 43 male Merchant US
66 Mrs Ellery 42 female Lady US
67 Comilia Ellery 15 girl US
68 W W Ellery 13 boy US
69 Lucy Ellery 10 girl US
70 Christ Ellery 8 boy US
71 Jas L Ellery 5 boy US
72 G Smith 60 male Doctor US
73 A Smith 30 male Merchant US
74 Mr De Auchin 35 male Gent US
75 Mr Lisfrance 22 male Gent France
76 Mr Eckford 34 male Gent US
77 G E Bowrig 37 male Merchant US
78* Z Bowrig 25 male Gent Sweeden
79 A Du Faur 30 male Gent France
80* C F Walds 22 male Merchant US
81 F Vives 42 male Merchant US
82 J R Mumford 35 male Clerk US
83 W Allen 38 male Merchant US
84 M Marritt 24 male merchant US US
85 T N Dale 37 male Merchant US US
86 Mr Broadwood 38 male Gent England
87 Mr Bache 30 male Merchant US
88 Mrs Bache 29 female Lady US
89* One Infant
90* One Infant
91* ??? ?adweind 30 male Servant Germany
92* B H Hudon male
93 S Bailey 24 male Merchant US
94* Mr Ke???? 33 male Merchant US
95 Madame Chevalini 27 female Lady France
96 Mr Brittain 24 male Merchant US
97 Mr Dalton 28 male Merchant England
98 Mr Briggs 25 male Merchant England
99 Mr Hiltman 28 male Merchant US
100* N B Palmer 60 male S Captain US
101 W Lynde 48 male Merchant US
102 G Hook 28 male Clerk US
103 Mr Clapp 35 male Merchant US
104 Mr Halstert 24 male Merchant US
105 Mr Hansen 30 male Musician Germany
Transcribers Notes:
* Use of a * indicates further information in the Transcribers Notes.
* Use of a ^ indicates that the letters following are superscripted.
* Use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document.
18 No first name, space is blank.
22 Surname is possible Pesceice or Peurice.
23 Occupation is unclear, possibly means European Consel? Same occupation as passenger #49.
25 Passenger has a cross in the space following his name.
26 Occupation is probably Clerk, but Captain dotted the middle letter.
34 Lady is also written in the months column.
44 Age, occupation, and country columns are blank.
45 Age, occupation, and country columns are blank.
49 Occupation is unclear, possibly means European Consel? Same occupation as passenger #23.
55 Name of servant is blank.
78 Writer of manifest misspelled Sweden.
80 Surname is possibly Waldo.
89 No more information.
90 No more information.
91 Surname is possibly Dadweind, Dudweind, Ondweind, Oudweind, Gudweind, Indweind,
or Iudweind. First name appears to say Jitta or Jetta.
92 The middle letters are hard to read, possibly Hutton.
94 Surname is all midline, possibly Kess??, Kem??, or Ken??. The last letters are
intertwined with the y from the surname above and cannot be read.
100 Following the S in the occupation there is a low mark, probably says Sea Captain.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 95, List 5.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 October 2004
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