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SS Morro Castle
Havana, Cuba to New York
16 April 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Richard Adams, Master of the S.S. Morro Castle, 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 the said S.S. Morro Castle at Havana, from which Port
the said Steamship 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. (Signature) R Adams.
Sworn
to this 16th April 1868,
Before me. (Signature) W M C?????y, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Morro Castle whereof Richard Adams is Master, from Havana, burthen 1680 96/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation,
the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend
to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in the
transcription.
1 Ignatio Sepulveda 39 Male Merchant Spain Spain Cabin
2* John P. C. Thompson ?2 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
3 George Thorndike 30 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
4 Valentine Menck 30 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
5 Thomas Grant 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
6 Albert Nelbern 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
7 John A Weeks 29 Male Clerk U.S. U.S. Cabin
8 Mrs John A Weeks 20 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
9* Robert Munden 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
10* Mrs Eliza Worrell 43 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
11 Mrs Caroline Dutton 47 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
12* Mrs Emilie Palm 38 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
13* Miss Julia Palm 19 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
14* Herman M???? 40 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
15 Lucian Belfoy 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
16* Manuel Montep 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
17* Mrs Jane Defon 29 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
18* Miss Eliza Zipey 19 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
19 Bernardo Barrera 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
20 John McDonald 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
21 Jaime Pomar 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
22 Pedro Cot 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
23 Stephen H Smith 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
24 Mrs S. H. Smith 39 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
25 Howard Nes 29 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
26 Robert Lowell 39 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
27 Fred^k J King 40 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
28 Mathew King 39 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
29 Mrs M. King 25 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
30 Joseph Barfoot 40 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
31 Harry D. Gilpin 40 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
32 Charles Gilpin 30 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
33 Mrs Charles Gilpin 22 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
34* Elias Pomvert 52 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
35* Mrs Elias Pomert 50 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
36* Albert A Brown 47 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
37* Mrs A O Brown 39 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
38 Henry M. Hicks 38 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
39* Wm H Kennan 50 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
40 Charles Thompson 44 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
41 Ramon Ybarra 47 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
42 Ignatio Sepulveda 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
43 Pedro Alfongales 39 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
44 Carlos del Monte 29 Male Clerk U.S. U.S. Cabin
45 Mrs C. del Monte 20 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
46* Horaca Alfonzo 28 Male Clerk U.S. U.S. Cabin
47 Franco del Monte 44 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
48 Mrs Richd Riggs 40 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
49 Miss Emily Riggs 22 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
50 Antonio Capo 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
51 Carlos F. de Velasco 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
52 Prasper Massana 29 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
53* Mrs Luisa G de Navarro 40 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
54 Miss L. Navarro 27 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
55 Mrs Jesus Ortez 43 Female Wife U.S. U.S. Cabin
56 Miss C. Ortez 27 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
57 Miss J Ortez 25 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
58 Felix Meranda 40 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
59 Guillermo Opptero 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
60* Natalia Bezamella 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
61* Miss Natalia Bezamella 27 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
62* Jun Hernandez 22 Male Clerk U.S. U.S. Cabin
63 Eduardo Valle 25 Male Clerk U.S. U.S. Cabin
64 Thomas Caraxas 44 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
65* Adolf G. Nicolafen 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
66* Carlos Meolafra 29 Male Clerk U.S. U.S. Cabin
67* Enrique Enelhardt 37 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
68 John Gruba 44 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
69* Nathaniel ??nnell 39 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
70* Miss Frances Folger 25 Female Lady U.S. U.S. Cabin
71 Wm E. Weber 39 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
72 Bernard Browning 43 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
73 John Cooper 41 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
74 Edwd Melcher 40 Male Merchant U.S. U.S. Cabin
75 Catherine Sinclair 30 Female Servant U.S. U.S. Cabin
76 Julia Hogan 29 Female Servant U.S. U.S. Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
2 First digit of passenger's Age cannot be deciphered.
9 Surname appears to be either "Munden" or "Numden".
10 Surname appears to be written as "Worrell", but might possibly be "Warrell".
12-13 Surname is possibly "Palm" or "Rolm".
14 There is damage to the manifest in the area of passenger's surname rendering it
impossible to decipher with certainty, but name is possibly "Memer", "Memes" or
something similar.
16 Surname is possibly "Montep" or "Montejo".
17 Surname appears to be written as "Defon", but might possibly be "Dejon".
18 Surname appears to be either "Zipey" or "Zitrey".
34-35 Surname of passenger 34 appears to be written as "Pomvert", but passenger 35,
likely his wife, has her surname recorded as "Pomert".
36-37 Although the given name and middle initial of passenger 36 are recorded as
"Albert A.", passenger 37, likely his wife, is listed as "Mrs A. O. Brown".
39 Surname is possibly "Kennan" or "Kernan".
46 Given name appears to be written as "Horaca", but might possibly be "Horatio".
53 Surname appears to be written as "de Verano", but might possibly be "de Navarro".
60-61 Surname is possibly "Bezamdta", "Bezamella" or "Bezametta".
62 Given name appears to be written as "Jun", but might possibly be "Juan". Surname
appears to be written as "Xermacidez", but might possibly be "Hernandez".
65 Surname appears to be written as "Nicolafen", but might possibly be "Nicolasen"
or "Nicolassen".
66 Surname appears to be written as "Meolafran", but might possibly be "M. Olafson".
67 Surname appears to be either "Enelhardt", "Erelhardt" or "Erdhardt".
69 Surname is possibly "Wonnell", "Mannell or something similar.
70 Surname appears to be written as "Folger", "Folgerr" or "Folzerr".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 292, List 299.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 August 2004
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