Immigrant Ships
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SS Ville de Paris


Le Havre and Brest, France to New York
18 December 1867

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J. M. Surmont, Master of the Ville de Paris, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly (blank) 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 Ville de Paris at Havre and Brest, from which Ports the said Ville de Paris 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) A Surmont, by McCarty

Sworn to this Dec. 18 1867,
Before me. (Initials) R.W.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the French Mail S.S. Ville de Paris whereof J. M. Surmont is Master, from Havre and Brest burthen 1808 6/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
              
  1  James Roosevelt          41   M   Merchant    U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
  2  Elizabeth Roosevelt      36   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
  3  Leila Roosevelt          17   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
  4  May Roosevelt            15   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
  5  Alfred Roosevelt         11   M               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
  6  Emelyn Roosevelt          9   M               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
  7  Oliver Bixio             27   M   Merchant    France     France     Cabin
  8  Jean Prudhomme           47   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
  9  Caroline Prudhomme       21   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 10  Amelie Prudhomme         41   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 11  Charlton Lewis           33   M   Merch^t     U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 12  Emily Lewis              20   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 13  John B. Thomas           33   M   Merch^t     U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 14  Victor Quinet            28   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 15* Leon Tache               45   M   Doctor      Canada     Canada     Cabin
 16  Fred^k Homer             34   M   Merch^t     U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 17  Juls Sillan              30   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 18  Henry North              43   M   Merch^t     U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 19  Edward Socke             27   M   Traveller   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 20* Hartman Bache            50   M   Military    U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 21* Julia Bache              22   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 22  Donald Hutchinson        43   M   Clergyman   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 23  Jose Marquez de Prado    47   M   Planter     Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 24  Antonia Marquez de Prado 33   F               Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 25* George de Belle          34   M   Gov't Min.  Denmark    U.S.       Cabin
 26* E. Philip Hallam         35   M   Merchant    U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 27* William Otheman          29   M   Merchant    U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 28  Wilhelm Adelsdorfer      34   M   Merchant    Germany    U.S.       Cabin
 29  Louise Adelsdorfer       24   F               Germany    U.S.       Cabin
 30  Herman Adelsdorfer        4   M               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 31  Catherine Bantes         22   F   Servant     Germany    U.S.       Cabin
 32  John Love                52   M   Military    U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 33  Mary Forsyth             24   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 34  Anne Love                43   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 35  Anselmo Martinez         47   M   Military    Nicaragua  Nicaragua  Cabin
 36  Rafael Beler             33   M   Military    Nicaragua  Nicaragua  Cabin
 37  Charles Hatch            31   M   Merch^t     U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 38  Eliza Hatch              26   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 39  Edwin Chamberlain        26   M   Traveller   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 40  Alfred G. Hawes          29   M   Traveller   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 41  James M. Raisbeck        45   M   Traveller   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 42  Ernest Fusson            34   M   Traveller   France     U.S.       Cabin
 43  Carl Huttner             41   M   Merch^t     Germany    U.S.       Cabin
 44* Emmanuel Loly            34   M   Clerk       France     U.S.       Cabin
 45* Philip Lavall            32   M   Traveller   France     U.S.       Cabin
 46  Antoine Lomia            41   M   Traveller   Italy      U.S.       Cabin
 47  Elise Fancon             24   F   Milliner    France     U.S.       Cabin
 48  Constant Viot            36   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 49  Hortense Viot             8   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 50  Julie Viot               28   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 51  Francois Robert          34   M   Priest      France     U.S.       Cabin
 52  Jean Baptiste Sobert     26   M   Priest      France     U.S.       Cabin
 53  Albert Andree            23   M   Priest      France     U.S.       Cabin
 54  Lucie Reyer              22   F   Dressmaker  France     U.S.       Cabin
 55  Urance Maurer            34   F   Dressmaker  France     U.S.       Cabin
 56  Denise Ragut             31   F   Dressmaker  France     U.S.       Cabin
 57  Enrique Sarria           29   M   Merch^t     Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 58  Gustav Forster           30   M   Artist      Sweden     U.S.       Cabin
 59  George Frois             41   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 60  Edouard Cerf             24   M   Clerk       France     U.S.       Cabin
 61  Arthur Routter           33   M   Traveller   France     U.S.       Cabin
 62  Jean Berard              32   M   Priest      France     U.S.       Cabin
 63* Alexis Vallie            29   M   Priest      France     U.S.       Cabin
 64  Richard Cosson           31   M   Priest      France     U.S.       Cabin
 65  Josef Gorro              37   M   Planter     Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 66  Luisa Gorro              28   F               Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 67  Charlotta Gorro           7   F               Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 68* Amelee Dlote             30   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 69  Pierre Langier           34   M   Traveller   France     U.S.       Cabin
 70  Mathilde Langier         25   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 71* Jean Batiste Cornibe     29   M   Traveller   France     U.S.       Cabin
 72  Marie Lafontaine         22   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 73  Julie Richard            26   F   Milliner    France     U.S.       Cabin
 74  William S. Duffield      33   M   Clergyman   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 75  Peter Murroe             29   M   Traveller   U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
 76  Louise Morvillier        41   F   Dressmaker  France     U.S.       Cabin
 77  Leopold Kloh             36   M   Merchant    Baden      France     Cabin
 78  Leonie Ribourd           42   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 79  Anatole Ducas            31   M   Farmer      France     U.S.       Cabin
 80  Benoit Petit             27   M   Farmer      France     U.S.       Cabin
 81  Emile Gris               40   M   Tailor      France     U.S.       Cabin
 82  Geronimo Cugnani         36   M   Saddler     Austria    U.S.       Cabin
 83  Beppo Batas              28   M   Artist      Austria    U.S.       Cabin
 84  Alonzo Biachi            35   M   Artist      Italy      Cuba       Cabin
 85  Clofilda Biachi          24   F               Italy      Cuba       Cabin
 86* Evariste Anyla           29   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 87  Walter B. Farwell        30   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 88  Francesco Stero          34   M   Merch^t     Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 89  Carlo Otero              31   M   Merch^t     Cuba       Cuba       Cabin
 90* ????? Gurette            33   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 91* Melanie Guerette         27   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 92  Vincent Marchchant       32   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 93  Susanne Frey             64   F               France     U.S.       Cabin
 94* Henry Ogeveau            31   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 95  Christian Muller         34   M   Farmer      Germany    U.S.       Cabin
 96  Louis Dessommes          35   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 97* Henry Jaula              41   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 98  Aristide Berthand        32   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
 99  Hippolyte Galliet        28   M   Clerk       France     U.S.       Cabin
100  Gustave Gonthier         30   M   Merch^t     France     U.S.       Cabin
101  William H. Stevens       34   M   Merch^t     U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
102* Eugene Galliser          31   M   Lawyer      U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
103* Louisa Gallisser         26   F               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin
104* James Gallisser           4   M               U.S.       U.S.       Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed 
  definitely.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  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.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.


 15      There is an acute accent mark above the "e" in surname "Tache".
 20      Passenger's Age is either 50 or 56.
 20-21   Surname is either "Bache" or "Bashe".
 25      Passenger's Occupation is recorded as "Minister of Denmark to Washington".
 26      Surname is possibly "Hollam", "Hatlam", "Holam" or "Halam".
 27      Surname appears to be either "Otheman" or "Othernan".
 44      Surname is recorded as "Loly", but might possibly be "Lolly".
 45      Surname is either "Lavall" or "Larall".
 63      Surname is either "Vallie" or "Vallee" with an acute accent mark above the
         first "e".
 68      There is an acute accent mark above the "e" in surname "Dlote".
 71      There is an acute accent mark above the "e" in surname "Cornibe".
 86      Surname is possibly "Anyla", "Anegla" or "Angela".
 90      Given name is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
         but might possibly be "Alfred" or "Ipel".
 90-91   Family surname is recorded as both "Gurette" and "Guerette".
 94      Surname is either "Ogeveau" or "Ogereau".
 97      Surname is possibly "Janla", "Jaula", "Sanla", "Saula" or "Laula".
102-104  Family surname is recorded as both "Galliser" and "Gallisser".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 1280.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 July 2005



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