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SS City of Washington


Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland to New York
24 January 1861

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jas M Jeffery, Master of the SS City of Washington, 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 Str at Liverpool & Queenstown from which port said Str has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
James M Jeffery
Sworn to this 24th Jany 1861 Before Me ???????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the SS City of Washington whereof James M Jeffery is Master, from Liverpool & Queenstown. Burthen 2408 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage. No deaths so that column has been eliminated. Also eliminated is the column-Part of ship occupied by each passenger during the voyage-for the first 125 passengers are shown in Main Steerage and the last twenty (126 to 145) are Cabin Passengers.
  1  J Davis             28  M  Clerk      USA      USA
  2  Guss Kingsbury      32  M  Clerk      USA      USA
  3  Joseph Kingsbury    35  M  Clerk      USA      USA
  4  Louisa Kingsbury     6  F             USA      USA
  5  Maria Kingsbury      1  F             England  USA
  6  George Wright       25  M  Tailor     USA      USA
  7  Emma Wright         26  F  Wife       England  USA
  8  Phillip Kraft       24  M  Trader     USA      USA
  9  Catherine Kraft     23  F  Spinster   USA      USA
 10  Maria Kraft         17  F  Spinster   England  USA
 11  Elizabeth Kraft     13  F  Spinster   England  USA
 12  Peter Kraft          7  M             England  USA
 13  James Murray        25  M  Clerk      USA      USA
 14  R Kemp              24  M  Clerk      USA      USA
 15  B Ferenda           26  M  Clerk      England  USA
 16  A Bower             43  M  Trader     USA      Canada
 17  W Farbst            44  M  Trader     USA      USA
 18  William Beasley     51  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 19  Mary Ann Beasley    57  F  Wife       USA      USA
 20  George Diamond      30  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 21  Ambrose Beattis     30  M  Laborer    USA      Canada
 22* K M Mul????         30  M  Laborer    USA      Canada
 23  George McGilvary    22  M  Laborer    USA      Canada
 24  Dr H Clark          45  M  Doctor     USA      Canada
 25  Johan Raab          30  F  Laborer    USA      USA
 26  John Kerwick        56  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 27  John McKernan       34  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 28  Alice McKernan      30  F  Wife       USA      USA
 29  Mary McKernan        1  F             England  USA
 30  Maria Higgins       30  F  Wife       England  USA
 31  Maria Higgins        2  F             England  USA
 32  Thomas Campion      45  M  Laborer    Ireland  Canada
 33  Mary Campion        40  F             Ireland  USA
 34  Ann Cushion         19  F  Spinster   USA      USA
 35  James Leahy         20  M  Clerk      Ireland  USA
 36  James Henon         24  M  Clerk      Ireland  USA
 37  Mary Henon          25  F  Spinster   USA      USA
 38  Edward Fotherington 16  M  Unk        USA      USA
 39  William McMahon     28  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 40  Edward M Sweeney    28  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 41  Edward Degan        33  M  Laborer    USA      USA
 42  Simon Metcalf       32  M  Laborer    England  USA
 43  F Welwick           26  M  Laborer    England  USA
 44  Wm Swenor           25  M  Unk        England  USA
 45  James Casterton     18  M  Unk        England  USA
 46  Robt Mathews        34  M  Unk        England  USA
 47  John Williams       31  M  Unk        England  USA
 48* ??? ????            28  M  ?????      England  USA
 49* Hannah ????yd       17  F  Wife       Germany  USA
 50  Stephen Jones       30  M  Unk        England  USA
 51  F Nolan             36  M  Unk        England  USA
 52  Mgt Sammons         28  F  Wife       England  USA
 53  Thos Sammons         1  M             England  USA
 54  Jennet Sammons       2  F             England  USA 
 55  John Clark          63  M  Trader     England  Canada
 56  Richd Andrew        31  M  Trader     England  Canada
 57  William Horan       28  M  Trader     England  Canada
 58  Betty Hoft          27  F  Wife       England  USA
 59  Anna Hoft            6  F             England  USA
 60  Agnes Hoft           3  F             England  USA
 61* ????? ?????         34  F  Laborer    England  USA
 62* ????? ?????         20  M  Laborer    England  USA
 63* Dan ?????           18  M  Clerk      England  USA
 64  Alexander Innes     22  M  Clerk      England  USA
 65  Thomas Black        26  M  Clerk      England  USA
 66  Chas Ross           32  M  Farmer     England  USA
 67  Mrs Ross            30  F  Wife       England  USA
 68  Joseph Brown        24  M  Unk        England  USA
 69  S Shaw              30  M  Unk        England  USA
 70* David Sch????       23  M  Laborer    England  USA
 71  Kate Watkins        22  F  Wife       Ireland  Canada
 72  Mary Watkins         1  F             Ireland  Canada
 73  Daniel O'Brien      22  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA 
 74  Thomas Lynch        48  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
 75  Pat Mahony          22  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
 76  Michl Mahony        11  M             Ireland  USA
 77  James Mahony         7  M             Ireland  USA
 78  Mary Ardell         19  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 79  Bridget Carroll     17  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 80  Mary O'Carney       15  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 81  Hannah Rourke       12  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 82  Johanna Donnell     16  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 83  Edward Lusk         23  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
 84  Francis Kelly       23  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
 85  Pat Meara           21  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
 86  John Meara          22  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
 87  Bridget Meara       25  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 88  Mary Shea           24  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 89  Mary Cather         12  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 90  Mary Mix            18  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 91  Mary Husley         20  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 92  Mary Learey         17  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 93  Johanna R?????      26  F             Ireland  USA
 94  John R?????          1  M             Ireland  USA
 95  Biddy Malony        23  F  Wife       Ireland  USA
 96  Biddy Malony         1  F             Ireland  USA
 97  Catherine Collins   16  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 98  Bridget Mullin      16  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
 99  Catherine Condon    20  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
100  James Haslam        30  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
101  Mary Fellan         21  F  Wife       Ireland  Canada
102  Mary Fellan          1                Ireland  Canada
103  Pat Brien           21  M  Unk        Ireland  USA 
104  John Quinlan        23  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
105  Ann Quinlan         30  F  Wife       Ireland  USA
106  Edward Fatton       23  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
107  Mercer Fatton       25  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
108  John Driscoll       50  M  Farmer     Ireland  USA
109  Timothy Driscoll    18  M  Farmer     Ireland  USA
110  Thomas Driscoll     16  M  Farmer     Ireland  USA
111  John Griffin        20  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
112  Johanna Coller      20  F  Spinster   Ireland  USA
113  Jms P Dally         23  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
114  John Crofton        21  M  Unk        Ireland  Canada
115  Thos Hooton         18  M  Unk        Ireland  Canada
116  Joseph Koher        30  M  Unk        Ireland  Canada
117  Julius Lessor       32  M  Unk        Ireland  Canada
118  John Clancy         24  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
119  John Sullivan       20  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
120  Josh Conerty        18  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
121  Thos Condon         18  M  Laborer    Ireland  USA
122  William Abbott      40  M  Trader     Ireland  USA
123  Joseph Abbott        8  M             Ireland  USA 
124  William Feeney      15  M  Unk        Ireland  USA
125  Thomas Feeney        8  M             Ireland  USA

Cabin Passengers---First Cabin

126  G Hewitt            34  M  Merchant   USA      USA
127  Mrs Hewitt          30  F  Wife       USA      USA
128  A Von Buren         32  M  Merchant   USA      USA
129  M Clark             42  M  Merchant   USA      USA
130  Mrs Clark           36  F  Wife       USA      USA
131  John Champion       34  M  Merchant   USA      USA
132  Mrs Champion        29  F  Wife       USA      USA
133  Helen O'Rourke      24  F  Spinster   USA      USA
134  M Moss              37  M  Merchant   USA      USA
135  Henry Hornes        38  M  Merchant   USA      USA
136  C H Hartong         33  M  Merchant   USA      USA
137  James Damis         32  M  Merchant   Ireland  USA
138  Mary Gregory        19  F  Spinster   England  USA
139  Elizabeth McKinnon  21  F  Spinster   Scotland USA
140  M Timson            29  M  Merchant   England  USA
141  M Wornast           34  M  Merchant   England  USA
142  E R Lill            30  M  Merchant   England  USA
143  H Bergus            31  M  Merchant   Germany  USA
144  Mrs Bergus          21  F  Wife       Germany  USA
145  G Georsman          32  M  Merchant   Germany  USA       
  
        
Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
 condition of the original document.


22---Last name ?? Last five or so letters appear as a straight line.
48---Both Names and Occupation are unreadable ??
49---Last Name unreadable ??
61---Both Names unreadable ??
62---Both Names unreadable ??
63---Last Name unreadable ??
70---Last three letters of last name are unreadable ??

Correspondence 06/20/2005 passenger #41 Degan 
Passenger #41, Edward  Degan was out of QUEENSTOWN , IRELAND. He was
listed as a laborer from the U.S. His son is the Edward J. Degan that 
founded and still retains ownership of Stuart Dean Company, Inc. If anyone 
has any questions regarding any links, please contact me. Ed Degan

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 July 2004



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