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Africa
I, Neil Shannon Master of the ??* Africa do solemnly, sincerely and truly sw??? 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 of the said Steamr at L??pool from which port said Stmr 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.Sworn to this 3^d Sep 1858
(Signed) N Shannon
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Africa whereof (omitted) is Master, from Livpol burthen 1218 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and the Space Occupied for all passengers was "1^st Cabin"; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 Alex^r Trotter 54y Male Broker England England
2 M^rs Trotter 42y Female England England
3 M^r Trotter Jun 18y Male Broker England England
4 Mary Ellis 24y Female Servant England England
5* Alex^r Mitchell 40y Male Banke US Wisconsin
6 M^rs Mitchell 35y Female US Wisconsin
7 M^rs Devot 28y Female France US
8 M McCaulay 26y Male Mercht US Philadelphia
9 M^rs McCaulay 24y Female US Philadelphia
10 Master McCaulay 6y Male US Philadelphia
11 Miss Mary Morgan 30y Female US Philadelphia
12 F Lonadale 25y Male Mercht US New Orleans
13 M^rs Lonsdale 18y Female US New Orleans
14 M^rs H E Darling 73y Female England New Orleans
15 W C Bryant 65y Male Gent US New York
16 M^rs Bryant 56y Female US New York
17* Ann Bryant 1?y Female US New York
18 C C Stratton 56y Male Farmer New Jersey New Jersey
19 M^rs Stratton 54y Female New Jersey New Jersey
20 Charles Newman 37y Male Mercht New York New York
21 M^rs Newman 33y Female New York New York
22 M^rs E White 29y Female US Baltimore
23 Miss Evans 31y Female US Baltimore
24 John White 8y Male US Baltimore
25 Mary White 5y Female US Baltimore
26 Mary Macebroy 25y Female Nurse US Baltimore
27 C D Morris 31y Male Teacher England New York
28 David Parry 48y Male Mercht England Virginia
29 N D Carlile 55y Male Mercht England Boston
30 H H Duffill 64y Male Inspect Canal England Canada
31 W Chas Henle 38y Male Mercht Bavaria US.
32 H Schlesinger 31y Male Mercht Switzerland Philadelphia
33 J T Platt 28y Male Mercht US Philadelphia
34 M^r Dana 41y Male Mercht US Boston
35 M^r W Morgan 45y Male Mercht US New York
36 William Sloane 25y Male Mercht US New York
37 D H Holmes 41y Male Mercht US Kentucky
38 H C Kellogg 34y Male Mercht US Philadelphia
39* Ellis Yarnel? 41y Male Mercht US Philadelphia
40* M^rs Yarnel? 36y Female US Philadelphia
41 M^r Chivas 17y Male None Scotland U.S.A.
42 N E Coombs 36y Male Mercht England U.S.A.
43 W Gale 56y Male Mercht USA Troy, NY
44 M^rs Gale 42y 6m Female USA Troy, NY
45 Miss A Gale 5y 4m Female USA Troy, NY
46 Jane Gale 2y 8m Female USA Troy, NY
47 Miss Thompson 16y 4m Female Ireland Nova Scotia
48* Matthew Ritchy 54y Male ? D England USA
49* David Lewis 36y 1m Male Mercht England USA
50 S A Ranlett 48y 4m Male Mercht US US
51* Rev^d D^r Douglas 32y 6m Male Mi???sh US US
52 James Durege 35y 2m Male Mercht Havana Havana
53 Henry Durege 28y 6m Male Mercht Havana Havana
54 Charles Townsend 35y 1m Male Mercht US New York
55 Hiram Barney 47y 1m Male Mercht US New York
56 Charles Ironside 46y 4m Male Mercht US New York
57 M^rs Ironside 36y 3m Female US New York
58 R. Mir 40y 2m Male Mercht Spain New York
59 P. Hanez 36y Male Mercht Spain New York
60 J. de Cordova 27y 4m Male Surgeon Spain New York
61* W de Cordova ?0y 1m Male Student Spain New York
62 Paul des Hevia 24y 9m Male Student Spain New York
63 J. N. Osborne 34y 8m Male Mercht US New York
64* L. A?denried 42y 11m Male Mercht US New York
65* Martial ?ro???o? 36y Male None France New Orleans
66 R Brugier 54y Male Mercht US US
67 M Dessommes 39y 6m Male Mercht US US
68 C J Spence 25y 9m Male Mercht England New York
69 Theo Drier 30y Male Mercht US New York
70 G Doolittle 32y 8m Male Mercht US New York
71 S Doolittle 28y 6m Female US New York
72 M Armstrong 30y 9m Male Lawyer USA New York
73 M^rs Armstrong 28y 4m Female USA New York
74 H R Earp 30y 4m Female USA New York
75* S W Pa?el 56y --- Male Mercht Ireland New York
76 Geo Speyer 23y 10m Male Mercht Germany New York
77 J. Wilson 28y Male Mercht Ireland New York
78 E Apeztequia 20y 5m Male Student Spain Cuba
79 J^no Gibb 41y Male Mercht Scotland New York
80 W^m Gibb 33y 4m Male Mercht Scotland New York
81 E S Bissell 22y 9m Male Mercht USA Chicago
82 John A Barney 32y 8m Male Mercht USA New York
83 R A Rudigan 35y 4m Male Mercht Saxony Canada
84 W D Lewis 36y 4m Male Mercht US New York
85 J W Harper 57y Male Publisher US New York
86 W Williams 50y 4m Male Mercht US New York
87 Arthur Booker 34y 4m Male Mercht England Canada
88 Henry Jones 28y 2m Male Gent US Buffalo
89 William Jones 25y 4m Male Gent US Buffalo
90 Joseph Cox 26y Male Gent US Buffalo
91 W^m Hy Cox 24y 2m Male Gent US Buffalo
92 E E King 30y 1m Male Gent US Buffalo
93 W Standart 71y Male Banker US Ohio
94 R Stewart 27y 4m Male Mercht England N York
95 Mr Nugent 48y 6m Male Mercht US N York
96 J Nugent 22y Male Mercht US N York
97 J Hosea 46y 4m Male Mercht US Cincinnati
98 M^rs Hosea 36y 4m Female US Cincinnati
99 Miss Harrison 18y 4m Female US Cincinnati
100* Charles Willmer 26y ?m Male Agent England New York
101 Mary A Evans 20y Female Nurse England New York
102 James Gale 12y 6m Male US New York
103 John Gill 56y 2m Male Trader England New York
104 Henry Gill 16y Male England New York
105 R Turner 59y 4m Male Piano Maker England New York
106 Octavius Marshall 17y 4m Male None England New York
107 M Lanzenberg 38y 2m Male Exporter France Panama
108 Francis Lenchin 29y Male Servant France Havana
109 Samuel Elias 43y 4m Male Mercht Prussian US
110 John Baxter 42y 2m Male Carpenter England Canada
111 M^rs Hay 56y 2m Female England Canada
112 Mary Ann Hay 30y Female England Canada
113* John Fraser 39y 2m Male Engineer England Cala?
114* M^rs Fraser 36y 2m Female England Cala?
115* Robt Craven 42y 9m Male Ship ???s US Ohio
116 John Murtin 38y 2m Male Mariner US Ohio
117 T A Burke 40y 4m Male Mariner US Ohio
118* ???? Myers 36y Male Mercht Prussia California
119 R H Adamson 28y 2m Male England USA
120 Robert Hendry 33y 2m Male Dry Goods England Providence, RI
121 Adolph Bernheimer 38y 9m Male Trader Switzerland Mississippi
122* Jacob B?rley 12y 9m Male Switzerland Mississippi
123 Aaron Jones 26y Male Gent England New York
124 Thomas Ryley 18y 4m Male Boiler Maker England New York
125 John McCormick 26y Male Boiler Maker England New York
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call your attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of the
original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the
transcriber.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have been
transcribed to 'ss'.
Handwriting in the testimonial was often illegible.
5 Occupation is probably Banker.
17 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 10y or 18y.
39-40 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Yarnele or Yarnell.
48-49 1st letter of Occupation illegible.
51 Center letters of Occupation illegible.
61 1st number of Age obscured by lower extension of number '7' in Age above, could be 20y.
64 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Andenried or Audenried.
65 Letters of surname not clear, 1st letter could be 'B' or 'P', 3rd/4th letters could be
'lt' or 'tt', last letters illegible; Broll??, Brolt??, Proll??, or Prolt??.
75 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Panel, Pasel, or Paul.
100 Age (months) illegible.
113-114 End of Destination could be 'o', destination Calao not recognized by transcriber.
115 2nd word of Occupation illegible.
118 First name omitted.
122 2nd/3rd letters of surname not clear, could be Barley or Bierley.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 187, List 935.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 September 2005
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