Immigrant Ships
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SS Africa

I, Neil Shannon Master of the Str Africa do solemnly, sincerely and truly sw??? (illegible) 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 Str at L??pool 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 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.
(Signed) N. Shannon

Sworn to this 10 Jan 1859
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Str Africa whereof (omitted) is Master, from Lpool burthen 1200 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 this column has been omitted from the transcription.

  1  M^r Lynch           28y     Male   Capt^n - Ship     United States   United States   1^st Cabin
  2  M^r C. Robins       24y     Male   Merchant          United States   United States   1^st Cabin
  3  M^r W. C. Ferriday  20y     Male   Student           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
  4  M^r J. C. Ferriday  18y 6m  Male   Student           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
  5  M^r Meyerheim       32y     Male   Merchant          Prussia         Prussia         1^st Cabin
  6* M^r W. C. Cattell   30y     Male                     United States   United States   1^st Cabin
  7  M^r Cha^s Baeder    51y     Male   Merchant          United States   United States   1^st Cabin
  8  M^r C. Hartmann     27y     Male   Clerk             Hungary         Hungary         1^st Cabin
  9  M^r Digen           50y     Male   Engineer          Austria         Austria         1^st Cabin
 10* M^r Cuming                  Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 11  M^rs Lewis          37y     Female                   England         England         1^st Cabin
 12  M^r Pratt           35y     Male   Merch^t           England         England         1^st Cabin
 13  M^r Henry Brown     29y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 14  M^r E L Townsend    26y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 15  M^r L P Thompson    29y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 16  M^r S H Ellon       32y     Male   Merch^t           Hanover         Hanover         1^st Cabin
 17  M^r J L Hassale     35y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 18* M^r Cha^s H S?ar    29y     Male   Merch^t           England         United States   1^st Cabin
 19  M^r A. Clark        21y     Male   Importer          Scotland        United States   1^st Cabin
 20  M^r P. Soleliac     45y     Male   Merch^t           France          France          1^st Cabin
 21* M^r Fr?nshaw        32y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 22* M^r Fred A ?ild     19y     Male   Student           England         England         1^st Cabin
 23* M^r Scott Good              Male                                                     1^st Cabin
 24  M^r Bryce Gray      30y     Male   Merch^t           United States   England         1^st Cabin
 25* M^r Deedes                  Male   Merch^t           England         Canada          1^st Cabin
 26  M^r W H Beare       32y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 27  Colonel A Ross      22y     Male   Banker            United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 28  M^r W Hardt         29y     Male   Merch^t           Prussia         United States   1^st Cabin
 29  M^r Allison         37y     Male   Merch^t           Spain           Spain           1^st Cabin
 30  M^r Th Rosenthal            Male   Merch^t           France          France          1^st Cabin
 31  M^r N. Spadone      34y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 32  Honble Judge Lees           Male   Chief Justice     Bahamas         United States   1^st Cabin
 33  M^r J J Townsend    30y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 34  M^r Bensusan        38y     Male   Merch^t           Mexico          Mexico          1^st Cabin
 35  M^r H J Moore       30y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 36  M^r Manke           33y     Male   Merch^t           Germany         Germany         1^st Cabin
 37  M^r Walter Southran 26y     Male   Gentleman         England         England         1^st Cabin
 38  M^r V. Mendez       21y     Male   Engineer          Mexico          United States   1^st Cabin
 39  M^r A. L. Peon      22y     Male   Lawyer            Mexico          United States   1^st Cabin
 40  M^r J. L. Hill      22y     Male   Merch^t           United States   United States   1^st Cabin
 41  M^r J M Parry       32y     Male   Merch^t           England         England         1^st Cabin
 42  M^r L. Wheeler      22y     Male   Warehouseman      England         England         1^st Cabin
 43* M^r Henry Do?e      38y     Male   Merch^t           Prussia         United States   1^st Cabin
 44  M^r E. Wallock      38y     Male   Merch^t           Germany         United States   2 Cabin
 45  M^r Hogg            36y     Male   Watch Maker       England         England         2^nd Cabin
 46  M^rs Hogg           26y     Female                   England         England         2^nd Cabin
 47  George Hogg          5y     Male                     England         England         2^nd Cabin
 48  William D. Hogg      1y 6m  Male                     England         England         2^nd Cabin
 49  M^r W D Tapham      29y     Male   Master Mariner    United States   United States   2^nd Cabin
 50  Capt^n J Girand     25y     Male   Master Mariner    United States   United States   2^nd Cabin
 51* Capt^n G E ?yler    40y     Male   Merchant          United States   United States   2^nd Cabin
 52  M^rs Lyall          24y     Female                   England         United States   2^nd Cabin
 53  M^r N. Nathany      24y     Male   Agent             United States   United States   2^nd Cabin
 54  M^r John Phillips   25y     Male   Merch^t           England         England         2^nd Cabin
 55  M^r W Plunkett      25y     Male   H. M. Service     England         England         2^nd Cabin
 56  M^r J Lee           24y     Male   H. M. Service     England         England         2^nd Cabin
 57  M^r Wilmington      27y     Male   Auctioneer        New York        New York        1^st Cabin


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 transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words 
indicated.

 6 Occupation written as "Professor in La ?a?et Colage". See correspondence below.
10 Age omitted.
18 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Sear or Soar.
21 3rd/4th letter of surname illegible.
22 1st letter of surname overwritten, could be Gild or Wild.
23 Most of the information for this passenger was not recorded.
25 Age omitted.
32 Age omitted.
43 Ending of surname not clear, could be Don or Done.
51 1st letter of surname overwritten, could be Tyler.

M^r W. C. Cattell
The ISTG research team believes this passenger, W. C. Cattell, was a professor (chair) 
of Latin and Greek at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cattell 
(W. C. Cattell, D.D.) eventually became president of the college and served in this 
capacity for over 20 years. Easton, PA, is located approximately 70 miles west of 
New York City and 60 miles north of Philadelphia, PA.

He was also active in the founding and growth of Presbyterian churches in the area, 
namely the Second Presbyterian Church in Camden, NJ, and the Phillipsburg Presbyterian 
Church, Phillipsburg, PA. He is known to have preached in early 1857 in the Phillipsburg 
church.

Dr. Cattell can be found in the 1870 census (Easton, Bushkill Ward, Northampton County, 
Pennsyvlania) where his occupation is stated as President of College and place of birth
as Pennsylvania.

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