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SS Algeria


Liverpool, England and Queenstown,Ireland to New York
7 January 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Will^m McNickon, Master of the SS Algeria, do solemnly, sincerely and truly (left 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 Algeria at Liverpool & Queenstownfrom which ports said Algeria 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.
Sworn to this January 7, 1876

So help me God,
(signed) Will McNickon

before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS Algeria whereof Will^m McNickon is Master, from Liverpool & Queenstown burthen 2192 tons.
Coloumns represent Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

  1   Richard     Bunt           33 male   butcher             England     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  2*  William     Meller         40 male   engine tester       England     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  3*  Fanny       Meller         40 female wife                England     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  4*  John        Meller         17 male   none                England     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  5*  Tho^s       Fan?e          40 male   lab^r               Ireland     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  6   Edward      Kagle          22 male   lab^r               Ireland     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  7   Michael     Doyle          48 male   engineer            Ireland     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  8   Marg^t      Doyle          40 female wife                Ireland     U.S.Amer. steerage   
  9   Simon       Horrigan       36 male   lab^r               Ireland     U.S.Amer. steerage   
 10*  Anton       Stectr         23 male   painter             Germany     U.S.Amer. steerage   
 11   W^m         Axelsson       21 male   clerk               Sweden      U.S.Amer. steerage   
 12   Martin      Halvorsen      28 male   lab^r               Norway      U.S.Amer. steerage   
 13   Jens        Pedersen       21 male   lab^r               Norway      U.S.Amer. steerage   
 14   Fred.       Christofferson 20 male   lab^r               Norway      U.S.Amer. steerage   
 15   Jens        Petersen       25 male   tailor              Denmark     U.S.Amer. steerage   
 16   Mary A      Noviak         25 female matron              Poland      U.S.Amer. steerage   
 17   Valerio     Noviak         2  female child               Poland      U.S.Amer. steerage   
 18   Jane B      Ritter         36 female matron              U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 19   Henry       Gilbert        21 male   warehouse^?         England     England   cabin      
 20   Henry K     Sutton         25 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 21   Rob^t A.    Semple         34 male   manuf^r             Scotland    U.S.Amer. cabin      
 22   Edward      Braff          47 male   merch^t             Prussia     Prussia   cabin      
 23*  Eliza ?.    Spaulding      40 female matron              U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 24   Henry       Brunner        40 male   merch^t             Switzerland U.S.Amer. cabin      
 25   Chas. P.    Parish         26 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 26   J. Bele     Carruthers     21 male   none                Canada      Canada    cabin      
 27   Geo. S.     Hawes          48 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 28   Henry       Chapin         45 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 29*  Mr H.       Carrpenter     46 male   merch^t             Canada      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 30   John        Knoedler       45 male   merch^t             Germany     Germany   cabin      
 31*  Mr ?        Slater         23 male   none                U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 32   Henry C     Allen          21 male   none                U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 33*  Mr H.       Buckley        52 male   wool broker         England     England   cabin      
 34   Reg^d J. S. Macdonald      35 male   gov't clerk         England     England   cabin      
 35*  Brugsoh     Bey            48 male   to com^r exhibition Prussia     Egypt     cabin      
 36*  Emil        Brugsoh        34 male   to com^r exhibition Prussia     Egypt     cabin      
 37   Gustav      Karvisc        38 male   to com^r exhibition Prussia     Egypt     cabin      
 38   Mohamed     Abdu           24 male   servant             England     Egypt     cabin      
 39   Nicolas     Foscov         35 male   servant             England     Egypt     cabin      
 40   Ger^d D.    Watermayer     30 male   merch^t             Mexico      Mexico    cabin      
 41*  Renue       Martin         50 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 42   Grace       Martin         27 female wife                U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 43   Georgs S.   Dow            58 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 44*  E^d R.      Saterles       30 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 45*  Mr. G.      Smith          50 male   engineer            England     U.S.Amer. cabin      
 46   Edward      Gibb           28 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 47   Cath^a      Gibb           24 female wife                U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 48   Emerson     Rhodes         42 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 49   Jas A.      Appleton       28 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 50   Peter E     Emery          28 male   dry goods           U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 51   Rich^d L    Shelly         36 male   journalist          England     U.S.Amer. cabin      
 52   Joseph^e R. Shelly         22 female wife                U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 53   Cha^s P.    Hatch          47 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 54   William     Harris         41 male   iron worker         England     U.S.Amer. cabin      
 55   Sam^l T.    Mandell        40 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 56   George M    Fairchild      47 male   merch^t             England     U.S.Amer. cabin      
 57   John        Reid           45 male   clergyman           England     U.S.Amer. cabin      
 58*  Fred W      Mop            29 male   manuf^r             Scotland    England   cabin      
 59   James S     Fenton         46 male   merch^t             England     England   cabin      
 60   W^m J.      Ankersmith     22 male   merch^t             U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. cabin      
 61*  ????^?      Dorey          33 male   merch^t             Holland     Holland   cabin      
 62   Emma        Dorey          24 female wife                U.S.A.      U.S.Amer. 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.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined 
   due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

2 - 4: the last name could be Mellor.
5:     Surname may be Anell or Fande.
10:    Surname may be Steer or Steen.
23:    Name may be Eliza B. Randling or Raulding.
29:    the first name could be Jno (John) H.
31:    the first name could be Jno (John), the initial is illegible. 
33:    the first name could be Jno (John). 
35:    the first name could be Brugseh. The name could be Bey Brugseh. 
36:    the last name could be Brugseh. 
41:    Given name may be Renne.
44:    Surname may be Saterlee. 
45:    the first name could be Jno (John).
58:    Surname may be Moss.
61:    Given name may be Benj^n.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 23.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 February 2006



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