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SS Arabia
I, James Stone Master of the Arabia 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 of the said Steamer at Liverpool from which port said Steamer 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 23 August 1858
(Signed) ???one (partially illegible)
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Stmr Arabia whereof Stone is Master, from Liverpool burthen 2200 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 column has been omitted from the transcription.
1* M^r. J. L. Rodgers 49y Male Merchant America America
2 M^rs. J. L. Rodgers 30y Female None America America
3 M^rs. Wood 38y Female None America America
4 Miss Kendale 25y Female None America America
5 M^r. G. K. Rodgers 45y Male Merchant America America
6 Master J. Rodgers 13y Male None America America
7 Master E. Rodgers 9y Male None America America
8 M^r. Wood 30y Male None America America
9 M^rs. Wood 24y Female None America America
10 Master Wood 2y Male None America America
11 M^rs. Bailey 23y Female None America America
12 Master Bailey 2y Male None America America
13 Master Bailey 1y Male None America America
14* Miss Mo?nca? 30y Female None America America
15 Miss Lang 14y Female None America America
16* Miss C ?onton 17y Female None England America
17* Miss Aga??? 21y Female None America America
18 M^rs. R. Morrison 30y Female None England America
19 M^rs. F. Boyd 30y Female None England America
20 M^r. S. M. Poyser 37y Male Merchant America Prussia
21 M^rs. S. M. Poyser 30y Female None America Prussia
22 Master Poyser 1y Male None America Prussia
23 Miss Bracken 18y Female Servant America America
24 M^r. R. L. Ogden 35y Male Merchant America America
25 M^rs. R. L. Ogden 25y Female None America America
26 M^r. Long 31y Male None America America
27 M^rs. Long 27y Female None America America
28 Master Long 4y Male None England America
29 Master Long 3y Male None England America
30 Miss Long 2y Female None England America
31 Master Long 4y Male None England America
32* Miss Flint ?0y Female None England America
33 Miss Gray 20y Female None England America
34 M^r. J. Bullock 40y Male Merchant America America
35 M^rs. J. Bullock 42y Female None America America
36 M^r. C. King 57y Male Merchant America America
37 M^rs. C. King 47y Female None America America
38 M^rs. Laler 47y Female None America America
39 Miss Laler 19y Female None America America
40 M^r. H. Rainey 24y Male Merchant America America
41 M^r. W. Robertson 60y Male Merchant America America
42 M^r. A. Baring 10y Male None America America
43 M^r. R. B. Gould 21y Male None England England
44* M^r. N. J. D?dge 48y Male Merchant America United States
45 M^rs. M. Wheal 39y Female None America United States
46 Miss Neal 27y Female None America United States
47* Miss Mun??y 20y Female None England United States
48 M^r. McClintock 43y Male Clergyman America United States
49 M^r. Chamberlain 19y Male Student America United States
50 M^r. P Belfiore 42y Male Merchant Spain United States
51 M^r. J. Sarry 32y Male Merchant America United States
52 M^rs. Reed 38y Female None America United States
53 Master Reed 14y Male None America United States
54 M^r. Belhouse 24y Male None England United States
55* M^r. P Vedal? 36y Male Merchant America United States
56 M^r. Furness 24y Male Student England England
57 M^rs. Rogers 40y Female None America U States
58 Miss Rogers 15y Female None America U States
59 M^r. Wood 29y Male Merchant America U States
60 M^r. Harispe 40y Male Merchant America U States
61 M^r. H. Smith 57y Male Merchant America U States
62 M^r. G. Wright 24y Male Merchant America U States
63 M^r. Penani 36y Male Merchant America U States
64 M^r. Gassier 40y Male Merchant France France
65 M^rs. Gassier 26y Female Merchant France France
66 Miss Gassier 10y Female Merchant France France
67 Miss Gentile 18y Female Merchant France France
68 M^r. J. Wood 41y Male Merchant England United States
69 M^r. P. D. Ryan 26y Male Merchant America United States
70 M^r. A. Bailey 40y Male Merchant America United States
71* Hon^ble J. St?usts 28y Male None America England
72 M^r. C. Stuben 30y Male Merchant America England
73 M^r. G. S. Morris 41y Male Merchant America England
74 Viscount de Bastert 22y Male None England England
75 M^rs. Peters 27y Female None America United States
76 M^r. Felton 30y Male Professor America United States
77* M^r. J. Ga?ent 31y Male Merchant America United States
78 M^r. G. D. Nelson 37y Male Merchant America United States
79* M^r. A. Char?et 32y Male Merchant France United States
80 M^r. Pagert 35y Male None France United States
81 M^rs. Pagert 44y Female None France France
82* M^r. A. Love???e 29y Male None England France
83* M^r. McCrary 32y Male Merchant England United States
84 M^r. C. Gutierez 40y Male Merchant Spain United States
85 M^r. R. McNiece 30y Male Merchant England England
86 M^r. G. Carr 33y Male Merchant America United States
87* M^r. G. Disley 3?y Male Merchant America United States
88 M^r. F. S. Witter 37y Male Merchant America United States
89 M^r. S. N. Goodridge 60y Male Merchant America United States
90 M^r. B. Shipp 38y Male Merchant America United States
91 M^r. M. Brown 32y Male Planter America United States
92 M^r. F. D. Pitcher 32y Male Merchant America United States
93 M^r. Fagen 48y Male Merchant America United States
94 M^r. J. Fellman 33y Male Merchant America United States
95 M^r. N. F. Miller 35y Male Merchant America United States
96 M^r. G. D. Abbott 49y Male Professor America United States
97 M^r. S. Bernard 40y Male Merchant France France
98 M^r. Hale 31y Male Merchant England England
99 M^r. F. Millward 24y Male Merchant England England
100 M^r. D. C. Winter 29y Male Merchant England England
101 M^r. M. Tratis 38y Male Merchant Spain United States
102 M^r. G. A. Schepler 20y Male Merchant Germany United States
103 M^r. Ensley 30y Male None England United States
104 M^r. Pilcher 27y Male None America United States
105 M^rs. G. H. Goddard 36y Female None Russia Russia
106 Miss Goddard 11y Female None Russia Russia
107 Master Goddard 9y Male None Russia Russia
108 M^r. A. Smith 46y Male Merchant England United States
109 Miss Smith 14y Female None England United States
110 M^r. S. Harvey 36y Male Merchant England United States
111 M^r. R. H. Bleakie 32y Male None England United States
112 Master Bleakie 12y Male None England United States
113 M^rs. Kennedy 53y Female None England United States
114 M^r. G. Mense 26y Male Clerk America United States
115* M^r. J. Walker 6?y Male None America United States
116 M^r. W. Bowman 42y Male Merchant America United States
117 M^rs. Hatfield 16y Female None America United States
118* M^r. E. Cad?? 42y Male Boot Maker America United States
119 M^r. E. Arrique 26y Male Merchant Spain Spain
120* M^r. J. McLorinan ??y Male Painter America United States
121* M^r. J. Putnam 3?y Male Painter America United States
122 M^r. J. Hallnan 25y Male Merchant America United States
123* M^r. S. Mond?son 40y Male Merchant America United States
124 M^r. W. Barry 24y Male Merchant America United States
125 M^r. Bowers 27y Male Merchant America United States
126 Master Bowers 11y Male Merchant America United States
127* M^r. D. Mill? 30y Male Farmer America United States
128 M^r. Watt 36y Male Farmer America United States
129 M^rs. Watt 34y Female None America United States
130 MIss Watt 25y Female None America United States
131 M^r. Garth 31y Male None England England
132 M^r. Harper 32y Male Merchant America United States
133 M^rs. Harper 27y Female None America United States
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.
This manifest was difficult to read because of fading; additional research should be
undertaken to confirm findings.
The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words indicated.
For passengers #2 - #16, a long vertical line was used to probably indicate duplication of
Space Occupied for psgr #1; after passenger #16, Space Occupied was not recorded.
1-16 Space Occupied illegible because of ink smear.
14 3rd and last letters of surname not clear, 3rd letter could be 'o' or 'r', last letter
could be 'h' or 'k': Mooncah, Mooncak, Morncah, or Morncak.
16 Surname darkened under adhesive tape repair, some letters illegible.
17 Ending of surname faded, illegible.
32 1st number of Age not clear, could be 30y.
44 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Dedge or Dodge.
47 4th letter(s) of surname not clear, could be Munry or Murray.
55 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Vedale or Vedall.
71 3rd letter of surname illegible.
77 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Garent or Gasent.
79 5th letter of surname not clear, could be Charret or Charvet.
82 Ending of surname faded, illegible.
83 Title recorded originally as M^rs.
87 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 37y or 39y.
115 2nd number of Age illegible.
118 Ending of surname faded, illegible.
120 Age illegible.
121 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 36y or 38y.
123 4th/5th letters of surname faded, illegible, could be 'le'.
127 Ending of surname illegible, could be Miller.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 186, List 798.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 September 2005
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