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SS Australasian
Liverpool, England to New York
18 January 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, McMickan, Master of the Str Australasian, 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 from which Port the 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. (Signature) W McMickan
Sworn to this January 18 1868,
Before me. (Signature) R???????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamship
"Australasian" whereof W^m McMickan is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1512 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation,
the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend
to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
1 E. M. Angell 24 M Merchant England England Cabin
2* John T???? 32 M Merchant England U.S.A. Cabin
3* W^m P???? 48 M Merchant Germany U.S.A. Cabin
4 Robert Tuffwell 38 M Soldier England England Cabin
5* Gus E. St??s 37 M Attache U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
6 Manuel de Argammaz 52 M Gent Peru Peru Cabin
7* Chas. F. Sidovy 47 M ? France U.S.A. Cabin
8 John King 48 M Merchant England England Cabin
9 Jeremiah Curtin 33 M Secretary U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
10* Thos. Habison 45 M ? U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
11 H. C. Alcock 26 M Manufacturer England U.S.A. Cabin
12* John Dickson 32 M ????wright England U.S.A. Cabin
13 H S Nilson 30 M Lawyer England Canada Cabin
14 W^m B. Sears 43 M Merchant U.S.A. England Cabin
15 John Jeffrey 36 M Merchant England England Cabin
16* Patrick H. ????? 23 M Merchant England England Cabin
17 John Kelly 38 M Merchant England U.S.A. Cabin
18 Fred^k H. Hamilton 31 M Soldier England England Cabin
19 Minnie Hamilton 23 F None England England Cabin
20 W^m Neilson 41 M Merchant England England Cabin
21* Marshall Prath 38 M Merchant England U.S.A. Cabin
22 Joseph Seybold 37 M Secretary Germany U.S.A. Cabin
23* ??? Seybold 67 M ? ? Germany U.S.A. Cabin
24* Ax? J. Morrison 34 M Merchant England Cuba Cabin
25 Edward D. Ropes 30 M U.S. Consul U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
26* Edward Coen 30 M Manufacturer England U.S.A. Cabin
27* Edgar Chet??yard 30 M Manufacturer England U.S.A. Cabin
(Signature) James Boyd, Purser
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
2 Surname is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but name might possibly be "Turner".
3 Surname is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but name appears to be written as "Peehn".
5 Surname is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but name might possibly be "Sturns".
7 Occupation is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but might possibly be "Weaver".
10 Occupation is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but might possibly be "Merchant".
12 Occupation is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but might possibly be "Millwright".
16 Surname is not carefully written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but name might possibly be "Ewing".
21 Surname is either "Prath" or "Pratt".
23 Given name is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with certainty,
but name might possibly be "Pat".
24 Given name might possibly be "Axel".
26 Surname is recorded as "Coen", but might possibly be "Cohen".
27 Surname might possibly be "Cheteryard" or "Chetenyard".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 39.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 December 2005
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