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I, John J. Small, Master of the Steam-Ship Bolivia, 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 Bolivia at Glasgow from which port said Stm. 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 20,1876
So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) John J Small
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Bolivia whereof John J Small, is master, from Glasgow burthen 2673 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 Lachlan Metcalf 23 m labour Canada Canada steerage
2 Richard Brown 23 m warehouseman England United States of America steerage
3 John G Shaw 25 m glass painter Scotland United States of America steerage
4 Archibald D. Donaldson 26 m glass painter Scotland United States of America steerage
5 William Ganson 21 m draper Scotland United States of America steerage
6 Alexander Stevenson 63 m upholsterer Scotland United States of America steerage
7 M^rs Stevenson 62 f Scotland United States of America steerage
8 M^rs Mary A. Smart 63 f Scotland United States of America steerage
9 Alexander Milne 35 m plumber Scotland United States of America steerage
10 Philip Glasstone 19 m joiner Scotland United States of America steerage
11 Alexander Houston 40 m mechanic Scotland United States of America steerage
12 Angus S Blue 35 m labour Scotland United States of America steerage
13 Andrew Elliot 20 m brick layer Scotland United States of America steerage
14 Catherine Leith 36 f Scotland United States of America steerage
15 James Leith 9 Scotland United States of America steerage
16* M^rs Mary A. M^cNell 46 f Scotland United States of America steerage
17* Catherine M^cNell 21 f house servant? Scotland United States of America steerage
18 James Mowatt 36 m ship yard helper Scotland United States of America steerage
19* William Leekie 24 m laborer Scotland Canada steerage
20 James M. Thomson 42 m shoe maker United States United States of America steerage
21 Hannah Thomson 8 f United States United States of America steerage
22 Jennie Thomson 8 f United States United States of America steerage
23 David Robertson 21 m hatter Scotland United States of America steerage
24 M^rs Robertson 21 f Scotland United States of America steerage
25 James M^cGregor 20 m weaver Scotland United States of America steerage
26 Bridget Devine 26 f servant Scotland United States of America steerage
27 David Cook 31 m laborer Scotland United States of America steerage
28 John Farren 20 m l;aborer Scotland United States of America steerage
29 Patrick Flynn 23 m engine fitter Scotland United States of America steerage
30 Margaret Flynn 21 f Scotland United States of America steerage
31 Thomas Phillips 34 m varnisher Scotland United States of America steerage
32 Patrick Coyle 60 m laborer Scotland United States of America steerage
33 Robert Hughes 48 m farmer Scotland United States of America steerage
34 Dennis Britt 55 m ship carpenter Scotland Canada steerage
35 Johannes Larsen 24 m laborer Norway United States of America steerage
36 Henrik R. Fredriksen 32 m seaman Denmark United States of America steerage
37 Christian Fredriksen 28 m architech Denmark United States of America steerage
38 Fredrikke Fredriksen 31 f Denmark United States of America steerage
39 Carl Frederick 30 m barber Norway United States of America steerage
40* Emil Zauche 26 m we???? Norway United States of America steerage
41* Gustav Zauche 3 m United States United States of America steerage
42* Christopher Pul 42 m laborer Germany United States of America steerage
43* Eliz Pul 31 f Germany United States of America steerage
44* Wladimir de ?udman 21 m gardener Russia United States of America steerage
45* Adolphe de Trepper 19 m gardener Austria United States of America steerage
46 H. R. Porter 25 m merchant England United States of America cabin
47 M^rs Porter 25 f England United States of America cabin
48 F C Holmes 24 m merchant United States United States of America cabin
49* James E. Bar??ie 30 m merchant Scotland Canada cabin
50 Miss Pitt 30 f servant Scotland United States of America 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.
16 & 17: the last name could be McNeill.
19: Surname may be Leckie.
41: Ink blot obliteras the remainder of this word, could be weaver.
40 & 41: Surnames may be Zanche.
42 & 43: Surname may be Peil.
44: Surname may be de Nudman or de Audman.
45: Surname may be de Treffer or de Treffen.
49: Surname may be Billie.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 59.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 March 2006
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