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SS Caledonia
I, John Ovenstone, Master of the Steam-Ship Caledonia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Collection District of New-York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S. S. Caledonia at Glasgow for which port said SteamShip Caledonia 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) John Ovenstone
Sworn to this Dec 27, 1870 before me (signed, but illegible), D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steam Ship Caledonia whereof John Ovenstone, is Master, from Glasgow burthen 1119 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age yrs, age months, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation*
1 Mary Kelly 30y Female Lady Ireland United States Cabin
2 Mrs C Robertson 50y Female Lady Scotland Canada Cabin
3 Louise Meyer 26y Female Lady Germany United States Cabin
4 James Walker 34y Male Merchant Scotland United States Steerage
5 Robert McGregor 21y Male Miner Scotland United States Steerage
6 Mrs McGregor 22y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
7 Annie McGregor 8m Female None Scotland United States Steerage
8 William McGregor 8m Male None Scotland United States Steerage
9 James Fairley 30y Male Eng^r Scotland United States Steerage
10 Mrs E Gilroman 24y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
11 James Gilroman 2y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
12 Edward Gilroman Inft Male None Scotland United States Steerage
13 Jannette Reid 19y Female Sempstress Scotland United States Steerage
14 George Boyd 31y Male Contractor Scotland United States Steerage
15 Mary Boyd 28y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
16 Mary Boyd 8y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
17 James Boyd 6y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
18 John Boyd 4y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
19 Francis Duff 26y Male Seaman Scotland United States Steerage
20 Alex^r Fowler 22y Male Lab^r Scotland United States Steerage
21 Walter Stark 17y Male Lab^r Scotland United States Steerage
22 Alex^r Anderson 28y Male Stonecutter Scotland United States Steerage
23 John Todd 17y Male Lab^r Scotland United States Steerage
24 Isabella Todd 12y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
25 James Turnbull 50y Male Dyer Scotland United States Steerage
26 Catherine Kelly 27y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
27 John Kelly 3y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
28 Hugh Kelly Inft Male None Scotland United States Steerage
29 Mrs McLeish 35y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
30 Mary McLeish 7y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
31 James McLeish 5y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
32 John Scott 40y Male Printer Scotland United States Steerage
33 Agnes McLeish Inft Female None Scotland United States Steerage
34 Andrew McLeish Inft Male None Scotland United States Steerage
35 Anne Reilly 35y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
36 Kate Reilly 8y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
37 Rosanna Reilly 6y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
38 Mary Reilly 3y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
39 Thomas Irvine 52y Male Miner Scotland United States Steerage
40 Miriam Irvine 8y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
41 Agnes Irvine 9y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
42 Mrs S A Hamilton 24y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
43 Marg^t Hamilton 2y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
44 Anne Hamilton 2m Female None Scotland United States Steerage
45 Anne I Munday 20y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
46 Ann Munday 11m Female None Scotland United States Steerage
47 Wm Fowler 23y Male Carpenter Scotland United States Steerage
48 John Campbell 10y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
49 Ellen Sharp 22y Female Servant Scotland United States Steerage
50 John Sharp 2y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
51 Wm Snedden 26y Male Engineer Scotland United States Steerage
52 George Reid 51y Male Joiner Scotland United States Steerage
53 James Adams 35y Male Lab^r Scotland United States Steerage
54 Mrs McHotchkins 40y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
55 Janet McHotchkins 17y Female Servant Scotland United States Steerage
56 Edward McHotchkins 16y Male Miner Scotland United States Steerage
57 Jane McHotchkins 11y Female None Scotland United States Steerage
58 John McHotchkins 9y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
59 James McHotchkins 7y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
60 Joseph McHotchkins 5y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
61 Mich^l McHotchkins 3y Male None Scotland United States Steerage
62 Alex^r Stephens 42y Male Master Mariner NovaScotia United States Steerage
63 Egbert Everett 21y Male Gardner England United States Steerage
64 Mary Gormley 12y Female None England United States Steerage
65 Bridget Gormley 30y Female None England United States Steerage
66 Bridget Gormley 10y Female None England United States Steerage
67 Patrick Gormley 8y Male None England United States Steerage
68 Catherine Gormley 6y Female None England United States Steerage
69 Michael Gormley 3y Male None England United States Steerage
70 Margaret Gormley 2y Female None England United States Steerage
71 Infant Gormley 3m Male None England United States Steerage
72 Hannah Blower 40y Female None England United States Steerage
73 Emily Blower 3y Female None England United States Steerage
74 Joseph Blower 1y Male None England United States Steerage
75 David Blower 8m Male None England United States Steerage
76 John Ward 40y Male Lab^r England United States Steerage
77 Robert Debue 29y Male Miner England United States Steerage
78 Mrs Shaw 40y Female None England United States Steerage
79 Child Shaw 18y Female Servant England United States Steerage
80 Child Shaw 16y Male Lab^r England United States Steerage
81 Child Shaw 11y Male None England United States Steerage
82 Emma Dukes 28y Female None England United States Steerage
83 Hannah Donnahue 28y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
84 Julia Sheran 60y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
85 Susan Daly 18y Female Servant Ireland United States Steerage
86* Eliza Costello 60y Male Servant Ireland United States Steerage
87 Catherine McGuire 23y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
88 Mary Anne McGuire 2y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
89 Agnes McGuire 7m Female None Ireland United States Steerage
90 Anthony Keeney 21y Male Lab^r Ireland United States Steerage
91 John Eagan 33y Male Lab^r Ireland United States Steerage
92 Pat O’Donnell 20y Male Lab^r Ireland United States Steerage
93 Ellen Broderick 50y Male None Ireland United States Steerage
94 Bridget Harky 30y Female Sempstress Ireland United States Steerage
95 Marg^t Nee 24y Female Servant Ireland United States Steerage
96 Ellen Fulton 16y Female Servant Ireland United States Steerage
97 Giley Boyle 27y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
98 Bridget McGinn 26y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
99 James McDermott 26y Male Shoemaker Ireland United States Steerage
100 Mary Ann Jeffrey 30y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
101 Mary Ann Jeffrey 18y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
102 Catherine Jeffrey Inft Female None Ireland United States Steerage
103 Mary Middleton 43y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
104 David Middleton 46y Male None Ireland United States Steerage
105 Philip O’Hara 43y Male Farmer Ireland United States Steerage
106 Mrs O’Hara 23y Female None Ireland United States Steerage
107 Ja^s McMackin 50y Male Labourer Ireland United States Steerage
108 Frank Heney 42y Male Labourer Ireland United States Steerage
109 Michael Stevenson 23y Male Labourer Ireland United States Steerage
110 Bridget Lynch 40y Female Servant Ireland Canada Steerage
111 William Chase 32y Male Master Mariner U States United States Steerage
112 Mathilda Erlin 58y Female None Denmark United States Steerage
113 Gustafva Erlin 20y Female None Denmark United States Steerage
114 Augusta Erlin 3y Female None Denmark United States Steerage
115 Nils Damgaard 38y Male Wheelwright Denmark United States Steerage
116 Dorothea Geig 30y Female None Germany United States Steerage
117 Karo Geig 76y Female None Germany United States Steerage
118 Louise Geig 3y Female None Germany United States Steerage
119* Heinrich Geig 1y Male None Germany United States Steerage
120 Amalie Gunscht 29y Female None Prussia United States Steerage
121 Emilie Gunscht 4y Female None Prussia United States Steerage
122 Amalie Gunscht 3y Female None Prussia United States Steerage
123 Carl Gunscht 9m Male None Prussia United States Steerage
124 Frederick Kobs 32y Male Lab^r Prussia United States Steerage
125 Julianne Kobs 21y Female None Prussia United States Steerage
126 Hermann Kobs 5y Male None Prussia United States Steerage
127 August Kobs 6m Male None Prussia United States Steerage
128 Henrich Ehlbeck 27y Male Cabinet Maker Prussia United States Steerage
129 Adolph Bennatt 19y Male Merchant Prussia United States Steerage
130 August Rempe 31y Male Cabinet Maker Hanover United States Steerage
131 Israel Goranowski 55y Male Goldbeater Russia United States Steerage
132 Jette Goranowski 48y Female None Russia United States Steerage
133 Adolf Goranowski 20y Male Priest Russia United States Steerage
134 Tevme Goranowski 11y Female None Russia United States Steerage
135 Bertha Goranowski 10y Female None Russia United States Steerage
136 Guste Goranowski 9y Female None Russia United States Steerage
137 Edgar Goranowski 8y Male None Russia United States Steerage
138 Felicia Goranowski 2y Female None Russia United States Steerage
139 Carolina Goranowski 6y Female None Russia United States Steerage
140 David Goranowski Inft Male None Russia United States Steerage
141 Anna Friedmann 80y Female None Russia United States Steerage
142 Lena Goranowski 19y Female None Russia United States Steerage
143 Marian Goranowski 16y Female None Russia United States Steerage
144 Martha Goranowski Inft Female None Russia United States Steerage
145 Gustav Abt 24y Male Merchant Russia United States Steerage
146 Dorothea Abt 24y Female None Russia United States Steerage
147 Terline Abt 3y Female None Russia United States Steerage
148 Samuel Abt Inft Male None Russia United States Steerage
(Signed) J Ovenstone
Transcriber's Notes:
* The column "Died on the Voyage" was omitted since there were no deaths recorded.
An asterisk (*) is used where the original lister made a mistake, or in order to
clarify something and refers to the Transcriber's Notes.
Passengers 48-81 were listed as being in Intermediate Steerage, dittoes being used
down the page.
86 The given name is a feminine name; however, the person is listed as a male.
119 The actual age is one and one-half years.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 338, List 1167.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Martin Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 March 2006
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