SS Castalia
I, Thomas Butler, Master of the Steam-Ship Castalia, 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 SS Castalia at Mediterranean Ports from which port said Castalia 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 14 January 1876So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) Thomas Butler
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Castalia whereof Thomas Butler, is master, from Mediterranean port burthen 1660 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 Mr J. J.Conklin 45 m mercht US of America US of America cabin
2 Miss Lippincott 32 f none US of America US of America cabin
3 Miss Kaign 30 f none US of America US of America cabin
4 J. J. Villeux 19 m confectioner France US of America steerage
5* Scholastica Castro 18 f servant Italy US of America steerage
6* Mauebruso Domenica 28 m laborer Italy US of America steerage
7 Rosario Stabile 30 m blk smith Italy US of America steerage
8* Alfoniua Forsiali Stabile 37 f wife Italy US of America steerage
9* Geraluse Stabile 7 m. m inft Italy US of America steerage
10 Romano Vincenzo 43 m gardener Italy US of America steerage
11 Romano Cosima 39 m gardener Italy US of America steerage
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.
5: Surname could be Costa.
6: Given name may be Mambuso.
8: Given name could be Alfonsina.
9: Given name may be Geraline.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 40
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 March 2006
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