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SS Geo Crennell


St. John's, Newfoundland & Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York
6 June 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -- PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E. B. Bacen, Master of the SS Geo Crennell, do solemnly, sincerely and truly ______________(left blank) 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 Geo Crennell at St. Johns & Halifax from which port said Steamship 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 June 6, 1876                                                         So help me God,
                                                                                                 (signed) E. B. Bacon
before me (illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS Geo Crennell whereof E.B. Bacon is Master, from St. Johns & Halifax burthen 979 tons.
Coloumns represent: names, ages (years and months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, *the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on the voage, the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
 1*   Mrs. Deching            50      female   lady       N.S.        N.S.
 2*   Thos. Homohi            30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax
 3*   John Cormers            30      male     merch      Halifax     Halifax
 4    W. H. Keeatings         15      male     merch      Halifax     Halifax
 5    A. E.  Keatings         45      male     merch      Halifax     Halifax       
 6    Capt E.  Innon          50      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
 7*   Denis H??tt             45      male     merch      Halifax     Halifax       
 8*   John E. Sleut           30      male     merch      Halifax     Halifax       
 9    Mrs. J. Lockhent        30      female   lady       Halifax     Halifax       
10    Miss A. McDougal        25      female   lady       Halifax     Halifax       
11*   Mrs. Me Voulters        30      female   lady       N. S.       N. S.
12    W. Simpson              12      male     boy        Halifax     Halifax       
13    Thomas Parker           30      male     merch      St. Johns   St. Johns.
14*   John Merlson            14      male     boy        Halifax     Halifax       
15    James A Merlson         12      male     boy        Halifax     Halifax       
16*   A.  Rollook             30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
17    Mr. H. Paignee          30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
18*   John Getzamie           35      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
19    James W. Green          30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
20*   Peter Mart              30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
21*   John G. Gillie          30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
22    John Clark              30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
23    C. P. Inrallense        25      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
24*   J. A. Strozie           25      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
25*   John Greel              30      male     mariner    Halifax     Halifax       
26    Jas. Roberts            30      male     laborer    St. Johns   Halifax
27*   Thos. Deentesa          35      male     laborer    St. Johns   Halifax
28    Thos. Bullock           30      male     laborer    St. Johns   Halifax
29*   Mr. Golbert             80      male     laborer    St. Johns   Halifax

        Correct                 
        (signed) Christopher Gidden
        US Inspector


Transcriber's Notes:

Nobody died on the voyage, therefore this coloumn was ommitted. 
Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

*  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.

 1       the last name could be Decking or Deckings.
 2       the last name could be Homsher or Homshir.
 3       the last name could be Connors.
 7       Second and third letters of surname can not be read, name may be Heitt 
         or Hiott. The first name could be Senis.
 8       the last name could be Dent or Deut.
 9       the last name could be Lockhart.
11       the initials could be Mg, the last name could be Walters.
14 & 15  the last name could be Muligen or Muligon.
16       the last name could be Rotlock.
18       the last name could be Fetznarmie or Fetznannie.
20       the last name could be Mait.
21       the last name could be Grallie.
24       the last name could be Strom.
25       the last name could be Griel
27       the last name could be Seentesa.
29       the last name could be Gilbert.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 404, List 524.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 November 2005



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