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Steamer Kangaroo
I, James M. Jeffrey Master of the Steamer Kangaroo 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 of the said Str at Liverpool from which port said Steamer 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.Sworn to this ??* Dec^r 1858
(Signed) James M Jeffrey
Before me (Signed) ??offman? (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamer Kangaroo whereof Jeffrey is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1575 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States" and no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1 W^m Saunders 57y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
2 M^rs Saunders 56y F M Wife England Main Deck
3 Cha^s Saunders 12y Male Child England Main Deck
4 E A Saunders 15y Male Child England Main Deck
5 Thomas Saunders 19y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
6 John Saunders 21y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
7 Jo^s Saunders 24y Male Mason England Main Deck
8 M^rs Saunders 23y F M Wife England Main Deck
9 M J Saunders 2y F M Child England Main Deck
10 Isaac Saunders 1y Male Inft England Main Deck
11 Samuel Saunders 22y Male Joiner England Main Deck
12 M^rs Ann Saunders 20y F M Wife England Main Deck
13 Mary Bebington 50y F M Wife England Main Deck
14 John Byard 39y Male Laborer England Main Deck
15 James Hutchison 24y Male Laborer England Main Deck
16* Thomas Trelo?? 24y Male Baker Scotland Main Deck
17* Sil??o Trelo?? 20y F M Wife Scotland Main Deck
18 Henry Span 37y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
19 Mary Span 9y F M Child Germany Main Deck
20* Ca?sar Span 7y Male Child Germany Main Deck
21 George Schempf 46y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
22 Eliza Schempf 40y F M Wife Germany Main Deck
23 Susan Schempf 9y F M Child Germany Main Deck
24 Jacob Schempf 7y Male Child Germany Main Deck
25 Mary Schempf 4y F M Child Germany Main Deck
26 Owen Murphy 26y Male Laborer Ireland Main Deck
27 John Denson 25y Male Laborer England Main Deck
28* Emma Las??os 30y F M Wife England Main Deck
29 Martha Bell 20y F M Spinster England Main Deck
30 John Chamberlain 28y Male Merchant US Main Deck
31 William Chamberlain 26y Male Merchant England Main Deck
32 James Chamberlain 24y Male Merchant England Main Deck
33 Fred^k Chamberlain 7y Male Child England Main Deck
34 Mathew Marly 25y Male Trader England Main Deck
35 Antonia Benson 45y Male Trader Germany Main Deck
36 Sam^l Blaney 30y Male Trader Ireland Main Deck
37 D Currie 30y Male Trader Scotland Main Deck
38 M^rs Currie 27y F M Wife Scotland Main Deck
39 Eliza Wood 22y F M Spinster England Main Deck
40* Joseph E?vhi 32y Male Mechanic Germany Main Deck
41* M^rs E?vhi 28y F M Wife Germany Main Deck
42* Esther E?vhi 3y F M Child Germany Main Deck
43* Ann E?vhi 1y F M Inft Germany Main Deck
44* David E?vhi 1y Male Inft Germany Main Deck
45* Heny Richards 30y Male Laborer England Main Deck
46 Anna Richards 21y F M Spinster England Main Deck
47 William Hodges 23y Male Trader England Main Deck
48 S Carpenter 43y Male Naturalist England Main Deck
49 Mary OBrien 23y F M Spinster Ireland Main Deck
50 W^m Blair 37y Male Mechanic Scotland Main Deck
51 John Williams 27y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
52 James Day 41y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
53 Mary Wilkins 59y F M Wife England Main Deck
54 Fred^k Wolf 12y Male Child England Main Deck
55 Ruth Rodgers 12y F M Child England Main Deck
56* H??? Grief 22y Male Musician Germany Main Deck
57 Betsy Kitching 32y F M Wife England Main Deck
58 Sarah Kitching 9y F M Child England Main Deck
59 John Kitching 2y Male Child England Main Deck
60 W J Wilson 39y Male Farmer England Main Deck
61 M^rs Wilson 32y F M Wife England Main Deck
62 Joseph Walker 30y Male Laborer England Main Deck
63 Ann Hales 30y F M Wife England Main Deck
64 Eliza Hales 7y F M Child England Main Deck
65 Eva Hales 5y F M Child England Main Deck
66 Ann Hales 2y F M Child England Main Deck
67 Ada Hales 1y F M Infant England Main Deck
68 Sam Chedder 34y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
69 Hugh Hayes 42y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
70 John Faulkner 40y Male Mechanic Scotland Main Deck
71 D Riskins 24y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
72 W^m Elliott 56y Male Mechanic Scotland Main Deck
73 W^m Smith 14y Male Mechanic Scotland Main Deck
74 William White 18y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
75 James Jackson 30y Male Smith England Main Deck
76 M^rs Saxon 35y F M Wife England Main Deck
77 Hans Muller 45y Male Mason Germany Main Deck
78 W^m Robinson 35y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
79 Thomas Moore 22y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
80 George Smith 35y Male Mechanic England Main Deck
81 Susan Smith 35y F M Wife England Main Deck
82 H H Baldecker 27y Male Joiner England Main Deck
83 Fred Crowell 19y Male Joiner England Main Deck
84 J G Weller 30y Male Laborer England Main Deck
85 Caroline Milnor 18y F M Spinster England Main Deck
86 J B Milnor 28y Male Tailor England Main Deck
87 Sarah Robinson 42y F M Wife England Main Deck
88 James Robinson 18y Male Clerk England Main Deck
89 Ann Hurdle 28y F M Wife Scotland Main Deck
90 W^m Hurdle 2y Male Child Scotland Main Deck
91 Mary Unett 36y F M Wife England Main Deck
92 James Banell 18y Male Clerk Scotland Main Deck
93 Louis Bonaparte 37y Male Trader France Main Deck
94 Maria Bonaparte 31y F M Wife France Main Deck
95 Maurice Byrnes 35y Male Mechanic Ireland Main Deck
96 Sarah Williams 24y F M Wife England Main Deck
97 Sam Williams 4y Male Child England Main Deck
98 Henry Williams 1y Male Infant England Main Deck
99 Emma Jones 27y F M Spinster England Main Deck
100 G. Schottesbach 40y Male Joiner England Main Deck
101 W^m Smith 26y Male Joiner England Main Deck
102 John Hughes 24y Male Laborer England Main Deck
103* Michail Pastington 59y Male Farmer England Main Deck
104 Sarah Pastington 58y F M Wife England Main Deck
105* Ann G?e 40y F M Wife England Main Deck
106* James G?e 12y Male Child England Main Deck
107* Sarah G?e 11y F M Child England Main Deck
108* Francis G?e 7y Male Child England Main Deck
109* Robert G?e 8y Male Child England Main Deck
110* Ann G?e 5y F M Child England Main Deck
111* Dar?? Rendrick 40y Male Soldier France Main Deck
112* Adolf Gu??inar 21y Male Merchant France Main Deck
113* Re?n Mathew? 40y Male Mason France Main Deck
114 Hein Braun 28y Male Merchant France Main Deck
115 M^rs Braun 24y F M Wife France Main Deck
116* Emma Bent?h 24y F M Spinster France Main Deck
Cabin
117 M^rs Virginia Bell 30y F M Lady Ireland Cabin
118 Susan Bell 6y F M Child Ireland Cabin
119 J Bell 4y Male Child Ireland Cabin
120 Alfred Watts 27y Male Gentleman England Cabin
121 Thomas Paterson 29y Male Gentleman England Cabin
122 H Davis 32y Male Gentleman England Cabin
123 M^r Staunson 35y Male Gentleman U S Cabin
124 M^rs Staunson 30y F M Lady U S Cabin
125* John Moore 40y F M Lady Ireland Cabin
126* M^rs Moore 20y Male Gentleman U S Cabin
127* M^rs Mo?s 37y Male Gentleman U S Cabin
128 Martha Baslaw 39y F M Lady England Cabin
129 Richard Clark 29y Male Gentleman England Cabin
130 A Walsh 33y Male Gentleman Ireland Cabin
131 W^m Fielding 35y Male Gentleman England Cabin
132 M^rs Lester 40y F M Lady England Cabin
133 Miss Kate Lester 16y F M Lady U S Cabin
134 H A Mathews 25y Male Gentleman England Cabin
135 John Tomline 30y Male Gentleman England Cabin
136 James Malcolm 26y Male Gentleman Scotland Cabin
137 M^r Bautaise 45y Male Gentleman France Cabin
138 M^r Manigan 40y Male Gentleman Spain Cabin
139 M^rs J Fielden 35y F M Lady England Cabin
140 Walter Wilde 30y Male Gentleman England Cabin
(Signed) James M. Jeffrey
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 below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of
the original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
* The arrival day of this voyage was omitted, however NARA manifest scans within the same
Series and Roll show list numbers immediately preceding and following this manifest with
an arrival date of 27 December 1858.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the transcriber.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have been
transcribed to 'ss'.
16-17 Last letter(s) of surname illegible.
17 Ending of first name illegible.
20 3rd letter of first name illegible.
28 4th letter of first name illegible, 5th letter could be 'h' or 'k'.
40-44 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Edvhi or Elvhi.
45 First name as written, could be miswritten Henry.
56 Most of first name illegible.
103 First name as written.
105-110 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Gee or Goe.
111 Ending of first name illegible.
112 3rd and 4th letters of surname not clear, could be Gullinar, Gutlinar,
or Guttinar.
113 3rd letter of first name illegible; ending of surname illegible.
116 4th letter of surname not clear, could be Bentch or Bentsh.
125-127 Sex and Occupation not consistent with first name/title.
127 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Moas or Moss.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 189, List 1176.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 May 2006
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