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SS City of Manchester
I, James Kennedy Master of the Steamship "City of Manchester" 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 Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamship at Liverpool 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.
So help me God.Sworn to this 11 Jany 1859
(Signed) James Kennedy
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the City of Manchester Steamship whereof James Kennedy is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1296 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 "U.S.A." and no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1* William C. Wats?n 41y M Mechanic U.S.A. Steerage between Decks
2* Jno Powell ?ohm 36y M Grocer G Britain
3 M^rs Ma?yham 22y F G Britain
4 Priscilla Maryham 7y F G Britain
5 Arabella Maryham 2y F G Britain
6 W^m Maryham Inft M G Britain
7 Maria Gill 21y F G Britain
8 J. Monack 19y M Engineer G Britain
9 C J Sears 26y M Saddler U.S.A.
10* Samuel R???ison 40y M Clerk U.S.A.
11 Charles Wood 34y M Engineer G Britain
12 M^rs Wood 44y F G Britain
13* W. J. William 28y M Slate Cutter U.S.A.
14 Margaret Sollman 20y F G Britain Steerage between Decks
15* B?ne Seical 26y M Miner U.S.A.
16 Thomas Fowler 30y M Engineer U.S.A.
17 Sarah Fowler 27y F G Britain
18 Sarah Fowler Inft F G Britain
19 Sam^l Folley 26y M Lumber Merch^t U.S.A.
20 Cath Folley 13y F G Britain
21 John Shuran 29y M Farmer U.S.A.
22 Mary Shuran 21y F U.S.A.
23* ?eonie Shuran Inft M U.S.A.
24 John Kenefreley 22y M Farmer U.S.A.
25 Mary Worthington 55y F G Britain
26 Jane Hill 16y F G Britain
27* Ja?l Raymond 24y M Clerk Holland
28 Michael Hawkins 30y M Teacher G Britain
29 Ezekiel Salomon 30y M Trader U.S.A.
30* Alfred Cole 23y M ?i??sh???n England
31 John Horn 29y M Carpentr U.S.A.
32 Mary Ann Brickwell 59y F U.S.A.
33 Emma Giddings 25y F England
34* John Be?rey 25y M Grocer England
35 Fred Brady 30y M Accountant England
36* Josiah Gr??n 21y M Bookkeeper England
37 Joseph Smith 21y M Smith England
38 W^m Colb 20y M Traveller U.S.A.
39 Louis Amouroms 2?y M Cist???? France
40 Cath Amouroms 23y F France
41* Jean Marie Deschamps 29y M Fonde?? France
42 August Otter 25y M Grocer Germany
43 Anna Knope 17y F Germany
44 Fanny Masterman 28y F England
45 David Masterman 6y M England Steerage between Decks
46* Hen^? Masterman 3y F England
47 Clara Masterman 1y F England
48 Anna Baker 44y F U.S.A.
49 Helena Hick 14y F England
50 Fred Williams 39y M Tailor U.S.A.
51 E. Wenstein 23y M Merchant Germany
52 W. Pulverman 23y M Merchant Germany
53 Ernst Schultz 20y M Mechanic U.S.A.
54* Gottfried Stugenback 40y F Miner U.S.A.
55* John Fro? 24y M Miner Germany
56* Francois Far??er 30y M Miner Germany
57* Rosalia ?eindrick 23y F France
58* Brd^d ?eindrick 22y F France
59* Clementina Valide ?7y F France
60 Mary Ann Smith 24y F U.S.A.
61 Ann Jane Josly 21y F U.S.A.
62 M^rs J. Strath 33y F England
63 Thomas Strath 8y M England
64 Harriett Strath 5y F England
65 J. H. Strath Inft M England
66 M^rs Geo Barton 35y F England
67 W^m Barton 3y M England
68 Charlotte Barton Inft F England
69 M^rs. Barton 37y F U.S.A. Saloon Cabin
70 F. Barton 2y M U.S.A.
71 J. Barton 4y F U.S.A.
72 M^rs Kidbetter 34y F G Britain
73* M^rs B??kelt 36y F G Britain
74 M^r Moore 21y M Banker G Britain
75 M^rs Hasfrey 45y F G Britain
76 M^rs Cath Arnold 29y F U.S.A.
77 Charles Arnold 2y M U.S.A.
78 M^rs Chamberlain 28y F U.S.A.
79 Perry Chamberlain 8y M U.S.A.
80 Chas Chamberlain 5y M U.S.A.
81 M^r Compton 18y M England
82 M^rs Griffith 25y F England
83 Miss Burlery 19y F England
84 M^r Messing 21y M Clerk England
85* M^r Bur??uer 31y M Merchant Germany
86 M^r Sherman 25y M Merchant U.S.A.
87 M^r A T McMullen 21y M Clerk U.S.A.
88 M^r J G Rubelman 25y M Currier U.S.A.
89 M^r A Bartinach 26y M Currier U.S.A.
90 M^r Jas Robinson 25y M Merchant U.S.A.
91 M^r W. S. Hurne 21y M U.S.A.
92* M^r Bro??hing 18y M Civil Engineer England
93 M^r McDonald 30y M Civil Engineer England
94 M^r Nicol 27y M England
95 M^r J Wood 46y M England
96 M^r M Wood 21y M England
97 M^r L. V. Ward 25y M England
98 M^r James Elliott 32y M Merchant U.S.A.
99 Master Elliott 12y M U.S.A.
100 M^r B Myers 29y M Merchant U.S.A.
101 M^r Blair 21y M Clerk England
102 M^r P. Edgar 34y M Mariner U.S.A.
103 William Dicthorn 45y M Farmer England
104 W^m Dicthorn J^r 17y M England
105 Tho^s Dicthorn 13y M England
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 transcription preserves the original spelling.
The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
1 5th letter in surname not clear, could be Watsen or Watson.
2 1st letter of surname illegible.
10 Center letters of surname illegible.
13 Surname may be Williams.
15 2nd letter of first name obscured by lower extension of
letter 'g' in first name above.
23 First letter of first name not clear enough to transcribe.
27 3rd letter of first name illegible.
30 Occupation illegible.
34 Center letter(s) of surname illegible.
36 Center letters of surname obscured by lower extension
of letter 'y' in surname above.
41 Ending of Occupation illegible.
46 Superscripted letter in first name illegible.
54 Sex not consistent with first name and Occupation.
55 Ending surname obscured by lower extension of letter 'g' in
surname above.
56 Center letters of surname illegible.
57-58 1st letter(s) of surname not clear, could be Heindrick or Steindrick.
59 1st number of Age overwritten, illegible.
73 2nd and 3rd letters of surname not clear, could be Beckelt or Bukelt.
85 4th letter of surname obscured by lower extension of letter 'g' in
surname above; 5th letter illegible.
92 4th and 5th letters of surname illegible.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 189, List 18.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 June 2006
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