Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

City of Mexico


Havana, Cuba; Vera Cruz and Tampico, Mexico to New York
19 June 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W. B. Sherwood, Master of the City of Mexico, 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 Vessel at Havana, Vera Cruz & Tampico from which Port said Vessel 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 19 June 1876

So help me God,
(signed) W. B. Sherwood

before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the City of Mexico whereof W. B. Sherwood is Master, from Havana & Mexican Port burthen 1026 93/ 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   Alexander Trumbull      45    male     merchant   England         England         saloon
 2   Elizabeth Trumbull      40    female   none       England         England         saloon
 3*  Francis Angel Goujabs   46    male     merchant   United States   United States   saloon
 4*  Nicholas Acea           46    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
 5*  Thomas Acea              7    male     none       Spain           Spain           saloon
 6   Pedro Betancourt        23    male     clerk      Spain           Spain           saloon
 7*  Lagarris Guiseppi       53    male     pedler     Italy           Italy           2nd cabin
 8   Sarria Guiseppi         25    male     pedler     Italy           Italy           2nd cabin
 9   Romuldo Vidal           31    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
10   Mariano Frias           32    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
11   Rafael Bonet            40    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
12   Jose Rodrigues          ?7    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
13   Rafael  de J. Rubio     29    male     clerk      Spain           Spain           saloon
14   Juan Grove              52    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
15   Eduardo J. Herrera      29    male     clerk      Spain           Spain           saloon
16*  Anthony O'Meily         28    male     engineer   United States   United States   saloon
17   Manuel Prendez          44    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
18   Nicolas Baylin          35    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
19   Antonio Sanchez         37    male     merchant   Spain           Spain           saloon
20   Bernardo Uribe          25    male     agent      United States   New Granada     2nd cabin
21   Narcissi Leathers       32    female   none       United States   United States   saloon
22   Alfred Steigerwald      45    male     merchant   Germany         Germany         saloon
23   Henry Stuckle           42    male     merchant   Germany         Germany         saloon
24   Luis O. Marin           40    male     miner      France          France          2nd cabin
25   Henry Schmale           39    male     miner      Germany         Germany         2nd cabin
26   Edward Nolan            20    male     student    United States   United States   2nd cabin
27   George Nolan             7    male     student    United States   United States   2nd cabin
28   Jacobe Gonzales         35    male     army       Mexico          Mexico          saloon
29*  Charles Hagan           43    male     merchant   United States   United States   saloon
30*  Luisa Hagan             30    female   none       United States   United States   saloon
31*  Anna Hagan               6    female   none       United States   United States   saloon
32   Juan J. Perez           40    male     merchant   Mexico          Mexico          saloon
33   Ezekiel Jimenez         38    male     merchant   Mexico          Mexico          saloon
34   Guadalupe Gonzales      35    male     clerk      Mexico          Mexico          2nd cabin
35   Mary de Vericore        30    male     none       United States   United States   saloon
36   Henry Remfrey           56    male     sailor     England         England         2nd cabin
37   Thomas Eckingham        58    male     sailor     England         England         2nd cabin
38   Manuel E. Ysas          29    male     dentist    Mexico          Mexico          saloon
39   Jose Aischman           25    male     agent      Germany         Germany         saloon
40*  Joaquin Casas???        50    male     officer    Mexico          Mexico          saloon
41   Edward F Moore          40    male     planter    United States   United States   saloon
42   Eugene A.  Albee        39    male     reporter   United States   United States   saloon
43   John Rogers             36    male     miner      United States   United States   2nd cabin 


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.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

 3:      Surname may be Gougaber.
 4 & 5:  Surname may be Alia.
 7:      Given name may be Sararris.
11 & 12: Ink blot obsucres some of the age.
16:      Name may be Anthony O. Meily.
29 - 31: Surname may be Magan.
40:      Surname may be Cabasdor or Casasero.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 404, List 547.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 February 2006



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