SS Othello
I, R.J. Bristow, Master of the Steamship "Othello", 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 Steamship at Hull & Southampton 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 8th, 1876 So help me God,
(signed) R.J.N. Bristrow
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship "Othello" whereof R.J.N. Bistrow is Master, from Hull & Southampton burthen 2520 tons.
Columns represent: Name, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage.
1 Mrs. Oliveer 54 female lady England United States 2 Mrs. Beale 37 female lady England United States 3 Mrs. Floyd 56 female lady England United States 4 Mrs. Spencer 23 female lady England United States 5 Mr. Spencer 35 male gentleman France United States 6 Mr. Floyd 48 male gentleman France United States 7 Mr. Terado 45 male gentleman England United States 8 Mr. Halversen 36 male gentleman Spain United States 9 Mr. Lisle 25 male gentleman England United States 10 Mr. Talon 23 male gentleman Sweden United States 11 Mr. Hodgson (Charles) 19 male gentleman England United States 12 Mr. Hodgson (Thed) 21 male gentleman England United States 13* Mr. Pradere 43 male gentleman France United States 14 Mr. Liddall 28 male gentleman England United States 15* Mr. Howard 3? male gentleman England United States 16 Mr. Ward 27 male farmer England United States 17* Mrs. Adson & Child 23 female lady England United States 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. * None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated. * Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling. 12: Surname could be Praden. 14: Age is questionable as ink smeared almost obliterated the number, may be 52. 16: Surname may be Aaron.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 404, List 494.
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19 January 2006
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