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RMS Persia
I, C.H.E. Judkins Master of the R.M.S. Persia 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 Vessel at Liverpool 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.
So help me God.Sworn to this 13 December 1858
(Signed) CHE Judkins
Before me (Signed) ??offma?? (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the R.M.S. Persia whereof CHE Judkins is Master, from Liverpool burthen 3600 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. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription. "Cabin" was recorded at the top of the passenger list, page 1, with 'yes' or 'no' recorded in this column for the entire manifest, without explanation
Cabin
1 M^rs Millard 36y F UStates UStates yes
2 M^rs Bainbridge 32y F UStates UStates yes
3 M^r Stevenson 49y M UStates UStates yes
4 Miss Stevenson 20y F UStates UStates yes
5 Miss Stevenson 18y F UStates UStates yes
6 Miss Stevenson 16y F UStates UStates yes
7 Master Stevenson 12y M UStates UStates yes
8 Miss Gadsden 18y F UStates UStates yes
9 Miss Christie 21y F Ustates Ustates yes
10 Rev W Gadsden 46y M Canada Canada yes
11 M^rs Gadsden 40y F Canada Canada yes
12 M^r Alexander 29y M Canada Canada yes
13 M^rs Alexander 22y F Canada Canada yes
14 Edw. King 25y M Canada Canada yes
15 M^rs King 18y F Canada Canada yes
16 M^rs Hassel 29y F UStates UStates yes
17 Miss Hassel 9y F Ustates Ustates yes
18 M^rs Tulin 34y F Great Britain Great Britain yes
19 M^rs Tulin 32y F Great Britain Great Britain yes
20 M^r Albert Molton 30y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
21 M^r G. F. Dale 32y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
22 M^r de Firado 27y M Merchant France France yes
23 M^r G. B. English 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
24 M^r Sellar 36y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
25 M^r John Sellar 34y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
26 M^r J. S. Wright 40y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
27 M^r Will Gross 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
28 M^r Joseph Orgill 32y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
29 M^r W H Townsend 36y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
30 M^r E B Abbott 22y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
31 M^r G. Shopard 26y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
32 M^r A Richardson 27y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
33 M^r Thos. W. Evans 36y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
34* M^r G. A. Batcheld?? 32y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
35* M^r D^? Hassele 42y M Merchant Ustates UStates yes
36 Capt Brittan 43y M UStates UStates yes
37 M^r W^m Wood 22y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
38 M^r Cheney 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
39 M^r Ralley 36y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
40 M^r Ja^s Littlejohn 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
41 M^rs Littlejohn 20y F Ustates UStates yes
42* Rev J Br??hnell 42y M Ustates Ustates yes
43 M^r D S Wilson 34y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
44 M^r F H Smith 26y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
45 M^r J B Cooke 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
46 M^r R B Taylor 32y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
47 M^r E Davies 24y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
48 Rev J Dowdney 46y M Great Britain Great Britain yes
49 M^r Coknio 27y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
50 M^r W W Wright 34y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
51 M^r August Johnston 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
52 M^r Galt 24y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
53 M^r Maguire 37y M Merchant France France yes
54 M^r Barrett 42y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
55 M^r P. Curtis 38y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
56 M^r A Marnkeltnek 36y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
57* M^r W?eck 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
58*
59* M^rs W?eck 25y F UStates UStates yes
60 M^r W. L. Poole 2?y M UStates UStates yes
61* M^rs Poole 24y F UStates UStates yes
62* Infant 6m F UStates UStates no
63 M^r Neil 24y M UStates UStates yes
64 M^rs Neil 24y F UStates UStates yes
65 Capt Spalding 36y M UStates UStates yes
66 M^rs Spalding 30y F UStates UStates yes
67 M^r W^m Haye 24y M UStates Ustates yes
68 M^r W^m Sottimer 29y M UStates UStates yes
69 Miss Gannon 18y F UStates UStates yes
70 M^rs Watson 29y F UStates UStates yes
71 M^r Flegenheim 36y M UStates UStates yes
72 M^rs Flegenheim 24y F Germany Germany yes
73 M^r J N Barnard 24y M UStates UStates yes
74 D^r de St Romes 32y M UStates UStates yes
75 M^r H. Josephi 39y M UStates UStates yes
76* M^rs Josephi 30y F UStates UStates yes
77* Infant 4m F UStates UStates no
78 Mary Williams 28y F UStates UStates yes
79 M^r Bloomenthal 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
80 M^r J A Schwager 30y M Merchant Germany Germany yes
81 M^r Griffin 42y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
82 M^r B. Rhatt 3?y M Merchant France France yes
83 M^r J. B. Dunn 2?y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
84 D^r J Williams 24y M UStates UStates yes
85 M^r Hobson 36y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
86 M^r Allen 24y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
87 M^r R. S. Butterfield 26y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
88 M^r M Ralido 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
89 M^r J. Ferran 40y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
90 M^r Neadly 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
91 M^r C. Ferris 17y M Merchant Ustates UStates yes
92 M^r Magee 24y M Merchant Ustates Ustates yes
93* M^r S??ale 22y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
94* M^r S? W Sharpe 19y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
95 M^r Hamilton 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
96 M^r Rob^t Struthers 32y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
97 M^r R L Paterson 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
98 M^r Edw^d King 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
99 M^r Rodrigen 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
100 M^r W. B. Bend 26y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
101 M^r W C Hicks 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
102 M^r Edw^d Cramer 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
103 M^r Carpenter 40y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
104 Lor Etienne P. Lache 36y M Merchant France France yes
105 M^r Calzadillo 29y M Merchant France France yes
106 M^r F. G. Gebhard 30y M Merchant France France yes
107 M^r C Bertrand 27y M Merchant France France yes
108 M^r Hugo V. Schwerin 36y M Merchant France France yes
109 M^r Rob^t Watson 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain no
110 M^r Tho^s Dutton 34y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain no
111* M^r H. Barl???e 40y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
112 Capt Sanshart Ret 29y M Great Britain Great Britain yes
113 M^r Rob^t Lamb 36y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
114 M^r John Lamb 27y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
115* M^r E B Coo? 3?y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
116 M^r Patterson 24y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
117* M^r E La???cad? 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
118 M^r C L Debolt 36y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
119 M^r G A Wicks 24y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
120 M^r Jones 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
121 M^r W R Whitehead 37y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
122 M^r N. Bogeman 32y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
123 M^r G U Bicketson 24y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
124 M^r G A Jackson 48y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
125 M^r Chisholm 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
126* M^r McLo?e 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
127 M^r Ferman Ilhane 22y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
128 M^r L Sanders 21y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
129 M^r Rd Lyon 2y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
130 M^r Addison 36y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
131 M^rs Addison 30y F UStates UStates yes
132 M^r Brush 32y M UStates UStates yes
133 M^rs Brush 26y F UStates UStates yes
134 M^r J Van Namee 34y M UStates UStates yes
135 M^rs Van Namee 28y F UStates UStates yes
136 M^r W. B. Hook 26y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
137 M^r E. A. Lord 18y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
138 M^r Graham 22y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
139 M^r Elgie 30y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
140 M^r Gibbs 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
141 M^r Tolin 18y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
142 M^r Peter McLeod 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
143 M^r S E Halle 37y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
144 M^r John N Stevens 36y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
145* M^r Conste?? 24y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
146 M^r John Haig J^r 27y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
147* M^r B W Ry?ock 18y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
148 M^r C H Christmas 22y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
149 M^r H Jones 24y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
150 M^r Wagner 19y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
151 M^r Henry Mole 27y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
152 M^r W^m H Lucas 34y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
153 M^r A Green 27y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
154 M^r Thos Maddocks 30y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
155 M^r Rogriquez 30y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
156 M^r Steinman 29y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
157 M^r W^m Kynock 40y M Merchant Great Britain Great Britain yes
158 Miss Kynock 16y F Great Britain Great Britain no
159 Miss Kynock 28y F Great Britain Great Britain no
160 Miss Kynock 26y F Great Britain Great Britain no
161 John Kynock 24y M Great Britain Great Britain yes
162 M^r May 27y M Great Britain Great Britain yes
163 M^r John Wilson 30y M Great Britain Great Britain yes
164 M^rs ONions 36y F UStates UStates yes
165 John ONions 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
166 M^r Joseph May 34y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
167 M^r Jas D Reid 30y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
168 M^r Savesins 26y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
169 M^r Towler 29y M Merchant UStates UStates yes
170* Mary Williams 18y F UStates UStates yes
171* John Na?cks 2y M UStates UStates yes
172* James Na?cks 2y M UStates UStates yes
173 W^m Hughes 18y M GBritain GBritain yes
174 Tho^s Carson 17y M GBritain GBritain yes
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.
34 Ending of surname illegible.
35 Superscripted letter in first name illegible.
42 3rd and 4th letters of surname illegible.
57-58 Center letters of surname illegible.
58 Unused passenger number; however, on the last page of
the manifest, the psgr #58 is inserted between psgr #s
169 and 170. See psgr #170 for further information.
61 'x' recorded after name.
62 Surname omitted, no ditto mark, probably Poole.
76 'x' recorded after name.
77 Surname omitted, no ditto mark, probably Josephi.
93 2nd letter in surname partially obscured by lower extension
of letter 'g' in surname above, 3rd letter illegible.
94 2nd letter of first name illegible.
111 Ending of surname illegible.
115 Ending of surname illegible; 2nd number of Age illegible,
could be 36y or 38y.
117 Center letters and ending letter of surname illegible.
126 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be McLore or McLove.
145 Ending of surname faded, illegible.
147 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Rycock or Rysock.
170 Psgr #58 inserted here on manifest; remaining passenger numbers
renumbered sequentially to aid with referencing.
171-172 3rd letter of surname illegible.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 189, List 1145.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 May 2006
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