Immigrant Ships
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SS Santiago de Cuba


Aspinwall (Colon), U.S.C./ Panama to New York
9 January 1868

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jerry W. Smith, Master of the S.S. Santiago de Cuba, 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 "Santiago de Cuba" at Aspinwall USC from which Port the said Santiago de Cuba 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. (Signature) J W Smith

Sworn to this January 9 1868,
Before me. (Signature) ? ???????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steam Ship "Santiago de Cuba" whereof Jerry W Smith is Master, from Aspinwall burthen 1627 44/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
              
  1* William F Sorasey     45     F   Major USA     U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  2  William Mansfield     40     F   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  3  Mrs John B La Rue     60     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  4* Mrs Mary L Tyler      35     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  5  Miss Ada Lammond      20     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  6  Leonard Kennedy       35     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  7  Mrs Henry F Caldwell  45     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  8  Ellen Caldwell         08ym  F   Child         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
  9  Benjamin Kemif        34     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 10  Gadie Lewis           32     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 11  Aaron Lee             27     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 12  George A Driggs       32     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 13  Edward R Hodges       30     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 14  William W Dougherty   29     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 15  Phillip Chesebro      32     M   Lawyer        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 16  John D Carter         28     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 17  Henry J Hopper        31     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 18  Henry R Hildreth      27     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 19* Frank L Ingersoll     32     M   Doctor        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 20  James W McCarthy      30     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 21  Andrew James          33     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 22  Mrs Andrew James      28     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 23  Anna James             8     F   Child         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 24  Frederick T Brady     36     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 25* Jacob Szman Jr        29     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 26  Mrs Mary Raymond      30     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 27  Amos King             37     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 28  Mrs Jane King         28     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 29  John King             10     M   Child         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 30  Mary King              5     F   Child         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 31* ?????? P Sebree       32     M   Lawyer        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 32  William H Adams       31     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 33  William A Harbough    26     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 34  Charles M Jones       35     M   Sea Capt      U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 35* John Brukinsof        32     M   Machinist     U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 36  John Parry            38     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 37  Mrs John Parry        30     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 38  Ellen Parry            8     F   Child         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 39  Mary Parry             6     F   Child         U. States   U. States   1st Cabin
 40* Julio Watt??          45     M   Mercht        Germany     Germany     1st Cabin
 41  Marceleno Arguillo    48     M   Mercht        Guatemala   Guatemala   1st Cabin
 42* Luis Valdis           39     M   Mercht        Guatemala   Guatemala   1st Cabin
 43* Justiniano Valdis     35     M   Mercht        Guatemala   Guatemala   1st Cabin
 44  William Thurston      29     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 45* Leorge J Sprout       27     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 46  Charles S. Sticken    26     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 47  Henry Fulton          30     M   Lawyer        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 48* John C Bevans         35     M   D vet         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 49  John Druchy           32     M   Gent          U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 50  James A Marsh         27     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 51  Henry W Chapin        36     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 52  John C Marshall       37     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 53  Charles E Barnes      30     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 54  Frank E Rollins       38     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 55  Samuel Foot           29     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 56* Tordine Lance         32     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 57  Allen Benjamin        40     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 58  George Leggett        31     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 59  Samuel Benson         38     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 60  Thomas Keveny         35     M   Carpenter     U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 61  David Downer          31     M   Mechanic      U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 62  Samuel Hull           28     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 63  John L Gilliard       37     M   Mechanic      U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 64  Daniel S Scott        27     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 65  James McKenny         32     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 66* ?omas B?dil           30     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 67  John Bogan            29     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 68* John P Brendage       40     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 69  Patrick Murphy        40     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 70  William Sheedy        45     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 71  Thomas Porson         37     M   Gent^n        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 72  Mrs Louisa Dowd       50     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 73  Miss Jane Dowd        19     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 74  Mrs John E Buck       30     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 75* Mrs Henry Sergrave    35     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 76* Ellen Segrave         10     F   Child         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 77* John Sergrave          6     M   Child         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 78  Frank L Harris        31     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 79  Henry Fozer           30     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 80  Richard F Tallman     25     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   2nd Cabin
 81  John L Dowd           55     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   Steerage
 82* James S. Sturgis      38     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 83  Charles Jordan        31     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 84  William Finnigan      35     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 85* Martin Daly           29     M   Carpenter     U. States   U. States   Steerage
 86  Charles L Weston      25     M   Mechanic      U. States   U. States   Steerage
 87  George A Burrell      30     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
 88  Frank J Taubert       35     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
 89* Thomas Hitchens       27     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
 90* James D Gowan         30     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 91  John L Atkins         29     M   Blacksmith    U. States   U. States   Steerage
 92  Fredrich T Grogan     32     M   Mechanic      U. States   U. States   Steerage
 93  John J Williamson     31     M   Carpenter     U. States   U. States   Steerage
 94  John Age              29     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
 95  Samuel Travis         35     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 96  Henry L Harris        38     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 97  James Michaels        40     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
 98* John Hewston          35     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
 99  Samuel W Parson       32     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
100  John E Lane           29     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
101  Edward Thorman        32     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   Steerage
102  Mrs Ellen Thorman     28     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   Steerage
103  Mary Thorman          12     F   Child         U. States   U. States   Steerage
104  Harry M Davis         33     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   Steerage
105* Michael Donahue       34     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
106  Aaron Burrow          37     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
107  Samuel Johnson        40     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
108  Martin Azove          32     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
109  Mrs Mary B Gibson     33     F   Lady          U. States   U. States   Steerage
110  George Gillingsworth  45     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   Steerage
111* Victor Gernow         40     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
112  William Cornell       32     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
113  John Quinn            28     M   Carpenter     U. States   U. States   Steerage
114  George McGinnis       42     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
115  James Haynes          39     M   Miner         U. States   U. States   Steerage
116  John Norton           35     M   Clerk         U. States   U. States   Steerage
117* Thomas Abron          40     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   Steerage
118  Frederick Eldridge    42     M   Mercht        U. States   U. States   Steerage
119  Charles Kuchgesler    35     M   Laborer       U. States   U. States   Steerage
120  Andrew Goldstein      29     M   Tailor        U. States   U. States   Steerage

                                              
Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.

  The entry "United States" in the native country and destination country columns
  is shortened to "U. States" for formatting reasons.  "Male" and "Female" in the
  Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for the same reason.
 

  1     Surname is either "Sorasey" or "Lorasey".
  4     Surname appears to be "Tyler" or "Igler".
 19     Surname is either "Ingersoll" or "Ingersall".
 25     Surname is possibly "Szman", "Izman" or "Lzman".
 31     Given name is overwritten and not decipherable with certainty, but name
        appears to have about six letters and begins with "G" and ends with rge".
        Name is possibly "George".
 35     Surname is either "Brekinsof" or "Brukinsof".
 40     Last few letters of surname are faint and cannot be deciphered with 
        certainty, but name is possibly "Watters" or "Walters".
 42-43  Surname is recorded as "Valdis", but might possibly be "Valdez".
 45     Given name appears to be written as "Leorge", but might possibly be "George".
 48     Passenger's Occupation appears to be written as "Dvet", possibly implying
        a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
 56     Given name appears to be written as "Tordine", but might possibly be "Jordine".
 66     First letter of given name is not decipherable, but is possibly "T" making
        the name "Tomas" or "perhaps "Thomas".  Surname is possibly "Badil", "Bidil"
        or "Bedil".
 68     Surname appears to be written as "Brendage" or "Brundage", but might 
        possibly be "Brendege", "Brendage" or "Brundidge".
 75-77  Family surname is recorded both as "Sergrave" and as "Segrave", and might 
        possibly be "Seagrave".
 82     Surname is either "Sturgis" or "Sturges".
 85     Surname is either "Daly" or "Daley".
 89     Surname is recorded as "Hitchens", but might possibly be "Hitchins" 
        or "Hutchins".
 90     Surname is either "Gowan" or "Gorvan".
 98     Surname is recorded as "Hewston", but might possibly be "Houston".
105     Surname is recorded as "Donahue", but might possibly be "Donohue".
111     Surname is possibly "Gernow", "Gernon" or "Gemow".
117     Surname is possibly "Abron", "Abrow", "Absow", "Abson" or "Abram".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 27.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 November 2005



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