Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS *Syrian

I, John Montgomery, Master of the Steam-Ship Syrian, 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 Syrian at Bordeaux from which port said (left blank) 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 12 1876

So help me God,
(signed) John Montgomery

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship Syrian whereof John Montgomery is Master, from Bordeaux burthen 667 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.

Steerage Passengers:
1*   Joseph, Honilane          17   male     blacksmith   Basse France
2    Gerard Pierre, Messmain   27   male     labourer     Basse France
3*   Jean, Capdart             44   male     labourer     Basse France
4*   Hypolite, Lanlhere        22   male     carpenter    Basse France
5    Catherine, Kerraquise     11   female   dressmaker   Basse France
6    Maria, Balma              11   female   dressmaker   Basse France
7    Leona, Conta              55   female   homekeeper   Basse France

Cabin Passenger:
8    J. P., Phelan             55   male     M.D.         California U.S.


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, all passengers intended to stay in California, US,
   therefore these coloumns were eliminated.

*  The ship's name could be Tyrian.

1: Surname may be Houilane.			
3: Surname may be Capehart.
4: Names may be Hypohle Laulhore.	

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