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SS City of Vera Cruz
I, John Deaken, Master of the Steamship City of Vera Cruz, 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 of the said Vessel at Havana-Cuba 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 8 June 1876 So help me God,
(signed) John Deaken
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship City of Vera Cruz whereof John Deaken is Master, from Havana-Cuba, burthen 1874 36/100 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 Emma V. Smith 31y 6 mos f wife United States United States Saloon
2 Ane Sedano 33y 10 mos f wife United States United States Saloon
3 William Sedano 2y 6 mos m child United States United States Saloon
4 Olive Verino 26y 8 mos f lady United States United States Saloon
5 Robert Bernard 23y 11 mos m workhand United States United States Saloon
6 William Adio 40y 5 mos m workhand United States United States Saloon
7 Isiah P. Fernald 30y 10 mos m workhand United States United States Saloon
8 Jason A. Pride 34y 6 mos m engineer United States United States Saloon
9 Ferdinand Metzsch 49y 5 mos m engineer United States United States Saloon
10 John Marino 44y 8 mos m engineer United States United States Saloon
11 Joshua Pride 37y 8 mos m engineer United States United States Saloon
12 Charles Cox 28y 11 mos m engineer United States United States Saloon
13 William Gornesberg 27y 10 mos m engineer United States United States Saloon
14 Diego B. Betancourth 39y 5 mos m doctor United States United States Saloon
15* Harl A Berenett 48y 9 mos m doctor United States United States Saloon
16 Miguel Gonzalez 44y 5 mos m merchant United States United States Saloon
17* Harris Wilson 33y mos m merchant United States United States Saloon
18* John ? 4?y mos m vierf???l England United States Saloon
19 Ellen J. Dowling 35y 2 mos f lady England United States Saloon
20 Eugene P Dowling 28y 10 mos m merchant England United States Saloon
21 Donald F. Southerland 40y 5 mos m merchant England United States Saloon
22 Thomas Gendall 37y 8 mos m engineer England United States Saloon
23 Johanna Fisher 38y 10 mos l nurse England United States 3rd cabin
24 Edward Dorse 45y 10 mos m official France France Saloon
25* ? Vognah? 58y 5 mos m cook France France 3rd cabin
26* Jose L. Corfina 45y 5 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
27* Emilia Corfina 42y 4 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
28* Alfonso Corfina 6y 10 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
29 Juliana Moliner 24y 8 mos f nurse Cuba Cuba Saloon
30 Antonio N Santo y Diaz 38y 3 mos m official Cuba Cuba Saloon
31 Maria Santo y Diaz 30y mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
32 Francisco Cejas 47y 5 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
33 Merced Cejas 45y 4 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
34 Manuela Cejas 5y 6 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
35 Edwardo Cejas 8y mos m child Cuba Cuba Saloon
36 Francisca Pferisense 48y 9 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
37 Antonio Raffelin 75y 10 mos m official Cuba Cuba Saloon
38 Maria Raffelin 40y 5 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
39 Joaquin Toscano 40y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
40 Isabel Toscano 35y 10 mos f wife Cuba Cuba 3rd Cabin
41 Maria J Toscano 7y 8 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
42 Joze J Toscano 5y 9 mos m child Cuba Cuba 3rd cabin
43 Juan R Toscano 3y 6 mos m child Cuba Cuba Saloon
44 Ellen Fallow 25y 8 mos f nurse England England Saloon
45 Rafael S. Rodriquez 48y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
46 Josefa Rodriquez 40y 3 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
47 Clara Rodriquez 9y 8 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
48 Francisco Regueijo 58y 6 mos m official Cuba Cuba Saloon
49 Jose Sargatal 41y 5 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
50 Pedro de Leon 57y 8 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
51 Teresa de Leon 50y 6 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
52* Ysidro M. Martinez 48y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
53* Maria Martinez 39y 5 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
54* Maria L. Martinez 4y 8 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
55* Ana ?riollo 25y 8 mos f nurse Cuba Cuba Saloon
56 Manuela Sanchez ??y 8 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
57* Maria J^a Oliveras 27y 5 mos f lady Cuba Cuba Saloon
58 Maria del Carmen Oliveras 17y 8 mos f lady Cuba Cuba Saloon
59 Augusto de Armas 7y 10 mos m child Cuba Cuba Saloon
60* Aleyandro Nunez 39y 5 mos m clerk Cuba Cuba Saloon
61* Eliva Nunez 24y 3 mos f lady Cuba Cuba Saloon
62 Eusebio Rivera 36y 10 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
63 Maria Rivera 36y 4 mos f wife Cuba Cuba Saloon
64 Aurelio Rivera 11y 3 mos m child Cuba Cuba Saloon
65 Dolores Rivera 9y 1 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
66 Emelia Rivera 6y 4 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
67 Florinda Rivera 5y 1 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
68 Asuncion Rivera 3y 2 mos f child Cuba Cuba Saloon
69 Theminado Rivera 1y 2 mos m child Cuba Cuba Saloon
70 Rafael Echiverria 26y 8 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
71 Francisco J. Rivera 22y 10 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
72* Emilio Cespedi? 38y 1 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
73 Jose M Ponce de Leon 47y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
74* David Judlia Alberga 63y 5 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
75 Juan A Fernandez 40y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
76 Andres Hernandez 50y 5 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
77 Malis Hernandez 6y 5 mos m child Cuba Cuba Saloon
78 Agusto de Armas 48y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
79 Andres M Soea 33y 8 mos m clerk Cuba Cuba Saloon
80* Jose J Carbo 46y 5 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
81* Jaime Carbo 37y 10 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
82 Joaquin M^a Sanchez 38y 11 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
83 Manuela Sanchez 39y 10 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
84 Antonio Urbiga 50y 4 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
85 Pablo R. Garcia 29y 8 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
86* Antonio M^a ?respo 47y 6 mos m merchant Cuba Cuba Saloon
87 Leopold Aquino 27y 11 mos m merchant China China 3rd cabin
88* Leon Schi?? 43y 6 mos m farmer China China 3rd cabin
89* Pablo R. Orta 59y 8 mos m ?? China China 3rd cabin
90* Lorenzo Garcia 37y 5 mos m ?? China China 3rd cabin
91* Pripozio Asa 34y 7 mos m ?? China China 3rd cabin
92* Synaida Aya 31y 9 mos m ?? China China 3rd 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 on the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated. Passengers where
numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
6: Surname may be Adie.
15: the last name could be Bereneth.
17: Given name may be Hamer.
18 Surname letters are too light to be read, the last 4 letters could be
ford, there are 3 or 4 letters in front.
25: Given name letters too light to be read. Surname may be Vogrich.
26 - 28: Surname may be Cortina.
52 - 54: the last name could be Marting.
55: the last name could be Criolla or Griolla.
56: a smudge makes the years of the age illegible.
60 & 61: the last name has an accent on the 2nd n.
72: the last name could be Cespedia or Cespedio.
74: the middle name could be Juelha.
80 & 81: Carbo has an accent on the o.
86: the last name could be Prespo or Grespo.
88: the last name could be Schin or Schiro.
89 - 92: the occupation is very faint, it could possibly be cooper.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 404, List 492.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 December 2005
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