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SS City of Vera Cruz
I, John Deaken, Master of the Steam-Ship 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 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 29 June 1876
So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) John Deaken
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* Clara N ??kmey 26 y 5 m female lady United States United States saloon 2* George W. ??ber 29 y 0 m male engineer United States United States saloon 3* Frances D??bia 62 y 3 m female Verigo United States United States saloon 4* Angela ???der 20 y 5 m female ???? United States United States saloon 5 Herman G. Hinse 25 y 11 m male Mcht United States United States saloon 6 Mary L. Hinse 23 y 8 m female wife United States United States saloon 7 Joseph De Silva 27 y ? m male engineer United States United States saloon 8 Maria Silva 23 y ? m female wife United States United States saloon 9* William L. Wattie 42 y 8 m male engineer United States United States saloon 10* Eliza J. Wattie 38 y 6 m female wife United States United States saloon 11 Olimpia B. Pelletier 33 y ? m female wife United States United States saloon 12 Louis Pelletier 3 y 3 m male child United States United States saloon 13 John M. Clark 33 y 6 m male engineer United States United States saloon 14 Isabel Clark 24 y 5 m female lady United States United States saloon 15* Jardine ?????? 52 y 6 m female wife United States United States saloon 16* Eraslio Wilson 42 y 8 m male dentist United States United States saloon 17 Walter D. Cr????? 33 y ? m male ????? United States United States saloon 18* John Seigel 45 y 8 m male ????? United States United States saloon 19 Henry Patrick 30 y 6 m male engineer United States United States saloon 20 John M. Eidern 38 y ? m male engineer United States United States saloon 21 Daniel Waters ?? y ? m male engineer United States United States saloon 22 Juan Rasif 47 y 6 m male Mcht United States United States saloon 23* ??rge A. Hana 34 y male engineer United States United States saloon 24 John Gutteridge 46 y 5 m male engineer United States United States steerage 25* ?aynes R Milfer 57 y 8 m male engineer United States United States saloon 26 George W. Boyd 49 y 3 m male engineer United States United States saloon 27* Andrew J. Antler 40 y 5 m male engineer United States United States saloon 28* ?e?ent H. Smith 37 y 9 m male Mcht England England saloon 29* Robert H. Beck 40 y male Mcht England England saloon 30* John Atmstrong 38 y 6 m male Mcht England England saloon 31* Patrick Anully 24 y 10 m male Mcht England England saloon 32* James N Can???? 34 y 6 m male Mcht England England saloon 33* Mary Gossier 45 y 4 m female wife England England saloon 34 Mary A. Dowling 40 y 5 m female wife England England saloon 35 ???fr. Dechondens 40 y 10 m male Mcht France France saloon 36* Marcia Dechondens 35 y 8 m female wife France France saloon 37 Lola Dechondens 4 y 1 m female child France France saloon 38 Charles Dechondens 3 y 2 m male child France France saloon 39 Joseph Dechondens 1 y 6 m male child France France saloon 40* Irianna Dechondens 24 y 8 m female servant France France steerage 41 Auguste Karndler 27 y 6 m male Mcht Germany Germany saloon 42 Eugene Richeloh 34 y 8 m male Clerk Germany Germany saloon 43* Alfred Carten 36 y 8 m male Mcht Germany Germany steerage 44 Olivia M. Carlen 39 y 6 m female wife Germany Germany saloon 45 John R. Michaelson 31 y 6 m male ??? Germany Germany steerage 46 Paul E ??????mann 24 y 5 m male ??? Germany Germany steerage 47 Carmen Leblanc Aviles 37 y 6 m female ??? Cuba Cuba saloon 48 Victoria Aviles 8 y 5 m female child Cuba Cuba saloon 49 Andrea Aviles 5 y 6 m female child Cuba Cuba saloon 50 Maria Orre 35 y 10 m female servant Cuba Cuba saloon 51* ?aridad de la Monte 49 y 6 m female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 52* Matilde del Monte 25 y 3 m female lady Cuba Cuba saloon 53* Manuel V. Mandes 58 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 54* Maria J? Mandes 44 y 5 m female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 55 Maria Valdes 12 y 6 m female child Cuba Cuba saloon 56* Jose Grau 37 y 5 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 57* Catalina Grau 31 y 8 m female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 58 Agusto F. Mun 42 y 5 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 59* Clara R. Mun 30 y 6 m female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 60 Jose A. Cortina 29 y 5 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 61 Teresa Cortina 19 y female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 62* Juan A. A…….na 17 y 6 m male student Cuba Cuba saloon 63* ??orniedes Fernandez 9 y 10 m female child Cuba Cuba saloon 64* Lino Montaloo 41 y 8 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 65* Josefa Montaloo 15 y 3 m female lady Cuba Cuba saloon 66 Isabel V. Berrier 30 y 6 m female lady Cuba Cuba saloon 67* Adelaide Latte de Coutier 50 y 9 m female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 68* Albert Schmeyer 26 y 9 m male doctpr Cuba Cuba saloon 69* Aniesta Schmeyer 23 y 5 m female wife Cuba Cuba saloon 70* Maria Schmeyer 2 y 6 m female child Cuba Cuba saloon 71* Guillerno Schmeyer 36 y 8 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 72 Evaristo G. Sta Marina 34 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 73* Jose R. Iva 40 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 74 Ramon Rodriquez Loredo 59 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 75 Fabian Barroso 67 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 76 Jorge Barroso 32 y 5 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 77 Manuel Pelaez Nabolis 50 y 3 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 78* Santiago ???? Costa 34 y 4 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 79* Fra??? Mar?ty 38 y 9 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 80* Manuel Carraquido 31 y 8 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 81* Jose J Maryanillo 27 y 9 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 82* Jose del ???tillo 30 y 8 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 83 Manuel V. Renducho 47 y ? m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 84 Jose Play Pla 43 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 85 Cereferino A. Perez 26 y 8 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 86* Simero de Nanglam 38 y 6 m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 87* Wenerslag Borda 39 y ? m male Mcht Cuba Cuba saloon 88 Ysidro Julia 41 y 5 m male farmer China China steerage 89* Berrito Pan Am???? 41 y male farmer China China steerage 90* Abraham Pug Sen 46 y 8 m male farmer China China steerage 91 Mario Cefardina 38 y 5 m male farmer China China steerage 92* ???? ???? 32 y 3 m male farmer China China steerage 93* Jose Gil Cherm Cheung 41 y 4 m male farmer China China steerage 94* Teodoro Rakies 45 y 6 m male farmer China China steerage 95 Filomeno Villare 50 y 5 m male farmer China China steerage 96 Pedro Hernandez 50 y 2 m male farmer China China steerage 97 Justo Sansson 43 y 6 m male cook China China steerage 98 Manuel Sansson 39 y 8 m male cook China China steerage 99* Jose Fidian? 32 y 6 m male cook China China steerage 100 Jacinto Betancourt 36 y 5 m male cook China China steerage 101* Maurice? Floren 40 y 6 m male cook China China steerage 102 Gabriel Suarez 50 y 8 m male cook China China steerage 103* Victor G…..g? 32 y 6 m male cook China China steerage 104* ?ides Acura 39 y male cook China China steerage 105* Domingo ….. 53 y 3 m male cook China China steerage 106* ?riatieo Artern 31 y male cook China China steerage Total Passengers: 106 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 therefore this coloumn was eliminated. * The handwriting on the manifest is very faint of faded in places and therefore hard or impossible to read. 1: Surname may be Amey. 2: Surname may be Amber. 3: Name may be Frances Dubela. 7: Names may be Joseph D Y Sifra. 9 & 10: Surname may be Watter or Wathe. 15: Names may be Caroline Ukena. 16: Given name may be Erastus. 17: Surname may be Cranston. 18: Surname may be Speigel. 23: Names may be George Hang. 25: the last name could be Milford. 28: Surname may be Serwent or Smith. 29: Surname may be Bick. 30: the last name could be Armstrong. 31: Surname may be Anutly. 32: Surname may be Cantin. 33: Surname may be Gossin. 35 - 40: the last name could be Dichendens. 36: Given Name may be Maria. 39: Given name may be Juana. 43: Surname may be Carlen. 51: Given name may be Caridad S C. The last name could be del Monte. 53 & 54: Surname may be Mander Mandia or Merdia. 54: Names may be Maria E Mander or Mandia. 56 & 57: Surnames may also be either Gran or Graw. 58 & 59: Surname may be Marn. 62: Surname may be Rary. 63: Given name may be Nicomedes. There is an accent on the first e. 64 & 65: Surnames may also be Montalvo. 67: Surname may be de Contier. 68 - 71: Surnames may be Schweyer. 69: Given name may be Aniceto. 73: Surname may be Jova. 78: Middle name may be Amable. 79: Names may be Fransisco Marty. 80: Surname may be Carrando 81: Surname may be Manganiello. 82: Surname may be Santillo. 86: Names may be Simon Demanganos 87: Given name may be Wencelaus. 89: Names may be Benito Fan Any Lim. 90: Names may be Absalom Tug Sim. 92: Names may be Synaida Aya. 93: Surname may be Achung. 94: Surname may be Zahier. 101: Names may be Manrico Florentine. 103: Surname may be Arango. 104: Names may be Fidec Acton. 105: Surname may be Gib. 106: Names may be Ariatieo Arton.
National Archives and Records Administration Film M237 Reel 404, List 592.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 April 2006
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