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SS City of Washington
I, Peter C. Petrie Master of the S. S. City of Washington 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 Steamship at Liverpool from which port said Steamer 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. BR>So help me God.Sworn to this 19 Jany 1859
(Signed) PCPetrie
Before me (Signed) ??offm??? (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S S City of Washington whereof P. C. Petrie is Master, from Liverpool burthen (omitted) 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. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as 'U States', no deaths were recorded on this voyage, and these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
1* John Lover 30y M Gentleman U States Cabin
2 John Large 34y M Gentleman Cabin
3 W^m A Morse 36y M Gentleman Cabin
4 Jane Morse 25y F Wife Cabin
5 Henry Toulmin 40y M Merchant Cabin
6 George J. Jackson 26y M Merchant G Britain Cabin
7 James Smith 34y M Gent U States Cabin
8 Peter Massey 26y M Gent U States Cabin
9 Maria Massey 24y F Spinster U States Cabin
10 David Thomas 30y M Gent U States Cabin
11 George None 29y M Gent U States Cabin
12 Teresa None 28y F Wife U States Cabin
13 John Campbell 30y M Mechanic G Britain Cabin
14* John Ker????an 30y M Gent U States Cabin
15 Owen H Kopp 40y M Gent U States Cabin
16 Heims Schmidt 34y M Gent Germany Cabin
17 Eliza Slane 24y F Spinster Germany Cabin
18 Thomas Mills 32y M Gent U States Cabin
19 Mary Mills 23y F Wife G Britain Cabin
20 Joseph Gebleid 33y M Gent U States Cabin
21 Marion Gebleid 9y F Child G Britain Cabin
22 James F Rowley 40y M Gent U States Cabin
23 Mary Ana Rowley 20y F Spinster U States Cabin
24* Sarah An? Rowley 18y F Spinster U States Cabin
25 Thomas F. Rowley 14y M Child U States Cabin
26 Mary Louisa Rowley 12y F Child U States Cabin
27 Elizabeth Rowley 6y F Child U States Cabin
28 Edward Rowley 3y M Child U States Cabin
29 John Grant 40y M Captain U States Cabin
30 Henry Swan 28y M Mariner U States Cabin
31 William Craig 18y M Mariner G Britain Cabin
32 William Tillet 30y M Gent U States Cabin
33 William Hartley 41y M Gent U States Cabin
34 Mary Hartley 30y F Wife U States Cabin
35 Caroline Hartley 8y F Chd U States Cabin
36 Harry Hartley 6y M Chd U States Cabin
37 Elizth Hartley 3y F Chd U States Cabin
38 Mary Rowley 24y F Spinster U States Cabin
39 John McEvery 28y M Sailor U States Steerage
40 James Winchester 30y M Clerk Steerage
41 Ruth Winchester 23y F Wife Steerage
42 W^m Thompson 25y M Joiner Steerage
43 Edmund Ellard 30y M Joiner Steerage
44 W^m Tomlenson 35y M Mechanic Steerage
45 Emma Tarman 19y F Spinster G Britain Steerage
46 Jane Smith 28y F Wife G Britain Steerage
47 Robert Garthwait 32y M Carp^r U States Steerage
48 Maria Garthwait 7y F Child U States Steerage
49 Henry Laurenson 47y M Labour U States Steerage
50 Joseph Hadden 32y M Labour U States Steerage
51 Mary Hadden 32y F Wife U States Steerage
52 John Shackay 21y M Clerk G Britain Steerage
53 Eliza Wallace 25y F Spinster G Britain Steerage
54 Henry Moore 32y M Farmer U States Steerage
55 W^m Reynolds 27y M Farmer U States Steerage
56 James Kenny 20y M Clerk G Britain Steerage
57 Thomas Rollands 35y M Farmer G Britain Steerage
58 Fanny Brooks 30y F Wife G Britain Steerage
59 Marg^t Brooks 4y F Chd G Britain Steerage
60 Fanny Short 27y F Spinster U States Steerage
61 Anne Smitherman 60y F Spinster U States Steerage
62 Anne Smitherman 1y F Child G Britain Steerage
63 Soloman Israel 33y M Pedlar Germany Steerage
64 James Roberts 45y M Labour G Britain Steerage
65 James Roberts 17y M Labour G Britain Steerage
66 Eliz^th Diekins 23y F Spinster G Britain Steerage
67 Sam Jamesen 23y M Smith G Britain Steerage
68 Leonard Sedgwick 30y M Joiner U States Steerage
69 Matthew Swenden 30y M Joiner G Britain Steerage
70 W^m Taylor 26y M Labour G Britain Steerage
71 Rosina Heskel 22y F Wife Germany Steerage
72 John Baldo 53y M Draper U States Steerage
73 Olex Sepie 35y M Trader Germany Steerage
74* W^m Sat?hwell 34y M Trader U States Steerage
75 James Cook 30y M Tailor G Britain Steerage
76 John Allan 20y M Clerk G Britain Steerage
77 Andrew Schmidt 19y M Trader Germany Steerage
78 Andrew Halzel 30y M Traveller U States Steerage
79 Henry Haskempt 27y M Grocer Germany Steerage
80 W^m Busch 30y M Labour Germany Steerage
81 Gu?so Bruemer 24y M Labour Germany Steerage
82 John Bunnson 13y M Clerk G Britain Steerage
83 Robert Campbell 30y M Mechanic G Britain Steerage
84 Charles Gelbert 42y M Mechanic G Britain Steerage
85 Godfrey Jackson 18y M Mechanic G Britain Steerage
86 Charles H Shorwood 43y M Farmer G Britain Steerage
87 Mary Shorwood 28y F Wife G Britain Steerage
88 Richard Roberts 42y M Labour G Britain Steerage
89 Andrew McConohie 42y M Labour G Britain Steerage
90 W^m Gallis 30y M Grocer G Britain Steerage
91 Henry Turner 23y M Grocer G Britain Steerage
92 W^m J Irving 37y M Trader U States Steerage
93 Sam^l MacRay 19y M Trader G Britain Steerage
94 John Parsons 20y M Clerk G Britain Steerage
95 Duncan Murry 36y M Farmer G Britain Steerage
96* Charles Humber? 23y M Watchmaker G Britain Steerage
97 Sam^l Johnson 34y M Farmer G Britain Steerage
98* W^m Me??? 22y M Joiner G Britain Steerage
99* Henry Me?? 21y M Joiner G Britain Steerage
100 Richard Parr 49y M Farmer G Britain House on Deck
101 Emma Parr 46y F Wife G Britain House on Deck
102 Mary Ann Parr 17y F Spinster G Britain House on Deck
103* Ha?cle Parr 14y F Spinster G Britain House on Deck
104 Clement Parr 5y M Child G Britain House on Deck
105 Alexander Parr 2y M Child G Britain House on Deck
106 Thomas Parr 1y M Child G Britain House on Deck
107 W^m Rone 25y M Labour G Britain Steerage
108 W^m S Skedden 13y M Labour G Britain Steerage
109 George Clok 27y M Labour G Britain Steerage
110 Robert Fergis 26y M Draper G Britain Steerage
111 John Espie 22y M Draper G Britain Steerage
112* John Reding 25y M Minor G Britain Steerage
113* Sydney Reding 21y M Minor G Britain Steerage
114 Richard Smith 29y M Trader U States Steerage
115 W^m Smith 5y M Child U States Steerage
116 James Newby 35y M Doctor U States Steerage
117 Saml Kenby 36y M Trader G Britain Steerage
(Signed) PCPetrie
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 did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the
transcriber to aid with referencing.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
1 Country of Origin recorded originally as G Britain,
lined out.
2-5 Country of Origin recorded with a ditto mark; it is
not clear if these were entered before or after the
change in the Country of Origin for passenger #1.
14 Center letters of surname illegible because of ink blob.
24 Last letter of middle name illegible.
74 4th letter of surname illegible.
96 Last letter of surname smeared, illegible.
98-99 Ending of surname smeared, could be Melle.
103 3rd letter of first name obscured by lower extension of
letter 'y' in first name above.
112-113 Occupation as written.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 190, List 33.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 June 2006
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