Immigrant Ships
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Steamer Africa

I, William Harrison, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the collector of the customs for the district of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account of all the Passengers on board the Steamer "Africa" whereof I am Master, from Liverpool.
Sworn to this July 1 1852

So help me God,
(signed) William Harrison

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer Africa whereof William Harrison, is master, from Liverpool burthen 1226 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.

  1  Fanny Simpson         18                   Canada        Canada       yes         
  2  Fanny Thorne          20                   U.S.          U.S.         yes         
  3* P. T. Nicoll          38      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
  4  M^rs Nicoll           28                   U.S.          U.S.         yes         
  5  W Bainbridge          26      merchant     Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
  6  M^rs Bainbridge       19      merchant     Gt Britain    Canada       no          
  7  W. Switzer            31      merchant     Germany       U.S.         yes         
  8  M^rs Switzer          35                   Germany       U.S.         no          
  9  Emily Switzer         10                   Germany       U.S.         no          
 10  A Mary Switzer         7                   Germany       U.S.         no          
 11* M^rs Wickstead        38                   Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 12* Kath J Wicksted       9y 6m                Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 13* Harriet C Wicksted     8                   Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 14* Martha Wicksted       3y 6m                Gt Britain    U.S.         yes         
 15  M^r S Hamel           28      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 16  Miss Condy            24                   Gt Britain    U.S.         no          
 17  Miss Fairbault        19                   Britain       Canada       yes         
 18  M^r Fairbault         52      clerk        Canada        Canada       yes         
 19  M^rs Sanders          24                   Britain       U.S.         no          
 20* Miss Maryan ……        18                   Nottingham    U.S.         no          
 21  M^r S Stralheim       29      importer     Germany       U.S.         yes         
 22  M^rs Stralheim        21      merchant     Germany       U.S.         yes         
 23  M^r Willis            37      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 24  M^rs Willis           75                   U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 25  M^r Wickstead         50      adventurer   Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 26  M^r Tho^s Brittain    27      importer     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 27  M^r Brown             40      importer     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 28  M^r F D Walter        26      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 29  M^r Elvis             27                   Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 30  M^r H Sondheim        35      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 31  M de Blaguire         32      none         Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 32  M^r James Black       32      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 33  Mr B Ingham  June     41      merchant     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   yes         
 34  M^r F  Beswick        21      merchant     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   no          
 35  M^r David Douglas     20      importer     Ireland       Gt Britain   yes         
 36  M^r Henry             28      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 37  M^rs Henry            26                   Paris         U.S.         no          
 38  M^r Husband           35      traveller    England       U.S.         no          
 39  M^rs Husband          32                   Switzerland   U.S.         yes         
 40  M^r Jo^s Walker       20      merchant     Gt Britain    U.S.         yes         
 41  M^r Henry Walker      25      merchant     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   yes         
 42  M^r Edw^d O'Reilly    45      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 43  M^r Knipe             33      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 44  M^r J G Leadbetter    23                   Gt Britain    U.S.         no          
 45  M^r Wilson            24      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 46  M^r Pistor            44      merchant     France        U.S.         yes         
 47  M^r  J Abegs          22      merchant     Switzerland   U.S.         yes         
 48  M^r Mackenzie         37      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 49  M^r S H Bullard       29      merchant     France        U.S.         yes         
 50  M^r Gignonx           46      importer     France        U.S.         yes         
 51  M^r Fra^s J Rue       25      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 52  M^r Rob^t M^cAndrew   21      merchant     Britain       Britain      no          
 53  M^r A Person          40      merchant     France        France       no          
 54  M^r Ju^s C Gillmore   21      importer     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 55  M^r L  Switzer                                                                    
 56  M^r Morlot            35      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 57* M^r B M Shaw          33      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 58  M^r W K Taylor        28                   U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 59  M^r John Rose         32      barrister    Gt Britain    Canada       yes         
 60  M^ Jas A Farnum       32      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 61  M^r F F Walgasmith    32      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 62  M^r Penrice           29      merchant     Gt Britain    U.S.         yes         
 63  M^r Hodges            37      importer     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 64  M^r P Hill            50      merchant     Paris         U.S.         yes         
 65  M^r Fanshaw           27      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 66* M^r J F Millip        29      merchant     Gt Britain    New York     yes         
 67  M^r Metcalf           24      traveller    U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 68  M^r Wartelle          27      traveller    U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 69  Miss Ann Taylor       38                   Gt Britain    U.S.         no          
 70  M^r W Hunter          43      engineer     England       U.S.         no          
 71  Miss Hunter           13                   England       U.S.         no          
 72  M^r Opie              48      merchant     Cornwall      U.S.         yes         
 73  Capt Gipe             56      merchant     Germany       U.S.         no          
 74* M^r John Grant        18      clerk        Scotland      U.S.         no          
 75  M^r Bartlett          26      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         no          
 76  M^rs Bartlett         22      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 77  M^r Stirne            50      merchant     Germany       U.S.         no          
 78  M^r Jager             28      merchant     Germany       U.S.         no          
 79  M^r Cabet             64      hornder      France        U.S.         yes         
 80  M^r George Jackson    62      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
 81  M^r M J Doyle         34      merchant     U.S.          U.S.         yes         
    

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.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

 3 the first name could be S. J.
12 - 14 the last name could be Wicksted.
12 - 14 the last name is spelled different to passenger 12.
20 Name may be Mary An Sanders, no last name given, no ditto marks.
23 The number "35" is written in column 7, might mean that his age is not 37 but 35?
49 the last name could be Brillard.
59 the first initial could be R.
66 the last name could be Mellip.
75 The number "45" is written in column 7. 

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