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 1852So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) William Harrison
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.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 115, List 850.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 December 2006
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