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SS Africa
SS Africa
I, Neil Shannon Master of the "Africa" (Str) do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest,subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steam Ship at Liverpool from which port said Steam Ship 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.
So help me God.Sworn to this Jul 21 1859
(Signed) N. Shannon
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steam Ship Africa whereof Shannon 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 Space Occupied. No deaths were recorded on the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription.
1 Philip Henry Jn^r 44y 2m Male Mercht U S A New York First Cabin
2 M^rs Henry 38 Female U S A New York First Cabin
3 Chas A Henry 16 Male U S A New York First Cabin
4 Nina Frapoli 18y 5m Female U S A New York First Cabin
5 Edw^d A Lambert 45y 6m Male Mercht U S A New York First Cabin
6 M^rs Lambert 28y 3m Female U S A New York First Cabin
7 W F Merrill 32y 4m Male Mercht U S A New York First Cabin
8 M^rs Merrill 28 Female U S A New York First Cabin
9 Louis Cahn 20 Male France California First Cabin
10 M^rs Cahn 20 Female France California First Cabin
11 Madame Berne 23 Female None Germany New York First Cabin
12 Mary James 17 Female England Phila. First Cabin
13 E L Theriat 29 Male Mercht England New York First Cabin
14 M^rs Theriat 21 Female England New York First Cabin
15 Chas de Forest 28y 4m Male Mercht U S A Conn--- First Cabin
16 M^rs de Forest 24 Female U S A Conn--- First Cabin
17 Julia Goodyear 16 Female U S A Conn--- First Cabin
18 G S Nichols 29 Male Mercht U S A New York First Cabin
19 M^rs Nichols 25y 2m Female U S A New York First Cabin
20 Aug Pearson 47 Male Mercht France Returns First Cabin
21 H Dufost 29 Male Mercht France Returns First Cabin
22 Geo A Wicks 30y 5m Male Mercht U S A New York First Cabin
23 M^rs Wicks 30 Female U S A New York First Cabin
24 Nina Wicks 4m Female U S A New York First Cabin
25 Hannah Casey 30 Female Ireland New York First Cabin
26 Chas Heussner 28y 5m Male Mercht Germany Phila. First Cabin
27 M^rs E Heussner 24 Female England Phila. First Cabin
28 H J McGoath 24 Male Agent US New York First Cabin
29 L. Noell 28 Male Agent Prussia New York First Cabin
30 John Fair 42 Male Mercht England Returns First Cabin
31 Henry Huston 52 Male Mercht England Boston First Cabin
32 Geo A Malloy 21y 5m Male Student England Conn--- First Cabin
33* G. A. Woodr?ff 20 Male Student England Conn--- First Cabin
34 E W Tryon 50y 4m Male Mercht England Panama First Cabin
35 Will^m Van de Sands 32 Male Mercht Germany New York First Cabin
36 Chas Steinhimier 17y 2m Male Mercht Germany New York First Cabin
37 D L Kane 42 Male Lawyer USA New York First Cabin
38 M^rs Kane 37y 3m Female USA New York First Cabin
39 M^rs Langdon 32 Female USA New York First Cabin
40 Emile Gramier 30 Male Mercht France Returns First Cabin
41 M T Liveandais 44 Male Mercht New Orleans N Orleans First Cabin
42 R J Roberts 26 Male Mercht New Orleans N York First Cabin
43 M^rs Fisher 26 Female None USA Williamsburg 1^st Cabin
44 E M Banks 18 Female USA New York 1^st Cabin
45 Theo Tompson 28 Male Mercht USA New York 1^st Cabin
46* John Wood 2? Male Mercht Scotland Returns 1^st Cabin
47 John S Hill 22 Male Gent^n England Returns 1^st Cabin
48 Manuel Menendez 36y 2m Male Mercht Spain +do Napan Bahamas 1^st Cabin
49 W W Johnston 25 Male HMS England Napan Bahamas 1^st Cabin
50 J G Batterson 36 Male Sculptor USA Conn 1^st Cabin
51 F Schnieder 32y 2m Male Mercht Switzerland N York 1^st Cabin
52 M Thalmefringer 30 Male Mercht Germany N York 1^st Cabin
53 Ch Reishenbach 22y 6m Male Mercht Austria N York 1^st Cabin
54 G W Bramhall 39 Male Mercht USA N York 1^st Cabin
55 Henry W Ovenden 30 Male Gent England Baltimore 1^st Cabin
56 Jas G Chapman 28y 2m Male Engineer England Havana 1^st Cabin
57 Edward Delaney 28 Male Mercht France New York 1^st Cabin
58 F. Mensing 25 Male Mercht Germany New York 1^st Cabin
59 B H Hutton 48 Male Mercht USA New York 1^st Cabin
60 E Hilger 2? Male Mercht Germany New York 1^st Cabin
61 Alfred Hilger 14 Male Germany New York 1^st Cabin
62 Jos Young 32y 2m Male Mercht England N Y 1^st Cabin
63 Francis Grund 35y 4m Male Mercht USA Chicago 1^st Cabin
64 John B Hall 37 Male Mercht USA N Y 1^st Cabin
65 M^rs Hall 28 Female USA N Y 1^st Cabin
66 Ph Bessinger 32 Male Mercht USA N Y 1^st Cabin
67 H N Stein 34 Male Mercht Duchy Hesse California 1^st Cabin
68 S S Haldeman 47y 2m Male Author USA Penn 1^st Cabin
69 F Brandt 32 Male Mercht Switzerland New York 1^st Cabin
70 Samuel McLean 48 Male Mercht Scotland New York 1^st Cabin
71 James McLean 46 Male Mercht Scotland New York 1^st Cabin
72 J W Roberts 48 Male Mercht USA New York 1^st Cabin
73 M^rs Roberts 46 Female USA New York 1^st Cabin
74 Jas Scott Semple 22y 2m Male Mercht Scotland New York 1^st Cabin
75 John Churchill 34 Male Mercht USA New York 1^st Cabin
76* William W Fremell 47 Male Mercht England Returns 1^st Cabin
77 Andrew Smith 47 Male Mercht England Boston 1^st Cabin
78 J B Montaut 53 Male Mercht USA N Y 1^st Cabin
79 J B Betts 45y 6m Male Mercht USA Charleston SC 1^st Cabin
80 George Simpson 44y 2m Male Mercht England Returns 1^st Cabin
81 William Heye 30 Male Mercht Germany New York 1^st Cabin
82 Agnes Heye 24y 3m Female Germany New York 1^st Cabin
83 Geo P DeSilva 26 Male Mercht USA New York 1^st Cabin
84 G Dambmann 23 Male Mercht Germany New York 1^st Cabin
85 A Dambmann 25 Male Mercht Germany New York 1^st Cabin
86 Tho^s Grierson 17 Male Clerk Scotland New York 1^st Cabin
87 P Palmer 33 Male Acct USA New York 1^st Cabin
88 Paul Soleliac 42 Male Mercht France Returns 1^st Cabin
89 H C Cooke 28 Male Gent^n Gt Britain Returns 1^st Cabin
90 T Tompkins 32 Male Mercht USA New York 1^st Cabin
91 L. de Muller 30 Male Mercht Switzerland New York 1^st Cabin
92* L J Cailleuex 49 Male Mercht France Returns 1^st Cabin
93 S Hill 41y 5m Male Mercht England Phila^a 1^st Cabin
94* Hayward 32y 2m Male Mercht England N Y 1^st Cabin
95 J O Bartholomew 28 Male Mercht USA N Y 1^st Cabin
96* Noah S Longe? 25 Male Mercht Canada N Y 1^st Cabin
97 A Bischoff 24y 4m Male Mercht Switzerland N Y 1^st Cabin
98 Daniel McKellow 23 Male Clerk Scotland US 1^st Cabin
99 S E Halle 23 Male Mercht Germany N Y 1^st Cabin
100 C H Sheehan 68 Male Mercht Ireland N Y 1^st Cabin
101 Tho^s Terry 24y 4m Male Mercht G^t B N Y 1^st Cabin
102 Peter McDonald 45 Male Farmer G^t B Canada 2^nd Cabin
103 Victor Steiner 24 Male Mercht Germany N Y. 2^nd Cabin
104 Fritz Lorg 16 Male None Germany N Y. 2^nd Cabin
105 M^rs Kavanagh 20 Female None England N Y. 2^nd Cabin
106 Edward Canterbury 22 Male England California 2^nd Cabin
107* ?ucy Canterbury 15 Female England California 2^nd Cabin
108 James Canterbury 19 Male England California 2^nd Cabin
109 Richard Canterbury 14 Male England California 2^nd Cabin
110 C H Woodman 28 Male England N Y 2^nd Cabin
111 Leo Rosenstein 23 Male Germany N Y 2^nd 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 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.
The manifest scribe used a Germanic letter resembling 'fs'; to aid in reading, these have
been transcribed to 'ss'.
33 Surname could be Woodrieff or Woodruff.
46 Age could be 25y or 28y.
48 Significance of "+do" as written in Country of Origin not clear,
"do" could be interpreted as 'ditto', i.e., Country of Origin
would read "Spain and England".
91 Umlaut 'u' in surname.
92 Surname could be miswritten Cailleux.
94 First name as written.
96 Surname could be Longer or Longes.
107 First name could be Lucy or Sucy.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 194, List 719
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 May 2007
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