Immigrant Ships
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SS America

I, C H E Judkins, Master of the S S America, 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 Ship at Liverpool, from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
C H E Judkins

Sworn to this 8-5-1848
Before Me ????????

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the S S America whereof C H E Judkins is Master, from Liverpool.
Burthen 984 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

Columns omitted and the reasons why:
     Died on Voyage---No deaths
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given.

 1  Barnet R Solomon      42   M   Mrcht      USA             USA
 2  Mrs Amis Routh        50   F              Great Britain   USA 
 3  Ms Emily Routh        22   F              Great Britain   USA
 4* Ms Harrieta LeInesu   20   F              Great Britain   Quebec
 5  Ms Mary Price         17   F              Great Britain   Quebec
 6  A Deb Routh           33   M   Gentlmn    Great Britain   USA
 7  Wm Paul               57   M   Mercht     Ireland         USA
 8  I K Backwell          35   M   Mercht     England         England
 9  C D Hagen             34   M   Mercht     USA             England
10  W M Gawtry            52   M   Mercht     USA             USA
11  A Cathcart            30   M   Gentlmn    England         England
12  Arthur W Jeffray      26   M   Mercht     England         England
13  Geo W Warren          24   M   Mercht     USA             USA
14  Jas S Taylor          30   M   Mercht     England         USA
15  Mrs Taylor            23   F              England         USA
16  C W Thomas            40   M   Merchnt    USA             USA
17  Francis Masson        28   M   Minister   France          USA
18  Jacques Poirier       35   M   Minister   France          USA
19  Jno M Ewan            44   M   Mercht     USA             USA
20  Jos Smith             34   M   Mercht     USA             USA
21  Nathan Rainbo         38   M   Mercht     USA             USA
22  James Meyers          28   M   Mercht     USA             USA
23  B Bensfield           43   M   Mercht     USA             USA
24  Charles Scott         30   M   Mercht     England         USA
25  Jno McKinlay          24   M   Gentlmn    Scotland        USA
26  Daniel Smith          29   M   Mercht     USA             USA
27  Mary Smith            27   F              USA             USA
28  Daniel Smith           7   M   Child      USA             USA
29  John Smith             5   M   Child      USA             USA
30  Benjamin Smith         2   M   Child      USA             USA
31  Francis Smith          1   M   Child      USA             USA
32  Henry Coverdale       50   M   Mercht     USA             USA
33  John Pickford         33   M   Mercht     USA             USA
34  Robert Glass          40   M   Mercht     England         USA
35  John Pullman          40   M   Mercht     USA             USA
36  Saml G Fenton         22   M   Mercht     England         USA
37  Alden March           52   M   Surgeon    USA             USA
38  Henry March           21   M              USA             USA
39  Mrs J P March         45   F              USA             USA
40  Ms Joanna March       15   F              USA             USA
41  M Banerelos           28   M   Gentlmn    Spain           USA
42  B H Hutton            28   M   Mercht     USA             USA
43  H Whitwell            29   M   Mercht     USA             USA
44  J W Bigelow           25   M   Mercht     USA             USA
45  J H Woods             35   M   Mercht     USA             USA
46  G F Ruxton            28   M   Mercht     England         England
47  George McGregor       35   M   Mercht     England         USA
48  Thos McGregor          8   M   Child      USA             USA 
49  Mrs W King            30   F              England         USA
50  Thos M Woods          30   M   Mercht     England         England
51  Genio C Scott         35   M              USA             USA
52  Philip T Southworth   32   M   Mercht     USA             USA
53* Nathaniel Foster      ??   M   Mercht     USA             USA
54  Henry Smith           27   M   Mercht     England         England
55  W Paul                31   M   Mercht     USA             USA
56  W Monroe              29   M   Mercht     USA             USA
57  Gordon MacKenzie      17   M              England         Canada
58  W M Kelly             43   M   Mercht     England         Canada
59  J Perkins             32   M   Mercht     England         Canada
60  F Bates               32   M   Mercht     England         USA
61  B Plumb               28   M   Mercht     England         USA
62  J Amer                33   M   Mercht     England         USA
63  G Roman               29   M              USA             USA
64  Wm Kent               30   M              USA             USA
65  Miss Thomas           24   F              Halifax, NS     USA
66  E Malizieux           40   M              France          USA
67  M Ward                24   M              England         England
68  Rbt Bell              40   M              USA             USA
69  Geo Pullen            30   M              USA             USA
70  Jane Oxerchein        22   F              USA             USA
71  B F Marsh             33   M              England         USA
             
   
Transcriber's Notes:

* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the
  Transcriber's Notes.

? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could not be read
  due to the condition of the original document.


 4---Last name unclear.
53---Age unreadable.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 863.

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