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Transcribers Guild

American Eagle


London, England to New York
22 August 1859

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, R Moore Master of the Am?????? Eagle do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm 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 ship at London 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 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.
(Signed) RWMoore
Sworn to this 22 Augt 1859
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Am Eagle whereof (omitted) is Master, from London 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. The Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States"; no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
  1  Anne Noble            43     Female  None              England        1^st Cabin
  2  Annie Noble           21     Female  None              England
  3  Daniel Figgins        18     Male    Gentleman         United States
  4  George Patterson      48     Male    Farmer            United States
  5  Henry Horton          48     Male    Steward           England        2^nd Cabin
  6  Mary A. Horton        52     Female  Wife              England
  7  George Baker          49     Male    Shoemaker         England
  8  Eliza Baker           45     Female  Wife              England
  9  Frederick Baker       20     Male    Shoemaker         England
 10  Ellinor Baker         18     Female                    England
 11  Robert Baker          16     Male    Shoemaker         England
 12  William Baker          9     Male                      England
 13  Alfr^d Baker           5     Male                      England
 14  Charles Lylius        50     Male    Teacher           United States
 15* ????? Sho?ell         18     Male    None              England
 16* George Sho?ell        17     Male    None              England
 17  John Simmonds         34     Male    Teacher           France
 18  Penelope Walter       70     Female  None              England
 19  Eliza Simmonds        28     Female  Wife              England
 20  Charlotte Piolanine   16     Female  Teacher           France
 21  Blanche Simmonds       7     Female                    England
 22  Edward Simmonds        5     Male                      England
 23  Alice Simmonds         3     Female                    France
 24  Walter Simmonds        1y 6m Male                      France
 25  James J Walter        35     Male    None              England
 26  James Flood           20     Male    None              England
 27  Henry Shersby         29     Male    Steward           United States
 28  Sophia Shersby        24     Female  Wife              United States
 29  Sarah Shersby          1y 6m Female                    United States
 30  Margaret Shersby      2m     Female                    England
 31  Patrick Dalton        35     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 32  James Henry           29     Male    C??rigger Trimmer United States
 33  Mary Downs            49     Female  Wife              United States
 34  John Downs            10     Male                      United States
 35  William Bragg         35     Male    Cabinet maker     United States
 36  Arafael Rooderick     30     Male    Seaman            Austria
 37  Simon Rooderick       28     Male    Seaman            Austria        Upper between decks
 38  George Cardogo        33     Male    Cigar Maker       United States
 39  Rachel Cardogo        33     Female  Wife              United States
 40  Sophia Cardogo         7     Female                    United States
 41  Phinis Cardogo         6     Male                      England
 42  Benjamin Cardogo       4     Male                      England
 43  Caroline Cardogo       2     Female                    England
 44* Raphal Cardogo            6m Male                      ???
 45* David Courteney       32     Male    Shoemaker         ???
 46  Robert Courteney       6     Male                      England
 47  Timothy Burk          58     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 48  Mary Burk             45     Female  Wife              Ireland
 49  Ellen Burk            23     Female                    Ireland
 50  Timothy Burk             11m Male                      England
 51  Hannah Healy          31     Female  Servant           Ireland
 52  Ellen Reiley          30     Female  Servant           Ireland
 53  Catharine Reardon     28     Female  Servant           Ireland
 54  William Reardon       34     Male    Tailor            Ireland
 55  Thomas Martini        47     Male    Farmer            England
 56  Sarah Martini         43     Female  Wife              England
 57  Rebecca Martini       23     Female  Servant           England
 58  Sarah Martini         21     Female  Servant           England
 59  Mary Martini          19     Female  Servant           England
 60  Sophia Martini        15     Female  Servant           England
 61  George Martini        13     Male                      England
 62  Joseph Martini         9     Male                      England
 63  Edward Martini         7     Male                      England
 64  Frances Martini        5     Female                    England
 65  Mary Ann Martini       4     Female                    England
 66  Stephen Martini        2     Male                      England
 67  William Holloway      31     Male    Seaman            United States
 68  George Symes          19     Male    Seaman            England
 69  James Grey            20     Male    Laborer           England
 70  Thomas Briscoe        27     Male    Laborer           England
 71  William Collins       28     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 72  Timothy McCarthy      28     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 73  John Maguire          24     Male    Seaman            Ireland
 74  Owen Sullivan         28     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 75  Mary Sullivan         24     Female  Servant           Ireland
 76  John Sullivan          3     Male                      England
 77  Julia Sullivan           11m Female                    England
 78  Alice Hays            21     Female  Servant           Ireland
 79  Ellen Barrett         25     Female  Servant           Ireland
 80  Honora Barrett        23     Female  Servant           Ireland
 81  Aaron Routh           23     Male    Goldsmith         Austria
 82  Anna Routh            22     Female  Wife              Austria
 83  Israel Routh              9m Male                      Austria
 84  David Waldman         21     Male    Clerk             Austria
 85  Thomas Martin         35     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 86  Jeremiah Daly         14     Male    Laborer           Ireland
 87  Patrick Daly          11     Male                      Ireland
 88  Michael Leonard       19     Male    Carpenter         England
 89  William Leonard       11     Male    None              England
 90  John Carroll          27     Male    Rigger            United States
 91* Johan? Fri??h         30     Male    Shoemaker         Germany
 92  Charlotte Fri??h      21     Female  Wife              Germany
 93  Heinrich Eckert       30     Male    Builder           Germany
 94  Maria Eckert          30     Female  Wife              Germany
 95  Heinrich Eckert        5     Male                      Germany
 96  Johann Eckert         19     Male    Builder           Germany
 97  Apolonia Schmidt      24     Male    None              Germany
 98  Catharine Kemper      48     Female  None              Germany
 99  Barbara Kemper        22     Female  None              Germany
100* ?elena Kemper         16     Female  None              Germany
101  Maria Kemper          13     Female  None              Germany
102  Catharine Kemper      10     Female  None              Germany
103  Carl Kemper            7     Male    None              Germany
104  Jacobina Beischer     19     Female  Servant           Germany
105  Friedrich Bernhard    16     Male    Musician          Germany
106  Ludwig Bernhard       15     Male    Laborer           Germany
107  Anna Elisabeth Wagner 18     Female  None              Germany
108  Magdalena Schussler   19     Female  Servant           Germany
109  Rose Anna Noller      30     Female  Wife              Germany
110  Gottfried Noller      10     Male    _____             Germany
111  Eda Elisabeth Unrath  25     Female  None              Germany
112  Balthasar Horst       58     Male    Laborer           Germany
113  Eliza Horst           33     Female  None              Germany
114* Gerdra?t Horst        18     Male    Laborer           Germany
115  George Horst          16     Male    Laborer           Germany
116  Catharine Horst       11     Female                    Germany
117  Balthasar Horst        5     Male                      Germany
118  Elisabeth Horst           6m Female                    Germany
119  Jane Thompson         31     Female  Wife              United States
120  Jane Thompson          7     Female                    United States
121  Frederick Thompson     5     Male                      England
122  John Thompson          1y 8m Male                      England


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 numbered the passengers.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words 
indicated.

 
 15 First name illegible, damage to manifest.
 15-16 Surname could be Shorrell or Showell.
 44-45 Country of Origin illegible because of damage to manifest.
 91 First name could be Johann.
100 First name could be Lelena or Selena.
108 Umlaut "u" in surname.
114 First name could be Gerdraut or Gerdrant.


National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 195, List 844
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 June 2007



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