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SS Bolivia


Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland to New York
26 December 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John Johnston Small, Master of the steamship Bolivia, 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 vessel at Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland from which port said vessel 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.
Sworn to this 26th December 1876
So help me God,
(signed)John Johnston Small
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the steamship Bolivia whereof John Johnston Small, is master, from Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland, burthen 2625 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
  1   John      Anderson      22     m  carriage maker  Australia  Montreal, Canada  steerage
  2   Maria     M^cCrackin    15     f  help            Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage 
  3   M^rs      Dixon         63     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage 
  4   Agnes     Romen         21     f  help            Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage   
  5   Margaret  Cuthbertson   50     f  99              Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage 
  6   Agnes     Geckie        21     f  help            Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage 
  7   Edward    Tabram        39     m  seaman          Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage   
  8   M^rs      Tabram        30     f                  Scotland   Montreal, Canada  steerage    
  9   Emma      Tabram         8     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 10   John      Murdoch       48     m  merchant        Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 11   David     Harris        36     m  farmer          Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 12   M^rs      Harris        36     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 13   George    Harris        13     m                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 14   Christine Harris        11     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 15   Elizabeth Harris         7     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 16   John      Harris         5     m                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 17   Samuel    Harris         4     m                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 18   Ann       Harris         4     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 19   Colin     Harris         2     m                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage     
 20   Peter     Harris           6m  m                  Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage    
 21   Thomas    Fraser        40     m  bucket maker    Scotland   U.S.A.            steerage        
 22   Jacob     Rosehy        18     m  laborer         Germany    U.S.A.            steerage
 23   John      Mulgrew       60     m  laborer         Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 24   Patrick   Calligan      45     m  farmer          Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 25   Catherine Calligan      26     f                  Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 26   Eliza     Calligan       6     f                  Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 27   John      Murphy        21     m  butcher         Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 28   Mary      Gallagher     20     f  help            Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 29   Robert    Hillard       28     m  engineer        Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 30   Frank     Hillard       34     m  weaver          Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 31*  Mary A    Gorin??y      21     f  help            Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 32   Grace     Duff          25     f                  Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 33   Minnie    Merton           8m  f                  Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 34   Bridget   Maguire       30     f  help            Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 35   Daniel    Foley         20     m  laborer         Ireland    U.S.A.            steerage
 36   J G       Kells         28     m  draper          Canada     Montreal, Canada  steerage
 37   M^rs      Kells         25     f                  Canada     Montreal, Canada  steerage
 38   M^rs E G  Benton        47     f                  U.S.A.     U.S.A.            cabin
 39   Francis   Dunlop        24     m  lawyer          U.S.A.     U.S.A.            cabin
 40   C W       Estes         40     m  shipmaster      U.S.A.     U.S.A.            cabin    
 41   Capt      Titus         37     m  shipmaster      Canada     Canada            cabin
 42   T         Millman       25     m  physician       Canada     Canada            cabin
 43   M M       Tusker        24     m  physician       Canada     Canada            cabin
 44   Joseph    Strak         52     m  soap maker      Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 45   Louisa    Kaggins       24     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 46   Emily     Kaggins       22     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 47   Julia     Kaggins       18     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 48   Beatrice  Kaggins       15     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 49   George T  Ellsworth     19     m                  Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 50*  ? ?       ?unningham    27     m  merchant        Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 51   David     Sterrat       52     m  merchant        Scotland   U.S.A.            cabin
 52   Agnes     Hastings      44     f                  Scotland   U.S.A.            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.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.
 

31  Surname may be Gorinley or Gorinby
50  First and middle name initials may be J B. Surname may be Cunningham or Blunningham.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1193.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
31 March 2008



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