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I, David Ovenstone, Master of the California, 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 & 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 Dec 18, 1876

So help me God,
(signed) David Ovenstone

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the California whereof David Ovenstone, is master, from Glasgow, Scotland & Moville, Ireland burthen 2096 tons.

Columns 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, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 1  James Davidson         --       m   gent.   U.S.A.      U.S.A.  cabin
 2  W. Watson              --       m   gent.   U.S.A.      U.S.A.  cabin
 3  Geo Hill               --       m   gent.   U.S.A.      U.S.A.  cabin
 4  Miss M. Hill           --       f.  lady    U.S.A.      U.S.A.  cabin
 5  Miss Hughes            --       f.  lady    U.S.A.      U.S.A.  cabin
 6  John Forrester         --       m   gent.   Scotland    U.S.A.  cabin
 7  Miss Jessie Forrester  --       f.  lady    Scotland    U.S.A.  cabin
 8  Henry Robertson        --       m   gent.   Scotland    U.S.A.  cabin
 9* Mary M ?nna            28       f.  wife    Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
10* Owen ?enna              4       m.  nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
11* Thomas ?enna              11m   m.  nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
12  Ann Craig              30       f.  svt.    Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
13* Thomas Patterson       ?4       m   lab^r   Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
14  Don Cannon             23       m   sailor  Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
15  James Walker           20       m   nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
16  James M^cLaughlan      21       m.  lab^r   Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
17  Adam Harper            21       m   sailor  Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
18  John M^cKenzie         32       m   lab^r   Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
19  M^rs M^cKenzie         32       f.  wife    Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
20  Allen Breener          24       m   lab^r   Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
21  Patk Cannon            35       m   lab^r   Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
22* David Muirkea?         35       m   printer Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
23* M^rs Muirkea?          24       f.  wife    Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
24* W^m Muirkea?            5       m   nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
25* Machie Muirkea?         3       m   nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
26* Sarah Muirkea?            11m   f.  nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
27  James Briver           27       m   farmer  Scotland    U.S.A.  intermediate
28  M^rs Briver            27       f.  wife    Scotland    U.S.A.  intermediate
29  M^rs Janet Fraser      23       f.  wife    Scotland    U.S.A.  intermediate
30  Ander Fraser              10m   m   nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  intermediate
31  Arch^d M^cKenzie       28       m   lab^r   U.S.A.      U.S.A.  intermediate
32  Elizth Kelly           23       f.  nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
33  Edward Kelly           36y 6m   m   nil     Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
34  Alex. Gall             26       m   farmer  Scotland    U.S.A.  intermediate
35  H.D.D. Buckingham      --       m   gent.   U.S.A.      U.S.A.  intermediate
36  James Bell             32       m   gent.   U.S.A.      U.S.A.  intermediate
37  W^m Buchanan           38       m   painter Scotland    U.S.A.  steerage
38  Mary Ann Kelly         35       f.  nil     Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
39  Mary Blanche           12       f.  nil     Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
40  James Caterson         30       m   lab^r   Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
41  Sarah Dickson          24       f.  svt.    Ireland     U.S.A.  intermediate
42  Eliza White            60       f.  nil     Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
43  Mary White             30       f.  svt.    Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
44  Sarah White            20       f.  svt.    Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
45  Isaac White            10       m   nil     Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
46  John Tait              24       m   lab^r   Ireland     U.S.A.  intermediate
47  James Clinton          42       m   lab^r   Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
48  W^m Porter             28       m   lab^r   Ireland     U.S.A.  steerage
49* M. P. Forme?           21       m   tailor  Norway      U.S.A.  steerage
    

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.


 9-11	Surname may be Kenna
13	First number in age is covered by an ink blot.
22-26	Can not read last letter of surname
49	Surname may be Forine.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1170.

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