Immigrant Ships
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SS Canada

I, James Sumner, Master of the SS Canada, do solemnly, sincerely and truly left blank 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 London 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 25 October 1876

So help me God,
(signed) James Sumner

before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Canada whereof James Sumner, is master, from London burthen 3287 tons.

Coloumns 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, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

		
  1  Mary A. Fisher       36   female   spinster          England         United States   Steerage 
  2  Adele  Fisher         7   female   child             U.S.            United States   Steerage      		
  3  Elias Wright         37   male     brick maker       England         United States   Steerage      		
  4  Emma Wright          35   female   wife              England         United States   Steerage      		
  5  David Henessey       50   male     clerk             Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
  6  David Henessey        7   male     child             Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
  7  Mary Sullivan        58   female   wife              Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
  8  Martha Powell        33   female   wife              England         United States   Steerage      		
  9* Mary A. Power        42   female   wife              England         United States   Steerage      		
 10  M^rs E. Fitches      30   female   wife              England         United States   Steerage      		
 11  Edw^d Byrne          19   male     farmer            Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
 12  Timothy Mahoney      36   male     labourer          Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
 13  George Rice          20   male     labourer          England         United States   Steerage      		
 14  John Donohoe         28   male     labourer          Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
 15  Joseph Young         52   male     butcher           England         United States   Steerage      		
 16  Bo?er Allen          50   male     seaman            Ireland         United States   Steerage      		
 17  Rob^t Hill           38   male     teacher           England         United States   Steerage      		
 18  Alina L. Leith       22   female   spinster          England         United States   Steerage      		
 19  Edw^d Watson         20   male     photographer      England         United States   Steerage      		
 20  R. Turner            42   male     cotton merchant   England         United States   cabin         		
 21  M^rs  Turner         36   female   wife              England         United States   cabin         		
 22  J. G. Baker          38   male     clerk             England         United States   cabin         		
 23  M^rs Baker           35   female   wife              England         United States   cabin         		
 24  A. E. Juillerat      43   male     merchant          Switzerland     United States   cabin         		
 25  M^rs Juillerat       40   female   wife              Switzerland     United States   cabin         		
 26  Adolphus Juillerat   21   male     nil               Switzerland     United States   cabin         		
 27  M^rs Smith           28   female   wife              England         United States   cabin         		
 28  Stephen Smith         3   male     child             England         United States   cabin         		
 29  M^rs Colwell         50   female   wife              England         United States   cabin         		
 30  M^rs H. Lewis        36   female   wife              England         United States   cabin         		
 31  M^rs S. Sparrow      25   female   wife              England         United States   cabin         		
 32  Miss J. Dunne        30   female   spinster          Ireland         United States   cabin         		
 33  Bessie Harrison      26   female   spinster          England         United States   cabin         		
 34  Miss J. Denton       26   female   spinster          U.S.            United States   cabin         		
 35  D. Cornelius         30   male     nil               United States   United States   cabin         		
 36  Miss  Howden         25   female   spinster          Switzerland     United States   cabin         		
 37  Geo. D. Ruthman      51   male     mariner           England         United States   cabin         		
 38  W. B. Moore          22   male     nil               U.S.            United States   cabin         		
 39  Freeman Hanley       40   male     mariner           U.S.            United States   cabin         		
 40  J. H. Pearson        26   male     nil               England         United States   cabin         		
 41  C. Saunders          36   male     farmer            England         United States   cabin         		
 42  Fred Redd            14   male     nil               England         United States   cabin         		
 43  Cha^s Burlton        20   male     glass engraver    England         United States   cabin         		
 44  Ed Swan              25   male     mechanic          Switzerland     United States   cabin         		
 45  Jacob B. Hend        55   male     carpenter         Switzerland     United States   cabin         		
 46  Sam. Wilson          46   male     nil               England         United States   cabin         		
 47  L. ?eer              21   male     musician          Germany         United States   cabin         		
 48  W. A. Jones          23   male     nil               U.S.            United States   cabin         		
 49  T. Morgan            65   male     nil               England         United States   cabin

                         SUMMARY                           		
                       19 steerage
                       30 cabin
                       49 total

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.		

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.		

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.		

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.		

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.		

 9:  Surname had been overwritten, maybe Pomery.		
47:  the last name could be Peer or Beer.

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