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SS Great Eastern


Milford Haven, England* to New York, New York
11 May 1862

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Walter Paton, Master of the Steamship Great Eastern 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 Steamship at Milford Haven*, England from which port the 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) Walter Paton
Sworn to this 11 May 1862 Before me(signed) C. W. Embry, D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamship Great Eastern whereof Walter Paton is Master, from Milford Haven burthen 13,343 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage 
  1  Sarah J Sinclair   30y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
  2  H B Morris         32y  Male    Tutor        United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
  3  A Labouchere       19y  Male    Gentleman    United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
  4  D Stoddart         40y  Male    Merchant     France          United States  Saloon
  5  C Walford          36y  Male    Traveler     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
  6  Pat^k Robertson    30y  Male    Merchant     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
  7  James Robertson    28y  Male    Merchant     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
  8  W T Goodsell       36y  Male    Merchant     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon 
  9  John Bateman       31y  Male    Merchant     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon 
 10  D Tonjillo         28y  Male    Merchant     Paraguay        United States  Saloon 
 11  S W Wyndham        27y  Male    Merchant     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon 
 12  Norman S Ramsey    53y  Male    Merchant     United States   United States  Saloon 
 13  Mary Ramsey        38y  Female  Wife         United States   United States  Saloon
 14  Mary Ramsey        12y  Female  Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 15  Ruth Ramsey        11y  Female  Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 16  W^m Abbott         52y  Male    Merchant     United States   United States  Saloon   
 17  W^m Abbott Jr       8y  Male    Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 18  Rich^d Stephens    45y  Male    Military     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
 19  John Hobbs         50y  Male    Merchant     United States   United States  Saloon 
 20  Mary A Hobbs       38y  Female  Wife         United States   United States  Saloon
 21  Mary E Hobbs        8y  Female  Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 22  W H Power          37y  Male    Merchant     United Kingdom  United States  Saloon 
 23  Pedro Marino       57y  Male    Merchant     New Grenada     United States  Saloon
 24* Marc Gr???er       50y  Male    Merchant     France          United States  Saloon
 25  R B Woodward       56y  Male    Merchanat    United States   United States  Saloon
 26  Mary Woodward      49y  Female  Wife         United States   United States  Saloon
 27  Sarah B Woodward   13y  Female  Spinster     United States   United States  Saloon
 28  Mary Woodward      10y  Female  Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 29  Robert Woodward     7y  Male    Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 30  Conny Woodward      2y  Female  Child        United States   United States  Saloon
 31  Fanny Walmaler     20y  Female  Nurse        United Kingdom  United States  Saloon
 32  Charles R Currey   35y  Male    Clerk        United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 33  Arthur J Willis    48y  Male    Farmer       United States   United States  Inter.Str.
 34  Daniel Mills       29y  Male    Machinist    United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 35  Henry Hale         22y  Male    None         United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 36  Henry Reynolds     35y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 37  Marcel Chappellier 33y  Male    Farmer       France          United States  Inter.Str.
 38  Paul Mivier        27y  Male    None         France          United States  Inter.Str.
 39  Fred^k Moore       21y  Male    Carpenter    United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 40* ?????? Moore       21y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 41  Francis J Letson   26y  Male    Accountant   United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 42  John Williams      31y  Male    Wheelwright  United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 43  Lewis Rose         40y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 44  Sam^l R Head       38y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 45  Charlotte Head     24y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 46  Sam^l Head          9y  Male    Son          United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 47  Tho^s G Gofton     28y  Male    Accountant   United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 48  John Lovett        32y  Male    Teacher      United Kingdom  Canada         Inter.Str.
 49  Sarah Lovett       30y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  Canada         Inter.Str.
 50  Eleanor Lovett      7y  Female  Child        United Kingdom  Canada         Inter.Str.
 51  Henry Lovett        4y  Male    Child        United Kingdom  Canada         Inter.Str.
 52  Florence Lovett     2y  Female  Child        United Kingdom  Canada         Inter.Str.
 53  George Pike        33y  Male    Grocer       United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 54  James Hook         21y  Male    Servant      United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 55* Daniel Olver       ??y  Male    Barber       United Kingdom  United States  Inter.Str.
 56  Gregory Day        55y  Male    Laborer      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 57  Rich^d Day         24y  Male    Laborer      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 58  Ellen Stevens      19y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 59  Henry Bullock      50y  Male    Carpenter    United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 60  Elizabeth Bullock  45y  Male    Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 61  Joseph Bullock     20y  Male    Carpenter    United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 62  William Bullock     7y  Male    Minor        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 63  Elizabeth Bullock   6y  Female  Minor        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 64  William North      28y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 65  Thomas Browning    35y  Male    Stonecutter  United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 66  George Watts       29y  Male    Painter      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 67  Emma Watts         23y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 68  Emma Watts         21m  Female  Child        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 69  William Watts      27y  Male    Artist       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 70  John Whetton       23y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 71  Henry Davies       31y  Male    Miller       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft 
 72  Joseph Henson      26y  Male    Painter      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 73  Stephen Morris     40y  Male    Draper       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 74  Joseph West        28y  Male    Tradesman    United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 75  James Ellery       40y  Male    Citizen      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 76  Maria Ellery       40y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 77  Edward Ellery      17y  Male    Cabinetmaker United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 78  Joshua Wilkins     23y  Male    Citizen      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 79  John Rodery        26y  Male    Citizen      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 80  William Yates      58y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 81  Judy Murphy        18y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 82  Mary Murphy        20y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 83  Ellen Griffin      18y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 84  Mary Griffin       17y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 85  Ann Jones          30y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 86  John Davies        51y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 87* Mary Davies        52y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 88  John Davies        16y  Male    Son          United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 89  James Davies       13y  Male    Son          United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 90  P Rountree         43y  Male    Reporter     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 91  W^m D Calvert      19y  Male    Accountant   United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 92  George Darrington  25y  Male    None         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 93  Lambert Petyt      23y  Male    Smith        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 94  John Martin        38y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 95  Sam^l Brighouse    28y  Male    Potter       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 96  George Patmore     20y  Male    None         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 97  Charles Lloyd      23y  Male    Porter       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 98  William Price      19y  Male    Accountant   United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
 99  William Connell    20y  Male    Laborer      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
100  Morice Moriarty    20y  Male    Laborer      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
101  John Moynahan      21y  Male    Student      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
102  Michael Kennedy    19y  Male    Laborer      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
103  Joseph Higgins     29y  Male    Porter       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
104  Henry Hayton       23y  Male    Traveller    United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
105  William Hailstone  28y  Male    Grocer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
106  Allen Colan        20y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
107  Patrick Gaynor     56y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
108  Thomas Gaynor      22y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
109  Margaret Gaynor    20y  Female  Dairy        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
110  Patrick Gaynor     10y  Male    Boy          United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
111  Marie Bauman       26y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
112  Ann H Thomas       17y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
113  Mary Jane Thomas   11y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
114  William Thomas      2y  Male    Child        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
115* ?????? Thomas      50y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
116  David Powell       36y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
117  James Edgar        60y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
118  Mary Edgar         50y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
119  Alex Edgar         25y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
120  Marg^t Edgar       14y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
121  Mary Edgar         11y  Female  Minor        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
122  Sarah Edgar         9y  Female  Minor        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
123  Susannah Edgar      7y  Female  Minor        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
124  James Edgar         5y  Male    Minor        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
125  Julia Ross         15y  Female  Spinster     United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
126  David Williams     26y  Male    Sawyer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
127  Catherine Williams 25y  Female  Wife         United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
128* Tho^s L Williams    6m  Male    Infant       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
129  Hugh Carlyle       34y  Male    Miner        United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
130  John Evans         29y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
131  Henry Burnett      33y  Male    Watchmaker   United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
132  W^m B Roberts      18y  Male    Sawyer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
133  James Carry        27y  Male    Carpenter    United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
134  Matthew Johnstone  18y  Male    Farmer       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
135  Edward Whitehead   27y  Male    Furrier      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
136  William Handford   26y  Male    Butcher      United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
137  George Slade       22y  Male    Miller       United Kingdom  United States  Str.Aft
138  Louis Seligman     40y  Male    Painter      Germany         United States  Str.Aft
139  Sarah Smart        42y  Female  Wife         United States   United States  Cabin
140  Alice Smart         5y  Female  Child        United States   United States  Cabin
141  Edith Smart         6m  Female  Inf^t        Great Britain   United States  Cabin
142* Jane B???a??       32y  Female  Spinster     United States   United States  Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

* Port of departure - Milford Haven is in Wales.

The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there 
were no deaths on this passage.  The column, "Part of the vessel occupied during the
voyage" was abbreviated.  Inter.Str. is Intermediate Steerage and Str.Aft is Steerage Aft.

The original lister numbered the passengers, but did not provide a recapitulation at the 
end of the document, but it appears to be a complete manifest.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document.  Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what the letter/letters may be.

A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original 
lister showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.

This ship has an interesting history.  See: Great Eastern for more information and pictures.  

 24  The missing letters in this name are on the line, neither going above nor below the
     line, as in the letters "n", "m", "u", "s".  Possibly Grimmer or Grimner.
 40  There is no first name listed for this passenger.
 55  No age was listed for this passenger.
 87  There is an "x" next to the name.  At times, the scribe used this to indicate someone
     who was ill on the voyage.
115  No first name was written in.
128  Middle name appears to be Lambrook
142  This name could end "-ard" or "-man".  Possibilities are Bauman, Berman or Barnard.  
     It seems to be written hurriedly.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 219, List 398.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Kennedy, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 February 2008


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