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SS Somerset


Bristol, England to New York
12 December 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W^m Western, master of the Steamship Somerset do solemly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, ascribed by me and now delivered to the Collector of Customs of the Colletion District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on bord the said Steamship at Bristol, England from which port said Steamship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, 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 December 12th 1876
so help me God.
W^m Western
Before me (unreadable signature).
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S.S. Somerset whereof W^m Western is Master from Bristol, England burthen 1923 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, and accommodation.
 
 1   Caroline Barrow    36      f       wife       England      America  intermediate
 2   Jessie Barrow      18      f       spinster   England      America  intermediate
 3   Clara Barrow       12      f       spinster   England      America  intermediate
 4   Henry Barrow       7       m       child      England      America  intermediate
 5   Kate Barrow        6       f       child      England      America  intermediate
 6   Tom Barrow         4       m       child      England      America  intermediate
 7   Ellen Barrow       2       f       child      England      America  intermediate
 8   Frank Barrow       10m     m       infant     England      America  intermediate
 9   John Williams      31      m       butcher    England      America  intermediate
10   John Howells       45      m       labnourer  England      America  steerage
11   James Harris       45      m       labnourer  England      America  steerage
12   Mary Harris        43      f       wife       England      America  steerage
13   Mary A Harris      14      f       spinster   England      America  steerage
14   James Harris       10      m       child      England      America  steerage
15   Albert Harris      8       m       child      England      America  steerage
16   Frank Harris       6       m       child      England      America  steerage
17   Kate Harris        4       f       child      England      America  steerage
18   Augusta Harris     3m      f       infant     England      America  steerage
19   William Jones      45      m       farmer     England      America  steerage
20   Harriette Wilson   28      f       wife       England      America  steerage
21   Edith Wilson       7       f       child      England      America  steerage
22   William Wilson     8m      m       infant     England      America  steerage
23   William Bartow     31      m       joiner     England      America  steerage
24   Annie Bartow       31      f       wife       England      America  steerage
25   Emma Kindmark      35      f       spinster   England      America  steerage
26   Fred^k Rattenbury  45      m       farmer     England      America  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.

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

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.


National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1151.
Transcribed by Harry Green, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 March 2008



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