SS Somerset
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 1876so help me God.Before me (unreadable signature).
W^m Western
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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