Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Somerset

I, W^m Stamper, Master of the S S Somerset 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 steamer at Bristol 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) W Stamper
Sworn to this Jan 20, 1879 Before me (signed, but illegible)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S S Somerset whereof W^m Stamper is Master, from Bristol burthen 1923 tons.

Columns represent: Number on the list, Surname and given name, 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  Richardson, James   56y  Male    Farmer     No America      No America      Steerage
 2  Richardson, Susanna 52y  Female  Wife       No America      No America      Steerage
 3  Schwimler, Otto     32y  Male    Sheepman   Germany         No America      Steerage
 4  Parker, John        23y  Male    Sheepman   Austria         No America      Steerage
 5  Salvage, Ge?        28y  Male    Sheepman   England         No America      Steerage
 6  Hart, C M           26y  Male    Clerk      No America      No America      Steerage
 7  Roberts, James      28y  Male    Chandler   England         No America      Steerage
 8* L??erton, Joseph    25y  Male    Miller     England         No America      Steerage
 9* Ro?e, Randolf       30y  Male    Sheepman   Austria         No America      Steerage
10  Finch F T           40y  Male    Sheepman   Quebec, Canada  Quebec, Canada  Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there 
were no deaths on this passage.

The original lister numbered the passengers and signed the Manifest.  He did not
provide a recapitulation, but the Manifest seems to be complete.

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 this 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.

 8  Surname:  Lauerton, Lanerton
 9  Surname:  Rose or Rove.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416, List 92.

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