Immigrant Ships
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Ship Yorktown

I, A. D. Driver, Master of the Ship "Yorktown", 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 Ship "Yorktown" at London 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. (Signature) A. D. Driver

Sworn to, this March 20th 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Yorktown whereof A. D. Driver is Master, from London burthen 1341 tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.

  
  1  J. McCarthy          19   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  2  Dennis McCarthy      26   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  3* ?. Shink             26   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  4  E. Levy              17   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  5* ?. Hofmeister        25   M   Labourer       Holland     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  6  L. Fry               27   M   Cigarmaker     Holland     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  7  J. Verspaten         25   M   Cigarmaker     Holland     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  8  J. Husselman         30   M   Optician       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
  9  A. Beggers           52   M   Merchant       U.S.A.      U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 10  Margaret Beggers     37   F   Wife           U.S.A.      U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 11  George Beggers       11   M   Son            U.S.A.      U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 12  Emma Beggers          9   F   Daughter       U.S.A.      U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 13  Frederich Beggers     7   M   Son            U.S.A.      U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 14  A. Damm              26   M   Recorder       Germany     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 15  F. Kimperley         15   M   Merchant       Switzerland U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 16  F. Oswald            24   M   Servant        Germany     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 17  A. Keift             25   M   Sailor         Holland     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 18  D. Shuley            30   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 19* D. Powal             23   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 20* F. Murphey           24   M   Carpenter      England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 21* Edward Murphey       28   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 22  R. Benkendoff        27   M   Labourer       Prussia     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 23  D. Richardson        28   M   Clerk          England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 24  F. Robinson          28   M   Clerk          England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 25  W. Turner            18   M   Clerk          England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 26  G. Haggers           20   M   Clerk          England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 27  Jans de Benn         24   M   Blacksmith     Holland     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 28  F. Bence             24   M   Carpenter      England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 29  F. Bucknell          32   M   Doctor         England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 30* M. McCarthey         28   M   Labourer       England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 31  A. Johnstone         27   M   Carpenter      England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 32  W. Lyons             38   M   Sailor         U.S.A.      U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 33  J. Williams          32   M   Carpenter      England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 34  Mary Chute           29   F   Servant        England     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 35  Peter Holm           20   M   Sailor         Denmark     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin
 36* Margaret Bager       29   F   Servant        Germany     U.S.A.    2nd Cabin

   
Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.  

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.

  "Male" and "Female" in the Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for formatting
  reasons.

  
  3      First name initial cannot be deciphered with certainty, but might possibly
         be "A" or "H". Surname appears to be either "Shink" or "Phink".
  5      First name initial cannot be deciphered with certainity, but might possibly
         be "A" or "H".
 19      Surname is recorded as "Powal", but might possibly be "Powell".
 20-21   Surname is recorded as "Murphey", but might possibly be "Murphy".
 30      Surname is recorded as "McCarthey", but might possibly be "McCarthy".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 276, List 203.

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