SS Abyssinia
I, M. Murphy, master of the S. S. Abyssinia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. Abyssinia at Liverpool from which Port said steamer has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the 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 have died. Sworn before me this 6 JanY 1879, (signed) R?ymnfael. So help me God. (signed) M Murphy
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Abyssinia, whereof M. Murphy is master, from Liverpool burthen 2159 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Andrew Crawford 28 M Upholsterer Scotland U.S.A. Steerage 2 John Newbold 54 M Lab England U.S.A. Steerage 3 James Jones 36 M Farmer Wales U.S.A. Steerage 4 Elizth Jones 30 F Wife Wales U.S.A. Steerage 5 Achillis Delauney 29 M Lab Belgium U.S.A. Steerage 6 Emilie Delauney 28 F Wife Belgium U.S.A. Steerage 7 Emilie Delauney 4 F Child Belgium U.S.A. Steerage 8 Albert Delauney 3 M Child Belgium U.S.A. Steerage 9 Jeanie Delauney 10/12 F Inft Belgium U.S.A. Steerage 10 Joseph Baiwir 23 M Lab Belgium U.S.A. Steerage 1 John H. Pope 29 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 2 Jms Edelstein 23 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 3 Friedrich Giesin? 36 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 4 Maytis Demiter 35 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 5 Oligancain Demiter 36 F Matron Germany U.S.A. Steerage 6 Heinrich Ramber 38 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 7 Ludwig Geuhardt 33 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 8 Willey Tobler 33 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 9 Nils Nilsson 25 M Lab Sweden U.S.A. Steerage 20 Bernan McFadden 50 M Musical Inst England U.S.A. Steerage 1 Patrick Bradley 27 M Cattle Driver Ireland U.S.A. Steerage 2 Will?n Pickering 26 M Painter England U.S.A. Steerage 3 As?? Davis 20 F Spinster England U.S.A. Steerage 4 Wm W. Ward 62 M Hotel keeper England U.S.A. Steerage 5 Louis de Vos 33 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 6 Fredrich Loys 27 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 7 Marie Loys 59 M Matron Germany U.S.A. Steerage 8 Adolph Giessel 33 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 9 Johnnas Schwieke 28 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 30 Jacob Schwieke 27 M Farmer Germany U.S.A. Steerage 1 Gottliebine Schwieke 28 F Wife Germany U.S.A. Steerage 2 Wilhelm Schwieke 6 M child Germany U.S.A. Steerage 3 Pauline Schwieke 2 F child Germany U.S.A. Steerage 4 Emma Schwieke 10/12 F Infant Germany U.S.A. Steerage 5 Carl Meister 32 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 6 Barbara Kieser 31 F Matron Germany U.S.A. Steerage 7 Barbara Kieser 5 F Child Germany U.S.A. Steerage 8 Michael Kieser ? M Child Germany U.S.A. Steerage 9 Catherine Kieser 2 F Child Germany U.S.A. Steerage 40 Heinrich Kieser 6/12 M Child Germany U.S.A. Steerage 41 Joseph Janberg 22 M Lab Germany U.S.A. Steerage 2 William Young 39 M Moulder Scotland U.S.A. Steerage 3 Henry Shrry 40 M French Polisher England U.S.A. Steerage 4 Edward P. Bolton 37 M Lab Ireland U.S.A. Steerage 5 Michael Long 30 M Lab Ireland U.S.A. Steerage 6 James McKenna 40 M Lab Ireland U.S.A. Steerage 7 Mary A. W??gh? 65 F Matron U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 8 Mary H. Drake 30 F Spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 9 Anne F. Randall 21 F Spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 50 Annie Mullen 26 F Maid Ireland U.S.A. Cabin 1 Thomas Drew 59 M Mercht England U.S.A. Cabin 2 August Wendell 36 M Mercht Germany Germany Cabin 3 James Smith 26 M Manufr Germany U.S.A. Cabin 4 L Randolph Smith 40 M Importer U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 5 Samma Ivene 30 M Genln Germany Germany Cabin 6 James C. Craven 40 M Clergyman U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 7 Joseph J. Knowles 36 M Genln U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 8 Thomas Hiller 46 M Mercht U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 9 Willam L. Eaton 41 M Mercht England England Cabin 60 Thomas Houston 35 M Mercht Ireland Canada Cabin 1 John L. Boarrum 32 M Mercht U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 2 Louisaa Cogh?an 30 F Matron England England Cabin 3 Gertrude Cogh?an 6 F Child England England Cabin 4 Manuel Fortuno 29 M Lawyer Mexico Mexico Cabin 5 Leonardo Fortuno 28 M Lawyer Mexico Mexico Cabin 6 Wm Hy. Whitwell 27 M Solicitor England England Cabin 7 Dan D. Wheedon 31 M Mercht U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 8 Chas Baker 39 M Accountant England England Cabin 9 Geo A Thomson 56 M Genln Scotland Scotland Cabin 70 John Cains 30 M Mercht Canada Canada Cabin 1 Frank C. McCowan 26 M Mercht U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 2 James B. Ladd 39 M Genln U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 3 Eliza Hemming 50 F Matron Canada Canada Cabin 4 Mary B. Emmons 32 F Spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 5 Frank Davidson 31 M Mercht U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 6 Alexr Morton 27 M Genln England England Cabin 7 Victor Trotter 30 M Genln U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 8 Alfred Selman 25 M Mercht U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 9 Anne Creak 26 F Matron England U.S.A. Cabin 80 Soloman Migal 54 M Mercht Russia U.S.A. Cabin 1 Julia Migal 36 F Wife U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 2 Clara Migal 12 F Spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 3 Moses Migal 10 M Child U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 4 Saul Migal 8 M Child U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin 5 Linda Migal 2 F Child Lima U.S.A. Cabin 6 Julia Migal 9/12 F Child Lima U.S.A. Cabin 7 John Gordon 50 M Mercht Scotland Canada Cabin 8 Maria Sebastian 7 days F Inft Born at Sea on Ship Steerage Transcribers Notes: All abbreviations of names are as they appear on the original manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
Transcribed by Corlis Seymour Huitt for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 04 February 1999
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