SS Abyssinia
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Michael 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 Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steam Ship Abyssinia at Liverpool from which Port said Steam Ship 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 to this, 6 February 1879, before me (signed) R ???hey. 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: Names, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, part of the vessel occupied by each Passenger during the Voyage.
1 Eli Clark 25 M Lab England USA Steerage 2 Thomas Thomlinson 24 M Cattle Drover England USA Steerage 3 John Higgins 48 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage 4 John Earnshaw 34 M Fireman England USA Steerage 5 James Hayes 32 M Gardner Scotland USA Steerage * 6 Margh Hayes 28 F Wife Scotland USA Steerage 7 Mary Hayes 4 F Child Scotland USA Steerage 8 Robert Stevenson 21 M Gardner Scotland USA Steerage * 9 Andrew Cox 26 M Balker England USA Steerage 10 Nath.l H. Knight 50 M Estate Agent England USA Steerage 1 John Wilson 45 M Gardner Scotland USA Steerage 2 Jane Wilson 40 F Wife Scotland USA Steerage 3 Thomas Ernest 46 M Farmer England USA Steerage 4 Ann Stone 50 F Matron England USA Steerage 5 Thomas Snaps 34 M Boilermaker England USA Steerage 6 Elizabeth Snaps 27 F Wife England USA Steerage * 7 John S?ndberg 44 M Lab Sweden USA Steerage * 8 William Sylb?d 24 M Sailor England USA Steerage * 9 Henry Minea?? 27 M Miner England USA Steerage 20 John Stanley 29 M Miner England USA Steerage * 1 Isaac Hal? 53 M Farmer England USA Steerage 2 Robert Patterson 34 M Draper Scotland USA Steerage 3 Joseph Patterson 23 M Draper Scotland USA Steerage 4 Alexander Kayander 50 M Sailor England USA Steerage 5 James Duff 42 M Lab Scotland USA Steerage 6 Samuel Wood 54 M Engraver England USA Steerage 7 Mary Wood 53 F Wife England USA Steerage 8 Arthur Young 20 M Mariner England USA Steerage 29 Elizabeth Brown 24 F Spinster England USA Steerage *30 Adolph M?rgl?stred 21 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 1 Eugene Colb? 23 M Lab France USA Steerage * 2 Frederick S?gler 65 M Farmer Germany USA Steerage * 3 Michl P. Soff?rd 19 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 4 H??mrich Zimmer 23 M Lab Germany USA Steerage 5 Conrad Friedrich 17 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 6 Willem Stoo? 30 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 7 H??mrish Meyer 28 M Lab Germany USA Steerage 8 Adolph Kruger 25 M Lab Germany USA Steerage 9 Louis Phillips 23 M Tailor Germany USA Steerage 40 Edward Phillips 21 M Tailor Germany USA Steerage *41 ?tha??n Sthal 23 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 2 Abraham L?isi 24 M Lab Germany USA Steerage 3 Franz Hanrich 35 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 4 Freiderick B??r 27 M Lab Germany USA Steerage 5 Ernest Weis 26 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 6 Jams A. N?L?gerland 21 M Lab Norway USA Steerage * 7 Aug. Kr??g 22 M Lab Germany USA Steerage * 8 Juli?? Kr??g 22 M Lab Germany USA Steerage 9 John McFarlane 40 M Lab Scotland USA Steerage 50 Edward Doherty 30 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage * 1 Ann R?gan 20 F Spinster Ireland USA Steerage 2 Denis Sullivan 23 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage 3 Michael Joyce 32 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage 4 Mary Donovan 24 F Spinster Ireland USA Steerage 5 Henry Mann 45 M Farmer Germany USA Cabin 6 Rich.d Whittaker 30 M Manfr England USA Cabin 7 Chas H. Fitch 35 M Traveler U.S.A. USA Cabin 8 Chas Heinrich 35 M Traveler U.S.A. USA Cabin 9 Henry Martin 47 M Manfr England USA Cabin 60 Chas Grammont 23 M Student France France Cabin 1 Edward P Brewster 31 M Buyer U.S.A. USA Cabin 2 William Newcombe 29 M Mercht U.S.A. USA Cabin 3 Louis Schmidt 24 M Mercht Germany Germany Cabin 4 Theodore C Eckhardt 34 M Mercht Germany USA Cabin 5 Francis P. Gray 51 M British Army England England Cabin 6 William Lindsey 45 M Accountant England England Cabin 7 Henry S. King 32 M Banker England England Cabin * 8 Victor Morig?and 31 M Manfr France France Cabin Transcribers Notes: #6 Abbreviated given name difficult to read #9 Occupation is clearly written as Balker Passenger #'s: 34, 37, 41 & 48 given names difficult to read #17 Surname could be Sandberg or Sundberg #18 Surname could be Sylbid or Sylbed #19 Surname could be Mineary Or Minean #21 Surname could be Hale, Hall or Hals #30 Surname could be Merglistred or Mirglestred #31 Surname could be Colbe or Colbi #32 Surname could be Sigler or Segler #33 Surname could be Soffird or Sofferd #36 Surname could be Stoop or Stook #42 Surname could be Leisi #44 Surname could be Buir or Beier #46 Surname could be NeLegarland, NeLigerland, NiLegerland or Niligerland #47 & #48 Surname could be Krug or Krieg #51 Surname could be Rigen or Regan #68 Surname difficult to read. Could be Morignand Captain abbreviated many of the occupations on this list
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 415.
Transcribed by Janet Myers for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 14 January 1999
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