Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Bothnia
From Liverpool to New York
5 March 1879
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J McMicken. Master of the S.S. Bothnia, 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 of the
said S.S.Bothnia at Liverpool, from which Port said Vessel 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.
So help me, God
Sworn to this March 5, 1879, before me JJOsborne(???) J McMicken
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Bothnia,
whereof J.McMicken is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 4500 tons.
Columns represent: Name**, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which
they severally belong, The Country of which they intend to become
Inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the Vessel occupied by each
Passenger during the Voyage.
1 Lewis Mary Ann 52 F Mat Ireland USA Steerage
2 Baker Alfred 26 M Farmer England USA Steerage
3 Ackerley Clark 45 M Farmer England USA Steerage
4 Ackerley James 9 M Child England USA Steerage
5 Bell Joseph 23 M Gardener USA USA Steerage
6 Bell Robert 25 M Gardener USA USA Steerage
7 Gorman Mary 25 F Spin Ireland USA Steerage
8 Clarke Maggie 17 F Spin Ireland USA Steerage
9 Clarke Lizzie 18 F Spin Ireland USA Steerage
10 Burgess John 30 M Farmer Ireland USA Steerage
11 Kahner Carl 26 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
12 Burgdoerfer A??d 22 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
13 Lynch Philip 29 M Coachman Ireland USA Steerage
14 Jeffrey John 32 M Weaver England USA Steerage
15 Morto Chas 25 M Designer England USA Steerage
16 Briggs John 40 M Grinder England USA Steerage
17 Smith William 27 M Lab England USA Steerage
18 Alexander Louis 30 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
19 Parr Thos 39 M Lab England USA Steerage
20 Burnett James 28 M Mason England USA Steerage
21 Burnett Lucy Ann 28 F Wife England USA Steerage
22 Rathburn George W? 42 M Engineer England USA Steerage
23 Rathburn Annie 36 F Wife England USA Steerage
24 Powell John 26 M Engineer England USA Steerage
25 Jones Ann 28 F Wife England USA Steerage
26 Jones Rebecca Inf. F Infant England USA Steerage
27 Jones William 32 M Engineer England USA Steerage
28 Alexander Ber??? 22 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
29 Nae Anton 28 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
30 Kellar David 28 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
31 McDonald William 20 M Mechanic England USA Steerage
32 Shaughnessy John 19 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
33 Hamer G B 22 M Miller England USA Steerage
34 Walther Johannes 19 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
35 Retter Conrad 45 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
36 Debac? Bernard 20 M Farmer Germany USA Steerage
37 Vauloo Levin 30 M Farmer Germany USA Steerage
38 Borbach Magdalene 24 F Servant Germany USA Steerage
39 Barlocher Aris 32 M Grocer Switzerland USA Steerage
40 Barlocher Mathilde 28 F Wife Switzerland USA Steerage
41 Barlocher Mathilde 8 F Child Switzerland USA Steerage
42 Barlocher Fanny 6 F Child Switzerland USA Steerage
43 Barlocher Paula 2 F Child Switzerland USA Steerage
44 Gaul Caroline 59 F Mat Germany USA Steerage
45 Recter Elisabeth F 34 F Wife Germany USA Steerage
46 Recter Theobald 8 M Child Germany USA Steerage
47 Recter Catherine 6 F Child Germany USA Steerage
48 Recter Phillipine 3 F Child Germany USA Steerage
49 Recter Magdalene Inf. F Infant Germany USA Steerage
50 Dav???????Edmond 29 M Clerk Germany USA Steerage
51 Brugnay Sidonie 31 F Wife Germany USA Steerage
52 Van Lys Octavie 25 M Clerk Germany USA Steerage
53 Brugnay Eugenie 8 F Child Germany USA Steerage
54 Brugnay Paul 6 M Child Germany USA Steerage
55 Brugnay Maurice 4 M Child Germany USA Steerage
56 Brugnay Helene 2 F Child Germany USA Steerage
57 Brugnay George Inf. M Infant Germany USA Steerage
58 Fitzsimmons Thos 30 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
59 Newman Heinz 40 M Sailor Germany USA Steerage
60 Doncy Samuel 42 M Miner England USA Steerage
61 Simon Jacques 22 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
62 Krasig Ignaz 23 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
63 Stockdale Bevy? 32 M Miner England USA Steerage
64 Burgoyne William 48 M Engineer England USA Steerage
65 Edwards Joseph 30 M Spinner England USA Steerage
66 Edwards May 27 F Wife England USA Steerage
67 Edwards Alice Ann 3 F Child England USA Steerage
68 Engelmann Richard 19 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
69 Kochendorfer Ernst 19 M Lab Germany USA Steerage
70 Meringer Gustav 21 M Dealer Germany USA Steerage
71 Hilemann Adolf 27 M Dealer Germany USA Steerage
72 Levy Louis 35 M Dealer Germany USA Steerage
73 Oderz Heinrich 21 M Dealer Germany USA Steerage
74 Smith Fred 44 M Draper England USA Steerage
75 Smith Maude 33 F Wife England USA Steerage
76 Simmons Geo It 43 M Lab England USA Steerage
77 Norton Thos 36 M Cutler England USA Steerage
78 Jones Thos 43 M Butcher England USA Steerage
79 Barbell Edward 21 M Lab Italy USA Steerage
80 Johnson William 35 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
81 Byrne David 34 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
82 Begley Thomas J. 49 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
83 Beston Michael 22 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
84 Longman William 21 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
85 Kennelly Daniel 28 M Lab Ireland USA Steerage
86 Kennelly Nora 25 F Wife Ireland USA Steerage
87 Kennelly John 2 M Child Ireland USA Steerage
88 Kennelly Paul Inf. M Infant Ireland USA Steerage
89 Byrne Bridget 30 F Spinst Ireland USA Steerage
90 Kuh Henry 19 M Merchant USA USA Cabin
1 Jones Benj It 45 M Merchant England USA Cabin
2 Sachs Earnest 20 M Artist Germany USA Cabin
3 Mortimer Samuel 30 M Merch England USA Cabin
4 Hardy Isabella G 35 F Florist USA USA Cabin
5 Hardy Bessie A 14 F Child USA USA Cabin
6 Hardy Francis C A 11 M Child USA USA Cabin
7 Hardy Kitty 10 F Child USA USA Cabin
8 Broom John 32 M Gilder England USA Cabin
9 Hughes Henry 30 M Physician USA USA Cabin
100 Shipperson John 40 M Gent England USA Cabin
1 Chapin Abella 45 F Mat USA USA Cabin
2 Chapin Robert 23 M Gent USA USA Cabin
3 Chapin Alex 11 M Child USA USA Cabin
4 Sharpless H? ? 30 M Gent USA USA Cabin
5 Ca?????? James Henry 38 M Agent USA USA Cabin
6 Richmond Lewis 54 M Consul USA USA Cabin
7 Richmond Mrs 55 F Lady USA USA Cabin
8 Galt John 39 M Merch USA USA Cabin
9 Sta?man Henry 40 M Merch USA USA Cabin
110 Sta?man Lucy M 11 F Child USA USA Cabin
1 Bateson James E ? ?6 M Merch England USA Cabin
2 Davis John Chas 29 M Colonies England USA Cabin
3 Bishop Edwin 48 M Merch England USA Cabin
4 Liddle Robert 35 M Merch USA USA Cabin
5 Aremes James 46 M Merch Porto Rico* USA Cabin
116 Davis Joseph 28 M Manufacture England USA Cabin
7 Littlehale Jno 20 M Gent England USA Cabin
8 McGill John 47 M Merch USA USA Cabin
9 Atkinson Geo W 40 M Journalist England USA Cabin
20 Herman Chs A 35 M Merch England USA Cabin
1 Walford Charles 65 M Merch England USA Cabin
2 Walford Evelyn 17 F Spinster USA USA Cabin
3 Morton Joseph 48 M Merch England USA Cabin
4 Adams Thomas Jr 36 M Shipowner England USA Cabin
5 Adams Elizabeth 25 F Wife England USA Cabin
6 MacKay Elizabeth 67 F Mat England USA Cabin
7 MacKay Alex 21 M Clerk England USA Cabin
8 Fisher Walter 27 M Gent England USA Cabin
9 Fialardi Alex 28 M ????? Italy USA Cabin
130 Fialardi Marie 20 F Lady Italy USA Cabin
1 Bardelli John 22 M Manufr Italy USA Cabin
2 St????? Hugh A 47 M Merch England USA Cabin
3 Kaufmann Edwd 35 M Adv France USA Cabin
4 Emerson Charles 37 M Broker USA USA Cabin
5 Emerson Theresa 28 F Wife Hungary USA Cabin
6 Westherall William H 63 M Miner USA USA Cabin
7 Westherall Emily C 20 F Spin USA USA Cabin
8 Sister Lucy 58 F Sister of Mercy England USA Cabin
9 Baily Joseph F 42 M Merch England USA Cabin
140 Markusen Rudolph F 49 M Banker Russia USA Cabin
1 Reichard Frederich 48 M Merch USA USA Cabin
142 Valentine William 50 M Gent England USA Cabin
3 Purcero Henry 28 M Lawyer Cuba USA Cabin
4 Geoffrey Eugenie 31 F Spins France USA Cabin
5 Howard Henry 24 M Engineer England USA Cabin
6 Fisher Eugene A 45 M Broker USA USA Cabin
7 Schmitt Henry 46 M Merch Germany USA Cabin
8 Pilkington Rich 38 M Manuf England USA Cabin
9 Pilkington Louisa 32 F Wife England USA Cabin
150 Philip John 51 M Merch Germany USA Cabin
1 Pierce John Lloyd 32 M Merch England USA Cabin
2 Lurino John 54 M Clergyman Italy USA Cabin
3 Murray Pat K 44 M Farmer England USA Cabin
4 Pratt Charles H 44 M Broker USA USA Cabin
5 Sa?????Andrew G 45 M Merchant England USA Cabin
6 Knox Jarvis 29 M Manf England USA Cabin
7 Patton George 39 M Merch USA USA Cabin
8 Spalding August 40 M Gent England USA Cabin
9 Goodwin James 34 M Servant England USA Cabin
160 Mills Alison 31 M Gent USA USA Cabin
1 Mills Hannah 30 F Wife USA USA Cabin
2 Mills Alison C 6mo. M USA USA Cabin
3 Robertson Thos S 30 M S??g?? England USA Cabin
*Signature, illegible
89 Steerage
74 Cabin
Total 163 Passengers
Transcriber's Notes
**The names were originally written with first name first; transcriber
erroneously reversed them so that they are last name first.
*An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder,
not the transcriber. The ? indicates letters or words that cannot be
read due to the quality of the original document. The "occupations"
which
are abbreviated as "spin" and "mat" probably indicate a "spinster"
(not a "spinner") or "matron".
2 Occupation really looks like "colonies"
12 First name looks like "Acid" or "Arid"
28 First name could be Bernt, Berud, or Berch. There is also a small
raised squiggle at the end, separate from the other letters, that
looks like a lower case "a". May signify an abbreviation.
36 Last name could be Deback, Debacks, Debacts, oor Debaets.
37 First four letters of last name seem to be Vaul, and all are connec-
ted. But they are followed by two small "o"s, that are close but not
connected to the preceding four letters, nor to each other: Vaul o o
39 First name may be Aris, Ans, Ars
45 Last name could be Recter, Reiter, or even Rester
50 Last name: first two letters Da, but cannot even be sure how many
letters
follow. May be as many as 7; third letter may be a "v".
59 First name looks like Hum, Him, Heni; last name looks like Neuman or
Newman
63 First name appears to be Benj, followed by a raised underlined
squiggle
(not legible). May well be an abbreviation for "Benjamin".
65 Occupation looks like "Spinner", but close observation shows last
three
letters are "ier".
71 Last name could be either Thilemann or Hilemann
76 Letters following "Geo" are separate, either "Jt" or "It"
91 First name may be abbreviation for "Benjamin", but second letter
looks more like "i" than "e". Followed by separate letters, either
"Jt" or "It".
94 Occupation may be "Florist", but second letter appears to be a
crossed "t".
105 First letter of last name appears to be a "C", but does not resemble
any other capital "C" or any other capital letter on this list.
Second
letter is definitely "a". Other letters open to many
interpretations.
The name might be "Cameron" or "Caveras". The middle name could be
Henry or Hendy.
109 Fourth and fifth letters of last name illegible.
111 Age: first numeral is a backwards "3"; second is definitely a "6".
129, 130: First letter of last name could be F or H
132 Last name could be Studary
133 Last three letters may be "son"
162 First name may be "Alison" or "Anson".
163 Occupation: fourth letter could be "g"; if so the word may possibly
be "surgeon".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
Transcribed by Julie Hu
for
the Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
31 December 1998
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