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SS California
Anchor Line of Transatlantic Steam Packet Ships
I, David Ovenstone, Master of the Steam-Ship California 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 S.S. California at Glasgow for which port said vessel 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.
Sworn to this Janry 21 1878 David Ovenstone
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship California whereof David Ovenstone is Master, from Glasgow burthen 2096 tons.
Columns represent: name, age (years or months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage (there is a column just before the part of the vessel occupied for those who died on the voyage, but there were none who died, that column is ommitted here)
1* Thomas Buchanan M Gent. Scotland United States of America Cabin
2* James Christie M Gent. Scotland United States of America Cabin
3* Humphrey Smith M Gent. Scotland United States of America Cabin
4* Wm. Rogers M Gent. United States of Amer
United States of America Cabin
5 D?nalo McLean 33 M Shoemaker Scotland United States of America 2nd Cabin
6* Elizith McLean 5m F Nil Scotland United States of America 2nd Cabin
7 Geo Walker 22 M Iron Forger Scotland United States of America 2nd Cabin
8 Sme Henderson 30 M Butcher Scotland United States of America Steerage
9 W M Chute 37 M Seaman Scotland United States of America Steerage
10 Mrs. James Burns 56 F Nil Scotland United States of America Steerage
11 James Eivert 26 M Miner Scotland United States of America Steerage
12 Angus McKay 54 M Blsmith Scotland United States of America Steerage
13 William Logan 26 M Commission ?? Ireland United States of America Steerage
14 Dennis Boyle 38 M Labr. Ireland United States of America Steerage
15 Thos Brown 21 M Labr. Ireland United States of America Steerage
16 E J Brown 18 F Wife Ireland United States of America Steerage
17* Mchl Brown M Nil Ireland United States of America Steerage
18 Wm McReedil 33 M Labr. Ireland United States of America Steerage
19 Hugh Swan?y 22 M Miner Ireland United States of America Steerage
20 Connel McHugh 28 M Miner Ireland United States of America Steerage
21 Geo Huffin 52 M Labr. Ireland United States of America Steerage
22 Thos. McNally 28 M BarKeeper Ireland United States of America Steerage
23 John Toner 60 M Labr. Ireland United States of America Steerage
24 August C?n?adt 26 M Labr. Germany United States of America 2nd Cabin
25 Albertine C?n?adt 20 F Wife Germany United States of America 2nd Cabin
26 Pauline C?n?adt 1 F Nil Germany United States of America 2nd Cabin
27 Wolf Lachmann 18 M ??? Clerk Germany United States of America Steerage
28 Nathan Rosenfeldt 21 M Clerk Germany United States of America Steerage
29 Heinrich Adler 29 M Watchmaker Germany United States of America Steerage
30 Carl Koondorfer 27 M Carptr Germany United States of America Steerage
32 Michael Ha?tun 25 M Labr. Germany United States of America Steerage
33* Emil T. Brink M Sailor Sweden United States of America Steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
* For country of destination, USA is overwritten by United States of America
on the first entry and all others have tick marks in this column
Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.
1-4 no age given
4 Entry for Wm. Rogers' country of origin has USA overwritten by United States of Amer.
6 Age recorded as 5/12; changed to 5 months per ISTG rules
17, 33 No age given.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 411, List 58.
Transcribed by Stephen Lignowski a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 October 1998
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