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SS Castilla


Havana, Cuba to New York
5 March 1879

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Jose Capelo, Master of the Span S.S. Castilla, 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 steamer at Havana from which port said ________________ 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 5th March 1879, Jose Capelo. So help me God. before me ???????????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Span S.S. Castilla 85, whereof Jose Capelo is Master, from Havana, burthen 1604 tons.
Columns represent: NAMES, AGE (years and months), 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* Francisco Conde          40  M  sigarmaker       Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 2* Jose Coveas              55  M  merchant         Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 3* Mrs. Coveas              50  F  wife             Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 4  Pedro Sanpera            31  M  tailor           Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 5  Mrs. Sanpera             25  F  wife             Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 6  & child                   1  F                   Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 7  Jose Umbert y Portos     35  M  Capt of vessel   Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 8  Miguel Roca Torres       40  M  sailor           Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
 9* Fra? Lardoni y Vi???     38  M  carpenter        Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
10  A?? Co?? Caget           31  M  clerk            Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
11  Pedro Cubera Pepian      54  M  clerk            Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
12  Juan Serra y Gasto       38  M  merchant         Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
13  Ja???? Verges y Co???    28  M  sailor           Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
14  Fra? Za?? y Carlero      25  M  sailor           Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
15  Juan Llanco Robosa       21  M  sailor           Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
16  Ignacio T Pick           30  M  merchant         Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
17  Martin Lanosa            27  M  merchant         Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
18  Juan Fr??tu??            32  M  clerk            Havana Cuba   Barcelona Spain    
19  Maties Alvarez Diaz      30  M  mariner          Havana Cuba   U.S.A.            
20* Matholi Giovanni         31  M  sigarmaker       Havana Cuba   U.S.A.    
21* Oguisanto Marco          27  M  sigarmaker       Havana Cuba   U.S.A.    
22* Antonio Babaguin         28  M  sigarmaker       Havana Cuba   U.S.A.    
    
Note written length-wise down the last column--In transit from Barcelona    
To receive on board    
Cabin    
    
Jose Capelo    
    

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.

  Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.

 1    This occupation probably cigarmaker, spelled sigarmaker.    
 2-3  This name could be Correas       
 9    This name could be Vivas       
20-22 This occupation probably cigarmaker, spelled sigarmaker.    
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416, List 194.
Transcribed by Penny Sabin for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 December 1998



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