Immigrant Ships
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SS Devonia

From Glasgow to New York, February 26, 1879

Anchor Line of Transatlantic Steam Packet Ships
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK

I, David Ovenstone Master of the Steam-Ship Devonia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly ????? 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. Devonia at Glasgow for which port the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and 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 February 26, 1879. Before me Albert Arthur Master. So help me God.

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on Board the Steam-Ship Devonia whereof David Ovenstone is Master, from Glasgow burthen 2441 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country to which they intend to inhabit, Accommodation. The column for died on the voyage was eliminated as there were no entries.

    
   
 1  Mr Rainy           22 M None              Scotland   Scotland   Cabin    
 2  Mr John Hunter     22 M None              Scotland   Australia  Cabin    
 3  Dr R J M?nn        48 M Physician         US         US         Cabin    
 4  Mr W H Fuch        21 M Conv. Trav.       Canada     Canada     Cabin    
 5  Mr Robertson       51 M None              Scotland   Australia  Cabin    
 6  Mrs Robertson      19 F Wife              Scotland   ??         Cabin    
 7  Mrs W Buchanan     24 F None              Scotland   US         Cabin    
 8  Mr J M McGibbon    28 M Mercht            Scotland   US         Cabin	        
 9  Mr J Thomas        16 M Shorthand writer  England    Canada     Cabin    
10  Mr A G Findlay     45 M Mercht            Scotland   US         Cabin    
11  Mr  J F Cotton     29 M Mercht            Scotland   US         Cabin    
12  Mr R J C Leare     52 M None              Ireland    US         Cabin    
13  T. Keon            28 M Cattleman         US         US         Second Cabin    
14  Geo Davidson       20 M Coachmaker        Scotland   US         Second Cabin    
15  Chas Smith         35 M Bartender         Germany    US         Second Cabin    
16  Wm Pickett         24 M ????????          Ireland    US         Second Cabin    
17  Eliz Pickett       26 F None              Ireland    US         Second Cabin    
18  ???? Moscat        21 M Engineer          France     US         Second Cabin    
19  Elizabeth Easton   19 F Servt             Scotland   US         Second Cabin    
20  ?augt Kiddell      22 F Servt             Scotland   US         Second Cabin    
21  W J Williamson     36 M Engr              Scotland   US         Second Cabin    
22  Thos McIntyre      35 M Gardener          Scotland   US         Steerage    
23  Orme McDevitt      21 F Servt             Ireland    US         Steerage    
24  Mary Cranston      50 F ????              Ireland    US         Steerage    
25  John Morton        25 M ?ceMerch          Scotland   US         Steerage    
26  Ias Cunningham     30 M Groom             Scotland   US         Steerage    
27  Wm Dickson         25 M Printer           Canada     US         Steerage    
28  John Kelly         29 M Miner             Scotland   US         Steerage    
29  D C McIntyre       40 M ????              Canada     Canada     Steerage    
30  Peter Moran        40 M Laborer           Ireland    US         Steerage    
31  Chas Nicol         24 M Butler            Scotland   US         Steerage    
32  Thos Martin        24 M Seaman            Canada     US         Steerage    
33  John Nisleet       38 M Horsetrainer      Scotland   US         Steerage    
34  Elizabeth Nisleet  25 F Wife              Scotland   US         Steerage    
35  Margt Mical        19 F Servt             Scotland   US         Steerage    
36  Albert Schaube     29 M Master ????       Germany    US         Steerage    
37  Fred Blocke        24 M Farmer            Scotland   US         Steerage    
38  Auguste Blocke     23 F Wife              Scotland   US         Steerage    
39  John Davidson      52 M Gardener          Scotland   US         Steerage    
40  Wm Johnstone       18 M None              US         US         Steerage    
41  Pat Doughterty??   40 M Farmer            Ireland    US         Steerage    
42  Ias McGregor       46 M Laborer           Ireland    US         Steerage    
43  Thos ONeil         33 M Laborer           Ireland    US         Steerage    
44  John Seu?or        32 M Mercht            Ireland    US         Steerage    
45  Edw Armstrong      20 M Laborer           Ireland    US         Steerage    
46  John M Lennon      30 M Gardener          Scotland   US         Steerage    
47  Wm Carruth         35 M Machinist         Scotland   US         Steerage    
48  David Ovenstone       M Captain    
    
David Ovenstone    
Master    
    
Transcriber's Notes:    
Passenger 21 appears to have lines drawn through his name    

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.

Transcribed by Carole Ann Farley for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 09 January 1999

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