Get all your genealogy books and CDs at one convenient location:
Don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com yet?
SS State of Nevada
The State Line Steamship Company, Limited
I, A. G. Braes Master of the State of Nevada 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/O Nevada at Glasgow, Scotland from which port said S/O Nevada 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. A. G. Braes
Sworn to this 16 June 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS State of Nevada whereof A. G. Braes is Master, from Glasgow via Larne burthen twenty five hundred tons.
Columns represent: Passenger Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 James Steel 21 M Engr USA USA 1st Cabin 2 McGeo H. Hoglen 44 M None USA USA 1st Cabin 3 Frank Hoglen 18 M None USA USA 1st Cabin 4 George Hoglen 20 M None USA USA 1st Cabin 5 Miss Annie E. Riebold 27 F None USA USA 1st Cabin 6 John McArthur 34 M Customs Off England Gt Britain 1st Cabin 7 Alex Reid 67 M Merchant Ireland Gt Britain 1st Cabin 8* ??? Reid 25 M Merchant Ireland Gt Britain 1st Cabin 9 Alex Adam 52 M None Scotland Gt Britain 2nd Cabin 10 Robert Fouleg 21 M Plumber Scotland Gt Britain 2nd Cabin 11 John Ross 54 M Plumber Scotland USA 2nd Cabin 12 Emile Schmedler 22 M Chemist Prussia USA 2nd Cabin 13 Christian N. Lund 20 M Laborer Prussia USA Steerage 14 Johann F. Gaadre 20 M Laborer Prussia USA Steerage 15 Cilic Christensen 28 F Wife Denmark USA Steerage 16* Ha????? Christensen 4 F Child Denmark USA Steerage 17 William G. Hansen 40 M Carpt Denmark USA Steerage 18 Fred B. Peterson 14 M None Sweden USA Steerage 19 Marie Lundgast 37 F Wife Sweden USA Steerage 20 Johan Gastanholm 27 M Carpt Sweden USA Steerage 21 Adolphe Gastanholm 21 M Carpt Sweden USA Steerage 22 Carl Jansen 18 M Labr Sweden USA Steerage 23 Wolf J. Rowisky 35 M Labr Prussia USA Steerage 24 Simon Schroder 23 M Labr Prussia USA Steerage 25 Jacob Shapiro 40 M Labr Russian Pole USA Steerage 26 Moses Urwicz 57 M Dealer Russian Pole USA Steerage 27 Maria Urwicz 28 F Wife Russian Pole USA Steerage 28 Willie Urwicz 8 M Child Russian Pole USA Steerage 29 Joseph Urwicz 3 M Child Russian Pole USA Steerage 30* Wolf C???f??l?? 18 M Dealer Russian Pole USA Steerage 31 Peter Muller 22 M Labr Sweden USA Steerage 32 Jane Bittinger 28 F Wife Ireland USA Steerage 33 Pat Dunbar 28 M Plumber Ireland USA Steerage 34 Eliza Mercier 21 F Domestic Ireland USA Steerage 35 Mary Jane Mercier 18 F Domestic Ireland USA Steerage 36 Isabella Craig 20 F Domestic Ireland USA Steerage 37 Rachel Craig 18 F Domestic Ireland USA Steerage 38 Ellen Hawthorne 15 F Domestic Ireland USA Steerage 39 Lizzie Hawthorne 11 F Domestic Ireland USA Steerage 40 James Graham 25 M Labr Ireland USA Steerage Transcriber's Notes: There were no births or deaths on this passage. The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the quality of the original document. The use of a * indicates an ommission, an error, or an abbreviation made by the original recorder. Passenger numbers have been added to aid in referencing. Some places, occupations, and names on this list have been abbreviated. Gt Britain means Great Britain, USA means United States, Russian Pole probably refers to a Russian area of Poland. Engr means Engineer, Customs Off means Customs Officer, Carpt means Carpenter, Labr means Laborer. McGeo means McGeorge. 8 ??? Reid - appears to begin with an O, or possibly a C, the other two letters are the same. Looks like Orr. 16 Ha????? Christensen - all short letters. Third letter may be an i, last letters could be mie or we. 30 Wolf C???f??l?? - first group of letters could be imo or uno, middle letters are short but unreadable, last letters could be el or even a u.
National Archives and Records Administration Film M237, Reel 409, List 537
Transcribed by Eileen Matthew a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 May 1999
The New Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo was designed by Patty McCormack. The ship logo, which is still used in part, was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The ship logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2008
ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2008 and may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.