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SS Somerset
The Great Western Steamship Line
From Bristol, England to New York 29 June 1877
I, Wm* Western, Master of the SS Somerset, 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 the said steamship at Bristol, England, from which port said steamship 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. SO HELP ME GOD William Western. Sworn to this 29th June 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br.S.S."Somerset". Wm*. Western is Master from Bristol, Eng. burthen 1923 32/100 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger Number, Name, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and the Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 Trevorah M. A. 25 F Wife England No. America* Steerage 2 Trevorah Richard 10 M Child England No. America Steerage 3 Trevorah Wm* 8 M Child England No. America Steerage 4 Trevorah Elibth* 6 F Child England No. America Steerage 5 Evans H. 22 M Jeweller England No. America Steerage 6 Drake Henry 40 M Stationer England No. America Steerage 7 Vincent John 22 M Miner England No. America Steerage 8 May Henry 28 M Gent England No. America 2nd Cabin 9 May Emma 28 F Wife England No. America 2nd Cabin 10 Davies Edwin 25 M Gas Worker England No. America 2nd Cabin 11 Davies Florence 23 F Wife England No. America 2nd Cabin 12 Arther Jane 48 F Spinster England No. America 2nd Cabin 13 Martin Alfred 21 M Piano Maker England No. America 2nd Cabin 14 Baldwin Aaron 33 M Butcher England No. America Steerage 15 Williams Joseph 42 M Miner England No. America Steerage 16 Manshire Richard 52 M Miner England No. America Steerage 17 Hall James 22 M Cutter England No. America 2nd Cabin 18 Hall Ann 35 F Dress Maker England No. America Steerage 19 Hall Thomas 10 M Child England No. America Steerage 20 Davies John 40 M Butcher England No. America Steerage 21 Davies Ann 25 F Wife England No. America Steerage 22 Longfield Josuah 35 M Chemist England No. America Steerage Cabin 23 Porter Susan 64 F Wife England No. America 1st Cabin 24 Cosen A. G. 24 M Gent England No. America 1st Cabin 25 Harding W. H. 60 M Gent England No. America 1st Cabin Transcriber's Notes: There were no births or deaths on this passage. The use of an * indicates an abbreviation. No. America is an abbreviation for North America. It appears that Wm is an abbreviation for William, and Elibth is an abbreviation for Elizabeth. The manifest scribe numbered the passengers but restarted with #1 with change in Space Occupied. To aid with referencing, the passengers have been renumbered sequentially.
National Archives and Records Administration Film M237, Reel 409, List 587
Transcribed by Eileen Matthew for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 17 April 1999
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