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SS Somerset
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Wm Stamper, master of the S. S. 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 Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Somerset at Bristol, Eng from which Port said steamer 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. (signed) Wm Stamper. Sworn before me this 12th Mar 1879 (signed - signature unreadable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Somerset, whereof Stamper is master, from Bristol, Eng. burthen 1923./32 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age in years and months, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Few, James 15 M Labourer England * America Stearage 2 Clark, James 31 M Farm Labourer England America Stearage 3 William Ackermann 46 M Coal Dealer England America Stearage 4 Day, Samuel 44 M Farmer England America Stearage 5 Clark, Emily 20 F Spinster England America Stearage 6 Mayberry, Edward 30 M Hammerman England America Stearage 7 Trevenan, Edward 48 M Farmer England America Stearage 8 Berryman, W. H. 24 M Labourer England America Stearage 9 Wills, Elisa 42 F Wife England America Stearage 10 Wills, Grace 12 F Child England America Stearage 11 Wills, Samuel 10 M Child England America Stearage 12 Wills, Beatrice M 6 F Child England America Stearage 13 Wills, Thomas 4 M Child America America Stearage 14 Wills, William - 9 M Child America America Stearage 15 Eddy, E. 24 M Labourer England America Stearage (Signed) Wm Stamper, Master Transcriber's Notes: As there were no passengers who died during this voyage, the pertinent column was omitted from this transcription. *1. Before the "Country which they intend to inhabit" column, a notation that appears to be "N S" is inserted before the word "America". While a possibility, the notation does not, however, appear to apply to the destination of the other passengers.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
Transcribed by Rachel Searcy for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 30 January 1999
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