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SS Wisconsin


Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland to New York
April 25, 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, William Forsyth, Master of the SS Wisconsin 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 SS Wisconsin at Liverpool & Queenstown from which ports said SS Wisconsin has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, 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. (signed) Wm Forsyth,Master. Sworn to this 25th April 1878, before me (signed) R H
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Wisconsin whereof William Forsyth is Master, from Liverpool and Queenstown burthen 2386 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
   
  
  1  Ann       Gilligan   19 F Spinster Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage  
  2  Morris    Charley    23 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  3  Maggie    O'Connor   30 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  4  Mary      O'Neill    50 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  5  Patk      O'Neara    20 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  6  Bridget   Heney      20 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  7  Anasta    McDonold   21 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  8  Margt     Shea       22 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
  9  Michl     Guimane    26 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 10  Elizabeth Moore      36 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 11  James     Cox        23 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 12  Thomas    Riley*     19 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 13  James     Hickey     50 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 14  Augst     Erikson    41 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 15  John      Henrikson  30 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 16  Solomon   Nelson     32 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 17  Emila     Linstrom   21 F Spins    Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 18  Herman    Malchen    25 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 19  Christin  Bimch*     34 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 20  Christin  Nelson     18 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 21  Mads      Pederson   21 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 22  Anton     Jenson     29 M Lab      Sweden           US of Amr  Steerage
 23  Raul      Muller     34 M Lab      Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Steerage
 24  Wm        Schurmonn  18 M Lab      Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Steerage
 25  John C    Polsrund   37 M Lab      Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Steerage
 26  Christn   Tads       30 M Lab      Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Steerage
 27  Kate      Burke      24 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 28  Nellie    Burke      59 F Matron   Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 29  James     Roper      29 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 30  Ellen     Roper      27 F Wife     England          US of Amr  Steerage
 31  Jane      Roper       4 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 32  Rebecca   Roper       3 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 33  Lith      Roper         M Infant   England          US of Amr  Steerage
 34  James     Dagnall    27 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 35  Lizzie    Dagnall    24 F Wife     England          US of Amr  Steerage
 36  Mary      Dagnall     3 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 37  Ellen     Dagnall     2 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 38  Patk      Wynn       30 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 39  Eliz      Abbott     45 F Matron   Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 40  Mary I    Abbott      8 F Child    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 41  Peter     Niel       19 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 42  Wm        Mallarkey  35 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 43  Alice     Roe        20 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 44  James     Collins    41 M Miner    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 45  Janet     Collins    35 F Wife     England          US of Amr  Steerage
 46  James     Collins     7 M Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 47  Alfred    Collins     5 M Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 48  Edith     Collins     3 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 49  Thomas    Collins     2 M Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 50  Wm        Powell     23 M Miner    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 51  Denmo     Powell     46 F Matron   England          US of Amr  Steerage
 52  Fredk     Freeman    23 M Miner    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 53  John      Spencer    40 M Miner    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 54  Owen      Drury      37 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 55  Geo       Clayton    20 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 56  Cath      Waller     22 F Spins    Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 57  Patk      Quinn      21 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 58  Wm        Kenneday   26 M Lab      Ireland          US of Amr  Steerage
 59  Wm        Dorothy    50 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 60  John      Lenterry*  34 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 61  Patk      Towin      21 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 62  David     Harris     28 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 63  Wm        Lake       43 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 64  James     Aspen      40 M Lab      England          US of Amr  Steerage
 65  Anna      Aspen      36 F Wife     England          US of Amr  Steerage
 66  Charlotte Aspen       7 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 67  Emily     Aspen       7 F Child    England          US of Amr  Steerage
 68  Olof      Bergetrom  37 M Gman*    Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Second Cabin
 69  Charlotte Bergetrom  37 F Wife     Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Second Cabin 
 70  Gustaf    Bergetrom     M Infant   Germany Prussia  US of Amr  Second Cabin
 71  Jas       Branson    30 M Farmer   England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 72  Eleanor   Branson    30 F Wife     England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 73  Mary      Branson     2 F Child    England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 74  Wm        Williams   24 M Clerk    England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 75  Ellen     Blair      38 F Spins    England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 76  Thomas    Mason      50 M Gent     England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 77  John      Sloan      24 M Gent     England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 78  B S       Hickey     30 M Gent     England          US of Amr  Second Cabin
 79  Mr J J    O'Kelly    36 M Gent     Ireland          US of Amr  Saloon
 80  Mr Carlos Florentine 30 M Gent     Italy            US of Amr  Saloon
                                        
(Signed) Wm Forsyth, Master.
    
Transcriber's Notes:
  ? Use of a ? indicates a word, letter or number could not be read due to quality
    of original document or penmanship.   
  * No deaths listed on this voyage.
  * Passenger #12, surname could possibly be Rieley.
  * Passenger #19, surname could possibly be Bimeh. 
  * Passenger #60, age is possibly 34, line is drawn through row from surname to steerage.
  * Passenger #68, occupation written with capital G, then an apostrophe, then man. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 412.
Reviewed and re-transcribed by Kathryn Rau a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
November 08, 2000



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