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SS Algeria


Liverpool, England & Queenstown, Ireland to New York
1 November 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, William Watson, Master of the Algeria, do solemnly, sincerely and truly (left blank) 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 Algeria at Liverpool & Queenstown from which port said Algeria 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.
Sworn to this Nov. 1st, 1876

So help me God,
(signed) William Watson

before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Algeria whereof William Watson, is master, from Liverpool & Queenstown burthen 2192 tons.
Columns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
  1  Benjamin Potts        56       male     miner           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  2  William Gibson        38       male     boiler maker    England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  3  John Bryant           22       male     carp^r          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  4  James Tanton          61       male     lab^r           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  5  Mary Tanton           58       female   wife            England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  6  Frederic Tanton       20       male     lab^r           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  7  William Tanton        13       male     lab^r           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  8  William Clarke        31       male     farmer          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
  9  George Clarke         29       male     farmer          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 10  John B Bland          39       male     timber mch^t    England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 11  Edward White          34       male     teacher         England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 12  Elizabeth White       25       female   wife            England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 13  George White           4       male     child           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 14  Ann Fletcher          48       female   matron          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 15  Arthur Marsden        24       male     mrch^t          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 16  John Wood             24       male     mrch^t          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 17* Rich^d Tredica        34       male     miner           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 18  Will^m Williams       23       male     b. smith        England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 19  Jane Williams         24       female   wife            England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 20  John Champion         22       male     miner           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 21  Austin Allerton       18       male     eng^e driver    England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 22  Mathew Wasley         25       male     miner           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 23  John Wasley           20       male     miner           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 24  Mary J Wasley         23       female   matron          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 25  Elizabeth Wasley      25       female   matron          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 26* Thomas Belling        20       male     miner           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 27  Ellen Sprague         43       female   matron          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 28* Frank Mies            24       male     lab^r           England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 29  Sam^l E Wells         53       male     seafaring       England       Canada        steerage      
 30  Squire Eastwood       40       male     carp^r          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 31  Joshua Brown          60       male     farmer          England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 32* Anthony M^cGowan      41       male     timber mch^t    England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 33  Thomas Taylor         40       male     carriage mkr    England       US Amer^a     steerage      
 34  Arthur Patrick        22       male     mrch^t          Scotland      US Amer^a     steerage      
 35  Thomas Wallace        50       male     butcher         Scotland      US Amer^a     steerage      
 36  Peter Wallace         22       male     butcher         Scotland      US Amer^a     steerage      
 37  Ann Davies            35       female   matron          Wales         US Amer^a     steerage      
 38  Maria S. Davies        4       female   child           Wales         US Amer^a     steerage      
 39  Edward Blake          26       male     lab^r           Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 40  John Murray           27       male     baker           Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 41  Kate Farley           28       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 42  Bridget Dolan         17       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 43  Kate Clifford         24       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 44  Peter J. Monahan      32       male     liquor mcht     Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 45  Isabella Kerr         25       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 46  Mich^l Holohan        28       male     lab^r           Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 47  Joseph O'Connor       23       male     lab^r           Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 48* John Loughenan        56       male     b. smith        Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 49  Denis Loughenan       29       male     b. smith        Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 50  Mary Winfield         20       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 51* John Mornggan         32       male     lab^r           Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 52* Anne Queency          24       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 53  Cath. Sullivan        20       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 54  Mich^l Morrissey      60       male     lab^r           Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 55  Mary Morrissey        60       female   wife            Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 56  Kate Lane             28       female   serv^t          Ireland       US Amer^a     steerage      
 57* Fred. Swartz          11       male     child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     steerage      
 58  William Davies        30       male     seafaring       U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     steerage      
 59  Chas. E. Price        58       male     coal dealer     U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     steerage      
 60  Mary E. Price         55       female   wife            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     steerage      
 61  Charles Wooly         48       male     traveller       Germany       Germany       steerage      
 62  Julia Wooly           28       female   wife            Germany       Germany       steerage      
 63  Marg^t Riehl          37       female   spinster        Germany       Germany       steerage      
 64  John Webel            25       male     b. smith        Germany       Germany       steerage      
 65  Bern^d Kramer         25       male     sugar refiner   Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 66  John V d Heyden       23       male     tailor          Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 67  Nicolas Milowitch     26       male     gilder          Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 68* Hein. Debenev         30       male     gilder          Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 69* Herm. Stern           26       male     gilder          Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 70  Wilhelm Kirchner      24       male     farmer          Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 71  Johann Muller         17       male     lab^r           Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 72  Rob^t Kleinhaus       28       male     lab^r           Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 73  John Smidt            38       male     military        Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 74  Karl Haas             18       male     none            Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 75  Rachel Stuth          33       female   matron          Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 76  Johann Stuth           6       male     child           Germany       US Amer^a     steerage      
 77  Abraham Toube         20       male     none            Poland        US Amer^a     steerage      
 78  Calman Seaberg        17       male     painter         Poland        US Amer^a     steerage      
 79* Geo. Jaobus           26       male     butcher         U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     steerage      
 80  Francis E. Parker     50       male     gent^n          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 81* Gustav Katorp         40       male     gent^n          Germany       US Amer^a     cabin         
 82  Will^m de Ball        56       male     lawyer          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 83  M^rs W^m de Ball      53       female   matron          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 84* Miss S. F. de Ball    26       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 85  Miss Anne de Ball     22       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 86  Christopher Dunkin    64       male     lawyer          England       Canada        cabin         
 87  Mary Dunkin           63       female   wife            England       Canada        cabin         
 88  Hugh Childus          52       male     gent^n          England       Canada        cabin         
 89  Louisa Childus        19       female   spinster        England       Canada        cabin         
 90  Henry Ives            27       male     servant         England       Canada        cabin         
 91  Eliz^th Martin        24       female   servant         England       Canada        cabin         
 92  John Fell             50       male     gent^n          England       Canada        cabin         
 93  Mary Broughton        20       female   spinster        England       Canada        cabin         
 94  W^m C Maffitt         29       male     gent^n          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 95  Emma Maffitt          27       female   lady            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 96* Rosalie Tschan        62       female   lady            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 97* Will^m F Leo          56       male     mrch^t          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 98  Helen L Leo           43       female   wife            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
 99  Adela Althause        41       female   lady            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
100  Tho^s B. Brooks       42       male     engineer        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
101  Hannah H. Brooks      40       female   wife            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
102  Stella Brooks          7       female   child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
103  Alfred B Brooks        5       male     child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
104  Marie Aberia          20       female   servant         Germany       US Amer^a     cabin         
105  W^m T. Payne          24       male     gent^n          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
106  Anna Payne            45       female   matron          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
107  Virginia Payne        20       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
108  Edward Payne          10       male     child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
109  M^r C Walkinshaw      49       male     mrch^t          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
110  M^rs J C Walkinshaw   30       female   matron          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
111  Louisa Hergot         24       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
112* Laura G. Bakeaarde    26       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
113  Frank Turner          38       male     c. engineer     Canada        Canada        cabin         
114  Hildegarde Brooks     1 y 6m   female   child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
115  George Johnston       38       male     journalist      Nova Scotia   Canada        cabin         
116* Joseph Hilbon         34       male     mrch^t          England       US Amer^a     cabin         
117  Ida L du Val          18       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
118  Gertrude Phelan       25       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
119  George Kemp           48       male     gent^n          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
120  Julia Kemp            40       female   matron          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
121  George Kemp           14       male     none            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
122  Marie M Kemp          13       female   none            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
123  Julia A Kemp          12       female   child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
124  Arthur T Kemp          5       male     child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
125  Maria Smith           30       female   servant         Ireland       US Amer^a     cabin         
126* Maria Sullivan        40       female   servant         Ireland       US Amer^a     cabin         
127* Louis Head            38       male     mrch^t          Hungary       US Amer^a     cabin         
128  Sarah Head            36       female   wife            Hungary       US Amer^a     cabin         
129* Thomas S. Geiger      41       male     mrch^t          Scotland      US Amer^a     cabin         
130  Helen S. Geiger       32       female   wife            Scotland      US Amer^a     cabin         
131  Louis Hordern         50       male     gent^n          Australia     US Amer^a     cabin         
132  John H. Roberts       36       male     mrch^t          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
133  Benj S. Cohen         40       male     mrch^t          England       US Amer^a     cabin         
134  Catherine Mick        38       female   matron          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
135* John Bex              24       male     mrch^t          Prussia       US Amer^a     cabin         
136  Eliz^th Bradford      38       female   matron          England       US Amer^a     cabin         
137  Alice M Hartley       28       female   lady            England       US Amer^a     cabin         
138  Margaret Hartley      35       female   lady            England       US Amer^a     cabin         
139  Maria Wilson          48       female   matron          England       US Amer^a     cabin         
140  Catherine Wilson      15       female   none            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a     cabin         
141* Hugh S Kearns         26       male     hotel keeper    Ireland       US Amer^a                   
142  John Scheffler        45       male     mrch^t          Germany       Germany                     
143  John Weber            34       male     saddler         Switzerland   Switzerland                 
144  Rich^d C Gurney       49       male     mrch^t          England       US Amer^a                   
145  Harry Hunt            30       male     gent^n          England       England                     
146  Jon J. Flanagan       55       male     contractor      Ireland       US Amer^a                   
147  Charles Fitz          52       male     none            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
148* W^m L Brule           28       male     clergyman       U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
149  Thomas Gibbon         50       male     capitalist      Ireland       US Amer^a                   
150  Marg^t Gibbon         38       female   wife            Ireland       US Amer^a                   
151  F. R. Wilkinson       44       male     mrch^t          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
152  Hy J. Leine           27       male     dentist         U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
153  John Keats            40       male     engineer        England       England                     
154  Hannah  Keats         39       female   wife            England       England                     
155* Harriet Troth         39       female   matron          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
156* Cath. Feniston        38       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
157  Cha^s A Adae          30       male     banker          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
158  Laura A. Adae         30       female   wife            U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
159  Cha^s F Adae           6       male     child           U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
160  Nathaniel White       41       male     servant         U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
161  Ramon Garcia          58       male     mrch^t          Spain         Spain                       
162* Edward Keniher        56       male     engineer        England       England                     
163  Rob^t F. Queal        42       male     mrch^t          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
164* Bern^d Bercers        65       male     judicial        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
165  Lydia Bercers         20       female   spinster        U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
166  J. O. F. Delaney      42       male     medical         U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   
167* Sidwell Hassis        36       male     mrch^t          U.S. Ame^a    US Amer^a                   


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, 
   or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the 
   manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.


 17:       Surname may be Tredisa.
 26:       Surname may be Belbing.
 28:       Surname may be Miss.
 32:       Surname may be McGowan.
 48 & 49:  Surname may be Loughman.
 51:       Surname may be Morngan, Momgan.
 52:       Surname may be Queeney.
 57:       Given name may be Frid.
 68:       Surname may be Debeuw.
 69:       Surname may be Stenen.
 79:       Surname may be Jacobus.
 81:       Surname may be Natorp.
 84:       Initials may be S T.
 96:       Surname may be Tchaus.
 97-98:    Surname may be Lee.
112:       Surname may be Bakewell.
116:       Surname may be Hilton.
126:       Surname may be Mullen.
127 & 128: Surname may be Heas.
129 & 130: Surname may be Grigor.
135:       Surname may be Brex.
141:       Surname may be Keanes.
148:       Surname may be Bull, Bule.
155:       Surname may be Trott.
156:       Surname may be Peniston.
162:       Surname may be Kimber.
164 & 165: Surname may be Bereser.
167:       Surname may be Harris.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1039.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Lora Lee Ament, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 November 2007



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