RMS Arabia
I, Neil Shannon do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the R. M. S. Arabia, whereof I am Master, from L'pool. So help me God, (Signed) N. Shannon
Sworn to this 4 March 1862 Before me (signed) C. W. Embree, D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the R. M. S. Arabia whereof Neil Shannon is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 1359 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list; Title, given name and surname; Age; Sex; Occupation; Country to which they severally belong; Country in which they intend to become inhabitants; Ever been in the United States before.
1 Governor Bayley 44y Male Gov. of Bahamas England Bahamas Yes 2 Mrs Bayley 37y Female Lady England Bahamas Yes 3 Miss Bayley 4y Female Daughter England Bahamas Yes 4* Mr De Potestad 39y Male Spain Spain Yes 5 Mrs De Potestad 26y Female Lady Spain Spain Yes 6 Infant De Potestad 1y Female Daughter Spain Spain No 7 Miss De Potestad 3y Female Daughter Spain Spain No 8 Master De Potestad 5y Male Son Spain Spain No 9 Miss De Potestad 25y Female Sister Spain Spain Yes 10* Mr G H Kun?th 29y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 11* Mrs Kun?th 25y Female Lady United States United States Yes 12 Mrs Magee 45y Female Lady United States United States Yes 13 Mr L Tree 29y Male Lawyer United States United States Yes 14 Mrs Tree 21y Female Lady United States United States Yes 15 Mrs Tree's Infant 1y Female Daughter United States United States Yes 16 Mrs Merar 45y Female Lady England Canada Yes 17 Miss Merar 21y Female Daughter Canada Canada Yes 18* Mr J P Francis 28y Male Rentier United States United States Yes 19 Mrs Francis 24y Female Lady United States United States Yes 20 Mrs Francis' Infant 1y Female Daughter United States United States Yes 21 Mr Forbes 56y Male Banker Mexico Mexico Yes 22 Mr E W Barron 33y Male Merchant Mexico Mexico Yes 23 Mr Escondon 38y Male Merchant Mexico Mexico Yes 24 Mr J Laurgon 45y Male Merchant England England Yes 25 Mr Migares 25y Male Lawyer Mexico Mexico Yes 26 D^r Millett 34y Male Doctor Mexico Mexico Yes 27 Mr H M Peaker 33y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 28 Mr G P Smith 46y Male Gentleman United States United States Yes 29 Mr C Gehrenbeck 28y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 30 Mr Robert Roy 36y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 31 Mr George Trull 27y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 32 Mr G A Morrison 29y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 33 Capt J L Jordan 36y Male Mariner United States United States Yes 34 Mr Motz 26y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 35 Mr W J Cunningham 17y Male Gentleman Canada Canada Yes 36 Mr C O Witte 39y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 37 Mr E C Hall 35y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 38 Mr F Hiller 32y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 39 Mrs Mary P Wells 26y Female Lady Canada Canada Yes 40 Mr Stoddard 50y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 41 Mrs Stoddard 40y Female Lady United States United States Yes 42 Miss Stoddard 7y Female Daughter United States United States Yes 43 Mr J Gano Winter 62y Male Gentleman United States United States Yes 44 Mr W Cheeks 36y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 45 Mr F Reuter 41y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 46 Mr J Gallerati 27y Male Merchant Italy Italy No 47 Mr Z M Warden 26y Male Gentleman United States United States Yes 48 Mr F Lochner 33y Male Merchant Germany Germany Yes 49 Mr D D Earle 28y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 50 Mr J L Hubbard 46y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 51 Mr Robt Nisbett 34y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 52 Miss S M Leech 29y Female Nurse England Bahamas No 53 Miss S Fleurisch 38y Female Nurse France Spain No 54 Miss E Roche 23y Female Servant France Spain No 55 Miss M Richard 20y Female Nurse France United States No 56 Miss E Cente 33y Female Nurse France United States No 57 Mr Isaac Grant 29y Male Servant England Bahamas Yes 58 Mr J Sanches 38y Male Valet Mexico Mexico Yes 59 Mr T Oakey 28y Male Coachman Mexico Mexico Yes 60 Mr R Jousse 22y Male Valet France Mexico No 61 Mr Simon Ohlman 23y Male Merchant United States United States Yes 62 Mr S Flint 26y Male Farmer United States United States Yes 63 Mr Edw^d Hagger 20y Male Farmer United States United States Yes 64* Mr W^m K Carter 25y Male Merchant United States United States Yes Transcriber's Notes: * This ship also stopped at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a notation at the end of the manifest indicates that a passenger disembarked there. The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no deaths on this passage. The original lister did not record the space occupied during the voyage, but instead used this column to record whether the passengers had been in the United States previously. This indicated as "yes", "no". The original lister did not number the passengers and did not provide a recapitulation at the end of the Manifest. A notation at the end seems to indicate that this is a complete list. An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which further explains the entry. A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the quality of the document. Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's Notes of what the letter/letters may be. A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original lister showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line. 4 This occupation is: Sec^y of the Spanish legation at Washington. 10, 11 Kuneth, Kunsth. 18 The occupation would indicate that he is a person of private income. (From French). 64 A notation at the end of the manifest says: Mr Carter disembarked at Halifax.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 217, List 165.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Kennedy members of the
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10 October 2008
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