RMS Asia
I, E. G. Lott Master of the R.M.S. "Asia" do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm 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 S.S. "Asia" at Liverpool from which port said S.S. "Asia" 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.Sworn to, this 26 May 1859,
(Signed) EGLott
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the R M S "Asia" whereof E G Lott is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 1214 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. No deaths were recorded on the voyage and this column has been omitted from the transcription. The column Part of the Vessel occupied was renamed by the scribe to "if ever in U.S.".
1 Otto Von Hein 2?y Male Merchant Germany U.S. yes
2 Jno. Henry Burton 35y Male Civil Engineer U.S. U.S. yes
3 Alen Ritter Jr 45y Male nil England U.S. yes
4 C C Hatch 47y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
5 Samuel W Roop 39y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
6 M^rs Roop 32y Female U.S. U.S. yes
7 E. Coffin 60y Male Gent England England yes
8 Geo. Jones 32y Male Gent U.S. U.S. yes
9 William Hutchison 33y Male Clergyman U.S. U.S. yes
10 J. C. Johnston 48y Male Merchant England U.S. yes
11 Catherine Johnston 30y Female England U.S. yes
12 Catherine Johnston 17y Female England U.S. yes
13 Annie Johnston 15y Female England U.S. yes
14 Joseph Miller 72y Male Civil Engineer England U.S. yes
15 M^rs Harper 42y Female nil England U.S. yes
16 Miss Wood 10y Female --- U.S. U.S. yes
17* Gustav Ku?ter 29y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
18* M^rs Ku?ter 24y Female U.S. U.S. yes
19 John G. Richardson 35y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
20 M. R. Jesup 30y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
21 M^rs Jesup 26y Female U.S. U.S. yes
22* ?ell?h Fell 34y Female England U.S. no
23 Thomas Fell 3y Male England U.S. no
24 Fredk. Fell 2y Male England U.S. no
25 Clara Fell 6m Female England U.S. no
26 Jane E. Williams 14y Female Servant England U.S. no
27* Edward Bu?hley 31y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
28 Stuart Wilson 34y Male Mercht. Ireland England yes
29 Robert McCrea 63y Male Farmer Ireland U.S. no
30 Jane Walker 25y Female U.S. U.S. yes
31 Alfred Gillott 24y Male Gent England U.S. yes
32 Edw^d Gillott 27y Male Mercht. England England yes
33 William Moffitt 35y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
34* John Moffitt 1?y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
35 J M. Hamilton 39y Male Gent Scotland U.S. yes
36 Miss Little 27y Female Scotland U.S. no
37 J Hawkins Black 70y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
38 Henry K Anderson 26y Male Mercht. Scotland U.S. yes
39* W. G. Lang?ton 44y Male Mercht. England U.S. yes
40 Chas Congreve 50y Male Mercht. England U.S. yes
41* Edw^d B?ninger 31y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
42 L. Walter 39y Male Mercht. Germany U.S. yes
43 M^rs Walter 25y Female Germany U.S. yes
44 Geo. Hamilton 38y Male Mercht. Scotland U.S. yes
45 William E. Bowen 62y Male Banker U.S. U.S. yes
46 Elizabeth Bowen 48y Female U.S. U.S. yes
47 Gertrude Bowen 18y Female U.S. U.S. yes
48 J. C. Jones 30y Male Barrister Ireland U.S. yes
49* ?. R. Reinken 22y Male Mercht. Prussia U.S. no
50 Enrico Chevesich 28y Male Mercht. Austria U.S. no
51 Denis Lonvan 21y Male Servt Ireland U.S. yes
52 Sophie de Stochl 25y Female Servt Belgium U.S. yes
53 Richard Cowdery 34y Male Mercht. England England no
54 James Hoff 25y Male Servt. England England yes
55 M^rs Taylor 50y Female England U.S. no
56 Eliza. Taylor 17y Female England U.S. no
57 John Kermode 33y Male Mason England England yes
58 M^rs Kermode 29y Female England England yes
59 E. Kermode 4y Female England England yes
60 L. Kermode 1y 2m Female England England yes
61* M^? Mallock 25y Female England U.S. no
62 Miss Warburten 30y Female England U.S. no
63 Thomas Henry 25y Male Gent Ireland U.S. no
64 C. Welstead 22y Male Farmer England U.S. no
65 Jane Welstead 20y Female England U.S. no
66 Maria De Monebre 36y Female Servt. U.S. U.S. yes
67* Luigi Lasorate ?3y Male Servt. Russia U.S. yes
68 M de Stoeckl 56y Male Ambassador Russia Russia yes
69 Mad^e de Stoeckl 36y Female U.S. Russia yes
70 J A Diamond 37y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
71 A D Letson 36y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
72 A K Howat 22y Male Gent Scotland England no
73 C Holzapfel 32y Male Mercht. Germany Germany yes
74* M^rs Gen M Ha?ney 38y Female France France yes
75* Miss Ha?ney 19y Female France France yes
76 J Lewis 29y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
77 M^rs Du Vaney 40y Female England U.S. yes
78 M^rs Hutchison 26y Female England U.S. yes
79 Chas Kneeland 39y Male Mercht. U.S. U.S. yes
80 J Kneeland 19y Male --- U.S. U.S. yes
81 M^rs Brownless 35y Female --- England England no
82 F. Brownless 10y Female England England no
83 C. Brownless 7y Female England England no
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 below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of
the original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.
On the first page of the manifest, "1^st Cabin" was recorded in the Space Occupied
column above the first passenger line of information; "Cabin" was recorded
vertically in the Died on Voyage column. No Space Occupied information was recorded
on the second page of the manifest.
17-18 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Kulter or Kutter.
22 1st letter of first name not clear, could be 'G' or 'Z'; 5th
letter of first name obscured by lower extension of letter 'J'
in surname above.
27 3rd letter of surname not clear.
34 2nd number of Age not clear, could be 10y or 18y.
39 5th letter of surname not clear, could be Langiton or Langston.
41 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Beninger.
49 1st initial not clear, could be 'H' or 'M'.
61 Superscripted letter(s) of first name illegible, could be M^rs.
67 1st number of Age not clear, could be 23y or 33y.
74-75 3rd letter of surname not clear, could be Harney or Hasney.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 192, List 455.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 July 2006
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