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SS Cestrian

Cape Town, South Africa to Boston, Massachusetts
February 1900

List or Manifest of Alien Immigrants for the Commissioner of Immigration
Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasurer of the United States, under Act of Congress approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration, by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board, upon arrival at any port in the United States.
SS Cestrian, sailing from Cape Town, So. Africa, (date left blank), arriving at port of Boston, (date left blank)
Coloumns represent:
   1 number on list
   2 Name in full
   3 age in years and months
   4 sex
   5 married/single
   6 calling or occupation
   7 able to read and write
   8 nationality
   9 last residence
 
  1* Tho^s R. Sanders  23   9   m   s   labourer   yes   Amer^n    Norfolk, VA
  2* Ernest Stoldt     18   5   m   s   labourer   yes   English   L'pool, Eng
  3* Tho^s F. Cooper   20       m   s   painter    yes   Amer^n    Birmingham, Ala.
United States of America, State of ________________, S.S. County of _____________.
I, Ed. Thomas, Master of the Steamship Cestrian belonging to Liverpool, Eng. do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the port of Boston, on the 18 day of January 1900.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence the _____ day of __________ 1900.
(signed)  M. J. Burke          Immigrant Inspector
    
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.


1: additional information: sisters Edna and Alice Sanders, living at 535 Harrison St.,
   Norfolk, VA. 
2: additional information: stowaway, physical description: 5 ft 7", 135 lbs, blue eyes,
   lt hair.
3: additional information: stowaway, parents James P. & Lucy D Cooper in Dallas, Tx.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 36.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 June 2006


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