RMS Asia
I, Neil J. Shannon, Master of the R. M. S. Asia 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 the said ship Asia at Liverpool from which port the said ship 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, (Signed) N. Shannon
Sworn to this 12th April 1862 Before me (signed) C. W. Embrey, D. C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the R. M. S. Asia whereof Neil Shannon is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 1214 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list*, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage and In the United States before.
1 Count de Dion 53y Male Gentleman France France 1st Class Yes
2 Capt^n de Broca 39y Male Marine Officer France France 1st Class No
3* Mr Cyrus W Field 42y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
4* Mr G P Morgan 24y Male Banker United States United States 1st Class Yes
5* Mrs E D E N Southworth 44y Female Lady United States United States 1st Class Yes
6 Miss C E Southworth 18y Female Daughter United States United States 1st Class Yes
7 Mrs Elizabeth Foot 50y Female Lady United States United States 1st Class Yes
8 Mrs E Foots Child 2y Male Son United States United States 1st Class Yes
9 Miss Catherine Foot 20y Female Daughter United States United States 1st Class Yes
10 Rev^d Tho^s F Davies 30y Male Clergyman United States United States 1st Class Yes
11 Mr A^l M A Jones 74y Male Gentleman United States United States 1st Class Yes
12 Miss Jones 22y Female Daughter United States United States 1st Class Yes
13 Mrs F Nordheimer 38y Female Lady England Canada 1st Class No
14 Master Nordheimer 8y Male Son England Canada 1st Class No
15 Mrs S Seller 24y Female Lady Germany United States 1st Class Yes
16 Miss G Arnstein 19y Female Lady Germany United States 1st Class Yes
17 Mr J McDouglas 30y Male Merchant England Canada 1st Class No
18 Capt^n W^m Wallan 57y Male Ship Master United States United States 1st Class Yes
19 Mr R J Southworth 20y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
20 Mr Edw^d Matthews 47y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
21 Mr Cha^s Kirkpatrick 40y Male Merchant England New Brunswick 1st Class Yes
22 Mr Geo Vanneck 20y Male Officer (Army) England England 1st Class No
23 Geo Carr 36y Male Merchant England England 1st Class Yes
24* H V?ltman 49y Male Servant L??? France France 1st Class Yes
25 Henry ? Davis 28y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
26 Geo Richmond 31y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
27 Lender Richmond 48y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
28 Edw^d Lumley 24y Male Merchant England Canada 1st Class Yes
29 Edw^d Murphy 43y Male Merchant England Canada 1st Class Yes
30 P Roy 34y Male Merchant England Canada 1st Class Yes
31 A Roy 24y Male Merchant England Canada 1st Class Yes
32 S A Strang 38y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
33 B T Jessup 49y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
34 A Lefivre 19y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
35 A Roumien 49y Male Merchant France France 1st Class Yes
36 Edw^d Kirkpatrick 32y Male Merchant England England 1st Class Yes
37 Waples 42y Male ????? France France 1st Class Yes
38 A M Mosle 27y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
39* F R Routh 34y Male Merchant England Richmond Co NS 1st Class Yes
40 Elisha Bangs 56y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
41* A Von Ar??? 31y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
42 Mr J K Riggs 34y Male Gentleman United States United States 1st Class Yes
43 Mr D Littlejohn 52y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
44 Mr J C Johnston 50y Male Merchant United States United States 1st Class Yes
45 Mr Geo Thurling 34y Male Carpenter United States United States 2nd Class Yes
46 Mrs Geo Thurling 38y Female Carpenter United States United States 2nd Class Yes
47 Mr W Thurling 19y Male Carpenter United States United States 2nd Class Yes
48 Mr A Strauss 36y Male Merchant United States United States 2nd Class Yes
49 Mr K Strauss 17y Male Gent Germany United States 2nd Class No
50 Miss M Guteman 23y Female Lady Germany United States 2nd Class No
51 Mr Rich^d Slater 31y Male Farrier United States United States 2nd Class Yes
52 Mr Chopin 43y Male Physician France France 2nd Class Yes
53 Mr ?w? Whittaker 20y Male Cotton Spinner England United States 2nd Class No
54 Miss Annie McAffery 30y Female Servant United States United States 1st Class Yes
55 Mr Peter Abeel 54y Male Servant United States United States 2nd Class Yes
56* Miss M Vill???re 20y Female Nurse United States United States 1st Class Yes
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 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.
The column, "Died on the voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no deaths
on this passage.
The original lister did not number the passengers, nor did he provide a recapitulation;
however, it appears to be a complete manifest.
The lister used the leading "s", which at first glance appears to be an "f", but actually is the
first of a double "s" word, as in Miss. Where this is noted, it has been changed.
3 This passenger was the gentleman who laid the first cable across the Atlantic Ocean.
See: Cyrus West Field
4 This could possibly be J. P. Morgan, noted financier.
5 Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth was a noted novelist of the era.
See: E.D.E.N. Southworth
24 Viltman, Veltman, Voltman.
39 Going to: Richmond County, N.S.
41 The last two-three letters cannot be distinguished. They all are on the line, neither going
above nor below the line, as in "u", "n", "a". There may possibly be an "i" within those
few letters.
56 All of the missing letters are on the line, neither going above nor below it. There is a
dot for an "i" close to the second "l", so possibly the name begins Villi----. The last two
letters seem to be "re". Villimore, Villinore, or something similar.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 218, List 281.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Martin Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 May 2009
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