SS Australia
I, Robert Sidey, Master of the Steam-Ship Australia, 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 SS Australia at London from which port said SS Australia 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 Sept. 12, 1876So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) Robert Sidey
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Australia whereof Robert Sidey, is master, from London, burthen _______ tons.
Coloumns 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 Henry Poole 27 m store clerk England steerage
2 M^rs Poole 27 f none England steerage
3 Marie J. Wheeler 28 f none England steerage
4 Henry Wheeler 4 m none England steerage
5 Charles Wheeler 2 m none England steerage
6 Frank Wheeler 9m m none England steerage
7* Geo. F. Bristard 24 m clerk England steerage
8 W^m Nicholls 28 m grocer England steerage
9 Mary Ann Nicholls 21 f none England steerage
10 James Ford 25 m sailor England steerage
11 Henry Wood 23 m store clerk England steerage
12 Antoine Holland 32 m locksmith France steerage
13 Jacque Holland 29 m tailor France steerage
14 Hasfelin Gottlieb 27 m farmer Switzerland steerage
15 John Bohn 35 m farmer U.S.A. steerage
16* ?andy Amelia 30 f none U.S.A. steerage
17 W^m Wassen 24 m joiner U.S.A. steerage
18 Benjamin Finnan 55 m none England steerage
19 John Robinson 19 m seaman U.S.A. steerage
20* Cha^s H Martin 18 m seaman U.S.A. steerage
21 R. Kallfirst 40 m locksmith France steerage
22 Mary Bayard 16 f none France cabin
23 John Bayard 12 m none France cabin
24 Abraham Benet 40 m jeweller Poland cabin
25 Emma Benet 35 f none Gt Britain cabin
26 Tho^s R. Young 26 m laborer Ireland cabin
27* Phillip Butler 19 m farmer Algiers cabin
28 Mary Stanley 37 f none English cabin
29 Geo. Sharp 59 m builder English cabin
30* M^rs Sharp 37 f none Scottish cabin
31 Carlos Florentine 25 m artist American cabin
32 H. W. Swift 26 m lawyer England cabin
33 Cha^s Johnstone 23 m servant Sweden cabin
34 R. Williams 26 m D^r American cabin
35* Geo. S. Spinning 35 m minister American cabin
36* W^m Heberd 46 m none England cabin
37* M^r J.G. Heberd 18 m lawyer England cabin
38* R. Nichbinn 26 m mcht Germany cabin
39 Frank Weeks 14 m scholar France cabin
40 Willie Weeks 14 m scholar France cabin
41 Jno. Stevens 30 m builder America cabin
42 M^rs Stevens 58 f none England cabin
43 James Nation 50 m gentleman England cabin
44 M^rs Nation 50 f none England cabin
45 Robt. Swan 22 m gentleman England cabin
46 B. Nation 22 m gentleman England cabin
47* Harry Pinott 25 m mercht England cabin
48 C. W. Blanchard 27 m mercht Canada cabin
49 Geo. A. Smyth 28 m chemist America cabin
50 Henry Rosenbaum 26 m traveller America cabin
51 A. C. Stevenson 22 m clerk England cabin
52 Alec Tulloch 20 m gentleman England cabin
53* M^rs Atta 43 f lady America cabin
54* Anna Gretsh 24 f lady German cabin
55* C. Waite 27 f lady America cabin
56* Oliver Bade 7 m none England cabin
57* Henrietta Bade 2y 6m f none England cabin
58 W^m B. Henry 32 m artist America cabin
59 M^rs Henry 30 f artist England cabin
60 Charles Henry 3 m none England cabin
61 Pietro Daylitte 30 m agent Italy cabin
62 H. Definer 25 m mercht. France cabin
63 A. H. Synder 61 m architect America cabin
64 Arthur Pearson 30 m clerk English cabin
65 M^rs Pearson 25 f none English cabin
66 Ed. Levy 27 m mercht. Germany cabin
67 M^? Levy 12 f none Germany cabin
68 Lillie Levy 9 f none Germany cabin
69 Rob Stanley 43 m gentleman Ireland cabin
70 Louisa Salmon 15 f none England cabin
71 M^? J?? Mack 34 f none America cabin
72 Tho^s White 29 m mercht. America cabin
73 M^rs White 23 g none America cabin
74 Geo. C. Wright 30 m mercht. England cabin
75 M^rs Wright 27 f none England cabin
76 Geo. Wright 3 m none England cabin
77 W^m B. Wright 2 m none England cabin
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.
* All passengers intended to stay in the United States, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
7: Surname may be Bristow.
16: Given name: Xandy, Candy. The name could be Amelia Xandy.
20: Surname may be Marlin.
27: Surname may be Butter.
30: Age could be 57.
35: Surname may be Spinney.
36 & 37: Surname may be Hebred.
38: Surname may be Nichbein, Nichbeiner.
47: Surname possiblities: Hinot, Kinot.
53: Surname may be Acta.
54: Surname may be Gretch.
55: Age may be 57.
56 & 57: Surname may be Bader.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 405, List 875.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Lora Lee Ament, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 September 2009
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