SS Birmania
I, Jizzaello Cap. Emmanuele, Master of the Italian SS Birmania, do solemnly, sincerely and truly Declare 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 Steamer at Palermo from which port said Str. Birmania 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 21 Jany 1891So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) Jizzaello Emmanuele
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Italian SS Birmania whereof Emmanuele Cap. Jizzaello, is master, from Palermo, burthen ______ tons.
Coloumns represent: Number, names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination or location, Location or copartment or space occupied, Number of pieces of baggage, Transient or in Transit or intending protracted sojourn, *date and cause of death.
1 Dimaio Salvatore 42 manly barber U.S.A. N. York #2 steerage 78 8 citizen
2 wife Gerolama 47 female none U.S.A. N. York #2 steerage 27
3 daughter Lucia 12 female none U.S.A. N. York #2 steerage 29
4 son Angelo 9 manly none U.S.A. N. York #2 steerage 79
5 son Ignazio 6 manly none U.S.A. N. York #2 steerage 80
6 Giglia Pietro 29 manly labourer Italian N. York #2 steerage 69 1 Immigrant
7 Frigbretty G. B. 23 manly waiter Italian N. York #2 steerage 65 2 Immigrant
8 Jannarino Antonio 28 manly fishman Italian N. York #2 steerage 71 1
9 Cannella Salvatore 21 manly carter Italian N. York #2 steerage 68 2
10 Formusor Salvatore 22 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 70 2
11 Marino Orazio 22 manly tailor Italian N. York #2 steerage 81 2
12* Crosta ?orman 23 manly tailor Italian N. York #2 steerage 56 1
13 Ritichella Giuseppa 74 manly none Italian N. York #2 steerage 26 2
14 son Frode Salvatore 55 manly shoemaker Italian N. York #2 steerage 78
15 Leonello Pietro 22 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 61 1
16 Carello Francesco 15 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 55
17 Ruggero Luigi 38 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 60
18 Ajello Giuseppe 16 manly countryman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 76 1
19 Ascanio Giuseppe 26 manly fishman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 71 1
20 Milazzo Antonina 53 female seamstress Italian N. York #2 steerage 25 6
21 nephew Cipella Enrico 14 manly barber Italian N. York #2 steerage 25
22 La Corte Gaetano 36 manly fowler Italian N. York #2 steerage 77 3
23 wife Ariangela 48 female none Italian N. York #2 steerage 25
24 Alvarez Vincenzo 32 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 28 3
25 wife Rosa 37 female seamstress Italian N. York #2 steerage 32
26 Cacicia Flavia 34 female seamstress Italian N. York #2 steerage 28 2
27 daughter Cortesa Nuncia 2 female none Italian N. York #2 steerage 30
28 son Cortesa Salvatore 1 manly none Italian N. York #2 steerage 30
29 son Cortesa Giovanni 10m manly none Italian N. York #2 steerage 30
30 Caggio Donato 22 manly countryman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 62 1
31 Mazzio Caterina 55 female labouter-maid Italian N. York #2 steerage 21 6
32 daughter Rosa 20 female labouter-maid Italian N. York #2 steerage 22
33 daughter Vita 13 female labouter-maid Italian N. York #2 steerage 23
34 Chiarella Giovanna 23 female labouter-maid Italian N. York #2 steerage 24
35 Gulfo Filippa 26 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 19 1
36 Schettino Filippa 24 manly countryman Italian N. York #2 steerage 57 1
37 Ajello Cristina 40 female house woman Italian N. York #2 steerage 33 3
38 daughter Rossaria 11m female none Italian N. York --
39 Mattaglio Carlo 20 manly countryman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 66 1
40 Peracca Andrea 46 manly countryman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 66 1
41 Fornelli Luigi 20 manly countryman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 63 1
42 Pirola Luigi 20 manly countryman Italian S. Francisco #2 steerage 67 1
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.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
12 Given name may be Zorman.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 561, List 81.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 March 2010
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