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RMS Corsica


Havana, Cuba and Nassau, Bahamas to New York
10 May 1867

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, F. Le Messurier, Master of the R.M.S. Corsica, 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 at Havana and Nassau from which Ports 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. (Signature) F. Le Messurier
Sworn to, this 10th day of May 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ?????????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the R.M.S. Corsica whereof F. Le Messurier is Master, from Havana and Nassau, burthen 680 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.
  1  Elizabeth R Lamson        36     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin  
  2  Janet Sherman             23     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
  3  Lillie Lamson             16     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
  4  Charlotte Fontaine        50     F    None         France        France       Cabin
  5  William Weech             64     M    Merchant     U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
  6  Frances M Weech           60     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
  7  William Wright            43     M    Merchant     U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
  8  Angelina Wright           40     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
  9  William D Wright          17     M    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 10  Eliza Davis               50     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 11  Mackand Wright             5     M    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 12  James Wright               7     M    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 13  Angelina Wright            3     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 14  Bridget Laughty           30     F    Servant      Ireland       Ireland      Cabin
 15* Alfred ?aref              24     M    Merchant     France        France       Cabin
 16  Seloer Hayman             24     M    Merchant     France        France       Cabin
 17  Samuel Howell             43     M    Ship Builder U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 18  Ella Howell               12     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 19  Margaret Murphy           38     F    Servant      U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 20  Cyrus B Manchester        62     M    Com???????   U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 21  Abby C. Manchester        60     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 22  Jane Down                 22     F    Servant      Nassau        Gt Britain   Cabin
 23  Will^m McCauce            30     M    Merchant     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 24  Tho^s F. Langdon          23     M    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 25  Mathew Langdon            72     M    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 26  Anne C Gibbons            42     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 27  Kate Gibbons              19     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 28  Anne St Leges             22     F    Servant      Ireland       Ireland      Cabin
 29  Annie Gibbons              4     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 30  Henry McChlory            40     M    None         Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 31  William Stewart           38     M    None         Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 32  James Session             21     M    Servant      Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 33* Thaddeus Amat             56     M    Bishop       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 34* Jose M de Urgacola        30     M    Carpenter    Spain         Spain        Cabin
 35* Miguel F. Urquiola        60     M    Merchant     Spain         Spain        Cabin
 36  Dan^l Kahegweiler         41     M    Merchant     U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 37  Mrs John S Lyle           30     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 38  Kate Newcomb              26     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 39  Jane C Ra???eng           55     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 40  Cha^s Miller              28     M    Seaman       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 41  Charles Benson            26     M    Seaman       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 42  James Nenny               29     M    Seaman       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 43  Simon Ma???et             49     M    Merchant     Spain         Spain        Cabin
 44  Rob^t C?????              41     M    Merchant     England       England      Cabin
 45  Jouquin Torre             16     M    Merchant     Spain         Spain        Cabin
 46  Patrick M Dailey          41     M    Machinist    U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 47  Hezekiah Hatch            47     M    Machinist    U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 48  Robert Wilkie             35     M    Machinist    England       England      Cabin
 49  Edward H Derby            63     M    Lawyer       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 50  Nicholas Derby            20     M    Student      U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 51  Jose Bassel               28     M    Merchant     Spain         Spain        Cabin
 52  Rafael Pusam              32     M    Merchant     Spain         Spain        Cabin
 53* Thomas Cannell            42     M    Minister     England       England      Cabin
 54* Susan Cannell             26     F    None         England       England      Cabin
 55* William M Cannell          8     M    None         England       England      Cabin
 56* Thomas B Cannell           5     M    None         England       England      Cabin
 57* Robert H Cannell           3     M    None         England       England      Cabin
 58* John H Cannell             1y8m  M    None         England       England      Cabin
 59  Thomas Lofthouse          66     M    Minister     England       England      Cabin
 60  Elizabeth Lofthouse       40     F    Minister     England       England      Cabin
 61  Thomas Lofthouse          11     M    Minister     England       England      Cabin
 62  Joseph B. Varman          48     M    Lawyer       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 63  Helen T Varman            32     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 64  William W Miller          25     M    C. Eng^r     England       England      Cabin
 65  Ricardo Francis           21     M    Planter      England       England      Cabin
 66* M T McMahan               28     M    Lawyer       U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 67  George B Roberts          40     M    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 68  John Graham               46     M    Mariner      U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 69  Edward Walcott            70     M    Merchant     U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 70  Alice A Walcott           19     F    None         U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 71  Robert Powell             34     M    Merchant     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 72  John S. Harris            45     M    Engineer     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 73  William Barbour           34     M    Engineer     Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 74  William Grunwald          26     M    Merchant     Germany       Germany      Cabin
 75  Henry Randall             40     M    Engineer     U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 76  Thomas H Plumb            35     M    Engineer     England       England      Cabin
 77  Honorine Rene             32     F    None         France        France       Cabin 
 78  James Stephenson          39     M    Merchant     Canada        Canada       Cabin
 79  John Porteous             18     M    None         England       England      Cabin
 80  Ja^s O'Donoghue           39     M    Plasterer    U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 81  Lewis S. Clarke           34     M    Carpenter    Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 82  George Williams           20     M    Seaman       Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 83  George Holder             40     M    Mason        Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Deck
 84  Fred^k Brenner            27     M    Baker        U.S.          U.S.         Cabin
 85* Henry ?lthaus             25     M    Cook         Prussia       Prussia      Cabin
 86  John Brown                16     M    Servant      Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 87  Thomas Murphy             23     M    Servant      Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin
 88  George Sweeney            18     M    Servant      Gt Britain    Gt Britain   Cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  with certainty.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest. 


 15      Surname is possibly though not certainly "Paref".
 33      This passenger is Thaddius Amat y Brusi, C.M., a Roman Catholic cleric who 
         became Bishop of Los Angeles.  He was born in 1810 in Barcelona, Spain, and 
         died in Los Angeles in 1878.
 34-35   Surname appears to be either "de Urgacola" or "de Urquiola".
 53-58   Surname appears to be written as "Cannell", but might possibly be "Connell".
 66      Surname is written as "McMahan", but might possibly be "McMahon".
 85      First letters of surname are overwritten and cannot be deciphered.  Surname is
         possibly "Althaus".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 278, List 388.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 December 2009



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