Immigrant Ships
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SS Alsatia


Anchor Line of Transatlantic Steam Packet Ships
From Liverpool and Queenstown to New York 28 June 1877
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John MacKay Master of the Steam-Ship Alsatia 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 of the said SS Alsatia at London for which port 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 have died. So help me God. John MacKay
Sworn to this June 28th 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Alsatia whereof John MacKay is Master, from London burthen 3000 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
 1 C. H. Johnstone      26 M  None         England     England     Cabin
 2 W. H. Hearn          18 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
 3 James Standing       45 M  None         England     Quebec      Cabin
 4 Mrs Standing         40 F  None         England     Quebec      Cabin
 5 Clara Standing       21 F  None         England     Quebec      Cabin
 6 W. Henry             38 M  Professional USA         USA         Cabin
 7 Mrs Henry            32 F  Professional USA         USA         Cabin
 8 Charles Henry         7 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
 9 Infant Henry       Inft F  None         USA         USA         Cabin
10 Mrs Harte            28 F  None         England     USA         Cabin
11 Infant Harte        8mo F  None         England     USA         Cabin
12 Louisa Barton        10 F  None         England     USA         Cabin
13 Lizzie Barton         7 F  None         England     USA         Cabin
14 W. Jacob             18 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
15 El. Delaney          19 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
16 M. laAbbe Blais      40 M  Priest       France      USA         Cabin
17 Mrs Darnton          42 F  None         USA         USA         Cabin
18 Robt. Darnton        19 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
19 Chas. Darnton         7 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
20 Mrs Annen            44 F  None         England     Quebec      Cabin
21 W. H. Jones          40 M  Merchant     USA         USA         Cabin
22 Mrs Jones            32 F  None         USA         USA         Cabin
23 W. R. Jones          11 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
24 W. C. Handy          42 M  Parson       USA         USA         Cabin
25 Mrs Wm. Gilkes       39 F  None         USA         USA         Cabin
26 Wm. Hy. Gilkes        6 M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
27 Infant Gilkes       9mo M  None         USA         USA         Cabin
28 Mrs S. French        32 F  Teacher      USA         USA         Cabin
29 H?. S. Hicks         48 M  Reporter     England     USA         Cabin
30 Arthur Boulton       29 M  Merchant     England     USA         Cabin
31 Saml. Ploughman      59 M  Shoemaker    England     USA         Steerage
32 Mrs Ploughman        56 F  Wife         England     USA         Steerage
33 Samuel Ploughman     32 M  Shoemaker    England     USA         Steerage
34 John Dowles          51 M  Joiner       England     USA         Steerage
35 S. M. Bacon          14 M  None         England     USA         Steerage
36 Michl. Reardon       20 M  Labr.        England     USA         Steerage
37 Charlotte Banfield   35 F  None         England     USA         Steerage
38 Bertie Banfield       4 M  None         England     USA         Steerage
39 May Banfield          2 F  None         England     USA         Steerage
40 Chas. Stretford      34 F* None         England     USA         Steerage
41 Wm. Griffiths        24 M  Mariner      England     USA         Steerage
42 Mrs Griffiths        22 F  None         England     USA         Steerage
43 Thomas Barnett       23 M  Servant      England     USA         Steerage
44 Michele Schemidt     29 M  Labr.        France      USA         Steerage
45 Belchaid Schemidt    29 F  None         France      USA         Steerage
46 Marie Schemidt        3 F  None         France      USA         Steerage
47 Nicholas Schemidt   6mo M  None         France      USA         Steerage
48 Datil Vernier        27 M  Labr.        France      USA         Steerage
49 Datil Gaston         22 M  Labr.        France      USA         Steerage
50 Ed Choffat           30 M  Labr.        France      USA         Steerage
51 Anna Andreas         28 F  None         USA         USA         Steerage
52 Seligman Meyer       40 M  Labr.        France      USA         Steerage
53 Mrs Meyer            28 F  None         France      USA         Steerage
54 T. VanDerwaila       21 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
55 F. Vervis            29 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
56 D. D. Ren?e          27 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
57 H. Braak             38 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
58 G. Amerha???         36 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
59 H. Stein             32 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
60 L. Stein             32 F  None         Germany     USA         Steerage
61 M. Stein              4 M  None         Germany     USA         Steerage
62 Gotfried Ostermann   26 M  Labr.        Germany     USA         Steerage
63 Ceserio Bertazzi     21 M  Labr.        Italy       USA         Steerage
64 Joseph Chameat       26 M  Labr.        Switzerland Switzerland Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

There were no births or deaths on this passage.

Quebec, written as Prov. of Quebec, was shown to be in Canada.

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
quality of the original document.

The use of a * indicates an ommission, or an error, made by the original
recorder.

29 H?. S. Hicks - seems to be an abbreviated name. May be Hs or Hg.
40 Chas. Stretford - the sex may be wrong.
56 D. D. Ren?e - looks like i or c.
58 G. Amerha??? - looks like mas or man.
Family History Library Film Number 0295773
Transcribed by Eileen Matthew for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 June 1999



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