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SS City of Chester
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Kennedy, Master of the SS City of Chester, 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 of the said Vessel at Liverpool and Queenstown from which port said Steamship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, 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. Sworn to this Aug 24 1874. James Kennedy Before me R.F. Wyman, D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS City of Chester, whereof James Kennedy is Master, from Liverpool via Queenstown, burthen 2712 tons.
Columns Represent: Number, Name, Age in years and months, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the passage.
312 Susan Lingforth 24 f Wife England
313 Mary Lingforth 4 f Child England
314 Lilian Lingforth 2 f Child England
315 Elizth Mott 29 f Wife England
316 Tho^s Mott 8 m Child England
317 Lewis Mott 28 m Laborer England
318* Hanna Halvi???? 39 f Wife England
319* H L Halvi???? 11 m Child England
320* Hans C Halvi???? 9 m Child England
321* Karen Halvi???? 7 m Child England
322* Elise M Halvi???? 7 f Child England
323 Mchl Ketterath 66 m Laborer England
324 Cath Ketterath 58 f Wife England
325 Cath Ketterath 25 f Spinster England
326 Francis Miller 32 m Mason England
327 John Scursy 18 m Mason England
328 Mchl Boyle 18 m Mason England
329 Solomon Babson 26 m Mason England
330 W^m Neeley 20 m Clerk England
331 Jas Joyce 13 m Clerk England
332 Hugh Gilroy 24 m Laborer England
333 Rose Gilroy 21 f Wife England
334 Mary Gilroy Inft f Inft England
335 Mary A Welde 38 f Wife England
336 W^m S Welde 17 m Laborer England
337 Geo Tho^s Welde 13 m Child England
338* Mary Welde 11 m Child England
339 Arthur H Welde 7 m Child England
340 Fred J Welde 3 m Child England
341 Hannah Perry 27 f Wife England
342 Harriet Perry 4 f Child England
343 W^m Jones 50 m Mason England
344 Mary Griffith 33 f Wife England
345 Annie Griffith Inft f Inft England
346 Martha Clark 39 f Wife England
347 Nedley Clark 11 m Child England
348 John Clark 8 m Child England
349* Lydia Clark 4 m Child England
350 Geo Crossley 25 m Mason England
351* Joseph Bo???y 26 m Mason England
352* Amelia Bo???y 24 f Wife England
353 Mchl Roach 29 m Laborer England
354 Bgt Roach 30 f Wife England
355 Susan Roach Inft f Inft England
356 John Wilkinson 50 m Laborer England
357 W^m Pannay 46 m Laborer England
358 John E Wenglew 25 m Laborer England
359 Ellen G Lu 50 f Wife England
360 Ellen E Lu 17 f Spinster England
361 Cha^s W Lu 7 m Child England
362 Hannah Williams 40 f Wife England
363 Ths Williams 40 m Miner England
364 Saml R Bateson 36 m Carpenter England
365 Tho^s Parry 29 m Carpenter England
366 Jane Parry 30 f Wife England
367 Ann Williams 23 f Spinster England
368 Ann Price 12 f Spinster England
369 Ann Marks 26 f Wife England
370 Sarah Marks Inft f Inft England
371 Arthur Blandy 17 m Mason England
372 Saml B Emerson 35 m Mason England
373 W^m Janes 25 m Mason England
374 John Hurst 40 m Laborer England
375 Elizth Banett 27 f Wife England
376 Rhoda Banett 10 f Child England
377 Annie Banett 4 f Child England
378 Mary Banett Inft f Inft England
379 Martha Maylor 22 f Spinster England
380 John Dawson 27 m Mason England
381 Stephan Carney 40 m Mason England
382 Tho^s Carney 8 m Child England
383* Mary Carney 5 m Child England
384 John Hill 21 m Laborer England
385* Edw^d Edwards 2? m Miner England
386 Rhoda Clark 18 f Spinster England
387 Geo Storer 17 m Farmer England
388 Jas O'Neill 62 m Farmer England
389 Jas McMaster 19 m Farmer England
390 Stephen Hutchinson 31 m Farmer England
391* Joseph Had???th 34 m Farmer England
392 Cath Hayes 37 f Wife England
393 Rob^t Fry 31 m Clerk England
394 Ann McKinnon 13 f Spinster England
395 Jas Dixon 27 m Laborer England
396 Jas Davies 41 m Laborer England
397 Rosa Dunn 30 f Wife England
398 Jas McGannon 28 m Laborer England
399 Patk McGannon 60 m Laborer England
400 Mgt McGannon 21 f Spinster England
401 Mary Monhan 23 f Wife England
402 Mary Monhan 3 f Child England
403 Jane Monhan Inft f Inft England
404 Glen Nuss 17 m Clerk England
405 Jas Nuss 12 m Child England
406 Mgt Wanarek 30 f Wife England
407 Robt Wanarek 8 m Child England
408 Jas Frohy 28 m Laborer England
409 Ellen Smith 32 f Wife England
410 Patk Gleeson 34 m Laborer England
411 John Mayard 54 m Laborer England
412 Tho^s Bates 25 m Laborer Ireland
413 Rob^t Bates 23 m Laborer Ireland
414 Phillip O'Neil 25 m Laborer Ireland
415 Daniel McCafferty 27 m Laborer Ireland
416 Sarah Quin 24 f Spinster Ireland
417 Mgt Crumly 19 f Spinster Ireland
418 Mary Whelan 19 f Spinster Ireland
419 Mchl Murphy 55 m Laborer Ireland
420 Mchl Murphy 22 m Laborer Ireland
421 Mary Murphy 13 f Child Ireland
422 Ann Murphy 50 f Wife Ireland
423 Barbara Tracy 22 f Spinster Ireland
424 Patk Kennedy 36 m Laborer Ireland
425 Kate Sheals 19 f Spinster Ireland
426 Ellen Smith 19 f Spinster Ireland
427 Marion Caffery 19 f Spinster Ireland
428 Eliza Phillips 20 f Spinster Ireland
429 Julia Banett 30 f Wife Ireland
430* Jas Banett 3 f Child Ireland
431* Jno Banett Inft f Inft Ireland
432 Jno Lynch 20 m Laborer Ireland
433 Eliza Rooney 38 f Wife Ireland
434 Mary E Rooney Inft f Inft Ireland
435 Mary Sullivan 20 f Spinster Ireland
436 Annie O'Driscoll 22 f Spinster Ireland
437 Jemima O'Driscoll 16 f Spinster Ireland
438 Honora Cronin 21 f Spinster Ireland
439* Rob^t Walsh ?? m Laborer Ireland
440 Sarah Walsh 33 f Wife Ireland
441 Mary Walsh 9 f Child Ireland
442 Rob^t Walsh Inft m Inft US
443 Mary Mooney 28 f Spinster Ireland
444 Ann Cavanaugh 18 f Spinster Ireland
445 Mgt Redmond 55 f Wife Ireland
446 Jno J Reilly 23 m Laborer Ireland
447 Bgt Hayes 18 f Spinster Ireland
448 Danl Markham 20 m Mason Ireland
449 Bgt Harrington 18 f Spinster Ireland
450 Walter Fitzgerald 25 m Laborer Ireland
451 Peter Leddy 18 m Laborer Ireland
452 Patk Kealy 24 m Laborer Ireland
453 Sarah Cousins 18 f Spinster Ireland
454 Ella Donohue 25 f Spinster Ireland
455 Anthony Healy 25 m Laborer Ireland
456 Tho^s Harrington 24 m Laborer Ireland
457 Eliza Mannion 19 f Spinster Ireland
458 Eliza Mullens 19 f Spinster Ireland
459 Mgt Connell 30 f Spinster Ireland
460 Patk Donovan 30 m Laborer Ireland
461 Tho^s Lacey 25 m Laborer Ireland
462 Bessy Delano 27 f Spinster Ireland
463 Mchl McKniff 19 m Laborer Ireland
464 Patk Maloney 29 m Laborer Ireland
465 Mary Ryan 45 f Wife Ireland
466 Hannah Mullins 20 f Spinster Ireland
467 John Shea 19 m Laborer Ireland
468 Katie Holy 18 f Wife Ireland
469 Mary Holy 4 f Child Ireland
470 Mchl Buchnor 20 m Laborer Ireland
471 Danl Delaney 56 m Laborer Ireland
472 Bet Roderick 22 f Spinster Ireland
473 Mary Haynes 21 f Spinster Ireland
474 John Hennessy 29 m Mason Ireland
475 John Trohy 26 m Mason Ireland
476 Tho^s Green 24 m Mason Ireland
477 Mchl Maston 20 m Mason Ireland
478 Mary Joy 18 f Spinster Ireland
479 Bgt Clifford 22 f Spinster Ireland
480 John Joyce 40 m Laborer Ireland
481 David Nelson 40 m Laborer Ireland
482 David Fitzgerald 18 m Laborer Ireland
483 Matilda Davison 25 f Spinster Ireland
484 Jas Coulter 33 m Mason Ireland
485 Jas Trother 19 m Mason Ireland
486 Ann J Rapell 15 f Spinster Ireland
487 Jane Taylor 35 f Wife Ireland
488 Teresa Calway 17 f Spinster Ireland
489 Eliza Callahan 22 f Spinster Ireland
490 W^m H Blair 30 m Laborer Ireland
491 Mary Happer 55 f Wife Ireland
492 Eliza Happer 20 f Spinster Ireland
493 Caroline McDonald 23 f Spinster Ireland
494 Susan Happer Inft f Inft Ireland
495 Pat Conneford 20 m Laborer Ireland
496 Stan^a Conneford 21 m Laborer Ireland
497 Ellen Corcoran 19 f Spinster Ireland
498* Harriet Mont??? 36 f Spinster Ireland
499 Mgt Barry 24 f Spinster Ireland
500 Ann King 21 f Spinster Ireland
501 Bgt Cloapherts 40 f Wife Ireland
502 Bgt Cloapherts 35 f Spinster Ireland
503 Mchl Ryan 21 m Laborer Ireland
504 Hanora Ryan 20 f Wife Ireland
505 Bernard March 57 m Laborer Ireland
506 Johanne Resting 40 f Wife Ireland
507 Kate Resting 11 f Child Ireland
508 Hannah Resting 9 f Child Ireland
509 Mchl Resting 7 m Child Ireland
510 Mary Resting 5 f Child Ireland
511 Mgt Resting 4 f Child Ireland
512 Pat Resting 2 m Child Ireland
513 Jas Burns 20 m Laborer Ireland
514 Ellen Burns 19 f Spinster Ireland
515 Tho^s Gallagher 30 m Laborer Ireland
516 John Clifford 19 m Laborer Ireland
517 W^m J O'Brien 10 m Child Ireland
518* Mchl Teny 37 m Mason Ireland
519 Mchl Hackett 21 m Mason Ireland
520 Hugh McFaddin 36 m Mason Ireland
521 Mary Rose 20 f Spinster Ireland
522 Mary Murphy 19 f Spinster Ireland
523 Bgt Burke 21 f Spinster Ireland
524 Thomas Behan 26 m Laborer Ireland
525 Agnes Behan 20 f Spinster Ireland
526 Pat Behan 24 m Laborer Ireland
527 Mary Slattery 26 f Spinster Ireland
528 Mgt Shannon 20 f Spinster Ireland
529 Edw^d Dunn 20 m Laborer Ireland
530 Bgt Dunn 19 f Spinster Ireland
531 Julia Dunn 18 f Spinster Ireland
532 Tho^s Shannon 20 m Laborer Ireland
533 Deborah Keefe 46 f Wife Ireland
534 Patk Keefe 21 m Laborer Ireland
535 Cath O'Reilly 26 f Wife Ireland
536 Bgt Kesersen 18 f Spinster Ireland
537 Mgt Lynch 21 f Spinster Ireland
538 Pat Murphy 56 m Laborer Ireland
539 Mchl Murphy 11 m Child Ireland
540 Ellen Terry 23 f Spinster Ireland
541 Mary Harris 18 f Spinster Ireland
542 Jas Cullenans 40 m Laborer Ireland
543 Tho^s Cox 28 m Laborer Ireland
544 Mary Mecham 21 f Spinster Ireland
545 Cath Cutter 20 f Spinster Ireland
546 Jane Jones 34 f Wife Ireland
547 Haagen Jacobsen 28 m Laborer Norway
548 Ann M Jacobsen 25 f Wife Norway
549* Marth A H???? 67 f Wife Norway
550 Christine O Jacobson 3 f Child Norway
551 Lars Jacobson Inft f Inft Norway
552 Ingeborg Jensdotter 21 m Laborer Norway
553 Anna Chifftafinat 24 f Spinster Norway
554 Christine Jensen 29 f Wife Norway
555* Axel M Jensen Inft f Inft Norway
556* I?dia Pederson 25 m Laborer Sweden
557 Johana Nilsdotter 69 f Wife Sweden
558* Barbara La??ill 25 f Wife Sweden
559* Johann La??ill 3 f Child Sweden
560 Ole C Thomsen 34 m Laborer Sweden
561 Mari Thomsen 22 f Wife Sweden
562* Ma?e? D Hansen 25 m Laborer Sweden
563 Albt Allens 31 m Laborer Sweden
564 Petter C Anderson 46 m Laborer Sweden
565 Karen Anderson 45 f Wife Sweden
566 Christian Anderson Inft f Inft Sweden
567 Ragnild Sindsdotter 22 m Mason Sweden
568 Justin Hagens 38 m Laborer Sweden
569 Geocanis Anderson 26 m Laborer Sweden
570 Petiranin Anderson 28 m Laborer Sweden
571 Gustav Baumann 23 m Laborer Sweden
572 Carl Linden 19 m Laborer Sweden
573* Julius La?et 35 m Laborer Sweden
574* Joana La?et 38 f Wife Sweden
575 Paul Fasbinder 40 m Mason Sweden
576 Meyer Rudinsky 23 m Mason Sweden
577 Elash Faber 20 m Mason Sweden
578 Ludwig Large 23 m Mason Sweden
579* Kar Barn??st 20 m Mason Sweden
580* ?onas Wolff 19 m Mason Sweden
581 Tamb Bandeser 18 m Mason Sweden
582 Maria Keller 20 f Spinster Sweden
583* Si?? Jacobsen 41 m Laborer Sweden
584 Marie Monela 36 f Wife Sweden
585 Elise Widmer 34 f Wife Sweden
586 Jacob Widmer 11 m Child Sweden
587 Anton Widmer 10 m Child Sweden
588 Franz Widmer 9 m Child Sweden
589* Agnes Widmer 7 m Child Sweden
590 Louis Metornson 24 m Laborer Sweden
591* Maria Meyer 4? f Wife Germany
592* Brita Janss? 20 f Wife Germany
593 Johan Moliter 52 m Laborer Germany
594 Anna Moliter 42 f Wife Germany
595 Herb^t Moliter 11 m Child Germany
596 Anton Moliter 8 m Child Germany
597 Harry Moliter 6 m Child Germany
598 Maria Moliter 5 f Child Germany
599 Bobette Stoll 45 f Wife Germany
600 Maria Stoll 18 f Spinster Germany
601 Bobette Stoll 10 f Child Germany
602 Christiana Neilson 30 f Wife Germany
603 Karine Neilson 2 f Child Germany
604 Gus Neilson Inft f Inft Germany
605 Peder Nelsen 28 m Laborer Germany
606 Hannah Towimes 10 f Child Germany
607* Jacob Sh?sach 35 m Laborer Germany
608* Dorothea Sh?sach 28 f Wife Germany
609* Susan Sh?sach 6 f Child Germany
610 Katrina Langdotter 45 f Wife Germany
611 Julian Kaychi 18 m Laborer Germany
612 Helga N Kjorin 24 m Laborer Germany
613 Andrea Anderson 24 f Wife Germany
614 Karine Anderson Inft f Inft Germany
615* Lypires Rifrises? 24 m Mason Germany
616 Franciscan Cesari 34 m Mason Germany
617 Maria Cesari 35 f Wife Germany
618 Rose Cesari 6 f Child Germany
619 Mchl Barei 51 m Laborer Germany
620 Simonds Barei 18 m Laborer Germany
621 Ceseara Barei 29 m Laborer Germany
622 Alex Baccelli 33 m Laborer Germany
623 Moses Penkowski 18 m Laborer Germany
624 Aaron Penkowski 10 m Child Germany
Transcriber's Notes:
* indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder or brings your attention
to the Transcriber's or Passenger Notes.
? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality of original document.
* All passengers were listed as Steerage, and as intended to become inhabitants of the
United States. No passengers were listed as having died on board.
^ indicates that the letters following the symbol are in superscript, ie Rich^d is
Richard; Cha^s is Charles; Tho^s is Thomas; W^m is William; Edw^d is Edward; and so on.
Some names are abbreviated: Albt for Albert; Bgt for Bridget; Cath for Catherine;
Elizth for Elizabeth; Geo for George; Jas for James or Jasper; Mchl for Mitchel or Michael;
Mgt for Margaret; Patk for Patrick; Saml for Samuel; and so on.
St in the sworn statement is believed to mean Steamship.
Lpool in the sworn statement is Liverpool.
McCorley: At the bottom of the page, below passenger 411, is the crossed out name
of Francis McCorley, 29, m, Laborer, England.
318-322 Surname ending is tight and small, but all 3 or 4 more letters are midline
with nothing above or below the midline range.
321 First name is clearly Karen so sex is probably F, was indicated by ditto marks.
338 First name is clearly Mary so sex is probably F, was indicated by ditto marks.
349 First name is clearly Lydia so sex is probably F, was indicated by ditto marks.
351-352 Missing surname letters are all midline, guess at Borasy, Boxasy, Borany, or
Boxany or similar.
383 First name is clearly Mary so sex is probably F, was indicated by ditto marks.
385 Age is indistinct on original. Second number is a circle, probably bottom of a 0 or 8,
for a 20 or 28.
391 Surname letters are small and tight, possibly Hads??th, best guess is a spelling
like Hadstith or Hadekith.
430-431 First names Jas and Jno are consistently used for male names (James and John usually),
so sex is probably M, was indicated by ditto marks.
439 Age has wrinkle or tear; both numbers look like the bottoms of 3 or 5, could be 33,
35, 53, or 55.
498 Surname ending is tight and small, but remaining letters are all midline with
no marks above or below the midline range with the exception of a dot at the end
indicating a 'i' might be used in the last letter or so.
518 Age unclear, probably 37 or 57.
549 First names clearly say 'Marth A" with a space between, but possibly this should be
Martha. Surname is Ha, followed by two letters which go below the line, and then
2 or 3 midline letters. Letters are tight and small.
555 First name is clearly Axel so sex is probably M, was indicated by ditto marks.
556 Questionable letter appears to be midline, possibly India.
558-559 Surname is Latrill or Lahill.
562 Missing letters are midline, with nothing above or below that. Possibly Maren,
Mann or Manu.
573-574 Surname is Laret or Lanet.
579 Surname after B is all midline, with nothing above or below that.
580 First letter of name is not like others; begins with a loop at the top like
writer's 'L', then makes a tiny loop to the right side of the downstroke
before breaking off above the line.
583 First name not clear, appears to be possibly Sijn or Sejiv.
589 First name is Agnes so sex is probably F, was indicated by ditto marks.
591 Age is poorly written; 4 followed by an upward stroke, downward stroke, and
stroke halfway back up. Possibly poorly written 44 or 47.
592 End of surname is small and tight midline letter, appears to be Janssn;
probably Janssen.
607-609 The missing letter is a midline letter, but is unclear; probably Shasach,
Shesach, Shisach, Shosach, or Shusach.
615 As odd as this name looks, it actually is pretty clear. Last letter could
be 't' or 'k'.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 393, List 922.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 March 2004
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