Immigrant Ships
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SS Cornwall

I, Wm Stamper Master of the SS Cornwall 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 steamship at Bristol from which port said steamship 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 is intended by each to be come an inhabitant; and that said List of 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 Oct 6th 1876 Before me Rwy??oo?all Wm Stamper So help me God.

List or Manifest Of All The Passengers taken on board the SS Cornwall whereof Stamper is Master, from Bristol burthen (blank) tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants; Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage

 1 Mary         A?nall      39* F Lady      Eng  US   Steerage
 2 Elroy        A?nall       4  m Child     Eng  US   Steerage
 3 ?ulindo      Thomas      21  F Lady      Eng  US   Steerage
 4 Jane         Harper      40  F Domestic  Eng  US   Steerage
 5 John         Matthews    38  m Farmer    Eng  US   Steerage 
 6 Ellen        Matthews    25  F Wife      Eng  US   Steerage
 7 Mary         Matthews     5  F Child     Eng  US   Steerage
 8 Richards*    Matthews     4  m Child     Eng  US   Steerage
 9 Annie        Matthews    Inf F Infant    Eng  US   Steerage
10 Jas*         Davi?s      27  m Cord??h?? Eng  US   Steerage
11 Mary Ann     Davi?s      25  F Wife      Eng  US   Steerage
12 Adella       Davi?s       3  F Child     Eng  US   Steerage
13 W H          M?s         57  m Farmer    Eng  US   Steerage
14 Mary Jane    Park??      30* F Domestic  Eng  US   Steerage
15 Elizb        Hancock     28  F Spinster  Eng  US   Steerage
16 Kasper J     Ko?es       26  m Clerk     Eng  US   Steerage
17 Thos*        Drakeford   47  m Laborer   Eng  US   Steerage
18 Richard      Barker      18  m Farmer    Eng  US   Steerage
19 ??s          Keen        15  m Laborer   Eng  US   Steerage
20 Ed A         Rich        33  m Clerk     Eng  US   Steerage
21 Chas*        Bond        68  m Currir*   Eng  US   Steerage
22 W H          S?eal?      30  m Farmer    Eng  US   Steerage
23 Sam?l        Green       68  m Farmer    Eng  US   Steerage
24 Beatrice     Green       16  F Daughter  Eng  US   Steerage
25 John         William     30  m Laborer   Eng  US   Steerage
26 Thos         Stone       28  m ?ormo?er  Eng  US   Cabin
27 ? A          Johnson     46  m Gent      Eng  US   Cabin
28 M A          Johnson     46  F Lady      Eng  US   Cabin
29 M??s         Marsden     22  F Lady      Eng  US   Cabin
30 Helen        ?aekelt     34  F Lady      Eng  US   Cabin
31 Walter       Sutton      27  m Gent      Eng  US   Cabin



Transcriber's notes: 
* There were no deaths or births recorded on this manifest.
* The numbers 17/14,noted on the bottom of the manifest,seems to indicate 17 male/14 
* female passengers.
* 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 ommissions or errors made by original recorder or words/names 
  that were unreadable.
* ?Sworn to: R?yn?oo?all could be RWyn?oohall or ..pall
* ? 1 could be Arnall, Arnoll, Amall,or Amoll
* 1 could be 30 or 39
* ? 3 could be G or S
* 8 written with an s, probably Richard(no s)
* 10 Jas written, probably James
? 10 could be Davis or Davies(looks like two i's)
* 10 could be cordwainer, but looks like an h included
? 13 could be Mas,or Mus
? 14 could be Parker or Parkin 
* 14 age is written twice - might be 30, 32 or 37
* 15 Elizb written - probably Elizabeth
? 16 Ko?es -appears as r with a loop on top
* 17 Thos written, probably Thomas
? 19 could be Grs, Gus, Gis,or Ges
? 21 written Chas - probably Charles
* 21 could be currier 
? 22 possibly S k/p e a l i/t
? 23 could be Samuel, Samul, Samil
* 26 Thos written - probably Thomas
? 26 cannot read, includes y or g
? 27 most likely a G but could be S 
? 29 could be Mits or Mrs
? 30 appears to begin with an L or T

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