Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Steamer Atlantic

I, James West, master of the USM S? Atlantic do solemnly, sincerely, and truly 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 Steamer at Liverpool from which port said Steamer 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. (signed) James West Sworn before me this Jan 14, 1856 (signed)(signature cannot be read)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the USM Steamer Atlantic whereof James West, is Master, from Liverpool, England burthen 2849 tons.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.

    
 1 Edw Kirkpatrick    26 Male   Manfr         England   England   Cabin
 2 Geo.  Richmond     27 Male   Manfr         US        US        Cabin
 3 A K P Cooper       30 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
 4 Oliver Eldridge    38 Male   Mariner       US        US        Cabin
 5 Wm Cheeks          37 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
 6 Robt Slimmon       36 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
 7 Henry Whitin       29 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
 8 Geo V Boyles       25 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
 9 James S??anten     26 Male   Coachp???     US        US        Cabin
10 E H  Stowell       30 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
11 John F Osborn      42 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
12 Mrs Osborn         30 Female *             US        US        Cabin
13 Mary H. Osborn     11 Female *             US        US        Cabin
14 P???iv?? Osborn    12 Male   *             US        US        Cabin
15 Elisabeth Pevetzen 24 Female Servant       US        US        Cabin
16 Julius Hess        27 Male   Mcht          Germany   Germany   Cabin
17 John Hamilton      27 Male   Mcht          Scotland  Scotland  Cabin
18 Wm Barton          39 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
19 T P Martin         28 Male   Office ? A?ts England   England   Cabin
20 Wm Miur            31 Male   Mcht          England   England   Cabin
21 Edw Barnes Jr      28 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
22 Rupis Anderson     59 Male   Clergyman     US        US        Cabin
23 J W Lizzins        55 Male   Mcht          England   England   Cabin
24 Geo Cleasy         29 Male   Mcht          England   England   Cabin
25 A Gillig           66 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
26 I Gillig           27 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
27 E Lazain           24 Male   Mcht          France    France    Cabin
28 Mrs A Armina       28 Female *             France    France    Cabin
29 A Ro??ett          28 Male   Mcht          France    France    Cabin
30 S Housman?         29 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
31 I Guetz?           31 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
32 Elliot C Cowdin    36 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
33 Rufis* Brown       45 Male   Physcican*    US        US        Cabin
34 Edw Herman         34 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
35 Wm ? Byrne         40 Male   Stock Broker  US        US        Cabin
36 S. S. Lee          42 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
37 Roger Maguire      48 Male   Miner         US        US        Cabin
38 Pierce Hill        55 Male   Clerk         US        US        Cabin
39 Saml Goodman       22 Male   P.O. clerk    US        US        Cabin
40 Spencer H Hazain   26 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
41 Sigismund* Hamer   32 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
42 Geo C Bunson       33 Male   Farmer        US        US        Cabin
43 Mrs Bunson         22 female *             US        US        Cabin
44 Augusts Coster     28 *      Mcht          Brussells Brussells Cabin
45 Geo Williamson     25 Male   Clerk         England   US        Cabin
46 Luisa Talli        25 female *             Itale*    US        Cabin
47 W H Wakely         20 Male   M?le?         England   US        Cabin
48 Wm Alexander       29 Male   Mcht          England   England   Cabin
49 N.Lava?loche       42 Male   Missionary    France    France    Cabin
50 G B English        43 Male   Mcht          US        US        Cabin
51 Allan McLean       37 Male   Gent          Canada    Canada    Cabin
52 Wm C Temple        25 *      Gent          England   England   Cabin
                                     
 


Transcriber's Notes:     
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of an ? indicates a word or letter that could not be read, due to the 
  quality of original document.
Some occupations were abbreviated, Manfr=Manufacturer; Mcht=Merchant;
  Gent=Gentry or Gentleman.
In sworn statement it appears the word Steamer was abbreviated.
Passenger #9, the second 2 letters of name could possibly be pr, 
  his occupation was probably Coachperson.
A * only in the occupation indicates none was listed, in the sex indicates
  none was listed.
Passenger #14 first name was on a fold and is unreadable, all letters 
  appear to be on the line.
Passenger #19 occupation appears to be Office N. maybe V. Arts
Passenger #29 the two letters after R are above the line possably ll.
Passenger #30 could have an s on the end of his name.
Passenger #31 the e could possably be a c.
Passenger #35 middle initial probably a C
Passenger #41 The second s and m in the first name were not connected.
Passenger #47 occupation could not be read missing letters on line.
Passenger #49 last name appears to be Lavarloche or Lavanloche

Correspondence 4/16/01 Passenger #42 & #43 Bunson
The name was:
George Christian BUNSEN
*:27 Mai 1822 Frankfurt/Main (born 27 May 1822 in Frankfurt, Germany)
+: 9 Dez 1908 Milwaukee (died 9 Dec 1908 in Milwaukee, WI)

Bertha PAPIN
*:23 Mai 1833 Ragosen (born 23 May 1833 Ragosen, Germany)
+: 5 Aug 1892 Milwaukee (died 5 Aug 1892 in Milwaukee, WI)

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Researchers - Gena Krause and Ulrich Hölscher

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 159.