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SS Ferdinand de Lesseps
I, ?orboi?, Master of the SS Ferdinand de Lesseps, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said ?? at Vera Cruz and Havana from which port said S? 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) ?orloi?. Sworn to this 13th May 1880 Before me (signature unreadable).
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S? Ferdinand de Lesseps whereof _____ is Master from Vera Cruz and Havana burthen 1590 tons.
Columns represent: NAMES, AGE, 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 voyage.
1* Leopoldo H???? 26 male merchant Mexico US 1st Cabin 2 M. Sturn 19 male student Mexico US 1st Cabin 3 Alberto Lison 28 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 4* M?? Alberto Lison 24 female none Havana US 1st Cabin 5* ?vadora Guard??s Marsalles 30 male gentleman Havana US 1st Cabin 6* Carlos Alv??s 34 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 7 Pedro Perez y Menendez 40 male clerk Havana US 1st Cabin 8* Henry ?rtel 29 male clerk Havana US 1st Cabin 9 P.A. Bonnet 47 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 10 Tho^s Risk 36 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 11* Amalia ??a Valdes 24 female none Havana US 1st Cabin 12* Sevaro Veint? y Veint? 35 male gentleman Havana US 1st Cabin 13 Ricardo Gueredo 27 male gentleman Havana US 1st Cabin 14* Mrs. Gueredo 26 female none Havana US 1st Cabin 15* and Child Havana US 1st Cabin 16* and Child Havana US 1st Cabin 17 Manuel Estrada 30 male clerk Havana US 1st Cabin 18 and wife 28 female Havana US 1st Cabin 19* Ivan M??a?? 25 male clerk Havana US 1st Cabin 20* W^? Russel 19 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 21* E?j Reva 40 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 22 Danl Vatson 28 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 23* F??d Bower 30 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 24* B.B. Top?z 41 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 25* Raymond C?p? 27 male merchant Havana US 1st Cabin 26 I.L. Dorhn 28 male clerk Havana US 1st Cabin 27* F. Abadi? 19 male physician Havana US 1st Cabin 28* F. Ord?z 40 male profess?? Havana US 1st Cabin 29* ?. ??chra? 27 male mechanic Havana US 1st Cabin 30 Jeanoll 31 male mechanic Havana US 1st Cabin 31 Mrs. Jeanoll 29 female none Havana US 1st Cabin 32* ?. ?o??? 25 male clerk Mexico US 2d Class 33* M? A. Didin 20 female fa??? Mexico US 2d Class 34* A. ?nriq?? y Lopez 34 male fa??? Mexico US 2d Class 35 Est Bellows 30 male fa??? Mexico US 2d Class 36 Chas Connelly 29 male fa??? Havana US 2d Class 37 M. Wright 47 male fa??? Havana US 2d Class 38* E. Da??? 32 male fa??? Havana US 2d Class 39 J.M. Gonzalz y Alorzo 29 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 40* J.M Cars?a? 34 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 41* J. Lon?tani?? 51 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 42* V. Fernandez y Cardel?? 42 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 43 M. Lopez y Lopez 37 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 44* ?.B. ??grand 24 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 45 and wife 19 female none Havana US 2d Class 46* ?.J. Urbist??de 22 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 47 G. Copieto 35 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 48 Mrs. Copieto 30 female none Havana US 2d Class 49* Thos M?ran 28 male Far??? Havana US 2d Class 50 J. McLean 31 male Far??? Havana US 2d Class 51 Jno Flockhart 27 male Far??? Havana US 2d Class 52* E. N?lso? 40 male Far??? Havana US 2d Class 53 C. Marza 36 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 54* C. Spe?? 29 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 55 F. Sommerville 42 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 56* W. G??all? 41 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 57* Ma?? ???ids?? 37 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 58* ?. Orn??lly 23 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 59* J. Ro?co 34 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 60* ?. Po?ant? 19 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 61* D. ?homs 24 male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 62* W.H. Yilson 1? male Labor?? Havana US 2d Class 63* Enrique Fa?i? 27 male Gentleman Havana US 2d Class 64* J. Lej??? 41 male Gentleman France France 1st Class 65* A. Gu???? 37 male Gentleman France France 1st Class 66* S. Coot??z 29 male Gentleman France France 1st Class 67* Mamossel I?a Bo???? 19 female lady France France 1st Class Transcriber's notes: Passengers were not numbered on the original manifest. The Captain's name is written twice on the manifest, once at the beginning of the sworn statement and again where he signed his name. His name looks like Forboi? in the sworn statement and it appears to be Corlois where he signed his name. For most passengers, Havana Cuba is written in the column for the originating country. I elected to omit Cuba to save space on the line. Far??? in the occupation column probably should be farmer but the handwriting is not neat enough to decipher accurately. ? represents letters or words that couldn't be read accurately. The symbol ^ means that the letter or letters following it are written as superscripts. The following notes are listed by passenger number: 1 Leopoldo H???? - If the four letters in question, only the third one extends high above the line and could be L and the other three could be I or U, as in Huili. 4 M?? Alberto Lison - The first part of the name looks like Msp but it appears the name or title had been rewritten directly over the first writing. I tend to think this word is Mrs. 5 ?vadora Guard??s Marsalles - The beginning of this name is cut off the side of the film. The partial letter that I can see may be L. The two letters in the second name may be I and N as there is a dot above this name. 6 Carlos Alv??s - The first of these two letters is either A or O and the second one is probably N or U, making the name Alvaus, Alvans, Alvous, or Alvons. 8 Henry ?rtel - This letter is partially covered by a letter in the line above it but it may be O, making the name Ortel. 11 Amalia ??a Valdes - These two letters could be U, I, R, E. 12 Sevaro Veint? y Veint? - The name is either Veinte y Veinte or Veinto y Veinto. 15 and 16 Children - These passengers were listed on the same line as passenger 14. There was no information given for them as to their sex or age. 19 Ivan M??a?? - The third letter in question extends high above the line and may be D, H, or L. All other letters are the normal, small size but not written neatly enough to decipher. 20 W^? Russel - The letter in question just trails off, making it impossible to decipher. The name may be Wm which would normally stand for William. 21 E?j Reva - The given name is either Enj or Euj. 23 F??d Bower - I believe the name is probably Fred but both letters look the same as in small pointed hills. 24 B.B. Top?z - The name is either Topez or Topiz. 25 Raymond C?p? - The first letter in question is either A or O and the last letter is probably either E or I, making the name Cape, Capi, Cope, or Copi. 27 F. Abadi? - The last letter in the name looks like a small, pointed hill and could be either R or S. 28 F. Ord?z - The name may be Ordaz, Ordiz, or Ordoz. His occupation I would assume is professor but the latter part of the word just trails off. 29 ?. ??chra? - The initial for the given name is either I or J. The first letter in the surname may be W or TH and the second one is either A or O. The last letter in the name may be U or Y although there's no long, lower leg. 32 ?. ?o??? - The initial for the given name is either I or J. The first letter in the surname is either P or R. The name could be Podad, Podod but if there are D's, the writer didn't extend them high above the line. 33 M? A. Didin - The letter or letters in question may be S or RS representing Mrs. The occupation trails off but I believe it could be farmer. 34 A. ?nriq?? y Lopez - I believe the name is probably Enrique but the writing is not neat enough to decipher accurately. 38 E. Da??? - The name may be Danel?, Dauel?, Daneli, Daueli, Danlli, Daulli, or variations thereof. 40 J.M Cars?a? - The first letter in question is covered by a letter in the line above. The last letter is either H or T, making the name Cars?at or Cars?ah. 41 J. Lon?tani?? - The first letter in question could either A, E, or S. The last two letters may actually be three, one of which I think is I as there is a definite dot above them. The others could be M, N, or U. The name could be Lonatanium, Lonataniem, Lonetanium, Lonetaniem, Lonstanium, Lonstaniem, etc. 42 V. Fernandez y Cardel?? - The last two letters may be ES, making the name Fernandez y Cardeles. 44 ?.B. ??grand - The first initial is either I or J. The surname may be Legrand but the first two letters are partially covered by a letter in the line above it. 46 ?.J. Urbist??de - The first initial is either I or J. The two questionable letters in the surname both look alike and could be N, U, or a combination thereof. 49 Thos M?ran - The name is either Miran or Moran. 52 E. N?lso? - The first letter is either E or I and the last one looks like it could be an N that just trails off. The name could be Nelson or Nilson. 54 C. Spe?? - The first letter in question is partially covered by a letter in the line above it but it doesn't appear to extend high above the line. The last letter is probably N or R. 56 W. G??all? - The first letter in question looks like a very tiny O without the loop. The next letter is either N or R. The last letter in the name is also probably either N or R. 57 Ma?? ???ids??- The given name may be Mayn or Mazn. The letters in question in the surname don't appear to fall below or extend high above the line but the writing is not neat enough to even attempt to read. 58 ?. Orn??lly - The initial for the given name looks like either A or C. The two letters in the surname are written as small, pointed hills and could both be E or one letter of U. 59 J. Ro?co - This letter is impossible to decipher. It is written as a very tiny downward curve. 60 ?. Po?ant? - The initial is probably either I or J. The first questionable letter in the surname is impossible to decipher. It's written as a very tiny downward curve. The last letter is probably E but there's no loop to it. 61 D. ?homs - The first letter is impossible to decipher accurately since it's written as a continuation of the given initial. I believe the name could be Thoms. 62 W.H. Yilson - I think his age is either 17 or 18. The number had been rewritten directly over what was written first. 63 Enrique Fa?i? - The first letter in question is covered by the lower leg of a letter in the line above it. The last letter may be N or R. 64 J. Lej??? - All three letters look the same and I can't be sure if they are even three letters. They all look like small, pointed hills. 65 A. Gu???? - All four letters look much the same and I can't be sure if they are even four letters. They all look like small, pointed hills. 66 S. Coot??z - The name may be Cooteiz, Cootiez, Cootnz, or Cootuz. 67 Mamossel I?a Bo???? - This entry looks like it was squeezed in at the end of the page and it's written very small. The letter in the given name is just a dark blob. None of the letters in the surname appear to fall below or extend high above the line.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 426, List 541.
Transcribed by Regan Kanaley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
July 12, 2000
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