Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Parana

I, David Wilkinson, master of the S.S. Parana do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm 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 Parana at London and Harve from which port said S.S. Parana 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. David Wilkinson Sworn before me this September 29, 1870 N.M?????*

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Parana whereof D. Wilkinson, is master, from London and Harve Burthen Two Thousand tons.

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

    
  1  Sarah Collins           39     Female wife          Ireland     New York
  2  Sarah M Collins         11     Female child         Ireland     New York
  3  Will^m Peacock          19     Male   Printer       England     New York
  4  Sarah Latham            37     Female wife          England     New York
  5* James Pacey             48     Male   laborer       England     New York
  6  Jane Pacey              43     Female wife          England     New York
  7  David Pacey              7     Male   child         England     New York
  8* Emma E Cooper           19     Female F??????       England     New York
  9  Maria Fulton            25     Female wife          England     New York
 10  Ada F Fulton               14m Female child         England     New York
 11  Catherine Hickey        54     Female none          Ireland     New York
 12* Michael Monahan         28     Male   comb maker    England     New York
 13  George Cocks            20     Male   Baker         England     New York
 14  Sarah A Field           39     Female wife          England     New York
 15  John C Field             7     Male   child         England     New York
 16  Thos G Sampson          24     Male   Clerk         England     Michigan 
 17  John O'Rourke           40     Male   Hatter        Ireland     New York
 18  Elizabeth Caswell       22     Female none          England     New York
 19  Joanna Cocklin          20     Female servant       England     New York
 20  John Cocklin            15     Male   servant       England     New York
 21* Emily Rameden           25     Female wife          England     New York
 22* Will^m L Rameden         3     Male   child         England     New York
 23  Pat^k Mollay            23     Male   clerk         England     New York
 24  Thomas Mollay           20     Male   Carpenter     England     New York
 25* Joseph H??se            21     Male   none          England     New York
 26* Sam^l H??se             14     Male   none          England     New York
 27* Louisa Knight           15     Female ?             England     New York
 28  Emma Miller             29     Female wife          England     New York
 29  Mary J Miller            4     Female child         England     New York
 30  Fred^k Miller            2     Male   child         England     New York
 31* L??? Miller                2m  Male   inft          England     New York
 32  Jane Brixey             25     Female none          England     New York
 33  Elizabeth Hollingsworth 31     Female wife          England     New York
 34  Alex^r Hollingsworth     7     Male   child         England     New York
 35  Catherine Hollingsworth  6     Female child         England     New York
 36  Alice Hollingsworth      3     Female child         England     New York
 37  Alice Cullen            17     Female servt         England     Boston
 38  Elizabeth Morgan        37     Female wife          England     Ashland
 39  Chas Morgan             17     Male   none          England     Ashland
 40  Elizabeth Morgan        11     Female child         England     Ashland
 41  Mary Morgan              3     Female child         England     Ashland
 42  Harriet Morgan              6m Female inft          England     Ashland
 43  William Morgan          22     Male   Carpenter     England     Ashland
 44* Louisa Morgan           23     Female wife          England     Ashland
 45  Melvil Morgan              11m Male   inft          England     Ashland
 46  Edward Sidney           22     Male   clerk         England     New York
 47  Chas Wood               27     Male   Florist       England     New York
 48  James Glover            23     Male   Florist       England     New York
 49  George Webb             24     Male   Draper        England     Bainbridge
 50* James Coster            23     Male   Brickmaker    England     Bainbridge
 51  Elisa Coster            19     Female wife          England     Bainbridge
 52  Mary A Coster            2     Female child         England     Bainbridge
 53* Mary A Costen           44     Female none          England     Bainbridge
 54  Benjamin Costen         18     Male   Shipwright    England     Bainbridge
 55  Eliza Costen            16     Female none          England     Bainbridge
 56  Elizabeth Costen        13     Female none          England     Bainbridge
 57  Emily Costen             7     Female child         England     Bainbridge
 58  James Brien             24     Male   Laborer       Ireland     New York
 59* Octavia B?te            30     Male   none          England     New York
 60  Thomas Gardler          30     Male   Wheelwright   England     Philadelphia
 61  Augustus Roberts        39     Male   none          England     Kansas
 62  Sarah A Clarke          29     Female wife          England     Brooklyn
 63  John Driscoll           44     Male   News agent    England     New York
 64  Harriet Driscoll        33     Female wife          England     New York
 65  Edw^d Driscoll          10     Male   child         England     New York
 66  Thos J Driscoll          7     Male   child         England     New York
 67  Harriet E Driscoll       5     Female child         England     New York
 68  Ann Owen                30     Female wife          England     Chicago
 69  Louisa Owen              7     Female child         England     Chicago
 70  William Owen             3     Male   child         England     Chicago
 71  Ester Owen                 11m Female inft          England     Chicago 
 72  Alfred Freeman          16     Male   Joiner        England     New York
 73  Robt Dunstan            21     Male   Engineer      England     New York
 74* Rachael Kilhy           50     Female wife          England     Erie
 75* Thomas Kilhy            16     Male   clerk         England     Erie
 76* Fred^k Kilhy            12     Male   clerk         England     Eire
 77  Mrs von Schroder        40     Female lady          Prussia     New York
 78  Thos H Barnard          68     Male   Gent          England     New York
 79  Edgar J Browne          25     Male   none          U States    New York 
 80  Francis F Archer        27     Male   Gent          England     New York
 81  Elizabeth Smith         60     Female none          England     Albany
 82  Emily A Johnstone       20     Female lady          England     New York
 83  Harry E Nicholls        24     Male   engineer      England     Jersey City
 84  Will^m Ross             27     Male   Stonecarver   England     Assumption
 85  Elizabeth Ross          26     Female wife          England     Assumption
 86  Helen Ross                 11m Female inft          England     Assumption
 87  Susan Casil             28     Female Milliner      England     New York
 88  Hannah Knightley        28     Female Seamsstress   England     San Francisco
 89  Margaret Knightley      26     Female none          England     San Francisco
 90  Catherine Knightley      4     Female child         England     San Francisco
 91  Harriet Dunn            45     Female wife          England     Boston
 92  Edith Dunn               7     Female child         England     Boston
 93  Emily Everall           35     Female wife          England     New York 
 94  Amy Everall             13     Female none          England     New York 
 95  George Everall           7     Male   child         England     New York 
 96  Lizzie Everall           6     Female child         England     New York 
 97  Chas Carroll            28     Male   Clerk         U States    New York
 98  James Curun             28     Male   Sailor        England     N Brunswick
 99  William Hills           35     Male   Carpenter     England     New York
100  Jane Hills              32     Female wife          England     New York
101  Mary J Hills             7     Female child         England     New York
102  Emily Hills              5     Female child         England     New York
103  Mary Yanng              28     Female widow         Ireland     New York
104  Horatio Hodges          17     Male   carpenter     England     New York
105*  Philip Z????           34     Male   Bag maker     Prussia     New York
106  Marg^t Mitchell         30     Female none          England     New York
107  Thomas Mitchell          6     Male   none          England     New York
108  Chas Warden             22     Male   clerk         England     Philadelphia
109  Priscilla Knight        82     Female none          England     New York
110  Eliza Barnes            48     Female none          England     New York
111  Isabella Barnes         17     Female none          England     New York
112  Susan Barnes            16     Female none          England     New York
113  William Barnes          13     Male   child         England     New York
114  George Barnes           11     Male   child         England     New York
115  Ruth Barnes              6     Male   child         England     New York
116  John Barnes              3     Male   child         England     New York
117  Robt Alexander          38     Male   Boot maker    Scotland    New York
118  Christian H Bernard     24     Male   performer     U States    New York
119  Alfred J Higgs          19     Male   Laborer       England     New York
120  James Clements          26     Male   Druggist      England     New York
121  Eugene Jeanjaquet       35     Male   Farner        Switzerland Chicago
122  Anna Jeanjaquet         34     Female wife          Switzerland Chicago
123* L??a Jeanjaquet         11     Female child         Switzerland Chicago
124  Isabella Jeanjaquet      9     Female child         Switzerland Chicago
125  Theodore Jeanjaquet      8     Male   child         Switzerland Chicago
126  Ida Jeanfajuet           6     Female child         Switzerland Chicago
127  Benjamin Jeanjaquet         6m Male   child         Switzerland Chicago
128  Albertine Henry         49     Female wife          Switzerland Kansas
129  Adrian Henry            14     Male   none          Switzerland Kansas
130  Elizabeth Kleck         30     Female wife          Switzerland New York
131  Maria Kleck              4     Female Child         Switzerland New York
132  Anna Kleck               3     Female child         Switzerland New York
133  Elizabeth Kleck          2     Female child         Switzerland New York
134  Martin Stoner           22     Male   Labourer      Switzerland New York
135  Maria Rufli             22     Female Servant       Switzerland Chicago
136  A Maria Leu             30     Female wife          Switzerland Ohio
137  Barbara Leu              7     Female child         Switzerland Ohio
138  Gottfried Leu            5     Male   child         Switzerland Ohio
139  Robert Leu               3     Male   child         Switzerland Ohio
140  Jacob Leu                2     Male   child         Switzerland Ohio
141* Da??? Leu                   9m Male   inft          Switzerland Ohio
142  Babetta Brick           28     Female wife          Switzerland Cincinatti
143* Eman?? Brick                1m Female infant        Switzerland Cincinatti
144  Louis Schmidt           19     Male   Labourer      Switzerland New York
145  Louise Peter            50     Female none          Switzerland New York
146  Adolf Peter              4     Male   child         Switzerland New York
147  Adrian Peter             2     Male   child         Switzerland New York
148* Marie D??a??e           45     Female wife          Wurtanberg  Boston
149* Antonin D??a??e         16     Male   Labourer      Wurtanberg  Boston
150* Joan D??a??e            14     Male   none          Wurtanberg  Boston
151* Charles D??a??e         12     Male   child         Wurtanberg  Boston
152* Louis Ma?ze?            43     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
153* Michele Ga?giano        15     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
154  Michele Rossi           12     Male   none          Italy       New York
155  Michele Falotice        11     Male   none          Italy       New York
156  Joseph Rossi             9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
157  Nunziato Nito            9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
158  Rosaria Gargano          9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
159* Joseph ?ianeco?illo      8     Male   none          Italy       New York
160* Vincanto Mazzer          6     Male   none          Italy       New York
161  Nicola Gargaro          17     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
162  August Gargaro           9     Male   none          Italy       New York
163* Jacques ?amagnano       70     Male   Blacksmith    Italy       New York
164* Dion?ts ?amagnano       19     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
165* Carmella ?amagnano      15     Female Musician      Italy       New York
166  Rosa Gaetans            50     Female none          Italy       New York
167  Michele Santanglo       17     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
168  Louis Montana           48     Male   Musician      Italy       New York 
169  August Miraglia         48     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
170* August Tiberi?           9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
171* Amats Lai??eb?a          9     Male   none          Italy       New York
172  Nunziato Rossi           8     Male   none          Italy       New York
173* Michele Campig?a         7     Male   none          Italy       New York
174  August Montana           9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
175  Joseph Jeanpietro       46     Male   Musician      Italy       New York 
176  Jean Bapt Jeanpietro    17     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
177  Alessandro Jeanpietro    8y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
178  August Jeanpietro        9     Male   none          Italy       New York
179  Vincent Rosa             9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
180  Vincent Rossi            9     Male   none          Italy       New York
181  Nomero Antoine          45     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
182  Germ Spolitori          15     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
183  Paul Spolitori          15     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
184  Nunsito Spolitori       17     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
185* Joseph Mazzeni          ??     Male   Musician      Italy       Philadelphia
186  Saline Mazzeni           9y6m  Male   none          Italy       Philadelphia
187  Jean Mazzeni             8     Female none          Italy       Philadelphia
188* Nicolas Damasso         27     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
189  Francesco Damasso        9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
190  Joseph Destefam         46     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
191  Jacques Destefam         9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
192  Fransesco Destefam       8     Male   none          Italy       New York
193  Angi Destefam            7     Male   none          Italy       New York
194  Dominico Gallipoli      23     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
195  Vito Gallipoli           9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
196  Vincenti Gallipoli       8y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
197  August Geiger           35     Male   Tin smith     Baveria     New York
198  Narello Rocca           22     Male   Shoemaker     Italy       New York
199  Rafaele Durante         35     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
200  Jean Montemeni          23     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
201* J Bpt Camig?a           36     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
202* Rafaele Anell?          18     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
203  Laurenzo Pasquale       17     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
204  Joseph Pasquale         19     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
205  Dominico Manloa          7     Male   none          Italy       New York
206  Michele Angarola         9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
207* Achile Ango?o            9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York 
208  Nicolas Durante          9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
209  Roch Angarola            9     Male   none          Italy       New York
210  Michele Petrofiso        9     Male   none          Italy       New York
211  Nicolas Leona            9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
212  Nicolas Lapetina        30     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
213  Pradino Lauria          13     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
214* Rafaele Dispien          9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
215  Fredaric Bandone         9y6m  Male   none          Italy       New York
216  Samuele  Parisi          9     Male   none          Italy       New York
217  Rocca Dispieri           7     Male   none          Italy       New York
218  Franco Bandoro           7     Male   none          Italy       New York
219  Roff Celebizzo          30     Male   Tailor        Italy       New York
220  Jean Celebizzo          17     Male   Tailor        Italy       New York
221* Nicolas Ruggieri         ?     Male   Musician      Italy       New York
222  Charlotte Valliere      43     Female none          England     New York
223  Liberte Valliere         9y6m  Male   none          England     New York
224* Nth Cla?                40     Male   Tailor        Prussia     New York
225  David Hoffmann          25     Male   Tinsmith      Hesse       New York
226  Eugens Magurier         31     Male   Silversmithe  France      New York
227  Charles Fay             28     Male   Silversmith   France      New York
228  Moise Lamm              56     Male   Sadler        Bavaria     New Orleans
229  Henriette Lamm          40     Female wife          Bavaria     New Orleans
230  Sarah Lamm               9y6m  Female child         Bavaria     New Orleans
231  Jean Boeld              40     Male   Labourer      Bavaria     New York
232  Andre Schiede           39     Male   Nail maker    Bavaria     Williamsburg
233  Charlotte Schiede       36     Female wife          Bavaria     Williamsburg
234  Catherine Schiede           3m Female child         Bavaria     Williamsburg
235  Jean Bapt Lucas         51     Male   Painter       France      Chicago
236  Jean Madden             42     Male   Painter       France      Chicago
237  Nicolas Wagner          23     Male   Painter       Prussia     Wisconsin
238  Pierre Wagner           21     Male   Painter       Prussia     Wisconsin
239  Pierre Wagner           16     Male   Brassfitter   Prussia     Wisconsin
240  Jacques Biel            43     Male   Painter       Prussia     New York
241  Johan Lichtenberger     46     Male   Labourer      Wurtemberg  Ohio
242  Elisabeth Lichtenberger 47     Female wife          Wurtemberg  Ohio
243  Frederica Becht         23     Female Seamstress    Wurtemberg  Ohio
244* Jacob Munging           52     Male   Wine merchant Bavaria     Philadelphia
245  Joseph Thelen           40     Male   Tailor        Bavaria     New York
246  Antonio Totoraite       24     Male   Merchant      Italy       Louisville
247  Jacob Schuster          30     Male   Traveler      Bavaria     New York
248  Alfred Stebbins         54     Male   Gent          America     New York
249  Norman Pomeroy          17     Male   Gent          America     New York
250* Mrs ?emetty             25     Female Lady          Hungary     New York

135 Steerage Passengers Landed*
 13 Cabin Passengers
  2 Children died on the Voyage

Transcriber's Notes: 
An * indicates an error on the part of the original recorder not the 
transcriber.
The ? marks indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the 
quality of the original document.
The signature of the Collector of Customs was unreadable.
The column died on the voyage has been eliminated. There were two deaths,
passengers 141 and 143.
The column for accomodation has been eliminated. Passengers 1 through 76
and 87 through 247 traveled steerage class. Passengers 77 through 86 and
248 through 250 traveled cabin class.
The handwriting changed at #121 this could be when the ship picked up
passengers at Harve.
The total Steerage Passengers Landed was recorded as 135.  It should be 235.


5   James Pacey was listed as female but was most likely male.
8   The letters in the occupation are small and several are smudged.
    It might be farrier or furrier.(similar to #27)
12  Monahan could be Manahan.
21-22 Rameden could be Ramsden.
25-26 H??se could be House, Hause, Honse or Hanse.
27  The letters in the occupation are very difficult to read. It looks like 
    Fenries but each letter could be something else. I could not find an 
    occupation of this name. (similar to #8)
31  The second and third letters could be ou.
44  The age 23 has a line through the top of it.
50-52 #50 is spelled Coster, the next two were dittos.
53-57 #53 is spelled Costen, the next three were dittos.
59  B?te could be Bate or Bute. The passenger was listed as a male, but 
    Octavia sounds like a female name.
60  Gardler could be Eardler.
74-76 Kilhy could be Kilby.
105 Z???? could be Zunnisi, Zimmu, Zimmer or Zimmsi.
123 L??a could be Lisa or Lina.
141 There is a line through this entry. The first name could be David or
    Daniel. He died Sept 20 1870.
143 Eman?? Brick died Sept 8, 1870. A line was drawn through the name making 
    the last few letters unreadable.
148-151 D??a??e could be Ducatte, Diuasse or Duiasse.
152 Ma?ze? could be Magzer, Mazzer, Magzei or Mazzei.
153 Ga?giano could be Gasgiano, Graziano or Gargiano.
159 ?ianeco?illo could be Lianeconillo, Lianecorillo or Cianciorillo.
160 Mazzer could br Mazzei.
163-165 ?amagnano could be  Kamagnano  or  Ramagnano.
166 Gaetans could be Gaetano.
170 Tiberi? could be Tiberini or Tiberim.
171 Lai??eb?a could be Laidebia or Laiccebra.
173 Campig?a could be Campigha or Campiglia.
185 Mazzeni could be Mazzini. The age is faint. It could be 23.
188-189 Damasso could be Damasco.
190-193 Destefam could be Destefani.
201 Campig?a could be Campigha or Campiglia.
202 Anell? could be Anelli, Anello or Anells. 
207 Ango?o could be Angosso, Angeno, Angano or Angono.
214 Dispien could be Dispieri.
221 The age might be 15 or 18.
224 Cla? could be Clar, Clas or Clav.
244 Munging could be Munzing.
250 ?emetty could be Memetty or Nemetty.  In the ship arrivals of the 
    New York Times, September 29 1870 it was listed as Memetty. 

Correspondence 5/01/01 passenger #60 Gardler
Thomas Gardler was born June 1834 in the Isle of Sheppy, Minster, 
County Kent, England to Zechariah (born 1788) and Mary (born 1796) Gardler.  
He was the seventh of nine children.  His siblings names were George 
born January 1817, Mary born April 1819, Isaac born June 1821, Esther 
born June 1823, Alfred born 1828, Marie born 1831, Emma 1836, Jane 
born 1838.  On the census records for County Kent, England for 1841, 
1851, 1861, Thomas is listed as a seven year old boy on the 1841 census 
and a 16 year old man, who was living with his brothers Isaac and 
Alfred on the 1851 census.  However, on the 1861 census he is missing.  
The next time he showed up on a census record was the 1900 Federal 
Census of Philadelphia, PA.  On this census, it states that he immigrated 
to the United States at the age of 19, in 1853.  He came to the states 
by way of North Carolina.  He moved around for a while before being 
enlisted in the Confederate Army as a part of the Mississippi 21st 
infantry. Just prior to his enlistment in the Confederate Army, he 
fathered a black child in Morengo County, Alabama.  The child's name 
was Dick Gardler and he was born April 1862.  Dick Gardler is listed 
on the 1900 Federal Census of the village of Faunsdale, Morengo County, 
Alabama.  He was married to a woman named Melvina and had a son named 
Jimmie Gardler.  Thomas Gardler enlisted in the Confederate Army in 
March of 1862 at the age of 27.  Family history states that he was 
drafted into the Mississippi 21st infantry.  He did not volunteer.  
He was captured by the Union at the Battle of Fredricksburg on 
December 13, 1863.  He was held prisoner in Baltimore, Maryland.  
When he was set free, to go north as instructed, he chose to go back 
to his family in Kent, England. He later returned to the states, but 
I was unsure of where or when until I found him as a passenger on the 
SS Parana dated September 29, 1870, transcribed by ISTG. He settled 
in Philadelphia, PA. where he met Anna Maria Carr (born 1859), my 
great great grandmother.  They married in 1877. They had five children. 
However, the first three children died.  Their fourth child was my 
great grandfather, Thomas Franklin Gardler born October 1886.  Their 
fifth child was George Gardler born November 1888.  
Thomas Franklin Gardler married Delia Ireland, born November 1886, 
in the year 1906 in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey. 
Thomas Franklin Gardler and Delia Ireland had eight children.  
Their sixth child, Harrison Gardler, born March 1917, was my grandfather.  
His siblings were Thomas born November 1906, Japhet born October 1909, 
Anna born August 1910, Maria born May 1913, George born November 1914, 
Verna born July 1919 and Margaret born 1921. Harrison was a decorated 
veteran of the second world war. Harrison married Loretta Mullin and 
they had five children.  Family Tree        
James Lawless                                         

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