Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Ship Victoria

I, Edmund Champion do solemnly and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed [by] my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and tr[ue list] of all the Passengers received on board the Ship Victoria Whereof I am Master, from London So help me God. (Signed) E Champion

Sworn to this 24 March, 1856 Before me (signature cannot be read).

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Victoria Edmund Champion is Master, from London burthen 86874/95 t[ons].

Columns represent: Names, Age (expressed in Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country to which they intend to become inhabitants.

 1  George W. Sinclair   28y3m  Male   Carpenter         United States United States
 2  Thomas H Walls       26y2m  Male   School Teacher    England       United States
 3  Missrs Ann Walls     50y1m  Female None              England       United States
 4  Mis Jane Walls       24y3m  Female Governess         England       United States
 5  Edward M Mundy       ??y3m  Male   Clerk             England       United States
 6  Frank H Mundy        19y3m  Male   B?? Seller        England       United States
 7  Robert W Peebles     30y0m  Male   Draper            England       United States
 8  Missrs Ann S Peebles 32y2m  Female None              England       United States
 9  Charles E Peebles    6y10m  Male   None              England       United States
10  Robert W Peebles     5y7m   Male   None              England       United States
11  Lamert Isaacs        26y6m  Male   Harness Maker     England       United States
12  John Isaacs          23y5m  Male   General Dealer    England       United States
13  Edward Moreau        39y0m  Male   Prof of Languages France        United States
14  Missrs Mary Moreau   32y0m  Female None              Scotland      United States
15  Mary Moreau          0y6m   Female None              England       United States
16  Henry Morley         24y0m  Male   Tailor            England       United States
17  James Driscell       20y10m Male   Laborer           England       United States
18  George W Posselwhite 39y6m  Male   Engraver          England       United States
19  Frederick Wood       26y11m Male   Mason             England       United States
20  James Gilroy         55y6m  Male   Tailor            Ireland       United States

(Signed) E Champion


Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
  recorder.
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
  quality of original document.
* There were no deaths recorded on the voyage, hence this column is not being
  reported.
* The words or letters in brackets in the sworn statement were supplied by
  context as the right side of the manifest was cut off in photo copying the
  film.
* The passengers were numbered by the transcriber, not on the original film.
* Passenger #5 - age:  manifest was blotted, first number could be 2.
* Passenger #6 - occupation:  letters were blotted, second letter appeared
* short, third, tall.
* Passenger #15 - Name was indented under the name of Passenger #14.


Correspondence added February 28, 2007, Captain Edmund Champion
I think Edmound Champion is an ancestor of mine. One of his children 
was born in America. I seem to have lost track of him, can you help? 
I  would be gratefull if you can.  He was the Master of the 
Ship Victoria 24th March 1856.
                                                      
Alice Wardill