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SS Miranda


St. John's, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York
10 August 1885

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E. Bindon, Master of the S.S. Miranda do solemnly, sincerely, and truly (blank) that the following list or manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. Miranda at St. John's, ???, Halifax from which port said (blank) 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. 

Sworn to the 10 of August 1885 before me (signed) Dept Col
(signed) E. Bindon

List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S.S. Miranda whereof (blank) is master, from (blank) burthen 733 tons.
Columns represent: name, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country to which they intend to become inhabitants, number of pieces of baggage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
 1  James McPortland         35 Male    Dry goods  Ireland         New York       2  Midship
 2  S McPortland              8 Male    None       USA             New York       -  Midship
 3  George Cunliffe          44 Male    Merchant   Ireland         New York       2  Midship
 4  W. Kemp                  22 Male    Chemist    St. John's NfL  England        4  Midship
 5* Duncan McGregor          61 Male    Book???er  Scotland        Philadelphia   2  Midship
 6  M Bowers                 61 Male    Engineer   St. John's      New York       2  Midship
 7  R A Linn                 21 Male    Druggist   USA             New York       2  Midship
 8  Mr Sumn                  25 Male    None       England         New York       4  Midship
 9  Miss Savage              32 Female  None       England         New York       2  Midship
10  C E Young                19 Male    Operator   Newfoundland    New York       1  Midship
11  R A Carden               27 Male    None       USA             New York       4  Midship
12  Miss Brown               16 Female  None       USA             New York       1  Midship
13  Mrs Morgan               32 Female  None       USA             New York       4  Midship
14  Miss Ryan                30 Female  Maid       Ireland         New York       -  Midship
15  E M Stebbins             61 Male    Merchant   USA             New York       2  Midship
16  T D Edsall               20 Male    Merchant   USA             New York       2  Midship
17  Mrs Finlay               50 Female  None       St. John's NfL  New York       2  Midship
18  G Bosquin Des Essarts    18 Male    Mariner    France          New York       3  Midship
19  W Sullivan               18 Male    Operator   Newfoundland    New York       2  Midship

2nd Cabin
20  Alfonso Artello          22 Male    Clerk      Italy           New York       1  Aft
21  Mrs Morey                27 Female  None       Newfoundland    New York       1  Aft
22  A Walsh                  21 Male    Farmer     Newfoundland    New York       1  Aft
23  J C Duder                24 Male    Bookeeper  Newfoundland    New York       1  Aft
24  W Andrews                17 Male    None       Newfoundland    New York       1  Aft

(signed) E. Bindon
    

Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the transcriber's notes.

5  The occupation looks like Bookailler or Bookailder or Bookalder or Bookadder.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 489.
Transcribed by Barbara Burnett a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 March 2004



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