SS Miranda
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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