Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Mississippi

I, C. J. Lindall, Master of the S.S. Mississippi, do solemnly swear, to the best of my knowledge and belief that this list contains a true account of the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Mississippi at L'pool and bound for New Orleans, together with their nationality, etc., as designated. So Help Me God. (Signed) C. J. Lindall, Master. Sworn and Subscribed, before me, this 24th day of December 1875. (Signed) T. V. Coupland, D'y Collector.

Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Mississippi of Liverpool whereof Lindall is Master, burthen 1370 & 57/100 tons, bound from the Port of Liverpool for New Orleans.

Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit (United States for all), accommodation (cabin for all on this voyage).

    
  1  Mrs.          Egan        60  f  lady         U. S.     U. S.  cabin
  2  Miss          Egan        35  f  lady         U. S.  
  3* Mr.           Gav??       38  m  merchant     U. S.
  4* Michael       Ha?ley      26  m  labr         England
  5  S. A.         Elkins      26  m  labr         England
  6* Catherine     Do?is       28  f  servant      France  
  7* Charles       Do?is           m  infant       France
  8  Alex.         Davant      30  m  labr         France
  9  Claudine      Pey         40  f  servant      France
 10  Odin          Pey          2  m  child        France
 11  Celestine     Ducos       21  f  servant      France
 12  Elie          Ducos       19  f  servant      France
 13* Armand        La??te      47  m  labr         France
 14* Marie         Be?net      35  f  servant      France
 15  Marie         Peres       15  f  servant      France
 16* Jean          Sa?nguet    17  m  labr         France
 17  B. L.         Lartigue    24  m  labr         France
 18* Kate          F??dlay     19  f  servant      France
    

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.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
   condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
 
 3  surname could be something like Gavze or Gavre.
 4  surname possibly Hauley or Hawley or Hanley.
 6-7  surname something like Douis or Dours.  No age for 7.
13  surname Lafurte or Laperte possibly.
14  surname Bennet or Beunet.
16  surname Saunguet or Sannguet.
18  surname looks like Faidlay or Findlay or similar.
 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 59.

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