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SS Alhambra

I, Thos C. McLarren, Master of the S S Alhambra do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered 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 steamship at Halifax from which port said steamship 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, (signed) Thos C. McLarren

Sworn to this before me Dec 4, 1880 (signed, but not legible)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S. S. Alhambra whereof McLarren is Master, from Halifax burthen 722 tons.

Columns represent:
1) Name
2) Age, (years and months)
3) Sex
4) Occupation
5) The country to which they severally belong
6) The country which they intend to become inhabitants
7) Part of the vessed occupied by each passenger during the voyage*

    
  1  Troonar, Mrs      54 yrs, 4 mo  F  None      USA           USA           Saloon
  2  Phalan, Miss BA   26 yrs, 5 mo  F  Tailoress Newfoundland  Newfoundland  Saloon
  3  Brian, Miss A     20 yrs, 7 mo  F  None      Newfoundland  Newfoundland  Saloon
  4  Caddell, Mrs ? B  26 yrs, 2 mo  F  Wife      Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   Saloon
  5  Wald, Mr E        44 yrs, 6 mo  M  Mariner   Germany       Germany       Saloon
  6  Fillmore, W C     25 yrs, 4 mo  M  Farmer    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   Saloon
  7  Malony, J         27 yrs, 8 mo  M  Puddler   Ireland       Ireland       Saloon
  8  North, Joseph     28 yrs, 3 mo  M  Cooper    Newfoundland  Newfoundland  Steerage
  9  Curtis, Mrs       36 yrs, 5 mo  F  Wife      England       USA           Steerage
 10  Curtis, Angelina  11 yrs, 6 mo  F  None      USA           USA           Steerage
 11  Curtis, Wm         9 yrs, 7 mo  M  None      USA           USA           Steerage
 12  Curtis, Joshua     6 yrs, 3 mo  M  None      USA           USA           Steerage
 13  Curtis, ?ocey      8 yrs, 1 mo  F  None      USA           USA           Steerage
 14* D?p??ies, A       29 yrs, 4 mo  F  Engraver  P E Island    P E Island    Steerage
 15  Gustley, Ed       42 yrs        M  Seaman    USA           USA           Steerage
 16  Williams, Perry   38 yrs, 3 mo  M  Steward   USA           USA           Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

An asterisk (*) indicates an item explained further in the transcriber's notes.

A question mark (?) indicates a letter or letters which cannot be read because 
of the quality of the document.  Where possible suggestions are offered in the 
transcriber's notes.

* The column, "Died on Voyage" was eliminated since there were no deaths on board.

The numbering was done by the transcriber; the original manifest was not numbered. 

The sex of the passenger has been abbreviated in this transcription; however, the 
lister spelled it out. 

14  Surname: Dupesies, Duperies, Despesies, Desperies. It is presumed that the P E 
    Island is  Prince Edward Island. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 432, List 1558.

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