SS Australasian
I, William McMickan, Master of the Steam Ship Australasian, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me 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 the said Steam Ship at Liverpool, from which Port the 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. (Signature) W McMickan.
Sworn to this May 13 1868,
Before me. (Initials) W ? C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steam Ship whereof McMickan is Master, from Liverpool, burthen 2760 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
1 Henry Young 24 M Lawyer U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
2 Mattie Young 21 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
3 Mattie Young 1y2m F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
4 Matilda Stewart 17 F Nurse Gt. Britain U.S.A. Cabin
5 Chas. H. Pearson 37 M None Gt. Britain England Cabin
6 N. M. Harlan 34 M Merchant Gt. Britain U.S.A. Cabin
7 Gosse O. Gorth 50 M Merchant Netherlands U.S.A. Cabin
8 Horatio Rogers 31 M Lawyer U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
9* Paul Glontgel 26 M Merchant Saxony Saxony Cabin
10 Albert Cowell 28 M Merchant England England Cabin
11* W^m D. Wiegand 45 M Merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
12* Mrs W. D. Wiegand 30 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
13* W^m E. Wiegand 13 M None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
14* Henry H. Wiegand 6 M None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
15* Geo. B. Hagleherst 11 M None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
16 Chas. H. Walker 34 M Merchant England England Cabin
17 Carlos C. Cole 38 M Gent U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
18 W^m B. Wood 38 M Merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
19 Chas. H. Wallroth 22 M Merchant England England Cabin
20 Henry Sanderson 35 M Musician U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
21 Laura Keene 30 F Actress U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
22 John Taylor 60 M Ship Builder U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
23 Samuel Markwald 45 M Merchant Prussia U.S.A. Cabin
24 W^m A. Nettleton 36 M Manufacturer U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
25 Arnold Stahl 25 M Merchant Prussia Prussia Cabin
26 Neaf Speidel 28 M Merchant Wurtemburg Wurtemburg Cabin
27* John Olephant 50 M Gov Official England U.S.A. Cabin
28 Mrs. S. Seymour 40 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
29 Florence P. Seymour 11 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
30 George E. Appia 42 M Pastor Frankfort U.S.A. Cabin
31* Henrietta St??ge 30 F None England U.S.A. Cabin
32 Mrs. E. H. Creighton 50 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
33 Julia Creighton 27 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
34* Thomas Poswell 27 M Merchant England England Cabin
35* Green Cl??y ?9 M Secretary U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
36* James H. O??e 50 M Merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
37* Samuel F. Engs 49 M Merchant U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
38* Elizabeth Engs 48 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
39* Hugh Mercer 26 M Merchant Gt. Britain Gt. Britain Cabin
40 J. Stilphin 46 M Mariner U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
41 Gustav Heschfind 40 M Merchant Austria England Cabin
42 Eberh. Fernes 52 M Merchant Germany England Cabin
43 Mrs. Maguire 40 F None England England Cabin
44* Chas A. Angison 28 M Solicitor England England Cabin
45 Turner Sargent 52 M Gent U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
46 Miss Deacon 18 F None U.S.A. U.S.A. Cabin
(Signature) James Boyd, Purser
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.
"Male" and "Female" in the Sex column is shortened to "M" and "F" for
formatting reasons.
9 Surname appears to be either "Glontgel" or "Gloutgel".
11-14 Surname appears to be written as either "Wiegand" or "Weigand".
15 Surname appears to be either "Hagleherst" or "Hazleherst".
27 Surname is either "Olephant" or "Oliphant".
31 Middle letters of surname are not carefully formed and cannot be deciphered
with certainty, but surname is possibly "Sturge" or "Stenge".
34 Surname is either "Poswell" or "Powell".
35 Middle letters of surname are not carefully formed and cannot be deciphered
with certainty, but surname is possibly "Clery", "Cleey" or "Cluy".
Passenger's is either 29 or 39.
36 Middle letters of surname are not carefully formed and cannot be deciphered
with certainty, but surname is possibly "Orne", "Orre" or "Ome".
37-38 Surname appears to be either "Engs" or "Eugs".
39 Surname is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with certainty, but
name is possibly "Werein" or "Mercer".
44 Surname is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with certainty, but
name is possibly "Angison" or "Angelo".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 294, List 426.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 April 2005
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