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RMS Abyssinia
Liverpool, England to New York
25 December 1876
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Michael Murphy, Master of the R.M.S. Abyssinia, 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 vessel at Liverpool, England from which port said vessel 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.
Sworn to this 25th Dec^r 1876
So help me God,
(signed) Michael Murphy
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the R.M.S. Abyssinia whereof Michael Murphy, is master, from Liverpool, England burthen 2159 tons.
Columns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 John W. Cooper 26 m tin plate worker England U.S.A. steerage
2 Eliz^th Cooper 24 f wife England U.S.A. steerage
3 John J. Coope 10m m inft England U.S.A. steerage
4 Will^m Keogh 27 m brass founder England U.S.A. steerage
5 William Lyons 24 m butcher England U.S.A. steerage
6 Will^m Heaketh 63 m lab^r England U.S.A. steerage
7 George Richardson 28 m wood spinner England U.S.A. steerage
8 Thomas Liversedge 30 m wood spinner England U.S.A. steerage
9 Denis White 35 m carpet weaver England U.S.A. steerage
10 John W. Black 33 m photographer England U.S.A. steerage
11 John Green 38 m lab^r England U.S.A. steerage
12 Isaac Wood 60 m lab^r England U.S.A. steerage
13 John Casey 35 m stevedore England U.S.A. steerage
14 Isabel Casey 30 f wife England U.S.A. steerage
15 Will^m Marten 23 m cotton spinner England U.S.A. steerage
16 Will^m Scott 18 m shoemaker England U.S.A. steerage
17 Francis Scott 17 m shoemaker England U.S.A. steerage
18 Thomas Dexter 18 m tin smith England U.S.A. steerage
19 John Madden 50 m lab^r Ireland U.S.A. steerage
20 James Matthews 38 m engine maker England U.S.A. steerage
21 Peter Matthews 11 m child England U.S.A. steerage
22 Mary Hooper 13 f spinster England U.S.A. steerage
23 Henry Matthews 28 m coachman England U.S.A. steerage
24 Johanna Matthews 23 f wife England U.S.A. steerage
25 Phileas Arnold 37 f matron England U.S.A. steerage
26 James Osborne 30 m lab^r England U.S.A. steerage
27 Ann Osborne 16 f spinster England U.S.A. steerage
28 Michael Somers 28 m lab^r England U.S.A. steerage
29 James Haigh 44 m ship carpenter England U.S.A. steerage
30 Sarah A Haigh 43 f wife England U.S.A. steerage
31 Ann Cheesman 40 f matron England U.S.A. steerage
32 George Hirst 29 m blacksmith England U.S.A. steerage
33 Mary A Hirst 21 f wife England U.S.A. steerage
34 Susie Gallagher 20 f spinster Scotland U.S.A. steerage
35 Mary Denning 9m f infant Scotland U.S.A. steerage
36 Henriette Bolker 60 f matron Ireland U.S.A. steerage
37 Theresa Bolker 34 f matron Ireland U.S.A. steerage
38 William Stacy 50 m lab^r England U.S.A. steerage
39 Heinrich Ruthman 31 m lab^r Germany U.S.A. steerage
40 John Conway 24 m lab^r Ireland U.S.A. steerage
41 Helen Campbell 48 f matron Ireland U.S.A. steerage
42 Honora Campbell 7 f child Ireland U.S.A. steerage
43 John Campbell 3 m child Ireland U.S.A. steerage
44 Mary Campbell 8 f child Ireland U.S.A. steerage
45 Bedelia Campbell 2 f child Ireland U.S.A. steerage
46 Mary J. M^cElroy 18 f spinster Ireland U.S.A. steerage
47 Mich^l Corcoran 24 m lab^r Ireland U.S.A. steerage
48 James Maxwell 47 m lab^r Ireland U.S.A. steerage
49 Will^m Hassard 30 m lab^r Ireland U.S.A. steerage
50 Tho^s Fitzpatrick 34 m lab^r Ireland U.S.A. steerage
51 Mary Fitzpatrick 28 f wife Ireland U.S.A. steerage
52 Fredr^ch Wheeler 24 m merch^t Canada Canada cabin
53 Nath. C. Sears 22 m lawyer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
54 Debray Longshanks 59 m farmer France U.S.A. cabin
55 John H Leeds 40 m engineer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
56 Mary Leeds 40 f wife U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
57 Fider Fernandez 28 m merch^t Havana U.S.A. cabin
58 Victor Fernandez 24 m merch^t Havana U.S.A. cabin
59 Sarah A Peddick 30 f matron U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
60 Sam^l A Peters 30 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
61 Henry Buirnett 28 m gent^n U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
62 Lewis J. Timmons 32 m merch^t England U.S.A. cabin
63 Peter M^cCoy 40 m clergyman Ireland U.S.A. cabin
64 John T Lester 34 m merch^t England U.S.A. cabin
65 Edward J. Assaz Jr 25 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
66 Arthur Hayward 30 m traveler England U.S.A. cabin
67 Cha^s N Linn 28 m druggist U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
68 Rich^d Byington 34 m lawyer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
69 Thomas Hiller 45 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
70 Anabela Simmons 28 f spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
71 Isabela Johnson 23 f spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
72 Matt Thompson 40 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
73 Frank R. Hamilton 29 m gent^n England England cabin
74 Cha^s E Allen 34 m traveler England England cabin
75 George Hamilton 48 m merch^t Scotland Scotland cabin
76 Enoch Woods 49 m manuf^r U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
77 Reginald Sewell 22 m agent Canada Canada cabin
78 Will^m M^cNaughton 33 m saw millwright Canada Canada cabin
79 Tho^s Clayton 26 m gent^n England England cabin
80 Rich^d F. Ward 38 m soldier England England cabin
81 W^m Klinenstigne 47 m merch^t England U.S.A. cabin
82* Mary ?enkins 37 f matron U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
83* Hollie ?enkins 11 f child U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
84* Johnie ?enkins 7 m child U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
85 Robert Craig 48 m merch^t Scotland Scotland cabin
86 Peter Merino 40 m merch^t West Indies U.S.A. cabin
87* Edward Corn 39 m manuf^r England England cabin
88 Henri^d Chevalier 39 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
89 Edwin Bouhey 22 m merch^t France France cabin
90 Leonard Donner 27 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
91 Thomas Caldwell 38 m manuf^r England England cabin
92 Jn^o N Campbell 29 m buyer U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
93 Edward H. Kruger 34 m merch^t England England cabin
94 Louise Sprange 23 f spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
95 Annie L. Williams 37 f spinster U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
96 Edward Saltman 39 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
97 Ludovic Dryfus 35 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
98 Bernard Hunthel 40 m merch^t Germany Prussia cabin
99 Eugene J. Wetherell 34 m merch^t U.S.A. U.S.A. cabin
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.
^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.
82-84 Surname maybe Denkins
87 Not sure of the "3" in age
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1185.
Transcribed by Harry Green
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
27 March 2008
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