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Ship Victoria


London, England to New York
27 May 1859

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Ezra S. Anderson Master of the Ship Victoria do solemnly, sincerely and truly (omitted) 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 of the said Ship Victoria at London from which port said Ship 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) ESAnderson
Sworn to this May 27^th 1859
Before me (Signature illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Victoria whereof Ander??? is Master, from London burthen (omitted) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The Destination for most passengers was recorded as "United States", the one exception is included in the Transcriber's Notes below, and this column has been omitted from the transcription.
  1  Solomon Carpenter  51y      Male    Missionary    United States  Cabin
  2  Lucy M. Carpenter  48y      Female  Wife          United States  Cabin
  3  Susan Carpenter     6y      Female  Daughter      United States  Cabin
  4  Marie Carpenter     5y      Female  Daughter      United States  Cabin
  5  John McConnin      17y      Male    Farmer        England        Cabin
  6  M. De Mack         32y      Female  Lady          United States  Cabin
  7* Chan Ching Lan     26y      Male    Servant       China          2^nd Cabin
  8* James R??ly        25y      Male    Seaman        United States  2^nd Cabin
  9  Robert Magasky     25y      Male    Seaman        Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 10  William Grumley    42y      Male    Gentleman     United States  2^nd Cabin
 11  Alfred Hines       22y      Male    Butcher       England        2^nd Cabin
 12  Paten Murfitt      25y      Male    Butcher       England        2^nd Cabin
 13  James Marshall     39y      Male    Seaman        England        2^nd Cabin
 14  James Harden       17y      Male    Shoemaker     England        2^nd Cabin
 15  George Brown       19y      Male    Printer       England        2^nd Cabin
 16  Richard Finmore    18y      Male    Farmer        United States  2^nd Cabin
 17  William Elliot     25y      Male    School Master England        2^nd Cabin
 18  John Finegan       20y      Male    Labourer      England        2^nd Cabin
 19  John Crillenan     17y      Male    Farmer        England        2^nd Cabin
 20  Lawrence Crillenan  8y      Male    Boy           England        2^nd Cabin
 21  Ann Dermody        24y      Female  Servant       Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 22  Honora Dermody     26y      Female  Servant       Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 23  Mary Ann Nugent    22y      Female  Widow         United States  2^nd Cabin
 24  Frank Nugent            8m  Male    Son           United States  2^nd Cabin
 25  Mary Ann Arnold    24y      Female  Servant       England        2^nd Cabin
 26  Mary Collins       34y      Female  Widow         England        2^nd Cabin
 27  Catherine Collins  17y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 28  William O Brien    32y      Male    Boiler Maker  England        2^nd Cabin
 29  Ellen O Brien      32y      Female  Wife          England        2^nd Cabin
 30  John O Brien            6m  Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 31  Fanny Toole        24y      Female  Wife          England        2^nd Cabin
 32  Emily Toole         3y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 33  Elizabeth Toole         4m  Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 34* Charles Card       42y      Male    Gardner       England        2^nd Cabin
 35  Sarah Card         36y      Female  Wife          England        2^nd Cabin
 36* Wiliam Card        11y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 37  Albert Card         9y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 38  Arthur Card         7y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 39  Henry Card          5y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 40  Rosa Card               7m  Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 41  George Agate       25y      Male    Farmer        United States  2^nd Cabin
 42  Susanah Agate      22y      Female  Wife          United States  2^nd Cabin
 43  James Gilts        48y      Male    Farmer        United States  2^nd Cabin
 44  Lucy Gilts         50y      Female  Wife          United States  2^nd Cabin
 45  Samuel Gilts       14y      Male    Son           United States  2^nd Cabin
 46  Eliza Gilts        11y      Female  Daughter      United States  2^nd Cabin
 47  Henry Gilts         8y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 48  Thomas Gilts        5y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 49  James Gilts        26y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 50  William Talbot     42y      Male    Farmer        England        2^nd Cabin
 51  Sarah Talbot       42y      Female  Wife          England        2^nd Cabin
 52  Thomas Talbot      15y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 53  Carolina Talbot    13y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 54  Elizabeth Talbot   11y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 55  Charlott Talbot     9y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 56  Sarah Talbot        5y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 57* Sopha Talbot        4y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 58  George Talbot       2y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 59  Rebecka Talbot          3m  Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 60  Joseph Davis       59y      Male    Labourer      United States  2^nd Cabin
 61  Mary Davis         58y      Female  Wife          United States  2^nd Cabin
 62  Sarah Davis        11y      Female  Daughter      United States  2^nd Cabin
 63  Christopher Hofer  31y      Male    Baker         Germany        2^nd Cabin
 64  Ellen Hofer        32y      Female  Wife          England        2^nd Cabin
 65  Julia Hofer             8m  Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 66  Eliza Lann         35y      Female  Widow         Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 67  John Lann          26y      Male    Seaman        Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 68  Moris Lann         20y      Male    Labourer      Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 69  Jeremiah Lann      11y      Male    Son           Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 70  Patrick Lann        9y      Male    Son           Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 71  Denis Lann          7y      Male    Son           Ireland        2^nd Cabin
 72* Charles Harding    48y      Male    Gardner       England        2^nd Cabin
 73  Mary Ann Harding   29y      Female  Wife          England        2^nd Cabin
 74  William Harding     6y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 75  Edward Harding      4y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 76* Daniel Harding      1y      Male    Son           England        2^nd Cabin
 77  Mary Ann Harding    8y      Female  Daughter      England        2^nd Cabin
 78  Eva Sawer          35y      Female  Wife          Germany        Deck House
 79  Martin Sawer       10y      Male    Son           Germany        Deck House
 80  Frederick Seifert  50y      Male    Carpenter     Germany        Deck House
 81  Barbara Seifert    32y      Female  Wife          Germany        Deck House
 82  Carl Seifert       11y      Male    Son           Germany        Deck House
 83  Lenord Seifert      8y      Male    Son           Germany        Deck House
 84  Phillip Linn       15y      Male    Farmer        Germany        Deck House
 85  Caroline Linn      17y      Female  Servant       Germany        Deck House
 86  Carl Schneider     26y      Male    Baker         Germany        Deck House
 87  Helena Neffzieger  24y      Female  Wife          Germany        Deck House
 88* Christian Set?ler  38y      Male    Miner         Germany        Deck House
 89  Carl Steinmuller   43y      Male    Butcher       Germany        Deck House
 90  Nichlous Schwold   22y      Male    Carpenter     Germany        Deck House
 91  Valentin Maurer    18y      Male    Baker         Germany        Deck House
 92  John G. Fallen     18y      Male    Baker         Germany        Deck House
 93  Jacob Schwable     18y      Male    Baker         Germany        Deck House
 94  Jacob Waltz        18y      Male    Baker         Germany        Deck House
 95  Nicholus Kramer    17y      Male    Baker         Germany        Deck House
 96* A?ois Schonbien    31y      Male    Butcher       Germany        Deck House
 97  Trilke Schonbien   25y      Female  Wife          Germany        Deck House
 98  Bakette Steigler   11y      Female  Daughter      Germany        Deck House
 99  Ernestine Steigler 22y      Male    Servant       Germany        Deck House
100  Johannah Burger    39y      Female  Widow         Germany        Deck House
101  Fredrica Burger    10y      Female  Daughter      Germany        Deck House
102  August Burger      14y      Male    Son           Germany        Deck House
103* Barbetta Schonbien      8m  Female  Daughter      Germany        

            Ship Victoria Anderson London April 17^th with Mdse & 102 Passengers
            to Morgan & Wiley


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 below.

?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of 
   the original document.

^  The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by the 
transcriber to aid with referencing.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words 
indicated.

  7 Destination China.
  8 Surname could be Reiley or Rieley.
 34 Occupation as written.
 36 First name as written.
 57 First name as written.
 72 Occupation as written.
 76 Age recorded as 12 (m).
 88 4th letter of surname obscured by lower extension of letter 'g'
    in surname above.
 96 2nd letter of first name illegible.
103 Notation across Died on Voyage and Space Occupied columns: 
    "Infant Died May 1^st 1859".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 192, List 460
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 September 2006



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