SS Orinoco
                         Bermuda, W.I. to New York
                                     9 July 1883

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK

I, W.J. Frasier, Master of the S.S. Orinoco, 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 of the said vessel at Bermuda, from which
port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship,
native country, intended location or destination, number of pieces of baggage, compartment or space occupied,
and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; also a true statement, as far
as can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this
country, So help me God.

Sworn to this July 9 1883 W.J. Frasier Before me ?????????? D.C.

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Orinoco, whereof W.J. Frasier is Master, from
Bermuda, burthen 1700 tons

Columns represent: No, Names, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country of which they are citizens, Native Country,
Intended destination or location, Number of pieces of luggage, Location of compartment or space occupied.
Specify whether forward, amidships or aft, Date and Cause of Death.


1 C.C. Zuell 26 Male Clerk USA USA 2 Cabin
2 Mrs. MacIntosh 32 Female Wife USA USA 3 Cabin
3 Chas. Emery 57 Male Merchant USA USA 2 Cabin
4 C.A. Aiken 54 Male Merchant USA USA 2 Cabin
5 D.G. Lane 60 Male Merchant USA USA 2 Cabin
6 C.Y. Child 37 Male Merchant USA USA 2 Cabin
7 Jno E. Lightbourn 28 Male Merchant USA USA 2 Cabin
8 Mrs T.J. Outerbridge 30 Female Wife USA USA 3 Cabin
9* W.B. DeGarmo 26 Male Clerk USA USA Cabin
10* Mrs DeGarmo 24 Female Wife USA USA 4 Cabin
11 J.A. Rogers 38 Male Merchant USA USA 2 Cabin
12 Capt. Ward 28 Male Merchant England England 15 Cabin
13* D. Spurling 30 Male Merchant England England Cabin
14* Mrs Spurling 25 Female Wife England England 4 Cabin
15* Mrs A. Spurling 24 Female Daughter England England Cabin
16 Miss K. Jones 16 Female Daughter England England 2 Cabin
17* Miss Dariell 38 Female Daughter England England Cabin
18* Hy Dariell 42 Male Merchant England England 3 Cabin
19* Mrs Harvey 39 Female Wife England England Cabin
20* Miss Harvey 17 Female Daughter England England 3 Cabin
21* Mrs G.S. Tucker 53 Female Wife England England Cabin
22* Hen Tucker 55 Male Merchant England England 4 Cabin
23 J^no C. Watlington 30 Male Merchant England England 2 Cabin
24 Hy Lockward 29 Male Merchant England England 2 Cabin
25 Thos J. Jones 30 Male Merchant England England 2 Cabin
26 T.H. Pill Jr. 31 Male Merchant England England 2 Cabin
27 Mrs Tucker 32 Female Wife England England 5 Cabin
28 Miss Barrett 16 Female Daughter England England 2 Cabin
29* Lt. Sankey R.E. 28 Male Leut. England England 5 Cabin
30* Rev A.A. Nicholson 35 Male D.D. England England Cabin
31* Master Nicholson 14 Male Son England England Cabin
32* Miss Ella Nicholson 11 Female Daughter England England 5 Cabin
33* Miss M. Nicholson 10 Female Daughter England England Cabin
34 Dr. Keogh 29 Male Physician England England 3 Cabin
35* James Kempe 35 Male Merchant England England Cabin
36* Miss Kempe 11 Female Daughter England England 2 Cabin
37 Miss Buist 26 Female Daughter England England 2 Cabin
38 Rev. Prestwood 32 Male D.D. England England 2 Cabin
39* Rd McCarthy 37 Male Laborer England England 2 2nd Cabin
40 Miss Symonds 26 Female Servant England England 2 2nd Cabin
41 Miss Riley 24 Female Servant England England 2 2nd Cabin
42 U.A. Taylor 29 Male Clerk England England 2 2nd Cabin
43 J.M. Hayward 28 Male Clerk England England 2 2nd Cabin
44 J^no E. Mariuels 30 Male Clerk England England 1 Deck
45 M.Andersen 31 Male Clerk England England 1 Deck


Transcriber's Notes:
? = Approximate number of letters that are unreadable.
* = Attention to this Transcribers List.
** = Special Attention noted.
The handwriting on the Deputy Collector is so bad it is unreadable.
There were no deaths on this trip, so that column was eliminated.
All single women were listed as 'Daughter'. Some have no connection to the people
before them in the list.

Passenger Notes:
9 - 10 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
13 - 15 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
17 - 18 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
19 - 20 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
22 - First name is clearly 'Hen'. Possibly Henry.
29 - R.E. probably stands for 'Royal Engineers'.
30 & 38 - Calling of 'D.D.' is probably 'Doctor of Divinity'.
30 - 33 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
35 - 36 Bracketed in 'Baggage Column'. Number of bags were for the group.
39 - First name is clearly 'Rd'. Could be Roland or similar name.

Reference: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 268, List 867.

This material made available through the generous permission of the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild and the transcriber Royal A Pritchard

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