SS City of Chester
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Henry Tibbits, Master of the S.S. City of Chester, 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 S.S. City of Chester at Liverpool and Queenstown from which Ports the said S.S. City of Chester 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 the 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 28 Jany 1878 So Help Me God /s/Henry Tibbits List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. City of Chester whereof Henry Tibbits is Master, From Liverpool, burthen 271258 tons
Columns represent: Last Name, First Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Origin, Destination, Berth on Ship
Note-Persons in the Cabin-Main deck were described as Gent or Lady, rather than occupation
1. Kelly, Timothy 30 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 2. Smith, John 36 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 3. Smith, Thomas 21 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 4. Cumis?, John 40 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 5. Burke, Patrick 20 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 6. Connor, Johana 17 F Spinster Ireland U.S. Main deck 7. Cunan, Jane 56 F Spinster Ireland U.S. Main deck 8. Hawley, Mary 15 F Spinster Ireland U.S. Main deck 9. Giles, William 43 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 10. Adams, George 29 M Laborer England U.S. Main deck 11. Dean, Fred 21 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 12. Abbott, James 26 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 13. Richards, John 30 M Miner England U.S. Main deck 14. Williams, John 35 M Miner England U.S. Main deck 15. Hill, Urlban 18 M Laborer England U.S. Main deck 16. Myers, John 19 M Laborer England Canada Main deck 17. Porter, Mary 26 F Wife England Bermuda Main deck 18. Porter, Wm 1 M Infant England Bermuda Main deck 19. Hitch, Eliza A 16 F Spinster England U.S. Main deck 20. Hitch, John W 11 M Child England U.S. Main deck 21. Linton, Mrs. 48 F Wife England U.S. Main deck 22. Linton, Rebecca 20 F Spinster England U.S. Main deck 23. McGowan, George 22 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 24. Callan?, Thomas 20 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 25. Malloy, James 48 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 26. Kiene?, John L 26 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 27. Kirby, Peter 38 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 28. Power, William 32 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 29. Ahern, Thomas 26 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 30. Bogan, Andrew 28 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 31. Malloy, Thomas 50 M Farmer Ireland U.S. Main deck 32. Keeley, Mona 28 F Spinster Ireland U.S. Main deck 33. Gray, Norah 27 F Wife Ireland U.S. Main deck 34. Cahill, Marie 26 F Wife Ireland U.S. Main deck 35. Cahill, William 28 M Laborer Ireland U.S. Main deck 36. Cox, Thomas 40 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 37. Schohfield, William 29 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 38. Collins, John N 35 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 39. Bastien, Jos 47 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 40. Ratcliff, Abel 45 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 41. Bennett, Ben 25 M Mill hand England U.S. Main deck 42. Hunt, Eleanor 20 F Spinster England U.S. Main deck 43. Amishon?, Jane 30 F Wife England U.S. Main deck 44. Amishon?, John 7 M Child WS U.S. Main deck 45. Krubush, J? 30 M Ice Man WS U.S. Main deck 46. Ribble, Fred 28 M Ice Man WS U.S. Main deck 47. Hamilton, Richard 21 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 48. Hamilton, Charlotte 26 F Spinster England U.S. Main deck 49. Hamilton, Eliza 15 F Spinster England U.S. Main deck 50. Hamilton, Charlotte 13 F Spinster England U.S. Main deck 51. Hamilton, Emma 10 F Child England U.S. Main deck 52. Hamilton, Lauel 22 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 53. Hamilton, James 18 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 54. Baron, James 18 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 55. Brauguennot? Jules 42 M Farmer France U.S. Main deck 56. Rohner, Jacques 46 M Farmer Switzerland U.S. Main deck 57. Scolari, Antonio 21 M Farmer Italy U.S. Main deck 58. Hasselzlue Willgott 21 M Farmer Sweden U.S. Main deck 59. Anderson, Aug 45 M Farmer Sweden U.S. Main deck 60. Scheluez, Francis 39 M Farmer Germany U.S. Main deck 61. Scheluez, Julia 36 F Wife Germany U.S. Main deck 62. Mohr, Gustav 32 M Farmer Germany U.S. Main deck 63. Schafer, Johan 23 M Farmer Germany U.S. Main deck 64. Kohn, Anton 40 M Farmer Germany U.S. Main deck 65. Schetleven, Carl 39 M Farmer Germany U.S. Main deck 66. Haymann, Baptist 29 M Farmer Germany U.S. Main deck 67. Lund, Emil 30 M Farmer Denmark U.S. Main deck 68. Mortinson, Thos 40 M Farmer Denmark U.S. Main deck 69. Kendal, Geo Rily C 50 M Farmer England U.S. Main deck 70. Bloefer?, William 30 M Gent Germany U.S. Cabin Main deck 71. Callendar, Wm V 22 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 72. Datus, Pet 32 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 73. Datus, Jno 30 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 74. Datus, Mrs 26 F Lady WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 75. Datus, ?? 23 F Lady WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 76. Reed, ?? 18 F Lady WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 77. Dyker, Wm D 35 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 78. Dyker, Mrs 26 F Lady WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 79. Dyker, Mi? S? 9 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 80. Enden, John W 30 M Gent Scotland U.S. Cabin Main deck 81. Enden, Mrs 24 F Lady Scotland U.S. Cabin Main deck 83. Robertson James 29 M Gent Scotland Canada Cabin Main deck 84. Henderson Dav 29 M Gent Scotland Canada Cabin Main deck 85. Hitchcock? E W? 26 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 86. Wlenmark? G T 29 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 87. Harris, Fr G 26 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 88. Thode?, Wm 40 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 89. Flannery?, Geo T A 33 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 90. Sleanes?, Yenes? 27 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 91. Radcliff, Geo(Fred)? 34 M Gent WS U.S. Cabin Main deck 92. Townley, Geo F 36 M Gent Ireland U.S. Cabin Main deck 93. Owden, John S 28 M Gent Ireland U.S. Cabin Main deck 94. Reilly, Cal? 41 M Gent Ireland U.S. Cabin Main deck 95. Reed, Wm F 36 M Gent Scotland U.S. Cabin Main deck 96. Newbury, Cha? 40 M Gent Scotland U.S. Cabin Main deck 97. Newbury, Thomas 10 M Child Scotland U.S. Cabin Main deck
(reference: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Film #411. )
This material made available through the generous permission of the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild and the transcriber Peggy Tauer