Passenger Lists: San Francisco 1800s


SS Brother Jonathan

Arrive San Francisco

May 21, 1853
Captain C. Baldwin
12 days from San Juan; 461 passengers

May 22, 1853, Daily Alta California, San Francisco

Memoranda

Nicaragua.

Left San Juan del Sud on the afternoon of the 8th inst. U.S. sloop-of-war Portsmouthwas still there, but would sail the next day for Honolulu; officers and crew all well. The 9th inst missed a German, C. Roeshke, supposed to have fallen overboard. The 19th inst. at 7 o'clock, A.M. passed a steamer, suposed to be the John L. Stephens, 75 Miles to the S.W. of San Diego. Yesterday, at 6 o'clock A.M. off Point Carnillia, were in company with a steamer.

The Brother Jonathan brings 461 passengers, and has had no sickness. The transit road was excellent and passengers crossed in three hours.

Passengers

Daily Alta California and Sacramento Daily News, May 1853

Passengers by SS Brother Jonathan arrives San Francisco May 1853.

Mrs. P. Meloney, child and servant
J. P. Peckham and wife
H. Forsman and wife
H. S. Brown and wife
N. DePeyster
Mrs. Srowagsworth
Mrs. Berry
Mrs. Mackay and two children
Miss Curran
H. Castleton, Jr.
E. D. Carleton
Miss L. Day
J. Nittingale
Mr. and Mrs. C. Taylor
Mrs. H. C. Russum
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Dale
Mrs. J. Chustle
Mr. and Mrs. T. Holden and child
Mrs. T. S. Febes and child
Mrs. O. C. Blodgett and child
E. S. Capton
M. Simonson
Mrs. E. Risk
J. E. Fenno and daughers
Mrs. J. Webb
Mrs. J. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Benson
F. Westmoreland and wife
E. C. Chappel
F. S. Keyes
S. R. Hart and wife
Mrs. P. L. Edwards and 3 children
J. H. Ballard
Miss H. Miller, 2 nephews and 2 nieces
J. L. Smith
B. B. Thayer
S. H. Dentiviller
Dr. A. H. Hoercher, wife, infant and servant
F. T. Martin
J. T. Martin
Mrs. E. Hancock
Miss H. Hannoh
Miss S. Woods 
J. King
E. T. Batters
V. Moore
G. Moore
H. Thomas, Jr.
J. Hayden
Miss M. Sheridan
Miss A. Arnold
W. Halloway and wife
A. R. Harrison and wife
V. Leathers
J. Leathers
Y. H. Murdock
C. Ford
M. O'Reilly
Mrs. McGerois
C. Wilson
W. A. Mathews
J. Dunian
Miss A. Wife
C. Norman
A. Hammond
L. Budell
G. Raffetty
J. H. Chapman
E. W. Smith
H. A. Sheldon
D. S. Sheldon
D. S. Sheldon 
J. Webb and 2 children
A. H. Reynolds
S. W. Clark
S. Westmoreland
C. Bevier
W. H. Roch
Mrs. Stretzer and child
R. Clarke
M. A. Cagwin
A. Wheeler
F. Simmons and wife
J. L. Gross
W. Master
W. Kraus
A. B. Mecham
Mrs. Sumner and child
I. Varnest and sister
Mrs. Edwards, child and servant
Z. Grower, wife and child
G. R. Burbank and wife
W. Vannest
Mrs.Gillespie
G. Wilhelm
S. H. Carter
D. L. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Booth
R. A. Jones
J. Sweetland
S. W. Butterman
O. P. McQuiston
S. B. Garrett
Mr. Arnold, wife and 5 children with 2 servants
Mr. Suber
B. E. Phelps
R. Scott
S. P. Sprague
and 320 steerage -- 76 females 


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