Passengers on the British Empire departing from Liverpool, arriving 17 November 1879 in Philadelphia
Remember, many manifests give the country of origin but not the town, so obviously those entries cannot appear on this page. Some don’t even name the country. To see the passenger list images, go to https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488 (Ancestry.com susbscription required) and find Browse this collection, enter the date of arrival and select the ship from the list of that day’s arrivals. You may find family members traveling together.




BAECHLE, GOTL. was from Germany, age 23, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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CELLING, JOSEFA was from Germany, age 22, arriving as a steerage passenger .. She was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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ERIKSEN, JOHN was from Germany, age 24, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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ERIKSEN, MAL. was from Germany, age 22, arriving as a steerage passenger .. She was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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GRANDPERMON, P. was from Germany, age 61, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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LARSEN, ERIK was from Germany, age 53, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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PETERSEN, AND. was from Germany, age 42, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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PETERSEN, BERTHA was from Germany, age 9, arriving as a steerage passenger .. She was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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PETERSEN, CH. was from Germany, age 43, arriving as a steerage passenger .. She was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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PETERSEN, IDA was from Germany, age 10, arriving as a steerage passenger .. She was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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PIBLOW, FRANZ was from Germany, age 50, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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PIBLOW, NILS. was from Germany, age 21, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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RINDFONZ, ELISA was from Germany, age 20, arriving as a steerage passenger .. She was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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RUDOLPH, H. was from Germany, age 20, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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SCHONSEN, HR. was from Germany, age 24, arriving as a steerage passenger .. He was intending to stay in the U.S.A.
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