Immigrant Ships
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SS Iowa


Liverpool, England to Boston
22 June 1890

DISTRICT OF BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN - PORT OF BOSTON
I, E.W. Owens, Master of the S. S. Iowa, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Port Boston, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Liverpool 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 destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of 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 it 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 22nd June 1890, E.W. Owens (signature)
Before me, E. Sachs, Collector
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S. S. Iowa, whereof E.W. Owens is master, from Liverpool burthen 4329 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger number, First Name, Last Name, Age, Sex, Calling (occupation), Native Country, Intended Destination or Location, No. of pieces of baggage, Location of Compartment or space occupied.
Please scroll to view all columns.
    
 1  Henry Donaldson          35       M  Carpenter     Ireland   Boston        2  Starboard Aft
 2  James Clifford           23       M  Labourer      Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
 3  Michael Clifford         18       M  Labourer      Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
 4  Marcus Benjamin          18       M  Tailor        Russia    Boston        1  Starboard Aft
 5  Leib Wilensky            16       M  Baker         Russia    Boston        2  Starboard Aft
 6  Moses M Sandler          17       M  Shoemaker     Russia    Boston        1  Starboard Aft
 7  Mendal Teitefbaum        19       M  Tailor        Austria   New York      2  Starboard Aft
 8  Isreal Libkind           30       M  Confectioner  Russia    Pennsylvania  1  Starboard Aft
 9  Auther D. Heay           27       M  Book Keeper   America   Boston        2  Starboard Aft
10  George Stanley           18       M  Labourer      Ireland   New York      1  Starboard Aft
11  Joseph Goldthorpe        36       M  Labourer      England   Rhode Island  1  Starboard Aft
12  Gerson Korklan           24       M  Miller        Russia    New York      2  Starboard Aft
13  Harry Bottin             20       M  Labourer      Austria   New York      1  Starboard Aft
14  Dominick Nolan           24       M  Labourer      Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
15  Eli Robinson             39       M  Spinner       England   Boston        2  Starboard Aft
16  Joshua Johnson           24       M  Weaver        Ireland   Boston        2  Starboard Aft
17  John Simpson             20       M  Weaver        Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
18  George Headdon           20       M  Weaver        Ireland   Boston        2  Starboard Aft
19  Emma Hall                29       F  Housewife     England   Boston        2  Portside Aft	
20  Edith Hall                5       F  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
21  Ada Hall                  3       F  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
22  Author Hall               1       M  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
23  Margaret Judge           18       F  Spinster      Ireland   Boston        1  Portside Aft
24  Mary Ryan                32       F  Wife          Scotland  Boston        1  Portside Aft
25  Reive Wilensky           14       F  None          Russia    Boston        1  Portside Aft
26  Beibe Olschanetzky       14       F  None          Russia    Boston        1  Portside Aft
27  Chane Olschanetzky       15       F  None          Russia    Boston        1  Portside Aft
28  Oscher Olschanetzky      11       F  None          Russia    Boston        1  Portside Aft
29  Rachel Levy              40       F  Wife          England   Maryland      3  Portside Aft
30  Ada Levy                 11       F  Child         England   Maryland         Portside Aft
31  Joseph Levy               9       M  Child         England   Maryland         Portside Aft
32  Rose Levy                 8       F  Child         England   Maryland         Portside Aft
33  Eliza Levy                5       F  Child         England   Maryland         Portside Aft
34  Jane Levy                 1       F  Child         England   Maryland         Portside Aft
35  William Metcalf          40       M  Engineer      England   Boston        2  Portside Aft
36  Christabella Metcalf     50       F  Wife          England   Boston           Portside Aft
37  Mabel Metcalf             3       F  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
38  Anna McKenny             30       F  Spinster      Ireland   New York      1  Portside Aft
39  Edward Freeman           25       M  Sign Maker    England   Michigan      2  Portside Aft
40  Elizabeth Freeman        25       F  Wife          England   Michigan         Portside Aft
41  John Adams               39       M  Labourer      England   Boston        3  Portside Aft
42  Sarah Adams              34       F  Wife          England   Boston           Portside Aft
43  Thomas Adams             10       M  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
44  Percy Adams               5       M  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
45  Samuel Adams              5 mos.  M  Child         England   Boston           Portside Aft
46  Robert Harmstone         37       M  Coach Maker   England   Boston        3  Portside Aft
47  Emma Harmstone           28       F  Wife          England   Boston           Portside Aft
48  Emily Harmstone          14       F  Scholar       England   Boston           Portside Aft
49  Elizabeth Ann Harmstone   9       F  Scholar       England   Boston           Portside Aft
50  Florence Harmstone        7       F  Scholar       England   Boston           Portside Aft
51  Robert Harmstone          6       M  Scholar       England   Boston           Portside Aft
52  Edith Alice Harmstone    11       F  Scholar       England   Boston           Portside Aft
53  Sarah Robenowitz         18       F  Spinster      Russia    New York      1  Portside Aft
54  Allan Ryan               40       M  Cattleman     Canada    Boston        1  Starboard Aft 
55  Thomas Lobley            37       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
56  Timothy Dwyer            34       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
57  William Ward             24       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
58  Thomas Daly              28       M  Cattleman     Boston    Boston        1  Starboard Aft
59  Frank Buck               24       M  Cattleman     Boston    Boston        1  Starboard Aft
60  George Peabody           27       M  Cattleman     Boston    Boston        1  Starboard Aft
61  George Mansfield         40       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
62  William Ward             29       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
63  Abram Linclon            30       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
64  James Caine              26       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
65  James Noonan             22       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
66  James O'Brien            26       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
67  H.W. White               23       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
68  Charles Woods            26       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
69  Peter Harrington         28       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
70  Charles Burns            28       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
71  Thomas Daley             33       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
72  Joseph Chambers          34       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
73  Samuel Avery             23       M  Cattleman     Ireland   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
74  Robert Hart              27       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
75  James Emslie             25       M  Cattleman     Scotland  Boston        1  Starboard Aft
76  Peter Jamieson           25       M  Cattleman     Scotland  Boston        1  Starboard Aft
77  Thomas Sullivan          25       M  Cattleman     Boston    Boston        1  Starboard Aft
78  William Waters           27       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
79  Herbert Gilmore          25       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft
80  George Bee               27       M  Cattleman     England   Boston        1  Starboard Aft

Immigrants, not previously in the U.S. before  46 = 23.00
Aliens, previously in the U.S.                  6 =  3.00
                                                  $ 26.00

Port of Boston
June 22, 1890
D.H.L. Gleason, Brig Officer


Transcriber's notes:

Passengers  1-18 - listed as "Single Men"
Passengers 19-53 - listed as "Married People"
Passengers 54-80 - listed as "Cattlemen", no payment required.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112, List 163.
Transcribed by Tina J. Kutschbach a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 November 2000



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