SS Scythia
I, Thomas Roberts Master of the Scythia 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 Boston is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Liverpool and Queenstown from which port the said vessel has now arrived; and that on the said list are truly designated the age, sex, and calling of each of the said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of the citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so 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 at Boston this 21st day of July 1890. Before me (unreadable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Scythia whereof Thos Roberts is Master, from Liverpool and Queenstown burthen 2906 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger No.; Name; Age (Years/Months); Sex; Calling; The Country of which they are Citizens (left off and noted below where applicable); Native Country; State Citizens of U.S.A. if this is fact (left off and noted below); Location of Compartment or space occupied, Specify whether forward, amid ships, or aft*; Intended destination or location (left off as all said United States); Number of Pieces of Baggage; Port of embarkation (left off as all said Liverpool); Date and Cause of death (left off as no deaths)
1 John Revell 30 M Merchanic England Main steerage (2) 1
2 Mary Revell 30 F Wife England Main steerage (2) 1
3* Wm Revell 8 M Child England Main steerage (2)
4 Charles Revell 5 M Child England Main steerage (2)
5 Edith Revell 2 F Child England Main steerage (2)
6 Sarah Butterworth 50 F Wife England Main steerage (2) 1
7 Mary Butterworth 19 F Spinster England Main steerage (2) 1
8 Sarah Butterworth 17 F Spinster England Main steerage (2) 1
9 John Butterworth 8 M Child England Main steerage (2)
10 Henry Carter 26 M Farmer England Fore steerage (1) 1
11 Wm Blackwell 22 M Lab England Fore steerage (1) 1
12 Wm Cape 45 M Lab England Fore steerage (1) 1
13 John McDonald 20 M Lab Scotland Fore steerage (1) 1
14 Emily Mallender 34 F Wife England Main steerage (2) 1
15* Pircy Mallender 8 M Child England Main steerage
16 Bertram Mallender 7 M Child England Main steerage
17 Lottie Mallender 5 F Child England Main steerage
18 Henry Watson 26 M Joiner England Fore steerage (1) 1
19 Geo Thornton 47 M Mechanic England Main steerage (2) 1
20 Phebe Thornton 45 F Wife England Main steerage (2) 1
21 Wm McIntyre 31 M Lab Scotland Fore steerage (1) 1
22 Kate Cavanagh 20 F Servant Ireland Port alleyway (3) 1
23 Hanna Burkinshaw 35 F Wife England Main Steerage (2) 1
24 Ada Burkinshaw 14 F Servant England Main Steerage (2) 1
25 Florence Burkinshaw 8 F Child England Main Steerage (2)
26 Sarah Riley 29 F Wife Ireland Main Steerage (2) 1
27 Ellen Riley 2 F Child Ireland Main Steerage (2)
28 Edwd Riley Inft M Infant Ireland Main Steerage (2)
29 Betty Lister 27 F Wife Ireland Main Steerage (2) 1
30 Harry Lister 3 M Child Ireland Main Steerage (2)
31 Lavinia Lister Inft F Infant Ireland Main Steerage (2)
32 Ann Greenwood 17 F Dressmaker Ireland Port Alleyway (3) 1
33 Milner Lister 22 M Miner Ireland Fore Steerage (1) 1
34 Wm Low 40 M Miner Ireland Fore Steerage (1) 1
35 Mary O'Brien 34 F Spinster Ireland Port Alleyway (3) 1
36 James Hoggarth 53 M Lab England Main Steerage (2) 1
37 Sarah Hoggarth 45 F Wife England Main Steerage (2) 1
38 Joseph Hoggarth 2 M Child England Main Steerage (2)
39 Edith Simpson 16 F Dressmaker England Port Alleyway (3) 1
40 Bessie Simpson 8 F Child England Port Alleyway (3)
41 Peter Gabrelsen 42 M Mason England Fore Steerage (1) 1
42 Mary Broder 22 F Spinster England Port Alleyway (3) 1
43* John Mercer 28 M Mechanic England Main Steerage (2) 1
44 Sarah Mercer 26 F Wife England Main Steerage (2) 1
45 Annie Mercer Inft F Infant England Main Steerage (2)
46 Walter W. Edellen 21 M Farmer England Fore Steerage (1) 1
47 James Kidd 29 M Mechanic England Fore Steerage (1) 1
48* O. G. Queen 67 M Mechanic England Fore Steerage (1) 1
49 Geo Simpson 26 M Mechanic England Main Steerage (2) 1
50 Betsy Simpson 24 F Wife England Main Steerage (2) 1
51 John W. Thompson 21 M Lab England Fore Steerage (1) 1
52* A. Ritchie 20 M Lab England Fore Steerage (1) 1
53* Henry Pitt 31 M Lab England Fore Steerage (1) 1
54* Wm H Portch 5? M Farmer England Fore Steerage (1) 1
55 James Cross 27 M Farmer England Fore Steerage (1) 1
56 John H. Kay 29 M Farmer England Main Steerage (2) 1
57 Lydia Kay 29 F Wife England Main Steerage (2) 1
58 Anna Persdotter 23 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
59 Amanda Petterson 34 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
60 Louisa Anderson 32 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
61 Augt Fors 18 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
62 Augt Johanson 27 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
63 Augt Sjogren 47 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
64* Paul Ma???on 24 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
65 Olivia Anderson 24 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
66 Sigrid Rydberg 20 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
67 Emma Green 21 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
68 Joh^a Kropp 23 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
69 Anna Jonson 22 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
70 He???? Johanson 22 M Mechanic Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
71 Maria Johanson 21 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
72* Joh^a Jekan 19 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
73 Fred^k Solla? 25 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
74 Augt Julin 24 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
75 Gust Ulin 27 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
76 Jakob Mae?der? 35 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
77* Gust Lundberg 42 M Farmer Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
78* Maria Lundberg 45 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
79 Ernest Lundberg Inft M Infant USA Main Steerage (2)
80 Augt Friske 33 M Miner Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
81 Per Eskilion 19 M Miner Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
82 Anna Borgstrom 19 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
83 Karl Johanson 27 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
84 Barth Nilsson 25 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
85 Bael Jonasson 2? M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
86 Ane Peterson 30 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
87 Ane Nielsen 25 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
88 Valfrid Jonsson 24 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
89 Emeli? Johansdotter 29 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
90 Sven Johnnson 26 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
91 Gunder Aslaksen 20 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
92 Nils Erickson 20 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
93 ???? Ra???ens 25 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
94 ????? Ra???ens Inft F Infant Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
95 ? ? ?5 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
96* ? ? 8 M Child Sweden ?
97* ? ? 7 F Child Sweden ?
98 ? ? Inft M Infant Sweden ?
99* ? ? 27 F Wife Sweden ? 1
100* ? ? 4 M Child Sweden ?
101 August? Olin 27 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
102 Catarina Bjorn 20 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
103 Martin Larsen 19 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
104 Hilda Carlson 2? F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
105 B?d? Werner 32 F Servant Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
106 Emma Lofgren 37 F Servant Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
107 Per Nelson 24 M Farmer Norway Fore Steerage (1) 1
108 Lydia Lundstrom 20 F Dressmaker Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
109 Anne Bergstrom 20 F Dressmaker Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
110 Axel Str??d 2? M Lab Norway Fore Steerage (1) 1
111 Cl?? Carlson 19 M Lab Norway Fore Steerage (1) 1
112 ? Pers?? 41 M Lab Norway Main Steerage (2) 1
113 Elisa Pers?? 38 F Wife Norway Main Steerage (2) 1
114 Mary Pers?? 17 F Spinster Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
115 Lars Pers?? 16 M Lab Norway Fore Steerage (1) 1
116 Ja?? Davidson 27 M Lab Norway Fore Steerage (1) 1
117 El??? ?????? ?2 F Servant Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
118 Anna Johnborg 19 F Servant Norway Port Alleyway (3) 1
119 Jon Wilson 30 M Farmer Norway Main Steerage (2) 1
120 Eliza Wilson 26 F Wife Norway Main Steerage (2) 1
121 Carl Wilson Inft M Infant Norway Main Steerage (2) 1
122 Al???n H?orenen 26 M Miner Norway Fore Steerage (1) 1
123 Sa?? Korfla 27 M Miner Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
124 Kursa Fra?tte? 19 F Servant Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
125 Johan N?ruin 20 M Lab Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
126 H?lda Niroin 21 F Spinster Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
127 Johan Carle 19 M Farmer Denmark Fore Steerage (1) 1
128 Peter Hanson 26 M Farmer Denmark Fore Steerage (1) 1
129 Amanda Brigeht 34 F Spinster Denmark Port Alleyway (3) 1
130 Emelina Brigeht 29 F Spinster Denmark Port Alleyway (3) 1
131 David W?dgrin 26 M Mason Denmark Fore Steerage (1) 1
132 Ernest Suderland 24 M Mason Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
133 Eric Suderland 18 M Mason Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
134 Sofia Cartiom 24 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
135 Christ?n Person 21 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
136 ????? Jonson 20 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
137 M?ri? Erickson 19 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
138 ? Erickson 21 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
139 ??f?? Fehl??? 26 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
140 ? ? 27 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
141 ? ? ? F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
142 Ida Johnson 20 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
143 ??car Anderson 21 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
144 John Anderson 18 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
145 Olaf Fenson 27 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
146* Augt Anderson 38 M Mechanic Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
147 Anna Larsen 29 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
148 Ida Larsen 5 F Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
149 John Johnson 34 M Lab Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
150 Augt^a Johnson 31 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
151* Victoria Johnson 8 F Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
152 Carl Johnson 6 M Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
153 John Johnson 5 M Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
154 Justus Johnson 28 M Farmer Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
155 Augustin Johnson 27 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
156 Oscar Johnson 3 M Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
157 Ruth Johnson Inft F Infant Sweden Main Steerage (2)
158 Frida Anderson 6 F Child Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
159 Oscar Imglof 40 M Lab Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
160 Clara Imglof 37 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
161 Josef Imglof 6 M Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
162 Lydia Imglof 4 F Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
163 Lars Broch 46 M Farmer Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
164 Sara Broch 40 F Wife Sweden Main Steerage (2) 1
165 Eliza Broch 19 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
166 Mathilda Broch 16 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
167 Hugo Broch 8 M Child Sweden Main Steerage (2)
168 Emma Peterson 23 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
169 Wanner Cl??ed 27 M Lab Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
170 Eric Blumquist 19 M Lab Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
171 Augt Helseth 21 M Lab Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
172 Anna Skarnhell 23 F Servant Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
173 E???e Las?er?nd 18 F Servant Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
174 Ulair Ollsdotter 20 F Spinster Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
175 Teodor Halversen 29 M Mechanic Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
176 Marit Olson 29 F Spinster Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
177 Johan Wadiman 26 M Mechanic Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
178 Thora Franskan 18 F Servant Russia Port Alleyway (3) 1
179 Ingeborg Mattson 24 M Lab Russia Fore Steerage (1) 1
180 Anna Anderson 22 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
181 Hans Hoff?att 20 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
182 Thora Hoff?att 19 F Dressmaker Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
183 Augt Carlson 19 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
184 Isa? Janson 20 M Farmer Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
185 Maria Person 21 F Spinster Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
186 Olaf Johanson 18 M Lab Sweden Fore Steerage (1) 1
187 Esa Larson 21 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
188 Emelia Ekh???t 17 F Servant Sweden Port Alleyway (3) 1
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due
to the quality of original document
* The ^ indicates the following letter written above the line
* Much of this manifest was very dark and unreadable
* Under the column location of compartment, there was a number in
parenthesis which may indicate the actual deck passenger located
* 3, 4, 5 under baggage it indicates 1 for both
* 6 through 9 Butterworth name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 10 Carter name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 12 Cape name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 14 Mallender name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 15, 16, 17 under baggage it indicates 1 for all three
* 18 Watson name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 19 First name Geo verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 23 to 25 Burkinshaw name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 28 First name may be Eduard or Edward, name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 34 Last name Low name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 43 This last name is written over; Mercer name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 47 Last name Kidd verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 48 This part of manifest is very dark, citizen of USA; there is some doubt on the transcription
* 52 This part of manifest is very dark; name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 53 This part of manifest is very dark, Pitt name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
* 54 This part of manifest is very dark, Portch name verified by Peter Wilson Coldham
Portel
* 64 Last name could be Mannon
* 70 May be Henrik* 72 This name may be a misspelling of Jenkins
* 73 Last name may be Sollas
* 77 and 78 state they are US citizens
* 96 and 97 have the same last name as there are dittos marks apparent
for 97
* 99 and 100 have the same last name as there are dittos marks apparent
for 100
* 101 First name may be Augusta
* 105 Looks like Bida
* 110 Last name may be Strand
* 112 to 115 may be Person, Persons
* 124 Last name may be Frautten
* 126 Looks like Halda or Hulda
* 131 Last name may be Wedgrin
* 136 First name may be Martin
* 146 states his is a US citizen
* 151, 152, and 153 indicates one piece of baggage for all three
* 182 Last name may be Hoffbatt, Hofflatt
* 184 First name may be Isak
* 188 Last name may be Ekhart, Ekhardt
Correspondence added June 1, 2007
Dear Patty,
I am taken aback to discover that it was as long ago as January that we last corresponded -
sorry about that but there has been an awful lot going on here meanwhile.
A few days ago I came across the ISTG transcript of the passenger manifest for SS Scythia
for 21 July 1890 which happens to be in the middle of the period in the BT27 lists I am
currently working on in TNA. You may therefore like to have the following corrections to
the names of English and Irish passengers which I can vouch for as correct (bar one) since
they come from a pretty good original:
6. Sarah Butterworth
7. Mary Butterworth
8. Sarah Butterworth
9. John Butterworth
10. Henry Carter
12. William Cape
14. Emily Mallender
15. Peter Mallender
16. Bertram Mallender
17. Lottie Mallender
18. Henry Watson
19. Geo Thornton
23. Hanna Burkinshaw
24. Ada Burkinshaw
28. Edwd Riley
32. Ann Greenwood
34. Wm Low
36. James Hoggarth
37. Sarah Hoggarth
38. Joseph Hoggarth
41. Peter Gabrelsen
43. John Mercer
44. Sarah Mercer
45. Annie Mercer
46. Walter W Edellen
47. James Kidd
48. O G Queen (some doubt about this transcription)
49. Geo Simpson
50. Betsy Simpson
51. John W Thompson
52. A Ritchie
53. Henry Pitt
54. William H Portch
56. John H Kay
The names of saloon passengers on the same ship do not appear on the Boston manifest.
I look forward very much to hearing from you again.
With very best wishes,
Peter
[Captain's Note:] Peter Wilson Coldham is a British genealogist born in London in 1926,
who very graciously works with ISTG.
He was awarded the Bickersteth Medal in 1991 and is a Fellow of the American Society
of Genealogists and Society of Genealogists, London; Peter had authored 26 books, several
monographs and magazine articles, including many standard works on Anglo-American genealogy.
His works, which include the following titles, are available via a quick "search by author" at:
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1661-1699
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1700-1750
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1751-1776
The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775
Supplement to The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775
American Migrations 1765-1799. The lives, times, and families of colonial Americans who
remained loyal to the British Crown before, during and after the Revolutionary War, as
related in their own words and through their correspondence
Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London, 1617-1778
The Bristol Registers of Servants Sent to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1686
Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776
Emigrants in Chains. A Social History of Forced Emigration to the Americas of Felons,
Destitute Children, Political and Religious Non-Conformists, Vagabonds, Beggars and Other
Undesirables, 1607-1776
English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660. Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court
of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America
English Estates of American Colonists. American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury, 1610-1699
English Estates of American Colonists. American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799
English Estates of American Settlers. American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858
American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775
American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 112, List 198.
Transcribed by Patricia Reardon Gault a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 December 2000
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