Steamer America
Copy of Report and List of the passengers taken on board the Steamer America of Glasgow whereof W. F. Miller is Master, burthen 166 /95 tons, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 James Landlaw 24 m machinist Nova Scotia U States cabin 2 E. Laurence 22 m mariner Nova Scotia U States cabin 3 John E. Milaney 21 m clerk Nova Scotia U States cabin 4* William Canay 30 m farmer Nova Scotia U States cabin 5 James A Many 19 m farmer Nova Scotia U States cabin 6 William Hurley 24 m farmer Nova Scotia U States cabin 7 T. R Branon 19 m farmer U States U States cabin 8 Mikle Hardy 21 m U States U States cabin 9 Wheeler Hitcher 18 m shoe maker Nova Scotia U States cabin 10 Peter Cale 18 m farmer Nova Scotia U States cabin 11 James Mackintosh 20 m harnes maker Nova Scotia U States cabin 12 Daniel M^cKeiner 27 m mariner Nova Scotia U States cabin 13 Daniel Scott 19 m baker Nova Scotia U States cabin 14 James M^cDammet 22 m trunk maker Nova Scotia U States cabin 15 William Kingston 45 m mason U States U States cabin 16 James Smith 24 m mariner Nova Scotia U States cabin 17 John M^cDonald 26 m mariner U States U States cabin 18 David Lawrence 23 m mariner Nova Scotia U States cabin 19 Mrs Porter 33 f Nova Scotia U States cabin 20 F. Jane Porter 4 f Nova Scotia U States cabin Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes. ? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder. ^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted. * Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling. * Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing. * None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated. 4: Surname may be Cavay. 9: Surname may be Kitcher. 12: Surname may be M^cKeener.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 56.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 June 2006
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