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Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Brig Boston


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts
12 April 1860

COPY OF REPORT AND LIST OF THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Boston of Halifax whereof B. O'Brien is Master, burthen 212 tons, bound from the port of Halifax for Boston.
Coloumns represent: names; age (years, months); sex; occupation, trade or profession; country to which they severally belong; country of which they intend to become inhabitants; died on voyage*; part of vessel occupied during the voyage.

  1  Miss  Phillips     21   f   not stated   Halifax       visitor    cabin
  2  Bridget Costin     29   f   not stated   Halifax       Boston     cabin
  3  S. J. Wheatly      29   m   not stated   England       Boston     cabin
  4  H Sutherland       23   m   not stated   Juno          Boston     cabin
  5  John Wilson        30   m   not stated   Picto         Boston     cabin
  6  John Swan          23   m   not stated   Colchester    Boston     cabin
  7  Mrs Mosher         29   f   not stated   New Bedford   Boston     cabin
  8  Hannah Darrs        8   f   not stated   New Bedford   Boston     cabin
  9  Miss  Neilson      22   f   not stated   Halifax       Boston     cabin
 10  Michael Canny      23   m   not stated   Halifax       Boston     cabin
 11  Miss  Miles        22   f   not stated   New York      Boston     cabin
 12  David May          58   m   not stated   New York      Boston     cabin
 13  James Brophy       25   m   not stated   Halifax       Boston     cabin
 14  Edward Sterling    28   m   not stated   Halifax       visitor    cabin
 15  George Dalton      20   m   seaman       Ireland       U States   cabin
 16  Jeremiah Conners   23   m   laborer      Ireland       U States   cabin
 17  H Conners          21   f                Ireland       U States   cabin
 18  John Moraity       47   m   laborer      Ireland       U States   cabin
 19  Michael Harny      16   m   laborer      Halifax       U States   cabin
 20  Dennis Sullivan    30   m   laborer      Ireland       U States   cabin
 21  Mrs Sullivan       23   f                Ireland       U States   cabin
 22  Ellen Sullivan      1   f                Halifax       U States   cabin
 23  Donald Murphy      26   m   laborer      Ireland       U States   cabin
 24  John Murphy        20   m   laborer      Ireland       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 on the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 56.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 June 2006



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