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Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Steamer Linda


Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts
21 March 1874

* I, Master of the above-named (left blank), from the port of (left blank), do solemnly, truly and sincerely swear that the above List contains the names and descriptions of all the Passengers who were on board the said at the time of or since her last departure from the said Port of (left blank), or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port, and that none have died on the voyage.
Collector's office, port of Boston, MA, 187 .
Subscribed and sworn to before
_______________ Collector.
COPY OF REPORT AND LIST OF THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamer Linda whereof Timothy Leary is Master, burthen 449 tons.
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  Andrew Hammonall    36   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   United States   cabin         
  2  Alexander Downes    24   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  3  H D Rankin          31   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  4  W D Davis           36   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  5  Capt C F Moses      38   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  6  George Mayton       27   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  7  Frank Killam        34   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  8  W^m Smith           29   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
  9  Manners Swinburgh   26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 10  E  Atwood           24   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 11  Heny Gray           29   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 12  Warren Smith        23   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 13  Amos N. Truell      27   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 14  Hugh Kenneally      26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 15  James Horton        41   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 16* Ralph Casey         21   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 17  W N Sargent         51   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 18* Arthur Coe          26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 19  Joseph Crosby       24   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 20  Mrs Geo Redding     52   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 21  Mrs Geo Eldridge    29   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 22* Clara Trull         24   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 23  Mrs H Eldridge      29   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 24  Anna Eldridge        4   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 25  Blanche Eldridge     6   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin         
 26  Wm A Snow           24   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 27  J Thompson          26   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 28  S Muse              22   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 29  Isiah White         27   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 30  Rueben Muse         29   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 31  Wm Clements         26   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 32* Gere Muse           24   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 33* John Surette        21   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 34  Edward M^cManus     22   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 35* Maurice Dunply      26   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
 36  John M^cDonald      29   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     steerage      
    

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.

*  The Captain's statement followed the passenger list.

*  No passengers died so this column was omitted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.


16: the last name could be Ceary.
18: the last name could be Cae.
22: Surname may be Trall.
32: Given name may be Jere.
33: Surname may be Sarette or Susette.
35: Surname may be Dunphy.
39: the last name could be Pasco.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 87.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 April 2006



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