Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Boston

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION. required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board, upon arrival in the United States.

S.S.Boston, sailing from Yarmouth, NS, Jan 3rd, 1900, arriving at port of Boston, Jan 4th, 1900, United States of America, state of Mass, county of Boston

* I, S. F. Stanwood, Master of the Steamship Boston, belonging to Yarmouth, NS do solemnly, truly and sincerely swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel, at the port of Boston on Jan 4th, 1900

(signed) S F Stanwood, Master of SS Boston

Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence, the 4th day of Jan, 1900.

(signed) Sam D Canas?? (Immigrant Inspector)

Coloumns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Destination, *Religion.

  1  Miss A. M. Boyd       25   f   lady         NS         NS   Hoverhill    P   
  2* John Guest            23   m   printer      NS         NS   Cambridge    P   
  3  L. T. Lewis           25   m   moulder      NS         NS   Cambridge    P   
  4* Henry Butler          21   m   mech         NS         NS   Chelsea      P   
  5  B.F. Ellis            35   m   fisher       NS         NS   New York     P   
  6  Saml Perry            39   m   fisher       NS         NS   Boston       P   
  7  Miss J Powers         24   f   lady         NS         NS   Danvers      P   
  8  Jas. A. Powers        17   m   s. maker     NS         NS   Danvers      P   
  9  Geo W. Pennell        23   m   s. maker     NS         NS   Brockton     P   
 10  S. H. Cork            28   m   mariner      NS         NS   Boston       P   
 11  G. M^cGovmer          29   m   bark         NS         Am   Melrose      P   
 12* F. M. Kenny           20   m   farmer       NS         NS   Boston       P   
 13  R. R. Goodwin         23   m   b. builder   NS         NS   Swampscott   P   
 14  W. Doucette           38   m   mason        Am         Am   Melrose      P   
 15  John Doucette         25   m   mason        Am         Am   Wakefield    P   
 16  Forman Doucette       24   m   borp         NS         NS   Wakefield    P   
 17  Lena Mause             3   f   child        NS         NS   Wakefield    P   
 18  W. Ricker             16   m   mfg          NS         NS   Malden       P   
 19  Hy Jones              36   m   farmer       NS         NS   Hamilton     P   
 20  Frank Surette         18   m   mfg          NS         NS   Reading      P   
 21  M. M^cGinnis          27   m   farmer       NS         NS   Lowell       P   
 22  Thos. Devine          23   m   caster       NS         NS   Lynn         P   
 23  Amy Patterson         18   f   lady         NS         NS   Boston       P   
 24* Miss V. Spinney       18   f   lady         NS         NS   Princeton    P   
 25  Miss M. Dwyer         18   f   lady         NS         NS   Boston       P   
 26  Mrs E.H. Ansell       30   f   lady         Am         Am   Danvers      P   
 27  Beatrice Ansell        5   f   child        Am         Am   Danvers      P   
 28  Miss B. Whitehouse    17   f   lady         NS         NS   Danvers      P   
 29  Miss A. M. Dwyer      36   f   lady         NS         NS   Boston       P   
 30  W. Brown              36   m   mfg          NS         NS   Boston       P   
 31  Lee Murray            22   m   seaman       NS         NS   Boston       P   
 32* F. M. Gardner         43   m   c necht      Am         Am   Boston           
 33  Mrs M^cKay            52   f   lady         Am         Am   Swampscott   P   
 34* Mrs C Nickeman        36   f   lady         NS         NS   New York         
 35  Phil Doucette         51   m   agent        American   NS   Boston           
 36* A.  St Stoneman       28   m   student      American   NS   Andover          
 37  Arthur Lee            32   m   motorman     N.S.       NS   Boston       P   
 38  Mrs A. Lee            27   f   lady         N.S.       NS   Boston       P   
 39  Miss J. Phillips      24   f   lady         N.S.       NS   New York     P   
 40  Miss M. E. Phillips   20   f   lady         N.S.       NS   New York     P   
 41  Miss M. P. Huton      21   f   lady         N.S.       NS   Boston       P   
 42  J C Huton             27   m   engineer     N.S.       NS   Boston       P   
 43* D. E. M^cCard         38   m   seaman       N.S.       NS   Boston       P   
 44  Miss E. M  Huntley    28   f   lady         N.S.       NS   Boston       P   
 45  Mrs Cavendar          32   f   lady         Amer       NS   Boston           
 46  Keith Gardner          9   m   boy          Amer       NS   Boston           
 47* Arthur Gardener       40   m   b. smith     Amer       NS   Boston       P   
    

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.

*  the sworn statement is at the end of the list of passengers.

*  port of landing is Boston for all passengers, therefore this coloumn has been eliminated.

*  P or C is written in front of most of the names. This might pertain to the passenger's 
   religion, P could be Protestant, C could be Catholic.


2:       the last name could be Guesh.
4:       Given name may be R Larry.
12:      Surname may be Kerny.
24:      Surname may be Spinner.
34:      Surname may be Nickerson.
36:      Name may be A H Stoneman.
43:      Surname may be M^cCord.
32 & 47: Surname may be Gordner.

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