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SS Boston


Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts
21 January 1900

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 20^th, 1900, arriving at port on Jan 21^th, 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 the Jan 20^th, 1900, day of Jan 21^th, 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: 
 1: number on list
 2: Name in full
 3: age in years and months
 4: sex
 5: married/single
 6: calling or occupation
 7: able to read and write
 8: nationality
 9: last residence
10: seaport for landing in the United States
11: final destination in the United Stares (state, city or town)
12: whether having a ticket to such destination
13: by whom was passage paid?
14: whether in possession of money; if so whether more than $30, how much if $30 or less
15: whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where
16: whether going to join a relative and if so, what relative, their name and address
17: ever in prison or almshouse or supported by charity (if yes, state which)
18: whether a polygamist
19: whether under contract, express or implied, to labor in the United States
20: condition of health, mental and physical
21: deformed or crippled, nature and cause


  1  Mrs A. O. Lewitt    42   f   lady        NS   NS   Boston         P   
  2* A. Parks            54   m   mariner     NS   NS   New York       P   
  3* E. Messenger        65   m   corp?       Am   NS   Cliftonside        
  4  W. G. Goodwin       32   m   fisher      NS   NS   Boston         A   
  5  A. L. Goodwin       22   m   fisher      NS   NS   Boston         C   
  6  Ter. O'Neil         53   m   corp?       NS   NS   Boston             
  7* Calvin Moron        28   m   fisher      NS   NS   Boston         C   
  8  Stephen Doucette    28   m   mfg         Am   Am   Melrose            
  9  J. A. Haskins       33   m   corp?       NS   NS   Boston             
 10  Lesley Allen        29   m   farmer      NS   NS   Lawrence           
 11  Jos. O'Neil         33   m   farmer      NS   NS   Haverhill      C   
 12  Jas. Simpson        20   m   saddler     NS   NS   Boston             
 13  F. E. Fuller        37   m   foreman     Am   Am   Revere             
 14  F. S. Foote         48   m   mariner     NS   NS   New York       P   
 15  Eliza Cameron       15   f   lady        NS   NS   Boston         P   
 16  Mrs J  M^cGann      34   f   lady        Am   Am   Worcester          
 17  Chas M^cGann         8   m   child       Am   Am   Worcester          
 18  Ida Cox             29   f   lady        Am   NS   Boston             
 19  Mrs J. Elliot       61   f   lady        Am   Am   Py?                
 20  Mary Elliot          7   f   child       Am   Am   Py?                
 21  Miss May Doucette   18   f   lady        NS   NS   Boston         C   
 22  Ida Williams        23   f   lady        NS   NS   Boston         P   
 23  Mrs A. Kuhn         24   f   lady        Am   Am   Dorchester         
 24  N???? Kuhn           4   f   child       Am   Am   Dorchester         
 25  Grace Bell          24   f   lady        NS   NS   Somerville         
 26  Thos Cole           28   m   eng         NS   NS   New York       C   
 27  H. Doane            75   m   mariner     NS   NS   New York       P   
 28  C. H. Thomas        52   m   MD          Am   Am   Boston         P   
 29* J. A. Craig         46   m   druggist    NS   NS   Boston         P   
 30  Jas. Boyd           45   m   mariner     NS   NS   Boston             
 31  N. G. Porter        32   m   mariner     NS   NS   New York       P   
 32  Geo. Edgar          30   m   mech        A    NS   Boston             
 33  E. V. Ryder         18   f   lady        A    NS   Boston         P   
 34  H. B. Ritchie       40   m   traveller   NS   Am   Boston         P   
 35  Miss M. Owen        40   f   lady        NS   Am   Beverly        P   
 36  H. G. Sutherland    49   m   mcht        NS   Am   Philadelphia   P   
 37  K. H. Murray        55   m   mcht        Am   Am   Philadelphia   P   
 38  J. C. Smith         70   m   mcht        NS   Am   Boston             
 39  A. K. Tufry         34   m   dealer      NS   Am   Boston         P   
 40  Bessie Dunn         28   f   lady        NS   Am   Philadelphia   P   
 41  Addie Dunn          24   f   lady        NS   Am   Philadelphia   P   
 42  C. E. M^cPhee       28   m   teller      Am   Am   Boston         P   
 43  H. D. Newell        35   m   mariner     Am   NS   Boston             
 44  Miss Mary Boyd      30   f   lady        Am   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.

*  coloumns 3, 12 - 21 where left blank.

 2: Surname may be Parker.
 3: Surname may be Messinger.
 7: Surname may be Moson.
29: Surname may be Craing.
33: Surname may be Rataher. 
36: Middle initial may be "T"

National Archives and Records Administration, Film T843, Roll 36, Vol. 74-75.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 May 2007



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