There are no statements from the Captain on these ships landing in Boston, MA in 1849. The list of passengers only include immigrants. No Americans are listed although they may have been on board. According to staff at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives, these microfilms are the only remaining records for some of these ships.
This list is copied verbatim from the microfilm of the original lists at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives, Columbia Point, Boston, MA.
Columns represent: Date, Name of Passengers, Age, Occupation, Where Born, Last Residence, Where From.
1* Jan. 12 Jane Rug 28 Domestic Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 2* Jan. 12 Mrs. Sullivan 16 Domestic Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 3* Jan. 12 James Cu??ing 27 Domestic Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 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. ? Question marks indicate unreadable text. The above was copied exactly as the original; where there were ditto marks, the original word was used. These ships were from Halifax, Nova Scotia, although it does not say Nova Scotia anywhere on the document. There was no visible information on Head Money Paid on this ship. 1 Rug could be Ray, Rag, Reeg, Reig, or Ruy. 2 Mrs. could be Miss 3 Cu??ing looks like it could be Cushing or Cum?ing, or even Cr????ing.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives,
Alien Passenger Lists to Port of Boston,
Microfilm Vol. #2, Jan. 2, 1849 to Feb. 22, 1850.
Transcribed by Peg Buckman for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 May 1999
The New Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo was designed by Patty McCormack. The ship logo, which is still used in part, was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The ship logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2009
ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2009 and may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.