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SS Boston


Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts
25 February 1900

List of 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 at any port in the United States.
Sailing from Yarmouth, NS, 24 February 1900, arriving at port of Boston, Febry 24th, 1900.
 1: Number on List
 2: Number of Contract ticket
 3: Name in Full
 4: Age (years, months)
 5: Sex
 6: Marital Status
 7: Calling or Occupation
 8: Able to read or write
 9: Nationality
10: Last Residence
11: Seaport of Landing in the United States
12: Final Destination in the United States (state, city, town)
13: Whether having a ticket to such final destination
14: By whom was passage paid
15: Whether in possession of money; if so, whether more than $30, how much if $30 or less
16: Whether ever before in the United States; and if so when and where
17: Whether going to join a relative? And if so, what relative, their name and address
18: Ever in prison or almshouse; or supported by charity (if yes, state which)
19: Whether a polygamist
20: Whether under contract, express or implied, to labor in the United States
21: Condition of health, mental and physical
22: Deformed or crippled, nature and cause


  1  H Dennison           42   m   CTA         Am    Am    Boston   Montreal      
  2  J. H. Hopkins        30   m   CTA         Am    Am    Boston   New York      
  3  M^rs G Dixon         26   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
  4  M^rs A Hamilton      37   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
  5  John Jodrey          35   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
  6  C. Dulong            25   m   coachman    NS    Am    Boston   Melrose       
  7  M^rs D. Doucette     48   m   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Chelsea       
  8  Thos. Ellis          28   m   farmer      NS    NS    Boston   Ilsboro       
  9  Jas Felch            50   m   seaman      Am    Am    Boston   Boston        A
 10* Dennis Annis         18   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
 11  H. H. Perry          30   m   traveller   NS    NS    Boston   Montreal      
 12  Carl Fosby           23   m   printer     NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 13  Andrew Bouche        32   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
 14  John Whalen          29   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
 15* M.  Gohie?           30   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
 16  Tim LeBlanc          20   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    
 17  Geo Doggett          30   m   dealer      NS    Am    Boston   Newport       
 18  D. Holme             53   m   foundry     NS    Am    Boston   Boston        
 19* S. K. Reid           45   m   eng         Am    Am    Boston   B. I.         A
 20  Enos Hobbard         22   m   foundry     NS    NS    Boston   Wakefield     
 21  H. T. D'Entremont    37   m   agent       NS    Am    Boston   Peabody       
 22* Ira Hamilton         38   m   seaman      NS    NS    Boston   Boston        A
 23  F. S. Pruett         23   m   seaman      Am    NS    Boston   Boston        A
 24  W. T.  Crossley      30   m   mariner     NS    NS    Boston   New York      
 25  S Swain              40   m   mariner     NS    NS    Boston   New York      
 26  M^rs Greenwood       50   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 27  E Gray               29   m               NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 28  C. R. Reeves         4?   m   eng         NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 29  Thos. Killam         55   m   gent        NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 30  W. E. Boon           35   m   traveller   Can   Can   Boston   Montreal      
 31  M^rs J. E. Ritchie   40   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   New York      
 32  W^m Churchill        42   m   mcht        NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 33  M.  Rodney           27   m   cork?       NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 34  Geo Rodney           20   m   cork?       NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 35  M^rs Fitzmaurice     45   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 36  F. S. Deaning        35   m   cork?       Am    Am    Boston   Boston        
 37  M^rs T. Hebb         60   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Salem         
 38  Miss P. Healey       35   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Worcester     
 39  M^rs A. Venoh        40   f   lady        Am    Am    Boston   Dorchester    
 40  Miss J Dugan         18   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   Lynn          
 41* Miss K. Clements     23   f   lady        NS    NS    Boston   New Bedford   
 42  F. G. Hall           46   m   gent        Am    Am    Boston   Boston        
 43* H. Follanbee         28   m   agent       Am    Am    Boston   Gloucester    
 44  J. K. Allen          28   m   secy        Am    Am    Boston   New York      
 45  Fred King            26   m   mach        Am    Am    Boston   Boston        
 46  H. V. Dexter         27   m   mariner     NS    NS    Boston   Boston        
 47  John Devcan          40   m   fisher      NS    NS    Boston   Gloucester    

United States of America, State of Mass., S.S.     County of ___________
I, S. F. Stanwood, Master of the Steamship Boston, belonging to Yarmouth, NS, do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the port of Boston, on the 25th day of Febry 1900.
(signed) S. F. Stanwood, Master of SS Boston
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, the 25th day of Febry 1900
(signed) John W. Dolan, Immigrant Inspector.
    
    
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.


19: Name may be S H Reed.
43: Surname may be Follambee.
49: Surname may be Syner.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film T843, Reel 36, Volume 74-75.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 March 2010
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