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Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS America


Glasgow, Scotland to Boston, Massachusetts
4 February 1860
Copy of Report and List of the passengers taken on board the SS America of Glasgow whereof W.F. Miller is Master, burthen (left blank) /95 tons, bound from the port of Liverpool for Boston.
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.


  1  Mr Mactoniste              29   m                    U States      U States      cabin
  2* Mr Wills                   30   m   merchant         England       U States      cabin
  3* Mrs Wills                  26   f                    England       U States      cabin
  4  Mr Young                   48   m                    Scotland      Scotland      cabin
  5  Mrs Young                  47   f                    Scotland      Scotland      cabin
  6  Mr James H. Hollister      37   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
  7  Mr G H Brown               31   m   merchant         Scotland      Scotland      cabin
  8  Mr H A Schercher           19   m   merchant         Prussia       Prussia       cabin
  9  Mr G Baker                 37   m   merchant         Prussia       Prussia       cabin
 10  Mr James Young             19   m                    Scotland      Scotland      cabin
 11  Mr John Osbray             33   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 12* Mr Cheister                41   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 13  Mr Smith                   39   m   merchant         Scotland      Scotland      cabin 
 14* Capt Hones                 39   m   master mariner   U States      U States      cabin
 15* Mr R Ezne                  41   m                    Ireland       U States      cabin
 16  Mr F Jenson                49   m   merchant         England       U States      cabin
 17  Mr Szle Re?d               24   m   merchant         Scotland      Scotland      cabin
 18  Dr. E. Michel              26   m   physician        U States      U States      cabin
 19  Mr J. P. Buchel            39   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 20* Mr N. H. Darilo            37   m                    U States      U States      cabin
 21* Mr J "Brelongpls" Darilo   36   m                    Prussia       Prussia       cabin
 22  Mr L. Brelnay              41   m                    Prussia       Prussia       cabin
 23  Mr Farquhar                39   m   merchant         Scotland      Scotland      cabin
 24  Mr Richard H Strich        27   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 25  Mr James Lyons             26   m                    Ireland       Ireland       cabin
 26* Mr Gutrelt                 37   m                    Germany       Germany       cabin
 27  Mr Peter Fuselli           29   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 28* Mr Joseph Reegon           37   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 29* Mr Sephen Reegon           34   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 30  Mr Thos. Masters           29   m   merchant         England       England       cabin
 31  Mr C. Suren                37   m                    U States      U States      cabin
 32  Mr Edwards                 29   m   merchant         England       England       cabin
 33  Mrs Edwards                29   f                    England       England       cabin
 34  Miss Barratt               18   f                    England       England       cabin
 35  Mr John Grier              49   m                    U States      U States      cabin
 36  Mr John Ogden              27   m                    U States      U States      cabin
 37  Mr  Williamson             36   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 38  Mr C. Phalin               39   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 39  Mr C. Grove                41   m   merchant         Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   cabin
 40  Mr A Treat                 49   m   merchant         Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   cabin
 41  Mr J Webb                  36   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 42  Miss LeTousell             29   f                    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia   cabin
 43  Mr O Brien                 39   m   merchant         Nova Scotia   U States      cabin
 44  Mr M J. Welbin             38   m   merchant         England       England       cabin
 45  Mr J C. Drummond           49   m   merchant         Scotland      Scotland      cabin
 46  Capt Sam                   36   m   master mariner   U States      U States      cabin
 47  Mr W. H. Pilbins           29   m   merchant         Nova Scotia   U States      cabin
 48  Mr  Thomas                 37   m   merchant         England       England       cabin
 49  Mr Evans                   29   m   merchant         England       England       cabin
 50  Mr Oliver                  41   m   merchant         England       England       cabin
 51  Mr James Dunn              39   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 52* Mr J. F Thalin             46   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin
 53  Mr John Lloyd              39   m   merchant         U States      U States      cabin

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.

*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.

 1 & 2:  Surname may be Wells.
12:      Surname may be Cheester.
14:      Surname may be Howes.
15:      Surname may be Ezre.
20:      Surname may be Davilo.
21:      It is not clear if the last name is Brelongpls or Darilo/Davilo.
26:      Surname may be  Gutrett or Gutrell.
28 & 29: the last name could be Reegow.
52:      Surname may be Phalin.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 56.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 June 2006



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