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Steamer Linda


Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts
30 March 1874

* I, Master of the above-named (left blank), from the port of (left blank), do solemnly, truly and sincerely swear that the above List contains the names and descriptions of all the Passengers who were on board the said at the time of or since her last departure from the said Port of (left blank), or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port, and that none have died on the voyage.
Collector's office, port of Boston, MA, 187 .
Subscribed and sworn to before
_______________ Collector.
COPY OF REPORT AND LIST OF THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamer Linda whereof Timothy Leary is Master, burthen 449 tons.
Coloumns represent: names; age (years, months); sex; occupation, trade or profession; country to which they severally belong; country of which they intend to become inhabitants; died on voyage*; part of vessel occupied during the voyage.
  1* Calvin Locke       46   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  2  James W Harris     24   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  3* John Balar         42   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  4  Smith Harding      24   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  5* G H Gallagher      49   m   clergyman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  6  Samuel  Drew       29   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  7  Mary Drew           6   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  8  Geo  W Looker      37   m   mariner     Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
  9  G E Smith          29   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 10* Miriam Smith       11   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 11  Cassie Smith        4   f               Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 12  Henry Locke        21   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 13  S E Balkam         24   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 14  Lindly Willet      40   m   merchant    Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 15  Stephen Connell    27   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 16* Lemuell Hines      29   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 17  Samuel  Boyd       49   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 18* Passimer Donett    26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 19  Miles Stoddart     29   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 20  Michael Swim       25   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 21  Obed R Crowell     24   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 22  Peter Swim         26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     cabin          
 23  Charles Wiswell    28   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 24  Renton Spinney     27   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 25  Isaiah Roberts     26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 26  George Roberts     29   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 27  D A Gray           23   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 28  Chas Allen         26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 29  James Porter       27   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 30  Arthur Stenard     40   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 31  W^m Tanner         26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 32  Bernard Thurston   24   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 33  Jo Kenney          21   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia     2nd cabin      
 34* George Grant       26   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   United States   2nd cabin      
 35* Timothy Sweeney    25   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   United States   2nd cabin      
 36* James Cahoon       27   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   United States   2nd cabin      
 37* Alexander Mayo     24   m   fisherman   Nova Scotia   United States   2nd 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.

*  No passengers died so this column was omitted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.


1:       Surname may be Lacke.
3:       Surname may be Balas.
5:       Initials may be J D.
10:      Given name may be Meriam.
16:      Surname may be Henes.
18:      Name may be Rassimer Dorett.
34 - 37: These 4 were noted to be "wrecked seamen".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M277, Reel 87.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 April 2006



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