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SS Boston


Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts
11 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 10th, 1900, arriving at port of Boston, Jan 11th, 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 Jan 11th, 1900
(signed) S F Stanwood, Master of SS Boston
Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence, the 11th day of Jan, 1900.
(signed) Sam D Canas?? (Immigrant Inspector)
Coloumns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Destination, *Religion.
  1  Miss Adell Amico     20     f   lady        NS   NS   Boston        P   
  2  Smith Crowell        38     m   fisher      NS   NS   Boston        P   
  3  Walter Crooks        19     m   books?      Am   Am   Boston            
  4  Mrs J Stevens        15     f   lady        Am   Am   Essex             
  5  Eliza Roberts        23     m   fisher      NS   NS   Glouscester   C   
  6  H. B. Nickerson      21     m   teamster    NS   NS   Everett       P   
  7  Miss R. Patten       22     f   lady        NS   NS   Boston        P   
  8  J. E. Witmore        30     m   gent.       NS   NS   New Haven     P   
  9  A. G. Nickerson      25     m   baker       NS   NS   Worcester     P   
 10  Walter Watts         18     m   fisher      NS   NS   Chelsea       P   
 11* W. F. Croosley       35     m   mariner     NS   NS   New York      P   
 12* Mrs W. F. Croosley   32     f   lady        NS   NS   New York      P   
 13  R. P. Penney         40     m   c mecht     NS   Am   Boston            
 14  Stephen Boyd         24     m   nursing     NS   Am   Boston        P   
 15  John Dingle          56     m   gardener    Am   Am   Wakefield         
 16* A. N. Langille       34     m   plumber     Am   Am   Warren            
 17  Pat An???ior         24     m   farmer      NS   NS   Providence    P   
 18  G. P. Boyle          28     m   peddling    NS   NS   Boston        P   
 19* C. M^cKnowles        26     m   driver      Am   Am   Boston            
 20* Herbert M^cKnowles    3     m   child       Am   Am   Boston            
 21  J. A. Walker         60     m   dealer      NS   Am   Boston        P   
 22* Chas Payzanch        25     m   farmer      NS   NS   Boston        P   
 23  Aug Frank            27     m   farmer      NS   NS   Boston        P   
 24* J. B. Hatfield       33     m   canp        NS   NS   Arlington     P   
 25  M. Mallett           35     m   canp        NS   NS   Nomt          P   
 26  Hy C. Rofuse         31     m   prok        NS   Am   Charlestown   P   
 27  John Hunt            58     m   carp        NS   Am   Boston        P   
 28  J. Nickerson         29     m   p. driver   NS   NS   Boston        P   
 29  N. J. Sears          32     m   fisher      NS   NS   Boston        P   
 30* Miss G. Sandey       23     f   lady        NS   Am   Lynn          P   
 31* Mrs C. H Durker      23     f   lady        NS   NS   New Haven     P   
 32  Lena Sanford         24     f   lady        NS   NS   Lynn          P   
 33  Mrs C B. Davis       68     f   lady        Am   NS   Dorchester    P   
 34  Mrs M. A Hatch       65     f   lady        NS   NS   Sherborn          
 35  Mrs J. A. Walker     52     f   lady        NS   NS   Boston        P   
 36  Mrs P Malone         64     f   lady        NS   NS   Brookline     P   
 37* Miss L Saulaner      17     f   lady        NS   NS   Navant        C   
 38  Frank Briton         19     m   student     NS   NS   Boston        P   
 39  Alfred Portier       20     m   barber      NS   NS   Boston        C   
 40  Mrs Herbien          30     f   lady        NS   NS   Boston        C   
 41* Mamie Herbien        17 m   f   child       NS   NS   Boston        C   
 42  J. E. Forsythe       34     m   seaman      NS   NS   W. Newton     P   
 43  Mrs J. E. Forsythe   38     f   lady        NS   Am   W. Newton     P   
 44  Albert Cutting       13     m   student     Am   Am   W. Newton         
 45* H. D. Doone          22     m   student     Am   Am   W. Newton         
 46* Mrs H. D. Doone      25     f   lady        Am   Am   Cleveland         
 47  C. E. Bachman        35     m   gent        Am   Am   Cleveland         
 48  Alice Boudreau       32     f   lady        Am   Am   New York          
 49  Mary Boudreau        44     f   lady        Am   Am   Gloucester    C   
 50  Mrs J. E. Locke      34     f   lady        Am   Am   Gloucester    P   
 51  J. L. Crandall       33     m   cont        Am   Am   Boston            
 52  Mrs J. L. Crandall   30     f   lady        Am   Am   Malden            
 53  C. W. Abbott         32     m   clerk       Am   Am   Boston            
 54  Mrs C. W. Abbott     25     f   lady        Am   Am   Nos               
 55  Miss M. Coffin       22     f   lady        Am   Am   Somerville    P   
 56  L. Devine            24     m   mariner     Am   Am   Gloucester        
 57  Mrs L. Devine        28     f   lady        Am   Am   Gloucester        
 58  R. Ferguson          24     m   clerk       NS   Am   Boston        P   
 59  T. A. Mosher         43     m   cont        NS   NS   Boston            
 60  Frank Gardner        43     m   c maht      Am   NS   Boston            
 61  N. F. Hammond        40     m   agent       Am   Am   Boston            
 62  Walter Murphy        40     m   dealer      NS   NS   Boston        C   
 63  E.  Atkinson         30     m   corp        Am   Am   Somerville    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.


 5:      Name may be F. M. Lovitt.
 4:      age has been transcribed as seen on the manifest.
11 & 12: Surname may be Crossley.
16:      Initials may be N. N.
19:      Name may be C. M. Knoweles
20:      Name may be Herbert M. Knowles
22:      the last name could be Poyzanch.
30:      Surname may be Sawdey or Loudey.
37:      final destination could be Nahant. Surname may be Sauliver or Saulier.
41:      the first name could be Marnie.
45 & 46: the last name could be Doane.



National Archives and Records Administration, Film T843, Reel 36, Vol. 74-75.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 May 2006



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