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Ship Manifest for "SS Nova Scotia"
Departing from Liverpool, England July 12th 1928
Departing St. John's, Nfld. July 21st 1928
Departing Halifax, Nova Scotia July 24th 1928
Arriving in Boston, Massachusetts July 26th 1928

NO. ON LIST	NAME IN FULL	AGE yrs/mos	SEX	MARRIED OR SINGLE	DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH IN USA	IF NATURALIZED, DATE AND LOCATION	ADDRESS IN UNITED STATES
LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL, ENG, JULY 12th, 1928, ARRIVING AT BOSTON, MASS, USA, JULY 26th, 1928
LIST 2
1	WOOD, Richardson King	34	M	S	Irvington, New York, 26th Novr, 1903		Milbrook, New York
LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM ST JOHN'S, NFLD, JULY 21st 1928, ARRIVING AT BOSTON, MASS, USA, JULY 26th 1928
LIST 4
1	BREEN, Robert Joseph	46	M	M		Boston, Mass, 9th September, 1913	10 Hamlin St, So Boston, Mass
2	BREEN, Robert Joseph	10	M	S	20th September, 1918, St Boston, Mass		10 Hamlin St, So Boston, Mass
3	PENNEY, Annie	49?	F	M		Exeter, N H, 3rd April, 1928	51 Pearl St, Portsmouth, NH
LIST 6
1	ARNOLD,Katherine	44	F	S	1st January, 1884, Portland, Ore		Hood College, Frederick, MD
2	BANE, Mary Cecilia	41	F	S	11th October, 1887, Worcester, Mass		35 Columbus Ave, Somerville, Mass
3	COLLINS, James M	44	M	M	4th February 1884, North Adams, Mass		233 Fellsway East, Malden, Mass
4	RAPP, Olga	46	F	S	26th June 1882, Cincinatti, OH		29 Alexandre Apartments, Wolvers Hills, Cincinatti, OH
5	WYSE, David	39	M	M		Boston, Mass, 12th November, 1918	30 West Eagle St, East Boston, Mass
6	WYSE, Marguerite	11 mos	F	S	15th August, 1927, East Boston, Mass		30 West Eagle St, East Boston, Mass
LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM HALIFAX, N S, JULY 24th 1928, ARRIVING AT BOSTON, MASS, USA, JULY 26th, 1928
LIST 4
1	COLLINS, Grace M	44	F	M	24th July, 1884, Whitefiled, Mass		233 Fellsway, East; Malden Mass
2	CONLEY, Elizabeth	41	F	M	3rd May 1887, Ware, Mass		144 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Mass
3	FOLEY, Mary H	24	F	S	6th July, 1904, Lexington, Mass		1 Craigie St, Cambridge, Mass
4	FOLEY, Margaret L	22	F	S	28th October, 1906, Medford, Mass		1 Craigie St, Cambridge, Mass
5	HOWARD, Muriel L	32	F	M	28th May, 1896, Ware, Mass		59 Church St, Ware, Mass
6	POLLAK, Leo	48	M	M	22nd September, 1979(sic), Chicago, Ill		408 Union Trust Building, Cincinnati, Ohio
7	POLLAK, Barbara	49	F	M	4th April, 1879, Cincinnati,Ohio		408 Union Trust Building, Cincinnati, Ohio
8	ROHAN, Grace C	32	F	S	12th September, 1896, East Hampton, Mass		2 Southampton St, East Hampton, Mass
9	ROHAN, Marie	31	F	S	13th June, 1897, East Hampton, Mass		2 Southampton St, East Hampton, Mass

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT PORT OF ARRIVAL

1	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	17	18	21	22a	22b	22c	23	24a	24b	24c	33	34	35
No. on List	Name in Full	Age	Sex	Married or Single	Calling or Occupation	Nationality	Race	Place of Birth Country/City or Town	Immigration Visa Number	Issued at	Date	Last Permanent Residence Country/City or town	Name and Address of Nearest Relative or Friend in Country whench Alien Came	Final Destination State/City or Town	In Possession of $50	Whether In USA before?	Year or Period of Years	Where?	Whether Joining Relative or Friend/Name and Address	Whether Alien Intends to Return to Country Whence he Came	Length of Visit in United States	Whether Alien Intends to become Citizen of United States	Height Feet/Inches	Complexion	Color of Hair/Eyes
PASSENGERS SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL, ENG., JULY 12th 1928 - ARRIVING BOSTON MASS, USA, JULY 26th 1928
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 1
1	FINDLAY, John	43	M	MARRIED OR SINGLE	General Merchant	Scot	English	Scotland/Dundee	3-2,#256	Dundee, Scotland	6/18/28	Jamaica/Kingston	Father-in-Law, Mr Wm Bippie, Muirhead, Dundee,Scotland	Jamaica/Kingston	Yes	Yes	1927	NY	Proceeding to Jamaica via New York	Yes	2weeks	No	5' 8"	Drk	Brn/Blue
STEERAGE PASSENGERS
LIST 1
1	GRUNDY, Frederick	40	M	S	Carpenter	English	English	England/Stoke on Trent	4B,392695/317295	Stoke on Trent	June 1923	USA/Syracuse	Sister, Mrs Kent, 21 Eversley Rd, Longton, Stoke on Kent, England	New York	Yes	Yes	1927	New York	Sister, Mrs Jennie Shenton, 2103 South Geddes St, Syracuse, NY	No	Reside	Yes	5' 5½"	Med	Brn/Hzl
PASSENGERS SAILING FROM ST JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLSND, 21ST JULY, 1928, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, 26TH JULY, 1928.
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 2
1	BRODERS, Mary Gabriel	47	F	S	Nun	Nfld	Irish	Nfld/St John's	3-2	St John's	21st July 1928	Nfld/Witless Bay	Presentation Convent, Cathedral Sq, St John's,Nfld	NH/Manchester	Yes	No			Sister M Joseph, St Patricks Orphanage, Manchester, NH	Yes	2 mnths	No	5' 4"	Drk	Brn/Brn
2	BRYANT, Emily E	24	F	S	Stenographer	Nfld	English	Nfld/Hickman Harbour	3-2	Return Ticket		Nfld/St John's	Sister Rev J G Joyce, Hamilton St, St John's,Nfld	Nfld/St John's	Yes	No			To remain on board	Yes	2 days	No	5' 6"	Fair	Light/Grey
3	CODNER, Ella	42	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/St John's	Husband, Capt Codner, Central Fire Station, St John's, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	No			Cousin,Mrs N Sampson, 155 Saratoga St, East Boston, Mass	Yes	3 mos	No	5' 5"	Med	Gry/Brn
4	CODNER, Margaret	17	F	S	Student	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/St John's	Father, Capt Codner, Central Fire Station, St John's, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	No			Cousin,Mrs N Sampson, 155 Saratoga St, East Boston, Mass	Yes	3 mos	No	5' 2"	Med	Brn/Brn
5	HOWELL, Emma L	30	F	S	Bookkeeper	Nfld	English	Nfld/Carbonear	4-B	Returning from temporary visit to Nfld		USA/Boston	Mother, Mrs A W Howell, Carbonear, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	Yes	1923-28	Mass	Uncle, Mr N E Gillespie, 51 Worcester St, Boston, Mass	No	Reside	Yes	5' 6"	Med	Brn/Brn
6	KENEDY, Mary Jane	54	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld/Avondale	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/Avondale	Husband, Mr M Kennedy, Avondale, Nfld	Mass/Dorchester	Yes	Yes	1898-1900	Mass	Son, Mr J M Kennedy, 4 S Sudan St, Dorchester, Mass	Yes	3 mos	No	5' 2"	Med	Brn/Grey
7	LEAMY, Mary Philomena	29	F	S	Nun	Nfld	Irish	Nfld/St John's	3-2	St John's	21st July 1928	Nfld/Witless Bay	Rev J J Leamy, P P, Oderan, Placentia, Nfld	NH/Manchester	Yes	No			Sister M Joseph, St Patricks Orphanage, Manchester, NH	Yes	2 mos	No	5' 6"	Drk	Brn/Brn
8	LEE, Hannah	28	F	S	School Teacher	Nfld	English	Nfld/Petty Harbour	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/Petty Harbour	Father, Mr F Lee, Petty Harbour, Nfld	Mass/Braintree	Yes	No			Aunt, Mrs Healy, 46 Marshall St, Braintree, Mass	Yes	2 mos	No	5' 2"	Med	Brn/Brn
9	O'KEEFE, Mary	28	F	S	School Teacher	Nfld	English	Nfld/Placentia	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/Placentia	Father, Mr P J O'Keefe, Placenatia, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	No			Mrs C D Wyse, 20 West Eagle St, Boston, Mass	Yes	2 mos	No	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Grey
10	RYAN, Lucy A	34	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld/Petty Harbour	4-C, 1925	St John's, Nfld	27th June/28	Nfld/St John's	Sister, Mrs Mary Lee, Petty Harbour, Nfld	Mass/Roxbury	Yes	Yes	1926	Mass	Husband, Mr J Ryan, 54 Rockland Av, Roxbury, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Med	Brn/Brn
11	SEAWARD, Isabella	19	F	S		Nfld	English	Nfld/New Perlican	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/New Perlican	Father, Mr Edward Seawell, New Perlican, Nfld	Mass/Beverley	Yes	No			Sister, Mrs E Donlon, 41 Prospect St, Beverley, Mass	Yes	4 mos	No	4' 10"	Fair	Light/Blue
12	WYSE, Elizabeth	35	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld/Placentia	4-B	Returning from temporary visit to Nfld		USA/Boston	Father, Mr H Hartigan, Placentia, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	Yes	1926-28	Mass	Husband, Mr David Wyse, 30 West Eagle St, Boston, Mass	No	Reside	Yes	5' 6"	Med	Brn/Brn
SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 4
1	FORWARD, Thomas Chesley	18	M	S	Rigger	Nfld	English	Nfld/Carbonear	4-B	Returning from Temporary vsit to Nfld		USA/Everett	Mother, Mrs G Forward, Carbonear Nfld	Mass/Everett	Yes	Yes	1926-28	Mass	Uncle, Mr F Taylor, 122 Glendale St, Everett, Mass	No	Reside	Yes	5' 8"	Med	Brn/Blue
2	JEANS, Fanny Ward	24	F	S	None	Nfld	English	Nfld/Whitbourne	4-C, 31	St John'n	11th July/28	Nfld/St John's	Father, Mr William Jeans, St John's, Nfld	Conn,Hartford	Yes	No			Friend, Mrs E Barnes, 99 Seymour Av West	No	Reside	Yes	5' 3½"	Med	Brn/Blue
3	LeSHANE, Mabel Georgina	33	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	England/Bath	3-2	Letter from Colonial Secretary		Nfld/St John's	Husband, Mr William LeShane, St John's, Nfld	Mass/Roxbury	$40	No			Son, Mr Howard LeShane, 45 Quincey St, Roxbury	Yes	4 mos	No	5' 8"	Fair	Grey/Blue
4	LONG, Gordon Cecil	18	M	S	Machinist	Canada	English	Canada/Sydney	4-B	Returning from Temporary vsit to Nfld		USA/Boston	Grandmother, Mrs H Pike, Carbonear, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	Yes	1926-28	Mass	Father, Mr Wm Long, 432 East 5th St, East Boston	No	Reside	Yes	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Brn
5	MARTIN, Anastatia	22	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/Trepassey	4-C, 32	St John's	11th July/28	Nfld/Trepassey	Father, Mr E Martin, Trepassey, Nfld	Mass/Melrose	Yes	No			Aunt, Mrs M Fitzgerald, 2 Panama St, Melrose,Mass	No	Reside	Yes	5' 3½"	Med	Brn/Brn
6	MAHER, Bridget	21	F	S	Tailoress	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	4-C,14	St John's	5th July/28	Nfld/St John's	Mother, Mrs L Maher, St John's, Nfld	Mass/Boston	$65	No			Sister, Mrs C Savanagh, 11 Buttonwood St, Dorchester, Mass	No	Reside	Yes	3' 3½"	Med	Brn/Brn
7	MERCER, James	57	M	M	S A Officer	Nfld	English	Nfld/Bay Roberts	3-2			Canada/Catherines, Ontario	Wife, Mrs A Mercer, 92 Welland Av, Catherines, Ont	Ont/Catherines	Yes	Yes	1928	Mass	En route to Canada	Yes	3 days	No	5' 7"	Med	Grey/Blue
8	MERCER, Cyril James	18	M	S	Timekeeper	Nfld	English	Canada/Toronto	3-2			Canada/Catherines, Ontario	Mother, Mrs A Mercer, 92 Welland Av, Catherines, Ont	Ont/Catherines	Yes	Yes	1928	Mass	En route to Canada	Yes	3 days	No	5' 6"	Fair	Light/Blue
9	PRETTY, Alfred Graham	27?	M	S		Nfld	English	Nfld/Dildo	4-C, 68	St John's	21st July/28	Nfld/Dildo	Father, Mr S J Pretty, Dildo, Nfld	NH/Portsmouth	Yes	No			Aunt, Mrs Annie F Penney, 31 Pearl St, Portsmouth, NH	No	Reside	Yes	2' 10"	Med	Brn/GreyBlue
10	PYE, Mary Florence	17	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/Spaniards Bay	4-C, 56	St John's	18th July/28	Nfld/Spaniards Bay	Father, Mr E Pye, Frenchman's Island, Labrador	Mass/Chelsea	Yes	No			Brother, Mr Archibald Pye, 121 Clark Ave, Chelsea, Mass	No	Reside	Yes	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Blue
11	ROBERTS, Edward George	24	M	M	Machinist	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	3-2	St John's	10th July/28	Nfld/St John's	Father, Mr K Roberts, St John's, Nfld	Conn/Hartford	Yes	Yes	1922	NY	Brother-in-Law Mr E Barnes, 99 Seymour Ave, West Hartford, Conn	No	Reside	Yes	5' 8"	Med	Brn/Blue
12	ROBERTS, Rosie Florence	21	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld/Harbour Grace	3-2	St John's	10th July/28	Nfld/St John's	Father, Mr B Hutchins, 18 Alexandra St, St John's	Conn/Hartford	Yes	No			Sister, Mrs G Barnes, 99 Seymour Ave, West Hartford, Conn	No	Reside	Yes	5' 4"	Med	Brn/Blue
13	WILANSKY, David	32	M	S	Merchant	Russia	Russian	Russia/Minske		Letter from Bank		Nfld/St John's	Father, Mr S Wilansky, St John's Nfld	NY/New York	Yes	Yes	1928	NY	Leightons Hotel, New York, NY	Yes	2 wks	No	5' 4"	Med	Bck/Brn
LIST OF PASSENGERS SAILING FROM HALIFAX, N.S., 24TH JULY, 1928, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, 26TH JULY,1928
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 8
1	McGRATH, Noah	51	M	M	Merchant	Canada	English	Canada/Halifax	4-B			USA/Los Angeles	Mother, Mrs Ellen McGrath, Halifax, NS	Calif/Los Angeles	Yes	Yes	1892-1928	Calif	Wife, Mrs Noah McGrath, 550 Park View St, Los Angeles, Calif	No	Reside	Yes	5' 10"	Med	Gry/Blue

Data Omitted Above
Column	Description
2	Head-Tax Status
8	All passengers were able to read and write English
16	No. on List
19	Ticket to final destination?
20	By whom passage paid
25-30	Various questions - polygamist? anarchist?
31	Whether arrested or deported at any time
32	Health
33	Deformed or crippled
37	Marks of Identification

Contributed by Sandra Forward-Warner (2007)
and Transcribed by Mary Rawlinson (December 2007)

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