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Ship Manifest for "SS NovaScotia"
Departing from St. John's, Nfld. May 12, 1927
Arriving in Boston, Massachusetts May 16, 1927

1	3a	3b	4	5	6	7	9	10	11a	11b	12	13	14	14a	15b	17b	17b	18a	18b	22a	22b	22c	23a	23b	24a	24b	24c	33	34	35a	35b	36
List No.	Name:		Age	Sex	Married or Single	Calling or Occupartion	Nationality	Race or People	Place of Birth:		Immigration Visa Number	Issued at	Date [1]	Last Permanent Residence		Nearest Relative or Friend at home:		Destination:		In U.S. before?	Year or Period of Years	Where?	Relative or Friend at destination:		Purpose:			Height	Complexion	Color of:		Identifying marks
	Family	Given							Country	City or Town				County	City or Town			State	City or Town						Temp?	Stay how long?	Intends to become citizen?			Hair	Eyes
1	Mouland	James	39	M	M	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Musgrave Harbour	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Stamford, Conn	Brother	Mr F Mouland, Musgrave Harbour, Nfld	Conn	Stamford	yes	4 yrs	Stamford	Cousin	Mr S Elliott, 41 Lockwood St, Stamford, Conn	-	Indef	No	5 8	Drk	Brn	Brn	Nil
2	Mc Carthy	Felix	24	M	S	Rigger	Nfld	English	Nfld	Carbonear	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Boston, Mass	Father	Mr J McCarthy, Carbonear, Nfld	Mass	E Boston	yes	2½ yrs	E Boston	Brother	Mr S McCarthy, 59 Marion St, E Boston, Mass	No	Perman	Yes	5 6	Med	Brn	Brn	Nil
3	Parsons	Shenstone	30	M	W	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Freshwater	2442	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Freshwater	Father	Mr C Parsons, Freshwater, Nfld	Mass	Everett	yes	5 yrs	Everett	Brother	Mr F Parsons, 33 Garland St, Everett, Mass	-	Indef	Ind	5 10	Med	Blk Grey	Brn	Nil
4	Parsons	Moses	26	M	M	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld	Harbour Consul.	2451	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Harbour Grace	Wife	Mrs F Parsons, Harbour Grace, Nfld	Mass	Revere	no			Brother-in-law	Mr F Sheppard, 103 Peach St, Waverley, Mass	-	Indef	Yes	5 8	Med	Brn	Brn	Nil
5	Peddle	Harvey	28	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld	Hodges Cove	2437	St. John's, Nfld	11/5/27	Nfld	Hodges Cove	Mother	Mrs M Peddle, Hodges Cove, Nfld	Mass	Brighton	yes	6 mos	Boston	Uncle	Mr David Smith, 410 Western Av, Brighton, Mass	-	Indef	No	5 10	Med	Brn	Blue	1st joint, 4th finger missing
6	Penney	Michael	35	M	M	Iron Worker	Nfld	English	Nfld	Holyrood	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Philadelphia, Pa	Wife	Mrs A Penney, Holyrood, Nfld	Mass	Boston	yes	6 mos	Philadelphia	Sister	Mrs M Burton, 223 E Eagle St, E Boston, Mass	-	Indef	No	5 5	Med	Fair	Blue	Nil
7	Penney	James	37	M	M	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld	Holyrood	2446	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Holyrood	Wife	Mrs E Penney, Holyrood, Nfld	Mass	Charlestown	yes	1 yr	Philadelphia	Friend	Mr W Flemming, 52 Park St, Charlestown, Mass	-	Indef	No	5 9	Med	Brn	Blue	Nil
8	Penney	Joseph	34	M	M	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld	Holyrood	2449	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Holyrood	Father	Mr J Penney, Holyrood, Nfld	Mass	Charlestown	yes	2 yrs	Philadelphia	Friend	Mr W Flemming, 52 Park St, Charlestown, Mass	-	Indef	No	5 9	Med	Brn	Blue	Nil
9	Perry	Fred	35	M	M	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Western Bay	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Cambridge, Mass	Wife	Mrs P Perry, Western Bay, Nfld	Mass	Cambridge	yes	5 yrs	Cambridge	Friend	Mr S Sellars, 260 Sydney St, Cambridge, Mass	-	Indef	Ind	5 9	Med	Aub	Blue	Nil
10	Power	John	22	M	S	Machinist	Nfld	English	Nfld	Carbonear	2447	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Carbonear	Father	Mr J Power, Carbonear, Nfld	Mass	Chelsea	no			Sister	Mrs M King, 81 Addison St, Chelsea, Mass	-	Indef	Ind	5 7	Med	Brn	Blue	Nil
11	Pye	Albert	52	M	M	Master Mariner	Nfld	English	Nfld	Brooklyn, Bonavista Bay	2455	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Brooklyn, Bonavista Bay	Wife	Mrs B Pye, Brooklyn, Bonavista Bay, NF	NY	New York	yes	2 mos	New York	Sister	Mrs P Simpson, 584 Academy St, NY City	Yes	7 months	No	5 8	Fair	Grey	Blue	Nil
12	Reynolds	Celia	67	F	W	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld	Mulleys Cove	2407	St. John's, Nfld	9/12/27	Nfld	Mulleys Cove	Cousin	Mrs C King, Broad Cove, Nfld	Mass	Melrose Highlands	no			Son	Mr K Reynolds, 11 Cliff St, Melrose Highlands, Mass	No	Reside Perman	Yes	5 6	Med	Brn Grey	Blue	Nil
13	Reynolds	Stanley	31	M	S	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Broad Cove	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Melrose, Mass	Mother	Mrs C Reynolds, Broad Cove, Nfld	Mass	Melrose	yes	1919-1926	Melrose	Brother	Mr K Reynolds, 11 Cliff, Melrose Highlands	-	Resume Resid	-	5 5	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
14	Roche [3]	Isaac	41	M	M	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Coleys Point	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		Nfld	Coleys Point	Wife	Mrs E Roach, Coleys Point, Nfld	Mass	Cambridge	yes	7 mos	Cambridge	Brother-in-law	Mr E Kellegrew, 319 Washington St, Cambridge, Mass	No	Indef	No	5 7	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
15	Roche [3]	Susy May	16	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld	Coleys Point	2454	St. John's, Nfld	12/5/27	Nfld	Coleys Point	Mother	Mrs E Roach, Coleys Point, Nfld	Mass	Cambridge	no			Uncle	Mrs E Kellegrew, 319 Washington St, Cambridge, Mass	No	Indef	No	5 5	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
16	Rowe	Winifred	27	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld	Bay Roberts	2414	St. John's, Nfld	10/5/27	U.S.A.	Everett, Mass	Father	Mr T French, Bay Roberts, Nfld	Mass	Everett	yes	7 yrs	Cambridge	Husband	Mr H Rowe, 50 Highland Av, Everettt, Mass	-	Reside Indef	Ind	5 4	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
17	Ryan	Irene Beatrice	22	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld	Adams Cove	2405	St. John's, Nfld	9/5/27	Nfld	Adams Cove	Father	Mr P Ryan, Adams Cove, Bay de Verde	Mass	Melrose Highlands	no			Sister	Mrs A King, 11 Cliff St, Melrose Highlands, Mass	-	Indef	Yes	5 2	Med	Brn	Brn	Nil
18	Scott	James R.	28	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld	Bay Bulls	2326	St. John's, Nfld	3/5/27	Nfld	Bay Bulls	Mother	Mrs E Scott, Bay Bulls, Nfld	Mass	Boston	no			Aunt	Mrs B Sundrigan, 75 Eutow St, E Boston, Mass	-	Indef	Yes	5 9	Med	Brn	Brn	Nil
19	Smith	Ralph	32	M	M	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Hodges Cove	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		Nfld	Hodges Cove	Father	Mr J Smith, Hodges Cove, Nfld	Mass	Everett	yes	2 yrs	Chelsea	Cousin	Mr H Gosse, 38 Arlington St, Everett, Mass	No	Reside Perman	Yes	5 7	Med	Brn	Blue	Nil
20	Smith	Bramwell	21	M	S	Iron Worker	Nfld	English	Nfld	Hodges Cove	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		Nfld	Hodges Cove	Father	Mr J Smith, Hodges Cove, Nfld	Mass	Chelsea	yes	7 mos	Chelsea	Aunt	Mrs S King, 24 Lynn St, Chelsea, Mass	-	Indef	No	5 11	Med	Brn	Blue	Nil
21	Squire	Clara	40	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld	Upper Amhurst Cove	2409	St. John's, Nfld	10/5/27	Nfld	St. John's	Father	Mr T Flood, Upper Amherst Cove, Nfld	Mass	Cambridge	no			Husband	Mr G Squire, 14 Howard St, Cambridge, Mass	No	Reside Perman	Yes	5 6	Med	Brn	Brn	Nil
22	Squires	Walter	24	M	S	Iron Worker	Nfld	English	Nfld	Broad Cove	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Everett, Mass	Mother	Mrs M Squires, Broad Cove, Bay de Verde, NF	Mass	Everett	yes	3½ yrs	Everett	Cousin	Mr A LeGrow, 772 Broadway, Everett, Mas	-	Indef	Yes	5 6	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
23	Taylor	Annie	65	F	W	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld	Barr'd Island, Fogo	2398	St. John's, Nfld	9/5/27	Nfld	St. John's	Brother	Mr J Waterford, Bridge Rd, St John's, Nfld	Mass	Roxbury	yes	2½ yrs	Roxbury	Daughter	Mrs A Damon, 62 Edgewood St, Roxbury, Mass	-	Reside Indef	Ind	5 5	Med	Brn Grey	Blue	Nil
24	Thistle	Levi	25	M	S	Carpenter	Nfld	English	Nfld	Mulleys Cove	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Greenwood, Mass	Father	Mr T Thistle, Mulleys Cove, Nfld	Mass	Greenwood	yes	5 yrs	Greenwood	Brother	Mr E Thistle, 27 Grafton St, Greenwood, Mass	-	Indef	Ind	6 -	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
25	Thistle	George Leslie	17	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld	Mulleys Cove	2404	St. John's, Nfld	9/5/27	Nfld	Mulleys Cove	Father	Mr T Thistle, Mulleys Cove, Nfld	Mass	Everett	no			Brother	Mr F Thistle, 166 Ferry St, Everett, Mass	-	Indef	Yes	5 5	Fair	Brn	Brn	Nil
26	Turpinot	Leona	17	F	S	Factory Worker	Nfld	English	Canada	Stellarton, N.S.	Returning	after Tempy visit to Nfld		U.S.A.	Somerville, Mass	Aunt	Mrs CA Neal, 73 South Side, St John's, NF	Mass	Somerville	yes	2 yrs	Somerville	Mother	Mrs E Turpinot, 21A Flint St, Somerville, Mass	-	Reside Perman	Ind	5 3	Med	Brn	Brn	Nil
27	Wiltshire	Nellie	14	F	S	Student	Nfld	English	Nfld	Lower Island Cove	2427	St. John's, Nfld	10/5/27	Nfld	Lower Island Cove	Father	Mr J Wiltshire, Lower Island Cove, Nfld	Mass	Millbury	no			Sister	Mrs RE Horne, Milbury, Mass	-	Indef	Ind	5 4	Fair	Brn	Blue	Nil
28	Farrell	Helen [2]	14	F	S	Student	Nfld	Irish	Nfld	St. Lawrence	2214	St. John's, Nfld	26/4/27	Nfld	St. John's	Grandmother	Mrs M Pike, 57 Queens Rd, St John's, NF	Mass	Jamaica Plains	no			Mother	Mrs E Farrell, 68 Day St, Jamaica Plain, Mass	-	Perman	-	5 -	Drk	Brn	Grey	Nil
29	Farrell	Patricia [2]	10	F	S	Student	Nfld	Irish	Nfld	St. Lawrence	2215	St. John's, Nfld	26/4/27	Nfld	St. John's	Grandmother	Mrs M Pike, 57 Queens Rd, St John's, Nfld	Mass	Jamaica Plains	no			Mother	Mrs E Farrell, 68 Day St, Jamaica Plain, Mass	-	Perman	-	4 11	Fair	Fair	Blue	Nil

Transcriber's Notes
Note [1]	These dates are Canadian-style: "10/5/27" means "10 May 1927", not "Oct 5, 1927".
Note [2]	Spanning columns 24b-31: "Belvedere Orphanage St. John's"
Note [3]	The typewritten "Roach" was replaced by a handwritten "Roche".
Note [4]	There are many hand-written notes on this manifest, some legible. For example, for passenger Levi Thistle we find this: "Pd HT on train near Vanceboro, Oct 12 1920"
Data Omitted Above
Column	Description
2	Head-Tax Status
8	Able to Read/Write
16	List No. (at left of second sheet)
19	Ticket to final destination?
20	Passage paid by whom?
21	In possession of $50?
25-32	Various questions re polygamist, anarchist, health, etc.

Transcribed and Contributed by Bruce King (June 2005)

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