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Ship Manifest for "SS Farnorth"
List of Passengers
Sailing from St. John's, Nfld. October 23rd 1928
Via Halifax, NS., Sailing October 27th, 1928
Arriving Boston, Mass, USA October 29th 1928
LIST OR MANIFEST OF PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT PORT OF ARRIVAL
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 |
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LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM ST JOHN'S, NFLD, OCTOBER 23RD, 1928, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, OCTOBER 29TH 1928. | |||||||
LIST 3 | |||||||
1 | WARREN, Avra | 35 | M | M | August 26, 1893, Illchester, MD | PP 144 D | State DeptWashington, D C |
LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM HALIFAX, N S, 27TH OCTOBER, 1928, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, 29TH OCTOBER, 1928. | |||||||
PAGE 4 | |||||||
1 | BURGSTALLER, Mrs Lillian | 40 | F | M | Wife of American Citizen | 55 Maxfield St, W Roxbury, Mass | |
2 | BURGSTALLER, Eugene | 7 | M | S | Boston, Mass, 22nd December, 1920 | 55 Maxfield St, W Roxbury, Mass | |
3 | MELANSON, Mrs Mary | 28 | F | W | Wife of American Citizen | Balboa, Panama | |
4 | MELANSON, Theodore | 2 | M | S | Boston Mass, 23rd January, 1926 | Balboa, Panama | |
5 | GOW, Frank G | 27 | M | S | Patterson, NJ, 3rd June, 1901 | Glen Farm, Newport, RI | |
6 | WILD, Prescott | 40 | M | M | May 12, 1889, Somerville, Mass | 40 Everett Ave, Winchester, Mass | |
7 | TOMPKINS, Eileen | 6 | F | S | March 8, 1922, Brooklyn, NY | 9 Willow St, Brooklyn, NY |
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 | |
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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 Address | Name and Address of Nearest Relative or Friend in Country Whence Alien Came | Final Destination (State/City or Town ) |
Whether In Possession of $50 | Whether in USA before? | Year or Period of Years | Where? | Whether Joining a 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 | Complexion | Color of Hair/Eyes | |
LIST OF PASSENGERS SAILING FROM ST JOHN'S, NFLD, OCTOBER 23RD, 1928, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, OCTOBER 29, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIST 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ICCOMBE, Ella | 21? | F | S | Asst Auditor | Nfld | English | Nfld/St John's | 4-B | USA/Hartford | Mother, Mrs Margaret Butler, St John's, Nfld | Conn/Hartford | Yes | Yes | 1901-28 | Mass & Conn | Apt, 36 Ford St, Hartford, Conn | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 4" | Med | D Brn/Brn | |||
2 | BUTLER, Angela | 28 | F | S | Waitress | Nfld | English | Nfld/St John's | 4-B | USA/Hartford | Mother, Mrs Margaret Butler, St John's, Nfld | Conn/Hartford | Yes | Yes | 1916-28 | Conn | Apt, 36 Ford St, Hartford, Conn | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 3" | Med | D Brn/Brn | |||
3 | HALFYARD, Pearl | 28 | F | S | Stenographer | Nfld | English | Nfld/St John's | 4-B | USA/Allston | Father, Richard Halfyard, Ochre Pit Cove, Nfld | Mass/Allston | Yes | Yes | 1921-28 | Mass & Conn | Suite 9, 70 Glenville Ave, Allston | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 4" | Med | D Brn/Brn | |||
SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIST 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | CHAFE, Evelyn | 21 | F | S | Domestic | Nfld | English | Nfld/Petty Harbor | 4-B | USA/Lowell | Mother, Mrs Isabel Walsh, Harbor Grace, Nfld | Mass/Lowell | Yes | Yes | 1924-28 | Mass | Aunt, Mrs L Casper, 29 Chelmsford St, Lowell | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 2" | Med | L Brn/Blue | |||
2 | BURSEY, Anne P | 49 | F | M | Housewife | Nfld | English | Nfld/Seal Cove | 4-C, 788, ID Card #253992 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/New Chelsea | Mother, Mrs Lavinia Harris, New Chelsea, Nfld | Mass/Everett | Yes | No | Husband, John Bursey, 26 Clinton St, Everett | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 2" | Med | D Brn/Brn | |||
3 | BURSEY, Aseneth | 22 | F | S | Domestic | Nfld | English | Nfld/New Chelsea | 4-C, 789, ID Card #253993 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/New Chelsea | Grandmother, Mrs Lavinia Harris, New Chelsea, Nfld | Mass/Everett | Yes | No | Father, John Bursey, 26 Clinton St, Everett | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 5" | Med | D Brn/Brn | |||
4 | MOORES, Lucy | 21 | F | S | Teacher | Nfld | English | Nfld/Seal Cove | 4-C, 794, ID Card #253996 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/Grates Cove | Father, John Moores, New Chelsea, Nfld | Mass/Cambridge | Yes | No | Sister, Miss Irene Moores, 42 Irving St, Cambridge | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 5" | Med | D Brn/Hazel | |||
5 | PYNN, Elsie | 18 | F | S | Domestic | Nfld | English | Nfld/Seal Cove | 4-C, 791, ID Card #253995 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/New Chelsea | Father, Nasuan? Pynn, New Chelsea, Nfld | Mass/Somerville | Yes | No | Uncle, Archibald Harris, 29 Holland St, Somerville | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 6" | Med | Brn/Blue | |||
6 | ROCHE, Mary Joseph | 19 | F | S | Domestic | Nfld | English | Nfld/Logy Bay | 4-C, 725, ID Card #253928 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/Logy Bay | Father, Patrick Roche, Logy Bay, Nfld | Mass/East Boston | Yes | No | Cousin, Mrs Martin Walsh, 15 Maverick St, East Boston | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 3½" | Med | M Brn/Blue | |||
7 | POWER, Bridget | 56 | F | W | Housework | Nfld | English | Nfld/Logy Bay | 4-C, 722, ID Card #253925 | St John's | Oct 12, 1928 | Nfld/Outer Cove | Son, Stephen Power, Outer Cove, Nfld | Mass/Medford | $40 | No | Son, John Power, 116 Wareham St, Medford | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 5" | Med | D Brn/Brn | |||
8 | POWER, Michael | 18 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Outer Cove | 4-C, 721, ID Card #253924 | St John's | Oct 12, 1928 | Nfld/Outer Cove | Brother, Stephen Power, Outer Cove, Nfld | Mass/Medford | $40 | No | Brother, John Power, 116 Wareham St, Medford | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 10½" | Med | M Brn/Blue | |||
9 | THSTLE, Ida Lily | 48 | F | W | Visitor | Nfld | English | Nfld/Broad Cove | 3-2 | Nfld/Broad Cove | Father-in-Law, Joseph King, Broad, Cove, Nfld | Mass/Chelsea | Yes | Yes | 1900 | Mass | Son, Joseph S Thistle, 55 Cottage St, Chelsea | Yes | 5mos | No | 5' 5" | Med | Fair/Blue | |||
10 | THISTLE, Alexander | 17 | M | S | Visitor | Nfld | English | Nfld/Broad Cove | 3-2 | Nfld/Broad Cove | Father-in-Law, Joseph King, Broad, Cove, Nfld | Mass/Chelsea | Yes | No | Brother, Joseph S Thistle, 55 Cottage St, Chelsea | Yes | 5mos | No | 5' 6" | Med | Fair/Blue | |||||
11 | THISTLE, Una | 11 | F | S | Visitor | Nfld | English | Nfld/Broad Cove | 3-2 | Nfld/Broad Cove | Father-in-Law, Joseph King, Broad, Cove, Nfld | Mass/Chelsea | Yes | No | Brother, Joseph S Thistle, 55 Cottage St, Chelsea | Yes | 5mos | No | 4' 6" | Med | Fair/Blue | |||||
12 | SQUIRES, Bertha | 55 | F | W | Housework | Nfld | English | Nfld/Broad Cove | 4-C, 792, ID Card #253997 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/Broad Cove | Sister, Mrs Maria LeGrow, Broad Cove, Nfld | Mass/Boston | Yes | Yes | 1900-04 | Mass | Son, Allan Squires, 316 Huntington Ave, Boston | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 3" | Med | Gray/Gray | |
13 | SQUIRES, James O | 16 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Broad Cove | 4-C, 795, ID Card #253999 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/Broad Cove | Aunt, Mrs Maria LeGrow, Broad Cove, Nfld | Mass/Boston | Yes | No | Brother, Allan Squires, 316 Huntington Ave, Boston | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 6" | Med | M Brn/Blue | |||
14 | SQUIRES, William Raymond | 12 | M | S | None | Nfld | English | Nfld/Broad Cove | 4-C, 793, ID Card #253978 | St John's | Oct 22,1928 | Nfld/Broad Cove | Aunt, Mrs Maria LeGrow, Broad Cove, Nfld | Mass/Boston | Yes | No | Brother, Allan Squires, 316 Huntington Ave, Boston | No | Perman | Yes | 4' 7" | Med | M Brn/Gray | |||
15 | FREDHAM, Anne F | 23 | F | S | Domestic | Nfld | English | Nfld/Petty Harbor | 4-C, 769, ID Card #253973 | St John's | Oct 18, 1928 | Nfld/St John's | Father, William Fredham, Petty Harbo, Nfld | Conn/Plainville | Yes | No | Aunt, Mrs Edward Foley, 74 Forestville Ave, Plainville | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 1" | Med | Brn/Gray | |||
16 | DOOLEY, Catherine | 17 | F | S | Domestic | Nfld | English | Nfld/Kings Cove | 4-C, 711, ID Card #253914 | St John's | Oct 11, 1928 | Nfld/St John's | Mother, Mrs Ann Dooley, Plate Cove, Nfld | Mass/Cambridge | $20 | No | Sister, Mrs Mary Aylward, 85 Tremont St, Cambridge | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 1" | Med | M Brn/Hazel | |||
17 | THISTLE, Joseph | 55 | M | M | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Mulleys Cove | 4-C, 628, ID Card #253831 | St John's | Sept 23, 1928 | Nfld/Mulleys Cove | Sister, Mrs Phoebe Thistle, Mulleys Cove, Nfld | Mass/Chelsea | Yes | Yes | 25 years ago | Daughter, Annie Thistle, 100 Watts St, Chelsea | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 8" | Med | White/Blue | ||
18 | THISTLE, Susanne | 49 | F | M | Housewife | Nfld | English | Nfld/Ochre Pit Cove | 4-C, 783, ID Card #253987 | St John's | Oct 20, 1928 | Nfld/Mulleys Cove | Mother, Mrs Harriett Skinner, Ochre Pit Cove, Nfld | Mass/Chelsea | Yes | No | Daughter, Annie Thistle, 100 Watts St, Chelsea | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 8" | Med | M Brn/Green | |||
19 | THISTLE, Julia H | 15 | F | S | None | Nfld | English | Nfld/Mulleys Cove | 4-C, 784, ID Card #253988 | St John's | Oct 20, 1928 | Nfld/Mulleys Cove | Grandmother, Mrs Harriett Skinner, Ochre Pit Cove, Nfld | Mass/Chelsea | Yes | No | Sister, Annie Thistle, 100 Watts St, Chelsea | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 5" | Med | M Brn/Blue | |||
20 | KELLY, James | 27 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Placentia | 4-C, 787, ID Card #253991 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/Placentia | Father, Edward Kelly, Placaentia, Nfld | Mass/Somerville | Yes | No | Friend, Michael Foley, 51 Dimock St, Somerville | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 8" | Med | Brn/Blue | |||
21 | WALSH, John Joseph | 23 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Renews | 4-C, 799, ID Card #254002 | St John's | Oct 23, 1928 | Nfld/Nenews | Father, Patrick Walsh/ Fermeuse, Nfld | Mass/East Boston | Yes | Yes | 1926 | Mass | Brother, Joseph Walsh, 75 Eutaw St, East Boston | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 8" | Med | Brn/Blue | |
22 | EVERARD, Richard | 22 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Petty Harbor | 4-C, 768, ID Card #253972 | St John's | Oct 18,1928 | Nfld/Petty Harbor | Father, Henry Everard, Petty Harbor, Nfld | Mass/Roxbury | Yes | No | Uncle, Andrew Everard, 211 Eustace St, Roxbury | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 3" | Med | M Brn/Blue | |||
23 | BELBIN, Wilson Joseph | 19 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Seal Cove | 4-C, 790, ID Card #253994 | St John's | Oct 22, 1928 | Nfld/New Chelsea | Father, Thomas Belbin, New Chelsea, Nfldd | Mass/Somerville | Yes | No | Friend, William Butten, 61 Anthon St, Somerville | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 11" | Med | Blk/Brn | |||
24 | COLE, Peter | 38 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Fogo | 4-C, 804?, ID Card #254009 | St John's | Oct 23, 1928 | Nfld/Fogo | Brother, Michael Cole, Fogo, NFLd | Mass/Somerville | Yes | Yes | 1923 | Mass | Sister, Mrs Emmeline Shea, 27-B Sommer St, Somerville | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 4" | Med | D Brn/Blue | |
25 | LEGGE, William A | 22 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Hearts Delight | 4-B, no visa, | USA/Everett | Mother, Mrs W J Thorne, Thornlea, Nfld | Mass/Everett | $45 | Yes | 1928-28 | Mass | Cousin, Mark White, 114 Union St, Evrett | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 9" | Med | Fair/Blue | |||
26 | PURCELL, John T | 28 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Portugal Cove | 4-C, 786, ID Card #253990 | St John's | Oct 20, 1928 | Nfld/Portugal Cove | Wife, Cecelia Purcell, Portugal Cove, Nfld | Mass/East Boston | Yes | Yes | 23/01/2028 | Mass | Cousin, Joseph Neary, 19 Eutaw St, East Boston | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 8" | Med | M Brn/Brn | |
27 | QUIRK, Daniel | 22 | M | S | Fisherman | Nfld | English | Nfld/Mobile | 4-B, no visa, | USA/Cambridge | Father, Daniel Quirk, Mobile, Nfld | Mass/Cambridge | Yes | Yes | 1927-28 | Mass | Cousin, Mrs Nellie Nolan, 323 Columbia St, Cambridge | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 5" | Med | Brn/Blue | |||
28 | FITZGERALD, Augustus | 22 | M | S | Comm Trav | Nfld | English | Nfld/Mobile | 4-C, 779, ID Card # 253983 | St John's | Oct 19, 1928 | Nfld/Mobile | Father, John Fitzgerald, Mobile, Nfld | Mass/Cambridge | Yes | No | Brother, Patrick Fitzgerald, 323 Columbia St, Cambridge | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 10" | Med | M Brn/Blue | |||
LIST OF PASSENGERS SAILING FROM HALIFAX, N S, 27TH OCTOBER, 1928, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, USA, 29TH OCTOBER, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIST 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | MORASH, Miss Eva M | 23 | F | S | Asst-Matron Institution | Canada | Ddutch | Canada/Cole Harbor | 3-2 | Canada/Halifax | Father, Scott Morash, Cole Hbr, N S | Elizabeth, NJ | Yes | No | Sister, Mrs A Tait, 1009 Cross Ave, Elizabeth, NJ | Yes | 1 mos | No | 5' 5" | Fr | Brn/Gray | |||||
2 | MARTIN, Miss Ann Norah | 29 | F | S | Housework | Canada | English | Canada, Dartmouth | 4-C, 976 | Halifax, N S | 23rd Oct/28 | Canada/Dartmouth | Mother, Mrs E D Martin, Dartmouth | Mass/Medford | Yes | Yes | 1915 | Neponset | Friend, Mrs J V McDonald, 23 Park Ave, Medford | Yes | Indef | Yes | 5' 4" | Fr | Lt Brn/Brn | |
3 | ARNOLD, Mrs Lillian | 34 | F | M | Wife | Canada | English | Canada/Halifax | 3-2 | Canada/Halifax | Mother, Mrs J Sheridan, Halifax | Conn/New Haven | Yes | Yes | 1919 | New Hampshire | Friend, unreadable | Yes | 2 mos | No | 5' 5" | Fr | Brn/Brn | |||
4 | RICHARDSON, Richard B | 30 | M | M | Salesman | Canada | English | Bedford | 4-B | Mass/Quincey | Mother, Mrs L V Richardson, Brooklyn, N S | Mass/Quincey | Yes | Yes | 1924/1928 | Boston Vicinity | Wife, Mrs R B Richardson, 25 Harrison St, Quincey | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 10½" | Med | Brn/Blue | |||
5 | BOLAND, Miss Madelaine | 28 | F | S | R Nurse | Nfld | English | Nfld/Curling | 4-B | NY/New York City | Father, M Boland, Curling, Nfld | NY/New York City | Yes | Yes | 1926/1928 | NY | Sister, Mrs M Tompkin, 9 Willow St, Brooklyn, NY | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 5" | Fr | Lt Brn/Blue | |||
6 | SIMMS, Aubrey | 27 | M | S | Shipper | Canada | Scotch | Canada/West Gore | 4-B | Mass/Cambridge | Father, E I Simms, West Gor, N S | Mass/Cambridge | Yes | Yes | 1927/1928 | Cambridge | Friend, D McConnell, 23 Bigelow St, Cambridge | No | Perman | Yes | 6' 1" | Med | Brn/Brn | |||
7 | TOMPKINS, May | 31 | F | M | Housewife | Nfld | English | Nfld/Curling | 4-B | NY/Brooklyn | Father, Maurice Boland, Curling, Nfld | NY/ Brooklyn | Yes | Yes | 1920-28 | NY | Husband, Sears? Tompkins, 9 Willow St, Brooklyn, NY | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 2" | Med | D Brn/Blue | |||
8 | TOMPKINS, Bernice | 13 | F | S | None | Nfld | English | Nfld/Curling | 4-B | NY/Brooklyn | Grandfather, Maurice Boland, Curling, Nfld | NY/Brooklyn | Yes | Yes | 1920-28 | NY | Father, Sears? Tompkins, 9 Willow St, Brooklyn, NY | No | Perman | Yes | 5' 3" | Fair | Fair/Gray | |||
SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIST 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | SHARE, Miss Winnie Majorie | 26 | F | S | Clerk | Canada | English | Canada/Halifax | 4-C, 999 | Halifax, N S | 26th Oct, 1928 | Mass/Cambridge Canada/Halifax | Mother, Mrs L Share, Melville Cove, Halifax, N S | Mass/Cambridge | Yes | Yes | 1927/1928 | Cambridge | Friend, Ethel Smeltzer, 199 Auburn St, Cambridge, Mass Sister, Edna Share, 49 Parker St, Chelsea | Yes | Indef | Yes | 5' 4" | Fr | Lt Brn/Brn |
Data Omitted Above | ||
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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? Aanarchist? | |
31 | Whether arrested or deported at any time | |
32 | Health | |
33 | Deformed | |
37 | Marks of Identification |
Contributed by Sandra Forward-Warner (May 2006)
and Transcribed by Mary Rawlinson (November 2007)
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