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Ship Manifest for "SS Farnorth"
List of Passengers
Sailing from St. John's, Nfld. October 30th 1929
Via Halifax, NS., Sailing November 2nd, 1929
Arriving Boston, Mass, USA November 4th 1929

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
LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM ST JOHN'S, NFLD, OCTOBER 30TH, 1929, ARRIVING AT BOSTON, MASS, NOVEMBER 4TH 1929.
LIST 3
1	SEARS, Robert	3	M	S	January 10th, 1927, South Boston, Mass		254 D Street, South Boston, Mass
2	BURDEN, Amelia	19	F	S	May 6, 1910, Chelsea, Mass		37a Marlboro St, Chelsea, Mass
3	NOLAN, Elizabeth	63	F	W		Naturalized by husband's papers	137 Princeton St, East Boston, Mass
LIST OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS SAILING FROM HALIFAX, N S, 2ND NOVEMBER, 1929, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, 4TH NOVEMBER 1929.
PAGE 6
1	MacDONALD, John Melville	41	M	M	Mass, 9th July, 1886		78 Perkin St, Somerville, Mass
2	STARTZ, August W	40	M	M	Lynn, Mass, 10th October, 1889		24 Dedham St, Waltham, Mass
3	WRIGHT, Walter Amos	24	M	S	Cambridge, Mass, 10th January, 1905		20 Surry Rd, Arlington, Mass
4	HANNON, William Joseph	46	M	M		Surpeme Court, New York City, May 12th, 1920	804 Potters Ave, Providence, RI
5	KNOX, Henry M	50	M	M	November 18th, 1979, Norristown, PA		538 7th St, South Boston, Mass
6	KNOX, Maude	34	F	M		Wife, Amrican Citizen	538 7th St, South Boston, Mass
7	KNOX, Marion	2	F	S	May 13, 1927, South Boston, Mass		538 7th St, South Boston, Mass

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 Yrs/Mos	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 Country/City or Town	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 Feet/Inches	Complexion	Color of Hair/Eyes
LIST OF PASSENGERS SAILING FROM ST JOHN'S, NFLD, OCTOBER30TH, 1929, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, NOVEMBER 4TH 1929
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 4
1	COLLINS, RUTH	16	F	S	Student	Nfld	English	Nfld/Branch	4-C,843	St John's	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/St John's	Father, William J Collins, 53 Springdale St, St John's, Nfld	ME/Portland	$15	No			Aunt, Miss Minnie Powers, 151 Vaughan, Portland, ME	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Med	D Brn/Brn
2	CARMICHAEL, Fo\lorence T	20	F	S	None	Nfld	English	Nfld/Harbor Buffett	3-2			Nfld/St John's	Mother, Mrs Mary Carmichael, 37 Kings Rd. St John's, Nfld	Mass/Reading	$100	No			Sister, Mrs Robert Clarke, 47 Federal St, Reading, Mass	Yes	5 mos	No	5' 4"	Med	Brn/Brn
3	TRACEY, Ellen Patricia	23	F	S	Store Clerk	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	4-C, 3??	St John's	Sept 11, 1928	Nfld/St John's	Mother, Elizabeth Tracey, 101 Cabot St, St John's, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	$30	No			Aunt, Mrs Edward Walsh, 219 - 3rd St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5'	Fair	L Brn/Brn
4	FLYNN,Thomas	31	M	S	Grocer Clerk	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	4-C, 734	St John's	Oct 14, 1929	Nfld/St John's	Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Flynn, 11 Brazil St, St John's, Nfld	Mass/Allston	$50	Yes	1918	Mass	Grandmother, Mrs M O'Neill, 35 Coolidge Rs, Allston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 10"	Med	M Brn/Grey
SECOND CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 1
1	DICKS, Sadie Beatrice	19	F	S	Factory Worker	Nfld	English	Nfld/Harbor Buffett	4-C,847	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/St John's	Father, Charles Dicks, Harbor Buffett, Nfld	Mass/East Lynn	$10	No			Friend, Mrs Ralph Morgan, 85 Adams St, East Lynn, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 3"	Pale	D Brn/Brn
2	FOLEY, Agnes	19	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/ Fox Harbor	4-C, 811	St John's, Nfld	Oct 24, 1929	Nfld/St John's	Father, Thomas Foley, Fox Harbor, Nfld	Mass/East Boston	Yes	no			Friend, Mrs Elizabeth Nolan, 137 Princeton St, East Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 8"	Med	Blk/Brn
3	MARRY, Catherine	18	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/Salmonier	4-B	Adm Yarmouth, Sept 22/25		USA/South Boston	Father, Thomas Marry, Salmonier, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	Yes	Yes	1925-29	Mass	Sister, Mrs Mary Sears, 364 D St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Brn
4	McDONALD, Henrietta Mary	26	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/Salmonier	4-C, 840	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Salmonier	Father, Michael MacDonald, Salmonier, Nfld	Mass/East Boston	Yes	No			Aunt, Mrs Martin MacDonald, 27 Trenton St, East Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Blue
5	POWELL, Ruby Cotrell	19	F	S	None	Nfld	English	Nfld/St John's	4-C, 815	St John's, Nfld	Oct 25, 1929	Nfld/St John's	Father, Charles B Powell, 4 Chapel St, St John's, Nfld	Mass/Cambridge	Yes	No			Sister, Mrs Lillian Scott, 7 Lawrence St, Cambridge, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 1"	Med	M Brn/Blue
6	MENCHIONS, Sarah	26	F	S	Housekeeper	Nfld	English	Nfld/Bishops Cove	4-C, 855	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/Bishops Cove	Mother, Mrs P Smith, Spaniard's Bay, Nfld	Mass/Chelsea	Yes	No			Sis-in-Law, Mrs Ellen Menchions, 11 Watts St, Chelsea, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Med	Brn/Brn
7	MENCHIONS, Edna W	3	F	S	None	Nfld	English	Nfld/Bishops Cove	4-C, 854	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/Bishops Cove	Grandmother, Mrs P Smith, Spaniard's Bay, Nfld	Mass/Chelsea	Yes	No			Aunt, Mrs Ellen Menchions, 11 Watts St, Chelsea, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	3' 7"	Med	Blonde/Blue
8	MILLER, Mary Louise	18	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/Placentia	4-C, 535	St John's, Nfld	Sept 23,1929	Nfld/Placentia	Mother, Mrs Cecelia Miller, Placentia, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	Yes	No			Sister, Mrs Elizabeth Fogarty, 12 Vale St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5'	Med	D Brn/Blue
9	PARROTT, Catherine	19	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/Salmonier	4-C, 839	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Salmonier	Father, Patrick Parrott, Salmonier, Nfld	Mass/Somerville	Yes	No			Sister, Miss Betty Parrott, 451 Somerville Ave, Somerville, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 8½"	Med	Brn/Blue
10	CHURCHILL, Gertrude	20	F	S	Domestic	Nfld	English	Nfld/ Bay Roberts	4-C, 626	St John's, Nfld	Sept 30, 1919	Nfld/Bay Roberts	Mother, Mrs Mary Churchill, Bay Roberts, Nfld	Mass/Lynn	Yes	No			Aunt, Mrs Edward Sparks, 54 Commerical St, Lynn, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 4½"	Med	Blk/Brn
LIST 2
1	CROFT, Bernard S	22	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Aquaforte	4-C, 833	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Aquaforte	Father, William Croft, Aquaforte, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	Yes	No			Uncle, Nicholas Martin, 261 Bowen St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	6'	Med	Brn/Blue
2	DUNPHY, Johon J	43	M	M	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Danville	4-B, Adm Vanceboro, Me 2/7/29; Left 8/24/29 via Vanceboro, Me			USA/South Boston	Wife, Angela Dunphy	Mass/South Boston	Yes	Yes	1929	Mass	Brother, Harry Dunphy, 342 East 6th St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 9"	Med	Red/Blue
3	BROPHY, John Joseph	50	M	M	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Fermuese	4-C, 837	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Fermuese	Wife, Elizabeth Brophy, St John's, Nfld	Mass/East Boston	Yes	Yes	1917	Mass	Room, 34 Cooper St, East Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 8"	Med	L Brn/Blue
4	RYAN, James Joseph	26	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Renews	4-C, 838	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Renews	Father, James Ryan, Renews, Nfld	Mass/East Boston	Yes	No			Cousin, James Ryan, 321 Saratoga St, East Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 10"	Med	D Brn/Blue
5	WALSH, John Joseph	24	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Renews	4-C, 860	St John's, Nfld	Oct 30, 1929	Nfld/Renews	Father, Patrick Walsh, Fermuese, Nfle	Mass/East Boston	Yes	Yes	1925-28	Mass	Brother, James Walsh, 75 Eutaw St, East Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 8½"	Med	Brn/Blue
6	CAREW, John	31	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Witless Bay	4-B, Adm Boston 12/24/28, Left 5/28/29, Farnorth from Boston			USA/Somerville	Father, Benjamin Carew, Witless Bay, Nfld	Mass/Somerville	Yes	Yes	1928-29	Mass	Sister, Mrs Catherine Wall, 40 Florence St, Somerville, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Med	D Brn/Blue
7	WILLIAMS, Archibald P	20	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Ferryland	4-C, 830	St John's, Nfld	Oct 26, 1929	Nfld/Ferryland	Father, John Williams, Ferryland, Nfld	Mass/Beechmount	$75	No			Uncle, Fred Williams, 101 Pearl Ave, Beechmount, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 8"	Med	Brn/Blue
8	RYAN, Frederick M	20	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Ferryland	4-C, 713	St John's, Nfld	Oct 11, 1929	Nfld/Aquaforte	Father, Richard Ryan, Aquaforte, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	Yes	No			Uncle, Fred Ryan, 2 Webb Park, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	6'	Med	Blk/Grey
9	WILLIAMS, Thomas J	51	M	W	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Ferryland	4-B, Adm 11/8/28, Nerissa; Left 5/5/29, NYC on Silvia			USA/North Weymouth	Uncle, Martin Williams, Ferryland, Nfld	Mass/North Weymouth	Yes	Yes	1928-29	Mass	Brother, William Williams, 12 Standish Rd, North Weymouth, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Blue
10	TOBIN, Patrick M	19	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Dunville	4-C, 844	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/Dunville	Father, Patrick Tobin, Dunnville, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	Yes	No			Bro-in-Law, John Hunt, 39 Monmouth St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 10½"	Med	Fair/Blue
11	HURLEY, Frederick	26	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Tilting	4-C, 848	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/Tilting	Father, James Hurley, Tilting, Nfld	Mass/Boston	Yes	No			Cousin, James Hurley, 63 Savin St, Boston	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6½"	Med	Blk/Brn
12	NOLAN, Michael	30	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Salmonier	4-C, 842	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Salmonier	Father, Richand Nolan, Salmonier, Nfld	Mass/East Boston	Yes	Yes	1928	Mass	Sister, Violet Nolan, 137 Princes St, East Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6½"	Med	Blk/Blue
13	COLBERT, Thomas J	20	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Northern Bay	4-C, 834	St John's, Nfld	Oct 28, 1929	Nfld/Jobs Cove	Father, Patrick Colbert, Jobs Cove, Nfld	Mass/South Boston	$60	No			Cousin, Thomas Colbert, 10 Peter St, South Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Med	Brn/Blue
14	GREENE, James	24	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Tilting	4-C, 845	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/Tilting	Father, Lambert Green, Tilting, Nfld	Mass/Dorchester	Yes	Yes	1924	Mass	Uncle, Michael Greene, 6 Don St, Dorchester, Madd	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6½"	Med	L Brn/Brn
15	HINDY, John	25	M	M	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Winterton	4-C, 846	St John's, Nfld	Oct 29, 1929	Nfld/Winterton	Father, Eli Hindy, Winterton, Nfld	Mass/Eatontown	Yes	Yes	1924-25	NY	Sister, Mrs Clara Green, 120 Walnut St, Watertown, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 5"	Med	L Brn/Blue
16	MORRISEY, Michael John	22	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Cape Broyle	4-C, 741	St John's, Nfld	Oct 15, 1929	Nfld/Cape Broyle	Father, Denis Morrissey, Cape Broyle, Nfld	Mass/Newton	Yes	No			Cousin, Thomas Rossiter, 232 Fraqnklin St, Newton, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 9½"	Med	L Brn/Blue
17	VICKERS, Martin	33	M	S	Fisherman	Nfld	English	Nfld/Witless Bay	4-C, 807	St John's, Nfld	Oct 24, 1929	Nfld/Witless Bay	Father, Michael Vickers, Witless Bay, Nfld	Mass/Somerville	Yes	Yes	1924	NY	Room, 21 Austin St, Somerville, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6½"	Med	D Brn/Blue
LIST OF PASSENGERS SAILING FROM HALIFAX, N S, 2ND NOVEMBER 1929, ARRIVING BOSTON, MASS, USA, 4TH NOVEMBER 1929
FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS
LIST 5
1	SHAFFELBURG, Lawrence Arthur	24	M	M	Accountant	Canada	English	Canada/Halifax	4-C, 877	Halifax, N S	24th Sept/29	Canada/Halifax	Father, A H Shaffelburg, 44 Sindsor St, Halifax	Mass/Lynn	Yes	Yes	1921	Texas	Aunt, Mrs M McPhail, 35 Breed St, Lynn, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 11"	Fr	Brn/Brn
2	SHAFFELBURG, Mrs Helen Kent	25	F	M	Wife	Canada	Scotch	Canada/Maitland	4-C, 876	Halifax, N S	24th Sept/29	Canada/Halifax	Father, J D Currie, Windsor, N S	Mass/LYnn	Yes	Yes	1924	Minneapolis	Aunt, Mrs M McPhail, 35 Breed St, Lynn, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Fr	Brn/Brn
3	WRIGHT, William	79	M	M	None	British	English	England, Newark	4-C, 10	Halifax, N S	1st Nov/29	Canada/Halifax	Friend, Mrs W S Harvey, 22 York St, Halifax	Mass/Salem	No	Yes	1926	Salem	Daughter, Mrs W Ross, 62 Hawthorne St, Salem, Mass	No	Perm	No	5' 10"	Fr	Grey/Hazel
4	MURRAY, Miss Kathleen B	24	F	S	Stenographer	Canada	Scotch	Canada/Halifax	3-2			Canada/Halifax	Father, Geo Murray, 650 Quinpool Rd, Halifax	Mass/Somerville	Yes	Yes	1926	Boston	Sister, Mrs J Gray, Highland Ave, Somerville	Yes	2 weeks	No	5' 6½"	Dk	Dk/Hazel
5	MURRAY, Miss Clara Patricia	23	F	S	Registered Nurse	Canada	Scotch	Canada/Halifax	4-B, Adm Halifax, Sep5t 14/24			Mass/Boston	Father, Geo Murray, 650 Quinpool Rd, Halifax	Mass/Somerville	Yes	Yes	1924-29	Boston	Sister, Mrs J Gray, Highland Ave, Somerville	No	Perm	Yes	5' 8"	Dk	Dk/Hazel
6	MILLER, Julia	33	F	M	Housewife	St Pierre	French	St Pierre	4-B, Adm Vanceboro, Aug 25/25			USA/Boston	Mother, Mrs Catherine Walsh, St Pierre	Mass/Boston	Yes	Yes	1920-29	Mass	Husband, Samuel Miller, 99 Norway St, Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 4"	Med	D Brn/Blue
7	PERROT, Bernadetta	19	F	S	French Teacher	St Pierre	French	St Pierre	4-B, Washington, DC, June 26, 1929			USA/Boston	Mother, Mrs Noah Perrot, St Pierre	Mass/Boston	$400	Yes	1925-29	Mass	Uncle, Samuel Miller, 99 Norway St, Boston, Mass	No	Perm	Yes	5' 7"	Fair	Light/Blue
8	BOURGEOIS, Marcelle	22	F	S	At Home	St Pierre	French	St Pierre	3-B			St Pierre/Miquelon	Mother, Mrs Marie Beourgeois, St Pierre	Mass/South Boston	$23	No			Sister, Mrs Maria Reardon, 143 N St, South Boston, Mass	Yes	60 days	No	5' 3"	Med	Brn/Blue
9	TOOMEY, Stuart	36	M	S	Mechanic	Canada	English	Canada/Sydney Mines	4-B, Vanceboro, Nov 1, 1928			USA/Boston	Father, Thomas Toomey, Sydney Mines, N S	Mass/Boston	Yes	Yes	1928-29	Mass	Brother, Jerry Toomey, 62 Evergreen Ave, Winterhill, Boston	No	Perm	Yes	5' 6"	Med	Brn/Brn
10	BOONE, Henry John	66	M	W	Visitor	Nfld	English	Nfld/Fogo Island	3-2			Canada/Sydney Mines	Boarder with Fred Clark, Sydney Mines, N S	NS/Sydney Mines	Yes	No			Son, Archibald J Boone, 302 Main St, Stoneham, Mass	Yes	6mos	No	5' 6"	Med	L Brn/Blue
11	BOWDRIDGE, Alice	56	F	M	Housewife	Nfld	English	Nfld/Ramea	3-2			Nfld/Burgeo	Husband, Thomas Bowdridge, Burgeo, Nfld	Nfld/Burgeo	$60	No			Daughter, Miss Genevieve Bowdridge, 55 Green St, Watertown, Mass	Yes	6mos	No	5' 6"	Med	Grey/Grey

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? Aanarchist?
31	Whether arrested or deported at any time
32	Health
33	Deformed
37	Marks of Identification

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

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