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osprey28
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1911 Passenger List - Boston
« on: Tuesday 09 May 06 10:03 BST (UK) »
Hi Everyone

Can I enlist some help to interpret an entry on the attached passenger list? 

SS Ivernia leaving Liverpool on 7 March 1911 – bound for Boston, USA. 

Passenger No 7 – John Allan – to the right of the words ‘stone cutter’ is written a number 8-85387 – he is the only passenger with a number against his entry on the manifest – other than the numbers in the far left column.  I came across such an entry only one before and I thought then that it related to a return journey at a later date – can anyone confirm if this is what the number entry means?

I’d be happy to consider any suggestions – this John Allan is my G Uncle and is one of my brick walls – I know he was in Barre, Vermont in December 1914 but cannot trace him after that.  If I can establish that he may have returned to the UK I may be able to focus my searches back here.  His brother Alexander was in the US at the same time and he returned to the UK in 1814 to fight in WW1.  It may be that John did the same.

Thanks

Osprey28

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Re: 1911 Passenger List - Boston
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 10 May 06 03:08 BST (UK) »
The number indicates he became a naturalized citizen of the US.  See description of "Number in Occupation column" at http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/MANIF/annot3.htm.

By the way, the number in the far left column I've seen labeled as the "contract ticket" number.
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CAMPBELL (Balleghan), DOUGLAS(S) (Carrowhugh) - Lower Moville, Co. Donegal
HUSBAND(S) (Sneem), SULLIVAN (Kenmare) - Kenmare, Co. Kerry
KEARNEY (Kilmurry), O'CONNOR (Ballymac?) - Castleisland/Tralee, Co. Kerry
KEEFFE, HARRINGTON, DILLON - Ballyhooly & Castletownroche, Co. Cork
Note: All my above ancestors ended up in Boston, Massachusetts area of U.S. in late 1800s & early 1900s.
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Re: 1911 Passenger List - Boston
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 10 May 06 06:51 BST (UK) »
AmyM

Many thanks indeed for your time, efforts and advice - I truly appreciate it.

Best regards

Osprey28
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Re: 1911 Passenger List - Boston
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 06 June 06 02:00 BST (UK) »
Hello Osprey

I have heard tell some Vermont men were know to cross over into Canada and enlist here to fight in WW1.

I checked your John Allan to see if he might have enlisted here and found a possibility. Here is a link to the National Archives of Canada record which includes images of the signed Attestation Papers for a John Allan born Aberdeen 1890.

http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=allan&s2=john&s3=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=CEF6PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CEF6&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html&r=12&f=G

Cheers,
Linda
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Re: 1911 Passenger List - Boston
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 06 June 06 07:31 BST (UK) »
Hi Linda

Many thanks for your kind help and advice - unfortunately the one you found is not my John - but you have given me a new direction to search.

Thanks lots

Osprey
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