Philadelphia arrivals - JENKINS

[Fue]

Hi

I wonder if someone could look up the passenger lists for emigrants to Philadelphia for David Walter Jenkins around 1888?

Passenger lists are new to me so I am floundering a bit and would appreciate any help/guidance.

Info on David Walter Jenkins is that he was born around 1852, Swansea; it appears he deserted his wife and emigrated.

I have found him on a Philadelphia census in 1900 which is where I got the date of emigration -1888.

Thanks in the hope that someone can help.

Fue

[shellyesq]

I haven't found anything for his immigration, but it looks like the 1910 Census also says he immigrated in 1888:  http://www.rootschat.com/links/0b55/

Also, maybe this is his death record?  http://www.rootschat.com/links/0b56/

[Erato]

How about this arrival in Boston?

23 Sept 1887, SS Scythia, arrived at Boston from Liverpool and Queenstown
David Jenkins, 35, miner, citizen Wales, intended destination Massachusetts, 1 piece of luggage, intends protracted stay

[Fue]

Many thanks for your replies Shellyesq and Erato

Yes I agree, the 1910 Census does look like him, does it say he was a bookeeper as this is what the1900 Census said and his marriage certificate said he was an accountant?

His death details I did not know so that is a great find, many thanks.

As for his arrival in Boston, that is very interesting and is a possibility because his father was a coal merchant so there was coal in his family. However, his wife had a baby in 3rd qtr 1889 so this makes the 1888 departure/arrival more feasable.  I am hoping that as we was in two Philladelphia censuses then that was his port of entry so really need access to these.   

[Fue]

Thinking more on the Boston arrival, the child born after his departure could I suppose have been fathered by another but his wife did not marry anyone else and died in 1898. But the 'miner' bit does not really sit well -  unless of course he always wanted to be a miner and was made to train as a bookeeper/accountant! After sitting at a desk with figures for many years myself, I could see there might be an attraction

[Erato]

I don’t see any other candidates named David or Walter Jenk*s, born 1852 +/- 2,  entering an East Coast port - NY, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston or Canada. 

Any other possible name variants?  Could he have been born much earlier or later?

[Fue]

Thanks for looking Erato;

I am pretty sure his name is correct; I have his birth certificate on order and originally worked out his dob from his marriage certificate.

So the arrival in Boston is looking better by the minute!

[Erato]

Possibly. 

BUT, there is a David Jenkins, b. 1852 in Wales, miner, immigrated 1887, in the 1900 census in Colorado.  This could be the guy who arrived at Boston.

[Fue]

Ah... yes that means it is most unlikely.     But many thanks for checking as at the moment I do not have access to the American censuses.

I must admit that I had shelved my search for my ggrandfather  a few years ago because I hit a dead end but more recently, I thought there was a website specifically for ships manifests. However there seems to be nothing except going to Anc*****.com    or does anyone else know of any other sites?