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From: "Ilse Martin O'Brien" <>
Subject: Re: [BOSTON] SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:24:46 -0400
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Anne --

All ship lists into Boston and other New England ports -- as well as all the
manifests -- are on microfilm at NARA (National Archives) on Trapelo Road in
Waltham (see www.nara.gov and go to regional archives).
It's well worth a visit! (Oops, I just realized that you are in England.
Try e-mailing NARA at and request a look-up. I believe
they will do this for you for a fee (maybe about $17).)

Having found the naturalization records for my grandfather and his siblings,
I used the ship name and arrival date to choose the microfilm for a
particular year. I found ALL of my grandfather and his siblings. The
information was extremely detailed -- down to hair and eye color, and names
and addresses of family back home and in the States. This was for the 1920s
. . . I don't know how it would be for 1908. But since you know the date
and ship name, you shouldn't have any trouble finding it.

-- ilse martin o'brien


----- Original Message -----
From: alan.barber2 <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 4:46 AM
Subject: [BOSTON] SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS


> Can anyone out there tell me the best way to find out details of a family
who sailed to Boston.
>
> Have looked on the LDS site and there are numerous US/CAN film numbers but
I need to know the best source for finding the whole family. Alphabetical
lists would be of no use given that a lot of Irish names are so common.
>
> Margaret Mullin applied for entry into the US on 2nd June 1908 on board
the SS Numidian in Boston, Massachusetts. I have found a write up about
the ship, but nothing about passenger lists.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Anne Barber
> Yorkshire
> England
>


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