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Charles Garrett, Sr. (1884-1942) – Passenger Declaration

Brad McCall — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:25:55 +0000

My Great Grandfather Charles Garrett, Sr. immigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1922 where his brother was already living. He left a couple years in advance of his wife and three children who stayed back in Scotland. In the personal history of his son, my Grandfather Charles Garrett Jr, he writes about the event:

“It was 1922 and Dad decided to try his fortune in Canada. We, the family and some relatives, went to the docks and saw him sail off. The name of the boat was the Athenian. He located in the city of Lethbridge, where his brother John was living.”

The following is his Declaration of Passenger to Canada form. I have transcribed most of the information in case it’s difficult to read at the size I’ve posted it.

S.S.: Athenia [Athina Livanos], Class: 3rd, Date of Sailing: 20 July
Inland routing: C.P.R. [Canadian Pacific Railroad], to: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

DECLARATION OF PASSENGER TO CANADA

1. Name: Garrett, Charles, Age: 38
2. Sex: Male, Are you married, single, widowed or divorced? Married
If married, are you accompanied by husband or wife? If so, give name of husband or wife: No
3. Present occupation: Miner, Intended occupation: Miner
4. Birthplace: Irelas Lesmahagow, Race or people: British Scotch
5. Citizenship: British, Religion: United Free Church
6. Object in going to Canada: To Settle
7. Do you intend to remain permanently in Canada? Yes
8. Have you ever lived in Canada? No
9. Why did you leave Canada? -
10. Money in Possession belonging to passenger: £90
(I am aware that I must have on my arrival in Canada the sum of: $£10)
11. Can you read? Yes, What language? English
12. By whom was your passenger paid? Myself
13. Ever refused entry to, or deported from Canada? No
14. Destined to: Lethbridge Alberta going to my Brother John Garrett 635, 13th Street. Y? Lethbridge Alberta Canada
15. By which Canadian railway are you traveling to destination? Canadian Pacific
16. Nearest relative in country from which you came: Wife. Mrs. Sarah Callan Garrett, Middlemuir, Coalburn, Lanarkshire
17. Are you or any of your family mentally defective? No, Tubercular? No, Physically defective? No, Otherwise de____red under Canadian Immigration law? No.

Signature of Passenger: (Signed Charles Garrett)
Sig of Booking Agent: (Signed Edward McLuskie at Lesmahagow)

The back of the form is stamped March 12, 1922.

The Declaration of Passenger to Canada form for Charles Garrett (1884-1942)

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Daniel (1845-1925) and Rochus (1867-1942) Zimmerman – Passenger List

Brad McCall — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:08:59 +0000

On the 7th of October 1891, the Zimmerman family first arrived in the United States, their point of departure listed as Boulogne Sur Mer, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Originating in Russia, they arrived in the port of New York, New York State aboard the ship Maasdam, with their final destination listed as Houston, Texas.

My 3rd Great Grandfather and 2nd Great Grandfather are listed on the same passenger lists with their families. It reads: Daniel Zimermann (age 46), with his wife Elisab (age 45), and children Franz (age 22), Katta (age 19), Michael (age 7), Maria (age 6), Ana (age 4) and Elisab (age 2). Daniel’s Eldest son is listed next as Rochus Zimmermann (age 24) is listed with his wife Helena (age 24), and daughter Katta (age 2).

The ship they arrived on:

Ship Name: Maasdam; Aliases: Vittoria (1902), Citta di Napoli (1902), Ex-Republic (1889)
Shipping Line: Holland-American; Years in service: 1889-1902
Ship Description: Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 3,984. Dimensions: 420' x 40'. Single-screw, 15 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and one funnel.
History: Service: Rotterdam-New York, 1889- 1901. New triple expansion engines and boilers installed in 1890. Renamed: Vittoria (1902), (b) Citta di Napoli (1902). Scrapped in 1910. Ex-Republic (1889).

The families:

The passenger list showing my GGG Grandfather Daniel Zimermann and family, as well as my GG Grandfather Rochus Zimmerman and his family.

The passenger list:

The passenger list, close up.

William Furlsbury Carter (1811-1888) – Passenger List

Brad McCall — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:01:09 +0000

Looking this last weekend on Ancestry.com, I was able to find this Boston Passenger list document on the return of my 3rd Great Grandfather from his mission to India.

The details of the passenger list are:
Name: William F Carter
Arrival Date: 11 Nov 1853
Age: 42 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Calcutta, India
Ship Name: John Gilpin
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts

At a point in time where we didn’t have transcontinental railroads or passenger planes, William F. Carter heeded a mission call to the country of India. He left Utah in a wagon train that headed to California in October of 1852. After gathering the money he needed in California, he took a 3 month boat voyage to Calcutta, India.

After witnessing some of the strange sights of India, and struggling to teach a people so heavily embedded in a caste system, his health began to fail. Dr. Haffnagle, the American Consul at Calcutta, paid his fare on the ship “John Gilpin” bound for Boston, Massachusetts, via Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and the Atlantic Ocean. He said “while crossing the different seas I have witnessed heavy gales, wind, thunders, storms and squalls… almost without number… the ship has twice sprung a dangerous leak in heavy seas.”

Here’s the passenger list page:

William Furlsbury Carter's return into Boston from Mission in India

Here’s William listed on the passenger list:

William Furlsbury Carter's return into Boston from Mission in India

William Furlsbury Carter was the second LDS* Missionary to circle the Earth and the first man to carry the Book of Mormon around the world.

*”LDS” is an abbreviation for a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, often called “Mormon” because of their belief in the Book of Mormon as a second testament of Jesus Christ, a companion to the Bible.

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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Sr. (1827-1881) – Passenger List

Brad McCall — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:36:17 +0000

On the 12th of September 1878, the Pfeifers first arrived in the United States after sailing out of Bremen, Germany. Originating in the Volga River valley of Russia, they arrived in the port of New York, New York State aboard the ship Leipzig, with their final destination listed as Kansas. My 3rd Great Grandfather Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Sr., (age 59) was listed as the head of the family along with his wife Anna (age 53) and children Johs. (age 28), Anna (age 27), Elisab. (age 21), Adam (age 20), Marg (age 17), Charle? (age 13), Barbara (age 8), Andreas (age 7) and Johs. (age 3). The last one listed was possibly a grandchild?

Adam mentioned in the list was my 2nd Great Grandfather, Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr (1859-1917).

The ship they arrived on:

The Ship "Leipzig".
Years in service: 1869-1894; Launched, February 13, 1869; Shipping Line: North German Lloyd
Ship Description: Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,388. Dimensions: 300' x 39'. Single-screw, 10 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. Compound engines in 1883.
History: Employed mainly in Baltimore service. In service 1869-1894. Made her final voyage to New York in 1890. Sold for scrap in 1894. Running mates: Baltimore, Berlin and Ohio.

The passenger list:

The passenger list showing my GGG Grandfather Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Sr.

The family:

The passenger list, close-up.