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Motoring Across America in 1930                                                                                            Back
The image below shows the Ship's Manifest for Bernard Thoms' s arrival in the United States. See beneath the image for a transcription.

 

Picture Not Available

 

 
To assist we have "Transcribed" the key parts of the document:
 
Header:

         

  LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
  S.S.: LAPLAND
  Passengers sailing from: SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 26TH 1930  

         

Columns:

1  

No on List 

1 

2

Header Tax Status 

Blank 

3 

Family Name 

THOMS 

 

Given Name 

Bernard Hunter Jameson 

4 

Age - Years 

24 

5 

Sex 

m 

6 

Married or Single 

s 

7 

Occupation 

electrical engineer 

8 

Able to: 

 

 

  Read 

Ye   (sic.)

 

  Language 

English 

 

  Write 

Yes 

9    

Nationality 

Gt. Brit 

10 

Race or People

Scotch  (sic.)

11 

Place of Birth: 

 

 

  Country  

Scotland 

 

  City, Town etc.

Edinburgh 

12 

Immigration Visa etc Number       

2  (Correction illegible) 

13 

Issued: 

 

 

  Place

Date 

 

  Date

July 7th 1930 

14 

Verification Data 

Blank 

15 

Last Permanent Residence: 

 

 

  Country: 

Scotland 

 

  City, Town etc. 

Dundee 

Footer:

         

Lines 2 - 30 Blank
Signed:  Purser  (Illegible signature)
Added 10/09/2016
Last Updated 10/09/2016