My Heritage has just added this collection of 599,985 records of passengers arriving in the Port of Boston, Massachusetts, United States between the years 1848 and 1891. Records typically include the name of the passenger, place of birth, age, residence, destination, the date of arrival, and the name of the ship.
A search for destination place Canada yields 26,732 results. But beware. The transcription is highly problematic.
A search for last name Wiggins surfaced five results for Ackins, Aagenes and Ackens. Two of the ship names were “On Time” and “Only Son”! A search for last name Cross surfaced W. Murphy with occupation “Orient La Cross Club.”
FamilySearch has a database Massachusetts, Index to Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891 posted on 21 August 2023 citing NARA microfilm publication M265. A search for Wiggins there produces 123 results, half of which are for the exact name and the remainder variants. What’s more, there are links to images of the original index cards.
That’s hilarious John. Transcriptions are always problematic., no matter who or what makes them, hence our need to look at and use only original copies. Cheers, BT