Immigration

Date September 1, 1873
Place New York, New York County, New York, United States

Narrative

In a letter to William and Emily Hall dated Aug 9, 1873 from Sheffield, England, Agnes says she is scheduled to leave England on the 21st of August. (Letter #4). She and their first child, John, age one, arrived 1 September 1873 onboard the Adriatic, in steerage. The ship had sailed from Liverpool and Queenstown. (N.Y. Passenger Lists, 1851-1891, at ancestry.com:

John Billups, age 1
arrived on Adriatic Sep 1, 1873, line 45, microfilm 381
from Liverpool and Queenstown, IRE, in steerage.
with mother, but found on index by looking for him.
Both are also found in records of arrivals at Castle Garden, online at www .castlegarden.org.)