Boston Immigration Station c. 1904
Although New York Harbor was the primary port of entry for immigrants from Craco, there were several other locations around the country that could have served them, including Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, or New Orleans. Of these ports, a search of manifests (using Ancestry.com) identified 69 additional Crachesi entering through Boston. These arrivals occurred in a short period, with 2 individuals arriving in December 1901, 64 during 1902, and 3 in March 1903. The 1902 arrivals came on 5 different voyages. Three ships owned by the Dominion Line, the SS Cambroman, SS NewEngland, and SS Vancouver carried them from Naples to Boston.
When they arrived here they were processed at the Boston Immigration Station and then had to make their way to New York which was given as their destination. Why these immigrants chose this route isn’t known. Perhaps the Dominion Line, which normally had service from Liverpool England to Quebec City and Montreal Canada, offered a better rate since that company entered the Boston to Naples route during this period.
This list is by no means exhaustive, since the “Place of Last Residence” wasn’t always required or a misspelling of the town name “Craco” did not produce a match. The following is the list of individuals and images of the ships they arrived on.
Last First Date Born Ship
Basilio see Ferante Maria Cesara
Branda Maria Vincenza 1-Jun-02 1886 Vancouver
Branda Maria Filomenia 22-Sep-02 1854 Cambroman
Cainco Nicolino 6-Nov-02 1889 Cambroman
Castellano Nicoletta 22-Sep-02 1884 Cambroman
Castellano Maria Ceseara 22-Sep-02 1894 Cambroman
Castellano Maria Filomeniasee Branda Maria Filomenia
Cigliano Giovanni 22-Sep-02 1881 Cambroman
Constantino Nicola 22-Sep-02 1878 Cambroman
Conte Nicola 22-Sep-02 1867 Cambroman
Cortle Maria 3-Mar-02 1895 New England
Coute Caterina 3-Mar-02 1893 New England
FeranteMaria Ceseara 22-Sep-02 1854 Cambroman
Gaetano Rosa 3-Mar-02 1859 New England
Gambaglione Vittoria Maria 22-Sep-02 1860 New England
Infantino Nicola 27-Nov-02 Vancouver
Iocavetti Lorenzo 1-Jun-02 1845 Vancouver
Laivaro Vincenzo 22-Sep-02 1855 Cambroman
Laivaro Antonio 22-Sep-02 1858 Cambroman
Laivaro Giulia 22-Sep-02 1859 Cambroman
Laivaro Vittoria Stella 22-Sep-02 1862 Cambroman
Laivaro Rosa Maria 22-Sep-02 1886 Cambroman
Laivaro Nicoletta 22-Sep-02 1896 Cambroman
Lambio Rosa 16-Aug-02 1844 Vancouver
Lambio Leonardo Antonio 16-Aug-02 1865 Vancouver
Lauria Giuseppe 1-Jun-02 1888 Vancouver
Lauria Vincenzo 22-Sep-02 1861 Vancouver
Lavaro Rosa 22-Sep-02 1864 Cambroman
LaVecchia Maria 22-Sep-02 1888 Cambroman
LaVecchia Nicoletta 22-Sep-02 1891 Cambroman
LaVecchia Andrea 22-Sep-02 1895 Cambroman
LaVecchia Rosa see Lavaro Rosa
Lornezio Rosa 16-Aug-02 1844 Vancouver
Lornezio Leonardo Antonio 16-Aug-02 1865 Vancouver
Lorubio Carmela 27-Nov-02 1847 Vancouver
Lunati Francesco Pasquale 22-Sep-02 1883 Cambroman
Lunati Maria 22-Sep-02 1885 Cambroman
Mannozzi Giuseppe 3-Mar-02 1873 New England
Mastronardi Andrea 22-Sep-02 1890 Cambroman
Matera Giuseppe 15-Dec-01 1878 Commonwealth
Matera Domenico 12-Mar-03 1893 Cambroman
Mercandante Maria Antonia 22-Sep-02 1880 Cambroman
Mormando Gaetano 15-Dec-01 1864 Commonwealth
Mormando Apollina 3-Mar-02 1867 New England
Mormando Apollina 3-Mar-02 1868 New England
Mormando Maria Vincenza 3-Mar-02 1873 New England
Mormando Maria Caterina 3-Mar-02 1893 New England
Mormando Angela Maria 1-Jun-02 1857 Vancouver
Mormando Ceresa 12-Mar-03 1897 Cambroman
Novella Giovanni 1-Jun-02 1861 Vancouver
Pirretti Leonardo 3-Mar-02 1866 New England
Pirretti Rocco 3-Mar-02 1893 New England
Pirretti Pietro 3-Mar-02 1898 New England
Pirretti Giovanni 3-Mar-02 1900 New England
Porcaro Michele 3-Mar-02 1879 New England
Rinaldi Vincenzo 27-Nov-02 1879 Vancouver
Rinaldi Giovanni 27-Nov-02- 1880 Vancouver
Rinaldi Giuseppe Antonio 27-Nov-02 1886 Vancouver
Rossi Pietro 27-Nov-02 1855 Vancouver
Rubertone Antonio 27-Nov-02 1859 Vancouver
Rubertone Maria 27-Nov-02 1883 Vancouver
Santalucia Palma 3-Mar-02 1880 New England
Santalucia Gaetano Domenico 3-Mar-02 1899 New England
Spediante Germania 3-Mar-02 1845 New England
Spediante Giovanna 3-Mar-02 1835 New England
Spera Domenico 27-Nov-02 1866 Vancouver
Spera Antonio 27-Nov-02 1882 Vancouver
Spera Giuseppe 27-Nov-02 1891 Vancouver
Veltre Grazia Maria 22-Sep-02 1846 New England
Vitarella Angela Maria 12-Mar-03 1864 Cambroman
Dominion Line Ships on Naples to Boston Service
CAMBROMAN 1892
This ship was 6,059 gross tons, length 430ft x beam 46.3ft, one funnel, four masts, single screw and a service speed of 12 knots. Accommodation for 100-1st class plus 2nd and 3rd class passengers. Built by Laird Bros, Birkenhead, she was launched as a cargo ship for the British & North Atlantic Line on 6th Oct.1892. On 1st Dec.1892 she started her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston under charter to the Warren Line and in 1899 was fitted with passenger accommodation. Her first voyage for the Dominion Line started on 28th Jun.1899 when she sailed from Liverpool for Quebec and Montreal. On 10th Mar.1902 she sailed from Liverpool for Naples and then commenced Naples – Boston voyages. Her last Boston – Naples crossing started on 19th Sep.1903 and she then returned to Liverpool sailings. On 8th Mar. 1907 she started the first of three Antwerp – New York sailings under charter to the Red Star Line with accommodation for 1,275-3rd class passengers and was eventually scrapped in 1910 [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2,p.809-810]
VANCOUVER 1884
Built by C. Connell & Co, Glasgow in 1884 for the Dominion Line. Her details were – 5,141 gross tons, length 430.6ft x beam 45ft, two funnels, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 200-cabin class, 120-intermediate and 1,500-3rd class passengers. Launched on 12th March 1884, she commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal on 8th may 1884. On 28th Dec. 1886 she was chartered to Inman Line and completed two voyages between Liverpool, Queenstown (Cobh) and New York. In August 1890 she sustained slight damage in collision with an iceberg in fog near Belle Isle. In November 1890 her commander and a quartermaster were swept overboard and drowned. In 1892 she was rebuilt with triple expansion engines and only one funnel, and in November 1894 she stranded at the entrance to Lough Foyle and was towed to Liverpool. In August 1896 she was in collision with the Beaver Line’s LAKE ONTARIO in the St Lawrence River and both ships sustained damage. On 29th March 1902 she sailed from Liverpool for Naples and on 10th April 1902 commenced her first Naples – Boston sailing. She commenced her last Boston – Genoa – Naples voyage on 21st Nov. 1903 and resumed Liverpool – Quebec – Montreal voyages in May 1904. Her accommodation was altered to carry 300-2nd and 1,500-3rd class passengers and she commenced her final voyage on 27th March 1909 when she left Portland for Liverpool. In 1910 she was scrapped. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.807]
NEW ENGLAND / ROMANIC / SCANDINAVIAN 1898
The New England was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1898 for the Dominion Line. She was an 11,394 gross ton vessel, length 550.3ft x beam 59.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 200-1st, 200-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 7th April 1898 she started her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston on 30th June 1898. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 17th Sept. 1903 and then went to the White Star Line who renamed her ROMANIC. She sailed from Liverpool to Boston on 19th Nov. 1903 and then to Naples, Genoa and Glasgow. In January 1912 she went to the Allan Line was renamed SCANDINAVIAN and modified to carry 400-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. On 23rd March 1912 she commenced her first sailing from Glasgow to Halifax and Boston and on 4th May 1912 her first voyage from Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal, returning with part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. She then resumed the Glasgow – Canada service. In 1917 she went to Canadian Pacific Ocean Services and between 1918 and 1920 ran between Liverpool and New York and Liverpool and St.John.NB. On 18th May 1920 she commenced a service from Antwerp to Southampton, Quebec and Montreal, starting her last voyage on 24th May 1922. She was then laid up at Gareloch and in 1923 was scrapped in Germany. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.762]