Passenger Manifest - SS The Queen - June 1879

Introduction

The SS The Queen arrived in New York on 9 June 1879 having departed from Liverpool, England and called en-route at Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland.

On arrival in New York the captain presented the local authorities with a Passenger Manifest covering 11 pages and naming 596 people. The first page has a proforma section at the top of the page, the remainder of the manifest was written on ruled sheets of paper.
Only one family group, found on page 7 (rows numbered 298-299) is noted below.

Transcript or Summary

Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Country they belong to	Intended inhabitants of	Died Onboard	Class
Jno Reeves	46	M	Labourer	England	U S America		Steerage
Jno Reeves	19	M	Labourer	England	U S America		Steerage

Commentary

Although the image clearly show two individuals named Jno (John) Reeves, it is strongly suspect that this is Joseph Reeves from Alfreton, Derbyshire, and his second son John Reeves. Joseph and John were not part of the family group comprising his wife Mary Ann Reeves (nee WARD), sons William Reeves, Joseph Reeves, Abraham Reeves, Alfred Reeves and daughter Sarah Reeves, who arrived in New York from Liverpool in November 1880. That father and son travelled in advance of the main family group to secure employment and accommodation and perhaps earn monies to pay the fares of the other family members seems plausible. Also, on the 1900 US Census, son John Reeves states he arrived in the USA in 1879.

Source

Ancestry - New York Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Also FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSK-XD7P]