Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line¹

• (Child) Birth*: Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line was born in 1880; PARISIAN 1880
  The PARISIAN was a 5,359 gross ton ship, length 440.8ft x beam 46.2ft, two funnels, four masts (rigged for sail), steel construction, single screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 150-1st, 100-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Built by R. Napier & Sons, Glasgow, she was launched for the Allan Line 4th Nov.1880. Her maiden voyage started on 10th Mar.1881 when she left Liverpool for Halifax and Boston and on 28th Apr.1881 she started her first Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal sailing. In 1899 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and her sailing rigging and one of her funnels removed. Fitted with Marconi Wireless Telegraphy in 1902, she started her last Liverpool - Halifax - St John NB sailing on 16th Mar.1905. On 25th May 1905 she commenced the first of four Glasgow - New York sailings and on 25th May 1906 transferred to Glasgow - Boston sailings with 2nd and 3rd class passengers only. London - Quebec - Montreal voyages started on 30th Apr.1908 and on 17th Sep.1909 she resumed the Glasgow - Boston route. She commenced her final voyage between Glasgow and Boston on 31st Oct.1913. In Jan.1914 she was scrapped in Italy.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.315-6]²
• (Deceased) Death*: Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line died in 1914.²

• (Ship) Emigration*: Richard Alexander Whitton jute mill worker Richard Alexander Whitton jute mill worker emigrated with Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter on Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line on 9 May 1910 at Boston, Massechusetts, USA, . Boston passenger & crew lists 1820-1943 ship Parisian travelling from Glasgow, Scotland 27 April 1910 to Boston Massechusetts USA 9th May 1910; ref 12; Whitton, Richard, age 24, single, plumber, can read & write, subject of Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland, Dundee, relative/friend at last place of residence David Whitton 24 South Road, Dundee, final destination Mass, Chelmsford, does not have ticket to final destination, paid for passage himself, in possession of $10, never before in United States, going to Aunt, Mrs Bell, Mary A, Box 19 Chelmsford Mass, never in prison, not a Polygamist, not an Anarchist, not ... ..., good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5'11", complexion fair, hair brown, eyes grey, no identifying marks, born Scotland, Dundee [TNA holding via Ancestry.co.uk Sept 2010]
  Robert Whitton (website) says: Arrived in Boston on the "Parisian" on 9th May 1910 from Glasgow a Plumber with his sister Robina, travelling to Chelmsford, Mass to meet with his Aunt Mary A Bell address Box19 Chelmsford, Mass, USA; Although the USA census was taken in August 1910 neither Richard nor his sister Robina can be located then or after that date. I cannot see him in WW1 records either.^3,4
• (Ship) Emigration*: Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter emigrated on Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line on 10 May 1910 at Boston, Massechusetts, USA, . Boston passenger & crew lists 1820-1943 ship Parisian travelling from Glasgow, Scotland 27 April 1910 to Boston Massechusetts USA 9th May 1910; ref 13; Whitton, Robina, age 22, single, dom, can read & write, subject of Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland, Dundee, relative/friend at last place of residence David Whitton 24 South Road, Dundee, final destination Mass, Chelmsford, does not have ticket to final destination, paid for passage himself, in possession of $30, never before in United States, going to Aunt, Mrs Bell, Mary A, Box 19 Chelmsford Mass, never in prison, not a Polygamist, not an Anarchist, not ... ..., good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5'4", complexion fair, hair brown, eyes grey, no identifying marks, born Scotland, Dundee [TNA holding via Ancestry.co.uk Sept 2010]
  Robert Whitton (website) says about Richard: Arrived in Boston on the "Parisian" on 9th May 1910 from Glasgow a Plumber with his sister Robina, travelling to Chelmsford, Mass to meet with his Aunt Mary A Bell address Box19 Chelmsford, Mass, USA; Although the USA census was taken in August 1910 neither Richard nor his sister Robina can be located then or after that date. I cannot see him in WW1 records either. [http://www.robertwhitton.eu Sep 2010]^3,5
• (Ship) Passenger List*: Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line passenger list included Charles Robert Kirkwood Lawson and Elizabeth Anderson Miller and Isabella Anderson Lawson when she sailed between 6 April 1912 and 20 April 1912 at Glasgow to Boston. List of manifest of alien passengers for the United States immigration officer at port of arrival; SS Parisian sailing from Glasgow 6 April 1912, arriving at Boston 20 April 1912; ref 19; Lawson, Charles, aged 34, male, married, occ pattern maker, can read & write, nationality Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland Scotstoun, name of relaive or friend in country whence came wife Mrs Lawson 4 Rennetta Street Scotstoun, final destination Mass Boston, whether having a ticket to such final destination - no, passage paid by self, in possession of less than $50 - 35$, never in US before, going to join friend or relative - sister Mrs B Douglas 50 Chestnut St Ward Mass, never ..., polygamist, anachist..., in good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5ft 10in, fair complexion, dark hair, brown eyes, no ID marks, born Scotland Dundee.¹
• (Ship) Passenger List: Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line passenger list included Peter Barrie and Catherine Christie Malcolm Millar when she sailed on 13 October 1913. SS Parisian sailing from Glasgow Scotland 3rd October 1913, arriving port of Boston 13th October 1913; ref 12 on manifest; Barrie, Peter, aged 35, married, engineer, can read & write, citizen of Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland, Dumbarton, name and address of friend in contry from whence came wife Mrs P Barrie, Geils Avenue Dunbarton, final destination Mass Worcester - overstamped with legal entry for permanent residence verified 4/14836 April 16 1936 - no ticket to final destination, passage paid by self, in possession of $50, not in United States before, relative or friend in USA uncle James Millar 378 Park Ave, Worcester, not imprisioned, not polygamist, not anachist, in good health, not deformed or crippled, height 5ft 5in, complexion ruddy, hair brown, eyes brown, no ID marks, born Scotland, Saltcoats.⁶