Ann Scahill - SS Hibernian - Passenger - Arriving At - Port Of Portland or Falmouth, Maine

The following is an extract from the US National Archives.

...Early records relating to immigration originated in regional customhouses. The U.S. Customs Service conducted its business by designating collection districts. Each district had a headquarters port with a customhouse and a collector of customs, the chief officer of the district.

An act of March 2, 1819 (3 Stat. 489) required the captain or master of a vessel arriving at a port in the United States or any of its territories from a foreign country to submit a list of passengers to the collector of customs, beginning January 1, 1820. The act also required that the collector submit a quarterly report or abstract, consisting of copies of these passenger lists, to the Secretary of State, who was required to submit such information at each session of Congress. After 1874, collectors forwarded only statistical reports to the Treasury Department. The lists themselves were retained by the collector of customs. Customs records were maintained primarily for statistical purposes...

Name: Ann Scahill

Sex: Female

Age: 26

Occupation: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Ireland

Accompanied By:

John Scahill, Aged: 26, Male, Married, Labourer

Mary Scahill, Aged: 15, Female, Spinster

Ship: SS Hibernian

Date of Arrival: 14 March 1866

Port of Arrival: Port Of Portland and Falmouth, Maine

Port of Departure: Port Of Liverpool, England

Going To Join/Destination: United States

Allan Scahill