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On the Boston Passenger lists, 1820-1943, there is mention of Som Soothill who arrived in Boston in October 1901 from Liverpool, England, in the ship, Saxonia. As his estimated birth year was 1865, he would have arrived aged around 36 years. I have not heard the name of ‘Som’ in any other context and I suspect it is a typographical error for ‘Sam’. In terms of age, the most likely candidate is Samuel Soothill who was born in Bradford, England, on 30 September 1866. Eventually Samuel died in Bradford on 25 November 1962. So, if this is the same Sam, the puzzle is what was his trip to the United States in 1901 all about!
Abraham (1841-1925) is shown on passenger list arriving on 30 May 1914 at Niagara Falls, New York, and again arriving in June 1914 in St. Albans, Vermont. But there is little to suggest that he stayed in the United States for any length of time – he is not in any of the censuses, for instance.
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