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| S.S.Etruria |
| Thomas Heath�s wife Clara Parr, with their six younger children, left Liverpool November 26, 1904. They sailed on the S.S. Etruria and arrived in New York on December 5, 1904. Their last residence was Cannock, England and destination was listed as 1804 Fremont St,, West Bay City, but this was crossed out and Reese, Michigan was inserted. A ticket was purchased to their final destination, Reese, and paid for by husband, Thomas. Clara had $75.00 when she left Liverpool. Clara was listed simply as wife. Enoch was a laborer. Lilly was a domestic cook, and Daisy a dressmaker. Alick, Thomas and Joseph were listed as children. All except eight-year-old Joseph could read and write. Thomas and Clara�s two older children, William and Frank had arrived earlier, in June with their father on the St. Louis. |
| Built by John Elder & Company, Glasgow. Scotland, 1884.
8,127 gross tons; 530(bp) feet long; 57 feet wide. Service speed 19 knots. 1,510 passengers (550 first class, 160 second class, 800 third class). Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1884. Named Etruria. Liverpool-New York service. Captured trans-Atlantic Blue Ribbon for speed in 1885. Laid up in 1908; Scrapped in England in 1909. |
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