There is a lot of great information to be found on Border Crossing Cards for points of entry to the US, microfilmed in a number of series by the National Archives. Several series are now available on Ancestry.com. The following series is not on Ancestry but is available at the National Archives. I believe the card transcribed is from L515. The microfilm is arranged by soundex code [Beattie all spellings is B300] and then alphabetical by first name. It takes a bit of time to go through the cards and I need to go back and look at this series again. I copied 1 other record for a John Beattie from Montrose Scotland which I will post separately. -- Laurel Baty, L252 >From M1480 Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagra Falls & Rochester NY 1902 -1954, B300 Elizabeth - B354 Henry[Soundex index] Buffalo, NY 9/11/18 Beattie, Emily Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland; age 55, sex F, Occupation Cafeteria; Read, Yes Race: Scotch; Nationality Canada; Last Permanent residence: Toronto Name and Address of nearest relative in country whence ?? came: Daughter Violet Fry, 83 Roach Ave. Richwood, Toronto Ever in US: Yes, from 1902 to July 1915, Where: NY; Passage paid by: Self Destination and name and address of relative or friend to join there: friend Bessie Wakeland, 159 St. & 3rd Ave. NYC Money Shown: $40 Head tax station [??]; M. C. 6992 Height 5 ft; complexion: med; Hair: Bro gy; Eyes: Blue Seaport and date of landing and name of steamship: Halifax, 1888 July 9 Remarks and Endorsements: 54347 Crossed into US in 1902 by way of Bflo. Husband died Aug. 1915 at Toronto John Beattie 1910 Bronx Assembly, Dist 33, NY, NY, p. 15A 680 Melrose Ave, Household #480 Beattie, John 52 married once 32 years, born Scotland, parents born Ireland, Came to US in 1900, Alien, Bookbinder Emily Beattie, wife, 49 married once, 32 years, born England, parents born England, 6 children, 4 living Violet Beattie, daughter, 17 born Canada, father born Scotland, mother born England, works as Clerk in hardware emporium [Marries Stanley Fry] Arthur Beattie, son 15, born Canada, father born Scotland, mother born England, Works as Clerk in Plumbers supply 1901 Toronto, Ontario Canada, Dist 17, page 4 John Beattie, age 41, born Feb 22, 1860 in Scotland, arrived in Canada in 1887, bookbinder, Presbyterian,, nationality Irish Emley, wife, born 26 May 1861, 39, born England Thomas, son, born 31 Oct 1882 18, born Scotland, Methodist, bookbinder Robert son born 22 July 1886, 14, born Scotland, Methodist Violet, dau, born 28 April 1892, Ontario Arthur, son, born July 1, 1894. Ontario Ontario Births: Violet Emma Beattie, born April 28, 1892, father John Beattie, mother Emily Warrillow Emily Christina Beattie, born 24 Jan 1890, father Joan (sic) Beattie, mother Emily Warrillow [An Ontario death shows an Emily Beattie died Dec. 9, 1891 at age 23 months of pneumonia] 1881 Scotland, Glasgow, St. Rollox, Lanarkshire, p. 5 John Beattie 22 born Glasgow, bookbinder Emily Beattie 19 born England Elizabeth Beattie 3 months born Glasgow Scotland Births [Have these birth Certificates] Elizabeth Beattie born January 1, 1881, Glasgow, father John Beattie, mother Emily Warrillow, parents married October 15, 1880 Thomas Beattie born October 31, 1882; father John Beattie, mother Emily Warrillow, parents married October 15, 1880 Robert John Beattie, born July 17, 1887, 151 Kennedy Street, Glasgow, father John Beattie, bookbinder; mother Emily Warrillow, married October 15, 1880, Glasgow Joseph Warrillow Beattie born February 4, 1886, Glasgow, father John Beattie, bookbinder, mother Emily Warrillow [Death certificate states he died at age 6 months, August 14, 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland] >From New York City Directory 1907/1908 BEATTIE, John bkbinder h 594 St Mary's [also at this address 1908-1909; 1909-1910] BEATTIE, Robt bricklayer h 594 St Mary's [1909-1910 Beatie, Robt J., mason, h 761 E 156th St.] >From New York City Directories 1912/1913 BEATTIE, John bkbinder h689 Melrose Av.[Also at this address in 1910/1911, 1913/1914 and 1915 [There is a Robert J. living at 1926 Lex Av, who is a clerk, he also lives there in 1915. John Beattie, bookbinder, does not appear after 1915. Robert Beattie of Lex Ave. is still there in 1922 and 1925 but not in 1917] Births from Scotlands People: John Beattie was born in High Church District, Glasgow, Scotland Feb. 23, 1859 to Moses Beattie and Elizabeth Shovelin >From Marriage Record (Scotlands people): John Beattie married Emily Warrillow October 15, 1880 at 93 Glebe Street, Glasgow, Scotland. John Beattie was a bookbinder, aged 21. His father was Moses Beattie, a flax heckler (deceased) and his mother Elizabeth Ferguson, previously Beattie, maiden surname Sherlin. Emily Warrillow was 18 and a bookbinder. Her father was Joseph Warrilow, a crate maker and her mother Sarah Warrillow, maiden surname Owen. Ontario Canada Deaths, 1869 -1932 Beattie, John male 56 years 6 mos 22 days Died Sept. 16, 1915, 103 Kenwood Ave Born Scotland, bookbinder, married, father's name John Beattie, informant Thos. G. Beattie, 41 Willow Ave. Toronto Star, Thursday, September 16, 1915, page 18 BEATTIE, On Thursday Sept. 16, 10:15. at his son-in-law's residence, Mr. John Hall, 103 Kenwood Avenue, Toronto, John, beloved husband of Emily Beattie, in his 56th year of 680 Melrose Avenue, New York City, Funeral from above address on Saturday at 3 pm. Interment in Prospect Cemetery, Private.