Hi Mike - Thanks for responding. The explanation that you offered is certainly quite possible and I considered that for a long, long time - before throwing the questiuon to the list. However, and as I mentioned, this particular passenger list appears to be both legible and thorough. Both 'suspect' people are listed as males. The names aren't close - George for Frances; Johann for Anna Marie. (I mean I could easily understand Francis for France and/or Johann for Johanna. In both cases, the person in question is listed second - immediately after the head of household and immediately before the children. With the exception of the EBERHARD example that I mentioned in my original message, there are no other similar adult couples with families on the entire ship. That is, no other two male, no female couples. So - the mistake would have been made 2-3 times on one page and then never again, either before or after. Nonetheless, I realize that you may be right and I appreciate your input. Thanks. Jim Mike Hobart wrote: > > Jim - one possibility which you did not mention was errors in the passenger > list! I've run across a number of errors in the arrival lists, often at New > Orleans, but that may be just a coincidence. I have seen a number of > instances when the children are listed with the correct name and age but > with the sex wrong and a couple of instances of the wrong sex listed for the > head of the family also. There are also a fair number of errors in the > names, though usually not as dramatic as the examples you have. > > So my own guess would be an error in the data entered on the list, rather > than the person in question actually traveling disguised as the opposite > sex. > > Regards, Mike Hobart