RMS Catalonia
Affidavit of the Master or Commanding Officer, or First or Second Officer.
I, John Atkin, Master of the RMS Catalonia, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that I have made a personal examination of each and all of the passengers named on this list or Manifest sheet ..... and that I have caused the surgeon of said vessel, sailing therewith, to make a physical examination of each of said passengers, and that from my personal inspection and the report of said surgeon, I believe that no one of said passengers is an idiot or insane person, or a pauper or likely to become a public charge, or suffering from a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, or a person who has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime, or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a polygamist, or under a contract or agreement, express or implied, to perform labour in the United States, except such as are expressly accepted under the law. And that also, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in said List or Manifest, concerning each of said passengers named hereon is correct and true.
Sworn before me to this Fourth day of October 1894(signed) John J. Atkin
MJ Suli? Deputy Consul of the United States at Liverpool
Commanding Officer
I, J. Booth Clarksen, surgeon of the RMS Catalonia, sailing therewith, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that I have had thirteen years experience as a physician and surgeon, and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of the Royal College Physicians & Surgeons, Edinburgh, and that I have made a personal examination of each of the passengers (in number)* named hereon, and that the List or Manifest Sheet is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, fully correct and in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such passengers.
Sworn before me to this Fourth day of October 1894(signed) Booth-Clarkson, Surgeon
MJ Suli? Deputy Consul of the United States at Liverpool
Coloumns represent:
1. Number on list
2. Name in Full
3. Age (years and months)
4. Sex
5. Married or Single
6. Calling or Occupation
7. Able to Read/Write
8. Nationality
9. Last Residence
10. Seaport for Landing in the United States
11. Final Destination in the United States (State, City or Town)
12. Whether having a ticket to such final destination
13. By whom was passage paid?
14. Whether in possession of money, if so, whether more than $30 and how much, if $30 or less
15. Whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where
16. Whether going to join a relative, and if so, what relative their name and address
17. Ever in prison or almshouse or supported by charity, if yes, state which
18. Whether a Polygamist
19. Whether under contract, express or implied, to labor in the United States
20. Condition of Health, Mental or Physical
21. Deformed or Crippled, Nature or Cause
Passengers from Liverpool
833 Asperquist, Ester
834 Nelson, Marie
835 Oleson, Olga
836 Anderson, Charlotta
837 Alund, Maria
838 Alund, Signe
839 Johnson, John P
840 Berglund, Charles
841 Berglund, Christina
842 Berglund, Carl E
843 Erickson, Erick
844 Svenson, Ragna
845 Rise, Ingebright O.
846 Rimstad, Hans O. J.
847 Jacobson, Karl
848 Anderson, Hannah
849 Petterson, Marie
850 Nelson, Matilda
851 Applequiste, Anna
852 Knucka, Dora
853 Bohrmann, Wilhelm
854 Borgman, Johanne
855 Borgman, Christine
856 Borgman, Henriette
857 Borgman, Bertha
858 Borgman, Johanna
859 Spiegel, Fred
860 Spiegel, Mary
861 Spiegel, Francis
862 Spencer, ???e?t
833 Contract ticket no: 2712; Ester Asperquist; age: 17; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Notala;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Caribon, Mich; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: sister; in possession of $: 1; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: sister O Asperquist; address: Caribon, Me;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 200 on Page 5.
834 Contract ticket no: 2713; Marie Nelson; age: 22; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: more; been in US before? Boston 1887-1894;
Nearest relative: no no; address: no;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 201 on Page 5.
835 Contract ticket no: 2714; Olga Oleson; age: 17; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Myckelby;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Portland, Me; ticket to final destination? no;
Passage paid by: father; in possession of $: ?.00; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: father A Johnson; address: Portland, Me;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 202 on Page 5.
836 Contract ticket no: 2715; Charlotta Anderson; age: 32; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Stockholm;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: sister; in possession of $: 6; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: S Anderson; address: Boston, Mass;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 203 on Page 5.
837 Contract ticket no: 2716; Maria Alund; age: 26; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: Hwife; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 5; been in US before? Boston 1886-1894;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: Going home;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 837 & 838 are travelling
together. This passenger could be the same as passenger 204 on Page 5.
838 Contract ticket no: left blank; Signe Alund; age: 1 yrs 8 mos; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 837 & 838 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 205 on Page 5.
839 Contract ticket no: left blank; John P Johnson; age: 23; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: Worcester;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Worcester; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 40; been in US before? Worcester 1889-1894;
Nearest relative: no no; address: no;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 206 on Page 5.
840 Contract ticket no: left blank; Charles Berglund; age: 27; gender: m; married/single: m;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: Worcester;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Worcester; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? Worcester 1887-1894;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 840 - 842 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 207 on Page 5.
841 Contract ticket no: left blank; Christina Berglund; age: 28; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 840 - 842 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 208 on Page 5.
842 Contract ticket no: left blank; Carl E Berglund; age: 10 mos; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 840 - 842 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 209 on Page 5.
843 Contract ticket no: 2719; Erick Erickson; age: 21 yrs 4 mos; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Starrkarre;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Manchester, NH*; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: sister; in possession of $: 2; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: A Erickson; address: sister. Manchester, NH;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Final destination Boston is written underneath Manchester, NH.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 210 on Page 5.
844 Contract ticket no: 2720; Ragna Svenson; age: 18; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Norwegian; last residence: Drontheim;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Sioux City, IA; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: sister; in possession of $: 2; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: M Iverson; address: Sioux City;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 211 on Page 5.
845 Contract ticket no: 2721; Ingebright O. Rise; age: 25; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: cabinet maker; read/write: yes; Nationality: Norwegian;
last residence: Drontheim;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Irene, SD; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: brother; in possession of $: 5; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother O Rise; address: SD;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 212 on Page 5.
846 Contract ticket no: 2722; Hans O. J. Rimstad; age: 22; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: farmer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Norwegian; last residence: Liania;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Madison, Minn; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? Madison 1874-1894;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: Going home;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 213 on Page 5.
847 Contract ticket no: 2723; Karl Jacobson; age: 14; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: aunt; in possession of $: 3; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: A Jansson; address: aunt, Boston, Mass;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Mother is crossed out, aunt is written above it.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 214 on Page 5.
848 Contract ticket no: 2724; Hannah Anderson; age: 15; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: father; in possession of $: 4; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: A Erickson; address: mother, New York;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 215 on Page 5.
849 Contract ticket no: 2725; Marie Petterson; age: 35; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: h'wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: husband; in possession of $: more; been in US before? New York 1883-1894;
Nearest relative: J Peterson; address: husband, N Y;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 216 on Page 5.
850 Contract ticket no: 2726; Matilda Nelson; age: 17; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Chicago, Ill; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: brother-in-law; in possession of $: 3; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: C A Strobert; address: brother-in-law, Chicago;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 217 on Page 5.
851 Contract ticket no: 2727; Anna Applequiste; age: 16; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swedish; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Chicago, Ill; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: sister; in possession of $: 100; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: sister H Appelquist; address: Chicago, Ill;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: the sisters last names are spelled different on the manifest.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 218 on Page 5.
852 Contract ticket no: 2728; Dora Knucka; age: 58; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: h'wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: German; last residence: Uelzen;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Paullina, IA; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: son; in possession of $: 250; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: nephew Ch Ebert; address: Paullina, IA;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 219 on Page 5.
853 Contract ticket no: 2729; Wilhelm Bohrmann; age: 29; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: merchant; read/write: yes; Nationality: German; last residence: Uelzen;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 25; been in US before? New York 1883-1894;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: going home;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 220 on Page 5.
854 Contract ticket no: 2730; Johanne Borgman; age: 35; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: h'wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: German; last residence: Bremerviads;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Brooklyn; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: husband; in possession of $: 12; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: --- ----; address: husband, Brooklyn N Y;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 854 - 858 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 221 on Page 5.
855 Contract ticket no: left blank; Christine Borgman; age: 15; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 854 - 858 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 222 on Page 5.
856 Contract ticket no: left blank; Henriette Borgman; age: 13; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 854 - 858 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 223 on Page 5.
857 Contract ticket no: left blank; Bertha Borgman; age: 7; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 854 - 858 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 224 on Page 5.
858 Contract ticket no: left blank; Johanna Borgman; age: 2; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 854 - 858 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 225 on Page 5.
859 Contract ticket no: 6305; Fred Spiegel; age: 43; gender: m; married/single: m;
Occupation: labourer; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: New York;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 100; been in US before? New York 1880-1894;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: Going home;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 859 - 861 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 226 on Page 5.
860 Contract ticket no: left blank; Mary Spiegel; age: 33; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 859 - 861 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 227 on Page 5.
861 Contract ticket no: 6305; Francis Spiegel; age: 11; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: --; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: -- --; address: --;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: a bracket shows that passengers 859 - 861 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 228 on Page 5.
862 Contract ticket no: ??14; ???e?t Spencer; age: 30; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: gardener; read/write: yes; Nationality: English; last residence: Sutton;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 14; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother J Spencer; address: Boston;
Never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: First name illegible because of damage to manifest.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 229 on Page 5.
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the
original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used
to call your attention to additional information in
the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined
due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* Passengers on the manifest where numbered starting at 1 when the space occupied on the
ship changes. Passengers where numbered consecutively by the transcribers for ease of
referencing.
* For some unknown reason, most passengers are on this manifest twice. The first pages have
9 coloumns, the last pages have 25 coloumns. To the best of their ability,
the transcribers tried to link them.
* Affidavit of surgeon: ....of the passengers (in number)* named hereon.... (in number)
has been inserted in handwriting as transcribed.
* Contract ticket number: these numbers where issued by the steamship companies,
see Numbers, often in consecutive order.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film T843, Reel 12.
Partially transcribed by Mary Ellen Lanigan
for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild20 February, 1999
Transcribed by Judy Caine and Harry Green,
formatted by Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
June 2006
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