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SS Lucania
Affidavit of the Master or Commanding Officer, or First or Second Officer.
I, Jas. B. Watt, Master of Lucania from Queenstown do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that I have caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith, or the surgeon employed by the owners thereof, to make a physical and oral examination of each and all of the aliens named in the foregoing list or Manifest Sheets, 9 in number, and that from the report of said surgeon and from my own investigation, I believe that no one of said aliens is an idiot, or insane person, or a pauper, or is likely to become a public charge, or is suffering from a loathsome or a dangerous contagious disease, or is a person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a polygamist, or an anarchist, or under promise or agreement, express or implied, to perform labor in the United States, or a prostitute, and that also, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in said Lists or Manifests concerning each of said aliens named therein is correct and true in every respect. (Signed) J.B.Watt, Commanding Officer. Sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1906 at New York. (Signed) L?en A. L???h, Immigration Officer.
Affidavit of Surgeon
I, B. Sydney Jones, Surgeon of the Lucania, Sailing Herewith, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that I have had 9 years' experience as a Physician and Surgeon and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of RCP London & RCS, Eng., and that I have made a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, 9 in number, are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, full, correct, and true in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such aliens. (Signed) B.Jones. Sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1906, at New York. (Signed) (illegible), Immigration Officer.
Columns represent:
1 No. on List
2 Name in Full
3 Age, yrs, mos.
4 Sex
5 Married or Single
6 Calling or Occupation
7 Able to Read, Able to write
8 Nationality (Country of which citizen or subject)
9 Race or People
10 Last Residence (Last permanent residence, Country and City or Town).
11 Final Destination (State, City or Town).
12 Whether having a ticket to such final destination.
13 By whom was passage paid?
14 Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much?
15 Whether ever before in the United States; and if so, when and where?
16 Whether going to join a relative or friend; and if so, what relative or
friend, and his name and complete address.
17 Ever in prison or almshouse,or institution for care and treatment of the
insane, or supported by charity; if so, which?
18 Whether a Polygamist.
19 Whether an Anarchist.
20 Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation or agreement, express
or implied, to labor in the United States?
21 Condition of Health, Mental and Physical.
22 Deformed or Crippled, Nature, length and time and cause.
430 Holmbom
431 Christensen
432 Strazzies
433 DeToor
434 Bitter H
435 Bitter R
436 Baker
437 Hrilsa
438 Heitmann G
439 Heitmann E
440 Nowak
441 Bi?
442 Korus
443 Klopkowna
444 Rak J
445 Rak K
446 Pedersen
447 Kvamme
448 Kati??? Y
449 Kati??? R
450 Kati??? S
451 Kati??? Z
452 Kati??? C
453 Kati??? B
454 Kati??? E
455 Belken M
456 Belken G
457 Belken E
458 ?wentow M
459 ?wentow L
460 Armerman H
461 Armerman B
430* Holmbom, Walther 22y; male; single; Laborer; Contract 53791; can
read/write; Nationality: Swedish; Race-Scand; Last Resi-Sundsvall, Sweden;
Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother: Bob Holmbom, 2623 Kimball Av, Chicago, Ill; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
431* Christensen, Jens 21y; male; single; Laborer; Contract 53792; Nationality:
Denmark; Race-Scand; Last Resi-Ribe, Denmark; Final Dest: Dows, Ia;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; in US before?-no; Joining Friend: Martin
Pedersen (Farming?), Rural Route No. 1, Dows, Ia; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
432* Strazzies, Hector 35y; male; married; Weaver; Contract 51317; can read/
write; Nationality: Belgium; Race-French; Last Resi-Kortvik; Final Dest:
Detroit, Mich; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: $-(unclear); In US before-no; Joining
Aunt: Valerie DeW???, 146 Franklin St, Detroit, Mich; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
433 DeToor, Henri 25y; male; single; Labr; Contract 51320; can read/write;
Nationality: Belgium; Race-(unclear); Last Resi-?oynghene ("L" or "T");
Final Dest: Rock Island, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: $? (unclear); In US
before?-no; Joining Brother: Gustave DeToor, 219 22nd St, Rock Island, Ill;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
434 Bitter, Heinrich 37y; male; married; Merchant; can read/write; Nationality:
Germany, Race-German; Last Resi-G??fentona (Grafentonna?); Final Dest:
Pittsburg, Pa; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Doesn't have $50; In US before?-no;
Joining Cousin: (Illegible), 11 40th St, Pittsburg, Pa; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
435 Bitter, Rosa 39y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Germany; Race-German; Last Resi-(See Pass. 434); Final Dest: Pittsburg Pa;
Tkt?:-yes; Pd by Self; $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Joining Cousin (See
Pass. 434); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
436 Baker, Johann 20y; male; single; Merchant; can read/write; Nationality:
Germany; Race-German; Last Resi-(See Pass. 434); Final Dest: Pittsburg, Pa;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Tourist (See Pass. 434,
appears to be going to same address); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
437 Hrilsa, Anna 20y; female; single; Spinster; can read/write; Nationality:
German; Race-German; Last Resi-(See Pass. 434); Final Dest: Pittsburg, Pa;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self: $-(unclear); In US before?-no; Joining Friend: (See
Pass. 434); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
438 Heitmann, Gustave 36y; male; married; Merchant; Contract 51322; can read/
write; Nationality: Germany; Race-German; Last Resi-Bachimis (Bachheim?);
Final Dest: Elkhorn, Ia; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self: $-(unclear); In US before?-
yes, Elkhorn, Ia, 1903-1906; Joining: Bentham Co. H. D. Mittendorf,187
Atti?? St, Elkhorn, (Ohio written in, prob. a mistake?); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/
Deformed-no.
439 Heitman, Egbert 9y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Germany; Race-German; Last Resi-Bachimis; Final Dest: Elkhorn, Ia; Tkt?-no;
Pd by Father; $-(unclear); In US before?-yes, 1903-1906, Elkhorn, Ia;
Joining: (See Pass. 438); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
440 Nowak, Jadwiza 27y; female; married; HWife: Contract 30687; can't
read/write; Nationality: Austria; Race-Polish; Last Resi-Monastyr; Final
Dest: Clinton, NY: Tkt?-no; Pd by Husb; Has $26; In US before?-no; Joining
Husband: Wojziscki Nowak, New St, Clinton, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
(Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, #17.
441* Bi?, Piotr 17y; male; single; Labr; Contract 30688; can't read/write;
Nationality: Austria; Race-Polish; Last Resi-(looks like: Paysimia); Final
Dest: Washington, Pa; Tkt?-no; Pd by Uncle: Has $15; In US before?-no;
Joining Uncle: Pioles B??stoy??; 1887 Jefferson St, Washington Pa; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Dr.
Memo, Conjunct; Crippled/Deformed-no.
442* Korus, Marcin 22y; male; single; Occ: ??ove Maker (Glove Maker?); can't
read/write; Nationality: Austria; Race-Polish; Last Resi-(See notes); Final
Dest: Brooklyn, NY: Tkt?-yes; Pd by Sister; Has $20; In US before?-no;
Joining Sister: M. Reyai?le, c/o L. Lisaby, 432 ?? Jersey Ave, Brooklyn, NY;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no. (Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #2; "Admitted"
is stamped over passenger number on Manifest. It appears Mr. Korus and Pass.
443 are travelling on same contract as Pass. 441.
443 Klopkowna, Aniela 10y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Austria; Race-Polish; Last Resi-(See Pass. 442); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Friend; $?-no; Joining Mother: Marian, (See Pass. 442); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no. (Written across the last columns: "With Guardian - #13
-this is pass. # on the page - actually Pass. 442). This passenger held for
Special Inquiry, see Pg. 34, #3; "Admitted" has been stamped over passenger
number on Manifest.)
444 Rak, Josefine 38y; female; married; HWife; Contract 30689; can read/write;
Nationality: Roumania; Race-German; Last Resi-Ra?jovas (Pruss written
above); Final Dest: St. Louis, Mo; Tkt?-no; Pd by Husb; Has $13; In US
before?-no; Joining Husband: Frank Rak, 2837 Missouri Ave, St. Louis, Mo; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
445 Rak, Katharine 7y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
Roumainia; Race-German; Last Resi-(See Pass. 444); Final Dest: St. Louis,
Mo; Tkt?-no; Pd by Father; $-(No); Joining Father: (See Pass. 444); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
446 Pedersen, Peder 26y; male; single; Labr; can read/write; Nationality:
Norway; Race-Scand; Last Resi-Bergen; Final Dest: New York City; Tkt?-no; Pd
by self; Has $5; Joining: (See Pass. 446); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Hold for Med. Exam-mental;
Crippled/Deformed-no. (This passenger was held for Special Inquiry; See Pg.
34, #20; "Admitted" is stamped over passenger number on Manifest. Orig.
departure from Bergen).
447 Kvamme, Magnus 35y; male; married; Labr; Contract number 30685;
Nationality: Norway; Race-Scandinavian; Last Resi-Bergen; Final Dest: New
York City; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $5; In US before?-no; Joining: Ships
Crew (1 word illegible), S. S. Leander, Captain Katlevis, New York, NY; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no. (Orig. departure from Bergen.) (Detained Alien, See
Pg. 33, #67.) (See also #447).
448* Kati???, Yankel 52y; male; married; BookBinder; Contract 54061; can
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(Looks like:Ropisi);
Final Dest: New York, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $200; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother-in-law: Solotaroff, 102 Koret, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/
Deformed-no.
449* Kati???, Rostul 52y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew: Last Resi-(See #448); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Brother: (See Pass.
448); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-prominent abdomen; Crippled/Deformed-no.
450* Kati???, Shoit 15y; male; single; BookBinder; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See #448); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father (See Pass.
448); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
451* Kati???, Zirie 23y; female; single; Milliner; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See #448); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father: $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father (See Pass.
448); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
452* Kati???, Chasse 22; female; single; Milliner; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See #448); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See Pass.
448); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
453* Kat???, Bagdonia 16y; male; single; Labr; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See #448); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See Pass.
448); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
454* Kat??, Elke 26y;female;single;Servant; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See #448); Final Dest: New York, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See Pass.
448); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
455 Belken, Meyer 30y; male; married; Shoemaker; Contract 54062; can read/write;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Nowasiftow (Nowastifta?); Final
Dest: Brooklyn, NY; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $700; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother: (Initial only) Belken, Clo (c/o?) Lepesen, 2?8 Christopher
St, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
456 Belken, Golsa 27y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 455); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining: Brother-in-law
(See Pass. 455); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
457 Belken, Elia 10m; male; single; Infant; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 455); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle (See Pass.
455); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
458* ?wentow, Mowna 23y; male; married; Occ-(unreadable); Contract 54064;
Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Honsel; Final Dest: New York,
NY; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-in-law:
Si?turvit?z, 178 Ludlow St, New York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
459* ?wentow, Lesi 22y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Honsel; Final Dest: New York, NY; Pd by
Husband; $-(w/458); In US before?-no; Joining Brother: (See 458); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
460 Armerman, Hirz 25y; male; married; LockSmith; Contract 54065; can't
read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew: Last Resi-D???usk; Final Dest:
Brooklyn, NY; Pd by Self; Has $10; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-in-law:
Lieberman, 1519 Washington Av, Brooklyn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
461 Armerman, Beile 18y; female; married; HWife; can't read/write; Nationality:
Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 460); Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY; Pd
by Self; $-(w/460); Joining Brother: (See Pass. 460); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-No; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
Transcriber's Notes:
The numbering system employed is that of the transcriber and not of the lister.
The original form numbered 1-30. Lister used these numbers, but at times only
partially filled a page. Transcriber numbered consecutively.
A ? indicates letter or letters which could not be read because of the quality of
the document.
The parentheses are used to add comments of transcriber and to clarify where
necessary--they were not that of the lister himself.
Passengers 1-112 sailed from Liverpool 7/21/1906; these are first-class
passengers. Passengers 113-149 sailed from Queenstown, Ire. 7/22/1906, also
First Class Passengers. Passengers 150-353 sailed from Liverpool 7/21/1906 and
were probably Second Class Passengers, as were Passengers 354-399 from
Queenstown. Passengers 400-970 were Steerage passengers.
Passenger #598, Julius Ogren is my paternal grandfather. In his diary he
describes the voyage and I thought I would share it:
"July 21 - Got on board the grey Ocean Steamship, SS Lukania which had been
inspected and left port at 5:00.
July 22 - On the Ocean. Took passengers from Ireland, about 60 in number. Quiet
sea, but sea is dark.
July 23 - Wind blew; however, otherwise beautiful.
July 24 - Rain in the morning. Westerly storm. Middle of the afternoon,
quieter, clear weather.
July 25 - Rather cloudy, not some hard storms.
July 26 - Rainy weather, no fog.
July 27 - Rain and fog. Middle afternoon clear, rather beautiful weather.
Came in NY's harbor in the evening. Anchored at 9:00. We got to behold
a big and beautiful fireworks display.
July 28 - 9:00 in the morning, we stepped onto land and began to go through
the examination of our papers. The same were inspected and we got the
tickets cleared, a long, boring wait closed in a waiting room; went off
on the Baltimore Railroad at 12:20 after midnight."
It is worthy to note that Passenger 869 is the famed Nobel prize-winning
author, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).
Passenger Notes:
#430-431. These passengers have the word "Chose" written at the head of the
page; this is the port from which they arrived in Liverpool, but cannot determine
where it is - perhaps Denmark? #432-445 have the word "Antwerp" above the column,
indicating these passengers arrived from that port.
#441 Bio or Bis.
#442 Last name differs from what is typed on Special Inquiry list; that is
clearly Korns and Korus is clearly written on Manifest; therefore, listed both as
seen. Last Resi-First letter could be "S" or "P". If "P" looks like Ponyskov.
Found town Polny Kesov in Slovakia??
#448-454 Looks like Katisus.
#458,459 Ewentow or Gwentow.
National Archives and Records Administration, T715, Reel 746
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 February 2002
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