My Story

Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Roma


Departure Port: Unknown
Departure Date: Unknown
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Arrival Date: 10 July 1959
International Refugee Organisation
Group Resettlement to Australia
This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons.
Columns represent*: Sequence number, surname, forename, nationality, and look-up reference number.
 1  ARTO         Giuseppe        Italian   3530377
 2  CACCIOLLA    Antonina        Italian   3554485
 3  CASTRIANNI   Antonina        Italian   3554485
 4  CLEMENTE     Anna            Italian   4208783
 5  CLEMENTE     Grazia          Italian   4200391
 6  COMANDE      Maria Guiseppa  Italian   4093174
 7  COSTARELLA   Domenico        Italian   4093288
 8  DEL MONACO   Guerino         Italian   3337035
 9  DELLA BONA   Agnese          Italian   3295296
10  DI PRINZIO   Maria           Italian   3343634
11  DI SCANNO    Maria Marta     Italian   3358715
12  DI TORO      Maria Giuseppa  Italian   4094462
13  FERRERA      Maria Marta     Italian   3358715
14  FLOCCO       Maria Giuseppa  Italian   4094462
15  FRONTINO     Filippo         Italian   3359280
16  IGNAZZI      Antonio         Italian   3303990
17  LA VISTA     Lucio           Italian   3325348
18  LAVISTA      Lucio           Italian   3325348
19  MADAFFARI    Vincenza        Italian   4389371
20  MASSIMINI    Vincenzo        Italian   3365872
21  MILETO       Maria Guiseppa  Italian   4093174
22  MIRCO        Maria Irene     Italian   4207864
23  PAOLILLO     Sebastiano      Italian   3343117
24  PELLE        Concetta        Italian   4208491
25  PENNISI      Carmela         Italian   3370611
26  PISCIONERI   Maria           Italian   4208713
27  POZZIBON     Anna            Italian   4208783
28  SALOMONE     Maria           Italian   3343634
29  SAVINO       Michele         Italian   4200389
30  SAVOLDELLI   Grazia          Italian   4200391
31  TRAVAINI     Luigi           Italian   4389034
32  WEINGARTNER  Johann          German    4092213
33  ZAMPOGNA     Vincenza        Italian   4389371


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk is used to call your attention to additional information in
   the transcriber's notes.

*  Sample of Other Details Available in the original manuscript:
     Passenger #              45          EX Augsburg  U.S. Zone Germany
     Surname                  Grabia
     Forenames                Josef
     CM/L #                   831088
     IRO Status               S
     Nationality              Polish
     Religion                 Roman Catholic
     Marital Status           Married
     Sex                      Male
     Date of Birth            02 July 1910
     Age                      40
     Country/Place of Birth   Poland / Godeniza
     Passport Number          045482
     Date Passport Issued     28 October 1949
     Place Passport Issued    Augsburg
     Occupation               Farmer

Transcribed by Tom Stiglmayer
and Donated to the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
It is believed that this transcription only lists those who disembarked in Fremantle, 
since the ship carried hundreds more passengers. 
The source was most likely the records in the National Archives of Australia's Perth collection.

       Here are more links to help in your search for passengers to Australia:

Extensive information about Displaced Persons immigration from Germany to Australia 1947-1951 
is at  http://www.fifthfleet.net.

Conduct record searches at the National Archives of Australia

and search Coraweb.com.au at How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records 
in Australia
Formatted by Sharon Krisko a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 July 2001



If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page, please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc., with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the transcriber at the bottom of the manifest or to the ISTG Production Coordinator.


Genealogy Charts


We strive to make your search productive. If you don't find what you are looking for on our site, please consider the links below to help you.

468x60 (animated)

Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership


Website search technology courtesy of FreeFind.com

The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The old Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site, was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law.All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2007

ISTG Home Page

ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.

Created & Maintained by the ISTG™Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild