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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
863 Djerf, Anna
864 Fagerberg, Hilma
865 Gustafson, Anna
866 Johnson, Lotta
867 Anderson, Hulda
868 Bonnevier, Albert L
869 Anderson, Amanda
870 Wallman, Josua
871 Hagberg, Ella
872 Janson, Agnes
873 Vestman, Arvid
874 Petterson, Emma
875 Petterson, Wilh^a
876 Haggquist, Amanda
877 Benson, Hanna
878 Nylander, Ida
879 Nylander, Amanda
880 Carlson, Sara L
881 Martenson, John
882 Hansson, Jens
883 Jonasson, Johan
884 Wandell, Charles L.
885 Wilsson, Erna C.
886 Olsson, Karna
887 Johannesd^r, ?aja S.
888 Johannesd^r, Hilde S
889 Manson, Johanna
890 ?????ison, ?
891 ?vig, ?
892 ?almanger, ?
863 Contract ticket no: left blank; Anna Djerf; age: 24; gender: f; married/single: s;
occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 6; been in US before? Boston 1984;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 230 on Page 5.
864 Contract ticket no: left blank; Hilma Fagerberg; age: 38; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Chicago;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Chicago, Ill; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? Chicago 1890;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 231 on Page 5.
865 Contract ticket no: left blank; Anna Gustafson; age: 23; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Manchester, NH;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Manchester; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 17; been in US before? Manchester 1893;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 232 on Page 5.
866 Contract ticket no: left blank; Lotta Johnson; age: 30; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 10; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 233 on Page 5.
867 Contract ticket no: left blank; Hulda Anderson; age: 33; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 10; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: brother-in-law F G Sayre; 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: This passenger could be the same as passenger 234 on Page 5.
868 Contract ticket no: left blank; Albert L Bonnevier; age: 21; gender: m; married/single: c;
Occupation: laborer*; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Norrkoping;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 10; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother T Bonnevier; 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: laborer was crossed out but word above it is too faint to read.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 235 on Page 5.
869 Contract ticket no: left blank; Amanda Anderson; age: 21; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Yonkoping;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Fitchburg, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 5; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: sister A 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 236 on Page 5.
870 Contract ticket no: left blank; Josua Wallman; age: 30; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Fitchburg, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 237 on Page 5.
871 Contract ticket no: left blank; Ella Hagberg; age: 24; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 3; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 238 on Page 6.
872 Contract ticket no: left blank; Agnes Janson; age: 24; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 8; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother-in-law M Mangson; 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: This passenger could be the same as passenger 239 on Page 6.
873 Contract ticket no: left blank; Arvid Vestman; age: 24 yrs 5 mos; gender: m;
married/single: m;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: New York;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? 6 yrs NY;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 240 on Page 6.
874 Contract ticket no: left blank; Emma Petterson; age: 27; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 20; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 874 & 875 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 241 on Page 6.
875 Contract ticket no: left blank; Wilh^a Petterson; age: 24; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? --;
Passage paid by: --; in possession of $: --; been in US before? --;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 874 & 875 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 242 on Page 6.
876 Contract ticket no: left blank; Amanda Haggquist; age: 26 yrs 7 mos; gender: f;
married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Boston;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 10; been in US before? 3 yrs Boston;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 243 on Page 6.
877 Contract ticket no: left blank; Hanna Benson; age: 36; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 878 & 879 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 244 on Page 6.
878 Contract ticket no: left blank; Ida Nylander; age: 23; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: J Nylander; 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: Sister is written above "self".
A bracket shows that passengers 878 & 879 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 245 on Page 6.
879 Contract ticket no: left blank; Amanda Nylander; age: 19; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 246 on Page 6.
880 Contract ticket no: left blank; Sara L Carlson; age: 21; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Boston 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 247 on Page 6.
881 Contract ticket no: left blank; John Martenson; age: 20; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: labor; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Grundy Centre; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Grundy C. 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 248 on Page 6.
882 Contract ticket no: left blank; Jens Hansson; age: 40; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: farmer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Assaria, Kans; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Assaria, Ks 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 249 on Page 6.
883 Contract ticket no: left blank; Johan Jonasson; age: 34; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: worker*; read/write: yes; Nationality: American; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Freemont, Neb; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Hooper 1894;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 250 on Page 6.
884 Contract ticket no: left blank; Charles L. Wandell; age: 28; gender: m; married/single: m;
Occupation: worker; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Aurora, Neb; ticket to final destination? no;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Aurora 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 251 on Page 6.
885 Contract ticket no: left blank; Erna C. Wilsson; age: 22; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? New York 1889;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 252 on Page 6.
886 Contract ticket no: left blank; Karna Olsson; age: 25; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? New York 1893;
Nearest relative: sister A Heyl; address: NY;
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 253 on Page 6.
887 Contract ticket no: left blank; ?aja S. Johannesd^r; age: 38; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Grand Forks; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 8; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother J Ross; address: Minal;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Damage to the manifest makes it nearly impossible to read the names.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 254 on Page 6.
888 Contract ticket no: left blank; Hilde S Johannesd^r; age: 20; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Grand Forks; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 8; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Damage to the manifest makes it nearly impossible to read the names.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 255 on Page 6.
889 Contract ticket no: left blank; Johanna Manson; age: 24; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Bemant, Ill; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: uncle N Larsson; address: Bement;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Damage to the manifest makes it nearly impossible to read the names.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 256 on Page 6.
890 Contract ticket no: left blank; ? ?????ison; age: 18; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servt; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Bemant, Ill; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: father N Larsson; address: Bement;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Damage to the manifest makes it nearly impossible to read the names.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 257 on Page 6.
891 Contract ticket no: left blank; ? ?vig; age: 30; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: farmer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Norwegian; last residence: Bergen;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Storey, Ia; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Storey 13 yrs ;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
Never in prison or almshouse;
Never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: No.
Transcriber's notes: Damage to the manifest makes it nearly impossible to read the names.
Paid Passage-father is written above self.
Transcriber's notes: This passenger could be the same as passenger 258 on Page 6.
892 Contract ticket no: left blank; ? ?almanger; age: 23; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: farmer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Swede; last residence: Malmo;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Norway, Ia; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 20; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: left blank; address: left blank;
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 259 on Page 6.
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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