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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
925 Berg, John
926 Berg, Marie
927 Berg, Karen
928 Berg, William
929 Berg, John
930 Berg, Ovidia
931 Tummunki, Juto
932 Tuominiemi, Sanni
933 Rosengren, Hilda
934 Kallio, Kaida
935 Kallio, Aelias
936 Kallio, Erste
937 Kannianen, Hanna
938 Hernetkoski, Ida
939 Elso, Anna
940 Elso, Frans J
941 Elso, Maria
942 Elso, Johan
943 Elso, Arvid
944 Rask, Anna
945 Tackalen, Maria
946 Wuotila, Hanna
947 Wuotila, Johan
948 Wuotila, Fanny
949 Suomi, Johan
950 Kakkarinkanyas, Maria
951 Riminins, Karle G
952 Granlund, Johan
953 Paikalen, Maria
954 Paikalen, Zuho
925 Contract ticket no: 34??; John Berg; age: 34; gender: m; married/single: m;
Occupation: farmer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Norwegian; last residence: Christiania;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Edgerton, Wis; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: over; been in US before? Edgerton 12 yrs ;
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 925 - 930 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 282 on Page 6.
926 Contract ticket no: left blank; Marie Berg; age: 34; 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 925 - 930 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 283 on Page 6.
927 Contract ticket no: left blank; Karen Berg; age: 4 yrs 6 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 925 - 930 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 284 on Page 6.
928 Contract ticket no: left blank; William Berg; age: 3; 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 925 - 930 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 285 on Page 6.
929 Contract ticket no: left blank; John Berg; age: 2; 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 925 - 930 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 286 on Page 6.
930 Contract ticket no: left blank; Ovidia Berg; age: 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 925 - 930 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 287 on Page 6.
931 Contract ticket no: left blank; Juto Tummunki; age: 19; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: laborer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Rockland; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: father; in possession of $: 5; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother Matti Tummunki; address: Rockland;
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 288 on Page 7.
932 Contract ticket no: 89??; Sanni Tuominiemi; age: 28; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Helsinki;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: M. Pistola; in possession of $: 13; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: friend M Pistola; address: Rockland;
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 289 on Page 7.
933 Contract ticket no: 38??; Hilda Rosengren; age: 24 yrs 4 mos; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Patermicoulen;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: sister; in possession of $: 4; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: sister J Johnson; address: 456 133 St, 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 290 on Page 7.
934 Contract ticket no: left blank; Kaida Kallio; age: 28; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: wife; read/write: yes/no; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Sudbury, Ont.; ticket to final destination? no;
Passage paid by: husband; in possession of $: 4; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: husband Blias Kallio; address: Sudbury;
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 934 - 936 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 291 on Page 7.
935 Contract ticket no: left blank; Aelias Kallio; age: 8; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Sudbury, Ont.; ticket to final destination? no;
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 934 - 936 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 292 on Page 7.
936 Contract ticket no: left blank; Erste Kallio; age: 6; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Sudbury, Ont.; ticket to final destination? no;
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 934 - 936 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 293 on Page 7.
937 Contract ticket no: 38??; Hanna Kannianen; age: 18 yrs 2 mos; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: Veljenni; in possession of $: 4; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: Matkunyisen Veljeni; address: luskte Joh^s Johansen, 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 294 on Page 7.
938 Contract ticket no: left blank; Ida Hernetkoski; age: 21 yrs 2 mos; gender: f;
married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes/no; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Rockland, Mi?; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: brother; in possession of $: 40; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: brother Joseph Hernetkoski; address: Valbintepka Rockland;
never in prison or almshouse; never supported by charity; not a polygamist;
not under contract of labour; Health: Good; crippled: no.
Transcriber's notes: Valbintepka is spelled with a Umlaut.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 295 on Page 7.
939 Contract ticket no: 34??; Anna Elso; age: 32; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: h'wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Rockport, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: husband; in possession of $: 5; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: husband J. Elso; address: Rockport;
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 939 - 943 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 296 on Page 7.
940 Contract ticket no: left blank; Frans J Elso; age: 6; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: Hango;
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 939 - 943 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 297 on Page 7.
941 Contract ticket no: left blank; Maria Elso; age: 4; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: Hango;
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 939 - 943 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 298 on Page 7.
942 Contract ticket no: left blank; Johan Elso; age: 3; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: Hango;
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 939 - 943 are travelling together.
1-60873 is written in the Occupation coloumn. This pertains to application for citizenship,
see Annotations for more information. This passenger could be the same as passenger 299
on Page 7.
943 Contract ticket no: left blank; Arvid Elso; age: inf; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: --; Nationality: --; last residence: Hango;
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 939 - 943 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 300 on Page 7.
944 Contract ticket no: 2740; Anna Rask; age: 23; gender: f; married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Waltham; ticket to final destination? no;
Passage paid by: aunt; in possession of $: 11; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: L Rengtson; address: aunt, Waltham;
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 301 on Page 7.
945 Contract ticket no: left blank; Maria Tackalen; age: --; gender: --; married/single: --;
Occupation: -------; read/write: -----; Nationality: --; last residence: --;
Arrived at: --; 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: The names are lined out and no other information is shown for
this passenger, she might not have boarded the ship.
946 Contract ticket no: left blank; Hanna Wuotila; age: 30; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Rockland; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: husband; in possession of $: 9; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: husband E. ?uotila; address: Rockland;
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 last name could be Wuotila. A bracket shows that
passengers 946 - 948 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 302 on Page 7.
947 Contract ticket no: left blank; Johan Wuotila; age: 5; 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: The last name could be Wuotila. A bracket shows that
passengers 946 - 948 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 303 on Page 7.
948 Contract ticket no: left blank; Fanny Wuotila; age: 4; 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: The last name could be Wuotila. A bracket shows that
passengers 946 - 948 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 304 on Page 7.
949 Contract ticket no: 16501; Johan Suomi; age: 17; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: sailor; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: brother; in possession of $: 5; 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: Occupation laborer is lined out and Sailor is written above that.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 305 on Page 7.
950 Contract ticket no: left blank; Maria Kakkarinkanyas; age: 19 yrs 8 mos; gender: f;
married/single: s;
Occupation: servant; read/write: yes/no; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 20; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: friend H. Pentila; address: Jersey 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: the friend's last name could be Rentila.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 306 on Page 7.
951 Contract ticket no: left blank; Karle G Riminins; age: 36; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: labourer; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: New York; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 30; been in US before? New York 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 307 on Page 7.
952 Contract ticket no: left blank; Johan Granlund; age: 36; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: joiner; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Boston, Mass; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: self; in possession of $: 16; been in US before? Boston 1890;
Nearest relative: brother A. Granlund; 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 308 on Page 7.
953 Contract ticket no: left blank; Maria Paikalen; age: 28; gender: f; married/single: m;
Occupation: h'wife; read/write: yes; Nationality: Finnish; last residence: Hango;
Arrived at: Boston; final destination: Rockland, Me; ticket to final destination? yes;
Passage paid by: husband; in possession of $: 3; been in US before? no;
Nearest relative: husband A Pikalen; address: Rockland, 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: The husband's name is spelled different to the passengers' last
name on the manifest. A bracket shows that passengers 953 & 954 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 309 on Page 7.
954 Contract ticket no: left blank; Zuho Paikalen; age: 2; gender: m; married/single: s;
Occupation: --; read/write: -------; Nationality: -----; last residence: Hango;
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: The father's name is spelled different to the passengers' last
name on the manifest. A bracket shows that passengers 953 & 954 are travelling together.
This passenger could be the same as passenger 310 on Page 7.
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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