Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Almirante
Santa Marta, Colombia, via Colon, Panama and
Kingston, Jamaica to New York
27 May 1910
Affidavit of the Master or Commanding Officer, or First or Second Officer.
I, Herbert A. Henshaw Master, of the Steamship Almirante, from
Santa Marta, Columbia, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare 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 Lists or Manifest Sheets, [1] ONE 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
imbecile, or a feeble-minded person, or insane person, or a pauper, or is
likely to become a public charge, or is afflicted with tuberculosis or with
a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease, or is a person who has been
convicted of, or who admits having committed a felony or other crime or
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or is a polygamist or one admitting
belief in the practice of polygamy, or an anarchist, or under promise or
agreement, express or implied, to perform labor in the United States, or a
prostitute, or a woman or girl coming to the United States for the purpose
of prostitution, or for any other immoral purpose, 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) H. A. Henshaw, Master.
Sworn to before me this 27th day of May 1910 at NY (signed) Wm Scarlett
Immigration Officer.
List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States
Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival. Required by the regulations
of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the United States, under
Act of Congress approved February 20, 1907, to be delivered to the United
States Immigration Officer by the Commanding Officer of any vessel
having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the
United States.
Columns represent:
1) No. on List.
2) Name in Full - Family name and given name.
3) Age in Years and Months.
4) Sex
5) Married or Single.
6) Calling or Occupation.
7) Able to Read and Write.
8) Nationality (Country of which citizen or subject)
9) Race or People.
10) Last Permanent Residence - Country and City or Town
11) The name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in
country whence alien came.
12) Final Destination (Intended future permanent residence) - State
and City or Town.
13) No. on List. (repeated for the second page)
14) Whether having a ticket to such final destination.
15) By whom was passage paid? (Whether alien paid his own passage,
whether paid by any other person, or by any coporation, society,
municipality, or government.)
16) Whether in possession of $50 and if less, how much?
17) Whether ever before in the United States; and if so, when (Year or
period of years) and where?
18) Whether going to join a relative or friend; and if so, what
relative or friend, and his name and complete address.
19) Ever in prison or almshouse, or institution for care and treatment
of the insane, or supported by charity? If so, which?
20) Whether a Polygamist.
21) Whether and Anarchist.
22) Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitaion, promise, or
agreement, express or implied, to labor in the United States.
23) Condition of Health, Mental and Physical.
24) Deformed or Crippled. Nature, length of time, and cause.
25) Height in feet and inches.
26) Complexion.
27) Color of hair and eyes.
28) Marks of Identification
29) Place of Birth - Country and city or town.
1 Carlson
2 Escallon
3 Gallegos, O
4 Gallegos, G
5 Atwood
6 Baxter, H
7 Baxter, A
8 Baxter, N
9 Coffin
10 Darling
11 Harnecker
12 Millrick
13 Perry
14 Smith, W
15 Williams
16 Brown
17 Cowes
18 Douat, B
19 Douat, I
20 Kehmansky
21 Dusquesne
22 Lawrence
23 Machado
24 Matthews
25 Smith, S
26 Clowes
27 Dignum, Harry
28 Dignum, Helen
29 Dolphy
30 Henderson, D
31 Henderson, I
32 Grinan
33 Germaine
34 Knecht, F
35 Knecht, C
36 Knecht, P
37 Melhado, R
38 Melhado, I
39 Melhado, E
40 Melhado Jr., R
S.S. Almirante sailing from Santa Marta Colombia, May 18th, 1910
Arriving at Port of New York, May 27th, 1910.
Saloon, Cabin, and Steerage Aliens Must be Completely Manifested.
This Sheet is for Saloon or First-Cabin Passengers.
1 1; Carlson, Rudolph; age 21y 6m; male; single;
Occupation: Tourist; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is New York, N. York;
(no other columns have entries).
2* 2; Escallon, Esteban; age 60y 2m; male; married;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of Colombia; race is Spanish;
Residence is Colombia, Bogota;
Nearest relative/friend is Miguel Abidia Mendez, Bogota, Colombia;
Destination is NY, New York; has ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by himself; has $150.00;
Has not been in U.S. before;
Going to join relative/friend: Business;
Height 5 feet 9 inches; dark complexion; black hair and black eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Colombia, Bogota.
NOTES: entry in Last Permanent Residence column has "NON IMMIGRANT
ALIEN" stamped on it; starting in the blank column after Final
Destination is written the word fragment "tou", and ending in the
blank column on the other half of the page are the letters "st",
possibly "tourist".
3 3; Gallegos, Olga; age 24y 6m; female; married;
Occupation: Wife; can read and write;
Citizen of Colombia; race is Belgian;
Residence is Colombia, Santa Marta;
Nearest relative/friend is B. Gallegos, Santa Marta;
Destination is Mass., Boston; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by herself; has $100.00;
Has been in the United States before, but no information is given
as to when or how long;
Going to join relative/friend: Kerk Booth, 64 Long Wharf, Boston;
Height 5 feet 4 inches; fair complexion; brown hair and blue eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of birth: Belgium, Brusells.
4 4; Gallegos, Glorio B.; age 6y; female; single;
Occupation: No occupation; cannot read or write;
Citizen of Colombia; race is Spanish Am.;
Residence is Colombia, Santa Marta;
Nearest relative/friend is B. Gallegos, Santa Marta;
Destination is Mass., Boston; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by Father; is not listed as having any money;
Has not been in U.S. before;
Going to join relative/friend: Kerk Booth, 64 Long Wharf, Boston;
Height 4 feet; fair complexion; brown hair and green eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth: Colombia, Santa Marta.
(Signed) H. A. Henshaw Master
I, Jacob Francis Hadley, Surgeon of the S.S. Almirante, employed by
owners, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that I have had
twenty years experience as a Physician and Surgeon, and that I am
entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of the Long
Island College Hospital, N.Y. and U.S. America, and that I have made
a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that
the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets [1] One 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) Jacob Francis Hadley Md.
Sworn to before me this 27th day of May, 1910 at N.Y.
(signed) Wm Scarlett Immigration Officer.
S.S. Almirante sailing from Colon, Panama, May 27th, 1910
Arriving at Port of New York, May 27th, 1910.
Saloon, Cabin, and Steerage Aliens Must be Completely Manifested.
This Sheet is for Saloon or First-Cabin Passengers.
5 1; Atwood, Howard Deloz; age 30y 11m; male; single;
Occupation: Plantation Manager; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is N. H., New Boston;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is N. H., New Boston;
(no other columns had entries).
6* 2; Baxter, Howard; age 37y 3m; male; married;
Occupation is GYM PRR; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is New York, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is NY, NY;
(no other columns had entries).
NOTES: occupation is clearly written as GYM PRR (all capitals,
with some space between the letters, as if they were initials
of some kind).
7 3; Baxter, Anna Mary; age 26y 6m; female; married;
Occupation: Wife; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is New York, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is NY, NY;
(no other columns had entries).
8 4; Baxter, Naenia Perry; age 2y 8m; female; single;
Occupation: No occupation; cannot read or write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is New York, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is NY, NY;
(no other columns had entries).
9 5; Coffin, Jr., Jos. W.; age 29y 7m; male; single;
Occupation: Tourist; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is New York, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is NY, NY;
(no other columns had entries).
10 6; Darling, Samuel T.; age 38y 1m; male; married;
Occupation: Physician; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is Md., Balto;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is N.J., Jersey City;
(no other columns had entries).
11 7; Harnecker, Lawrence L. O.; age 46y 11m; male; married;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is NY, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed); Destination is NY, NY;
(no other columns had entries).
12 8; Millrick, Harriett S.; age 35y 8m; female; Wd.;
Occupation: Postmistress; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is NY, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is NY, NY;
(no other columns had entries).
13 9; Perry, Katherine L.; age 44y 4m; female; married;
Occupation: Wife; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is D.C., Washington;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is N.J., Jersey City;
(no other columns had entries).
14 10; Smith, William L.; age 31y 4m; male; married;
Occupation: Salesman; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is NY, NY;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is NY., NY.;
(no other columns had entries).
15 11; Williams, Robert L.; age 42y 2m; male; married;
Occupation: Salesman; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; (no race listed);
Residence is Pa., Phila;
Nearest relative/friend is (none listed);
Destination is Pa., Phila;
(no other columns had entries).
16* 12; Brown, Thomas; age 31y 6m; male; single;
Occupation: Mining Engineer; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Colombia, Tumaco;
Nearest relative/friend is Senor J.A. Mayola, Tumaco, Colombia;
Destination is Eng, London; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $100.00;
Has not been in U.S. before;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 5 feet 10 and one-half inches; fair complexion; light hair
and blue eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth: England, London.
NOTES: "English" in the race column was written in over the word
"British"; entry in Last Permanent Residence column has "NON
IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped on it, and a line drawn through column 11
(Nearest relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination); destination
of "London" is written over another word, which is written lightly
and crossed out twice.
17* 13; Cowes, Carlos A.; age 47y ?m; male; single;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of Panama; race is British;
Residence is Panama, Panama City;
Nearest relative/friend is C.W. Muller, Panama City;
Destination is Panama, Panama City; has ticket to destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $100.00;
Has been for 4 mo. to New York and Chicago;
Going to join relative/friend: ????????????;
Height 5 feet 7 inches; dark complexion; dark hair and dark eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth: Panama, Panama.
NOTES: age could be 47y 6m; column 18, Going to join friend or
relative, has maybe two words written lightly or erased, possibly
starting with a "Ch", but it is not possible to tell how many
letters there are; however, it is definitely not the word "None"
as written in other columns. Entry in Last Permanent Residence
column has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped on it, and a line drawn
through column 11 (Nearest relative/friend) and column 12
(Destination).
18* 14; Douat, Beatrice; age 67y; female; married;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Colombia, Tumaco;
Nearest relative/friend is Mr. Woodville, Tumaco, Colombia;
Destination is England, London; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $200.00;
Has been in New York before;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 5 feet 5 and one-half inches; fair complexion; grey hair
and blue eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is England, Northfolk.
NOTES: race of "English" is written over the word "British"; the
entry in Last Permanent Residence column has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN"
stamped on it, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest
relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination).
19* 15; Douat, Isabelle; age 26y 6m; female; single;
Occupation: no occupation; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Colombia, Tumaco;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is England, London; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $180.00;
Has not been in U.S. before;
Not going to join relative/friend:e;
Height 5 feet 5 inches; fair complexion; black hair and brown eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Colombia, Tumaco.
NOTES: surname is marked with "dau", possibly indicating that she
is the daughter of passenger #14; the entry in Last Permanent
Residence column has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped on it, and a
line drawn through column 11 (Nearest relative/friend) and column
12 (Destination).
20* 16; Kehmansky, Anna; age 23y; female; single;
Occupation: Dressmaker; can read and write;
Citizen of Russia; race is German;
Residence is Panama, Panama;
Nearest relative/friend is A.F. Miller, Gagona Ch, Panama;
Destination is N.Y., New York; has ticket to destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $75.00;
Has been to New York 1902, 1908;
Going to join relative/friend: sister Sadie Perlman, 180 2n? ????
Av A+B;
Height 5 feet 8 inches; fair complexion; brown hair and blue eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Russia, Odessa.
NOTES: nationality and race were written in as "Dutch", and then
crossed off and "Russia" and "German" written in above. Column 18
has the words "Business To Stay" written in, then crossed off, and
the sister's name and address are written in; address looks like
2nf lots (or cots) Av A+B. Above the word "Good" in the column
for health is written "Dislart Defective vision."
I, Jacob Francis Hadley, Surgeon of the S.S. Almirante, employed by
owners, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that I have had
twenty years experience as a Physician and Surgeon, and that I am
entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of the Long
Island College Hospital, N.Y. and U.S. America, and that I have made
a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that
the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets [2] Two 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) Jacob Francis Hadley Md.
Sworn to before me this 27th day of May, 1910 at N.Y.
(signed) Wm Scarlett Immigration Officer.
S.S. Almirante sailing from Kingston, Jamaica, May 22nd, 1910
Arriving at Port of New York, 1910.
Saloon, Cabin, and Steerage Aliens Must be Completely Manifested.
This Sheet is for Saloon or First-Cabin Passengers.
21* 1; Dusquesne, Fritz Joubert; age 31y; male; married;
Occupation: Newspaper Correspondent; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; Race is U.S.A;
Residence is U.S.A., N.Y;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is N.Y., N.Y.;
(no other columns had entries).
22 2; Lawrence, Howard; age 23y; male; single;
Occupation: Salesman; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; race is U.S.A.;
Residence is U.S.A., Brooklyn;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is N.Y., Brooklyn;
(no other columns had entries).
23 3; Machado, St Luis; age 23y; male; single;
Occupation: Student; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; race is U.S.A.;
Residence is U.S.A., Phila;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is Pa, Phila;
(no other columns had entries).
24 4; Matthews, Thomas B; age 28y 10m; male; single;
Occupation: Farmer; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; race is U.S.A.;
Residence is Porto Rico, San Juan;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is Mass., Orange;
(no other columns had entries).
25 5; Smith, Sarah; age 49y; female; Wd;
Occupation: no occupation; can read and write;
Citizen of U.S.A.; race is U.S.A.;
Residence is Jamaica,Kingston;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is Mass., Cambridge;
(no other columns had entries).
26* 6; Clowes, George Henry; age 32y 9m; male; single;
Occupation: Chemist; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is U.S.A., Buffalo;
Nearest relative/friend is J.P. Clowes, Northwood, England;
Destination is N.Y., Buffalo; does not have a ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $75??;
Has been in U.S. before, in Buffalo, in 1900 and 1910;
Going to join relative/friend: going home Buffalo, N.Y.;
Height 5 feet 8 inches; dark complexion; brown hair and grey eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is England, Spowich.
NOTES: has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent
Residence column; the amount of cash on hand could be $7500 - the
two zeros are not superscipted as they are for all other
passengers; the friend/relative column has the word "Business"
crossed out and "Home Buffalo NY" written in with a different
hand; birthplace city could be Spowich or Spourch.
27* 7; Dignum, Harry J.; age 31y 10m; male; married;
Occupation: Civil Engineer; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Cuba, Preston;
Nearest relative/friend is C.B. Dignum, Kingston, Jamaica;
Destination is Cuba, Preston; does not have a ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; (no cash listed);
Has been in U.S. before, in NY, in 1906;
Going to join relative/friend: passing through;
Height 5 feet 8 inches; brown complexion; l brown hair and brown
eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica, Falmouth.
NOTES: has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent
Residence column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest
relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination).
28* 8; Dignum, Helen Agnes; age 23y; female; married;
Occupation: wife; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Cuba, Preston;
Nearest relative/friend is is R.A. Williams, Half Wa? F??? Ja;
Destination is Cuba, Preston; does not have a ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by Husband; (no cash listed);
Has not been in U.S. before;
Going to join relative/friend: passing through;
Height 5 feet 5 inches; fair complexion; Light hair and brown eyes;
Marks of identification: has mole on left neck;
Place of Birth is Isle of Jamaica, St. Andrew.
NOTES: surname is marked with a "w/" or "wf", and ages of #27 and
#28 are bracketed, presumably indicating she is with #27; nearest
relative/friend's address could be Half Way, the last word
definitely starts with an F, the other three letters have been
crossed off and are too difficult to make out; has "NON IMMIGRANT
ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent Residence column, and a
line drawn through column 11 (Nearest relative/friend) and column
12 (Destination).
29* 9; Dolphy, Allamont; age 36y 8m; male; single;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Spanish Town;
Nearest relative/friend is Isaac Dolphy, Spanish Town;
Destination is N.Y., New York; does not have a ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $50.00;
Has been in U.S. before, in 1904 in NY;
Going to join relative/friend: Business;
Height 5 feet 6 inches; fair complexion; brown hair and brown eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Isle of Jamaica, Orr Harbor.
NOTES: has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent
Residence column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest
relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination); starting in the
blank column after Final Destination is written the word fragment
"tou", and ending in the blank column on the other half of the
page are the letters "st", possibly "tourist".Correspondence
30* 10; Henderson, David; age 57y; male; married;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Kingston;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is Scotland, Blangourn; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by self; (no money listed);
Has been in NY before, in 1882;
Going to join relative/friend: passing through;
Height 6 feet; fair complexion; dark hair and dark eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Scotland, Glasgow.
NOTES: has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent
Residence column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest
relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination).
31* 11; Henderson, Isabella; age 57y; female; married;
Occupation: wife; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Kingston;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is Scotland, Blangourn; does not have ticket to final
destination;
Passage paid for by husband; (no money listed);
Has been in NY before, in 1900;
Going to join relative/friend: passing through;
Height 5 feet 6 inches; fair complexion; dark hair and dark eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Scotland, Glenfrosen.
NOTES: surname is marked with a "w/" or "wf", and ages of #30 and
#31 are bracketed, presumably indicating she is with #30; has
"NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent Residence
column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest relative/
friend) and column 12 (Destination).
32* 12; Grinan, Juan; age 62y; male; married;
Occupation: Mfgr; can read and write;
Citizen of Cuba; race is Cuban;
Residence is U.S.A., NY;
Nearest relative/friend is Adrian Grinan, Santiago, Cuba;
Destination is NY, New York; has ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $50.00;
Has been in NY before, in 1906 and 1910;
Going to join relative/friend: To join family;
Height 5 feet and 10 inches; fair complexion; white hair and dark
eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Cuba, Santiago.
NOTES: has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped over the Last Permanent
Residence column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest
relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination).
33* 13; Germaine, Mulvina; age 44y; female; single;
Occupation: Nurse; can read and write;
Citizen of England, race is West Indian;
Residence is Jamaica, Spanish Town;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is NY, New York; has ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by employer; (no money listed);
Has not been in U.S. before;
Going to join relative/friend: with Employer as Nurse;
Height 5 feet 5 and one-half inches; dark complexion; grey
hair and dark eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica.
NOTES: the word "nurse" is written in after the surname, and the
ages of passengers 33, 34, 35, and 36 are bracketed together.
34* 14; Knecht, Franz X.; age 45y; male; married;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of Switzland; race is German;
Residence is Jamaica, Spanish Town;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is NY, New York; has ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $150.00;
Has been been in NY before, 2 yr.;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 5 feet 8 inches; dark complexion; dark hair and dark eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Switzerland, Aargan.
NOTES: the ages of passengers 33, 34, 35, and 36 are bracketed
together; column 8, Nationality, shows Switzland, not Switzerland;
under Race or People, Scandanavian was crossed out and German
written in.
35* 15; Knecht, Constance; age 31y; female; married;
Occupation: wife; can read and write;
Citizen of Switzland; race is Scotch;
Residence is Jamaica, Spanish Town;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is NY, New York; has ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by husband; (no money listed);
Has not been in the U.S. before; not going to join relative/friend;
Height 5 feet 6 inches; dark complexion; dark hair and dark eyes;
(identifying marks entry left blank);
Place of Birth is Jamaica, Spanish Town.
NOTES: the word "wife" is written in after the surname, and the
ages of passengers 33, 34, 35, and 36 are bracketed together;
column 8, Nationality, shows Switzland, not Switzerland; under
Race or People, Scandanavian was crossed out and German written in.
36* 16; Knecht, Phyllis; age 3y; female; single;
Occupation: no occupation; cannot read or write;
Citizen of Switland; race is German;
Residence is Jamaica, Spanish Town;
Nearest relative/friend is (not listed);
Destination is NY, New York; has ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by father; (no money listed);
Has not been in the U.S. before;
Not going to join relative/friend:;
Height 2 feet and 6 inches; dark complexion; dark hair and dark
eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica, St. Andrew.
NOTES: the word "child" is written in after the surname, and the
ages of passengers 33, 34, 35, and 36 are bracketed together;
column 8, Nationality, shows Switzland, not Switzerland; under
Race or People, Scandanavian was crossed out and German written
in.
37* 17; Melhado, Reginald; age 47y; male; married;
Occupation: Merchant; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Kingstown;
Nearest relative/friend is Herbert Melhado, Kingstown, Ja.;
Destination is England; does not have ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by self; has $50.00;
Has been in NY before, in 1909;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 6 feet; fair complexion; dark hair and brown eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica, Orr Harbor.
NOTES: the ages of passengers 37, 38, 39, and 40 are bracketed
together; has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped in the residence
column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest
relative/friend) and column 12 (Destination); column 14, Whether
having a ticket to such final destination, could be a "Yes" written
in over a "No" and the ink smeared. Correspondence
38* 18; Melhado, Irene; age 44y; female; married;
Occupation: wife; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Kingstown;
Nearest relative/friend is Isaac Dolphy, Kingston, Ja.;
Destination is England; does not have ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by husband; has $50.00;
Has been in NY before, in 1908;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 5 feet 4 inches; fair complexion; light hair and blue eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica, Orr Harbor.
NOTES: the ages of passengers 37, 38, 39, and 40 are bracketed
together; surname is marked with a "w/" or "wf"; has "NON
IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped in the residence column, and a line
drawn through column 11 (Nearest relative/friend) and column 12
(Destination).Correspondence
39* 19; Melhado, Edmund; age 7y 11m; male; single;
Occupation: no occupation; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Kingstown;
Nearest relative/friend is Isaac Dolphy, Kingston, Ja.;
Destination is England; does not have ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by father; has $50.00;
Has not been in U.S. before;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 3 feet 8 inches; fair complexion; Light hair and blue eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica, Kingston.
NOTES: the ages of passengers 37, 38, 39, and 40 are bracketed
together; has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped in the residence
column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest relative/
friend) and column 12 (Destination). Correspondence
40* 20; Melhado, Jr., Reginald; age 21y 7m; male; single;
Occupation: no occupation; can read and write;
Citizen of England; race is English;
Residence is Jamaica, Kingstown;
Nearest relative/friend is Calvin Melhado, Kingston, Ja.;
Destination is England; does not have ticket to final destination;
Passage paid for by father; has $50.00;
Has been in NY before, in 1897;
Not going to join relative/friend;
Height 5 feet 9 inches; fair complexion; black hair and brown eyes;
No identifying marks;
Place of Birth is Jamaica, Kingston.
NOTES: the ages of passengers 37, 38, 39, and 40 are bracketed
together; has "NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN" stamped in the residence
column, and a line drawn through column 11 (Nearest relative/
friend) and column 12 (Destination). Correspondence
(signed) Wm Scarlett
(signed) M.S., ?en?us?e May 27/10
I, Jacob Francis Hadley, Surgeon of the S.S. Almirante, employed by
owners, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that I have had
twenty years experience as a Physician and Surgeon, and that I am
entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of the Long
Island College Hospital, N.Y. and U.S. America, and that I have made
a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that
the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets [3] Three 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) Jacob Francis Hadley Md.
Sworn to before me this 27th day of May, 1910 at N.Y.
(signed) Wm Scarlett Immigration Officer.
Transcriber's NOTES:
? Indicates an illegible letter or number
* Initial numbers were added by the transcriber.
* On all pages, the year on the form is 190_, of which the 0 has been
overwritten with a "1" and a zero added to make 1910.
* Column 13, No. on List. (repeated for the second page), was omitted.
* The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and
so were not included in the table:
19) Ever in prison or almshouse, or institution for care and
treatment of the insane, or supported by charity? If so,
which? = no
20) Whether a Polygamist = no
21) Whether and Anarchist = no
22) Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitaion, promise,
or agreement, express or implied, to labor in the United
States = no
23) Condition of Health, Mental and Physical = Good
24) Deformed or Crippled. Nature, length of time, and cause = no
* Passengers #5 to 15 were marked with a horizontal line under #5
and #15 in columns 7 through 9, and a vertical line in column 8,
Nationality, connecting the two horizontal lines.
* Passengers #21 through 25 were marked with a horizontal line under
#21 and #25 in columns 7 through 9, and a vertical line in column
9, Race, connecting the two horizontal lines.
Correspondence 01/10/2005 passengers #29, 37-40 Dolphy, Melhado
29*9 DOLPHY, "Allamont" (actually Altamont), son of Isaac Dolphy & Esther Lawton,
born 20 Sep 1873, in Old (not "Orr") Harbour, Jamaica, died 14 Aug 1938,
New York, NY.
37* 17 MELHADO, Reginald, son of Abraham Melhado and Rebecca, born abt. 1863,
Old (not "Orr") Harbour, died 15 feb 1950, Kingston.
38* 18 MELHADO, Irene, nee Dolphy, sister of Altamont (# 29*9),
born Kingston 3 Dec 1864, died Kingston, 15 Dec 1937.
39*19 MELHADO, Edmund, (may be son of Reginald & Irene)
40*20 MELHADO, Reginald Jr., born Kingston, 25 Oct, 1888, died Kingston, 18 Dec. 1935.
Judith Berlowitz
Berkeley, California
National Archives and Records Administration, Film T715, Reel 1486, Vol 3272.
Transcribed by Chris Langner
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
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6 August 2000
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