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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.
32 Thayer W
33 Thayer F
34 Thomas JD
35 Thomas J
36 Witherspoon
37 Worrall
38 Smith S
39 Herrick
40 Moore C
41 Moore M
42 Mercer G
43 Mercer J
44 Mercer M
45 Nolan C
46 Nolan L
47 Dwight H
48 Dwight C
49 Waldo
50 Reed
51 Phelps
52 Williams
53 Strachan
54 Meredith
55 Smith G
56 McNair
57 Evans
58 Porter
59 Withers
32 Thayer, William A. 41y; male; married; Journalist; can read/write;
Nationality-U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
33 Thayer, Frances H. 39y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write;
Nationality-U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
34 Thomas, John D. 46y; male; married; Architect (Journalist has been crossed
out); can read/write; Nationality- U.S.Citizen (no other information
recorded).
35 Thomas, Julia (Frances crossed out; perhaps a mixup w/#33?) 39y; female;
married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality-U.S.Citizen (no other
information recorded).
36 Witherspoon, C. F. 54y; male; married; Cotton Dealer; can read/write;
Nationality- U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
37 Worrall, Frank A. 32y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
38 Smith, Sarah P. 27y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
39 Herrick, John F. 42y; male; married; Physician; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
40 Moore, Clement 49y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
41 Moore, Mabel 40y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
42 Mercer, George E. ?0y (possibly 30); male; married; Occ-Mftr; can read/
write; Nationality- U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
43 Mercer, James W. 40y; male; married; Sheriff; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
44 Mercer, Marjorie 9y; female; single; Occ-Child; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
45 Nolan, Chas. J. 30y; male; married; Contractor; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
46 Nolan, Lottie 24y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
47 Dwight, Helen 53y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
48 Dwight, Charlotte 23y; female; single; No occupation; can read/write;
Nationality- U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
49 Waldo, Richard 30y; male; married; Police; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
50* Reed, James 43y; male; married; Cattleman; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
51 Phelps, Martha B. 70y; female; married; No occupation; can read/write;
Nationality- U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
52 Williams, Jane 24y; female; single; Maid; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
53 Strachan, David 42y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
54 Meredith, John 46y; male; married; Occ-Mftr; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
55 Smith, Geo. C. 40y; male; married; Exporter; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
56 McNair, Anna (MI could be I or J) 37y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can
read/write; Nationality- U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
57 Evans, Jacob A. 48y; male; married; Cotton Buyer; can read/write;
Nationality-U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
58 Porter, Elias 43y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write; Nationality-
U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
59 Withers, William 35y; male; married; Cotton Buyer; can read/write;
Nationality-U.S.Citizen (no other information recorded).
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:
Information on passengers #32-59 is all handwritten.
#50--Could be Reid.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film T715, Reel 746
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 February 2001
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