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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.
84 Beddow
85 Campbell
86 Davis
87 Emery A
88 Gilkes
89 Harris
90 Jeffrey
91 Lake W E
92 Lake W J
93 Maitland
94 ?a?enhand
95 Sayles
96 Taff A
97 Taff E M
98 Taff E
99 Wilkins
100 Wheeler
101 Emery E
102 Gutherie
103 Taylor R
104 T??k?
105 Thomson
106 Taylor
107 Lloyd-Owen
108 Fergus
109 McLaren
110 Washbourne P
111 Washbourne E
112 Milvain
84 Beddow, Frederick 43y,9m; male; single; Science Lecturer; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Brit; Race-English; Last Resi: Portsmouth; Final Dest:
Touring Canada; Tkt?-yes; Pd by self; Has $50; In US before-No; Going: In
transit to Canada; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-(Difficult to read; one sees ???
from accident years ago at knee playing f???? - First word could be "lame".
Also, "Non immigrant Alien stamped over the occupation).
85 Campbell, James B. 46y; male; married; Buyer; can read/write; Nationality-
Canada; Race-Canadian; Last Resi-Toronto; Final Dest-Toronto; Tkt?-no; Pd by
Self; Has $50; In US before-no; Going: In transit to Canada; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/
crippled- no. ("Non Immigrant Alien" stamped over occupation).
86 Davis, Sarah 53y,9m; female; married; Occ-(can't be read); can read/write;
Nationality- Gt.Brit; Race-English; Last Resi-West Handepool; Final Dest:
Touring; Tkt?-no; Pd by self; Has at least $50; In US before?-no;
Going: Son, Mr. Merwyn Davis, 58 Capitol Ave, Hartford, Conn; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/
crippled-no. ("Non Immigrant Alien" stamped over occupation).
87 Emery, Albert E. 41y; male; married; Occ-School R???; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt. Brit; Race-English; Last Resi-West Handepool; Final Dest:
Touring; Tkt?-no; Passage pd by Mrs. Davis; Has $50; In US before-no; Going:
(See Pass. 86--the remainder of the entries are the same).
88 Gilkes, Gilbert 60y,10m; male; married; Civil Engineer; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Brit; Race English; Last Resi-Toronto; Final Dest-Toronto;
Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-yes, 1903-NY and Boston; Going:
In transit to Canada; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled- no. ("Non Immigrant Alien" stamped
over occupation).
89 Harris, Valentin A. 42y; male; married; Controller; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Brit; Race-English; Last Resi: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Final Dest:
Louis????; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before-no; Going: Hotel
Empire, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled- no.
90 Jeffrey, Margaret 58y; female; married; Occ-(Blank); can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Britain; Race-Scotch; Last Resi-Edinburgh; Final Dest-
Stoughton; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before-yes, 1903, Stoughton;
Joining J. F. Hill, Stoughton; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
91 Lake, William E. 37y; male; married; Patent Attorney; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-London; Final Dest-New York;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-(Difficult to read - looks like
"July 3"-Going to: (Written in: "No address"); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
92 Lake, Walter J. 18y; male; married; Occ-Gentle??? (Gentleman?); Nationality-
Gt.Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-Sutton, Surrey; Final Dest-New York;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no; Going: Staying at 17
Madison Ave, New York, USA; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
93 Maitland, John M. 24y,7m; male; married; Engineer; can read/write;
Nationality: Gt.Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-Glasgow; Final Dest-New
York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before-yes, Alabama, 1905/
(Unreadable comment); Going: Marlborough Hotel, Broadway, New York; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no.
94* ?a?enhand, W. Hoyden 46y; male; married; Commercial Traveller; can read/
write; Nationality-Gt.Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-Sheffield; Final
Dest-Touring; Tkt?-no; Pd by W.A. Tyzack & Co; Has $50; In US before?-no;
Going: St. Denis Hotel, New York City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non
Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation).
95 Sayles, Samuel J. 41y; male; single; Linen Merchant; can read/write;
Nationality: Gt.Britain; Race: Irish; Last Resi-Belfast; Final Dest-New
York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Bedford St. Weaving Co; In US before-Aug & Sept 1905,
New York; Going: Belmont Plaza, 112th St, New York; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no.
96 Taff, Alfred 55y; male; married; Merchant; can read/write; Nationality-Gt.
Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-(Unreadable); Final Dest-East Orange;
Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before-yes, East Orange, 18 years;
Going Home: 48 E. Park St, Orange, NJ. In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (Is
there a relationship between Pass. 28 and this person? Live very close to
each other).
97 Taff, Edith M. 47y; female; married; Occ-Wife; (The remainder of the info is
the same as for Pass. 96).
98 Taff, Edith 6y; female; single; Child; (The remainder of the info is the
same as for Pass. 96, except this passenger has the stamp "Non-Immigrant
Alien" in the Occupation column).
99 Wilkins, Llewellyn 44y; male; married; Mining & Civil (The rest is obscured
by stamp; assume "Engineer"; can read/write; Nationality-Gt. Britain;
Race: English; Last Resi-London; Final Dest-San Francisco; Tkt?-no; Pd by
Self; Has $50; In US before?-January/Feb/Mar 1906, Fricso, Cal; Going to
stay at: Greenwood, El Dorado Cy, Cal; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation column).
100 Wheeler, Alfred L. 57y; male; single; Retired Army Officer; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-London; Final Dest-Dayton,
Wyoming; Tkt?-no; Has $50; In US before-yearly for 16 years; Going: c/o
Millward Bros, The Grange, Dayton, Sherridan Cy, Wyo; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/
crippled-no.
101 Emery, Ethel May 9y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality-Gt.
Britain (Canada crossed off); Race-English; Last Resi-Toronto (Kendal has
been crossed out); Final Dest-Toronto; Tkt?-no; Pd by Father; Has at least
$50?-(Noted: See HH); In US before-yes; Going: In transit to Canada; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation Col).
102 Gutherie, William (38 or 58y); male; married; Buyer; can read/write;
Nationality: Gt. Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-Toronto; Final Dest-
Toronto; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has more than $50; In US before-Yes, often;
Going: In transit to Canada; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-immigrant
Alien" stamped over Occupation column).
103 Taylor, Robert 54y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-Toronto; Final Dest-
Toronto; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has more than $50; In US before-Yes;
Going: In transit to Canada; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant
Alien" stamped over Occupation column).
104* T??k?, Rich^d J. 63y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt. Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-Montreal; Final Dest:
Montreal; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; More than $50; In US before?-yes, often;
Going: In transit to Canada; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant
Alien" stamped over Occupation Column).
105* Rich^d Thomson 48y; male; married; Bookseller; can read/write; Nationality-
Australian; Race-English; Last Resi-L???pool (Liverpool?); Final Dest:
Sydney, NSW; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has more than $50; In US before?-no;
Going: In transit to Australia; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant
Alien" stamped over Occupation Column).
106 Taylor, Chas. 40y; male; married; Mining Engineer; Can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-London; Final Dest-Sydney,
NSW; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has more than $50; In US before?-yes, New York,
1903; Going: In transit to Australia. In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation Column).
107 Lloyd-Owen, Edmund 57y; male; married; Mining Engineer; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt.Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-London; Final Dest-
Toronto; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has more than $50; In US before?-yes, New York
1888; Going: In transit to Canada; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-
no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant
Alien" stamped over Occupation Column).
108 Fergus, Reid 41y; male; married; Mining Engineer; can read/write;
Nationality-USA; Race: Scotch; Last Resi-USA, Citizen; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. (No further info recorded)
109 McLaren, John 36y; male; single; Miner; Nationality: Gt.Britain; Race-
Scotch; Last Resi-Bideford, Devon; Final Dest-Dawson City, Canada; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation Column.
See also Pass. 112).
110 Washbourne, Patrick 66y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write;
Nationality-Gt. Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-London; Final Dest-New
York; Tkt?-yes; Has more than $50; In US before?-no; Joining Son: George
Washbourne, 194 Lennox Road, Brooklyn; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
111 Washbourne, Edith 59y; female; married; Occupation-None; (The remainder of
info is the same as for Pass. 110).
112 Milvain, Robt. H. 38y; male; (marital status unclear); Miner; can read/
write; Nationality-Gt. Britain; Race-English; Last Resi-(Difficult to read;
could be Bideford; Final Dest-Dawson; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has more than
$50; In US before?-yes often; Going: In transit to Canada; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; deformed/
Crippled-no. (Has "Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occupation Column. See
also Pass. 109).
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:
All entries hand-written.
#94 First letter of surname obscured by inkblot-Possibly Ra?enhand, Ka?enhand.
#104 Tovke, Tavke, Tonke, Tanke.
#105 Could name be reversed on Manifest? Thomson, Rich^d?
National Archives and Records Administration, T715, Reel 746
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 February 2002
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