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.
181 Philips
182 Rabone
183 Russell G
184 Russell M
185 H?nthiss T
186 H?nthiss S
187 Shoop T
188 Shoop C
189 Smith B
190 Smith S
191 Sp??ks
192 Kirsch???
193 Snelson
194 Kofka
195 McLaughlin
196 Goodwin
197 ?edding
198 Bergman A
199 Bergman A
200 Biddle A
201 Biddle G
202 Biddle A
203 Blakey
204 Branagh
205 Coulton
206 Drubble
207 Edmunds T
208 Edmunds A
209 Edmunds M
210 Garner N
211 Garner M
212 Walsh
213 Golding
214 Isaksson
181 Philips, Wm. 22y; male; single; Clerk; can read/write; USA Citizen: In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. (No further info recorded).
182 Rabone, Leonard 43y; male; married; Watchmaker; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No further info recorded).
183 Russell, Geo. B. 42y; male; married; Attorney; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No further info recorded).
184 Russell, Merilla 38y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write;
Nationality: USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No further info recorded).
185* H?nthiss, Thos. Teis 40y; male; married; Salesman; can read/write;
Nationality: Canada; Race: English; Last Resi-Montreal; Final Dest: Transit
Montreal; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $100; In US before?-Often in transit;
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 Occ. Column).
186 H?nthiss, Susie 31y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
Canada; Race: English; Last Resi-Montreal; Final Dest: Transit; Tkt?-no; Pd
by self; Has more than $50; In US before?-Often in transit; 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 Occ.
Column).
187 Shoop, Thomas H. 53y; male; (Marital status unreadable); Occ-Very difficult
to read; probably is "Planter"); can read/write; Nationality: Gt. Britain;
Race: English; Last Resi: Jamaica; Final Dest: Transit to Jamaica; Tkt?-no;
Pd by self; Has $200; In US before-Yes; Going: In transit to Jamaica; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occ. Column).
188 Shoop, Claude 20y; male; single; Student; can read/write; Nationality: Gt.
Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-Jamaica; Final Dest: Transit; Tkt?-yes; Pd
by Self; Has $200; In US before-yes; Going: In transit to Jamaica; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped over Occ. Column).
189 Smith, Bessie 28y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
Gt. Britain; Race: Hebrew; Last Resi: London; Final Dest: New York;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $100; In US before-no; Joining Husband: Hy Smith,
125 E. 121st St., NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
190 Smith, Sadie 9m; female; single; Inft.; Can't read/write; Nationality: Gt.
Britain; Race: Hebrew; Last Resi-London; Final Dest: New York; Tkt?-yes; Pd
by (Blank); ($ with mother's); In US before-no; Going: (See Pass 189).
191* Sp??ks, Adelaide 27y; female; single; Occ-None; can read/write; Nationality:
Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi: Hastings; Final Dest: Cleveland, O;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; Has $50; In US before-no; Joining Aunt: Mrs.
Lannert, 12 Lewiston St, Cleveland, O; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
192* Kirsch???, Edw. C. 23y; male; single; Clerk; can read/write; Nationality:
Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-Kingston, Jamaica; Final Dest:
Kingston; Tkt?-yes; Pd by self; Has $100; In US before?-2 mos. (?); Going:
In transit to Jamaica; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped
over Occ. Column).
193 Snelson, Edw. D. 16y; male; single; Pupil Teacher; can read/write;
Nationality: Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-Manchester; Final Dest:
Dover, NH; Tkt?-no; Pd by Self; $30; In US before-no; Joining Brother:
Frank Carlson, 2 School St, Dover, N.H. In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
194* Kofka, Oss? H. 30y; male; single; Teacher; can read/write; Nationality:
Austrian; Race: Ger; Last resi: Liverpool; Final Dest: New York; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by self: Has $100; In US before?-1905, New York; Going Home to
Friend: Mr. Schindel??; 626 E. 141st, New York; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
195 McLaughlin, Geo. 23y; male; single; Carpenter; can read/write; Nationality:
Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi-L'pool (Liverpool); Final Dest: New
York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; has $100; In US before?-(unclear); Joining
Friend: Wm. Hare, 231 W 31 St., NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
196 Goodwin, Annie Louise 29y; female; married; Lady's Maid; can read/write;
Nationality: Gt.Britain; Race: English; Last Resi: Windsor Castle; Final
Dest: New York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $ (Amt. unclear); In US before-
(illegible); Joining Husband: Edward Goodwin, 46 S. 6th St, NY City;
In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no.
197* ?edding, John H. 23y; male; single; Confectioner; can read/write;
Nationalilty: Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi: London; Final Dest: New
York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; In US before?-28 weeks; Going: No address; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no.
198 Bergman, Adolf 41y; male; married; Occ-Mcht; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen (Germany and German have been crossed out); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
199 Bergman, Albert 10y; male; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: USA;
Race: USA; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
200 Biddle, Annie 29y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi: Sale; Final Dest: New York; Tkt?-yes;
Pd by Self; Has $200; In US before?-No; Joining Husband: J. Biddle, 523 W.
133rd St, NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
201 Biddle, George 4y,6m; male; single; Child; read/write? (nothing recorded);
Nationality: Gt. Britain; Race: English; Last Resi; Sale; Final Dest: New
York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by (dash in column); $? (dash in column); In US before-
no; Joining: (See Pass. 200); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
202 Biddle, Alice 1y,6m; female; single; Child; (Remaining info same as Pass.
201).
203 Blakey, John Thos. 40y; male; single; Occ-Mgfr: can read/write;
Nationality: Gt. Britain; Race: Scotch; Last Resi: Manchester: Final Dest:
New York; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $75; In US before-no; Joining Friend: J.
Jones, 109 W. 102nd St, New York City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no.
204 Branagh, Adam 50y; male; married; Engineer; can read/write; Nationality: USA
Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
205 Coulton, George 47y; male; married; Watchmaker; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
206 Drubble, Margaret 37y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write;
Nationality: USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
207 Edmunds, Thomas 39y; male; married; Tinsmith; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
208 Edmunds, Anna 32y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
209 Edmunds, Melva 11y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: USA
Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
210 Garner, Nellie 29y; female; married; Occ-Wife; can read/write; Nationality:
USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded; however, see
Pass. 214)
211 Garner, Myrtle 4y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: USA
Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
212 Walsh, M^chl. Teis 31y; male; married; U.S.Government Service; can
read/write; Nationality: USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No
other info recorded).
213 Golding, Henry 50y; male; married; Steamfitter; can read/write;
Nationality: USA Citizen; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-good; Deformed/crippled-no. (No other info recorded).
214 Isaksson, Augusta 35y; female; single; Servant; can read/write;
Nationality:Sweden; Race: Swede; Last Resi: Helsingborg; Final Dest:
Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by self; Has $50; In US before?-No; Joining
Sister: Nellie Garner, Melford, Chicago, Ill. (See Pass. 210)
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:
This portion of the list was handwritten.
#185,186 Hanthiss, Hunthiss
#191 Surname: Spinks, Sporks.
#192 Kirschener, Kirschner.
#194 First name: Osse, Ossa.
#197 Probably Ledding, Possibly Redding.
#205 Coulson or Coulton.
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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