Immigrant Ships
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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.

462 Sacks J 
463 Sacks M 
464 Sacks L 
465 Sacks A 
466 Sacks J 
467 Grass N 
468 Grass M 
469 Schister B 
470 Schister R 
471 Schister R 
472 Schister C 
473 Schister S 
474 Schister J 
475 Wilentzik L 
476 Wilentzik F 
477 Wilentzik J 
478 Wilentzik ? 
479 Wilentzik ? 
480 Wilentzik I 
481 Oserskata B 
482 Oserskata S 
483 Klionskey M 
484 Klionskey S 
485 Klionskey G 
486 Klionskey J 
487 Klionskey R 
488 Klionskey A 
489 Kippen I 
490 Kippen E 
491 Kippen N 
492 Kippen D 
493 Kippen M 
494 Kippen S 
495 Kippen L 
496 Kippen A 
497 Kippen S 


462  SacksJ, Jossel 33y; male; married; Merchant; Contract 54966; can read/write;
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-B?rni?to??en (Bornitosten?); 
     Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Brother-in-Law: H? Levin, 89 Boston St, Chicago, Ill; In prison-no; 
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


463  Sacks, Miriam 35y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 462); Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Pd by 
     Husband; $(w/462); In US before?-no; Joining Brother: (See 462); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


464  Sacks, Leibe 8y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia;
     Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 462); Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Pd by Father; 
     $-(w/462); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 462); In prison-no; 
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


465  Sacks, Aron 5y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia;
     Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 462); Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Pd by Father;
     $-(w/462); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 462); In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


466  Sacks, Jacob 11m; male; single; Infant; can't read/write; Nationality: 
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 462); Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Pd by
     Father; $-(w/462); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 462); In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no.


467  Grass, Na?tini?? 48y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 54067; can read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Nova W?iuskanu (Nowa Wioska?);
     Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by ?(unclear); Has $50; In US 
     before?-no; Joining Brother-in-law: Mr. Krivitz, 453 W. 12th St, Chicago, 
     Ill; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; 
     Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


468  Grass, Mushi 46y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: (See 467); Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; 
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; $(w/Husband); In US before?-no; Joining Brother:
     (See 467); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; 
     Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no.


469  Schister, Bruche 42y; female; married; Tailoress; Contract 54068; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Zitomir; Final Dest: 
     Philadelphia, Pa; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $8; In US before?-no; Joining
     Brother-in-law, Mr. A. Cohen, 403 Picrer St, Philadelphia; In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. (This passenger Held for Special Inquiry, See Pg.
     34, #19. Stamped over number on Manifest is "Admitted".)


470  Schister, Rishe 16y; female; single; Tailoress; can't read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi: Zitomir; Final Dest: 
     Philadelphia, Pa; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Uncle (See 469); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
     Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. ("Admitted" stamped over number
     on Manifest).


471  Schister, Ruche; 5y; female; single; Child (above is written: 3-207819
     1/8/41); can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi:
     Zitomir; Final Dest: Philadelphia, Pa; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; 
     In US before?-no; Joining Uncle (See 469); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; 
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 
     ("Admitted" stamped over number on Manifest).


472  Schister, Chane 10y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zitomir; Final Dest-Philadelphia, Pa; 
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle (See 469); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. ("Admitted" stamped over number on Manifest).


473  Schister, Sissle 2y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Zitomir; Final Dest-Philadelphia, Pa; 
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle (See 469); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. ("Admitted" stamped over number on Manifest).


474  Schister, Josse 15y; male; single; Carpenter; can read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew: Last Resi-Zitomir; Final Dest-Philadelphia, Pa; 
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle (See 469); In
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. ("Admitted" stamped over number on Manifest).


475  Wilentzik, Lane 28y; female; HWife; Contract 54055; can read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-R?ss?botsky; Final Dest: 
     Detroit, Mich; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $11; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Husband: Jacob Wilentzik, 187 Napoleon St, Detroit, Mich; In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


476  Wilentzik, Feige ("Cousin" written abv. 1st name) 21y; female; (Marital
     status unclear); Servant; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; 
     Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 475); Final Dest: Detroit, Mich; Tkt?-yes; Pd by
     Brother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Brother (See 475); In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


477  Wilentzik, Josse 3y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 475); Final Dest: Detroit, Mich; 
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 475);
     In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


478  Wilentzik, ?unde 3y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 475); Final Dest: Detroit, Mich;
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 475); 
     In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


479  Wilentzik, ?issi 11m; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 475); Final Dest: Detroit, Mich;
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 475); 
     In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


480  Wilentzik, Itzik 2y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality: 
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-(See 475); Final Dest: Detroit, Mich; 
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; $-no; In US before?-no; Joining Father: (See 475);
     In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


481  Oserskata, Beile 16y; female; single; Tailoress; can't read/write;
     Nationality-Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-K???niva; Final Dest: New York;
     Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $13; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: Mr. A.
     Persky, 175 Madison, N.York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
     Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


482  Oserskata, Sore 18y; female; single; Tailoress; Contract 54056; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-K???niva; Final Dest: New York; Tkt?-yes; Pd 
     by Self; Has $13; In US before?-no; Joining Cousin: Mr. A. Persky, 175 
     Madison, N. York, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of 
     Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 32, 
     #29). (Surname differs between Manifest and Det.Alien list--listed both as
     seen.  Det.Alien is typed, but a carbon copy was filmed. 


483  Klionskey, Mendel 30y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 54057; can 
     read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: 
     Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $150; In US before?-no; Joining 
     Brother-in-Law: H. Hourowitz, 525 W. 12th St, Chicago, Ill; In prison-no;
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


484  Klionskey, Slake 30y; female; married; HWife; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband;
     $-(w/Hus); In US before?-no; Joining Brother: (See 483); In prison-no; 
     Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


485  Klionskey, Grisse 7y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality: 
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd
     by Father; $-(w/father); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 483); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


486  Klionskey, Joseph 4y; male; single;  Child; Nationality: Russia;
     Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd by
     Father; $-(w/father); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 483); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


487  Klionskey, Rochel 3y; female; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd 
     by Father; $-(w/father); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 483); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


488  Klionskey, Abrahm 1y; male; single; Child; can't read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Minsk; Final Dest: Chicago, Ill; Tkt?-yes; Pd
     by Father; $-(w/father); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 483); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


489* Kippen, Itzko 39y; male; married; Tailor; Contract 56058; can't read/write; 
     Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sewastopol; Final Dest: 
     Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $200; In US before-no; Joining Cousin:
     B.Blu?stein, 41 ??ri?, Cleveland, Ohio; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; 
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no.  


490  Kippen, Ester ("Wife" written over 1st name) 38y; female; married; HWife
     (above is written: 7X4697 4/24/36 5-72610 367/327); Last Resi-Sewastopol;
     Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Husband; $(w/Hus); In US before?-no; 
     Joining Cousin: (See 489); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; 
     Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


491  Kippen, Nissla ("Child" written over 1st name); 14y; male; single; Scholar;
     can read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sewastopol;
     Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $(w/Father); In US before-no;
     Joining Cousin (See 489); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
     of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 


492  Kippen, David 11y; male; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality: Russia;
     Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sewastopol; Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by 
     Father; $(w/Father); In US before-no; Joining Cousin (See 489); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


493  Kippen, Minna 9y; female; single; Child; can read/write; Nationality:
     Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sewastopol; Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; 
     Pd by Father; $(w/Father); In US before-no; Joining Cousin (See 489); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; 
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


494  Kippen, Selde 4y; female; single; Child (above is written: 5-72609 505 
     7/6/36); can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last 
     Resi-Sewastopol; Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $(w/Father);
     In US before-no; Joining Cousin (See 489); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; 
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no.  


495  Kippen, Lise 3y; female; single; Child (above is written: 5-72608 505 
     7/6/36); can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last 
     Resi-Sewastopol; Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father; $(w/Father);
     In US before-no; Joining Cousin (See 489); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; 
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no.  


496  Kippen, Abrahm 3m; male; single; Child (What is written above is barely 
     distinguishable: 7-85?4?); can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; 
     Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Sewastopol; Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by 
     Father; $(w/Father); In US before-no; Joining Cousin (See 489); In 
     prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good;
     Crippled/Deformed-no. 


497  Kippen, Sore (Mo. written over 1st name: Mother?) 60y; female; W (Widow?);
     HKeeper; can't read/write; Nationality: Russia; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-
     Sewastopol; Final Dest: Cleveland; Tkt?-yes; Pd by Father (?); $(w/ Father);
     In US before-no; Joining Cousin (See 489); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
     Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-Good; Crippled/Deformed-no. 
 

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:

#489 Person joining: Blutstein, Blufstein.  

National Archives and Records Administration, T715, Reel 746

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