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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.
939 Davies J
940 Davies L
941 McDonough
942 Pearson
943 Gross
944 Jones S
945 Jones E
946 Fischer
947 McCluskey
948 Jones E
949 McManus
950 Jory
951 Thomas
952 Finch
953 Goodman
954 Clayden
955 Webster
956 Wheatley
957 Griffiths
958 Cole
959 Darkin
960 McGuinnes A
961 McGuinnes E
962 McGuinnes T
963 Wright H
964 Wright E
965 Riddell
966 Fisher
967 Tancocke
968 Choppee
969 Birkett
970 Rodda
939 Davies, John 27y; male; married; Farmer; Contract 32133; Nationality:
England; Race-Welsh; Rhythen (Ruthin); Final Dest: Wymore, Nebr; tkt?-no; Pd
by Self; Has more than $50; In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: Morris Jones,
Wymore, Nebr; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (See Pass 863, Pg. 28; also
Pass 940).
940 Davies, Lizzie Mrs. 26y; female; married; HWife; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-Welsh; Last Resi: Rhythen; Final Dest: Weymore,
Nebr; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; $-(w/939); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: See
(939); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
941* McDonough, Kate 26y; female; single; Servant; Contract (unreadable); can
read/write; Nationality: England; Race-Irish; Last Resi: Huddersfield; Final
Dest: Jersey City, NJ; tkt?-no; pd by Self; $-(Written in "more", but
lightly written it appears to be $10); In US before?-no; Joining
Brother-in-Law: Lawrence Gillam, 392 Princeton Ave, Greenwood, Jersey City,
NJ; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #50).
942 Pearson, Elizabeth 15y; female; single; Weaver; Contract (unreadable); can
read/write; Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-Barrow in Furness;
Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Mother; Has $10; Joining Brother:
Unitt Pearson, Rockaway Ave, Canerne, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg. 33, #51).
943 Gross, Wm. 29y; male; single; Glass Worker; Contract ?3691; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-St. Helens; Final Dest:
Bridgeport, Conn; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $35; in US before?-no; Joining
Friend: Mrs. Peace, 113 Jefferson St, Bridgeport, Conn; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
944 Jones, Sarah A. 41y; female; Widow; HKeeper; Contract 46614; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi: New ?endon; Final Dest:
Johnstown, NY; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $105; In US before?-no; Joining
Sister-in-Law: Mrs. Shields, Johnstown, Fulton Co, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
945 Jones, Evelyn -dau- 15y; female; single; Servant; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi: New ?enton; Final Dest:
Johnstown, NY; Tkt?-no; Pd by Mother; $-(w/944); In US before?-no; Joining
Aunt: (See 944); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
946 Fischer, Adolf 26y; male; single; Baker; can read/write; Nationality:
Germany; Race-German; Last Resi-London; Final Dest; NY City; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Self; Has $34; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: J. Feinstein, 309 E. 91st
St, NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
947 McCluskey, Jane 26y; female; single; Book Folder; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-Irish; Last Resi-Belfast; Final Dest: NY City;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Aunt; $-None; In US before?-no; Joining Aunt: Mrs. Grady,
223 E. 96th St, NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise
of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Detained Alien, See Pg.
33,#56).
948 Jones, Enoch 36y; male; married; Laborer; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-Welsh; Last Resi-Penygroes; Final Dest: Ashley, Pa; tkt?-yes;
Pd by Father-in-Law; Has $18; In US before?-no; Joining Father-in-Law: John
Richards, 23 Ridge St, Ashley, Pa; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
(Across Col. 17-22: "Dr. Memo Ectrop??"; also, old mark of left ???
-remainder illegible).
949 McManus, Susan 2?y; female; single; Servant ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped
above); Contract 23807; can read/write; Nationality: England; Race-Irish;
Last Resi-??gyven (possibly Legyven); Final Dest: NY City; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Self; Has $10; In US before?-yes 1894-1906, NY City; Joining Friend: Joseph
Metterick, 27 East 39th St, NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-
no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
950 Jory, Wm. J. 21y; male; single; Carpenter; Contract 8390; can read/write;
Nationality; England; Race-English; Last Resi: Liskeard; Final Dest: Butte
City, Mon; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $115; In US before?-no; Joining: Mr.
Trethewy, 1334 Madison St, Butte City, Mont; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
951 Thomas, David A. 48y; male; married; Miner ("Non-Immigrant Alien" stamped
above); Contract 32252; can read/write; Nationality: England; Race-Welsh;
Last Resi: ????grais (Written over: looks like UC, but it may be US); Final
Dest: Scranton Pa; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $24; In US before?-yes,
1880-1906, Scranton, Pa; Going Hme: 3413 Penna ???? Ave, Scranton, Pa; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
952 Finch, Wm. 28y; male; married; Farm Laborer; Contract 35284; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-Liverpool; Final Dest:
Columbia, SC; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no; Joining
Friend: Mr. Watson, Commissioner of Emigration, Columbia, SC; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
953 Goodman, Abraham 21y; male; single; Picture Framer; Contract 40939; can
read/write; Nationality: England; Race-Hebrew; Last Resi-Newcastle; Final
Dest: Elizabeth, NJ; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $15; In US before?-no; Joining
Uncle: Mr. Dan Feinman, Cor: Bond & First Street, Elizabeth, NJ; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
954 Clayden, Arthur 28y; male; single; Coachman; Contract 44785; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-Le?den; Final Dest:
Philadelphia, Pa; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $30; In US before?-no; Joining
Brother; H. Clayden, 2136 Biltmore Ave, Kensington, Philadelphia; In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
955 Webster, Wm. (written next to this: 585/982); 35y; male; married; Machinist
(above is written: 3-143056 12/3/37); can read/write; Nationality: England;
Race-English; Last Resi-Nottingham; Final Dest: NY City; tkt?-yes; Pd by
Self; Has $27; In US before?-no; Joining Brother-in-Law Mr. Wilkins, 2374
2nd Ave, NY City; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of
Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Special Inquiry, See Pg. 34,
#8; "Admitted" stamped over passenger number on Manifest. See Pass 918,
Pg. 30).
956 Wheatley, Thomas B. 21y; male; single; Bartender (written over Barman); can
read/write; Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-Leicester; Final
Dest: Philadelphia, Pa; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; $-$43; In US before?-no;
Joining: (only thing recorded is "no"); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
957 Griffiths, Thomas 32y; male; single; Plasterer; Contract 46780; can read/
write; Nationality: England; Race-Welsh; Last Resi-Llanellg (Llanellgo?);
Final Dest: NY City; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $50; In US before?-no;
Joining Friend: Thomas Lewis, 1366 Pulman Ave, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
958 Cole, Walter 23y; male; single; Plasterer; Contract (w/957); can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-Welsh; Last Resi-(See 957); Final Dest: NY City;
Tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $35; In US before?-no; Joining (See 957); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
959* Darkin, Emily 21y; female; single; Cook; Contract 47045; can read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Eastburne (Eastbourne?); Final Dest:
Oliver Springs, Tenn; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $11.15; Joining Friend:
Stephen Brown, Oliver Springs, Anderson Co, Tenn; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
960 McGuinnes, Annie 43y; female; married; HWife; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-English; Last Resi-Wigan; Final Dest: Lefevre Falls, NY;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; Has $25; In US before?-no; Joining Husband: Thomas
McGuinness, Lefevre Falls, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no;
Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Held for Special
Inquiry, See Pg. 34, #21. "Admitted" stamped over passenger number on
Manifest).
961 McGuinnes, Edward 2y; male; single; Child (above is written 3A7136,
3-11-43-I404); can't read/write; Nationality: England; Race-English; Last
Resi-Wigan; Final Dest: Lefevre Falls, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(w/960);
In US before?-no; Joining (See 960); In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
("Admitted" stamped over passenger number on Manifest).
962 McGuinness, Theresa 1y; female; single; Infant; can't read/write;
Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-Wigan; Final Dest: Lefevre
Falls, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-(w/960); In US before?-no; Joining (See
960); In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no;
Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Across Col. 18-22 is written: "Hold for
Mental ??? by ???. "Admitted" stamped over passenger number on Manifest).
963 Wright, Harold 27y; male; married; Joiner; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-English; Last Resi-Manchester; Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY;
tkt?-yes; Pd by Self; $-85; In US before?-no; Joining Brother Thos.
Wright, 22 Pa??line Ave, Brooklyn, NY; In prison-no; Polygamist-no;
Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
964 Wright, Edith (27y incorrectly listed - she is a child); female; single;
Child; can't read/write; Nationality: England; Race-English; Last
Resi-Manchester; Final Dest: Brooklyn, NY; tkt?-yes; Pd by Father;
$-(w/963); In US before?-no; Joining Uncle: (See 963); In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
965 Riddell, Alexander 23y; male; single; Shipwright; Contract 98963; can read/
write; Nationality: England; Race-Scotch; Last Resi-Aberdeen; Final Dest:
Cleveland, Oh; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $35; In US before?-no; Joining
Friend: Alexander Shepherd, 168 Clinton St, Cleveland, Oh; In prison-no;
Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
966 Fisher, Lily 21y; female; single; Button Maker; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-English; Last Resi-Birmingham; Final Dest: Newark, NJ;
tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $30; In US before?-no; Joining Friend: Charles
Hatfield, 425 Plane St, Newark, NJ; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-
no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no. (Detained Alien,
See Pg. 32,#34).
967 Tancocke, George 40y; male; married; Miner; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-English; Last Resi-Millom; Final Dest: Butte, Mont; tkt?-no;
Pd by Self; Has $130; In US before?-no; Joining Friend, John Be?kriett
Benkriett, Berkriett), 137 Pacific; In prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-
no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good; Crippled/Deformed-no.
968 Choppee, Wm 40y; male; married; Miner; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-English; Last Resi-Millom; Final Dest: Butte, Mont; tkt?-no;
Pd by Self; Has $100; In US before?-no; Joining Friend (See 967); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no.
969 Birkett, John 31y; male; married; Miner; can read/write; Nationality:
England; Race-English; Last Resi-Millom; Final Dest: Butte, Mont; tkt?-no;
Pd by Self; Has $60; In US before?-no; Joining Friend (See 967); In
prison-no; Polygamist-no; Anarchist-no; Promise of Labor-no; Health-good;
Crippled/Deformed-no. (Is Mr. Birkett possibly a relative of person that
967, 968 & 969 are going to? Although he is listed as never having in US
before, he may also be the person joining. Either pass. name or person
joining may be mis-written???)
970 Rodda, Thomas 32y; male; single; Miner (above is written: 14 (505) 5/6/38);
can read/write; Nationality: England; Race-English; Last Resi-Millom; Final
Dest: Negaunee, Mich; tkt?-no; Pd by Self; Has $65; In US before?-no;
Joining Brother: Wm. Rodda; P. O. Box 313, Negaunee, Mich; 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:
#941 Person going to differs in spelling between manifest & Detained Alien List.
National Archives and Records Administration, T715, Reel 746
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 March 2002
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