SS State of Nebraska
John Park, master
"Allan" Line and "State" Line
List or Manifest of alien immigrants for the Commissioner of Immigration
SS State of Nebraska sailing from Glasgow 25 June 1897 arriving Port of New York 1897.
Columns represent: [a] name [b] age [c] sex [d] married or single [e] calling or occupation [f] able to read and write [g] nationality [h] last residence [i] arrival seaport - all are New York [j] final destination in US [k] whether having a ticket to final destination [l] passage paid by [m] Money in possession [n] whether in US before and when [o] whether going to join a relative or friend and address [p] ever in prison [q] whether a polygamist [r] whether under contract to labor in US [s] condition of health [t] deformed or crippled
Passengers:
Montagne, Jane
Williams/McWilliams, Ann M.
Williams/McWilliams, Arthur
Moffat, Minnie
Brown, Duncan
Argoe, Barbara
Crockatt, John
Patrick, Agnes
Bray, George
Beaton, James
Prangle, Robert
Leask, Lawrence A.
Fredman, Simon
McKay, John
Olsen, Jacob
Schullehrer, Wolf
Schullehrer, Fannie
Schullehrer, Abraham
Platnik, Feige
Platnik, David
Platnik, Eide
Olich, Zedeclie
Weininger, Noaeh
Schuster, Schoel
SAILING FROM GLASGOW, SCOTLAND:
1. Montagne, Jane age 20; Female; Single; weaver; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination McDonald Pa;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by father; $10; never in US;
going to fathers home; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
2. Williams, Ann M. age 50; Female; Widow; wife; able to read, cannot write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Philadelphia;
no ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by daughter; none $; never in US;
going to daughter's Maggie McWilliams Russell St. Philadelphia;
146 Rox St. Camden, N.J.; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Transcriber's note: although the passenger's name is clearly written it
must be assumed her name is actually McWilliams, Ann as her mother's name
is written McWilliams.
3. Williams, Arthur age 11; Male; Single; child; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Philadelphia;
no ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by sister; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Transcriber's note: although the passenger's name is dittoed after his mother,
we must assume his name is actually McWilliams, Arthur, as is his mother
and grandmother.
4. Moffat, Minnie age 15 years 2 months; Female; Single; farmer; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Willow Creek, Minn;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by Uncle A. Moffat; none $; never in US;
going to Uncle A. Moffat Mount Pleasant, Minesota; ticket to Madelia;
[p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
5. Brown, Duncan age 17; Male; Single; driver; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by father; none $; never been in US;
going to father & mother James Brown 352 W 48th St. New York;
[p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
6. Argoe, Barbara age 37; Female; Married; wife; able to read and write;
Nationality American; Last Residence Aberdeen; Final Destination Manchester, N.H.;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; none $;
in US before -yes home 9/yrs at Manchester; going to husband at Manchester;
[p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
7. Crockatt, John age 31; Male; Married; mason; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Toronto, Can;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $25; yes was in US in 1897;
going to wife and family Toronto; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
8. Patrick, Agnes Mrs. age 28; Female; Married; marked out; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Boston, Mass;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $5.00; never in US;
going to father, Alex Walker 72 Kendal St. Roxbury, Mass; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
9. Bray, George age 23; Male; Single; Butcher; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Bishopbriggs; Final Destination Three Bridges, N.J.;
no ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $8.00; never in US;
going to brother John Bray Three Bridges, N.J. [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
10. Beaton, James age 23; Male; Single; Baker; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Bishopbriggs; Final Destination Three Bridges, N.J.;
no ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $6.00; was in US 1 year 2 months ago;
going to cousin; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Transcriber's note: "cousin" written above surname
11. Prangle, Robert age 25; Male; Single; miner; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Hamilton; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $28 crossed off; never in US;
going to sister Elizabeth Elliott 106 Greenwich St. N.Y.; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
12. Leask, Lawrence A. age 18 years 3 months; Male; Single; porter; able to read and write;
Nationality Scotch; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Larema, Wash;
no ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; none $; never in US;
going to John P. Slater, Larene Lincoln Co. Wash.; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
13. Fredman, Simon age 45; Male; Married; pedlar ("merchnt" written above pedlar);
able to read and write; Nationality Russian; Last Residence Suwalk;
Final Destination New York; yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self;
190 mark; in US 1897 Sacramento; going to sister 77 Henry St.;
[p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Transcriber's note: given name could be Seman, Siman or Simun
14. McKay, John age 28; Male; Single; cattleman; able to read and write;
Nationality USA; Last Residence Glasgow; Final Destination Boston;
no ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; --(no $ listed);
returning home to Boston; transferred to 2nd Cabin; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
15. Olsen, Jacob age 27; Male; Single; Labourer; able to read and write;
Nationality Danish; Last Residence Copenhagen; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $50; never in US;
no family or friends; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
16. Schullehrer, Wolf age 58; Male; Married; Tailor; able to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Hamburg; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $1.00; never in US;
going to son Israel Schullehrer 89 Wille St. New York;
[p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
17. Schullehrer, Fannie age 18; Female; Single; daughter; able to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Hamburg; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $nil; never in US;
going to brother Israel Schullehrer; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
18. Schullehrer, Abraham age 11; Male; Single; son; able to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Hamburg; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $nil; never in US;
going to brother Israel Schullehrer; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
19. Platnik, Feige F 60y M; housewife; cannot read and write;
Nationality Russian ; Last Residence Korona; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $10; never in US;
going to husband Menache Plotnik, N.Y.; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Transcriber's note: both passenger Platnik and husband Plotnik are
clearly written as such.
20. Platnik, David M 16y S; Blacksmith; unable to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Korona; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $nil; never in US;
going to father Menache Plotnik, N.Y.; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.;
Transcriber's note: both passenger Platnik and father Plotnik are
clearly written as such.
21. Platnik, Eide age 23; Female; Single; Tailoress; unable to read and write;
Nationality Russian ; Last Residence Korona; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $nil; never in US;
going to father Menache Plotnik, N.Y.; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Transcriber's note: both passenger Platnik and father Plotnik are
clearly written as such.
22. Olich, Zedeclie age 52; Male; Married; Tailor; unable to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Minsk; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $13; never in US;
going to brother in law G. Greenberg New York; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
DEPORTED July 9, 1897 written across columns.
23. Weininger, Noaeh age 52; Male; Married; Tailor; unable to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Minsk; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $nil; never in US;
going to son Chaim Weininger New York; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
24. Schuster, Schoel age 10; Male; Single; child; unable to read and write;
Nationality Russian; Last Residence Minsk; Final Destination New York;
yes has ticket to final dest.; ticket paid by self; $no; never in US;
going to father Moses Schuster New York; [p-t] no; no; no; good; no.
Built by London & Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Glasgow, Scotland, 1880. 3,986 gross tons; 385 (bp) feet long; 43 feet wide. Compound engine, single screw. Service speed 13.5 knots. 1,001 passengers (175 first class, 826 third class).
Built for State Line, British flag, in 1880 and named State of Nebraska. Glasgow-New York service. Scrapped in 1902.
National Archives and Records Administration File T715 Roll 2 List 2
Transcribed and contributed by Sheila Tate a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 May 2003
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