HUNGARIAN FAMILY HISTORY TUTORIAL

1912 MANIFEST OF THE SS SAXONIA

Sailing from Fiume on 24 Aug 1912.
29-Column Format on 2 Pages Click to See Note.

Preview of 1912 SS Saxonia manifest.
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Content of Late Manifests.

The 2-page, 29-column format was authorized in early 1907 and was used until World War I. Click to See Note.

Therefore, it is the most common format you will likely encounter, and (fortunately) it contains the most information, as follows:

  1. NO. ON LIST.
  2. NAME.
  3. AGE.
  4. SEX.
  5. MARRIED or SINGLE.
  6. CALLING or OCCUPATION.
  7. ABLE TO READ/WRITE?
  8. NATIONALITY.
  9. RACE or PEOPLE.
  10. LAST RESIDENCE.
  11. NAME/address of nearest relative. Click to See Note.
  12. FINAL DESTINATION.
    End of Page 1
  13. NO. ON LIST -- repeated for Page 2.
  14. TICKET TO DESTINATION?
  15. WHO PAID PASSAGE?
  16. HOW MUCH MONEY?
  17. IN THE U.S. BEFORE?
  18. GOING TO RELATIVE?
  19. EVER IN PRISON?
  20. POLYGAMIST?
  21. ANARCHIST?
  22. WORK CONTRACT?
  23. CONDITION OF HEALTH?
  24. DEFORMED OR CRIPPLED?
  25. HEIGHT.
  26. COMPLEXION.
  27. COLOR OF EYES AND HAIR.
  28. IDENTIFYING MARKS.
  29. BIRTHPLACE.