HUNGARIAN FAMILY HISTORY TUTORIAL

1907 LOG OF DETAINEES
FROM THE SS WITTEKIND Click to See Note.

Sailed from Bremen -- Arrived New York on 10 Nov 1907.
8-Column Format Preview of 1907 Detainee Log of the SS Wittekind.
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Ellis Island Detainee Logs.

These logs were prepared by Ellis Island officials (not ship's personnel) and related to people detained there for a variety of reasons. Click to See Note.

The most common reasons were to verify information about the person the immigrant is joining, or to telegraph money to the immigrant. Health issues usually involved a longer detention. The columns on the form are unnumbered. This detainee log contains information as follows:

  • NUMBER of log entry for family.
  • NAME -- note: only one entry per family.
  • MANIFEST -- page and line number(s).
  • NO. OF ALIENS -- 2-columns: infants and persons over 1-year old.
  • CAUSE OF DETENTION. Click to See Note.
  • DISPOSITION -- usually name/address of person the immigrant is joining.
  • DISCHARGED -- name of inspector, date, and time.
  • MEALS. Click to See Note.