1904-05 Passenger List for the S. S. Cymric
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This document is a passenger list for the S. S. Cymric and includes three family members of interest: Maren Kristine Jacobsen, and her children Hans Jurgen & Kamilla (aka Millie). Hans and Mille's surname at the time would have been Lundvald or Lundwill but it likely that information was not collected as ditto marks were used assuming that they went by the same surname as their mother. Maren is listed as age 47 years and 6 months; Hans is listed as age 19 years and 6 months; and Millie is listed as age 9 years and 4 months. Their occupations are listed as: wife, farmer, and child respectively. Their nationality is listed as Danish and their race as Scandinavian. Their last residence is listed as Haarby, Denmark; and their final destination is listed as Estella, Oklahoma. It says they have never been in the United States before and that they are going to join C. Jacobsen (aka Christian); husband/father.
According to this document the S. S. Cymric sailed from Liverpool, England on the 5th of May 1904; and according to Ancestry it arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on the 14th of May 1904.
It is not know where the family members originally started their journey as according to Ancestry: "It is important to note that the port of departure listed on these passenger lists is not always the original port of departure for these individuals. A ship could make several voyages throughout the year, making several stops along the way. Oft times the port of departure found on these lists is the most recent port the ship was located at prior to arriving at the port of Boston. Therefore, if your ancestors emigrated to the U.S. from Germany, they could be found on a passenger list coming from Liverpool, England (if, in this case, the ship left from Bremen, Germany then continued on to Liverpool, England before arriving in Boston)."1
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1943; Publication Number: T938; Roll: 73.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Boston, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.
Original data: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. 454 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891. Micropublication M277. RG036. 115 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
More Information on the S. S. Cymric
"12,552 gross tons, length 585.5ft x beam 64.3ft, two funnels, three masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. Accommodation for 150-1st and 1,160-3rd class passengers. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, she was launched for the White Star Line on 12th Oct.1897. Her maiden voyage started on 11th Feb.1898 when she left Liverpool for New York. In 1900 she made two voyages to South Africa as a Boer War transport and on 6th Nov.1903 she started her last Liverpool - New York voyage. She transferred to Liverpool - Boston voyages on 10th Dec.1903 and her 1st class accommodation was re-classified as 2nd class. On 20th Dec.1914 she resumed the Liverpool - New York route and commenced her final voyage on 13th Apr.1916. She was torpedoed by the German submarine U.20 while 140 miles NW of Fastnet on 8th May 1916 and sank the following day with the loss of five lives.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.760]"2
To see a picture of the S. S. Cymric click on this link.3
References:
1 - About Boston, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1954 http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8745&enc=1
2 - The Ships List http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsCC.shtml
3 - Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog - S.S. Cymric http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994011031/PP/
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