Steamship Ticket for German Immigrant Family 1904
This is an original steamship contract, List 16, No. 9/14, Berzeichniß No. 540/54 dated 6 July 1904 Between the Hamburg-American Line and The Breitmann Family consisting of two adults and four children of Russian Hebrew descent, for third class passage from Hamburg to New York aboard the S.S. Hamburg. They arrived in New York on 17 July 1904. The Family members were listed as follows:
- Sloma Breitmann, M Age 40 (Husband)
- Riwa Breitmann, F Age 37 (Wife)
- Aran Breitmann, M Age 7 (Son)
- Henryk Breitmann, M Age 3 1/2 (Son)
- Maria Breitmann, F Age 2 1/2 (Daughter)
- Samuel Breitmann, M Age 1 1/2 (Son)
The passenger contract was printed using a script that is unreadable by OCR. Below are images of the front and back side of the contract.
There is also a strip containing the essential contract information that was most likely carried on the person of Sloma Breitmann during the voyage as a receipt for passage.
Document Information
- Description: Contract for Third Class / Steerage passage from Hamburg to New York on the S.S. Hamburg of the Hamburg American Line
- Date of Document: 6 July 1904
- Dimensions: Contract: 10 x 13 inches (25.4 x 33 cm); Receipt Side Strip: 2 x 13 inches (5.0 x 33 cm)
| Name: | Sloma Breitman |
|---|---|
| Arrival Date: | 18 July 1904 |
| Birth Year: | about 1864 |
| Age: | 40 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | New York, New York |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
Source Citation: Year: 1904; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: T715_477; Line: 11; Page Number: 96.
| Name: | Sloma Breitmann |
|---|---|
| Departure Date: | 7 July 1904 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | about 1864 |
| Age Year: | 40 |
| Gender: | männlich (Male) |
| Family: | |
| Relationship: | Vater (Father) |
| Residence: | Ekaterinoslaw, |
| Ethnicity/Nationality: | Russland (Russian) |
| Occupation: | Schlosser, Meister |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
| Shipping line: | Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) |
| Ship Type: | Dampfschiff |
| Accommodation: | Zwischendeck |
| Ship Flag: | Deutschland |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | Cuxhaven; Dover; Boulogne; New York |
| Volume: | 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157 |
| Page: | 1311 |
| Microfilm Roll Number: | K_1784 |
Source Citation: Staatsarchive Hamburg. 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157, Seite 1311(Mikrofilm Nr. K_1784.
| Name: | Riwe Breitmann |
|---|---|
| Departure Date: | 7 Jul 1904 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1867 |
| Age Year: | 37 |
| Gender: | weiblich (Female) |
| Family: | |
| Relationship: | Mutter (Mother) |
| Residence: | Ekaterinoslaw, |
| Ethnicity/Nationality: | Russland (Russian) |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
| Shipping line: | Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) |
| Ship Type: | Dampfschiff |
| Accommodation: | Zwischendeck |
| Ship Flag: | Deutschland |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | Cuxhaven; Dover; Boulogne; New York |
| Volume: | 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157 |
| Page: | 1311 |
| Microfilm Roll Number: | K_1784 |
Source Citation: Staatsarchive Hamburg. 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157, Seite 1311(Mikrofilm Nr. K_1784.
| Name: | Aron Breitmann |
|---|---|
| Departure Date: | 7 Jul 1904 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1897 |
| Age Year: | 7 |
| Gender: | männlich (Male) |
| Family: | |
| Relationship: | Sohn (Son) |
| Residence: | Ekaterinoslaw, |
| Ethnicity/Nationality: | Russland (Russian) |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
| Shipping line: | Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) |
| Ship Type: | Dampfschiff |
| Accommodation: | Zwischendeck |
| Ship Flag: | Deutschland |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | Cuxhaven; Dover; Boulogne; New York |
| Volume: | 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157 |
| Page: | 1311 |
| Microfilm Roll Number: | K_1784 |
Source Citation: Staatsarchive Hamburg. 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157, Seite 1311(Mikrofilm Nr. K_1784.
| Name: | Henryk Breitmann |
|---|---|
| Departure Date: | 7 Jul 1904 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1901 |
| Age Year: | 3 |
| Age Month: | 6 |
| Gender: | männlich (Male) |
| Family: | |
| Relationship: | Sohn (Son) |
| Residence: | Ekaterinoslaw, |
| Ethnicity/Nationality: | Russland (Russian) |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
| Shipping line: | Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) |
| Ship Type: | Dampfschiff |
| Accommodation: | Zwischendeck |
| Ship Flag: | Deutschland |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | Cuxhaven; Dover; Boulogne; New York |
| Volume: | 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157 |
| Page: | 1311 |
| Microfilm Roll Number: | K_1784 |
Source Citation: Staatsarchive Hamburg. 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157, Seite 1311(Mikrofilm Nr. K_1784.
| Name: | Marie Breitmann |
|---|---|
| Departure Date: | 7 Jul 1904 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1902 |
| Age Year: | 2 |
| Age Month: | 6 |
| Gender: | weiblich (Female) |
| Family: | |
| Relationship: | Tochter (Daughter) |
| Residence: | Ekaterinoslaw, |
| Ethnicity/Nationality: | Russland (Russian) |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
| Shipping line: | Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) |
| Ship Type: | Dampfschiff |
| Accommodation: | Zwischendeck |
| Ship Flag: | Deutschland |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | Cuxhaven; Dover; Boulogne; New York |
| Volume: | 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157 |
| Page: | 1311 |
| Microfilm Roll Number: | K_1784 |
Source Citation: Staatsarchive Hamburg. 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157, Seite 1311(Mikrofilm Nr. K_1784.
| Name: | Samuel Breitmann |
|---|---|
| Departure Date: | 7 Jul 1904 |
| Estimated Birth Year: | abt 1903 |
| Age Year: | 1 |
| Age Month: | 6 |
| Gender: | männlich (Male) |
| Family: | |
| Relationship: | Sohn (Son) |
| Residence: | Ekaterinoslaw, |
| Ethnicity/Nationality: | Russland (Russian) |
| Ship Name: | Hamburg |
| Shipping line: | Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) |
| Ship Type: | Dampfschiff |
| Accommodation: | Zwischendeck |
| Ship Flag: | Deutschland |
| Port of Departure: | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival: | Cuxhaven; Dover; Boulogne; New York |
| Volume: | 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157 |
| Page: | 1311 |
| Microfilm Roll Number: | K_1784 |
Source Citation: Staatsarchive Hamburg. 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 157, Seite 1311(Mikrofilm Nr. K_1784.
Source Information:
Source Citation: Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183.
