Name |
WITKOWICZ, Mieczyslaw/Michal |
Birth |
Abt 1902 |
Poland |
IMMIGRATION |
9 Nov 1904 |
Ellis Island, New York, New York Co., NY [1] |
- Ship's Manifest: S.S. Bremen
Traveling with mother Antonina Witkowicz and brothers Josef and Stanislaw, they arrive in the US almost 2 years after husband/father Leon who arrived 5 Jul 1902
Age: 2.
Nationality: Galicia
Race: Polish
Last residence: Ustrobna
Final destination: New Bedford, Mass.
Passage paid by: father.
Contact at destination: father, Leon Witkowicz, New Bedford, Mass.
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Passenger list of S.S. Bremen arriving at New York (Ellis Island) 9 Nov 1904 from Bremen, Germany, page 0728. Antonina/Antonia on line 17.
Josef/Joseph on line 18.
Mieczyslaw/Mitchel on line 19.
Stanislaw/Stanley on line 20.
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SS Bremen The SS Bremen (second of the name, first ship was scrapped in 1876) was built by F. Schichau of Danzig for the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line. At 525 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 10,500 GRT, the ship was very small by today's standards, with accommodations for 250 first class, 300 second class, and 1600 steerage passengers. Her maiden voyage was 5 Jun 1897 from Bremen to New York with a stopover at Southampton. On 30 Jun 1900, she was badly damaged in a dockside fire at the NDL pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. The fire was started by spontaneous combustion of a bale of cotton. After the fire she was rebuilt and lengthened to 575 ft, her tonnage increased to 11,540 GRT. She reentered service in Oct 1901. On 20 Apr 1912, while sailing from Bremen to New York City, Bremen passed through the debris field left by the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Passengers and crew reported seeing hundreds of bodies floating in the water as well as many deck chairs and pieces of wood. Since there was already a ship specially chartered by White Star line to retrieve any bodies, the Bremen did not stop. Bremen was laid up during World War I. After the war she was given to the British P&O line as part of the war reparations. Two years later she was sold to the Byron S.S. Co. and renamed Constantinople, and operated on the Piraeus-New York City route. By 1924, she was renamed King Alexander. She was scrapped in 1929.
This link gives General Information provided to passengers of Norddeutscher-Lloyd steamship lines 1888-1889. |
CENSUS |
16 Jan 1920 |
52 Hicks St., New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [2] |
- Surname incorrectly spelled Victkowiecz.
Immigrated: 1903.
Occupation: roller coverer, roller shop.
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Census: 1920 U.S. - New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol Co., MA, Roll: T625_685; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 733
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CENSUS |
14 Apr 1930 |
138 Cedar Grove St., New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [3] |
- Michal and spouse Maryanna living with father Leon Witkowicz family
Age at 1st marriage: 27
Able to read and write: yes
Language spoken at home: Polish
Year of immigration: 1905, naturalized citizen
Can speak English
Occupation: Roller Copper Works
At work yesterday: Yes
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Census: 1930 U.S. - New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA; Roll: 891; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 275.0; FHL microfilm: 2340626
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Death |
1935 |
Burial |
Sacred Heart New Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol Co. MA |
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Headstone: Mieczysław Witkowicz
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Person ID |
I1473 |
Main |
Last Modified |
7 Dec 2020 |