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-- Margaret Fulford
LEIA BLACK & TWO CHILDREN - IMMIGRATION - JULY 3, 1905
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This document shows that Leia Blech (age 35) sailed on the Merion from Liverpool, departing June 21, 1905, and arrived in Philadelphia on July 3, 1905, with two children: Beila, age 10 and Chaim, age 14.
When Samuel sailed in May 1905, he gave a Philadelphia address for his father, Abram. But when Leia sailed about six weeks later, she gave Abram's address as a New York one: 105 Rivington St., New York. (This is on the Lower East Side -- see this address today in Google Maps.).
Here is a transcript (copies from ancestry.ca) of the information in the passenger manifest about the Blechs:
- Name: Leia Bleck
Gender: Female
Race: Hebrew
Nationality: Hebrew
Birth Date: abt 1870
Last Residence: Balta
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: 3 Jul 1905
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Age on Arrival: 35
Ship: Merion
Friend's Name: Mrs. A Bleck
Name: Chaim Bleck
Gender: Male
Race: Hebrew
Nationality: Hebrew
Birth Date: abt 1891
Last Residence: Balta
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: 3 Jul 1905
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Age on Arrival: 14
Ship: Merion
Friend's Name: Mrs. A Bleck
Name: Beil (Unknow) Bleck
Gender: Female
Race: Hebrew
Nationality: Hebrew
Birth Date: abt 1895
Last Residence: Balta
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: 3 Jul 1905
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Age on Arrival: 10
Ship: Merion
Friend's Name: Mrs. A Bleck
- Although the transcript says they were going to meet "Mrs. A. Bleck," actually I think it says they're joining "Husband, Mr. A. Bleck c/o A. Harnan, 105 Rivington St., N. York." This is followed by a note, "In U.S. 5+ yrs.; heard 1 mo ago" (I am not sure -- the handwriting is difficult to decipher). And underneath it says "notified".
- For calling or occupation, it lists Leia, Chaim, and Beil as Wife, Laborer, and Child. It says they are not able to read or write.
- For last residence, for Leia "London" was originally written with the number of months -- perhaps it says 6? -- and then this was crossed out and "Balta" was written instead. For the children it says "Balta".
- It says their final destination is New York, and they do not have a ticket to New York. For the amount of money in Leia's possession, it says $10 and this has been corrected to $8.50.