Olympic or Campanello

On Grandpa's Declaration of Intention, he stated that he arrived at New York on June 27, 1910. Next to the year, in parentheses, is 1911. His ship was the Olympic of the White Star Line, and he traveled as a 3rd class passenger. He purchased the ticket in Newburg, Germany and was going to Haverhill, Massachusetts.

The Olympic

The Olympic's maiden voyage started from Southhampton, England on June 14, 1911 and ended in New York on June 21, 1911. I don't think it is a big deal that the day was off by 6 days, nor the year 1910 or 1911, as the Declaration was filled out 19-20 years later. The question is whether or not he was on this ship.

I looked at Ellis Island ship manifest on this voyage, and just a handful of Russians were aboard. It lists 1,472 passengers. I don't know how complete the Ellis Island list is, but that is a lot of passengers, so I am thinking it must be fairly complete. No Mamyshew or anything like it is listed.

Another Olympic passenger list I found on the internet says that the first trip had 1,325 passengers: 408 First Class, 307 Second Class and 609 Third Class. This list has all the names, and shows by class of travel. Again, there are just a few Russians on board, and most traveled 3rd class. There is no name even close to Mamyshew and no Iwans or Ivans.

Campanello

The Campanello traveled from Hamburg-Rotterdam-Halifax-New York. Through a process of searches on the Ellis Island site, the closest match on phonetics and spelling with Ivan Mammyshoff is Iwan Mamishev who arrived on the Campanello on December 29, 1910.

Iwan's manifest information is: male, single aged 32; laborer, could read and write, from Lechowiec, Wolhyn g, Russia, closest relative is brother Affanasi Mamiszew that lives in Lechowiec; going to Peabody, Massachusetts to be with cousin Eugenie Hawisch (best I can make out) who lives at 34 Walnut Street. He had $225, was not a polygamist or anarchist, was 5'6" with brown eyes, grey hair and fair complexion; was in good health, not deformed or crippled and had no identifying marks.

Which Ship?

Based on this research, I have to go with Iwan on the Campanello. The Olympic appears to be a more "fashionable" ship, with almost all passengers from England, US, Ireland and France. I am guessing there was a lot of publicity on its maiden voyage and then its sister ship, Titanic, of the White Star Line was of course big news in 1912. Maybe Grandpa just liked that history better.

The information on Iwan Mamiszew on the Campanello matches up, particularly the town of Lechowiec, Russia. The ship was filled with immigrants from Russia. The main discrepancy is the age: 32. That would have him born in 1879, not 1889.

On his Declaration in 1939 he states his hair is white. At that time he was just 49, which seems a little bit young for all white hair. I suspect he fudged his age by 10 years after he settled in the US.

Haverhill, Massachusetts is just 22 miles from Peabody, Mass. Hamburg, Germany or Rotterdam, Netherlands is a more likely departure city coming from the Ukraine and the number of Russians on board the Campanello indicate it was a known port.

I think I will go forward with this premise: he arrived in 1911 on the Campanello; was 32, had a brother Afanasy and was from Lechowiec, Wolhyn g, Russia.