Esther BULKIN

Velvel BULKIN

Freda GRINBERG

Ephraim? BULKIN

Beylya? LNU

Jacob (Jankel)

Morris

FNU

General Notes

b. Russia (prob. Rzhishchev)
arrived via Baltimore 13 Sep 1911 on SS Main departing Bremen
m. Philadelphia, PA 7 Nov 1914 to Morris GOLD
residing in NY est. 1915 to Dec 1918
son Paul born NY est. 1916
son Lawrence born NY est. Dec 1918.
residing at 3918 Chancellor St., Philadelphia on 8 Jan 1920
residing at 1758 Peach St., Philadelphia on 22 Apr 1930
d. Atlantic City, NJ

son Archie Gold to CMB 4/06:
My Father, Morris Gold, was born in Russia, Dec 26, 1885 of Harris & Lena Gold (nee Goldberg). My mother, Esther Gold (nee Esther Bulkin) was also born in Russia on Oct 15, 1894 of Wolf and Frieda Bulkin. My parents were married in Philadelphia on Nov 7, 1914. My father died in Philadelphia at the age of 67 in 1952. My mother died in Atlantic City on Feb 19, 1984. Both parents were naturalized citizens.

Wallis MAYERS to CMB 3/06:
Incidentally, my Aunt Esther was warmer to me when I began to look like a Bulkin. I favored my mother's family when I was very young!
Too bad, my mother's family was gorgeous!

1930 US Census (22 Apr), residing at 1758 Peach St., Block 624, Ward 34, Philadelphia, PA, head of h/hold is machine operator in ladies' suits industry Morris GOLD, rents home for 45/month, owns radio set, age 38 (sic) (est b yr 1892), b. Russia, f/m b. Russia, spoke Yiddish in home country, age 23 at first marriage (est m yr 1918), living with wife Esther, age 35 (est b yr 1895), b. Russia, f/m b. Russia, age 20 at first marriage (est m yr 1915). (note that Morris appears to be rounding his age up; his math doesn't match Esther's on the marriage year), and two children: Paul 14 NY, and Arthur 3 yrs 10 months PA. (Son Lawrence, who appears in 1920 census, not enumerated here.)

record citation:
Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2119; Page: 60A; Enumeration District: 429; Image: 477.0.

1920 US Census (8 Jan), residing at 3918 Chancellor St., Philadelphia, PA, head of h/hold is tailor Morris GOLD, rents home, can read/write, age 34 (est b yr 1885), b. Russia, f/m b. Russia, spoke Yiddish in home country, arrived in U.S. 1904, has petitioned for citizenship, able to speak English, living with wife Ester (sic), can read/write, age 25 (est b yr 1894), b. Russia, f/m b. Russia, spoke Yiddish in home country, arrived in U.S. 1911, has petitioned for citizenship, able to speak English, occupation "none," and two children, both b. NY: Paul 4, and Lawrence 1 yr and 1 month, plus brother-in-law, cloak manufacturer Morris BULKIN, can read/write, age 28 (est b yr 1891), b. Russia, f/m b. Russia, spoke Yiddish in home country, arrived in U.S. 1910, naturalized in 1912, able to speak English. Immediate neighbors include (another brother-in-law) Jacob/Anna BULKIN.

record citation:
Roll: T625_1647 Page: 3A
ED: 1766 Image: 0626

Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1892-1948:
Ester Bulkin, date of arrival: 13 Sep 1911, est. birth date: 1893, gender: Female, via: Bremen, Germany, last residence: Russia, name of ship: Main, age 18, f(emale), s(ingle), occupation: servant, Russia Hebrew, last permanent residence, country Russia, city or town Rozyozeze; name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: "father: Welwel Bulkin, Rozyozeze, Gub. Kiew," bound for Phila., passage paid by brother, never before in U.S., brother Jankel Bulkin 1221 Sout[h] 19 Str Phila. PA, hair brown, eyes grey, place of birth Russia Rozyozeze, no contiguous Bulkin entries

More on the SS Main: "MAIN 1906
The MAIN of 1906 was the second vessel of that name owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. She was built in 1900 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg and was a 10,200 gross ton ship, length 501ft x beam 58.1ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw, and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 148-1st, 116-2nd and 2,500-3rd class passengers. Launched on 10/2/1900, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Cherbourg and New York on 28/4/1900. On 30/6/1900, she sank after being involved in a New York dock fire and on 27/7/1900 was refloated and subsequently reconditioned at Newport News, her accommodation then being 369-2nd, 217-3rd, and 2,865-4th class passengers. On 21/8/1902 she commenced her first voyage from Bremen to New York and Baltimore and subsequently sailed between Bremen and New York and/or Baltimore. In June 1914 she made her last sailing from Bremen to Baltimore and between 1914 - 1918 was laid up at Antwerp. In 1919 she was allocated to Britain under the War Reparations scheme and in 1921 went to the French government. She was scrapped in 1925. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.562]." (source: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsM.html)

purchase of Esther's passage (1911):
US: Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949
Passenger's Name: Ester Bulkin
Account Open Date: 20 Jun 1911
Purchaser's Name: Jake Bulkin [brother]
Bank: Rosenbaum Bank

also: US: Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949
about Esther Bulkin
Passenger's Name: Esther Bulkin
Bank: Blitzstein Bank
Book: 4
Page: 40

Source Information:

Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center and Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia, comp. US: Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data:

People's Bank. Prepaid steamship ticket record, 1906-1948. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Blitzstein Steamship Company. Ticket purchase books and index, 1899-1930. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rosenbaum Steamship Company. Ticket purchase books, 1890-1934. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Esther BULKIN

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