Teplice Aufrichtigs

Fritz Aufrichtig & Family

 

Fritz Aufrichtig was born in Teplice, Bohemia cir 1890. The earliest documented notes on Fritz are those contained on the manifests of the vessel SS Amerika which set sail from Hamburg, Germany on 22 January 1910 and arrived at Ellis Island on 01 February 1910. Fritz's age was given as 20 and, from subsequent US Census returns, it was clear that his 1910 voyage was for emigration purposes. 

 

 

S.S. Amerika

Departure: Hamburg 22 January 1910

Arrival: New York 01 February 1910
Family Name Given Name Age

Sex

Married or Single

 Calling or Occupation Able to Read/ Write Nationality (Country of which Citizen or Subject) Last Permanent Address The name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came. Final Destination: State/City or Town By Whom was passage paid? Whether in posses- sion of $50 and if less, how much? Whether going to visit a relative or friend and, if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address Height Color of Eyes Place of Birth
Aufrichtig Fritz 20 M Single Clerk Yes/ Yes Austria Austria - Teplitz- Schönau Father: Jacob Aufrichtig, Marplatz, Teplitz- Schönau. Mother: Augusta Erdmann New York/ New York City Self 50 Cousin: Rob Heller, 121 2nd Avenue, New York 5ft 10in Light Blue Schönau, Austria

 

In 1917 Fritz, who had not yet received U.S. citizenship, completed a World War 1 Draft Registration Card, on which he claimed exemption from draft on the grounds of High Treason. His date of birth was given as 22 February 1890. His occupation was described as a Bookkeeper, employed by Charles H Reisig of 269 Water Street, New York City. He was 27 and Single at that time.

 

In 1919, nine years after emigration, Fritz successfully applied for U.S. Naturalisation.

 

 

Surname First Name Age Petition Volume Petition Number Date of Certificate Approx Year of Birth Certificate Number
Aufrichtig  Fritz  29  122  30171  07/30/1919  1890  1262382 

   

 

That same year he travelled back to Europe as a U.S. Citizen, returning on board the SS Lafeyette which had set sail from Le Havre on 6 December 1919 and arrived in New York on 18 December 1919. Accompanying Fritz was his wife, Charlotte. The ship's manifest had erroneously entered his name as "Anfrichtig". Charlotte's naturalisation papers were signed at the U.S. Legation in Prague which appears to suggest that this may have resulted following her marriage to Fritz, now a U.S citizen. The Lafayette Manifest, under the heading "If naturalized, give name and location of court which issued naturalisation papers, and date of papers", contained the entry "Supreme Court, New York City - July 30th, 1919"

 

 

Lafayette

Departure: Le Havre 6 December 1919

Arrival: New York 18 December 1919
Family Name Given Name Age

Sex

Married or Single

 If native of United States give date and place of birth (City or Town and State) If naturalized, give name and location of court which issued naturalisation papers. and date of papers Address in United States
Anfrichtig Fritz 30 M Married - Supreme Court, New York City - July 30th, 1919 269 Water Street, New York City
Anfrichtig Charlotte 29 F Married - U.S. Legation at Prague, Czecho Slovakia, November 25th, 1919 269 Water Street, New York City

 

 

Three weeks after their return to the U.S., the 1920 Census was held. On the night of 8 January, the couple were each listed as "Boarder" at 170 Stratford Road, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. 

 

1920 U.S. Census - Kings County, New York

Name

Relation

Marital Status

Gender

Race

Age

Birthplace

Fritz Aufrichtig

Boarder

Married

Male

White

29

Teplitz

Charlotte Aufrichtig

Boarder

Married

Female

White

26

Teplitz

NOTE: The Census form confirms Fritz Aufrichtig's emigration to the U.S. in 1910 and lists 1919 as Charlotte's date. Fritz's Profession is given as Salesman in the Export industry. The form also confirms that Fritz's father was born in Teplitz, Austria, but inexplicably credits his mother's birthplace as New York! Other inconsistencies are that three weeks earlier in the Lafayette manifest, Fritz was aged 30 and Charlotte just one year younger at 29. The Census, however, drops Fritz's age to 29 and sheds three years off Charlotte, crediting her with being 26.

 

 

On 4 November 1922, Marion Aufrichtig, the first of Fritz and Charlotte's two daughters, was born. Two years later, in 1924, Fritz again travelled to Europe. His return journey was on board the SS Westphalia which left Hamburg on 16 August 1924 and arrived in New York 28 August 1924. Under the "Naturalization" section, Fritz's passport number 418049 is entered, together with issuing court of Washington on 2 April 1924. His address was listed as 269 Water Street which, being the same as that given upon his return on SS Lafayette in December 1919, suggests that he and wife Charlotte had spent the night of the 8 January 1920 Census away from home. 

 

 

SS Westphalia

Departure: Hamburg 16 August 1924

Arrival: New York 28 August 1924

Family Name

Given Name

Age

Sex

Married or Single

If native of United States give date and place of birth (City or Town and State)

If naturalized, give name and location of court which issued naturalisation papers. and date of papers

Address in United States

Anfrichtig

Fritz

34

M

Married

-

U.S.P. 418049, Washington, April 2nd, 1924.

269 Water Street, New York City

 

 

About the same time as his return, the second of Fritz's daughters, Doris E Aufrichtig, was born. Both were included on the 1930 U.S. Census form. The form credits Doris with being 4 years and 7 months on the night of 2 April 1930, indicating that she was born August/September 1925. Depending upon the reliability of Census entries, in January 1920 Fritz had given his age as 29. In April 1930 he was listed as 40, suggesting that his birthday fell between 8 January and 2 April.

 

 

1930 U.S. Census - New York City, New York
Name Relation Sex Color of Race Age last Birthday Marital Condition Age at first marriage Able to Read and Write Place of Birth Father's Place of Birth Mother's Place of Birth Year of Immigration to the U.S. Occupation Industry
Fritz Aufrichtig Head M W 40 M 30 Yes Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1910 Chemist Drug Manufacture
Lotta Aufrichtig Wife F W 35 M 25 Yes Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1920 None  
Marion Aufrichtig Daughter F W 7 S - Yes New York Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia - None  
Doris Aufrichtig Daughter F W 4 and 7/12 S - No New York Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia - None  

 

NOTE: Census form [left] also confirmed that Fritz possessed a radio and rented his home as opposed to owning it. The form reaffirms Fritz Aufrichtig's emigration to the U.S. in 1910, but lists Charlotte - whose name has been given as "Lotta" - as 1920 instead of 1919. The family were now living in Haven Avenue, by Riverside Drive, in uptown New York, and Fritz had switched profession and was now listed as a Chemist. The form contains a number of inconsistencies. In the December 1919 Lafayette Manifest, Fritz's age was given as 30 and Charlotte's as 29. A month later, in the 1920 US Census, Fritz dropped one year to 29, and Charlotte shed three years to become 26. Ten years later,  Fritz has remained consistent at 40, but Charlotte is now five years his junior at 35! Political changes have resulted in their birthplace, and that of their parents, being given as Czechoslovakia

NB: In the category "Age at first marriage", Fritz is given as 30 and Charlotte, 25, which suggests that his 1919 trip to Europe was for the purpose of marriage.

 

 

In 1937 Fritz again travelled to Europe, on this occasion returning on the SS Vulcania which departed from Trieste on 29 July 1937 and arrived in New York on12 August 1937. His age remained consistent, at 47. The manifest indicates that he was no longer living in New York City, but had crossed over the Hudson and was now residing in Hackensack, New Jersey.

 

 

SS Vulcania

Departure: Trieste 29 July 1937

Arrival: New York 12 August 1937

Family Name

Given Name

Age

Sex

Married or Single

If native of United States give date and place of birth (City or Town and State)

If naturalized, give name and location of court which issued naturalisation papers. and date of papers

Address in United States

Aufrichtig

Fritz

47

M

Married

-

U.S.P. 439321, Washington, June 10th, 1937.

110 Cedar Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey

 

 

Fritz Aufrichtig died on 9 August 1948, aged just 58, The following record indicates that the death was registered as Manhattan. It is not known if he was actually living in the borough, died while working in the city, or his death merely registered there.

 

 

Surname

Given Name

Age

Month

Day

Year

Certificate
Number

County
Aufrichtig  Fritz  58 y  Aug  9  1948  17736  Manhattan 

 

 

No further documentation has yet been located for either Marion or Doris Aufrichtig. However, on 6 July 1982, the death was recorded, in Buena Park, Orange, California, of a Lotte Aufrichtig, née Robitschek. The record confirmed Lotte as having been born "in another country", and gave her date of birth as 31 December 1890. Notwithstanding subsequent Census forms trimming years off Charlotte Aufrichtig's initially declared age of 29 on 6 December 1919, it appears most likely that this Lotte Aufrichtig was the widow of Fritz Aufrichtig.

 

A separate Record is included in the Social Security Death Index. On this record, however, Lotte's date of birth appears as 30 December 1889. According to the files, Lotte's Social Security Number was issued in New Jersey which may, possibly, refer to the Hackensack address at which Fritz Aufrichtig was living in 1937.

 

 

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