Jenny Francis Komlossy

  General Notes:

Jenny is listed in the 1910 New York census, living with her sister Mathilde. This census states she became a US citizen in 1904(?) and she was employed as a nurse in a hospital. They resided at 377 Second Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Jenny is listed in the Ellis Island archives three times. The first time, Jenny was 19 years old when she arrived in the US on November 20, 1903 with her brother Josef. Her occupation is listed as “governess”. She departed from Hamburg and traveled aboard the ship “Patricia”. Her last residence is listed as Vienna, and his final destination is New York. She had not been to the US before, and it states that she is going to visit her father Karl Komlosy at 227 E. 6th Street in New York City. (?) Her record is mistakenly spelled “Kombosy”. This manifest is 1 page long.
The second time, she departed from Hamburg and sailed aboard the ship “Amerika”. She arrived in New York on October 31, 1909. Her occupation is listed as “nurse”. Her closest relative in Austria is listed as her father, Karl Komlosy, in Vienna. Her place of residence is listed as New York City. Her destination is “own house” at 178 6th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. She is described as being 5 foot 7 inches tall with a fair complexion, brown hair and black eyes. Her place of birth is listed as Vienna, Austria. This manifest is 2 pages long.
The third time, her name is mistakenly spelled “Kamlosy”. She departed from Copenhagen aboard the “Oscar II” and arrived in New York on November 28, 1915. It states that she became a citizen on August 15, 1915. Her address is listed as 149 State Street, Brooklyn, New York. She was returning home after escorting Richard and Flora Pilkington to Austria. This manifest is 1 page long.
Her application for a passport was filed in New York City on August 2, (?) 1915. Her name is listed as “Jenny Francis Komlosy”. It lists her birthplace as Vienna, Austria, and her occupation as nurse. Her address is listed as 149 State Street, Brooklyn, New York. She is listed as traveling with her niece and nephew Albert C. Pilkington and Flora M. Pilkington. The application states that she was naturalized as an American citizen on December 17, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York. There is a passport photograph attached to this record.
Other visits to Austria:
Visitor to Austria: 1913. She visited Komlossy estate in Hungary with her Aunt Mary (Irma) and also saw her Aunt Xaverine. (Letter from Jenny to R. Pilkington dated March 1974)
Visitor to Austria ca. 1928. lt.Susan, Ellis Island .
Visitor to Austria: 4.Aug.1955 lt Maxi

Jenny married Alfred Giese in USA. (Alfred Giese was born on 12 Aug 1880 and died on 7 Jun 1952.)