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SS Switzerland
From Antwerp to New York, April 13, 1878
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Samuel Jackson, Master of the Bel. SS Switzerland do solemnly, sincerely and truely swear
that the following List or Manifest, subscribed me and now delivered by me to the Collector
of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the
passengers taken on board of the said SS Switzerland at Antwerp from which port said vessel
has now arrived and that on said list is truely designated the age, the sex, and the occupation
of each of said passengers, the part of the Vesel occupied by each during the passage, the
country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become
an inhabitant and that said List or Manifest truely sets forth the number of said passengers who
have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So help me God,
Sworn to this 13th April 1878____Saml* Jackson before me R?ynmefoel
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamship Switzerland whereof
Samuel Jackson is Master, from Antwerp Belgium burthen 2103 tons.
Columns represent: No., Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, country
to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit,
accommodation.
001 Aggen, Jacob 29 M Farmer Holland US Steerage
002 Aggen, Tennia 30 F Wife Holland US Steerage
003 Aggen, Jan 02 F Child Holland Us Steerage
004 Aggen, Stanger 01 M Child Holland US Steerage
005 Aggen, L 23 M Farmer Holland US Steerage
006 Aggen, Johann 20 M Farmer Holland US Steerage
007 Aggen, Corn 16 M Farmer Holland US Steerage
008 Balli, Wilhelm 19 M Blacksmith Switzerland US Steerage
009 Buchhotz, Kenneth 21 M Joiner Germany Prussia US Steerage
010 Buchhold, Wilhelm 18 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
011 Baumann, Fidel 33 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
012 Bergmann, Edward 22 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
013 Brill, Benjamin 45 M Joiner US US Steerage
014 Brill, Frederick 43 M Joiner US US Steerage
015 Barkhardt, Gus 18 M Grocer Germany Baden US Steerage
016 Barkhardt, Caroline 09 F Child Germany Baden US Steerage
017 Beck, Johann 23 M Farmer Germany Baden US Steerage
018 Beck, Anna 60 F Wife Germany Baden US Steerage
019 Brosh, Nicholas 27 M Farmer Germany Bavaria US Steerage
020 B?rber, Franz 20 M Laborer Germany Prussia US Steerage
021 Brann, Math 21 M Laborer Germany Prussia US Steerage
022 Clerr, Mary 24 F Wife Germany Prussia US Steerage
023 Ditchson, Victor 60 M Farmer US US Steerage
024 Dhooge, Leonard 33 M Com Traveler US US Steerage
025 Diedrich, Barbe* 19 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
026 Eyden,?iela 59 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
027 Gaie?, Clinton 17 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
028 Gebhardt, Fredrich 50 M Farmer US US Steerage
029 Guntermann, T 25 M Baker US US Steerage
030 Glaor, Adele 20 F Servant Switzerland US Steerage
031 Han???, Jacob 19 M Blacksmith Switzerland US Steerage
032 Habeles, Ferdinand 56 M Shoemaker US US Steerage
033 Haplle, Batth 19 M School Teacher Germany Prussia US Steerage
034 Kefigen, August 20 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
035 Keller, Frederich 28 M Waiter Germany Prussia US STeerage
036 Keller, Jospha 24 F Wife Germany Prussia US Steerage
037 Keller, W. Joseph 01 M Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
038 Keller, Carl 14 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
039 Kurtz, Friederich 36 M Painter US US Steerage
040 Kurtz, Johann 27 M Painter US US Steerage
041 Kurtz, Georg 11 M Painter* Germany Prussia US Steerage
042 Kneer, Friederich 24 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
043 Kranich, Jacob 35 M Laborer US US Steerage
044 Long, Ignatz 6? M Farmer Germany Baden US Steerage
045 Lang, Anna 40 F Wife Germany Baden US Steerage
046 Lang, Victor 10 M Child Germany Baden US Steerage
047 Ludwig, Jacob 60 M Tailor US US Steerage
048 Ludwig, Christina 53 F Wife US US Steerage
049 Ludwig, Christina 11 F Child US US Steerage
050 Lackes, Johann 18 M Joiner Germany Bavaria US Steerage
051 Lienhard, Joseph 27 M Farmer US US Steerage
052 Lontenburg, J 46 M Farmer Germany Wurtemburg US Steerage
053 Misson, William 32 M Farmer US US Steerage
054 Muller, Wilhelm 32 M Farmer US US Steerage
055 Muller, Barbara 20 F Wife Germany Prussia US Steerage
056 Mintjens, Joseph 33 M Painter Belgium US Steerage
057 Mintjens, Josep 16 M Painter Belgium US Steerage
058 Mauhl, Edward 20 M Watchmaker Switzerland US Steerage
059 Maohl, Maria 19 F Wife Switzerland US Steerage
**
060 Picker, Albert 22 M Shoemaker Germany Prussia US Steerage
061 Rose, Joseph 42 M Farmer US US Steerage
062 Rath, Christian 26 M Locksmith Germany Baden US Steerage
063 Reiser, Lorenz 29 M Farmer US US Steerage
064 Richt, E.Fried 32 M Laborer Germany Baden US Steerage
065 Ruthmuth, Bernardin 20 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
066 Ruthmuth, Anna 33 F Wife Switzerland US Steerage
067 Ruthmuth, Sam 25 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
068 Ruthmuth, Margarite 23 F Wife Switzerland US Steerage
069 Renner, Jos. M 20 M Painter Switzerland US Steerage
070 Regli, Eugend* 20 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
071 Rugg, Aton 21 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
072 Schate, Henry 51 M Laborer US US Steerage
073 Schaumberger, Adolph 16 M Saloon Keeper Germany Prussia US Steerage
074 Schmit, Valentine 24 M Laborer Germany Prussia US Steerage
075 Senn, Joseph 19 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
076 Schell, Heinrich 23 M Blacksmith Germany Prussia US Steerage
077 Schof, Heinrich 30 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
078 Shauf, Mathias 47 M Waiter US US Steerage
079 Schule, Peter 28 M Blacksmith Germany Prussia US Steerage
080 Stemer, Mathias 33 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
081 Spoclmn, Jos 22 M Farmer Holland US Steerage
082 Scheiner, Mathias 30 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
083 Schmit, Johann 23 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
084 Schmit, Peter 55 M Farner Germany Prussia US Steerage
085 Schmit, Catherine 47 F Wife Germany Prussia US Steerage
086 Schmit, Peter 21 M Farmer Germany Prussia US Steerage
087 Schmit, Maria 19 F Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
088 Schmit, Matthias 16 M Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
089 Schmit, Anna 17 F Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
090 Schmit, Michel 13 M Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
091 Schmit, Catherine 11 F Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
092 Schmit, Marguerite 09 F Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
093 Schmit, Barbara 06 F Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
094 Schmit, Jacob 04 M Child Germany Prussia US Steerage
095 Schmit, Theodor 27 M Farmer US US Steerage
096 Schmit, Michel* 20 F Wife Germany Prussia US Steerage
097 Thome, Niclas* 28 M Stonecutter US US Steerage
098 Thome, Maria 22 F Wife US US Steerage
099 Thome, Mathias 02 M Child US US Steerage
100 Thome, Jean 01 F Child Germany Baden US Steerage
101 Vetter, Barbara 18 F Servant Germany Baden US Steerage
102 Vanderwalle, Lambertus 63 M Tailor US US Steerage
103 Vallmer, Joseph 32 M Farmer US US Steerage
104 Widmer, Johann 35 M Farmer Switzerland US Steerage
105 Widmer, Elise 28 F Wife Switzerland US Steerage
106 Widmer, Albert 07 M Child Switzerland US Steerage
107 Widmer, Marie 05 F Child Switzerland US Steerage
108 Widmer, Carl 01 M Child Switzerland US Steerage
109 Wester, Barbara 26 F Wife Switzerland US Steerage
110 Wester, Johanna 02 F Child Switzerland US Steerage
111 Willen, Anton 28 M Cook US US Steerage
112 Wagner, Carl 26 M Tailor Germany Prussia US Steerage
113 Wollers, August 25 M Baker Germany Prussia US Steerage
114 Zimmes, Agnes 38 F Wife Germany Baden US Steerage
115 Zimmes, Catherine 09 F Child Germany Baden US Steerage
116 Zimmes, Wilhelm 07 M Child Germany Baden US Steerage
117 Zaderel, Gottfried 38 M Tailor US US Steerage
118 Zaderel, Mary 36 F Wife US US Steerage
119 Zaderel, Anna 11 F Child US US Steerage
120 Zaderel, Mina 10 F Child US US Steerage
121 Zaderel, Gottfried 09 F Child US US Steerage
122 Zaderel, August 06 M Child US US Steerage
123 Zrigler, Anton 28 M Farmer Germany Baden US Steerage
124 Tingley, Ruth 45 F Wife US US Saloon
125 Brooks, Charles 45 M Engineer US US 2nd Cabin
126 Egli, Moritz 21 M Farmer US US 2nd Cabin
127 Egli, Joseph 34 M Farmer US US 2nd Cabin
128 Egli, Dorothea 27 F Servant Switzerland US 2nd Cabin
129 Funck, Otto 25 M Book-Keeper* Germany Baden US 2nd Cabin
130 Krabler, Mathilda 25 F Teacher Germany Prussia US 2nd Cabin
131 Wagner, Jacob 34 M Ffarmer US US 2nd Cabin
132 Wagner, Moritz 21 M Farmer Switzerland US 2nd Cabin
133 Wagner, Rosine 23 F Wife Switzerland US 2nd Cabin
134 Waldnogel, Domeniq 33 M SaloonKeeper* US US 2nd Cabin
135 Shrofn, Lucia 23 F Wife Germany Baden US 2nd Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
* "Bel.", as written on Manifest
* "Saml", as spelt on Manifest
* 07 Way first name was written on the Manifest
* 24 As listed occupation
* 25 Way first name was written on theManifest
* 41 As listed occupation
* No "N's" or "O's" listed
* 64 As written on Manifest
* 70 As wrutten on Manifest
* 90 As written on Manifest
* 96 As written on Manifest
* 97 As written on Manifest
* 129 As written on Manifest
* 134 As written on Manifest
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 412.
Transcribed by Dia Grimmer
for
the Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
17 December 1998
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