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SS Borussia
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Hamburg, Germany to New York
18 June 1856
PORT OF NEW YORK - DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
I, H. Ehlers, Master of the Steamship Borussia do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear
that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by 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 the said steamship at Hamburg from which port
said steamship has now arrived, and that on said list is truly designated the age, the
sex, and the occupation of each said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each
during the passage, the counry 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 truly 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. Signed H. Ehlers. Sworn to this 18 June 1856,
before me .....signature of Collector
List or Manifest of all the Passenges taken on board the Steamship Borussia whereof
H. Ehlers is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 1876 tons.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age (in years and months), Sex, Occupation, The country
to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
110 J. H. Claussen 21 male merchant Germany United States
111 Carl Heull 21 male smith
112 Friedr. Heull 19 male cooper
113 Theodor Heull 16 male joiner
114 Friedr. Monch 25 male farmer
115 W. H. Schultz 24 male farmer
116 Joach Schultz 25 male farmer
117 Ludwig Kissler 29 male farmer
118 Marie Lechleidner female
119 Herm. Huendt 23 male merchant
120 Goffre. Elsner 57 male farmer
121 Marie Elsner 50 female his wife
122 Ernestine Elsner 14 female his children
123 Ernst Elsner 13 male his children
124 Carl Elsner 9 male his children
125 Auguste Elsner 7 female his children
126 Edward Elsner 5 male his children
127 Emanuel Schaffer 33 male farmer
128 Gottlieb Niteschke 38 male farmer
129 Jsidar Levinson 23 male sailor
130 Samuel Levinson 18 male sailor
131 Julius Luster 23 male workman
132 Carl Krause 46 male farmer
133 Christine Krause 41 female his wife
134 Albertine Krause 17 female his children
135 Rosa Krause 13 female his children
136 Wilhelmine Krause 11 female his children
137 Carl Krause 6 male his children
138 August Krause 3 male his children
139 Wilh. Marquardt male smith
140 Wilhelmine Marquardt female his wife
141 Julius Marquardt male his children
142 Friederike Marquardt female his children
143 Carl Marquardt 9 mo male his baby
144 Carl Barthke 28 male carpenter
145 Helene Barthke 23 female his wife
146 H. Reymann 16 male farmer
147 Carl Hanke 25 male farmer
148 Borchardt 23 male farmer
149 Cheim Markowicz 65 male tailor
150 Hanne Markoeicz 18 female his daughter
151 Gottlieb Schroder 47 male farmer
152 Esther Schroder 47 female his wife
153 Henriette Schroder 19 female his children
154 Friederike Schroder 18 female his children
155 Joh. Schroder 14 male his children
156 Johanne Schroder 9 female his children
157 Anna Griefr 70 female woman
158 Friedr. Mohike 31 male shepherd
159 Hanna Mohike 31 female his wife
160 Caroline Mohike 5 female his child
161 Gustar. Mohike 8 mo male his baby
162 Caroline Mohike 20 female unmarried
163 Wilhelmine Wegener 14 female unmarried
164 August Bass 28 male carl wright
165 Hanne Bass 29 female his wife
166 Gustar. Bass 2 male his child
167 Albertine Bass 20 female unmarried
168 Friederike Bass 19 female unmaried
169 David Joifflom 56 male shepherd
170 Caroline Joifflom 21 female his children
171 David Joifflom 13 male his children
172 Gottfried Joifflom 26 male his children
173 Wilh. Leinamann 27 male farmer
174 Wilhelmine Leinamann 24 female his wife
175 Caroline Leinamann 1 1/2 female his child
176 Robert Lehmann 40 male farmer
177 Caroline Lehmann 32 female his wife
178 Eduard Lehmann 12 male his child
179 Mathilde Lehmann 6 female his children
180 Reinhold Lehmann 4 male his children
181 Offilie Lehmann 1 female his children
182 Dorothea Blanck 18 female unmarried
183 Wilh. Leefeld 33 male mason
184 Wilhelmine Leefeld 27 female his wife
185 Henriette Leefeld 3 female his child
186 Frank Leefeld 8 mo male his baby
187 Amelie Karg 31 female woman
188 Ernst Karg 7 male her child
189 Jas. Lambrechdt 27 male shoemaker
190 Magd. Winn 27 female unmaried
191 Chr. Boldt 28 male farmer
192 Gottfr. Bader 23 male brewer
193 Carl Schw??d? 24 male farmer
194 Marie Kopcke 48 female woman
195 David Dansiger 19 male merchant
196 Jean Bruck 32 male workman
197 Adele Bruck 36 female his wife
198 H. Angelbecke 20 male merchant
199 Gottfr. Frey 27 male smith
200 Heim. Hetzer 26 male cabmaker
201 Aug. Horn 35 male cooper
202 J. B. Baua??? 25 male workman
203 Heinr. Brahn 30 male farmer
204 C. W. Klaas 24 male merchant
Transcriber's Notes:
* The columns "The country to which they severally belong" and "The country
in which they intend to become inhabitants" had "Germany" and "United
States", respectively, written the lengthof the list.
* The ? marks indicate letters or words that cannot be read due to the
quality of the original document.
Passenger Notes:
Passenger 114: umlaut above the "o"
Passengers 158--162: umlaut above the "o"
Passengers 196--197: umlaut above the "u"
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 163, List 500.
Transcribed by Nancy Ries a member of the
Immigrant
Ships Transcribers Guild
11 January 2000
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