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SS Donau



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Bremen, Germany to New York
17 Feb 1873

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Neynaber, master of SS Donau do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said SS Donau at Bremen from which port said SS Donau has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel 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 truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died.
Sworn tho this Feb. 17, 1873 (signed) H.A.F. Neynaber so help me God
Before me (signature undeciferable)
LIST OF MANIFEST OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS Donau whereof Neynaber is Master, from Breman burthern ______ tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age (years & months), sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
 1   A.E. Gallagher        30   male    merchant      New York         US of A   First
 2   O. Andreas            57   male    merchant      New York         US of A   First
 3   Mrs. E. Brinkmann     38   female                America          US of A   First
 4   Miss Brinkmann        17   female                America          US of A   First
 5   Edward Brinkmann       9   male                  America          US of A   First
 6   Otto Brinkmann         7   male                  America          US of A   First
 7   G. Leisler            26   male                  New York         US of A   First
 8   D. Wolf               16   male                  Germany          US of A   First
 9   Mrs. C.W. Brunnings   40   female                Germany          US of A   First
 10  Willy Brunnings        9   male                  Germany          US of A   First
 11  Edward Brunnings       7   male                  Germany          US of A   First
 12  Uatilde Brunnings      6   female                Germany          US of A   First
 13  Fettchen Mondschein   20   female                New York         US of A   First
 14  Alexander Kertscher   26   male    locksmith     Germany          US of A   First
 15  Julius Mondschein     18   male    merchant      Germany          US of A   First
 16  Friedrich Worten      24   male    sadler        Germany          US of A   First
 17  Albert Gemake         23   male    merchant      Germany          US of A   First
 18  Martin Meier          22   male    engineer      Germany          US of A   First
 19  August Grosch         21   male    dentist       Germany          US of A   First
 20  W.  Schmidt           26   male    merchant      Germany          US of A   First
 21  Georg Bornkerfel      35   male    merchant      Newark           US of A   First
 22  Eranzi??a Bornkerfel  31   female                Newark           US of A   First
 23  Willy Bornkerfel       8   male                  Newark           US of A   First
 24  Therese Kannameister  17   female                Germany          US of A   First
 25  Leon Hay              16   male                  Austria-Hungary  US of A   First
 26  Maria Ganal           22   female                Austria-Hungary  US of A   First
 27  Mr.  Cramdall         34   male    merchant      New York         US of A   First
 28  ?  E.  Poulton        17   male                  London           US of A   First
 29  Edgehill Hamilton     28   male                  London           US of A   First
 30  ??? Bernard           38   male    joiner        France           US of A   First
 31  ??? Bernard           23   female                France           US of A   First
 32  Frieda Reger          35   male    merchant      New York         US of A   First
 33  Johannas Wielan       35   male    workman       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 34  Wilhelm Karo          35   male    workman       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 35  Carl Karo             33   male    workman       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 36  Anna Karo             23   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 37  Friedrich Karo         7   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 38  Jacob Toell           28   male    coppersmith   Philadelphia     US of A  Steerage
 39  Carl Haase            31   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 40  Phillip Beaumt        59   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 41  Deytech Balada        39   male    butcher       Austria-Hungary  US of A  Steerage
 42  Carl Kuklenz          16   male    workman       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 43  Jacob Kahn            24   male    merchant      Austria-Hungary  US of A  Steerage
 44  Michael Kempahn       31   male    butcher       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 45  Franz Ahrmann         25   male    farmer        Austira-Hungary  US of A  Steerage
 46  John Ellinghusen      28   male    farmer        Illinois         US of A  Steerage
 47  August Wefer          15   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 48  Georg Schlick         25   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 49  John Altstadt         16   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 50  Marie Eimer           20   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 51  John G. Kleemann      32   male    workman       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 52  Sophie Kleemann       33   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 53  Catharina Kleemann    13   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 54  Christian Kleemann     9   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 55  Friedrich Kleemann     6   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 56  Carl Kleemann          4   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 57  LEFT BEHIND
 58  Wilhelm Kleemann       4   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 59  Adolph Beller         21   male    musician      Germany          US of A  Steerage
 60  Georg Brillenstein    21   male    baker         Germany          US of A  Steerage
 61  Anne Fleckenstein     30   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 62  Johannes Krichbaum    22   male    workman       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 63  Elizabeth Lang        21   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 64  Emil Kux              23   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 65  Wilbur Gonnerman      28   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 66  Augusta Springer      22   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 67  Antonne Springer      20   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 68  Conrad Hanole         27   male    shoemaker     Germany          US of A  Steerage
 69  Marie Hanole          23   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 70  Gothard Birk          17   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 71  Johann Kiefer         18   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 72  Jacob Muller          32   male    shoemaker     Germany          US of A  Steerage
 73  Max Meier             17   male    shoemaker     Germany          US of A  Steerage
 74  Adolph Kindler        27   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 75  Jacob Kruss           18   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 76  Brigette Kruss        19   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 77  Therese Frank         21   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 78  Richard Meinzer       27   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 79  Franz Koller          26   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 80  Johann Ranak          18   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 81  Jacob Padadowsky      30   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 82  August Zorchke        28   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 83  Julius Wiht           24   male    farmer        Germany          US of a  Steerage
 84  Friedrich Wiht        31   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 85  Bertha Wiht            8   female                Germany          US of S  Steerage
 86  Carl Wiht              6   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 87  Paul  Wiht             6   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 88  Gottlieb Kolk         29   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 89  Aug. Lewandowsky      17   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 90  Henriette Lewandowsky 18   female                Germany          US of a  Steerage
 91  Nic Baicker           24   male    bricklayer    Germany          US of A  Steerage
 92  John R. Ehlert        28   male    merchant      Germany          US of A  Steerage
 93  Julius Hudetzka       28   male    farmer        Austria-Hungary  US of A  Steerage
 94  Cath. Hudetzka        24   female                Austria-Hungary  US of A  Steerage
 95  Christian Klein       22   male    bookbinder    Germany          US of A  Steerage
 96  Johannes Schrag, Jr.  22   male    weaver        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 97  Stephan Schu          34   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 98  Michael Schutz        22   male    joiner        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 99  Frieda Benerlein      48   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 100 Cath  Benerlein       48   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 101 Friedrich Benerlein   20   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 102 Uhrbau Benerlein      17   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 103 Elisabeth Benerlein    9   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 104 Michael Benerlein      7   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 105 Carl Buschbaum        22   male    taylor        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 106 Emilie Seifert        29   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 107 Carl Seifert          11   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 108 Julie Tuhrmilch       44   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 109 Augusta Tuhrmilch     21   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 110 Ida Tuhrmilch          7   female                Germany          US of a  Steerage
 111 Bovothea Heier        17   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 112 Friedrich Singer      22   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 113 Anton Kraus           26   male    butcher       Germany          US of A  Steerage
 114 Anton Freirath        22   male    merchant      Germany          US of A  Steerage
 115 Herman Buttner        27   male    shoemaker     Germany          US of a  Steerage
 116 Minnie Buttner        34   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 117 Anton Schultz         29   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 118 Edward Haseley        26   male    baker         Germany          US of A  Steerage
 119 T. V. Meyer           36   male    merchant      Germany          US of A  Steerage
 120 Ca??? Heilmann        50   male    weaver        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 121 Agnes Heilmann        47   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 122 Agnes Heilmann        30   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage

 123 Sebastian Heilmann    28   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 124 Casper Huter          26   male                  Germany          US of A  Steerage
 125 Elisabeth Ritter      17   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 126 Uhlrich Pringer       30   male    merchant      Germany          US of A  Steerage
 127 Eva Pringer           30   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 128 Emil Draheim          24   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 129 Georg Hetzel          43   male    landlord      Chicago          US of A  Steerage
 130 Lorenz Nibel          16   male    farmer        Germany          US of A  Steerage
 131 Albertina Schweiczert 30   female                Germany          US of A  Steerage
 132 Johann Trier          36   male    merchant      Cleveland        US of A  Steerage
 133 Al Stenger            27   male    shoemaker     Germany          US of A  Steerage
 134 Ludwig Nori           39   male    shoemaker     Germany          US of A  Steerage
 135 Al Rabawicz           62   male    taylor        New York         US of A  Steerage
 136 Wilheldmina Rabawicz  52   female                New York         US of A  Steerage
 137 Arnold Dortmunder     32   male    baker         Germany          US of A  Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

 # 1 through 7 - First Cabin, Upper Saloon
 # 8 through 32 - First Cabin, Lower Saloon
 # 9, 10, 11, 12; umlat over u.
 # 16: umlat over o.
 # 72; umlat over u.
 # 115, 116; umlat over u.
 # 124: umlat over u.
 # 59, Beller, reported as died at end of manifest after pass. # 278.
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National Archives and Records Administration, M237, Reel 120
Transcribed by Bill Kerchof a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 Jan 2000



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