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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 S.S. 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 of the said S.S. at Bremen from which port said S.S. 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 died.
Sworn to this Feb 17, 1873 (signed) H.A.F. Neynaber So help me God.
Before me (signature undecipherable)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Donau whereof Neynaber, is Master, from Bremen, burthen ______* tons.
Columns represent: Given name, surnames, age (years or months), sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.*

Note: All the passengers on this portion of the list occupied steerage portion of the vessel during the voyage. For *'s listed, check transcribers notes at the bottom of list.

138 Adolph Singer         24  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A  
139 Gustav Waldersprel*   38  Male    Ma?tancian* Amerika       US of A     
140 Marnie Waldersprel*    8  Female              Amerika       US of A    
141 Carl Koniger*         24  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A    
142 Theresia Lettner      21  Female              Germany       US of A    
143 Otto Schiak*          26  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A   
144 Peter Fink*           18  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A  
145 Michael Weber         18  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
146 Theresia Lusch        23  Female              Germany       US of A
147 Leonhard Kohler*      23  Male    Brewer      Germany       US of A    
148 August Fink           30  Male    Butcher     Newark        US of A   
149 Wilholmina Fink       21  Female              Newark        US of A
150 Ernst* Fink            9  Male                Newark        US of A
151 Catharina Fink         7  Female              Newark        US of A   
152 August Fink        10 mo  Male                Newark        US of A    
153 Christian Heisch      23  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A    
154 Marie Krentz          30  Female              Germany       US of A    
155 Carl Kurfefs*         16  Male                Germany       US of A
156 Josef Muller*         34  Male                Germany       US of A
157 Johannes Schuck       22  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A    
158 Krilian Sandlierr     27  Male    Miller      Germany       US of A
159 J H Jansfen*          29  Male    Landlord    Germany       US of A
160 Casp Genheimer*       26  Male    Taylor      Germany       US of A
161 Susanne Dietz         35  Female              Germany       US of A    
162 Veronica Dietz        25  Female              Germany       US of A    
163 Carl F. Lorens        20  Male    Miller      Germany       US of A    
164 Dorothea Woh?lfarsh   24  Female              Germany       US of A
165 Wilh Oberstaedt       42  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
166 Victor Papordsky      24  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
167 Gustav Bastian        27  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
168 Maria  Bastian        24  Female              Germany       US of A
169 Carolina Huber        21  Female              Germany       US of A
170 Sophie Lorenz         21  Female              Germany       US of A
171 Elisabeth Maroin      18  Female              Austria*      US of A
172 Josef Bohm*           19  Male    Knifesmith  Austria       US of A
173 Samuel Kleppedar      24  Male    Signmaker*  Cleveland     US of A
174 Hugo Schmidt          30  Male    Butcher     Germany       US of A
175 Matthais Reichert     28  Male                Germany       US of A
176 Jacob Bikel*          18  Male    Briclayer*  Germany       US of A
177 Friedrich Meyer*      17  Male                Germany       US of A
178 Bertha Schwarting     16  Female              Germany       US of A
179 Emma Rolle*           20  Female              Germany       US of A
180 Carl Muller           30  Male    Miller      Philadelphia  US of A
181 Maria Ott             17  Female              Germany       US of A
182 Otto Galzer           19  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
183 Hermann Andres        31  Male    Joiner      Amerika       US of A
184 Bernhard Andres       21  Male    Shoemaker   Germany       US of A
185 Sophia S???irle       24  Female              Germany       US of A
186 Maria Scharft         21  Female              Germany       US of A
187 Franzis?a Br??dle     17  Female              Germany       US of A
188 Stephan Bruder        26  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
189 Dan? Bradtenauer      16  Male                Germany       US of A
190 Christian Bradtenauer 14  Male                Germany       US of A
191 Martin Pryla*         22  Male                Germany       US of A   
192 Max Beurermann        24  Male    Merchant    Germany       US of A    
193 Robert Hepprser       27  Male    Shoemaker   Germany       US of A    
194 Julius Brunke         24  Male                Germany       US of A
195 Josef Gessler         39  Male                Germany       US of A
196 Marie Gessler         34  Female              Germany       US of A
197 Erleusnde Gessler      9  Female              Germany       US of A    
198 Gustav Groshin        26  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
199 Paula Groshin         22  Female              Germany       US of A
200 Heins Gundrof         25  Male                Germany       US of A
201 Agnes Schneider       20  Female              Germany       US of A
202 Caroline Muller       21  Female              Germany       US of A
203 Laura ?awetzky        19  Female              Germany       US of A
204 Fritz Sprang          31  Male    Joiner      Amerika       US of A
205 Johann Scha?en        18  Male    Joiner      Germany       US of A
206 Heind Housberger      40  Male    Farmer      Indiana       US of A
207 ?inz Schroder         27  Male    Shoemaker   Germany       US of A
208 Ludwig Sch????        27  Male                Germany       US of A
209 Eine?de Neff          31  Female              Newark        US of A
210 Joseph Neff         5 mo  Male                Newark        US of A
211 Marde ?hon            43  Female              Philadelphia  US of A
212 Theordor ?hon      11 mo  Male                Philadelphia  US of A
213 Franz Ruckert*        30  Male                Germany       US of A
214 Hubert Farthlieus     41  Male    Gardner     Germany       US of A
215 Gertrude Farthlieus   11  Female              Germany       US of A
216 John G. Reichold      25  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
217 ?aukratz Gunther      26  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
218 Kundg?ude Auora       23  Female              Germany       US of A
219 Jackoline Auora       41  Female              Germany       US of A
220 George Schafer        37  Male    Locksmith   Newark        US of A                 
221 Barbara Schafer       23  Female              Germany       US of A
222 Conrad Walter         19  Male                Germany       US of A
223 Ormund Graf           29  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A             
224 Andreas Schoon        26  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
225 Jacob Braimayer*      25  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
226 Wilh Schwarz          23  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
227 Oscar Schindler       27  Male    Butcher     Germany       US of A
228 Fredrick* Heist       28  Male    Brewer      Germany       US of A
229 Caroline Heuer        34  Female              Germany       US of A
230 August Schultz        24  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A 
231 Henriette Kohn        20  Female              Germany       US of A
232 Pyras Muller          63  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
233 Wilhelm Kos??sch      26  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
234 Conrad Rothen         19  Male    Shoemaker   Germany       US of A
235 G. Dolkel             21  Male    Baker       Germany       US of A
236 Emil Maar             21  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
237 Conrad ??esffer       17  Male    Shoemaker   Germany       US of A
238 Michael N?iedler      31  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A 
239 Marde N?iedler        24  Female              Germany       US of A
240 Appollordia Bask      20  Female              Germany       US of A
241 Elisabeth Bask        17  Female              Germany       US of A
242 Barbara Mefsuner      23  Female              Germany       US of A
243 Marie Schniedler      24  Female              Germany       US of A
244 Andre Fuhru?eun       44  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
245 Joseph Wenk           36  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
246 Heind? Meckba?d       64  Male                Germany       US of A
247 Veronica Dietz        22  Female              Germany       US of A
248 Elisabeth Reufs       23  Female              Germany       US of A
249 Joseph Dietz          26  Male    Briclayer*  Germany       US of A
250 John Diedrich         42  Male    Butcher     Germany       US of A
251 Ma?? Roth             25  Male    Merchant    Austria       US of A  
252 J. G. Gasfler         27  Male    Butcher     Germany       US of A
253 William Kronacher     24  Male    Machinist   New York      US of A
254 Hen?dette Kronacher   22  Female              New York      US of A
255 Emalia Kronacher    7 mo  Female              New York      US of A 
256 Barbara Klein         59  Female              New York      US of A
257 Amalie Klein          19  Female              New York      US of A
258 Johann Klein           9  Male                New York      US of A
259 F. E. Herold          65  Male                Germany       US of A
260 Christine Herold      60  Female              Germany       US of A
261 Catharine Herold      30  Female              Germany       US of A
262 J. *. Ratzel          24  Male                Germany       US of A
263 Anna Cath. Hafsler    39  Female              Germany       US of A
264 Marie Durrmaier        8  Female              Hungary*      US of A   
265 Joseph Naschek        28  Male    Farmer      Austria       US of A  
266 Joseph Sasak          28  Male    Farmer      Austria       US of A
267 M. Heu??mann          24  Male    Bookkeeper  New York      US of A
268 Franz Taengel*        38  Male    Potter*     Austria       US of A
269 Franz Taengel*         9  Male                Austria       US of A
270 Carl F. Gluck*        35  Male    Smith       Germany       US of A
271 Philipp Hoepfinge?    27  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
272 Gosse F. Schaufele    27  Male    Workman     Germany       US of A
273 Alfred Kitzing        18  Male    Watchmaker  Germany       US of A
274 Carl Lubring          27  Male    Farmer      Germany       US of A
275 Gustav Lawrenz        32  Male                New York      US of A
276 Wilhelminia Gerken    18  Female              Germany       US of A
277 Eindl Ernst           25  Male    Exprefon??  New York      US of A
278 Johann Baudler        23  Male    Taylor*     Germany       US of A


                        Recapitulation*


Off #57 H. Kleemann left behind
277 in all


First Cabin,Upper Salon   7 Passengers            
            Lower Salon  25 Passengers
               Steerage 246 Passengers, Steerage #59 died 3 February
                        278 Passengers


                  New York  15 February 1873        Calin* 23-9


Transcriber's Notes:   
(1) Use of an * is used to denote that the transcribers notes should be 
checked.
(2) The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read,
due to quality of original document, or the originators writing.
  
#139 Surname difficult to read; occupation possibly Mathematician.
#140 Umlaut over the o in surname.    
#143 Surname possibly Solrick.
#144 Not positive surname begins with F.
#147 Umlaut over the O in surname.
#150 Ernst might be Emil.
#155 Surname possibly Kurfels, umlaut over the u in surname.
#156 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#159 Surname might be Janssen.
#160 Surname difficult to interpret.
#167 Occupation spelled without the k in bricklayer.
#171 Next to Austria is written Hungary.
#172 Umlaut over the o in surname, surname possibly spelled Bohna. 
#173 Occupation possibly spelled as Tegarsmaker, difficult to read.
#176 Surname possibly Birdel.
#177 Surname possibly spelled Mayer, hard to tell.
#179 Surname possibly Rohle, hard to tell.
#180 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#189 Uncertain of given name, difficult to read.
#191 Umlaut possibly over the y in surname. 
#202 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#209 Given name is best guess, very difficult to read.
#211 - #212 Surname difficult to read, possibly Thon.
#213 Umlaut over u in surname.  
#217 Umlaut over the u in surname. 
#225 Surname difficult to read, appears to have umlaut over y.
#228 Given name appears to be Fredrick, not certain.
#232 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#262 Middle initial listed, could not interpret it.
#264 Appears to be from Hungary, very difficult to interpret.
#268 Surname might be Stengel, occupation appears to be potter,
     difficult to read.
#270 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#274 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#278 Appears they misspelled tailor and tried to correct it.
* Written on manifest, apparently meaning summary of passengers.
* Might also be Cabin, no idea what this or the numbers mean.
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National Archives and Records Administration, M237, Reel 120
Transcribed by Sunset (Greaser) Hayes a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 Jan 2000



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