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SS Switzerland
I, Samuel Jackson, Master of the SS Switzerland do solemnly, sincerly and truly declare 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 of the said SS Switzerland at A???? from which port said SS Switzerland 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. So help me God.
Sworn to this 26 September, 1876 Saml* Jackson before me ??????????? Mc??????**
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Switzerland whereof Samuel Jackson is Master, from Antwerp burthen 2l03 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger No., Last Name, First Name & middle name or initial if included, Age in Years unless otherwise noted, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, If in US before, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage, No. of baggage.
1 Durnontail Joseph 23 M Clerk Geneva US No Steerage 2 Peeters Franz Jos 47 M Cigar Maker Antwerp US Yes Steerage 3 Brandt Emil 36 M Cabinet Maker Hamburg Ger. US No Steerage 3 4 Brandt Agnes 36 F Wife Hamburg Ger. US No Steerage 5 Brandt Hans 2 M Son Hamburg Ger. US No Steerage 6 Onderbeck Sean B 22 M Farmer Brussels Belg. US No Steerage 2 7 Onderbeck Elise 17 F Wife Brussels Belg. US No Steerage 8 Reant Silvaire 36 M Chemist Germany US No Steerage 8 9 Reant Emma 31 F Wife Germany US No Steerage 10 Reant Victor 8 M Son Germany US No Steerage 11 Reant Edmund 4 M Son Germany US No Steerage 12 Reant Camille 8m F Child Germany US No Steerage 13 Bischoff Louise 32 F Wife Germany US Yes Steerage 1 14 Bachli Caroline 21 F Wife Germany US No Steerage 1 15 Bachli Marie 2y9m F Child Germany US No Steerage 16 Linden Joseph 60 M Brewer Germany US Yes Steerage 1 17 Piothe Eva 70 F Widow Germany US No Steerage 3 18 Hauert Louis 31 M Carpenter Germany US Yes Steerage 3 19 Hauert Barbara 31 F Wife Germany US Yes Steerage 20 Hauert Jean 6 M Child Germany US Yes Steerage 21 Hauert Franz 4 M Child Germany US Yes Steerage 22 Hauert Rosine 1y6m F Child Germany US Yes Steerage 23 Roder Mathew 17 M Labourer Germany US No Steerage 1 24 Lonquich Johan 37 M Cook Switzerland US Yes Steerage 2 25 Lonquich Anna Maria 21 F Wife Switzerland US No Steerage 26 Ro??snel Christina 19 F Domestic Germany US No Steerage 1 27 Reising Carl 19 M Butcher Germany US No Steerage 1 28 Kl??int Adolph 32 M Baker Austria US No Steerage 29 Kroggel Wilhelm 26 M Miner Germany US No Steerage 30 Schaeffer Fredc 32 M Schoolmaster Germany US No Steerage 2 31 Rohn Heinrich 11 M Children Germany US No Steerage 1 32 Rohn Magdaline 10 F Children Germany US No Steerage 33 Rohn Emma 9 F Children Germany US No Steerage 34 Sal?mann Babette 45 F Wife US US Yes Steerage 1 35 Soumewald Wilhelm 18 M Musician Germany US No Steerage 1 36 Fischer Mathew 24 M Farmer Germany US No Steerage 1 37 K????e Henrich 26 M Farmer Germany US No Steerage 6 38 K????e Margaret 25 F Wife Germany US No Steerage 39 K????e Bertha 2y6m F Child Germany US No Steerage 40 K????e Hedrig 8m M Child Germany US No Steerage 41 Heift Catharina 15 F Domestic Germany US No Steerage 6 42 Jackle Carl 38 M Farmer Germany US Yes Steerage 3 43 Jackle Dorothea 44 F Wife Germany US Yes Steerage 44 Thies Wilhelm 16 M Student Germany US Yes Steerage 1 45 Counduri Spiriviow? 31 M Sailor Greece US Yes Steerage 3 46 Messari Gerassinro 32 M Sailor Greece US Yes Steerage 3 47 Ga?tano Di?onzo 26 M Labourer Italy US No Steerage 1 48 Denert Angelo Gio Botti 43 M Labourer Italy US No Steerage 1 49 Brassotti Antonio 63 M Labourer Italy US No Steerage 1 50 Edwood Louisa 41? F Wife US US Yes Steerage 1 51 Edwood John 5 M Child US US Yes Steerage 52 Edwood Elisa 6 F Child US US Yes Steerage 53 Grarrara Andrea 33 M Geometrist Italy US No Steerage 1 54 Lindner Hermann 22 M Optician Germany US No Steerage 1 55 Schapf Erhardt 50 M Cabinet Maker US US Yes Steerage 56 Herr?d?rn Philip 11? M Boy US US Yes Steerage 57 Thal Fredk W.? 25 M Merchant US US Yes Steerage 2 58 Sultmann Otto 24 M Farmer Germany US No Steerage 2 59 Fischlowitz Aaron 28 M Hat Maker Us US Yes Steerage 1 60 Frenkle Emil 52 M Doctor Germany US Yes 1st Class 1 61 Franz Franz 27 M Merchant Germany US Yes 1st Class 5 62 Franz Helen 24 F Wife US US Yes 1st Class 63 Franz Anna 3 F Child US US Yes 1st Class 64 Franz John 9m M Child Germany US No 1st Class 65 Bird Lillie 16 F Spinster US US Yes 1st Class 5 66 Bollin Edla 30 F Wife Sweden US No 1st Class 3 67 Bollin George 9 M Child Sweden US No 1st Class 68 Bollin Emma 8 F Child Sweden US No 1st Class 69 Bollin Ellen 5 F Child Sweden US No 1st Class 70 Bollin Gerda? 2y6m F Child Sweden US No 1st Class 71 Gronnin?g Christian 62 M Minister Denmark US No 1st Class 1 72 Carlos Clemente 50 M Merchant US US Yes 1st Class 2 73 Olmes John 14 M Student US US Yes 1st Class 1 74 Rogers Frank J? 23 M Banker US US Yes 1st Class 75 Dotterer Henry 35 M Clerk US US Yes 1st Class 1 76 Dotterer Rebecca 22 F Wife US US Yes 1st Class 77 Wiggin Eugene 41 M Priest Holland US Yes 1st Class 2 78 Blyland Louis 23 M Student US US Yes 1st Class 2 79 Lloyd Willm 25 M Clerk US US Yes 2nd Cabin 80 Stein Arthur 30 M Merchant Germany US No 2nd Cabin 1 81 Fischer Hermann 29 M Professor US US Yes 2nd Cabin 3 82 Fischer Julie 21 F Wife Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 83 Fischer Faith 2m F Child Germany US No 2nd Cabin 84 Makalowhine Nicolas 35 M Farmer Russia US No 2nd Cabin 85 Hilduard Bollaaro 40 M Priest Holland US No 2nd Cabin 1 86 Roch??s Heuvel? 44 M Priest Holland US Yes 2nd Cabin 1 87 Plate Maria 33 F Wife Germany US No 2nd Cabin 4 88 Plate Maria 14 F Child Germany US No 2nd Cabin 89 Plate Frederick 12 M Child Germany US No 2nd Cabin 90 Plate Auguste 11 F Child Germany US No 2nd Cabin 91 Plate Ernest 10 M Child Germany US No 2nd Cabin 92 Magbach Wilhelm 30 M Engineer Germany US No 2nd Cabin 1 93 Meyer Fredk 30 M Merchant Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 3 94 Meyer Justine 26 F Wife Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 95 Meyer Pauline 1y9m F Child Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 96 Gadsden Charlie 16 M Student US US Yes 2nd Cabin 1 97 Bartenfeldt Anna 38 F Wife Hungary US No 2nd Cabin 2 98 Mehring Peter 34 M Merchant Germany US No 2nd Cabin 3 99 Mehring Maria 31 F Wife Germany US No 2nd Cabin 100 Krish Jules 33 M Merchant Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 101 Ebert Lindanto? 37 F French Teacher France US Yes 2nd Cabin 2 102 Herschfieldt Ma?? 20 M Merchant Germany US No 2nd cabin 103 Richler ?raugott 32 M Furrier Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 1 104 Richler Maria 26 F Wife Germany US Yes 2nd Cabin 105 Richler Willey 3y6m M Child US US Yes 2nd Cabin 106 Richler Carl 1 M Child US US Yes 2nd Cabin 107 Richler Louise 2m F Child US US Yes 2nd Cabin 108 Busalb? Magdaline 33 F Widow Germany US No 2nd Cabin 2 109 Busalb? Marie 4 F Child Germany US No 2nd Cabin 110 Shaw Mathilda 32 F Wife US US Yes 2nd Cabin 3 111 Shaw Leopold 12 M Child US US Yes 2nd Cabin 112 Shaw Al?ia 3 F Child US US Yes 2nd Cabin Transcriber's Notes: *Samuel is signed Saml in the sworn to section. **Unable to distinguish name sworn before. ***No passengers are noted to have died on this voyage so that column is not listed. Note - Baggage is listed under first family member and inclusive for rest of family.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406.
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