SS Eider
I, A Richler 1st officer, H Hellmers Master of the SS Eider do solemnly, sincerely and truely 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 the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of said Steamship, at Bremen and Southampton from which port said Steamship has now arrived; and on said list it truly describes the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each, and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who died on said voyage, and the dates and names and ages of those who died; also the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God.
Sworn this March 30th 1886 H Hellmers, A Richler 1 Officer
Before me C Davis DC
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Steamship Eider whereof H Hellmers is Master from Bremen and Southampton, burthen 2952 71/100 brit reg tons
Columns represent: Name, Age (yr/mo), Sex, Calling, Citizenship, Intended Destination, Location in steerage compartment, Pieces Baggage, Transient or Intransient, City Started From.
Please scroll to the right for complete information.
First Cabin
1* Wilhelm Coenen 34 m tourist Germany Germany ? transient ?
2* Mrs. W Coenen 23 f wife Germany Germany ? transient ?
3* Dr. Paul Bredt 35 m tourist Germany Germany ? transient ?
4* Anton Nieniczik 32 m tourist Germany Germany 2 transient Leipzig
5 Otto Matz 26 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Chemnitz
6 Rosa Liepold 20 f none Germany Germany 2 transient Rockenhausen
7 J. R. Booth 38 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Hamburg
8 Gustav Sengstack 20 m tourist Germany Germany 3 transient Hamburg
9 Cha^s Meinecke 48 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Bremen
10 Wm H. Osborn 55 m tourist US of A US of A 1 Bremen
11 Cornelius G. Borger 42 m tourist US of A US of A 3 Bremen
12* Carl Schottler 35 m tourist US of A US of A 3 Bremen
13 Bernard Rosenkranz 32 m tourist US of A US of A ? Bremen
14 Gertrude Rosenkranz 21 f wife US of A US of A 7 Bremen
15 Prof. S. N. Vail 38 m tourist US of A US of A 3 London
16 W. W. Griscom 35 m tourist US of A US of A ? London
17 G. N. Phillips 37 m tourist US of A US of A 3 London
18 Thos. P. Conant 31 m tourist US of A US of A 1 London
19* E.? Madden 29 m tourist US of A US of A 2 London
20* O. Recanzeau 30 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Amsterdam
21* Francis R. Delano 4? m tourist US of A US of A 1 London
22 Mrs. F. R. Delano 38 f wife US of A US of A 3 London
23 W. M. Crane 41 m tourist US of A US of A 2 London
24 Howard F. Martin 30 m tourist US of A US of A 2 London
25 J. John Drew 33 m tourist US of A US of A 4 London
26 Mrs. E. Resonage 61 f wife US of A US of A 4 London
27 A. J. S. Cameron 39 m tourist US of A US of A 4 London
28 L. Stern 44 m tourist US of A US of A 1 London
29* H. J. Dureen 30 m tourist US of A US of A 5 London
30* T. Y. Fokun? 29 m tourist US of A US of A 2 London
31 John C. Knowles 28 m tourist US of A US of A London
32 Mrs. J. C. Knowles 24 f wife US of A US of A 3 London
33 John M. Sharp 38 m tourist US of A US of A London
34 Mr. J. M. Sharp 34 f wife US of A US of A London
35 Emily K. Sharp 12 f none US of A US of A 6 London
36 Grace Sharp 9 f none US of A US of A London
37 A. Schlesinger 41 m tourist England England 4 transient London
38 A. C. A. Hutton 36 m tourist England England 2 transient London
39 H. A. Prichard 29 m tourist England England ? transient London
40 J. Laurie 40 m tourist England England transient London
41 Mrs. J. Laurie 33 f wife England England 8 transient London
42 Miss M. Laurie 11 f child England England transient London
43 Sigmund Wolff 38 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Frankfurt
44 Max R. Mayer 34 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Frankfurt
45 F. Mayer 12 m tourist US of A US of A Frankfurt
46 C. E. Bretherton 52 m tourist US of A US of A 3 London
47 G. H. Kearton 29 m tourist England England 2 transient London
48 Ferdinand Warburg 43 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Hamburg
49 F. L. Sonnenschein 36 m tourist Germany Germany 0 transient Berlin
50 S. F. Paul 37 m tourist US of A US of A 1 Hamburg
51 Miss F. Rule 41 f none US of A US of A 2 Berlin
52 Henry Fox 35 m tourist US of A US of A Berlin
53 George Fox 27 m tourist US of A US of A 5 Berlin
54 Ike Fox 19 m tourist US of A US of A Berlin
55 Oscar Schmidt 32 m tourist US of A US of A ? Paris
56 J. L. Kayser 34 m tourist US of A US of A ? Paris
57 E. S. Clark 53 m tourist US of A US of A 3 London
Second Cabin
58 Josef Levi 24 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Schwetzingen
59 Carl Schmidt 29 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Berlin
60 Barbara Schlosser 49 f wife US of A US of A 1 Bremen
61 Severin Erath 31 m tourist US of A US of A 1 Bremen
62* Joh^e Eiberger 27 f wife Germany Germany 1 transient Waldmossingen
63* Theresia Eiberger 3 f child Germany Germany 1 transient Waldmossingen
64 Friedr. Hartenstein 38 m tourist US of A US of A ? Bremen
65 Emanuel Hartenstein 32 m tourist US of A US of A 1 Bremen
66 Berthold Pariser 38 m tourist US of A US of A 5 Berlin
67 Crescenz Schurer 44 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Carstadt
68 Heinr. Koeppe 25 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Gera
69 Osmar Funke 19 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Gera
70 Hedwig Trenke 17 f none Germany Germany 1 transient Danzig
71 Max Simon 24 m tourist Germany Germany 2 transient Mainz
72 N. L. Weise 35 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Bremen
73 Paul Gottwald 27 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Bremen
74 John Hawlowitz 35 m tourist US of A US of A 1 Bremen
75 Max Buresch 32 m tourist US of A US of A 27 Bremen
76 Eleonore Buresch 30 f wife Germany Germany transient Bremen
77 Georg Buresch 9 m child Germany Germany transient Bremen
78 Otto Buresch 8 m child Germany Germany transient Bremen
79 Max Buresch 7 m child Germany Germany transient Bremen
80 Eleonore Buresch 5 f child Germany Germany transient Bremen
81 Kurt Buresch 4 m child Germany Germany transient Bremen
82 Dora Heuer 32 f none Germany Germany transient Bremen
83 Elisab. Haeberlin 24 f none Germany Germany 2 transient Metz
84* Heinrich Bauer 16 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Buttenwiesen
85 Adolf Eckstein 15 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Reckendorf
86 Otto Soldan 29 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Marburg
87* Max Kruger 18 m tourist Germany Germany 1 transient Berlin
88 Ferd. Tittmann 31 m tourist Bohemia Bohemia 1 transient Böhmen
89 Jacob Morris 49 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Bremen
90 Henry Buschmann 38 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Oldenburg
91 Jacob Katz 37 m tourist US of A US of A 2 Berlin
92 Otto Nagel 50 m tourist US of A US of A Berlin
93 Marg^t Nagel 47 f wife US of A US of A 2 Berlin
94 Fredr^k Ullmann 40 m tourist US of A US of A 1 London
95 William Thomson 26 m tourist England England 1 transient London
Steerage
96* Michael Lang 30 m brewer US of A US of A C 2 Bremen
97 Elisab. Stefan 18 f none Hungary US of A B int. protr. soj. Ungarn
98 Vincent Bogdanowitz 27 m labourer Russia US of A A int. protr. soj. Russland
99 Agathe Bogdanowitz 21 f wife Russia US of A A int. protr. soj. Russland
100 Marcel Bogdanowitz 3 m child Russia US of A A int. protr. soj. Russland
101 Joh. Rosenbusch 24 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Meiningen
102 Joh. Wagner 44 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Meiningen
103 Heinr. Leiss 15 m none Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Hilgersdorf
104* Adam Schafer 17 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Ansbach
105 Jan Knilewsky 33 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Gnesen
106 Joh. Weitz 17 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Langenselbold
107* Valt. Bachmann 30 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Laudenbach?
108* Anna Stanek 23 f none Bohemia US of A B int. protr. soj. Bohmen
109* Eleonore Gach 15 f none Bohemia US of A B int. protr. soj. Bohmen
110 August Zahn 26 m farmer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Regenwalde
111* Adolf Fenski 25 m farmer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Lobau
112 Ernst Fenski 27 m farmer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Gr. Balosken
113 Josef Gerszewski 26 m farmer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Czersk
114* Magd^e Frohlich 18 f none Germany US of A B 1 int. protr. soj. Wilgartswiesen
115* Herm Riekmann 36 m wagenmaker US of A US of A C 1 Bremen
116 Simon Corbet 42 m grocer US of A US of A C 2 Bremen
117 Marie Lettau 24 f none Germany US of A B int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
118 Georg Walk 42 m joiner Germany US of A A 3 int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
119 Anna Walk 40 f wife Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
120 Michael Walk 17 m joiner Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
121 Babette Walk 10 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
122 Eduard Walk 9 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
123 Michael Walk 6 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
124 Marg^e Walk 4 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
125 Marg^e Walk 2 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Gaisreuth
126 Peter Werner 16 m none Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
127 Johann Sieg 34 m farmer Germany US of A A 1 int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
128 Helene Sieg 30 f wife Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
129 Johann Sieg 8 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
130 Jakob Sieg 7 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
131 Marie Sieg 4 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
132 Christ^e Sieg 2 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Ladekopp
133 Caspar Jungk 18 m labourer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Floh
134 Robert Aiple 29 m taylor US of A US of A C 1 Bremen
135 Adolf Sonntag 44 m blacksmith US of A US of A C 3 Bremen
136 Amalie Sonntag 35 f wife US of A US of A C Bremen
137 Martha Sonntag 9 f child US of A US of A C Bremen
138 Max Sonntag 6 m child US of A US of A C Bremen
139 Olga Sonntag 1 f child US of A US of A C Bremen
140 Aug. Guggenberger 27 m brewer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Menningen
141 Andr. Herrlinger 37 m brewer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Berg
142* Franz Fleischhauher 26 m farmer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Aschbinden
143* Friedr. Fleischhauher 21 m farmer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Aschbinden
144* Reinh^d Schwarz 23 m labourer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Schonsee
145 Anton Genz 23 m labourer Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Neufra
146* Johann Kar 34 m labourer Austria US of A C int. protr. soj. Osterreich
147* Franz Kar 37 m labourer Austria US of A C int. protr. soj. Osterreich
148* Heinrich Kar 24 m labourer Austria US of A C int. protr. soj. Osterreich
149* Kathi Kar 26 f none Austria US of A B 2 int. protr. soj. Osterreich
150* Louise Kar 29 f none Austria US of A B int. protr. soj. Osterreich
151* Marie Kar 30 f none Austria US of A B int. protr. soj. Osterreich
152 Albert Blank 30 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Osterode
153 Mathilde Plath 32 f none Germany US of A B int. protr. soj. Osterode
154 J. L. Seliger 30 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Hamburg
155* Anna Luhmann 21 f none Germany US of A B int. protr. soj. Behkeln?
156 August Starke 18 m joiner Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Luehrdieken?
157 Cath^a Bartels 24 f none Germany US of A B int. protr. soj. Bremen
158 Jacob Ulfers 24 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Mens?
159 Louis Bodenstein 29 m birdman Germany Germany C transient Alfeld
160 August Milte 29 m birdman Germany Germany C transient Alfeld
161 P. A. Andren 20 m labourer Sweden US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Schweden
162* Friedr. Herdt 25 m locksmith Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Horinghausen
163* Friedr. Muller 32 m carpenter Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Geislingen
164 Josef Brobeul 28 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Geislingen
165 Conrad Schumacher 17 m labourer Germany US of A C int. protr. soj. Genkingen
166* Carl Schifferdecker 31 m tinkeeper US of A US of A C 2 Bremen
167 Heinrich Kock 31 m farmer US of A US of A C 1 Bremen
168* Bernh^d Bussmann 36 m labourer US of A US of A C 1 S. Warndorf?
169 Gerh^d Strenge 29 m farmer Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Grouwalde?
170 Heinr. Schultebein 27 m farmer Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Merfeld
171 Carl Schnabel 22 m farmer US of A US of A C 1 Bremen
172 Sophie Schnabel 24 f none Germany US of A B 1 int. protr. soj. Stuttgart
173 Lisette Noelle 27 f wife Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Bielefeld
174 Clara Noelle 3 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Bielefeld
175 Gottlieb Noelle 8 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Bielefeld
176 Friedr. Schaenzlin 15 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
177 Johann Roecker 16 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
178 Anna Schmid 31 f none Germany US of A B 1 int. protr. soj. Dormettingen
179 Joh^s Rilling 56 m joiner Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
180 Crescenzia Rilling 49 f wife Germany US of A A 4 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
181 Christ^a Rilling 24 f none Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
182 Joh^s Rilling 10 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
183 Robert Lederer 24 m carpenter Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Leipzig
184 Carl Roecker 16 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
185 Jacob Weiss 63 m joiner Germany US of A C 2 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
186 Wilh. Renz 16 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
187 Gottlieb Wolf 16 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Pfullingen
188 Barb^a Brendle 21 f none Germany US of A B 1 int. protr. soj. Mundingen
189 Crescenzia Maier 12 f child Germany US of A B int. protr. soj. Mundingen
190* Wilh. Votsch 15 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Balingen
191 Joseph Effinger 14 m none Germany US of A C 1 int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
192 Louise Stauch 24 f none US of A US of A B 1 Bremen
193 Jean Steiger 49 m farmer US of A US of A C 2 Bremen
194* Marie Herre 15 f none Germany US of A B 1 int. protr. soj. Emdingen
195* Felicitas Hahn 40 m taylor Germany US of A A 1 int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
196* Matthaus Hahn 12 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
197 Johann Hahn 10 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
198 Nazissis Hahn 9 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
199 Magd^e Hahn 7 f child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
200 Franz Hahn 5 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
201 Alois Hahn 4 m child Germany US of A A int. protr. soj. Rosswangen
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* The original recorder consistently used the British spelling of "labourer" instead of laborer.
* The original recorder used the abbreviation "int protr soj" for "intends protracted sojourn".
* Baggage is usually combined as one number for a family group, is in some cases not readable.
* Second cabin passengers: the numbering starts anew on the manifest.
* Steerage passengers: the numbering starts anew on the manifest.
1 The last two columns are smudged and not readable. Germans to America says the couple's
last residence was Krefeld in Germany.
2 The last two columns are smudged and not readable. Germans to America says the couple's
last residence was Krefeld in Germany.
3 The last two columns are smudged and not readable. Germans to America says the last
residence was Krefeld in Germany.
4 The surname could also be Niemczik
12 The surname has an umlaut over the o = Schoettler, or Schöttler
19 The given name has one initial, a C, or E, or other ...
20 The surname is not clear..could also be Recanxeau
21 The age is smudged, but in the 4- decade.
29 The surname could also be Duran.
30 The surname looks like Fokunr or Tokunr.
62-63 The place started from has an Umlaut over the o: Waldmössingen, or Waldmoessingen
84 Germans to America states Mainz as the place started from; the manifest Buttenwiesen, or similar.
87 The surname has an umlaut over the u: Krueger, or Krüger
96 The manifest starts numbering at 1 as the steerage passenger list starts with this passenger.
104 The surname has an umlaut over the a: Schaefer, or Schäfer
107 The given name could be Valentine - the place started from looks like Laudenbach, or similar.
108 The place started from has an umlaut over the o: Boehmen, or Böhmen
109 The place started from has an umlaut over the o: Boehmen, or Böhmen
111 The place started from has an umlaut over the o: Loebau, or Löbau
114 The surname has an umlaut over the o: Froelich, or Fröhlich
115 The surname could also be Rickmann
142-143 The surname could also be Fleischhauer or Fleischhacker
144 The given name could be either Reinhard or Reinhold. The place started from has an umlaut over
the o: Schoensee, or Schönsee
146-151 The place started from has an Umlaut over the o: Oesterreich, or Österreich
155 The surname has an umlaut over the u: Luehmann, or Lühmann
162 The place started from could have an umlaut over the o: Hoeringhausen, or Höringhausen
163 The surname has an umlaut over the u: Mueller, or Müller
168 The place started from looks like S. Warndorf or S. Wanndorf, but could be similar.
190 The surname has an umlaut over the o: Voetsch, or Vötsch
194 The place started from looks like Emdingen, but could also be Endingen.
195 The given name Felicitas is normally female.
196 The given name has an umlaut over the a: Matthaeus, or Matthäus
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 493, List 326.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 May 2002
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