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SS Hekla
I, A.G.Thomsen Master of the SS Hekla do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the 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 the said vessel at Copenhagen, Christiania & Christiansand from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated 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 have died on said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it 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 to this 28 May 1886, before me J? J????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Hekla whereof A. G. Thomsen is Master, from Copenhagen, burthen 2223 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age(years & mos), Sex, Calling, The country of which they are citizens, Intended destination or location, Date and cause of death, Location of compartment or space occupied, Number of pieces of baggage and Transient or in transit, or intending protracted sojourn.
1 Sidsel H Garensen 22 f miss Skanderborg Denmark f Dept 1
2 Jens P Millsen 16 m farmer Estrup Koybg Denmark m Dept 2
3 Adele Moller 27 f wife Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 1
4 Clementine Larsen 29 m miss Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 2
5 Ann S Hansen 20 f miss Nykjobing F Denmark f Dept 1
6 Christian Taabel 17 m servant Thisted Denmark m Dept 1
7 Lauritz Larsen 19 m servant Klastrup Denmark m Dept 1
8 Fredrick C Muller 59 m joiner Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept 3
9 Agnes L Muller 52 f wife Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept
10 Christina Ssordgaard 19 f miss Bedsted Bg Denmark f Dept 1
11 Emma E. Nilsen 16 f servant girl Roskilde Denmark f Dept 1
12 Karen S Hansen 17 f servant girl Foxe Denmark f Dept 1
13 Lauritz Clausen 17 m workman Nykjb F. Denmark m Dept 1
14 Chr Eussen 19 m servant Karise Denmark m Dept 1
15 Andrens Mathiesen 18 m tailor Visby Denmark m Dept 1
16 Lars Petersen 44 m farmer Klippinge Denmark fam Dept 2
17 Maren Petersen 28 f wife Klippinge Denmark fam Dept 2
18 Pergin Chr Nilsen 18 m servant Kinderdahl Denmark m Dept 1
19 Nicoline Thomsen 21 f servant girl Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 1
20 Thora Idgamd 20 f miss Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 1
21 Jacob A M Lund 21 m workman Hallenslev Denmark m Dept 1
22 Jogen Ceppesin 20 m servant Bruserup Denmark m Dept 1
23 Safil M Jepsen 18 f servant girl Bruserup Denmark f Dept 1
24 Hans Petersen 15 m workman Carlsfeldt Denmark m Dept 1
25 Emma Maborg 16 f miss Stockholm Sweden f Dept 1
26 Christian Larsen 18 m servant Rudkjobin Denmark m Dept 1
27 Trine Larsen 20 f servant girl Rudkjobin Denmark f Dept 1
28 Nils Chr Hansen 19 m servant Fuglesang Denmark m Dept 1
29 Maria Hansen 19 f servant girl Fuglesang Denmark f Dept 1
30 Anson Andressen 18 m servant Aarhus Denmark m Dept 1
31 Carl E Benglson 24 m tailor Stockholm Sweden m Dept 1
32 Johanne Petersen 20 f servant girl Lundum Denmark f Dept 1
33 Marie L Jensen 24 m servant girl Aarhus Denmark f Dept 1
34 Johannis Sorensen 20 m gardener Goteborg Denmark m Dept 1
35 Nils P Hofgrien 22 m sailor Goteborg Sweden m Dept 1
36 Frederik? Christensen 17 m servant Slesvig Germany m Dept 1
37 Rasmus Nilsen 18 f servant girl Maribo Denmark f Dept 1
38 Anna Gasfredsen 28 f servant girl Maribo Denmark fam Dept 1
39 pattebarn* Gasfredsen 11mos m child Kagleby Denmark fam Dept 1
40 Ani C. Sand 45 f widoe Osterud Denmark fam Dept 3
41 Elins Karl Sand 11 m child Osterud Denmark fam Dept
42 Marius Sand 3 m child Osterud Denmark fam Dept
43 Nicolaj Hansen 15 m boy Stege Denmark m Dept 1
44 Ole Jensen 33 m farmer Olstrup Denmark fam Dept 1
45 Marie Jensen 25 f wife Olstrup Denmark fam Dept 1
46 Marie Kjar 27 f wife Flavlev Denmark fam Dept 1
47 Ane Marie Kjar 11 f child Flavlev Denmark fam Dept 1
48 Ch?sten Kjar 9 m child Flavlev Denmark fam Dept 1
49 Ane Kjar 5 f child Flavlev Denmark fam Dept 1
50 Kjershine Kjar 3 f child Flavlev Denmark fam Dept 1
51 Jens Kjar 11mos m child Flavlev Denmark fam Dept 1
52 Iven P Svenson 18 m sailor Malmo Sweden fam Dept 1
53 Anders P Bondi 62 m mason Sorring Denmark fam Dept 1
54 Badil Bondi 50 f wife Sorring Denmark fam Dept 1
55 Ellionora Bondi 10 f child Sorring Denmark fam Dept 1
56 Else K Nilsen 25 f wife Bekken Denmark f Dept 1
57 Johanni M Nilsen 4 f child Bekken Denmark f Dept 1
58 Jorgus C Nilsen 18 m servant Kinderballe Denmark m Dept 1
59 Christen Jensen 28 m workman Karringe Denmark m Dept 1
60 Ane Pedersen 22 f miss Fjelsterving Denmark f Dept 1
61 Laurs K Sorensen 17 m servant Fjelsted Denmark m Dept 1
62 Jens F Pedersen 23 m tailor Ka?hun??e Denmark m Dept 1
63 Maren Iversen 18 f miss Kirke Saaby Denmark f Dept 1
64 Ane K Pedersen 18 f servant girl Eiby Denmark f Dept 1
65 Christine Andersen 20 f miss Goteborg Sweden f Dept 1
66 Stine Andersen 23 f servant girl Rude Bg Denmark f Dept 1
67 Karen Pedersen 11 f child Hojen Denmark f Dept 1
68 Nils Olsen 27 m smith Nordrnjo Denmark m Dept 1
69 Christiane Jensen 14 f miss Tyzstrup Denmark f Dept 1
70 ?? O. Willadsen 29 m workman Slesvig Germany Dept 1
71 Eyidia Birkholm 18 f miss Qreskgolvig Denmark 1st cabin 1
72 Valentin Nielsen 20 m workman Belaso Denmark 2nd Cabin 1
73 Jonas Esgberg 53 m goldsmith Malmo Sweden 2nd Cabin 2
74 Jens Jensen 20 m farmer Hoeding Denmark m Dept 1
75 Ani K Weber 31 f servant girl Ribe Denmark f Dept 1
76 Wilhelmine Hambinger 29 f miss Copenhagen Denmark 2nd Cabin 1
77 Nils M Kellisted 48 m farmer Prasto Denmark fam Dept 3
78 Karen M Kellisted 56 f wife Prasto Denmark f Dept 1
79 Johanne Andersen 21 f servant girl Aarus Denmark f Dept 1
80 Mette M Pedersen 50 f wife Vejle Denmark f Dept 1
81 Ane M Nilsen 17 f dotter Vejle Denmark f Dept
82 Ane M Nilsen 11 f dotter Vejle Denmark f Dept
83 Georg U Larsen 10 m child Maribo Denmark f
84 Peter Larsen 27 m carpenter Soro Denmark m Dept 1
85 Ane M Petersen 7 f child Klippinge Denmark m
86 Lars Petersen 18 m workman Prasto Denmark m Dept 1
87 Karen Sorensen 24 f servant girl Prasto Denmark f Dept 1
88 Hansene K Harbjener 17 f servant girl Prasto Denmark f Dept 1
89 Ane M Nilsen 28 f servant girl Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 1
90 Engeborg K Nevgaard 26 f miss Mullerod Denmark 2nd Cabin 1
91 ?a?anne Hansen 31 f miss Copenhagen Denmark 2nd Cabin 1
92 Jens R Borujo 42 m workman Mollerup Denmark Fam Dept 2
93 Ane Borujo 47 f wife Mollerup Denmark Fam Dept
94 Rasmus Borujo 11 9mos m child Mollerup Denmark Fam Dept
95 Nils Borujo 7 m child Mollerup Denmark Fam Dept
96 Christian Borujo 4 11mos m child Mollerup Denmark Fam Dept
97 Christine Carlsen 32 f miss Copenhagen Denmark 2nd Cabin 3
98 Ane K Hansen 20 f servant girl Sortso Denmark f Dept 1
99 Carl Chr Sorensen 20 m servant Haagerup Denmark m Dept 1
100 Nils Mortensen 20 m smith N. Soby Denmark m Dept 1
101 Marie E Hansen 35 f servant girl Bernstofsminde Denmark 2nd Cabin 1
102 Frederikke Sau 30 f miss Copenhagen Denmark 2nd Cabin
103 Cecilie Jensen 17 f servant girl Aarhus Denmark f Dept 1
104 Fanny K Petersen 26 f miss Copenhagen Denmark 1st Cabin 1
105 Osvald G Kehlet 18 m clark Vordingborg Denmark m Dept 1
106 Anders B Larsen 27 m miller Ulfborg Denmark m Dept 1
107 Peter Christensen 21 m workman Ulfborg Denmark
108 Nils Petersen 31 m carpenter Sorring Denmark fam Dept 4
109 Nilsine Petersen 25 f wife Sorring Denmark fam Dept
110 Karohne M Petersen 3 f child Sorring Denmark fam Dept
111 Karoline K Petersen 11mos f child Sorring Denmark fam Dept
112 Lars Jorgensen 21 m workman Lyderslev Denmark m Dept 1
113 Bathil de Jensen 11mos f child Vejstrup Denmark 1
114 Ole J Andersen 21 m cigarmaker Bakkebolle Denmark m Dept 1
115 Hans K Andersen 22 m carpenter Bakkebolle Denmark m Dept 1
116 Karlin P Larsen 18 m servant Sotofte Denmark m Dept 1
117 Georg Kirkegaard 25 m smith Copenhagen Denmark m Dept 2
118 Peter A Jensen 20 m clark Osterild Denmark m Dept 1
119 Christian Sand 17 m clark Osterild Denmark m Dept 1
120 Jens Hansen 22 m servant Mollerup Denmark m Dept 1
121 Karen Hansen 24 f servant girl Mollerup Denmark f Dept 1
122 Ole Paulsen 19 m servant Bakkebolle Denmark m Dept 1
123 Ane K Nilsen 20 f servant girl Hellested Denmark f Dept 1
124 Henrik F. Nilsen 20 m servant Brolykke Denmark m Dept 1
125 pattebarn Nilsen 11mos m child Brolykke Denmark m Dept
126 Caroline Petersen 19 f servant girl Nasby Denmark m Dept 1
127 Nils L. Petersen 29 m farmer Copenhagen Denmark m Dept
128 Chr Christensen 21 m servant Skrobelev Denmark m Dept 1
129 Inger M. Hansen 22 f dargwoman Odis Denmark
130 Johanne Bertelsen 28 f miss Knapperup Denmark f Dept 1
131 Loren Andersen 35 m workman Aarhus Denmark m Dept 1
132 Mads Christiansen 19 m shoemaker Svenborg Denmark m Dept 1
133 Paul B Linberg 18 m smith Svenborg Denmark m Dept 1
134 Anna Hemmingsen 23 f servant girl Prasto Denmark fam Dept 1
135 Kirstine M Hojer 16 f miss Kolding Denmark f Dept 1
136 Mikkel Thomsen 34 m servant Aarhus Denmark m Dept 1
137 Knud Jensen 20 m clark Hadsten Denmark m Dept 1
138 Johan K Jensen 18 m basker Prasto Denmark m Dept 1
139 Christin H Rolander 30 m joiner Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept 4
140 Karoline Rolander 22 f wife Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept
141 Christen T Olsen 30 m joiner Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept 3
142 Albertine Olsen 27 f wife Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept
143 Alfred Jonsson 22 m workman Malmo Sweden
144 Ludvig Bengon 22 m miller Malmo Sweden m Dept 1
145 Sophie Bengon 18 f miss Malmo Sweden f Dept 1
146 Peter Rasmussen 18 m servant Annedi Denmark m Dept 1
147 Nils F Hansen 18 m servant Bakkebolle Denmark
148 Regine Herniksen 18 f servant girl Fuglebjerg Denmark
149 Julie Kertgaard 27 f servant girl Visby Denmark f Dept 1
150 Rasmus Ditlevsen 17 m servant S Karleby Denmark m Dept 1
151 Marie ? Madsen 17 f servant girl Knepholm Denmark f Dept 1
152 Karl J Svendsen 41 m watsmaker Malmo Sweden 2nd Cabin 3
153 Ole Andersen 26 m servant Rygaard Denmark m Dept 1
154 Hans Rasmussen 27 m workman Copenhagen Denmark m Dept 2
155 Nils Pedersen 15 m workman Verup Denmark m Dept 1
156 Rasmus Christensen 24 m workman Verup Denmark m Dept 1
157 Nils Olsen 23 m workman Kallred Denmark m Dept
158 Karen Rasmussen 29 f miss Odense Denmark f Dept 1
159 Andus Jensen 46 m workman Magleby Denmark fam Dept 2
160 Ane Jensen 36 f wife Magleby Denmark fam Dept
161 Hanne Jensen 13 f child Magleby Denmark fam Dept
162 Nils Jensen 9 m child Magleby Denmark fam Dept
163 Karen Jensen 8 f child Magleby Denmark fam Dept
164 Thomas C Andersen 18 m smith Sjorring Denmark m Dept 1
165 Jens J. Olsen 55 m mason Tylstrup Denmark fam Dept 1
166 Inger C Olsen 57 f wife Tylstrup Denmark fam Dept
167 Paul Petersen 20 m servant Sonderhaa Denmark m Dept 1
168 Anderi Petersen 15 f servant girl Aarhus Denmark f Dept 1
169 Nils Rasmussen 25 m carpenter Aarhus Denmark m Dept
170 Sarin Larsen 18 m miller Aarhus Denmark m Dept 1
171 Martin Olsen 20 m servant Aarhus Denmark m Dept 1
172 Mathids Jensen 20 m workman Orum Denmark m Dept 1
173 Wilhelm Sorensen 20 m servant Rye Denmark m Dept 1
174 Hildora Petersen 18 f servant girl Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 1
175 Hans M Petersen 18 m smith Skjellerup Denmark m Dept 1
176 ??? Hansen 18 m servant Prasto Denmark m Dept
177 Hans P Olsen 29 m servant Prasto Denmark m Dept 1
178 Svend A Johansen 19 m workman Malmo Sweden m Dept 1
179 Jai?e A Dideriksen 22 m workman Aarhus Denmark m Dept 1
180 Hans A Jensen 18 m workman Randers Denmark m Dept 1
181 Lars E Nilsen 23 m workman Silkeborg Denmark m Dept
182 Anna Bengen 28 f miss Copenhagen Denmark 2nd Cabin 2
183 Frederik Wokjorboc 67 m merchant Copenhagen Denmark 1st Cabin 1
184 Jens C Andersen 23 m workman Nykjobring Denmark m Dept 1
185 Carl P Lund 21 m shoemake Nyborg Denmark m Dept 1
186 Kai Schultz 44 m farmer Kaedign Denmark m Dept 1
187 Nils Ensvoldsin 38 m merchant Ribe Denmark f Dept 1
188 Ole Nilsen 19 m servant Gloesbinde? Denmark m Dept 1
189 Sophie Olsen 33 f miss Copenhagen Denmark f Dept 1
190 Louise Sandager 31 f wife Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept 4
191 Emilie Sandager 8 f child Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept
192 Wilhelm Sandager 4 6mos m child Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept
193 Marsha Sandager 11mos f child Copenhagen Denmark fam Dept
194 Andrea P Jensen 19 f servant girl Nordenbrogaard Denmark f Dept 1
195 Else M. Petersen 23 f servant girl Rib Denmark f Dept 1
196 Petrine M Jensen 18 f servant girl Vestervig Denmark f Dept 1
197 Jeppe Birndgaard 30 m farmer Kolding Denmark m Dept 1
198 Johannes Juhl 17 m farmer Slesvig Germany
199 Ane M Klemmen 31 f servant girl Onsbjerg Denmark f Dept 1
200 Morten ? ? Skole 20 m shoemaker Onsbjerg Denmark m Dept 1
Recapitulation:
Total Number of Alien Passengers over 8 Years 682
Total Number of Alien Passengers betwen 1 and 8 Yrs 31
Total Number of Alien Passengers under 1 year 21
Transcriber's Notes:
*The name of this ship is "Hekla" The National Archives and Records
Administration has recorded the ship as the "Nekla" but the correct name is
"Hekla". Actually this is the Hekla II. The first Hekla did not survive a
storm. This second Hekla was then built. More information on this ship can
be seen at [www.museumnett.no/mka/ssa/thingval.htm].
*Christiansand (Kristiansand), Norway is in the Skagerrak Strait in southern Norway.
Christiania, Norway is now named Oslo. The orginal Oslo was destroyed in a
fire in 1624. The city was rebuilt and renamed Christiania. It resumed the
name Oslo in 1925.
The use of a * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document.
The original manifest was numbered.
The "Intended destination or location of all passengers was the U S of A,
so this column has been eliminated for spacing reasons.
The column "Location of compartment or space occupied" has Female Dept, Male
Dept and Family dept. For spacing reasons, I have abbreviated male to the
letter m, female to f and Family to fam.
There were no deaths recorded on this passage, so the column "Date and Cause
of Death" has been omitted for spacing reasons.
Sue Swiggum who is the host of the Norwegian web site has been a consultant
on this list and has offered many tips along with her knowledge in
deciphering not only passenger names but also names of towns, telling us
that some of the residence_place names, appear to be Parish names, so you
should be aware of spelling errors or variations.
Sue tells us "that as a rule of thumb, Swedes use the patronymic ending...son
or dotter..dottir for son of or daugher of, while Norwegians and Danes use
sen and datter". Sue also points out that Scandinavians do not need a "U"
after a "Q" and "Q" can be interchangable with "K".
Several of the young passengers (those under a year) have the name pattebarn
listed in the first name column. According to Sue, pattebarn means nursing
infant (bottle/breast) suckling. So this would not be the childs first name.
# 18 The town or parish could also possibly be Kinnderdahl/Kinderdal
# 33 The sex is noted as male but the occupation is servant girl and the
location of passenger says female, so this is an error by the original
list taker.
# 36 The middle name could either be an O or a CH.
# 48 The ? mark in the first name could be an R or an E.
# 52 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns.
# 58 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns.
# 60 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns.
# 70 The ? marks for the first name could be an Eis or Eus.
# 71 According to our consultant, Sue Swiggum, the town could possibly be
Qreskgolrig or Qvistgolvig.
#107 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns.
#137 The U in Knud has a line over it.
#143 The passenger informatin has a line drawn through all the columns.
#148 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns.
#150 The middle initial could be an O.
#176 The first name of this passenger could be Luc, Lars, Su?
#179 The ? mark in the first name could be an N or an M or possibly an R.
#198 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns.
#200 The passenger information has a line drawn through all the columns
and the middle initials could be S and C or J an I.
Click here for a picture of the SS Hekla
[http://www.museumsnett.no/mka/ssa/thingval.htm]
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 495, List 597. This manifest was recorded at NARA as Nekla which we believe to be an error on their part.
Transcribed by Patsy S. Becker a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 February 2000
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