Immigrant Ships
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SS Vaderland


Antwerp, Belgium to New York
4 February 1878

INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY. RED STAR LINE
Report or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the SS Vaderland whereof H E Nichels is Master, from Antwerp burthen two thousand tons and owned by International Navigation Co of Antwerp, Belgium and bound to New York.
Columns represent: passengers' name, age, sex, occupation, to what country they belong, country of destination, those who died, accomodations. All were going to the United States and none died so those columns were eliminated.
  1  Fred C Neill         30 M Clerk       England          Steerage
  2  Wilh. Stamill        33 M Locksmith   Germany Prussia  Steerage
  3  Erick Meyer          21 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
  4  Leopold Bettner      40 M ????        Germany Prussia  Steerage
  5* Julie ?heureux       38 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
  6* Josephine ?heureux   13 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
  7* Otto ?agi            18 M             Germany Prussia  Steerage
  8* Margaretha ?agi       9 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
  9  Carl Schmierle       22 M             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 10  Eberhardt Boerith    21 M Porkbutcher Germany Prussia  Steerage
 11  Fritz Hertner        44 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 12  Vincinz Brecht       28 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 13  Francois Durnostier  42 M Labourer    France           Steerage 
 14  Rosa Durnostier      18 F             France           Steerage
 15  Wilhelm Hoffmann     18 M Locksmith   Germany Prussia  Steerage
 16* Barbara ?????        24 F             United States    Steerage
 17  Catharine Tihler     16 F             United States    Steerage
 18  David Haus           25 M Baker       Germany Prussia  Steerage
 19  Phil Hummel          27 M             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 20  Carl Veller          42 M Farmer      United States    Steerage
 21  Wilhelm Krei         27 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 22  Henry Eusmann        34 M             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 23  Louise Eusmann       27 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 24* Carl Hu?nn Muller    25 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 25  Michel Koch          21 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 26* Johann Dreis??       19 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage 
 27  Jean Haufmann        22 M Joiner      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 28  Joh Jung             19 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 29  Joh Siebenalle       21 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 30  Siegfried Baptiste   24 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 31  Joh Schrammer        26 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 32* Joh H Schrammer      24 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 33  Nicolas Thronbusch   22 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 34  Margaret Thronbusch  20 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 35  Susanna Emmeninger   19 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 36  Elisabeth Schneider  25 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 37  John P. Delles       24 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 38  Barbe Veller         18 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 39  Joseph Sienn         21 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 40  Johann Bech          18 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 41  Johann Neisins       18 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 42  Michel Kresner       29 M Labourer    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 43  Joseph Motz          17 M Labourer    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 44  T. B. Gringar        48 M Labourer    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 45  Cath Weiss           20 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 46  Wilhelmina Fauthaber 20 F             Germany Prussia  Steerage
 47  Huhrich Wilch        22 F Student     Germany Prussia  Steerage
 48  Christ Haussermann   28   Gardner     Germany Prussia  Steerage
 49  Aug. Han             17 M Labourer    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 50  Aug. Thoch           42 M Engineer    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 51  Francois Beffort     29 M Farmer      Germany Prussia  Steerage
 52* Charles ?heureux     58 M Servant     Belgium          Steerage
 53  Johann Hotzmann      33 M Merchant    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 54  Ewald Stock          22 M Labourer    Germany Prussia  Steerage
 55  Franz Oster          42 M gardener    United States    Steerage
 56* ?. Gertineau         27 M ?           United States    Steerage
Cabins
 57* Carl Muller          38 M Merchant    Germany          Salon

New York (signed) H. E. Nickels February 1878
 
I, H.E.Nickels, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the Report
or Manifest, subscribed by my name, and now delivered by me to the 
Collector of the District of New York, contains to the best of my 
knowledge and belief a full and true account of all the passengers which 
were on board the SS Vaderland at the time of her sailing from the 
port of Antwerp, or which have been taken on board at any time since
that I am at present and have been during the voyage, master of the 
said vessel. And I do likewise swear that all matters whatsoever in 
the Report or Manifest are to the best of my knowledge and belief, 
just and true 
Sworn this 14 day of July 1878  ss H.E.Nickels 
 
Sworn to this April 14 1878  So Help me God. 


Transcriber's Notes: 

 ? Question marks indicate letters impossible to read with certainty.
 * An asterisk indicates additional information is in a footnote. 

 * Ditto marks were used on the manifest. Under Occupations, they were often unclear.
 * The sworn statement which usually appears first was located as shown above.

 5&6  First letter looks like "L" for Lheureux.
 7&8  Surname could be Thagi, Flagi or Flage.
 16   Surname faint, could be Schils, Schler or Tihler.
 24   Middle name probably Hunn but Huhn, Heinn are possible. Umlaut over u in Muller.
 26   Surname could be Dreisch or Dreisel.
 32   Surname may be Schrammer because of questionable dittos.
 52   Surname looks like # 5 & 6, i.e. Lheureux.
 56   Initial S or J. Occupation may be miner.
 57   Umlaut over u in Muller.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 100.
Transcribed by Harold Rienstra a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
31 July 2002



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