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SS Gellert
I, ?. Barends Master of the German S.S. Gellert do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm 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 S.S. Gellert at Hamburg Havn from which port said Gellert has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passsengers, 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.
?. Barends So help me God.
Sworn to this Feby 8 1878 before me ???????
List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the German S.S. Gellert whereof ?. Barends is Master, from Hamburg Havn burthen 3465 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
1 Jacob Herborn 26 male workman Prussia United States Betweendeck
2* Christine Klohr 30 female woman United States United States Betweendeck
3* Johann Klohr 6 male son United States United States Betweendeck
4* Anna Klohr 26 female single United States United States Betweendeck
5 Hermann Eifert 37 male dyer Saxony United States Betweendeck
6* Marie Koltza? 17 female single Prussia United States Betweendeck
7 Louise Kobs 16 female single Prussia United States Betweendeck
8* Hermann Ko?nick 38 male farmer Prussia United States Betweendeck
9* Ernestine Ko?nick 40 female wife Prussia United States Betweendeck
10* Hermann Ko?nick 10 male son Prussia United States Betweendeck
11* Anna Ko?nick 9 female childern Prussia United States Betweendeck
12* Carl Ko?nick 8 male childern Prussia United States Betweendeck
13* ????? Ko?nick 8 female childern Prussia United States Betweendeck
14* Franz Ko?nick 6 male childern Prussia United States Betweendeck
15* Albert Ko?nick 2 male childern Prussia United States Betweendeck
16 August Kremp 24 male butcher Prussia United States Betweendeck
17* Johann Moller 32 male brewer Bavaria United States Betweendeck
18 Robert Freygang 38 male waiter Saxony United States Betweendeck
19 Wolf Winitzki 18 male merchant Russia United States Betweendeck
20 Adolf Pathe 32 male joiner Prussia United States Betweendeck
21 Otto Ottens 28 male farmer Prussia United States Betweendeck
22* Ludwig Theobald 32 male workmann Bavaria United States Betweendeck
23 Carl Schulz 16 male merchant Hamburg United States Betweendeck
24 Ludwig Gilinsky 30 male worker Russia United States Betweendeck
25* Peter Tra?kschess 22 male worker Russia United States Betweendeck
26* Paulus Kolina?xes 20 male worker Russia United States Betweendeck
27 Casimir Witkowsky 21 male worker Russia United States Betweendeck
28* Adam Totschila?sky 21 male worker Russia United States Betweendeck
29 Anton Hinge 26 male farmer Prussia United States Betweendeck
30 Augusti Hinge 34 female wife Prussia United States Betweendeck
31 Wilhelm Hinge 11 mo. male baby Prussia United States Betweendeck
32 Hermann Goldschmidt 9 male boy Prussia United States Betweendeck
33 Wilhelm Kiesewetter 31 male farmer Prussia United States Betweendeck
34* Philipp Steinmetz 20 male worker Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
35* August Tre??inger 20 male worker Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
36* Fanny Kern 18 female single Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
37 Johann Wichmann 30 male farmer United States United States Betweendeck
38 Mathias Tornasch 29 male blacksmith Hungary United States Betweendeck
39* Siegfried B?ron 38 male merchant Prussia United States Betweendeck
40* Wilhelm Trey 14 male backer Bavaria United States Betweendeck
41 August Heckel 23 male merchant Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
42 Marie Spring 19 female single Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
43 Carl Tenkel 21 male butcher Bavaria United States Betweendeck
44* Joseph Steppes ?3 male artist Bavaria United States Betweendeck
45 Christopher Gamber 28 male shoemaker Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
46 Joseph Setzer 27 male butcher Bavaria United States Betweendeck
47 Ferdinand Strauss 16 male merchant Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
48* Al?ert Louis 28 male clerk Prussia United States Betweendeck
49* Julius Sanger 25 male clerk Wurtemberg United States Betweendeck
50 Theodor Freund 37 male merchant Hamburg United States Betweendeck
51 Hans Golde 27 male farmer U. States United States Betweendeck
52 Eduard Wiemer 28 male farmer Germany United States Betweendeck
53 Albert Schmidtle 15 male carpenter Baden United States Betweendeck
54 Adolf Ohnaker 27 male farmer Hessen United States Betweendeck
55* Mannes Obranowitz 22 male sailor Baden United States Betweendeck
56* Berezik Tonosowsky 32 male sailor Russia United States Betweendeck
57* Louis Striebel 40 male saloonkeper United States United States Betweendeck
58* Johann Sommer 28 male butcher Schwitzerland United States Betweendeck
59 Charles Pfeil 35 male farmer United States United States Betweendeck
60 Sigismund Weinberg 20 male merchant Prussia United States Betweendeck
61 Ernst Grams 41 male clerk Prussia United States Betweendeck
62* Taube Schila?sky 37 female woman Russia United States Betweendeck
63* Janke Schila?sky 9 female childern Russia United States Betweendeck
64* Bertha Schila?sky 8 female childern Russia United States Betweendeck
65* Rafael Schila?sky 5 female childern Russia United States Betweendeck
66* Liebe Schila?sky 3 female childern Russia United States Betweendeck
67* Zacharias Litan 34 male sailor U. States United States Betweendeck
68* Cherim Pass 42 male sailor Russia United States Betweendeck
69* Schmuel Lipsky 24 male sailor Russia United States Betweendeck
70* fiedel Perlmann 22 male merchant Russia United States Betweendeck
71* Emil Lindner 24 male ??gaismaker ??ussia United States Betweendeck
72 Louis Bastian 36 male merchant Baden United States Betweendeck
73* Henry Rougemo?t 39 male farmer U. States United States Betweendeck
74 G. de Veer 26 male merchant Holland United States Betweendeck
75* Conrad Schlienegger 32 male farmer Switzerland United States Betweendeck
76 Carl E. Stowe 27 male reverend United States United States Cabin passenger
77 Ida Collot 33 female lady Prussia United States Cabin passenger
78 Marie Collot 3 female daughter Prussia United States Cabin passenger
79 Ellen Collot 11 mo. female baby Prussia United States Cabin passenger
80 Julius Muth 22 male merchant Hessen United States Cabin passenger
81 Auguste Enger 36 female lady Prussia United States Cabin passenger
82* Louise Enger 9 female childern Prussia United States Cabin passenger
83* Mathilde Enger 8 female childern Prussia United States Cabin passenger
84* Johanna Enger 5 female childern Prussia United States Cabin passenger
85 Else Enger 6 mo. female baby Prussia United States Cabin passenger
86 Eduard Reimers 33 male merchant United States United States Cabin passenger
87* Julius Metzger? 40 male merchant United States United States Cabin passenger
88 Ernestine Ackermann 22 female single United States United States Cabin passenger
89 Max Springer 20 male merchant Baden United States Cabin passenger
90 Meyer Bendheims 28 male merchant Hessen United States Cabin passenger
91* Max ?. Frankel 31 male merchant United States United States Cabin passenger
92* Ernst Witterstatter? 22 male merchant United States United States Cabin passenger
93* Wilhelm Holyka??? 48 male merchant United States United States Cabin passenger
94* Therese Teppenbeck 18 femal lady Prussia United States Cabin passenger
95* Mrs. William Br?mb?er 20 femal lady Prussia United States Cabin passenger
96* S. Schwabach 24 male Banquer Wurtemberg United States Cabin passenger
97* G. W. Turner ?1 male Banquer Prussia United States Cabin passenger
98* G. Turner 23 male Banquer U. States United States Cabin passenger
99* Moses D'. Eppstein 24 male merchant Wurtemberg United States Cabin passenger
100 M. Gueritas 39 male Proprietor U. St of America United States Cabin passenger
101 Julie Gueritas 28 female lady U. St of America United States Cabin passenger
102 Alfred Gueritas 3 male child U. St of America United States Cabin passenger
103* Hederic Mo?eau 42 male merchant Philadelphia United States Cabin passenger
104* Edward Deveaux 33 male merchant London United States Cabin passenger
105* ?os. Poost 30 male merchant Hartford Con. United States Cabin passenger
106* Eduard ?uchs 34 ? Music teacher New York United States Cabin passenger
107* ?. Bruggemann 37 ? Captain Bremen United States Cabin passenger
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of a * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder, or is used to
call your attention to additional information in the Transciber's Notes below.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the quality of the
original document.
No deaths occurred during this voyage, so that column has been eliminated.
The captain's initial could be "S" or "A".
2-4 There is an umlaut over the "o" in Klohr.
6 Marie Koltza?. Surname could be Koltzan or Koltzau.
8-15 The surname Ko?nick is probably Kownick but might be Korvnick.
11-15 These passengers are bracketed and childern (sic) given once as occupation.
13 ????? Ko?nick. Name illegible due to break in paper. First letter probably "L" or "S".
Could be Louise.
17 Johann Moller. There is an umlaut over the "o" in Moller.
22 Ludwig Theobold. Occupation appears to have a second "n" in workman,
25 Peter Tra?kschess. Surname could be Trankschess or Traukschess.
26 Paulus Kolina?xes. Surname could be Kolinauxes or Kolinanxes.
28 Adam Totschila?sky. Surname could be Totschilansky or Totschilausky.
34-36,41,42,45,47,49,96,99 There is an umlaut over the "u" in Wurtemberg.
35 August Tre??inger. Surname probably Treffinger but could be Treftinger or Treltinger.
39 Siegfried B?ron. Surname could be Baron or Buron.
40 Wilhelm Trey. Occupation is clearly written as "backer", might mean baker or banker.
44 Joseph Steppes. Age could be 23 or 33.
48 Al?ert Louis. Given name could be Allert or Albert.
49 Julius Sanger. There is an umlaut over the "a" in Sanger.
55-56, 67-69 Occupation could be tailor.
57 Louis Striebel. Occupation probably saloonkeeper.
58 Johann Sommer. Original spelling of Switzerland is retained.
62 Taube Schila?sky. Given name could be Janke.
62-66 Surname could be Schilansky or Schilausky.
63-66 These passengers are bracketed and childern (sic) given once as occupation.
70 fiedel Perlmann. Given name begins with lower case "f". Name might be Fudel.
71 Emil Lindner. Occupation looks like ergaismaker, might be organmaker. Country is
either Russia or Prussia.
73 Henry Rougemo?t. Surname could be Rougemont or Rougemoat.
75 Conrad Schlienegger. Surname might be Schliessegger.
82-84 These passengers are bracketed and childern (sic) given once as occupation.
87 Julius Metzger?. Surname probably Metzger, might be Metzgers.
91 Max ?. Frankel. There is an umlaut over the "a" in Frankel. Middle initial C or E.
92 Ernst Witterstatter?. Surname Witterstatter or Witterstatters, with an umlaut over the "a".
93 Wilhelm Holyka???. Surname could be Holykanner, Holykannes or Holykamm.
94, 95 Sex was given as "femal" without a final "e".
95 Mrs. William Br?mb?er. Surname could be Brambeer, Brembeer, Brambier or Brembier.
96-8 Occupation probably banker.
97. G. W. Turner. Age 21 or 61.
99 Moses D'. Eppstein. The apostrophe noted could be a mark on the paper.
103 Hederic Mo?eau. Surname could be Moreau or Moseau.
104 Edward Deveaux. There appears to be an apostrophe between the "D" and "e" of Deveaux.
105 ?os Poost. Name might be Jos. or Tos.
106 Eduard ?uchs. Surname could be Luchs or Guchs.
106-107 Sex probably male, text overwritten and illegible.
107 ?. Bruggemann. Initial A. or E. There is an umlaut over the "u" in Bruggemann
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 113.
Transcribed by Ruth M. Swithenbank and Mary Fowler members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 January 2003
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