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Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England to New York
10 May 1875

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E. Brietenstein Master of the S. S. Rhein do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear 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 vessel at Bremen from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and 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. (signed) E. Brietenstein
Sworn to this 10 May 1875 Before me ???????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the North German Lloyd Mail S. S. Rhein whereof E. Brietenstein is Master from Bremen via Southampton burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they they intend to become inhabitants, part of vessel occupied during passage.
253  Wilhelm     Koll            30 m waiter           Germany      US  steerage
254  Hermine     Koll            29 f none             Germany      US  steerage
255  Margar.     Koll             3 f none             Germany      US  steerage
256  Franz       Ganza           28 m merch.           Germany      US  steerage
257  Minna       Ganza           34 f none             Germany      US  steerage
258  Emma        Ganza            8 f none             Germany      US  steerage
259  Christian   Zahnow          36 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
260  Rosalie     Zahnow          30 f none             Germany      US  steerage
261  Hermine     Zahnow           5 f none             Germany      US  steerage
262  Wilhelm     Zahnow          9m m none             Germany      US  steerage
263  Ernestine   Kumrey          15 f none             Germany      US  steerage
264* Caroline    Russler         55 f none             Germany      US  steerage
265  Auguste     Pavaliska       16 f none             Germany      US  steerage
266  Bernhard    Abels           25 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
267  Heinr.      Siems           16 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
268  Anton       Werzinger       19 m merchant         Germany      US  steerage
269  Carl        Hodam           27 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
270  Johanne     Hodam           30 f none             Germany      US  steerage
271  Johanne     Hodam            5 f none             Germany      US  steerage
272  Bertha      Hodam            3 f none             Germany      US  steerage
273  Anna        Hodam            2 f none             Germany      US  steerage
274  Emma        Hodam           6m f none             Germany      US  steerage
275  Johann      Schermbach      75 m none             Germany      US  steerage
276  Anton       Schermbach      47 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
277  Eva         Schermbach      40 f none             Germany      US  steerage
278  Marianne    Schermbach      28 f none             Germany      US  steerage
279  Anna        Schermbach      17 f none             Germany      US  steerage
280  Urban       Schermbach       9 m none             Germany      US  steerage
281  Karl        Schermbach       7 m none             Germany      US  steerage
282* Margar.     Modl            69 f none             Germany      US  steerage
283  Balbine     Setzer          28 f none             Germany      US  steerage
284  Ignatz      Setzer           8 m none             Germany      US  steerage
285  Heinr.      Vehstedt        24 m mercht.          US           US  steerage
286  Reinh'e     Vehstedt        22 f none             Germany      US  steerage
287  Adolf       Plangemann      16 m none             Germany      US  steerage
288  Heinr.      Rocklage        18 m none             Germany      US  steerage
289  Julius      Hubard          27 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
290  Susanne     Hubard          22 f none             Germany      US  steerage
291  Christ'e    Kaiser          50 f none             US           US  steerage
292  Caroline    Heess           23 f none             Germany      US  steerage
293  Frederike   Heess           15 f none             Germany      US  steerage
294  Minna       Geisdorf        14 f none             Germany      US  steerage
295  Marie       Erdmannsdorffer 16 f none             Germany      US  steerage
296  Gottl.      Horre           23 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
297  Henriette   Horre           18 f none             Germany      US  steerage
298  Marie       Horre           2m f none             Germany      US  steerage
299  Friedrich   Hintz           27 m driver           Germany      US  steerage
300  Marie       Hintz           28 f none             Germany      US  steerage
301  Georg       Leifftl         44 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
302  Heinrich    Schaefer        29 m smith            Germany      US  steerage
303* Leopold     Schlie??        28 m mercht           US           US  steerage
304  Johann      Diessner        27 m peasant          Bohemia      US  steerage
305  Wilhelm     Ranzing         27 m baker            US           US  steerage
306  Meta        Evers           20 f none             Germany      US  steerage
307  Carl        Rentz           52 m machinist        US           US  steerage
308  Elisab.     Weber           40 f none             Germany      US  steerage
309  Jacob       Weber           14 m none             Germany      US  steerage
310  Louise      Lehmann         16 f none             Germany      US  steerage
311  Philippine  Ballmann        23 f none             Germany      US  steerage
312  Friedr.     Frank           22 m tailor           Germany      US  steerage
313  Philippine  Frank           23 f none             Germany      US  steerage
314  Anton       Linck           30 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
315  Justus      Franke          49 m baker            US           US  steerage
316  Zabolei     Gyerla          32 m baker            Hungaria     US  steerage
317  Ernst       Feller          16 m smith            Germany      US  steerage
318  Anna        Cizek           28 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
319  Marie       Cizek           20 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
320  Thomas      Ostermeyer      58 m smith            US           US  steerage
321* Anna        Muller          20 f none             Germany      US  steerage
322  Franz       Stolze          51 m weaver           Germany      US  steerage
323  Marie       Stolze          53 f none             Germany      US  steerage
324  Selma       Stolze          16 f none             Germany      US  steerage
325  Hermine     Stolze           9 f none             Germany      US  steerage
326  Louis       Hartmann        25 m brewer           Germany      US  steerage
327  Christine   Reinhold        59 f none             Germany      US  steerage
328  Rosalie     Keima           33 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
329  Marie       Keima           12 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
330  Anna        Keima            9 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
331  Josef       Keima            8 m none             Bohemia      US  steerage
332  Rosalie     Keima            5 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
333  Josef       Keima            2 m none             Bohemia      US  steerage
334  Paul        Angiehofer      63 m peasant          US           US  steerage
335* Franzisca   Rolling         34 f none             Germany      US  steerage
336* Anna        Rolling          3 f none             Germany      US  steerage
337  Georg       Kroll           29 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
338  Johan       Sprenger        36 m cigarmaker       US           US  steerage
339  Sebastian   Schmidt         31 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
340  Anna        Medricka        40 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
341  Josefa      Medricka        25 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
342  Wenzel      Medricka        9m m none             Bohemia      US  steerage
343  Georg       Menzel          28 m tailor           US           US  steerage
344  Lina        Menzel          29 f none             US           US  steerage
345  Catharina   Menzel          24 f none             US           US  steerage
346  Friedr.     Keithauer       24 m stonecutter      US           US  steerage
347  Jeta        Keithauer       14 m none             US           US  steerage
348  Reinh.      Ruesch          14 m none             Germany      US  steerage
349  Stephan     Rienka          17 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
350  Adam        Demmler         52 m bricklayer       US           US  steerage
351  Ed.         Sylere          36 merchant           US           US  steerage
352  Josef       Kramer          32 merchant           US           US  steerage
353  Elisabeth   Rhein           36 none               US           US  steerage
354* Christian   Rhein              none               US           US  steerage
355  Johan       Schneider       38 m farmer           US           US  steerage
356  Heinr.      Lepant          17 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
357  Ferdin.     Karber          22 m mercht.          Germany      US  steerage
358  Charles     Sohn            38 m peasant          US           US  steerage
359  Anton       Ingel           28 m painter          Germany      US  steerage
360  Johan       Bock            61 m shoemaker        Germany      US  steerage
361  Catharine   Bock            58 f none             Germany      US  steerage
362  Peter       Bock            24 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
363  Johannes    Bock            18 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
364  Gottfr.     Lipska          33 m labourer         Germnay      US  steerage
365  Louise      Lipska          28 f none             Germany      US  steerage
366  Carl        Lipska           4 m none             Germany      US  steerage
367  Rudolf      Lipska          6m m none             Germany      US  steerage
368  Gottfr.     Bleich          59 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
369  Franz       Key             60 m goldsmith        US           US  steerage
370  Hugo        Nold            27 m mercht.          US           US  steerage
371  Johan       Fey             30 m shoemaker        US           US  steerage
372  Linna       Fey             26 f none             US           US  steerage
373  Julius      Maisan          62 m labourer         US           US  steerage
374  Franz       Eliaschek       54 m labourer         US           US  steerage
375  Marie       Eliaschek       50 f none             US           US  steerage
376  Kathar.     Fedlicka        21 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
377  Anton       Kroneas         18 m goldsmith        Bohemia      US  steerage
378  Filomena    Fiala           19 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
370  August      Seidel          29 m instrumentmaker  US           US  steerage
371  Johann      Nerad           28 m labourer         Bohemia      US  steerage
372  Franzisca   Nerad           24 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
373  Marie       Janousch        18 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
374  Josef       Kinck           37 m butcher          Bohemia      US  steerage
375  Anton       Woclik          32 m bricklayer       Bohemia      US  steerage
376  Franz       Nowotny         23 m labourer         Bohemia      US  steerage
377  Anton       Koucky          46 m labourer         Bohemia      US  steerage
378  Marie       Koucky          45 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
370  Alois       Koucky           6 m none             Bohemia      US  steerage
371  Moritz      Kunert          52 m cook             Germany      US  steerage
372  Josef       Deranek         60 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
373  Cathar.     Deranek         60 f none             Germany      US  steerage
374  Josef       Haermarck       29 m tailor           Germany      US  steerage
375  Johan       Murek           25 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
376  Christ.     Wahl            27 m mercht.          US           US  steerage
377  Louise      Wahl            22 f none             US           US  steerage
378  Johannes    Riedlingmann    28 m mercht.          US           US  steerage
379  Johann      Merzes          23 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
380  Georg       Colt            20 m patternmaker     US           US  steerage
381  Dorothea    Winitzka        22 f none             Germany      US  steerage
382  Josef       Winitzka        9m m none             Germany      US  steerage
383  Rosalie     Winitzka        26 f none             Germany      US  steerage
384  Peter       Winitzka         8 m none             Germany      US  steerage
385  Franz       Winitzka         5 m none             Germany      US  steerage
386  Johanna     Winitzka         2 f none             Germany      US  steerage
387  Anton       Winitzka        9m m none             Germany      US  steerage
388  August      Schojeke        48 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
389  Wilhelmine  Schojeke        49 f none             Germany      US  steerage
390  Bertha      Schojeke        15 f none             Germany      US  steerage
391  Auguat      Schojeke         9 m none             Germany      US  steerage
392  Christoph   Wirtt           53 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
393  Dorothea    Wirtt           53 f none             Germany      US  steerage
394  Auguste     Wirtt           17 f none             Germany      US  steerage
395  Ottilie     Wirtt            9 f none             Germany      US  steerage
396  Elisab.     Born            17 f none             Germany      US  steerage
397  Heinr.      Jushof          17 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
398  Albert J.   Theyen          29 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
399  Aafke       Theyen          19 f none             Germany      US  steerage
400  Johan       Wolkenhauer     23 f none             Germany      US  steerage
401  Elisab.     Christen        24 f none             Switzerland  US  steerage
402  Carl        Gorhan          26 m mercht.          Germany      US  steerage
403  Christ'e    Schaible        23 f none             Germany      US  steerage
404  Johannes    Schaible        16 m shoemaker        Germany      US  steerage
405  Chr.        Rummister       16 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
406  Carl        Rasch           41 m farmer           US           US  steerage
407  Louise      Rasch           18 f none             Germany      US  steerage
408  Caroline    Rasch           20 f none             Germany      US  steerage
409  Marie       Rasch           21 f none             Germany      US  steerage
410  Friedrich   Gesling         17 m none             Germany      US  steerage
411  Magdal.     Markert         22 f none             Germany      US  steerage
412  Johann      Seipp           16 m shoemaker        Germany      US  steerage
413  Andreas     Berger          19 m conductor        US           US  steerage
414  Louise      Seeger          22 f none             Germany      US  steerage
415  Wilhelm     Seeger           9 m none             US           US  steerage
416  Anna        Rastedter       21 f none             Germany      US  steerage
417  Cathar.     Hauser          33 f none             Germany      US  steerage
418  Martin      Hauser           4 m none             Germany      US  steerage
419  Eleanore    Schwerdtfager   27 f none             US           US  steerage
420  Carol       Kratsch         52 f none             Germany      US  steerage
421* Antonie     S??rmann        24 f none             Germany      US  steerage
422  Theod.      Kratsch         18 m mercht.          Germany      US  steerage
423  Wilh.       Pozduski        27 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
424  Oucilie     Pozduski        27 f none             Germany      US  steerage
425  Trophil     Pozduski         2 m none             Germany      US  steerage
426  Pellazia    Pozduski        8m f none             Germany      US  steerage
427* Matheus     Schonherr       38 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
428* Anna        Schonherr       26 f none             Germany      US  steerage
429* Anna        Schonherr        7 f none             Germany      US  steerage
430* Georg       Schonherr        6 m none             Germany      US  steerage
431  Marie       Mariacher       21 f none             Tyrol        US  steerage
432  Theres.     Grettler        19 f none             Tyrol        US  steerage
433  Anna        Lenzehaur       30 f none             Tyrol        US  steerage
434  Lina        Finke           14 f none             Germany      US  steerage
435  Josef       Scheramm        19 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
436  Heinr.      Hehmann         29 m farmer           US           US  steerage
437  Marllsa     Hehmann         24 f none             US           US  steerage
438  Gerhard     Kocto           19 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
439  Philipp     Distel          38 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
440  Marie       Distel          20 f none             Germany      US  steerage
441  Heinr.      Schmidt         30 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
442  Julian      Weiss           26 m shoemaker        Germany      US  steerage
443  Mathias     Jomstec         30 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
444  Michael     Muchoski        30 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
445  Heinr.      Wahlers         22 m teacher          Germany      US  steerage
446  Rud.        Volkmann        48 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
447  Anna        Volkmann         4 f none             Germany      US  steerage
448  Fritz       Kramer          50 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
449  Franz       Zima            43 m labourer         Bohemia      US  steerage
450  Friedr.     Schroter        30 m coppersmith      Germany      US  steerage
451  Agnes       Schroter        28 f none             Germany      US  steerage
452  Hugo        Schroter         5 m none             Germany      US  steerage
453  Elisabeth   Schroter         4 f none             Germany      US  steerage
454  Lucie       Schroter         2 f none             Germany      US  steerage
455  August      Dierko          17 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
456  Ernst       Schliesinger    24 m peasant          US           US  steerage
457  Carl        Roetgen         24 m baker            US           US  steerage
458  Anna        Korinek         25 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
459  Josef       Smutny          26 m labourer         Bohemia      US  steerage
460  Barbara     Smutny          22 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
461  Josef       Telcek          45 m joiner           Bohemia      US  steerage
462  Kathar.     Telcek          14 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
463  Carl        Kupec           16 m none             Bohemia      US  steerage
464  Josefa      Platenik        18 f none             Bohemia      US  steerage
465  Thomas      Kralik          21 m labourer         Bohemia      US  steerage
466  Wilhelm     Echo            14 m none             US           US  steerage
467  Heinr.      Wiebalk         25 m carpenter        Germany      US  steerage
468  Wilh.       Heerjsen        51 m landlord         Germany      US  steerage
469  Sophie      Heerjsen        56 f none             Germany      US  steerage
470  Minna       Heerjsen        16 f none             Germany      US  steerage
471  Carl        Heerjsen        14 m none             Germany      US  steerage
472  John        Wobse           24 m mercht           US           US  steerage
473  Georg       Graten          34 m seaman           US           US  steerage
474  Jean        Zimmermann      16 m farmer           US           US  steerage
475  Johan       Kalmbach        18 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
476  Johane      Spies           33 f none             US           US  steerage
477  Gottlieb    Spies            9 m none             US           US  steerage
478  Emilie      Meichsim        22 f none             Germany      US  steerage
479* Philip      Muhlberger      30 m bricklayer       Germany      US  steerage
480* Anna        Muhlberger      27 f none             Germany      US  steerage
481* Augusta     Muhlberger       6 f none             Germany      US  steerage
482* Lisette     Muhlberger       5 f none             Germany      US  steerage
483* Anna        Muhlberger       3 f none             Germany      US  steerage
484* Philipp     Muhlberger       1 m none             Germany      US  steerage
485  Rachel      Keter           50 f none             Germany      US  steerage
486  Wilh.       Breusch          9 m none             Germany      US  steerage
487  Herm.       Meils           59 m peasant          Germany      US  steerage
488  William     Bauer           53 m landlord         US           US  steerage
489  Marie       Sibilla         28 f none             US           US  steerage
490  Robert      Geiner          20 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
491  Heinr.      Bockelmann      39 m labourer         US           US  steerage
492  Therese     Theissen        24 f none             Germany      US  steerage
493  Henriette   Sander          28 f none             Germany      US  steerage
494  Theod.      Deppe           14 m none             Germany      US  steerage
495  Friede      Buchrandt       23 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
496  Aug.        Buch            22 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
497  Heinr.      Heitmann        18 m labourer         Germany      US  steerage
498  Johann      Eilers          14 m none             Germany      US  steerage
499  Lina        Meyer           15 f none             Germany      US  steerage
500  Anna        Meyer           17 f none             Germany      US  steerage
501  Wilhelm     Fischer         20 m farmer           Germany      US  steerage
502  Barbar.     Fischer         19 f none             Germany      US  steerage
503  Marie       Fischer         17 f none             Germany      US  steerage
504  Elisab.     Reinhardt       16 f none             Germany      US  steerage
505  Anna        Traub           35 f none             Switzerland  US  steerage
506  Rud.        Traub           10 m none             Switzerland  US  steerage
507  Conrad      Traub            6 m none             Switzerland  US  steerage
508  Anna        Traub            3 f none             Switzerland  US  steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the
  Transcriber's Notes.

? The ? marks indicate letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality
  of the original document or the handwriting of the recorder.

* The passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

* Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling.

264      Umlaut u in surname.
282      Umlaut o in surname.
303      Surname illegible due to handwriting.
321      Umlaut u in surname.
335,336  Umlaut o in surname.
354      Christian Rhein was born during voyage on 27 April 1875.
421      Surname illegible due to handwriting.
427-430  Umlaut o in surname.
479-484  Umlaut u in surname.
481      Augusta Muhlberger died 29 April on the voyage.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 398, List 364.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 March 2004




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