Immigrant Ships
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SS Sorrento

I, Jurgensen*, Master of the S.S. Sorrento do solemnly, sincerely, and truly certify that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Sorrento at Hamburg from which port said Sorrento 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 the names and the ages of those who died; also of 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 (signed) Jurgensen*

Sworn to this 29 April 1892
Before me (signed) Thos J Dunn Dep Coll

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Sorrento whereof Jurgensen* is Master, from Hamburg burthen 1753 tons.

Columns represent: Passenger names, age, sex, occupation, the country of which they are citizens, destination, starting place, compartment, number of pieces of luggage. All passengers intend a protracted sojourn in the US so that column was eliminated.

  1  Elisabeth  Vancura       30   f woman     Bohemia      New York      Vyhlidhy     poop         2
  2  Rosarie    Vancura       21   f woman     Bohemia      New York      Vyhlidhy     poop
  3  Rosarie    Vancura        5   f daughter  Bohemia      New York      Vyhlidhy     poop
  4  Josef      Vancura       17   m brother   Bohemia      New York      Vyhlidhy     poop
  5  Julius     Hedt          44   m workm     Prussia      New York      Lisnowo      poop         2
  6  Ernestine  Hedt          48   f wife      Prussia      New York      Lisnowo      poop
  7  Ernestine  Hedt          15   f child     Prussia      New York      Lisnowo      poop
  8  Hulda      Hedt          10   f child     Prussia      New York      Lisnowo      poop
  9  Paul       Hedt           7   m child     Prussia      New York      Lisnowo      poop
 10  Marie      Martinek      16   f single    Prussia      New York      Snizow       fore p of br 1
 11* August     Rudiger       41   m workm     Prussia      New York      Waldenburg   poop         1
 12* Ernestine  Rudiger       43   f wife      Prussia      New York      Waldenburg   poop
 13  Henriette  Tadonwald     51   f woman     Prussia      New York      Coerliu      poop         1
 14  Marie      Tadonwald     16   f daughter  Prussia      New York      Coerliu      poop
 15  Ernst      Strehlow      16   m workm     Prussia      New York      Mohelew      aft p of br  1
 16  Isaack     Zack          25   m workm     Prussia      New York      Mohelew      aft p of br  1
 17  Carl       Hultgren      24   m workm     Sweden       New York      Erdsburgen   aft p of br  1
 18  Franz      Bartholoma    24   m tailor    Sweden       New York      Wusu         aft p of br  1
 19  Mary       Huth          30   f woman     Hamburg      New York      Hamburg      fore p of br 1
 20  Johannes   Lorenz        32   m glazier   Prussia      New York      Breslau      aft p of br  1
 21  Otto       Beulke        26   m shoemaker Prussia      New York      Kl. Polloth  aft p of br  1
 22* Heinrich   Muller        27   m painter   Mecklenburg  New York      Matis        aft p of br  1
 23  Julie      Haucke        34   f single    Prussia      New York      Berlin       fore p of br 1
 24  Peter      Feddersen     52   m workm     Prussia      Chicago       Mildstedt    aft p of br  1
 25  Adam       Pawluzuk      17   m workm     Prussia      New York      Mildstedt    aft p of br  1
 26  Ansei      Moselzich     27   m workm     Prussia      New York      Suwalki      aft p of br  1
 27  Franz      Kukowski      38   m workm     Prussia      New York      Lomza        aft p of br  1
 28  Franz      Borowski      40   m workm     Prussia      New York      Lomza        aft p of br  1
 29  Johann     Sperling      30   m workm     Prussia      Chicago       Breslau      aft p of br  1
 30  Josef      Krasowski     50   m workm     Poland       New York      Lomza        aft p of br 
 31  Stanislaw  Krasowski     45   m workm     Poland       New York      Lomza        aft p of br
 32* Mihal      Widner        32   m workm     Austria      New York      Rudolfswatte aft p of br  1
 33* Stanisl    Besal         29   m workm     Austria      New York      Rudolfswatte aft p of br  1
 34  Carl       Huebner       25   m workm     Prussia      New York      Ratzebuhr    poop         1
 35  Johanne    Huebner       21   f wife      Prussia      New York      Ratzebuhr    poop 
 36  Emma       Huebner         8m f baby      Prussia      New York      Ratzebuhr    poop
 37  Kasimir    Romanowsky    48   m workm     Prussia      New York      Bromburg     aft p of br  1
 38  Petagia    Wrublowska    16   f single    Prussia      New York      Heudrice     fore p of br 1
 39* Ottilie    Kruger        25   f woman     Prussia      New York      Doeben       fore p of br 1
 40  Friedr.    Reichert      17   m stoner    Wurtemberg   Philadelphia  Ehringer     aft p of br  1
 41  August     Kaiser        25   m workm     Prussia      New York      Doeben       aft p of br  1
 42  Wilhelm    Mieselbach    27   m farmer    Prussia      New York      Alt Bowitz   aft p of br  1
 43* Heinrich   Herschenroder 25   m sadler    Hessia       New York      Offenbach    poop         1
 44* Marie      Herschenroder 25   f wife      Hessia       New York      Offenbach    poop
 45  Leonhardt  Schmidt       17   m baker     Wurtemberg   New York      Brettenfeld  aft p of br  1
 46  Johann     Schmidt       16   m baker     Wurtemberg   New York      Brettenfeld  aft p of br 
 47  Ignatz     Base          51   m workm     Bohemia      New York      Hliebok      poop         1
 48  Marie      Base          48   f wife      Bohemia      New York      Hliebok      poop
 49  Kenzel     Base          10   m son       Bohemia      New York      Hliebok      poop
 50  Peter      Kigolaski     27   m workm     Prussia      New York      Pomick       aft p of br  1
 51  Teofile    Szumygala     21   f woman     Prussia      New York      Wreschen     poop         1
 52  Stanislawa Szumygala      10m f baby      Prussia      New York      Wreschen     poop 
 53  Maria      Paritzki      21   f single    Russia       New York      Odessa       fore p of br 1
 54  Freidr.    Koster        30   m workm     Mecklenburg  New York      Lischow      aft p of br  1
 55  Franz      Bedenek       40   m workm     Russia       Illinois      Czenschow    poop         1
 56  Wilh^e     Bedenek       23   f wife      Russia       Illinois      Czenschow    poop
 57  Bronisl    Bedenek         6m m baby      Russia       Illinois      Czenschow    poop
 58  Josef      Bonewitz      22   m workm     Poland       New York      Wilna        aft p of br  1
 59* Marie      Kuhne         44   f woman     Prussia      Philadelphia  Berlin       poop         1
 60* Albert     Kuhne         13   m son       Prussia      Philadelphia  Berlin       poop
 61  August     Hulkowitz     39   m workm     Poland       New York      Prenn        poop         1
 62  Auguste    Hulkowitz     15   f daughter  Poland       New York      Prenn        poop
 63  Franziska  Bodzewitz     25   m workm     Poland       Alaheny City  Wenda        aft p of br  1
 64  Carl       Waitonis      20   m workm     Poland       Alaheny City  Wenda        aft p of br  1
 65  Bolislaw   Lewitzky      20   m workm     Poland       Schewak       Kvikstany    aft p of br  1
 66  Johann     Zelinka       28   m workm     Bohemia      New York      Fursten Krut aft p of br  1
 67  Ernst      Zuther        24   m farmer    Prussia      Milwauke      Warnin       poop         5
 68  Ida        Zuther        24   f wife      Prussia      Milwauke      Warnin       poop
 69  Auguste    Zuther        62   f mother    Prussia      Milwauke      Warnin       poop
 70  Anna       Zuther        24   f single    Prussia      Milwauke      Warnin       poop
 71  Emma       Peter         16   f single    Prussia      Milwauke      Poblock      poop
 72  Carl       Zschedrich    18   m sadler    Saxonia      Chicago       Dresden      aft p of br  1
 73  Max        Stahmidt      43   m workm     Prussia      New York      Reinholzheim aft p of br  1
 74  Adolph     Wurm          27   m baker     Bohemia      New York      Prag         aft p of br  1
 75  Samuel     Hisnder       45   m workm     Russia       New York      Saratow      poop         2
 76  Pauline    Hisnder       39   f wife      Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 77  Wilhelmine Hisnder       17   f child     Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 78  Rudolph    Hisnder       10   m child     Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 79  Victor     Hisnder        7   m child     Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 80  Agenia     Hisnder        3   f child     Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 81  Henriette  Hisnder        10m f baby      Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 82  Nanci      Hisnder         1m f baby      Russia       New York      Saratow      poop
 83  Carl       Bauzenhagen   28   m workm     Prussia      New York      Glasow       poop         1
 84  Ernestine  Bauzenhagen   23   f wife      Prussia      New York      Glasow       poop
 85  Ferdinand  Bosse         33   m farmer    Prussia      New York      Sonnenberg   aft p of br  1
 86  Ernst      Feddersen     22   m baker     Hamburg      Chicago       Hamburg      aft p of br  1
 87  Muhael     Kubiak        31   m workm     Prussia      New York      Wongrowitz   aft p of br  1
 88  Anton      Sruba         43   m workm     Prussia      New York      Wongrowitz   aft p of br  1
 89  Stanisl    Walniski      30   m workm     Prussia      New York      Bresen       aft p of br  1
 90  Peter      Grablunas     28   m workm     Poland       New York      Suwalki      aft p of br  1
 91* Aug        Ebel          23   m workm     Prussia      New York      Augermunde   aft p of br  1
 92  Kawrozyn   Nowaczych     44   m workm     Prussia      Chicago       Bachwalde    aft p of br  1
 93  Janos      Katsetzky     30   m workm     Russia       New York      Mitzano      aft p of br  1
 94  Matwust    Arbozis       25   m workm     Russia       New York      Leitzuns     aft p of br  1
 95  Pawel      Kudrinowitz   30   m workm     Russia       New York      Mitzano      aft p of br  1
 96  Mehlo      Kinderowitz   26   m workm     Russia       New York      Mitzano      aft p of br  1
 97* Ernst      Bl????hof     22   m student   Russia       New York      Berlin       aft p of br  1
 98  Josef      Houba         30   m farmer    Bohemia      Cleveland     Lewin        poop         1
 99  Anna       Houba         25   f wife      Bohemia      Cleveland     Lewin        poop
100  Christine  Finke         24   f single    Prussia      Chicago       Breslau      fore p of br 1
101  Peter      Luksch        30   m workm     Poland       New York      Kowno        aft p of br  1
102  Jann       Theobold      27   m tailor    Bavaria      New York      Permesang    aft p of br  1
103  Anders     Petersen      45   m merchant  Prussia      Chicago       Apenerad     poop         3
104  Johanne    Petersen      45   f wife      Prussia      Chicago       Apenerad     poop
105  Anna       Petersen       9   f child     Prussia      Chicago       Apenerad     poop
106  Anne       Petersen       7   f child     Prussia      Chicago       Apenerad     poop
107  Edlen      Petersen       4   m child     Prussia      Chicago       Apenerad     poop
108  Louise     Petersen       3   f child     Prussia      Chicago       Apenerad     poop
109  Isaack     Hutamaki      27   m workm     Finnland     New York      Waso         aft p of br  1
110  Anton      Holmlund      20   m workm     Finnland     New York      Hango        aft p of br  1
111  Gustav     Hinkuhta      34   m workm     Finnland     New York      Waso         aft p of br  1
112  Joh.       Czapek        26   m workm     Poland       Pa            Etiawnik     aft p of br  1
113  Vendelin   Sutonka       24   m workm     Poland       Pa            Etiawnik     aft p of br 
 
Single men: aft part of bridge
Single women: fore part of bridge
Famylis: Poop


Transcriber's Notes:

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

? Indicates illegible letters or words.

* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.

* Passenger sex was abbreviated to f and m for female and male by the 
  transcriber.

* No births or deaths were recorded during this voyage.

* Captain's surname contains an umlaut u.

11,12 Umlaut u in surname.
22    Umlaut u in surname.
24    Name crossed out in passenger list.
32,33 Names crossed out in passenger list.
39    Umlaut u in surname.
43,44 Umlaut o in surname.
59,60 Umlaut u in surname.
91    Umlaut u in town name.
97    Surname illegible due to handwriting.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 586, List 626.

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