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SS Berlin
Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
16 November 1870
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, F. H. Unduetsch Master of the SS Berlin of Bremen do solemnly,
sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list subscribed with my anem,
contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true acount
or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said
vessel at Bremen or any other Foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the
said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from
the said Port of Bremen
Sworn to this ?? day of Nov 1870
Before me ?? (signature of port authority indecipherable)
Signed: (captain's signature) C. Undütsch
Columns represent: Passenger name, age, gender, country of origin,
destination.
The list has been renumbered for this site.
Cabin passengers:
1 Nathan Wollberg 31 merchant U. St Baltimore
2 Betty Wollberg 35 f U. St Baltimore
3 Jetty Wollberg 13 f U. St Baltimore
4 Norbert Wollberg 13 U. St Baltimore
5* Susanne Gluck 54 f U. St Baltimore
6 Christ Eichhorn 28 merchant Bayern Baltimore
7* Hy Kriphahne 25 merchant Bremen Baltimore
8 F. A. C. Uhthoff 65 merchant U. St Baltimore
9 Mrs. Uhthoff 47 f U. St Baltimore
10 Richard Uhthoff 9 U. St Baltimore
Steerage passengers:
11* Elise ??e???rath 26 f Hessen Indianolis
12 Cath. Dietz 26 f Preussen Indianolis
13 J. Heinr. Ricklefs 16 Preussen Indianolis
14 Cath^ne Henkel 16 f Hessen Baltimore
15 Wilh. Schmidt 31 shoemak. U. St Baltimore
16 Gg. Schmalz 36 shoemak. U. St Baltimore
17 C. A. Singewald 21 hatsmak U. St Baltimore
18 Ernst Rahm 16 butcher Preussen Baltimore
19 Pauline Peckmann 29 f Sachsen St. Louis
20 Martha Peckmann 11mo f Sachsen St. Louis
21 Elise Zierheim 21 f Sachsen St. Louis
22 Fr. Pfalzgraf 23 shoemak. Hessen Cincinnaty
23* Adelh^d Schluter 36 f Braunschweig Baltimore
24* Louise Schluter 10x f Braunschweig Baltimore
25* Clarchen Schluter 7 f Braunschweig Baltimore
26* Robert Schluter 4 Braunschweig Baltimore
27 Anna Gauges 45 f U. St Baltimore
28 Joh. Kratz 69 enginer U. St Baltimore
29 Ferdinand Dewers 30 U. St Baltimore
30* Maria Brumelsig 38 f U. St Baltimore
31* Joh^n Brumelsig 6 U. St Baltimore
32 Carl Kraht 34 farmer Mecklenburg Cincinnaty
33 Carol. Kraht 32 f Mecklenburg Cincinnaty
34 baby Kraht 9mo f Mecklenburg Cincinnaty
35 Carl Kraht 8 Mecklenburg Cincinnaty
36* Wilh^ne Kraht 3 f Mecklenburg Kleveland
37 Friedr. Jacobs 52 farmer Mecklenburg Kleveland
38 Dorothea Jacobs 54 f Mecklenburg Kleveland
39 Carolina Jacobs 24 f Mecklenburg Kleveland
40 August Jacobs 15 Mecklenburg Kleveland
41 Wilhelm Jacobs 6y9m Mecklenburg Kleveland
42 baby Jacobs 11mo Mecklenburg Kleveland
43 Carl Lehmhagen 24 farmer Mecklenburg Chicago
44 Johanna Lehmhagen 26 f Mecklenburg Chicago
45 baby Lehmhagen 3m f Mecklenburg Chicago
46 Wilh. Hinze 38 farmer Mecklenburg Chicago
47 Maria Hinze 36 f Mecklenburg Chicago
48 Wilh. Hinze 9 Mecklenburg Chicago
49 Johann Hinze 8 Mecklenburg Chicago
50 Carl Hinze 5 Mecklenburg Chicago
51 baby Hinze 11mo f Mecklenburg Chicago
52 Friedr. Hall 26 farmer Mecklenburg Chicago
53 Marie Hall 24 f Mecklenburg Chicago
54 Wilh^ne Hall 3 f Mecklenburg Chicago
55 Friedr. Hall 2 Mecklenburg Chicago
56 baby Hall 7mo Mecklenburg Chicago
57 Louise Neumann 44 f Preussen Baltimore
58 Aug. Neumann 19 Preussen Baltimore
59 Wilh^ne Neumann 13 f Preussen Baltimore
60 Alberta Neumann 3 f Preussen Baltimore
61 H?r??h? ??uss 21 Baden St. Louis
62 Ferd. Ditheimer 16 Baden St. Louis
63 Wilh. G. Franke 44 cooper Sachsen St. Louis
64 Christ^ne Franke 32 f Sachsen St. Louis
65 Agnes Franke 9 f Sachsen St. Louis
66 Auguste Franke 8 f Sachsen St. Louis
67 Otto Franke 7 Sachsen St. Louis
68 Minna Franke 6 f Sachsen St. Louis
69 Clara Franke 4 f Sachsen St. Louis
70 Paul Franke 2mo Sachsen St. Louis
71* Johann Kohrs 42 farmer Hannover Texas
72* Cath^ne Kohrs 39 f Hannover Texas
73* Cath^ne Kohrs 9 f Hannover Texas
74* Heinrich Kohrs 7 Hannover Texas
75 Fried^r Dickbrede 30 taylor Essen Chicago
76 Wilh. Ritter 22 shoemak. U. St. Baltimore
77 Emma Braun 18 f U. St. Baltimore
78 Barbara Schmidt 26 f U. St. Baltimore
79 Mich. Arzelecky 51 baker Mahren Texas
80 Veronika Arzelecky 44 f Mahren Texas
81 Franz Arzelecky 20 Mahren Texas
82 Johann Arzelecky 17 Mahren Texas
83 Francisca Arzelecky 13 f Mahren Texas
84 M. Eleo. Kruke 24 f Essen Chicago
85 Joh. Fr. Dickbrede 33 taylor Essen Chicago
86* Michael Brada 41 farmer Mahren Texas
87 Veronika Breda 40 f Mahren Texas
88 Simon Breda 16 Mahren Texas
89 Michael Breda 7 Mahren Texas
90 Josef Kosarek 43 farmer Mahren Texas
91 Maria Kosarek 43 f Mahren Texas
92 Johann Kosarek 20 Mahren Texas
93 Michael Kosarek 17 Mahren Texas
94 Josef Kosarek 12 Mahren Texas
95 Francisca Kosarek 7 f Mahren Texas
96 Marie Kosarek 5 f Mahren Texas
97 Vinzenz Kosarek 11mo Mahren Texas
98 Joh. Halamicek 53 f Mahren Texas
99 Johann Halamicek 15 Mahren Texas
100 Franciska Halamicek 13 f Mahren Texas
101 Ferdinand Halmaicek 28 Mahren Texas
102 Anna Golan 20 f Mahren Texas
103* Aug. Duhring 18 taylor Hamburg Baltimore
104* Josef Blocher 36 smith Oldenburg St. Louis
105* Christ^ne Blocher 31 f Oldenburg St. Louis
106* Josef Blocher 7 Oldenburg St. Louis
107* Fr. Hein^r Blocher 4 Oldenburg St. Louis
108* baby Blocher 6mo f Oldenburg St. Louis
109 Marie Imhoff 23 f Baden Baltimore
110 Augusten Wolff 9 Baden Baltimore
111 Francisca Wolff 8 f Baden Baltimore
112 Cath^ne Wolff 7 f Baden Baltimore
113 Helena Wolff 6 f Baden Baltimore
114 Auguste Kruschat 39 f Preussen Baltimore
115 Jan Lanzinger 40 smith Bohmen Chicago
116 Barbara Lanzinger 15 f Bohmen Chicago
117 Josef Lanzinger 13 Bohmen Chicago
118 Vojtech Lanzinger 9 Bohmen Chicago
119 Anzka Lanzinger 7 f Bohmen Chicago
120 Franz Lanzinger 6 Bohmen Chicago
121 Jan Lanzinger 4 Bohmen Chicago
122* Johann Bauerl 68 Bohmen Chicago
123* Marie Bauerl 39 f Bohmen Chicago
124* Josef Bauerl 9 Bohmen Chicago
125* Anton Bauerl 4 Bohmen Chicago
126 C. Elise Steitz 58 f Sachsen Indianolis
127 Elise Steitz 24 f Sachsen Indianolis
128 Karl Steitz 6mo Sachsen Indianolis
129 Henriette Haase 46 f Preussen Baltimore
130 Marie Haase 15 f Preussen Baltimore
131 Ferdinand Haase 16 Preussen Baltimore
132 Michael Opel 46 Oberfranken Cumberland
133 Cath^ne Opel 37 f Oberfranken Cumberland
134 Anna Opel llmo f Oberfranken Cumberland
135 Joh. Lauterbach 14 Oberfranken Cumberland
136 Herm. E. Castiens 53 U. St. Baltimore
137* Dina Muller 32 f U. St. Baltimore
138 Lena Wemke 20 f U. St. Baltimore
139 Gesine Bruns 4 f U. St. Baltimore
140 Adalb. Sestak 48 farmer Bohmen Texas
141 Anna Sestak 30 f Bohmen Texas
142 Maria Sestak 23 f Bohmen Texas
143 Josef Sestak 15 Bohmen Texas
144 Babara Sestak 14 f Bohmen Texas
145 Jacob Sestak 12 Bohmen Texas
146 Felomena Sestak 6 f Bohmen Texas
147 Martin Sestak 3 Bohmen Texas
148 Johann Sestak 11mo Bohmen Texas
149 Josef Krehlik 19 Bohmen Texas
150 Joseph Knier 34 labourer U. St. Baltimore
151* Marie Sager 24 f Hollstein Baltimore
152 Aug. Wendt 25 farmer Hannover Indianolis
153 Lisette Engelbrecht 19 f Hannover Indianolis
154 Engel Wendt 57 f Hannover Indianolis
155 Dina Wendt 21 f Hannover Indianolis
156 Fritz Casper 30 farmer Hannover Indianolis
157 Louise Meyer 15 f Hannover Indianolis
158 Wilhelmine Spreen 22 f Hannover Indianolis
159 Herm. Habelmann 19 miller Hannover Baltimore
160* Marg^the Fath 31 f Bayern Chicago
161* Ed. ?icket 22 farmer U. St. Baltimore
162 Wilh. Scheele 50 baker U. St. Baltimore
163 Marie Scheele 47 f U. St. Baltimore
164 Sophie Hecht 24 f U. St. Baltimore
165 Fanny Hecht 5 f U. St. Baltimore
166 Henriette Hecht 4 f U. St. Baltimore
167 baby Hecht 7mo U. St. Baltimore
168 Bertha Udewald 24 f Hessen St. Louis
169 Therese Krause 32 f Preussen St. Louis
170* Mathilde Grahn 20 f Preussen St. Louis
171 Friedericke Geiling 16 f Württenberg St. Louis
172 Lucia Weizel 25 f Hessen Cumberland
173 Cath^ne Friedhof 16 f Hessen Cumberland
174* Therese Muller 33 f Cumberland USA Cumberland
175* Joh^s Muller 4 Cumberland USA Cumberland
176* baby Muller 2mo Cumberland USA Cumberland
177 Margarethe Muller 20 f Hessen Cumberland
178 Antonia Helec 48 f Bohmen Chicago
179 Josef Helec 9 Bohmen Chicago
180 Vietamena Helec 8 f Bohmen Chicago
181 Rosalia Helec 7 f Bohmen Chicago
182 Barbara Helec 6 f Bohmen Chicago
183* Paul Gruneberg 29 Preussen Cumberland
184 Fanny Grossmann 48 farmer Cumberland USA St. Louis
185 Alb. Scheidel 24 farmer Preussen St. Louis
186 Aug. Henning 30 enginer Preussen Alexandria
Recapitulation Adults Children Babys Total
Cabin 10 10
Steerage 130 32 176
Total 140 32 14 186
Inhabitans of U. St Amerika 33 persons
Two childs born on the voyage from Marie Sager & Math Grahn
Transcriber's Notes:
The original list only lists the gender (f) for the women--the gender column for males
is left blank.
The symbol (^) indicates that letters following it were written in small uppercase format
(usually part of an abbreviation of a name).
Spellings have been retained as found in the original list, i.e. Indianolis, taylor, etc.
Some translations of terms:
Bayern = Bavaria
Bohmen = Bohemia. Bohmen has an umlaut "o".
Braunschweig = Brunswick
Hessen = Hessia
Kleveland = Cleveland, most likely
Mahren prob. Mohren = Moravia. Mahren has an umlaut "a".
Oberfranken = Upper Franconia
Preussen = Prussia
Sachsen = Saxony
U. St = United States
5 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Gluck or Glueck.
7 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus Kriphahne or Kriphaehne.
11 Surname is partially obliterated by a tear in the original--looks like it
could be Steckrath or something similar.
23-26 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Schluter or Schlueter.
24 No explanation for the "x" following the age of this entry.
30-31 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Brumelsig or Bruemelsig.
36 Destination for this passenger must be the same as for those entries preceding
hers.
71-74 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus Kohrs or Koehrs.
86 Surname may be Breda as indicated by the following (family) members.
103 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Duhring or Duehring.
104-108 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus Blocher or Bloecher.
122-125 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus Bauerl or Baeuerl.
137 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Muller or Mueller.
151 Note at end of listing says a child was born to her during the voyage.
160 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus Fath or Faeth.
161 Surname may be either Kicket or Ricket.
170 Note at end of listing says a child was born to her during the voyage.
174-176 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Muller or Mueller.
183 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus Gruneberg or Grueneberg.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 18.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
6 August 2004
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