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Hamburg, Germany and Havre, France to New York
27 October 1884

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, N. C. Franzen Master of the German Steamship Suevia 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 S.S. Suevia at Hamburg and Havre from which port said S.S. Suevia 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) N. C. Franzen
Sworn to this 27th October 1884 Before me ??????? DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German Steamship Suevia whereof N. C. Franzen is Master from Hamburg burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they they intend to become inhabitants, pieces of luggage, transient or intransient.
Cabin Passengers
  1  Julius       Lang            18    male   mercht     Cincinnati US          USA 3 transient 
  2  Philipp      Weishar         33    male   renter     Brooklyn US            USA 7 transient
  3  Magdaline    Weishar         61    female mother     Brooklyn US            USA   transient
  4  Marie        Weishar         31    female sister     Brooklyn US            USA   transient
  5  Caroline     Heimrod         58    female wife       Newport US             USA 2 transient
  6  Rebecca      Maurice         50    female wife       Chicago US             USA 4 transient
  7  Pauline      Martin          23    female wife       New York US            USA 3 transient
  8  Marie        v.d. Kerikhoven 30    female single     Brunswick US           USA 2 transient
  9  Erna         Stolze          21    female single     Brunswick US           USA 3 transient
 10  August       Buschmann       36    male   mercht     Indianapolis US        USA 3 transient
 11  W.           Ummelmann       40    male   farmer     Indianapolis US        USA 4 transient
 12* Dr. Betsy    Schuller        39    female wife       Columbus US            USA 3 transient
 13* Erwin        Schuller         9    male   son        Columbus US            USA   transient
 14  Heinr.       Tielig          22    male   mercht     Cincinnati US          USA 2 transient
 15  Fredk^e      Keil            38    female wife       St. Paull US           USA 3 transient
 16  Otto         Keil             3    male   son        St. Paul US            USA   transient
 17  Max          Krappe          46    male   architect  New York US            USA 3 transient
 18  Alexander    Krappe           9    male   child      New York US            USA   transient
 19  Walther      Krappe           8    male   child      New York US            USA   transient
 20  Guido        Franz           48    male   teacher    Texas US               USA 2 transient
 21  Hans         Schuler         26    male   mercht     Pottsdam Prussia       USA 3
 22* Jurgen F. H. Meyer           46    male   mercht     New York US            USA 9 transient
 23  Math^e       Meyer           40    female wife       New York US            USA   transient
 24  Carl         Meyer           19    male   child      New York US            USA   transient
 25  Emma         Meyer           18    female child      New York US            USA   transient
 26  Rudolph      Meyer            8    male   child      New York US            USA   transient
 27  Otto         Meyer            6    male   child      New York US            USA   transient
 28  Gertrud      Meyer             11m female baby       New York US            USA   transient
 29  Agnes        Nosh            23    female domestic   Brooklyn US            USA   transient
 30* Robert       Am Rhu??        24    male   domestic   Engelsberg Switzerland USA 1
 31  Isidor       Gerdes          36    male   mercht     Hayti Hayti            USA 7 transient
 32  Sophie       Gerdes          20    female sgle.      Hayti Hayti            USA   transient
 33  Caroline     Gerdes          18    female sgle.      Hayti Hayti            USA   transient
 34* Paul         Stoving         23    male   musician   Leipzig Saxony         USA 3
 35  Georg        Weiss           69    male   renter     Cincinnati US          USA 2 transient
 36  Curt         Herrmann        30    male   mercht     Havanna Span. Col.     USA 2 transient
 37  Salemon      Kinkenstein     26    male   mercht     Havanna Span. Col.     USA 3 transient
 38  D. M.        Bunker          22    male   mercht     New York US            USA 2 transient
 39  Joseph       Tsernak         42    male   innkeeper  Kemern Hungary         USA 2
 40  Peter        Liebertz        56    male   mercht     New York US            USA 3 transient
 41  Aug^e        Liebertz        52    female wife       New York US            USA   transient
 42  Marg^a       Liebertz         8    female daughter   New York US            USA   transient
 43  Dr. C. M.    Kemperdick      48    male   doctor     Paris                  USA 2 transient
 44  J. H.        Sorg            48    male   mercht     Paris                  USA 3 transient
 45  Joh^e        Sorg            17    female daughter   Paris                  USA   transient 
 46  J. H.        Lafferty        50    male   mercht     Paris                  USA 3 transient
 47  J. H.        Lafferty        48    female wife       Paris                  USA   transient
 48  John C.      Howard          50    male   mercht     Paris                  USA 3 transient
 49  Elise        Fader           28    female single     Paris                  USA 2 transient
 50  Heinr        Fader           36    male   brother    Paris                  USA 2 transient
 51* A.           Luder           53    male   mercht     Paris                  USA 4 transient
 52  Elise        Evans           50    female wife       Paris                  USA 2 transient
 53  Anni         Evans           24    female daughter   Paris                  USA 2 transient
 54  Mary         Schipmann       18    female single     Paris                  USA 4 transient
 55  Emil         Schuler         48    male   renter     Havre                  USA 4 transient
 56  Dorothea     Schuler         40    female wife       Havre                  USA   transient
(signed) N. C. Franzen

Steerage Passengers
 57  Chr.         Witte           21    male   taylor     Wreiburg       Hannover     USA 2
 58  Jul^s        Witte           17    male   baker      Wreiburg       Hannover     USA 1
 59  Joachim      Lau             57    male   farmer     Oberhof        Mechlbg      USA 3
 60  Elise        Lau             57    female wife       Oberhof        Mechlbg      USA 
 61  Marie        Lau             17    female daughter   Oberhof        Mechlbg      USA
 62  Frida        Spisak          42    female wife       Debreczin      Russia       USA 1
 63  Jan          Waitukaitiz     20    male   workman    Debreczin      Russia       USA 1
 64  Anton        Griejalust      20    male   workman    Susvalkow      Russia       USA 1
 65  Miklos       Alexowitz       35    male   workman    Bosko          Hungary      USA 1
 66  Rebbeca      Mandel          30    female wife       Gomoru         Hungary      USA 3
 67  Hanne        Mandel          17    female single     Gomoru         Hungary      USA 
 68  Herrm        Mandel           8    male   child      Gomoru         Hungary      USA
 69  Nari         Mandel           5    female child      Gomoru         Hungary      USA
 70  Carl L.      Peck            29    male   glazier    Gifhorn        Hannover     USA 4
 71  Therese      Peck            28    female wife       Gifhorn        Hannover     USA
 72  Heinr        Peck             8    male   child      Gifhorn        Hannover     USA
 73  Carl         Peck             6    male   child      Gifhorn        Hannover     USA
 74  Wilh         Peck             4    male   child      Gifhorn        Hannover     USA
 75  Therese      Peck               9m female baby       Gifhorn        Hannover     USA
 76  Albert       Steenbuck       18    male   clerk      Altona         Prussia      USA 5
 77  Cath^a       Steenbuck       52    female wife       Altona         Prussia      USA
 78  Adolph       Jacobsen        49    male   fabricer   Hamburg                     USA 6
 79  Ida          Jacobsen        34    female wife       Hamburg                     USA
 80  Auguste      Jacobsen        18    female daughter   Hamburg                     USA
 81  Louise       Jacobsen        16    female child      Hamburg                     USA
 82  Anna         Jacobsen         9    female child      Hamburg                     USA
 83  Julie        Jacobsen         6    female child      Hamburg                     USA
 84  August       Jacobsen         5    male   child      Hamburg                     USA
 85  Herrmann     Jacobsen          11m male   baby       Hamburg                     USA
 86  Gear         Koll            34    male   mercht     Mohrungen      Austria      USA 3
 87  Emma         Koll            34    female wife       Mohrungen      Austria      USA
 88  Joh^e        Koll             8    female daughter   Mohrungen      Austria      USA
 89  Chr.         Kiehl           23    male   mercht     Wandsbeck      Prussia      USA 2
 90  Reinhold     Kuberschki      16    male   miller     Ernstdorf      Prussia      USA 1
 91  Josef        Stenzel         24    male   miner      Weisstein      Prussia      USA 1
 92  Auguste      Wrage           22    female single     Ahrensburg     Prussia      USA 1
 93  Joh.         Siebert         37    male   seaman     Danzig         Prussia      USA 1 
 94  Alma         Kanold          22    female single     Altenburg      Saxony       USA 1
 95  Egidius      Scheiner        30    male   farmer     Ibensfrau      Baden        USA 1
 96  Louise       Sichter         40    female wife       Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA 5
 97  Marie        Sichter         20    female child      Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA 
 98  Ida          Sichter         16    female child      Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA
 99  Auguste      Sichter         14    female child      Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA
100  Carl         Sichter         13    male   child      Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA
101  Wilh.        Sichter          9    male   child      Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA
102  Louise       Sichter          3    female child      Biesenbrow     Prussia      USA
103  Wilh.        Belling         51    male   workman    Graumhagen     Prussia      USA 4
104  Auguste      Belling         53    female wife       Graumhagen     Prussia      USA
105  Caroline     Belling         20    female child      Graumhagen     Prussia      USA
106  Anna         Belling         17    female child      Graumhagen     Prussia      USA
107  Aug^e        Belling         15    female child      Graumhagen     Prussia      USA
108  Ferd.        Piotrascki      29    male   workman    Poblotz        Prussia      USA 2
109  Auguste      Piotrascki      23    female wife       Poblotz        Prussia      USA
110  Marg         Rossmeier       50    female wife       Gammendorf     Prussia      USA 3
111  Dora         Rossmeier        9    female child      Gammendorf     Prussia      USA
112  Christ       Rossmeier        8    female child      Gammendorf     Prussia      USA
113  Ludwig       Wiedenbeck      22    male   tigler     Spandau        Prussia      USA 1
114  Jacob        Loewy           45    male   workman    Chetzen        Bohemia      USA 1
115  Jul^s        Brincker        22    male   butcher    Rostock        Mecklbg      USA 1
116  Marie        Schollis        18    female single     Brunowitz      Hungary      USA 1
117  Carl         Stuhler         23    male   sculptor   Jersey City    USA          USA 2
118  Joachim      Graage          23    male   farmer     Thomsdorf      Prussia      USA 2
119  Ferd.        Keerl           33    male   mercht     Altona         Prussia      USA 3
120  Chr.         Kay             72    male   farmer     Chicago        USA          USA 2
121  Claus        Ricks           52    male   cartwright Davenport      USA          USA 2
122  Valentin     Frank           19    male   taylor     Langmeil       Bavaria      USA 1
123  Gustav       Korlam          24    male   mercht     Hamburg                     USA 3
124  Caroline     Korlam          20    female wife       Hamburg                     USA
125  Heinr.       Zieseniss       43    male   mercht     Jersey City    US           USA 2
126  Hugo         Fuhrmann        29    male   workman    Berlin         Prussia      USA 3
127  Emma         Fuhrmann        28    female wife       Berlin         Prussia      USA
128  Hyman        Klinkenstein    21    male   burner     Warschau       Russia       USA 1
129  Ingeborg     Petersen        32    female single     Flensburg      Prussia      USA 2
130  Carl         Wolf            22    male   coachman   Warschau       Russia       USA 1
131* Apollonia    Kunezel         32    female wife       Bartfelde      Hungary      USA 4
132* Ilke         Kunezel          9    female child      Bartfelde      Hungary      USA
133* Pauline      Kunezel          7    female child      Bartfelde      Hungary      USA
134  Emma         Ringer          32    female single     Kis Szeber     Hungary      USA 1
135  Johanna      Ehlers          44    female wife       Hamburg                     USA 4
136  Anna         Ehlers          14    female child      Hamburg                     USA 
137  August       Ehlers           9    male   child      Hamburg                     USA
138  Martha       Ehlers           8    female child      Hamburg                     USA
139  Robert       Ehlers           5    male   child      Hamburg                     USA
140  Wilh.        Schwarze        30    male   joiner     Brunswick                   USA 2
141  Arthur       Glitz           23    male   mercht     Hannover                    USA 2
142  Paul         Winkler         22    male   mercht     Herschfeldt    Prussia      USA 1
143  Wilh.        Fink            23    male   mercht     Herschfeldt    Prussia      USA 1
144  Aug^e        Wieland         25    female single     Berlin         Prussia      USA 2
145  Emilie       Wieland         23    female single     Berlin         Prussia      USA 1
146  Mathilde     Richter         23    female single     Danzig         Prussia      USA 2
147  Gustav       Ganzer          25    male   workman    Robe           Prussia      USA 1
148  Walberga     Schenk          23    female single     Ulmspan        Baden        USA 1
149  Heinr.       Hansen          34    male   locksmith  Bangershausen  Saxony       USA 2
150  Gustav       Jacob           24    male   locksmith  Berna          Saxony       USA 2
151* Barb^a       Prossner        16    female single     Satschenbrow   Bavary       USA 2
152  Rosa         Huttner         25    female single     Karbach        Bavary       USA 1
153* Vitus        Hasenmuller     23    male   baker      Walterstein    Bavary       USA 2
154  Jacob        Jensen          31    male   farmer     Aalberg        Danemark     USA 2
155* Carl         Garnstrom       28    male   goldsmith  Stockholm      Suevia       USA 2
156* Eduard       Low             23    male   mercht     Friedland      Moravia      USA 1
157  Josef        Steiger         58    male   farmer     Kmetnoves      Bohemia      USA 4
158  Anna         Steiger         57    female wife       Kmetnoves      Bohemia      USA
159  Franz        Steiger         27    male   son        Kmetnoves      Bohemia      USA
160  Antonin      Steiger         15    male   son        Kmetnoves      Bohemia      USA
161  Marie        Koppen          21    female single     Dadelow        Prussia      USA 2
162  Bertha       Koppen          19    female single     Dadelow        Prussia      USA 2
163  Marie        Wurst           52    female single     Dadelow        Prussia      USA 1
164  Joh.         Noller          57    male   carpenter  Prevorst       Wrttbg       USA 2
165* Joh.         Rower           34    male   farmer     Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA 4
166* Marie        Rower           33    female wife       Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA
167  Marie        Sass            67    female wife       Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA 1
168  Sophie       Hagemann        70    female wife       Helpt          Mecklbg      USA 1
169  Caroline     Schoemer        26    female single     Carlsruhe      Baden        USA 2
170  Heinr.       Kroeger         34    male   farmer     Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA 4
171  Louise       Kroeger         34    female wife       Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA
172  Fridr.       Kroeger          9    male   child      Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA
173  Sophie       Kroeger          7    female child      Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA
174  Ludwig       Kroeger          4    male   child      Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA
175  Heinr.       Kroeger            2m male   baby       Charlottenthal Mecklbg      USA
176  Marie        Kramer          15    female single     Darmstadt      Hessian      USA 1
177  Niels        Hansen          32    male   farmer     Sommerstedt    Prussia      USA 3
178  Egine        Hansen          28    female wife       Sommerstedt    Prussia      USA
179  Peter        Hansen           5    male   child      Sommerstedt    Prussia      USA
180  Joh^s        Hansen           3    male   child      Sommerstedt    Prussia      USA
181  Wilh^e       Busch           51    female wife       Schmatrin      Prussia      USA 1
182  Friedr.      Andres          25    male   workman    Broelin        Mecklbg      USA 2
183  Gustine      Gussmann        26    female single     Belford        Prussia      USA 1
184  Carl         Mau             21    male   shoemaker  Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA 2
185  Herm.        Jenske          25    male   farmer     Markevske      Prussia      USA 2
186  Caroline     Kroeger         32    female single     Rostock        Mecklbg      USA 2
187  Ingeborg     Kassberg        16    male   dealer     Des Moines     US           USA 3
188  Hans         Kassberg        44    male   dealer     Des Moines     US           USA 
189  Leopold      Berger          30    male   coachman   Oberndorf      Austria      USA 1
190  Heinr.       Storch          19    male   workman    Frankfurt a/O  Prussia      USA 2
191  H.           Jahnke          27    male   farmer     Greisswald     Prussia      USA 4
192  Wilh^e       Jahnke          23    female wife       Greisswald     Prussia      USA
193  Helene       Jahnke           3    female daughter   Greisswald     Prussia      USA
194  Joachim      Voss            39    male   farmer     Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA 5
195  Wilh^e       Voss            29    female wife       Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA
196  Martin       Voss             6    male   child      Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA
197  Carl         Voss             5    male   child      Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA
198  Chr.         Voss             3    male   child      Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA
199  Wilh^e       Voss              11m female baby       Kossbade       Mecklbg      USA


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.

* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.

* No births or deaths were recorded during the voyage.

* Passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

12,13  Umlaut u in surname.
22  Umlaut u in given name.
30  Surname illegible due to handwriting.
34  Umlaut o in surname.
51  Umlaut u in surname.
131-133  Umlaut u in surname.
151  Umlaut o in surname.
153  Umlaut u in surname.
155  Umlaut o in surname.
156  Umlaut o in surname.
165,166  Umlaut o in surname.


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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 481, List 1374.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 July 2005



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