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I, A. Dd. Linson, Master of the German Steam Ship America, 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 the said SS America at Bremen from which port said SS America has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex and the 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.
Sworn to this 24 January 1876
So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) A Dd LinsonList or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS America whereof A. D. Linson, is master, from Bremen, Germany burthen (left blank) tons.Coloumns represent Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
First Cabin Passengers:
1 Joh. Ferd. Heinsohn 38 m merchant U.S. U.S.
2 Hermann v. Limbeck 33 m merchant U.S. U.S.
3 Martin Borchard 33 m gerntleman Germany U.S.
4 George O. Glavis 42 m lawyer U.S. U.S.
5 Laurette Glavis 23 f wife U.S. U.S.
6 Bella Glavis 1 yr 6 mos f none U.S. U.S.
7 George Glavis 6 mos m none U.S. U.S.
8 Annie O'Connor 30 f nurse U.S. U.S.
9 William N Baker 31 m gentleman U.S. U.S.
10 Alfred E Baker 23 m gentleman U.S. U.S.
11 Harriet P. Baker 52 f none U.S. U.S.
12* Mary Hopkins 19 f none U.S. U.S.
Second Cabin Passengers:
13* Robert Homschkel 35 m merchant U.S. U.S.
14 Johan Leissner 29 m lithograph Germany U.S.
15 Sophie Leissner 36 f wife Germany U.S.
16 Josef Tischmacher 42 m shoemaker U.S. U.S.
17* Jacob Knickser 24 m merchant U.S. U.S.
18 Fritz Buddenberg 24 m miller Germany U.S.
19 Georg Hofmann 41 m hairdresser U.S. U.S.
20 Maria Hofmann 36 f wife U.S. U.S.
21 Ed. Levi Bohne 21 m merchant Germany U.S.
22* Julius Pushband 30 m merchant U.S. U.S.
23 Josef Waschak 25 m musician Germany U.S.
24* William Schiermann 29 m merchant Germany U.S.
25 Fredrik Lanig 22 m merchant England U.S.
Steerage Passengers:
26* Michael Loffler 37 m merchant U.S. U.S.
27 Gottfried Billig 55 m landlord U.S. U.S.
28 Wilhelm Spangenberg 27 m birdman? U.S. U.S.
29 August Schoppe 26 m birdman? U.S. U.S.
30 Lena Meyer 16 f servant Germany U.S.
31 Frank Schmidt 32 m farmer U.S. U.S.
32 Georg Weigand 55 m civ. Engineer U.S. U.S.
33* Johan Carni 17 m farmer Hungary U.S.
34* Andreas Carni 9 f none Hungary U.S.
35 Charles Knickser 50 m merchant U.S. U.S.
36* Henry Hockhoff 34 m landlord U.S. U.S.
37* Otto Bose 22 m cook Germany U.S.
38 Emanuel Weinmann 15 m none Germany U.S.
39* Gustav Preg 20 m labouer Germany U.S.
40 Wilhelm Schwarz 26 m shoemkr Germany U.S.
41 Wilhelm Eickhoff 29 m farmer Germany U.S.
42* Fritz Betz 45 m farmer U.S. U.S.
43* Anton Pa???l 24 m landlord U.S. U.S.
44 Otto Ehrenhaus 38 m merchant Germany U.S.
45* Stanislaus Zakngowski 28 m h. painter Germany U.S.
46 Hermann Engelbert 16 m labouer Germany U.S.
47 Anna Hanzl 31 f wife U.S. U.S.
48 Emmanuela Hanzl 7 f none U.S. U.S.
49 Maria Melichar 17 f servant Bohemia U.S.
50 Sophie Neill 24 f wife Canada Canada
51 Louise Neill 11 mos f none Canada Canada
52 Henriette Mayer Kord 18 f servant Germany Canada
53 Georg Mayer Kord 16 m merchant Germany Canada
54 Apollonia Hartmann 20 f servant Germany U.S.
55 Babette Uhl 31 f wife U.S. U.S.
56 Apollinia Kugler 44 f wife Germany U.S.
57 Nicolaus Kugler 16 m labourer Germany U.S.
58 Georg Kugler 9 mos m none Germany U.S.
59 Berthe Kugler 14 f none Germany U.S.
60 Georg Schumacher 15 m none Germany U.S.
61 August Haumann 31 m farmer Germany U.S.
62 Wilhelm Gieseler 38 m h. painter U.S. U.S.
63* August Fritsch 24 m labourer Germany U.S.
64* Maria Brunjes 18 f servant Germany U.S.
65 Ferdinad Paperberg 35 m merchant Germany U.S.
66 Carl Freise 23 m merchant Germany U.S.
67 Adolf Freise 26 m merchant Germany U.S.
68 Josef Neutsch 21 m farmer Germany U.S.
69* Carl Godehuss 32 m merchant U.S. U.S.
70 Daniel Gohlbach 20 m cooper Germany U.S.
71 Adeline Schnakenberg 26 f none U.S. U.S.
72 Heinrich Brockmann 29 m merchant U.S. U.S.
73* Claus Kuk 26 m merchant U.S. U.S.
74 Rudolf Witte 26 m sailor U.S. U.S.
75 Bernhard Grimm 16 m none Germany U.S.
76 Josef Hofmann 25 m labouer England U.S.
RECAPITULATION
first cabin 10 adults -- children 2 infants total 12
second cabin 13 adults -- children -- infants total 13
steerage 47 adults 2 children 2 infants total 51
total 76 passengers
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the
original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used
to call your attention to additional information in
the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined
due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
12: Surname may be Stephens.
13: surname may be Heuschkel or Honschkel.
17: Surname may be Jerickser or Krickser.
22: Surname may be Tuschband.
24: the last name could be Schurmann with u Umlaut.
26: Loffler is spelled with o Umlaut.
33 & 34: Surname may be Curni.
35: Surname may be Jerickser or Kruger with u Umlaut.
36: the last name could be Stockhoff.
37: Bose is spelled with o Umlaut.
39: Surname may be Frey.
42: Surname may be Botz.
43: Surname maybe Fassel.
45: Surname may be Zakrewski.
63: Surname may be Fertsch.
64: Brunjes is spelled with u Umlaut.
73: Kuk is spelled with u Umlaut.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 61
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 March 2006
Reviewed 8 May 2007
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