Immigrant Ships
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SS Donau


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Bremen, Germany to New York
27 April 1874

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S. S. Donau whereof H A F Magnaber is Master, from Bremen, burthen (nothing recorded) tons.
Columns represent: Surname, Given name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country of which they intend to become inhabitants
    
  1  von Arsdale, Alfd      22y  Male    Mercht          US           US
  2  Garthe, Herman         22y  Male    Mercht          Germany      US
  3  Hogt, Goold            54y  Male    Mercht          US           US
  4  Redmond, Emily         28y  Female                  US           US
  5  Koch, Mrs T            28y  Female                  US           US
  6  Koch, Albt              8y  Male                    US           US
  7  Koch, Gustav           51y  Male                    US           US
  8  Koch, Ch^s              3y  Male                    US           US
  9  Geisner, Anne          16y  Female                  US           US
 10  Key, Mrs C             59y  Female                  US           US
 11  Brown, Ch^s            57y  Male    Mercht          US           US
 12  Marx, Ludwig           41y  Male                    US           US
 13  Sommerhoff, Herman     30y  Male                    US           US
 14  Wetzler, Leopold       53y  Male                    US           US
 15  Sweet, Gilbert         16y  Male    Mercht          US           US
 16  Droste, Eugen          16y  Male    Mercht          Germany      US
 17  Jantje, Lili           20y  Female                  Germany      US
 18  Neuwirth, Jean         25y  Male                    Germany      US
 19  Bock, Caspar           65y  Male                    Germany      US
 20  Bock, Marie            60y  Female                  Germany      US
 21  Bock, Wilhelme         21y  Female                  Germany      US
 22  Ehrich, Adelherd       66y  Female                  Germany      US
 23* Weuse, Otto v d        22y  Male                    Germany      US
 24  Heberer, Henry         35y  Male    Landlord        US           US
 25  Heberer, Marg          31y  Female                  US           US
 26  Thiele, Cath           40y  Female                  US           US
 27* Muhlmeister, Louisa    22y  Female                  Germany      US
 28  Burkhardt, Elisabeth   36y  Female                  US           US
 29  Renz, Rafael           59y  Male    Capitalist      US           US
 30  Kiefer, Marie          13y  Female                  Germany      US
 31  Schneider, Caspar      65y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
 32  Schneider, Caspar      39y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
 33  Schneider, Tina        34y  Female                  Germany      US
 34  Schneider, Tina         8y  Female                  Germany      US 
 35  Schneider, Josef        1y  Male                    Germany      US
 36  Kothe, Mathilde        42y  Female                  Germany      US
 37* Schmittdiel, Philomel  36y  Female                  Germany      US
 38  Arndt, Rosa            38y  Female                  Germany      US
 39  Edelbrock, Ludgera     37y  Female                  Germany      US
 40  Peters, Ausgaria       30y  Female                  Germany      US
 41* Schlutz, Euphronia     26y  Female                  Germany      US
 42* Schmitz, Ed            28y  Female                  Germany      US
 43  Gruss, Patrocla        42y  Female                  Germany      US
 44* Lofke, Venerande       35y  Female                  Germany      US
 45  Burgwinkel, Armella    30y  Female                  Germany      US
 46  Leisner, Merbertina    24y  Female                  Germany      US
 47  Muckenheim, Marcellina 23y  Female                  Germany      US
 48  Pabst, Herbberta       28y  Female                  Germany      US
 49  Thiele, Patroclaia     27y  Female                  Germany      US
 50  Blum, Mennerska        31y  Female                  Germany      US
 51  Rebidick, Mantke       34y  Female                  Germany      US
 52  Esau, Georg            27y  Male    Mercht          Germany      US
 53  Esau, Meta             22y  Female                  Germany      US
 54* Rolker, Emma           26y  Female                  US           US
 55* Me?er, August          16y  Male                    Germany      US
 56  Steyskal, Anton        48y  Male                    US           US
 57  Henke, Georg           22y  Male    Cooper          US           US
 58  Tachens, Marie         50y  Female                  Germany      US
 59  Rose, Alwin            36y  Male    Captain         US           US
 60* Kruger, Heh            48y  Male    Birdman         US           US
 61  Petz, Philipp          25y  Male    Shoemaker       Germany      US
 62  Preil, Conrad          52y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
 63  Swiantak, Theofile     35y  Female                  Germany      US
 64* Bai?schu??, Barbara    18y  Female                  Germany      US
 65  Lemke, Christian       16y  Male                    Germany      US
 66* Brunges, Carl          17y  Male                    Germany      US
 67  Standachar, Marie      26y  Female                  Hungary      US
 68  Strohmeyer, Christine  54y  Female                  Germany      US
 69  Gippert, Jacob         33y  Male    Baker           US           US
 70  Schulz, Herman         14y  Male                    Germany      US
 71  Schulz, Carl           16y  Male                    Germany      US
 72  Schulz, Alwine         17y  Female                  Germany      US
 73  Ravenberg, Jurren      16y  Male                    Germany      US
 74* Gotz, Johann           54y  Male    Cooper          Germany      US
 75* Gotz, Anna             50y  Female                  Germany      US
 76* Gotz, Marie            14y  Female                  Germany      US
 77* Gotz, Fdke              9y  Female                  Germany      US
 78* Gotz, Adam              8y  Male                    Germany      US
 79* Gotz, Michae           l3y  Male                    Germany      US
 80  Patzer, Marie          30y  Female                  Germany      US
 81  Patzer, Emi            l5y  Male                    Germany      US
 82  Patzer, Herman          3y  Male                    Germany      US
 83  Patzer, Anne             9m Female                  Germany      US
 84  Bollman, Johann        50y  Male    Stonecutter     US           US
 85  Krause, Daniel         55y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
 86  Krause, Eva            58y  Female                  Germany      US
 87  Krause, Anne           18y  Female                  Germany      US
 88  Grossmann, Georg       27y  Male    Sculptor        US           US
 89  Overbeck, Bernh^d      27y  Male    Bricklayer      US           US
 90  Hopker, W^m            28y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
 91  Seydlitz, Samuel       37y  Male                    Germany      US
 92  Seydlitz, Pauline      29y  Female                  Germany      US
 93  Seydlitz, Ferdin^d      9y  Male                    Germany      US
 94  Seydlitz, W^m           7y  Male                    Germany      US
 95  Seydlitz, Gusta         4y  Male                    Germany      US
 96  Seydlitz, Emilie         6m Female                  Germany      US
 97  Retzlaff, Car          29y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
 98  Retzlaff, Justine      31y  Female                  Germany      US
 99  Retzlaff, Car          l7y  Male                    Germany      US
100  Retzlaff, August        5y  Female                  Germany      US
101  Retzlaff, Anna           9m Female                  Germany      US
102  Ganowsky, Christoph    25y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
103  Leopold, Jacob         32y  Male    Baker           US           US
104  Silverling, John       44y  Male    Cooper          US           US
105  Fey, W^m               17y  Male                    Germany      US
106  Urban, Michalina       30y  Female                  Germany      US
107  Urban, Valentin         7y  Male                    Germany      US
108  Barthel, Johann        25y  Male    Segarmaker      US           US
109  Stettin, W^m           37y  Male    House Carpenter Germany      US
110  Menzel, W^m            35y  Male    Watchmaker      US           US
111  Rehr, Henriette        27y  Female                  Germany      US
112  Steffens, Betty        16y  Female                  Germany      US
113  Hellschmidt, Cath      19y  Female                  Germany      US
114  Schabacker, Peter      20y	 Male    Brazier         Germany      US
115  Schabacker, Georg      15y  Male                    Germany      US
116  Friedrich, Johann      40y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
117  Friedrich, Wilhelme    35y  Female                  Germany      US
118  May, Joseph            27y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
119* Schutte, Johann        24y  Male    Tailor          Germany      US
120* Burig, Fritz           24y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
121* Kruger, W^m            25y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
122  Bock, Elisabeth        22y  Female                  Germany      US
123  Hess, Henriette        63y  Female                  Germany      US
124  Hess, Joseph           32y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
125  Hess, Heh              30y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
126  Kramer, Lisette        51y  Female                  Germany      US
127  Kramer, Anna           28y  Female                  Germany      US
128  Grebe, Josef           31y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
129  Kramer, Theresa         9y  Female                  Germany      US
130* Het?el, Maria          21y  Female                  Germany      US
131  Kirchhof, Franz        24y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
132  Frank, Ernst           38y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
133  Halbe, Franz           28y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
134  Schmidt, Carl          26y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
135* B?sch, Johann          39y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
136  Duddenhause, Bernh^d   22y  Male    Mercht          Germany      US
137  Sparlbaum, Rosine      63y  Female                  Germany      US
138  Sparlbaum, Ferdin^d    17y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
139  Haussler, Cath         29y  Female                  Germany      US
140  Haussler, Fdk           9y  Male                    Germany      US
141  Bessler, Margthe       22y  Female                  Germany      US
142* Bose, Fdk              16y  Male    Mercht          Germany      US
143  Welholter, Johanna     18y  Female                  Germany      US
144  Schubert, Rudolph      23y  Male    Mercht          Germany      US
145* Kruszynsk?, Paul       35y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
146* Kruszynsk?, Franziska  27y  Female                  Germany      US
147* Kruszynsk?, Franz       2y  Male                    Germany      US
148* Kruszynsk?, Juliane      9m Female                  Germany      US
149  Wanek, Andreas         17y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
150  Krs, Maria             58y  Female                  Bohemia      US
151  Bezneck, Henzel        30y  Male    Bricklayer      Bohemia      US
152  Hurke, Johann          19y  Male    Baker           Bohemia      US
153* B??sch, Joseph         17y  Male    Baker           Bohemia      US
154  Zase, Johan            19y  Male    Bricklayer      Bohemia      US
155  Znonutka, Joseph       24y  Male    Tailor          Bohemia      US
156  Schabatka, Franz       47y  Male    Farmer          Moravia      US
157  Schabatka, Clara       43y  Female                  Moravia      US
158  Schabatka, Franz       16y  Male                    Moravia      US
159  Schabatka, Josef       14y  Male                    Moravia      US
160  Schabatka, Anna        12y  Female                  Moravia      US
161  Schabatka, Maria        9y  Female                  Moravia      US
162  Schabatka, Monika       7y  Female                  Moravia      US
163  Schabatka, Ruppert      5y  Male                    Moravia      US
164  Schabatka, Henrich      3y  Male                    Moravia      US
165* Blatiny, Franz         45y  Male                    Moravia      US
166* Blatiny, Mariane       35y  Female                  Moravia      US
167* Blatiny, Jacob         14y  Male                    Moravia      US
168* Blatiny, Mariana        9y  Female                  Moravia      US
169* Blatiny, Nic??e        l8y  Male                    Moravia      US
170* Blatiny, Franz          5y  Male                    Moravia      US
171* Blatny, Franziska       3y  Female                  Moravia      US
172* Blatny, Carl            2y  Male                    Moravia      US
173  Kohause, Fran          35y  Male    Farmer          Moravia      US
174  Kohause, Anne          30y  Female                  Moravia      US
175  Kohause, Mariana        9y  Female                  Moravia      US
176* Sturke, Auguste        17y  Female                  Germany      US
177  Karstens, Henriette    22y  Female                  Germany      US
178  Rohbein, Fdk           38y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
179  Bujara, Peter          37y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
180  Thiedsman, Gottfried   30y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
181  Michel, Heh            57y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
182  Michel, Cath           57y  Female                  Germany      US
183  Michel, Heh            15y  Male                    Germany      US
184  Klei, Andreas          14y  Male                    Germany      US
185  Knoche, Franz          25y  Male    Painter         Germany      US
186  Knoche, Anne           19y  Female                  Germany      US
87   Klussmann, Fdk         37y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
188  Klussmann, Sophie      35y  Female                  Germany      US
189  Klussmann, Car         l7y  Male                    Germany      US
190  Klussmann, Auguste       9m Female                  Germany      US
191  Tischer, Georg         50y  Male                    Germany      US
192  Tischer, Anna          32y  Female                  Germany      US
193  Woytyschek, Michle     22y  Male                    Germany      US
194  Brandt, Albt           22y  Male    L.Smith         Germany      US
195  Dolestke, Anton        27y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
196  Dolestke, Marie        25y  Female                  Germany      US
197  Dolestke, Heh           2y  Male                    Germany      US
198  Dolestke, Juliane       10m Female                  Germany      US
199  Dolestke, Andreas      60y  Male                    Germany      US
200  Kaiser, Wilhelme       20y  Female                  Germany      US
201* Rosler, Johanna        23y  Female                  Germany      US
202  Antrus, Anton          36y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
203  Tiggermann, Theresia   21y  Female                  Germany      US
204  Biffer, Carl           27y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
205  Baer, Johanna          16y  Female                  Germany      US
206  Baer, Johanna          19y  Female                  Germany      US
207  Werner, Adelheid       17y  Female                  Germany      US
208  Ehrensperger, Ludwig   18y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
209  Haag, Albt             33y  Male    Shoemaker       Switzerland  US
210  King, Joseph           15y  Male                    Germany      US
211  Faist, Johann          16y  Male                    Germany      US
212  Lamprecht, Joseph      18y  Male    Waiter          Germany      US
213  Maurer, Eusefus        16y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
214  Maurer, Johannes       16y  Male    Brewer          Germany      US
215  Schmidt, Franz         18y  Male    Brewer          Germany      US
216  Weisser, Anton         31y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
217  Rapp, Fdk              19y  Male    House Joiner    Germany      US
218  Lehmann, Christina     22y  Female                  Germany      US
219  Hegel, Mathilde        25y  Female                  Germany      US
220  Windisch, Georg        29y  Male    Tailor          Germany      US
221  Windisch, Marie        19y  Female                  Germany      US
222  Schussler, Martin      15y  Male                    Germany      US
223  Gromatzky, Woceich     33y  Male    Labr            Germany      US
224  Gromatzky, Margt       33y  Female                  Germany      US
225  Gromatzky, Lorenz       9y  Male                    Germany      US
226  Gromatzky, ??            5m Female                  Germany      US
227  Piasetzke, Teofil      22y  Male    Lab             Germany      US
228  Weisshaar, Adolf       19y  Male    House Carpenter Germany      US
229  Malecek, Alb           59y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
230  Malecek, Eva           59y  Female                  Bohemia      US
231  Trelach, Adalbert      42y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
232  Trelach, Cath          42y  Female                  Bohemia      US
233  Trelach, Cath           9y  Female                  Bohemia      US
234  Trelach, Rose           6y  Female                  Bohemia      US
235  Palecek, Barthel       59y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
236  Palecek, Cath          59y  Female                  Bohemia      US
237  Dwarack, Mathias       39y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
238  Dwarack, Elisabeth     27y  Female                  Bohemia      US
239  Novak, Josef           58y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
240  Novak, Cath            54y  Female                  Bohemia      US
241  Novak, Josef            9y  Male                    Bohemia      US
242  Kubas, Marie           48y  Female                  Bohemia      US
243  Novak, Cath            17y  Female                  Bohemia      US
244  Swoboda, Albt          34y  Male    Labr            Bohemia      US
245  Swoboda, Maria         34y  Female                  Bohemia      US
246  Swoboda, Anna           9y  Female                  Bohemia      US
247* Gogel, Henry           16y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
248  Tiemeier, Heh          26y  Male    Sigarmaker      US	      US
249  Helmke, Ch^s           33y  Male    Sigarmaker      Germany      US
250  Marshhauser, Michael   52y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
251  Hofmann, Georg         24y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
252* Pschi?aul, Clara2       8y  Female                  Germany      US
253  Srock, Ludwig          36y  Male                    Germany      US
254  Srock, Juliane         50y  Female                  Germany      US
255  Srock, Carl            18y  Male                    Germany      US
256  Srock, Marie           20y  Female                  Germany      US
257  Srock, Paul            18y  Male                    Germany      US
258  Hennig, Fdk            32y  Baker                   Germany      US
259  Hennig, August         19y  Farmer                  Germany      US
260  Huster, Victor         25y  Male    B Smith         Germany      US
261  Huster, Emilie         30y  Female                  Germany      US
262  Huster, Jenny           9y  Female                  Germany      US
263  Huster, Adalbert        7y  Male                    Germany      US
264  Wobleske, Martin       24y  Male    Farmer          Germany      US
265  Wobleske, Josephe      23y  Female                  Germany      US
266  Wobleske, Thos          10m Male                    Germany      US
267  Bletzer, Sophie        39y  Female                  Germany      US
268  Bletzer, Sophie         9y  Female                  Germany      US
269  Bletzer, Cath           9y  Female                  Germany      US
270  Bletzer, Anna           8y  Female                  Germany      US
271  Schulte, Mathias       40y  Male                    Germany      US
272  Schulte, Marie         39y  Female                  Germany      US
273  Schulte, Johann        16y  Male                    Germany      US
274  Schulte, Peter         12y  Male                    Germany      US
275  Schulte, Anna           9y  Female                  Germany      US
276  Schulte, Nicolaus       4y  Male                    Germany      US

 
Transcriber's Notes:

There was no Captain's Statement with this list.  An accompanying page indicated the
date of arrival of the ship.

The column, "Died on the Voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no 
deaths on this passage.

The original lister did not number the passengers.  The numbering was added by the
transcriber for ease in locating specific passengers on the list.

A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document.  Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what this letter/letters may be.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name. The original lister 
showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line. The
original lister used several abbreviations:  Heh seems to be Heinrich, Ch^s =
Charles, Fdk = Frederick, W^m = Wilhelm or William.

The original lister recorded the names as given name and then surname; the 
transcriber has reversed this order for ease in alphabetizing and reference.

 23  Surname could be Von der Weuse also.
 27  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
 37  Given is probably Philomina
 41  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
 44  Surname:  Umlaut "o".
 54  Surname:  Umlaut "o".
 55  Surname:  Meyer, Meger.
 60  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
 64  The missing letters are on the line, neither going above the line, nor below.  
     Could be Baireschub, Bainschub, Baireschuler, Bainschuler, even Bauernschub.
 66  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
 74-79  Umlaut over "o" in surname.
119  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
120  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
121  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
130  Surname:  Hetgel, Hetzel.
135  Surname:  Bosch, Busch. In either case there is an umlaut over the "o" or "u".
142  Surname:  Umlaut "o"
145-148  There is something written at the end of the name. Name is probably 
     Kruszynski or Kruszynsky.
153  Surname:  Beusch, Bausch, Bensch
165-172  This surname may be Blatiny or Blatny.  The first few are written Blatiny on
     one page and the last two are Blatny on a following page.
176  Surname:  Umlaut "u".
201  Surname:  Umlaut "o".
247  Surname: Umlaut "o".
252  Surname: Pschieaul, Pschicaul.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 389, List #383.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 June 2006



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