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SS Gellert
I, A. Barends, Master of the SS Gellert, do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm 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 Steamship at Hamburg & Havre from which port said Steamship 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 5^th January 1876So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) A. Barends
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Gellert whereof A. Barends, is master, from Hamburg & Havre burthen 3465 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.
1 Jacob Jaeger 29 male joiner U. States United States between decks
2 Emilie Jaeger 29 female wife Germany United States between decks
3 Emil Jaeger 4 male child Germany United States between decks
4 Emilie Jaeger 2 female child Germany United States between decks
5 Rebecca Lack 53 female woman Germany United States between decks
6* Johan Kliner 27 male farmer Germany United States between decks
7* Marie Kliner 27 female wife Germany United States between decks
8* Heinr. Kliner 5 male child Germany United States between decks
9* Fritz Kliner 3 male child Germany United States between decks
10* Carl Kliner 11 m male infant Germany United States between decks
11* Lina Kliner 1 m female infant Germany United States between decks
12* Rosa Raubitzka 26 female female Austria United States between decks
13* Magdal. Jinva 20 female woman Germany United States between decks
14* Cath^a Jinva 10 m female infant Germany United States between decks
15 Paul R. Krauss 20 male painter Germany United States between decks
16 Marie Parthenary 29 female woman Germany United States between decks
17 Paul R. Weis 40 male miner Germany United States between decks
18 Therisa Weis 40 female wife Austria United States between decks
19* Nathan Gorfain 32 male jeweller Russia United States between decks
20* Joseph Schmidt? 23 male workman U. States United States between decks
21* John Jurgens 29 male baker Germany United States between decks
22 Eugen Bernard 20 male locksmith Germany United States between decks
23 Emil Bechstein 20 male weaver Germany United States between decks
24* Gothold Baldanf 26 male weaver Germany United States between decks
25 Heinr. Keck 50 male bird dealer Germany United States between decks
26* Michael Gunther 22 male conterwright Germany United States between decks
27 Wilh. Guttmann 32 male baker Germany United States between decks
28* Heymann Johnsdonn 15 male Germany United States between decks
29* Elisabeth Wazalitzka 18 female single Germany United States between decks
30 Bernhard Vergesalit 28 male teaylor Austria United States between decks
31 Ernestine Vergesalit? 26 female wife Austria United States between decks
32 Israel Vergesalit? 9 m male infant Austria United States between decks
33 Isaac Schiler 50 male paper hanger Russia United States between decks
34 Golde Morowski 30 female woman Russia United States between decks
35 Rosa Morowski 8 female daughter Russia United States between decks
36 Moses Morowski 10 m male infant Russia United States between decks
37 Otto Gaden 18 male clerk Germany United States between decks
38* Nova Hirschfeldz 31 male merchant U. States United States between decks
39* Imogens Chr. Moller 33 male blacksmith Den,ark United States between decks
40* Carl R. Hintin 16 male butcher Germany United States between decks
41 Heinrk Kredzmann 18 male taylor Russia United States between decks
42 Gustav Pinzke 30 male worknman Russia United States between decks
43 Friedr. Liechti 20 male stone cutter Switzerland United States between decks
44 H D Ci Flenning 36 male sculptor U. States United States between decks
45 Julius Meier 21 male merchant Germany United States cabin
46 Carl Engel 21 male merchant Austria United States cabin
47* J. George Kranzlein 42 male merchant U. States United States cabin
48* ?eiz? v. Deurs 40 male gentleman Denmark United States cabin
49 Georg Born 28 male merchant Holland United States cabin
50 J. J. Feffermann 28 male merchant U. States United States cabin
51 Chr. Pfeiffer 34 male merchant Germany United States cabin
52 J. V. E. Petersen 18 male clerk Denmark United States cabin
53* A. v. Burnchow 32 male -- Germany United States cabin
54* Heinr. Sallinbach 30 male merchant U. States United States cabin
55 Samuel Weiler 55 male gentleman U. States United States cabin
56 David Haas 56 male merchant U. States United States cabin
57 L. de Launois 37 male civil engineer U. States United States cabin
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.
* Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
6 - 11: Surnames may be Kleaver or Kluver with u Umlaut.
12: the last name could be Rambitzka.
13 & 14: Surnames may be Siena or Siewa.
19: Surname may be Yorfader or Gorfader.
21: Jurgens is spelled with u Umlaut.
24: Name may be Golhehe Baldauf.
26: Gunther is spelled with u Umlaut.
29: Surname may be Wazalitzten.
38: Surname may be Hirschfield or Hirschfeldt.
39: Moller is spelled with o Umlaut.
40: Surname may be Hinton.
47: Kranzlein is spelled with a Umlaut.
48: Name may be Fritz Dours or Fritz v. Deurs.
53: passenger died Dec. 23, 1875. The name is lined out.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 401, List 14.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt,
members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 March 2006
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