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SS Lessing
I, B. Voss, Master of the S.S. Lessing, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said Lessing at Hamburg & Havre from which said port said Lessing 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 the country to which each intends to become an inhabitant: and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died.
Sworn to this 18 May 1882 [signature] so help me God
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S.S. Lessing whereof
B. Voss is master, From Hamburg burthern ________
Columns represent: Name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit*.
Between Decks 486 Gottfried Plantz 47 m farmer Prussia 487 Friedericke Plantz 44 f wife Prussia 488 Ferd Plantz 16 m children Prussia 489 Fritz Plantx 12 m children Prussia 490 Emilie Plantz 8 f children Prussia 491 Anna Plantz 7 f children Prussia 492 Rosette Plantz 6 f children Prussia 493 Franz Plantz 5 m children Prussia 494 Carl Seier 54 m farmer Prussia 495 Emilie Seier 39 f wife Prussia 496 Bertha Seier 24 f children Prussia 497 August Seier 20 m children Prussia 498 Anna Seier 16 f children Prussia 499 Franz Seier 8 m children Prussia 500 Heinr Seier 7 m children Prussia 501 Emil Seier 6 m children Prussia 502 Carl Seier 3 m children Prussia 503 Richard Seier 11m m baby Prussia 504 Ida Seier 1m f baby Prussia 505 Wilh Lahn 63 m farmer Prussia 506 Wilhelmine Lahn 63 f wife Prussia 507 Heinrette Manshe? 29 f single Prussia 508 Friedr Walter 26 m farmer Prussia 509 Ferd Walter 24 m farmer Prussia 510 Wilhelm Walter 23 m farmer Prussia 511 Wilhelm Hinzfeter 25 m farmer Prussia 512 Emilie Hinzfeter 24 f wife Prussia 513 Bertha Hinzfeter 11m f baby Prussia 514 Elisabeth Wiesner 42 f woman Prussia 515 Pauline Wiesner 17 f children Prussia 516 Franziska Wiesner 8 f children Prussia 517 Bianka Wienser 7 f children Prussia 518 Ida Fsch???? 17 f single Prussia 519 Christ Schroder 61 m farmer Hannover 520 Friederich Schroder 24 m farmer Hannover 521 Heinr Muller 34 m farmer Hannover 522 Emma Muller 27 f wife Hannover 523 Herrmann Muller 8 m son Hannover 524 Carl Muller 11m m baby Hannover 525 Amanda Muller 1m f baby Hannover 526 Fritz Burmeister 30 m farmer Hannover 527 Wilhe Burmeister 27 f wife Hannover 528 Herrmann Burmeister 11m m baby Hannover 529 Sophie Strampe 18 f single Hannover 530 Friedercke Heymann 28 f single Prussia 531 Heinr Koster 22 m farmer Prussia 532 Peter Koster 16 m farmer Prussia 533 Helene Fest 15 f single Prussia 534 Wilh Fest 28 m brother Prussia 535 Jacob Schranert 28 m workman Prussia 536 Anna Schranert 28 f wife Prussia 537 Johanne Schanert 6m f baby Prussia 538 August Mohr 38 m segarsmaker Prussia 539 Emmanuel Unrath 61 m workman Prussia 540 Juliane Unrath 57 f wife Prussia 541 Wilh Schope 57 m butcher Prussia 542 Ida Schope 27 f wife Prussia 543 Bertha Schope 9m f baby Prussia 544 Ernst ????? 27 m musician Prussia 545 August Ka???? 51 m musician Prussia 546 Christine Ka???? 48 f wife Prussia 547 Carl Ka???? 18 m children Prussia 548 Eleonore Ka???? 10 f children Prussia 549 ???? Ka???? 8 m children Prussia 550 Friedericke Ka???? 7 m children Prussia 551 ???mann Schultz 17 m carpenter Prussia 552 Carl Jlintz 24 m workman Prussia 553 Gottfr Rusch 47 m farmer Prussia 554 Auguste Rusch 45 f wife Prussia 555 Wilhelm Rusch 18 m children Prussia 556 Herrmann Rusch 16 m children Prussia 557 Otto Rusch 8 m children Prussia 558 Anna Rusch 7 f children Prussia 559 Marie Rusch 6 f children Prussia 560 Louis Rusch 5 m children Prussia 561 Bertha Rusch 11m f baby Prussia 562 Emilie Petermann 22 f single Prussia 563 Carl Rusch 17 m farmer Prussia 564 Apolonia Liff 25 f single Bavaria 565 Alivine Drager 29 f woman Prussia 566 Franziska Niemann 14 f single Hamburg 567 Johann Rusch 56 m farmer Prussia 568 Wilhelmine Rusch 46 f wife Prussia 569 Johann Rusch 21 m children Prussia 570 Louise Rusch 19 f children Prussia 571 Otto Rusch 16 m children Prussia 572 Ida Rusch 8 f children Prussia 573 Bertha Rusch 7 f children Prussia 574 Joh Rusch 6 m children Prussia 575 Minna Rusch 5 f children Prussia 576 Gustav Rusch 4 m children Prussia 577 Herrmann Rusch 24 m farmer Prussia 578 Louise Rusch 20 f single Prussia 579 Wilhelm Fosch 59 m farmer Prussia 580 Caroline Fosch 44 f wife Prussia 581 Albert Fosch 18 m children Prussia 582 Albertine Fosch 16 f children Prussia 583 Bertha Fosch 13 f children Prussia 584 Emilie Fosch 8 f children Prussia 585 Robert Fosch 7 m children Prussia 586 Anna Fosch 4 f children Prussia 587 August Fosch 11m m baby Prussia 588 Christ Fosch 84 m farmer Prussia 589 Andr Heinerdinger 30 m carpenter Wurthemberg 590 Ma’the Heinerdinger 25 f wife Wurthemberg 591 Carl Heinderinger 6m m baby Wurthemberg 592 Bertha B??hner 28 f woman Saxony 593 Alex B??hner 4 m son Saxony 594 Adolf B??hner 11m m baby Saxony 595 Wilh Kramer 33 m weaver Wurthemberg 596 Claus Nagel 50 m weaver Hannover 597 Sophie Nagel 39 f wife Hannover 598 Andreas Nagel 17 m children Hannover 599 Dorothea Nagel 13 f children Hannover 600 Carl Nagel 9 m children Hannover 601 August Nagel 7 m children Hannover 602 Adelheid Nagel 11m f baby Hannover 603* Joachim ??????? 22 m smith Mecklenburg 604 Joachim Blank 35 m workman Prussia 605 Anna Brogre? 30 f woman Prussia 606 Fritz Brogre? 5 m children Prussia 607 Anton Brogre? 3 m children Prussia 608 Margarette Borgre? 11m f baby Prussia 609 J.M. Rasmus 22 m miller Prussia 610 Mathilde Hanson 20 F single Prussia 611 Cla??? Luckermann 18 f single Russia 612 Albert Mitnik 8 m child Russia 613 Jakel Polorzzski 24 f single Russia 614 Beile Polorzzski 6m m baby Russia 615 Jankel Latsche?osky 20 f woman Russia 616 Frieda Ludemann 57 m farmer Prussia 617 Juliane Ludemann 54 f wife Prussia 618 Wilhelm Ludemann 22 m children Prussia 619 Fritz Ludemann 19 m children Prussia 620 Ida Ludemann 15 f children Prussia 621 Paul Ludemann 9 m children Prussia 622 Minna Ludemann 8 f children Prussia 623 Robert Ludemann 5 m children Prussia 624 Carl Ludemann 20 m farmer Prussia 625 Carl Carf??? 50 m farmer Prussia 626 Ernistine Carf??? 46 f wife Prussia 627 Emilie Carf??? 24 f children Prussia 628 Wilh Carf??? 20 m children Prussia 629 Wilhelmine Carf??? 16 f children Prussia 630 Herrmann Carf??? 8 m children Prussia 631 Sophie Wendlandt 41 f woman Prussia 632 Herm Holz 25 m farmer Prussia 633 Wilhelmine Daner 20 f single Prussia 634 August Blasing 30 m workman Prussia 635 Edward Schultz 21 m Cartwright Prussia 636 Wilh Caro?? 26 m farmer Prussia 637 Heinr W??hmann 59 m farmer Hannover 638 Fried’cke W??hmann 56 f wife Hannover 639 Joh Wetsel 30 m farmer Prussia 640 Minna Wetsel 23 f wife Prussia 641 Otto Wetsel 11m m baby Prussia 642 Augusta Wetsel 1m f baby Prussia 643 Fritz Cerkfitz 59 m farmer Prussia 644 Minna Cerkfitz 54 f wife Prussia 645 Joh Cerkfitz 55 m farmer Prussia 646 Sophie Cerkfitz 55 f wife Prussia 647 Line Cerkfitz 26 f children Prussia 648 Friedricke Cerkfitz 20 f children Prussia 649 Hetmauth Cerkfitz 8 m children Prussia 650 Ida Cerkfitz 5 f children Prussia 651 Gottlieb Hagen 36 m farmer Prussia 652 Wilhelmine Hagen 38 f wife Prussia 653 Hermann Hagen 8 m children Prussia 654 Gustav Hagen 6 m children Prussia 655 Joh G?????mann 70 m farmer Prussia 656 Louise G?????mann 52 f wife Prussia 657 Gottlieb G?????mann 18 m children Prussia 658 Martha G?????mann 10 f children Prussia 659 H???? G?????mann 8 m children Prussia 660 Carl Niemann 30 m clothmaker Prussia 661 Dorothea Niemann 43 f wife Prussia 662 Emma Niemann 11m f baby Prussia 663 Carl Sch???l 18 m workman Prussia 664 Franz ?ndt 25 m workman Prussia 665 Franziska Vollrath 43 f ???? Prussia 666 Louise Vollrath 8 f children Prussia 667 Marie Vollrath 9 f children Prussia 668 Helene Vollrath 3 f children Prussia 669 Andreas Vollrath 11m m baby Prussia 670 Heinr Balsam 28 m cigarmaker Prussia 671 Carl Kirsch 39 m workman Prussia 672 Caroline Kirsch 36 f wife Prussia 673 Frieda Kirsch 4 f daughter Prussia 674 Herrm Kirsch 23 m workman Prussia 675 Anna Schongeld 22 f single Prussia 676 Dora Denkehmann 22 f single Prussia 677 Johanne Levin 18 f single Prussia 678 Peter Mackeferang 22 m farmer Prussia 679 Ge’rude Mackeferang 18 f single Prussia 680 Heinr Mackeferang 8 m boy Prussia 681 Amelie Mackeferang 39 f woman Prussia 682 Cat’ina Mackeferang 42 f woman Prussia 683 Gertrude Olderog 63 f woman Prussia 684 Doris Olderog 23 f daughter Prussia 685 Johannes Kohlbahn 15 m workman Prussia 686 Heinrich Witt 15 m workman Prussia 687 George Rou?ckauefe 8 m child Prussia 688 Margarethe Suhrmann 17 F single Prussia 689 Anna Christinsen 35 f single Prussia 690 Chaim Weifs 25 m ???? Austria 691 Lisethe Weifs 22 f wife Austria 692 Bertha Welanitz 25 f woman Prussia 693 Line Welanitz 5 f children Prussia 694 Rudolph Welanitz 3 m children Prussia 695 Bertha Welanitz 11m f baby Prussia 696 Louise Lehing 59 f woman Prussia 697 Auguste Kamrad 19 f single Prussia 698 Wilh W?hling 44 m workman Hamburg 699 Herr Arndt 26 m mason Prussia 700 Joh Niers?itzky 45 m innkeeper Prussia 701 Heinr Koblerschmidt 28 m butcher Prussia 702 Adolf Kaplan 27 m taylor Prussia 703 Emma Kaplan 27 f wife Prussia 704 Aron Robert 27 m workman Prussia 705 Johs Gromvoldt 31 m workman Prussia 706 Jacob Metz 23 m workman Prussia 707 Anna Witt 17 f wife Prussia 708 Heinr Meier 37 m workman Prussia 709 Anna Meier 8 f children Prussia 710 Herrmann Meier 7 m children Prussia 711 Hobke Magr 68 f woman Prussia 712 Franz Schneider 25 m farmer Bavary 713 Joh Kraus 30 m miller Bavary 714 Clemins Wiedemann 23 m shoemaker Bavary 715 Caspar Buttner 19 m workman Bavary 716 Ed Gunther 39 m workman Bavary 717 Louis Kan 27 m joiner Russia 718 Albert Ludwig 34 m segarmaker Prussia 719 Amalie Ludwig 34 f wife Prussia 720 Franz Franke 40 m merchant Prussia 721 Adolph Volkmann 30 m merchant Prussia 722 Otto Muller 26 m merchant Prussia 723 Franz Polthkov 25 m merchant Prussia 724 Julis Wohlemuth 30 m workman Prussia 725 Ernst Albrecht 28 m workman Prussia 726 Wilhelmine Albrecht 30 f wife Prussia 727 Bernhard Murmann 43 m workman Saxony 728 Paul Baur 23 m merchant Prussia 729 Carl Hoge 18 m taylor Prussia 730 Franziska Woltmann 27 f woman Prussia 731 Julie Woltmann 8 f children Prussia 732 Andreas Woltmann 6 m children Prussia 733 Johann Woltmann 3 m children Prussia 734 Hedvig Woltmann 11m m baby Prussia 735 Maria Woltmann 1m f baby Prussia 736 Julie Droger 45 f woman Prussia 737 Friedericke Droger 8 f children Prussia 738 Max Droger 7 m children Prussia 739 Naumann ?ichler 49 m workman Prussia 740 Moritz Dohsiner 29 m workman Prussia 741 Josef Kosobud 49 m farmer Austria 742 Marie Kosobud 49 f wife Austria 743 Catherina Kosobud 19 f children Austria 744 Josef Kosobud 17 m children Austria 745 Marie Kosobud 13 f children Austria 746 Jan Kosobud 8 m children Austria 747 Anna Kosobud 7 f children Austria 748 Franz Kosobud 6 m children Austria 749 Hedwig Drager 5 f child Prussia 750 Emil Schafer 24 m saddler Saxony 751 Jacob P???l 31 m mason Austria 752 Joh Kradochs?l 18 m workman Austria 753 Frank Hor?jst 20 m workman Austria 754 Jan Dvorak 48 m workman Austria 755 Josefa Dvorak 43 f wife Austria 756 Marie Dvorak 19 f children Austria 757 Anna Dvorak 15 f children Austria 758 Franziska Dvorak 8 f children Austria 759 Jan Dvorak 7 m children Austria 760 Franz Nitsch 23 m clothmaker Austria Transcribers 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. All passengers are listed as "United States" as country to which they intend to become inhabitants; no baggage was listed. Although the Master’s certification reads “passengers taken on board the Lessing at Hamburg and Havre…”, there is no indication that any passengers boarded at Havre [France]. Havre may have been a coaling stop. Passengers 1 through 990 were marked as occupying "between decks"; passengers 991 through 1086 occupied "cabin". 603 line was drawn across name making it unreadable; perhaps indicating death at sea. For a description of the S.S. Lessing, see Transcriber’s notes on page 1.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 451, List 643.
Transcribed by Bill Kerchof a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 April 2006
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