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Steamer Polynesia
I, G. Franck, Master of the German Steamer Polynesia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly certify that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamer Polynesia at Stettin from which port said S.S. Polynesia has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates and the names and the ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God (signed) G. Franck
Sworn to this 17 May 1889
Before me (signed) Thos. J. Dunn Dep Coll
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German Steamer Polynesia whereof G. Franck is Master, from Stettin to New York burthen 1698 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger names, age, sex, occupation, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination, hailing place, compartment, and transient or intransient.
245 Chosie Rendel 18 m taylor Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 246 Benjamin Rendel 13 m brother Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 247 Taube Rendel 15 f sister Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 248 Johanna Johansen 66 f woman Danmark New York Stettin D emigrant 249 Martha Merk 14 f woman Danmark New York Stettin D emigrant 250 August Merk 6 m child Danmark New York Stettin D emigrant 251 Ferd. Larssen 9 m child Danmark New York Stettin D emigrant 252 Lorenz Mujir 60 m workm. Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 253 Eva Mujir 49 f woman Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 254 Thomas Mujir 27 m workm. Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 255 Eva Wielewsky 70 f woman Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 256 Peter Mrotik 51 m farmer Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 257 Marianne Mrotik 38 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 258 Anna Mrotik 14 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 259 Joseph Mrotik 11 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 260 Martha Mrotik 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 261 Wladislaus Mrotik 6 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 262 Vincent Mrotik 2 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 263 Lakudia Mrotik 11m f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 264 Juliane Major 16 f child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 265 Anna Major 11 f child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 266 Franz Major 1 m child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 267 Rosalie Daviszyuski 57 f woman Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 268 Josepha Daviszyuski 15 f child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 269 Vincent Daviszyuski 4 m child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 270 Wladislaw Daviszyuski 7 m child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 271 Cirle Chaimson 16 f child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 272 Abraham Chaimson 12 m child Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 273 Rose Chaimson 49 f woman Russia New York Stettin D emigrant 274 Wilhelm Kutz 45 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 275 Henriette Kutz 44 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 276 Carl Kutz 16 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 277 Julius Kutz 14 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 278 Bertha Kutz 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 279 Hulda Kutz 7 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 280 Herm. Kutz 11 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 281 Emilie Kutz 8 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 282 Robert Kutz 6m m baby Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 283 Valentin Hauslor 28 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 284 Marianne Hauslor 26 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 285 Stanislawa Hauslor 11m f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 286 Friedr. Kasten 33 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 287 Bertha Kasten 26 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 288 Emma Kasten 1 f daughter Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 289 Marie Evert 32 f woman Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 290 Julius Evert 11 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 291 Maria Evert 7 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 292 Wilhelm Evert 2 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 293 Auguste Jungmann 34 f woman Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 294 Rudolf Jungmann 12 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 295 Carl Jungmann 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 296 Gustav Florian 30 m farmer Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 297 Ottilie Florian 19 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 298 Jakab Milke 56 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 299 Anna Milke 50 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 300 Caroline Milke 28 f daughter Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 301 Wilhelm Held 30 m farmer Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 302 Bertha Held 26 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 303 Adelina Held 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 304 Carl Held 2 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 305 Wilhelm Held 11m m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 306 Wilhelm Ripke 58 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 307 Wilhelmine Ripke 55 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 308 Johanna Ripke 20 f child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 309 Johann Ripke 18 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 310 Carl Kaspel 29 m farmer Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 311 Augusta Kaspel 25 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 312 Gustav Kaspel 6 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 313 Ida Kaspel 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 314 Marie Kaspel 1 f child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 315 Friederike Kaspel 3m f baby Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 316 August Pinaki 36 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 317 Albertine Pinaki 48 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 318 Carl Pinaki 16 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 319 Julius Pinaki 14 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 320 Mathilde Pinaki 10 f child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 321 August Pinaki 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 322* August Schroder 24 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 323* Wilhelmine Schroder 22 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 324* Emma Schroder 6m f baby Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 325* Anna Buttger 14 f single Prussia New York Stettin C emigrant 326 Jakab Kuberna 34 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 327 Bertha Kuberna 25 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 328 Herm. Kuberna 2 m son Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 329 Carl Hamann 52 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 330 Wilhelmine Hamann 51 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 331 Friedrich Hamann 18 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 332 Martha Hamann 10 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 333 Anna Hamann 6 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 334* Auguste Grapre 38 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 335* Ewald Grapre 4 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 336* Emma Grapre 7 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 337 August Behnke 50 m farmer Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 338 Louise Behnke 47 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 339 August Behnke 11 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 340 Friedrich Behnke 25 m farmer Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 341 Louise Behnke 26 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 342 Anna Behnke 8 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 343 Paul Behnke 1 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 344 Albert Behnke 3m m baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 345* Heinrich Kuster 55 m shoemaker Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 346* Albertine Kuster 50 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 347* Otto Kuster 16 m son Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 348 Joseph Tossener 29 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 349 Henriette Tossener 30 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 350 Marie Tossener 11m f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 351 Bertha Daugs 28 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 352 Anna Daugs 2 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 353 Bertha Daugs 1m f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 354 Andreas Rahmel 35 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 355 Marie Rahmel 33 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 356 Franziska Rahmel 11 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 357 Johann Rahmel 7 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 358 Anna Rahmel 5 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 359 Franz Rahmel 3 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 360 August Rahmel 11m m baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 361 Julia Stein 34 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 362 Anna Stein 11 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 363 Carl Stein 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 364 Theodor Stein 5 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 365 Marie Stein 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 366 Grethe Stein 6m f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 367 Wilhelm Heling 28 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 368 Auguste Heling 25 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 369 Anna Heling 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 370 Paul Heling 3 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 371 Emma Heling 6m f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 372 Johann Heling 51 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 373 Friederike Heling 50 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 374 Friedr. Kraft 39 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 375 Rosa Kraft 36 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 376 Alexander Kraft 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 377 Wanda Kraft 2 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 378 Johann Grosskloss 50 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 379 Wilhelmine Grosskloss 50 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 380 Wilhelmine Grosskloss 18 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 381 Bertha Grosskloss 16 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 382 Carl Grosskloss 14 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 383 Hermann Grosskloss 12 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 384 Carl Thies 26 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 385 Auguste Thies 23 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 386 Anna Thies 3 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 387 Friedr. Schaal 30 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 388 Henriette Schaal 25 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 389 Wilhelm Schaal 25 m brother Prussia New York Stettin A emigrant 390 Johanne Gedonius 40 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 391 Herm. Gedonius 15 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 392 Willi Gedonius 10 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 393 Paul Gedonius 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 394 Marie Waschnewsky 46 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 395 Else Waschnewsky 11 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 396 Gustav Waschnewsky 7 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 397 Franz Waschnewsky 11m m baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 398 Wilhelm Greffin 38 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 399 Hulda Greffin 30 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 400 Anna Greffin 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 401 Minna Greffin 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 402 Maria Greffin 11m f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 403 Albert Klalt 27 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 404 Anna Klalt 21 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 405 Franz Katz 42 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 406 Pauline Katz 42 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 407 Herm. Katz 18 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 408 August Katz 10 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 409 Olga Katz 7 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 410 Paul Katz 3m m baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 411 Albert Schulz 45 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 412 Amalie Schulz 40 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 413 Georg Schulz 10 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 414 Albert Schulz 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 415 Alex Schulz 5 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 416 Albertine Mass 64 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 417 Rosalie Templis 24 f woman Prussia New York Stettin C emigrant 418* Emil Kruger 11m m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 419* Minna Kruger 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 420* Bertha Kruger 26 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 421 Wilhelm Rades 21 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin A emigrant 422* Caroline Schuler 45 f woman Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 423* Emillie Schuler 16 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 424* Georg Schuler 10 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 425 August Tim 27 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 426 Wilhelmine Tim 27 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 427 Johann Dizieba 27 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 428 Pauline Dizieba 22 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 429 Johann Dizieba 5 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 430 Stephanie Dizieba 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 431 Bernhard Dizieba 11m m baby Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 432 Carl Heider 41 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 433 Henriette Heider 42 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 434 Amalie Heider 14 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 435 Franz Heider 9 m child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 436 Meta Heider 6 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 437 Louise Heider 4 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 438 Hulda Heider 3m f baby Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 439 Carl Gnath 31 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 440 Bertha Gnath 30 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 441 Hulda Gnath 3 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 442 Adelina Gnath 2 f child Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 443 Emma Gnath 11m f baby Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 444 Wilhelmine Pahnke 52 f woman Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 445 Wilhelm Beyer 37 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 446 Auguste Beyer 36 f wife Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 447 Carl Beyer 26 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin D emigrant 448 Julius Schmuda 28 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 449 Marianne Schmuda 26 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 450 Johann Schmuda 4m m baby Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 451 Carl Schultz 34 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 452 Ida Schultz 34 f wife Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 453 Alma Schultz 3 f child Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 454 Arthur Schultz 11m m baby Prussia New York Stettin B emigrant 455 Alwine Gutknecht 36 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 456 Franz Gutknecht 11 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 457 Louise Gutknecht 8 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 458 Carl Gutknecht 7 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 459 Otto Gutknecht 5 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 460* Paul Gutknecht 1y6m m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 461 Johann Trizebiatowsky 34 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 462 Augustine Trizebiatowsky 29 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 463 Robert Trizebiatowsky 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 464 Martha Trizebiatowsky 5 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 465 Pauline Trizebiatowsky 2 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 466 Ida Trizebiatowsky 6m f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 467 Charlotte Malottka 47 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 468 Caroline Gutzmann 52 f woman Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 469 Bertha Gutzmann 22 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 470 Johanna Gutzmann 18 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 471 Augusta Gutzmann 15 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 472 Therese Gutzmann 11 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 473 Pauline Gutzmann 1 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 474 Franz Gurda 48 m workm Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 475 Apolonia Gurda 38 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 476 Franz Gurda 16 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 477 Michalina Gurda 15 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 478 Paul Gurda 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 479 Antonia Gurda 5 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 480 Johann Gurda 3 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 481 Friedrich Karow 40 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 482 Ernestine Karow 36 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 483 Johann Lowald 71 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 484 Auguste Karow 12 f child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 485 Wilhelm Karow 8 m child Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 486 Johann Krause 33 m workm. Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 487 Friederike Krause 33 f wife Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 488 Gustav Krause 3m m baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant 489* Marie Tessmer 14day f baby Prussia New York Stettin E emigrant Total 304 adults 146 children 38 infants (signed) G. Franck Capt. Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes. ? The question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words. * Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling. 322-324 Umlaut o in surname. 325 Umlaut u in surname. 334-336 Umlaut a in surname. 345-347 Umlaut u in surname. 418-420 Umlaut u in surname. 422-424 Umlaut u in surname. 460 Paul Gutknecht died 15 May 1889 from measles and diptheria. 489 Marie Tessmer born during voyage on 3 May 1889.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 553, List 610.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 December 2005
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