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SS Friedrick Wilhelm


Bremen, Germany & Southampton, England to New York
30 December 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, S.J.A.F. Neynaber, Master of the S.S. Friedrick Wilhelm, 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 vessel at Bremen, Germany & Southampton, England from which port said vessel 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 30 Dec 1876
So help me God,
(signed) S.J.A.F. Neynaber
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Friedrick Wilhelm whereof S.J.A.F. Neynaber, is master, from Bremen, Germany & Southampton, England, burthen ____ tons.
Columns 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*, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
  1   Eugen Otto            23     m    merchant      Germany                I cabin
  2   Carl Budelmann        32     m    merchant      New York USofA         I cabin
  3   August Burhinz        27     m    merchant      Germany                I cabin   
  4   Edward Steinbach      24     m    merchant      New York USofA         I cabin
  5   Herm^t Schuhmanich    38     m    merchant      New York USofA         I cabin
  6   F. E. Smith           36     m    merchant      Auburn                 I cabin
  7   L. B. Woods           34     m    merchant      New York USofA         I cabin  
  8   M^rs Woods            26     f    wife          New York USofA         I cabin  
  9   Theodore Braun        40     m    merchant      Colorado USofA         II cabin  
 10   Henry Muller          24     m    merchant      New York USofA         II cabin  
 11   Friederike Wiehie     24     f    none          New YorK USofA         II cabin  
 12   Nicolos Alexander     47     m    merchant      Germany                II cabin    
 13   Heinrich Nesho        33     m    barber        Austria                II cabin  
 14   Adolph Oppermann      36     m    merchant      Nebrask USofA          II cabin  
 15   Heinrich Buhmstruch   28     m    clerk         ?????                  II cabin       
 16   Wilhelm Warmboth      15     m    none          Germany                steerage
 17   Louise Warmboth        9     f    none          Germany                steerage   
 18   Hugo Fleischer        29     m    farmer        Germany                steerage  
 19   Piet. Erichson        36     m    stenrecorder  Galveston USofA        steerage       
 20   John Hinz             36     m    merchant      Philadelphia USofA     steerage  
 21   Bertha Hinz           32     f    wife          Philadelphia USofA     steerage  
 22   Gustav Hinz            9     son  child         Philadelphia USofA     steerage  
 23   Wilhelmine Koph       17     f    none          Germany                steerage  
 24   Anna Viebach          19     f    none          Germany                steerage  
 25   Johanna Wielanz       22     m    farmer        Germany                steerage  
 26   Anton Kaufmann        56     m    merchant      Germany                steerage       
 27   Henry Tinke           21     m    clerk         New York USofA         steerage  
 28   Albert Auffinger      29     m    taylor        New York USofA         steerage  
 29   Maria Reden           27     f    none          Germany                steerage  
 30   Rosalia Harris        17     f    none          Germany                steerage  
 31   Carl Schon            24     m    ??            ?? USofA               steerage     
 32   Ludwig Buching        35     m    baker         Germany                steerage  
 33   Otto Obst             25     m    merchant      Germany                steerage  
 34   Julius Frendsdorff    45     m    gardener      Ohio USofA             steerage    
 35   Rudolph Piehl         28     m    confection    Germany                steerage  
 36   Friedrich Mishe       25     m    workman       Germany                steerage  
 37   Georg Tischer         19     m    merchant      Germany                steerage  
 38   Franz Gordmann        47     m    farmer        Germany                steerage  
 39   Johann Meissner       22     m    smith         Germany                steerage  
 40   Hermann Greve         28     m    birdman       New York USofA         steerage  
 41   Friedrich Rogge       18     m    birdman       New York USofA         steerage  
 42*  Friedrich Eve???mann  22     m    mason         New York USofA         steerage      
 43   Johann Behme          25     m    baker         Pittsburgh USofA       steerage  
 44   Carl Berg             50     m    painter       Germany                steerage  
 45   Veronica Reisch       31     f    none          Germany                steerage  
 46*  Meiz? Herth?          30     m    baker         Germany                steerage  
 47   Ferdinand Strauss     27     m    merchant      Germany                steerage  
 48   Mathilde Strauss      21     f    wife          Germany                steerage  
 49   Heinrich Bircher      27     m    ???           Germany                steerage  
 50   Rosa Horotter         18     f    none          Germany                steerage  
 51   Elisabeth Richert     32     f    none          New York USofA         steerage  
 52   Daniel Buenbach       46     m    merchant      Germany                steerage  
 53   Rudolph Abalhemshy    36     m    clerk         Germany                steerage  
 54   Georg Mathias         30     m    butcher       New York USofA         steerage  
 55*  ?awtiene Muller       27     m    workman       Germany                steerage  
 56   John Plager           78     m    farmer        Germany                steerage  
 57   Anton Puring          27     m    merchant      Germany                steerage  
 58   Panhatz Bezold        30     m    joiner        Germany                steerage  
 59   Stinrich Stock        26     m    workman       Germany                steerage  
 60*  Anna Riedel           30     f    none          Germany                steerage     
 61   Catherine Racbon      50     f    none          Germany                steerage     
 62   Antonianna Racbon     20     f    none          Germany                steerage          
 63   Elisabeth Volcher     23     f    none          New York USofA         steerage            
 64   Ferdinand Rehn        25     m    merchant      Brooklyn               steerage            
 65   Johanna Hausmann      18     m    shoemaker     Germany                steerage          
 66   Anna Hausmann         24     f    none          Germany                steerage          
 67*  John Bordt            22     m    smith         Germany                steerage          
 68   Ludwig Maher          38     m    jugler        Germany                steerage          
 69   Henry Ebert           54     m    farmer        Germany                steerage          
 70   Henry Frith           16     m    farmer        Germany                steerage          
 71   Gottfried Friedmann   20     m    student       Germany                steerage          
 72   Josef Steinberger     28     m    taylor        Germany                steerage          
 73   Franz Konerberberg    18     m    merchant      Germany                steerage             
 74   Johann Sni???         24     m    farmer        Bohemia                steerage          
 75   Alois Polacek         17     m    farmer        Bohemia                steerage          
 76   Franz Vonak           26     m    shoemaker     Bohemia                steerage          
 77   Johann Krauss         30     m    joiner        Bohemia                steerage          
 78   Maria Weinosha        18     f    none          Bohemia                steerage          
 79   Johann Kupec          60     m    farmer        Bohemia                steerage          
 80   Franz Salaritz        48     m    workman       Bohemia                steerage          
 81   Francisca Salaritz    44     f    wife          Bohemia                steerage          
 82   Josef Salaritz          11m  m    child         Bohemia                steerage          
 83   Maria Zeihmunth        9     f    child         Bohemia                steerage          
 84   Johann Withoe         26     m    workman       Bohemia                steerage          
 85   Franz Sirate          55     m    agent         Wisconsin USofA        steerage          
 86   Julie Woplatil        18     f    none          Bohemia                steerage            
 87   Theodri Witze         22     m    merchant      Baltimore USofA        steerage           
 88   Wilhelm Giske         18     m    merchant      Germany                steerage          
 89   Henry Grosssmann      56     f    none          Hungary                steerage          
 90   Theodor Denkhof       38     m    farmer        Illinois USofA         steerage          
 91   Schann Graces         24     m    clerk         New York USofA         steerage          
 92   Emil Bochmann         24     m    mason         Hungary                steerage             
 93*  Therese Stormann      28     f    none          Germany                steerage          
 94   Johann Wobbie         30     m    farmer        Germany                steerage           
 95   Martin Stildelzanth   27     m    farmer        Germany                steerage           
 96   Carl von Specht       20     m    merchant      Germany                steerage           
 97   Wilhelm Buchel        32     m    farmer        Germany                steerage           
 98   Theresia Weber        30     f    none          Germany                steerage            
 99   Emilie Weber           2     f    child         Germany                steerage           
100   August Weber            10m  m    child         Germany                steerage           
101   Josef Obelgenath      19     m    merchant      Germany                steerage           
102   Martin Wollru         30     m    merchant      Germany                steerage           
103   Antonio Franchine     28     m    laborer       Italia?                steerage            
104   Carlo Rejeinsties     20     m    laborer       Italia?                steerage            
105   Fioli Luizie          18     m    laborer       Italia?                steerage            
106   Guiseppe Branchi      22     m    laborer       Italia?                steerage            

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.

^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.

* The country of which they intend to become inhabitants was U. St. of America so
  this column has been omitted.


42  Name may be Everdmann.
46  Name may be Mois Huth.
60  Accent mark above the "u" in the surname, or the surname may be Riedel.
64  Surname and age are questionable due to what looks like overlaps in the manifest.
67  Accent mark above the "o" in the surname.
93  Accent mark above the "o" in the surname.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1204.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 April 2008



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