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SS Rhein


Bremen, Germany to New York
21 December 1876

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Herm. C. Franke, Master of the German S.ship Rhein, 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 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 Dec 21 1876
So help me God,
(signed) Herm. C. Franke
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German S.ship Rhein whereof Herm. C. Franke, is master, from Bremen 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  Henry K. Laurens     38      m  ?           U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  2  Carl Ed. Schunemann  21      m  merchant    Germany  U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  3  Eugen Widmayer       23      m  merchant    Germany  U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  4  Otto Schuller        24      m  merchant    Germany  U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  5  Thom. Pearsall       36      m  merchant    U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  6  Pauline Pearsall     28      f  wife        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  7  Charlotte Pearsall    8      f  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  8  Spafford Pearsall     5      m  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
  9  Thomas Pearsall       3      m  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 10  Mary Pearsall            3m  f  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 11  Sylvia Dudsch        33      f  nurse       U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 12  Prenne Babel         36      f  servant     U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 13  J.B.G. Has?ard       36      m  ?           U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 14  Mary Has?ard         33      f  wife        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 15  J. Francis D???en    48      m  surgeon     U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 16  Ernest D???en         8      m  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 17  Ann Colber?          19      f  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  first cabin  
 18  Wilh. Weidemann      23      m  merchant    U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 19  Edward Uhrig         17      m  merchant    U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 20  Emma Fink            21      f  none        U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 21  Henry Kiefer         42      m  miller      U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 22  Johann Lind          44      m  ?           U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 23  Chtistine Lind       43      f  wife        U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 24  Georg Osk??er        22      m  lawyer      Russia   U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 25  Philipp. Hear?mann   28      m  merchant    U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 26  Anna Hear?mann       23      f  wife        U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 27  Sophie Viniele       28      f  none        Germany  U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 28  Alfons Viniele       35      m  ?           U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 29  Gerhard Kaiser       38      m  ?           Germany  U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 30  Benedich Meyer       38      m  ?           Germany  U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 31  Johannes Kas         28      m  ?           Germany  U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 32  Carl Ed. Remlein     65      m  ?           Germany  U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 33  Mark Remlein         68      m  servant     U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 34  Const. Greborer      45      m  merchant    U.S.     U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 35  Mary Dales           36      f  none        England  U.S. of A.  second cabin  
 36  Conr. Brandes        48      m  birdman     U.S.     U.S. of A.  steerage  
 37  Johannes Fahl        34      m  farmer      U.S.  
 38  Adeline Trierichs    19      f  none        Germany  
 39  Anna Keidt           20      f  none        Germany  
 40  Sophie Steiner       20      f  none        Germany  
 41  Charles Kos?ier      26      m  beer brewer U.S.  
 42  Joh. ?ab??de         45      m  farmer      U.S.  
 43  Emilie ?ab??de       23      f  wife        U.S.  
 44  Georg Sch????enberg  48      m  farmer      Germany  
 45  Elisabeth Fried      23      f  none        U.S.  
 46  Heinr. J Nomten      41      m  musician    U.S.  
 47  Jacob Winter         18      m  farmer      Germany  
 48  Heinr. J Rucker      21      m  grocer      U.S.  
 49  *  Johanne Busch     40      m  wife        U.S.  
 50  Heinr. J Reinken     23      m  merchant    U.S.  
 51  Bertha Baranewski    18      f  none        Germany  
 52  Emilie Schwartz      23      f  none        Germany  
 53  Joh. Deuster         31      m  brewer      Germany  
 54  Leanhard Refier      24      m  workman     Germany  
 55  Daniel Lembacher     28      m  workman     Germany  
 56  Phil. Frankemberg    23      m  workman     Germany  
 57  Bernh. Aschh???      16      m  workman     Germany  
 58  Carl Gahard          30      m  joiner      Germany  
 59  Gustav Gnauck        25      m  workman     Germany  
 60  Heinr. J Weber       15      m  workman     Germany  
 61  Ernestine Weber      17      f  none        Germany  
 62  Franz Hennich        26      m  merchant    U.S.  
 63  John Harrer          41      m  surgeon     U.S.  
 64  John Raiblr          42      m  joinr       U.S.  
 65* Herm. B?ning         24      m  miller      U.S.   
 66  Johann Gerhardt      26      m  farmer      U.S.  
 67  Johann Was?ly        22      m  shoemaker   Austria   
 68* Carl ?ola?e          27      m  miller      Bohemia   
 69  Antonie ?ola?e       19      f  wife        Bohemia  
 70  Johann Cap           19      m  farmer      Bohemia  
 71  Albert Spitz         36      m  merchant    Germany  
 72  Louis Baron          22      m  merchant    Germany  
 73* Paul K???on          29      m  farmer      Germany  
 74* Marie K???on         34      f  wife        Germany  
 75  Elise Rien           16      f  none        Germany  
 76  Johann Kastens       25      m  c/engineer  Germany  
 77  Michel Leicht        59      m  merchant    U.S.  
 78  Cath^a Schwingter    22      f  none        Germany  
 79  Heinr. J Wagenbach   35      m  farmer      Germany  
 80  Johann Weber         37      m  farmer      U.S.  
 81  Josef Weber          15      m  farmer      U.S.  
 82  Bernh. Barces        17      m  farmer      Germany  
 83  Theresia Hagedorn    23      f  none        Germany  
 84  Jacob Kaltenegger    24      m  tailor      Germany  
 85  Johann Burbach       19      m  clerk       Germany  
 86  Wilh. Schlageler     40      m  smither     U.S.  
 87  Samuel Tollak        26      m  smither     Bohemia  
 88* Anna Schon??t        23      f  wife        Germany  
 89* Francisca Schon??t    2y 6m  f  none        Germany  
 90* Martha Schon??t          9m  f  none        Germany  
 91  Joh. Becker          60      m  farmer      U.S.  
 92  Carl Dammann         48      m  farmer      U.S.  
 93  Charles Mohns        26      m  merchant    U.S.  
 94  Heinr. Gerlich       24      m  merchant    Germany  
 95  Jacob Rubig          29      m  workman     Germany  
 96  Heinr. Peters        18      m  birdman     U.S.  
 97  Christ. Strocklein   42      m  printer     U.S.  
 98  Heinr. Muller        39      m  merchant    Germany  
 99  Carl Hagedsosn       25      m  merchant    Germany  
100  Ludw. Kramer         28      m  merchant    Germany  
101  Jacgamina Chaletain  30      f  wife        France  
102  Emilie Chaletain      9      f  none        France  
103  Johann Sulberger     36      m  farmer      Switzerland  
104  Aug. Th. Fimpe       44      m  butcher     U.S.  
								
			Recapitulation					
								
		first cabin     12 adults   4 children   1 infant total   17 passengers
		second cabin    18 adults   0 children   0 infants total  18 passengers
		steerage        66 adults   2 children   1 infant total   69 passengers
								
                                                                   total 104 passengers
   
                                                                   signed: Dartek purser

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.
 

 13     Dark band runnning up and down this part of the manifest makes some of 
        the letters in surnames unreadable. Occupation looks like: "nedazdern"
 49     Sex does not match occupation
 65     Letter in surname with accent mark above it may make the name Baning or 
        Boning.
 67     Surname may be Wasely or Wasily
 68     Surname maybe Polage, Tolage, Polace, or Tolace
 73,74  Surname may be Kitson
 88-90  Surname may be Schonert

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1175.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 March 2008



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