Reichspostdampfer Usaramo
der mit dem deutschen Reichspostdampfer Usaramo am 18. Juni von Hamburg direkt/uber* Rotterdam nach West-Sudwest*-Sud* u. Ost-Afrika beforderten* Reisenden.
of all the passengers travelling on the German Reichspostdampfer Usaramo from Hamburg via Rotterdam to West Africa, South West Africa, South Africa and East Africa, leaving on 18th June.
There is no sworn statement, no captain's name and no arrival date.
Coloumns represent:
(All members of one family are to be listed underneath each other and to be
connected with brackets)
1. Number on list
2. last name
3. first name
4. sex (male, female)
5. age in years*
6. for German men, aged 17 to 23 years, does the passenger have permission
to leave the country as per § 23?*
7. married/single*
8. last residence
9. Nationality
10. Occupation
11. Position at work*
12. Destination
13. a) adults and children over 10*
b) children under 10*
c) children under 1*
Translations of names and occupations can be found on Page 3.
62 Lehmann, Gunther
63 Leh???r, Georg
64 Leist??t, Paul
65 Leist??t, Hedwig
66 Leg????d, Otto
67 Leg????d, Hedwig
68 Lipmann, Arnold
69 Mehrbach, Frieda
70 Me??l, Fritz
71 Muller, Hans
72 Muller, Frieda
73 Nagel, Cacilie
74 Noeske, Dora
75 P?g??e, Anna
76 P?g??e, Susanne
77 Pichner, Heinrich
78 Pichner, Anna
79 Re??t??g, Friedrich
80 Peilsack, Dagmar
81 Peilsack, Inga-Louise
82 Peilsack, Ruth
83 von Gynz-Rekowski, Emil
84 von Gynz-Rekowski, Charlotte
85 von Gynz-Rekowski, Rudolf
86 Rocha, Alteno
87 Rosenmeyer, Lina
88 Schapiro, Lia
89 Schepelmann, Friedrich
90 Schott, Jacob
91 Schott, Ernst
92 Schott, Flora
93 Schott, Erwin
94 Seidel, Christine
95 Stein , Isidor
96 Tau?itz, Ernst
97 Fr. v. Tiele-Winckeln, Ka??en
98 Frfr. v. Tiele-Winckeln, Gustava
99 Wahl???, Johann
100 Weinlich, Hermann
101 Winter, Carl
102 Zeller, Irma
103 Tettmer, Wolfgang
104 Friedberg, Adolph
105 Ashauer, Hans
106 Bremer, Peter
107 Burmann, Walter
108 Pahl, Rudolf
109 Stark, Hanna
110 Lehder, Arthur
111 Schatzle, Josef
112 Eberhardt, Felix
113 B???niski, L?tis
114 Bornemann, Kurt
115 Bauer, Frieda
116 Bauer, Anna
117 Bauer, Leonore
118 Curschmann, Hugo
119 Detroy, Karl
120 Empelmann, Johann
121 Engelmann, Carl
122 Engelmann, Hedwig
123 Engelmann, Hedwig
62 Lehmann, Gunther; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 1. Febr. 87, Frankfurt Mn.;
Last residence: Berlin; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Pflanzer;
Final destination: Loanda.
Transcriber's note: Gunther is spelled with u Umlaut.
Gunther Lehmann farmed together with the transcriber's grandfather, Johannes
Mannhardt. They tried several things before they settled on coffee.
63 Leh???r, Georg; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 22. Augt. 90, Munster;
Last residence: Munster; Nationality: Bayern; Occupation: Bankangestellter;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
64 Leist??t, Paul; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 26. Febr. 81, D????;
Last residence: Frankfurt a/M; Nationality: illegible; Occupation: Farmer;
Final destination: Mossamedes.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 64 & 65 are travelling together.
65 Leist??t, Hedwig; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 16. Febr. 98, illegible;
Last residence: Frankfurt a/M; Nationality: illegible; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Mossamedes.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 64 & 65 are travelling together.
66 Leg????d, Otto; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 24. Okt. 81, Leipzig;
Last residence: Berlin; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: Rechtsberater;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 66 & 67 are travelling together.
67 Leg????d, Hedwig; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 2. Juni 82, Walfischbay;
Last residence: Berlin; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 66 & 67 are travelling together.
68 Lipmann, Arnold; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 17. Dez. 45, illegible;
Last residence: Leipzig; Nationality: Sud-Afrika; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
69 Mehrbach, Frieda; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 3. Dez. 88, Rossleben;
Last residence: illegible; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Schwester;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
70 Me??l, Fritz; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 7. April 89, Minden ?/?;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Lourenco Marques.
Transcriber's note: Lourenco is spelled with c cedille.
71 Muller, Hans; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 17. Sept. 76, Bremen;
Last residence: Bremen; Nationality: Bremen; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 71 & 72 are travelling together.
Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
72 Muller, Frieda; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: ? April 7?, illegible;
Last residence: Bremen; Nationality: Bremen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 71 & 72 are travelling together.
Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
73 Nagel, Cacilie; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 12. ????? 68, illegible;
Last residence: Cottbus; Nationality: illegible; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
Transcriber's note: Cacilie is spelled with a Umlaut.
74 Noeske, Dora; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 2. Sept. 92, Belgrad ?/?;
Last residence: Belgrad; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
75 P?g??e, Anna; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 11. Okt. 46, illegible;
Last residence: Darmstadt; Nationality: Hessen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 75 & 76 are travelling together.
76 P?g??e, Susanne; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 17. Marz 76, illegible;
Last residence: Darmstadt; Nationality: Hessen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 75 & 76 are travelling together.
77 Pichner, Heinrich; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 21. Juli 79, Hamburg;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Hamburg; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Lissabon.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 77 & 78 are travelling together.
78 Pichner, Anna; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 22. Febr. 93, Hamburg;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Hamburg; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Lissabon.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 77 & 78 are travelling together.
79 Re??t??g, Friedrich; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 28. Aug. ??, illegible;
Last residence: Nidda; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: Rentner;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
80 Peilsack, Dagmar; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 6. Juni 88, Transvaal;
Last residence: Helmstedt; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
81 Peilsack, Inga-Louise; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 21. Aug. 15, Shalsund;
Last residence: Helmstedt; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
82 Peilsack, Ruth; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 4. Mai 18, Helmstedt;
Last residence: Helmstedt; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
83 von Gynz-Rekowski, Emil; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 2. Jan. 78, Berlin;
Last residence: Kl. Radthausen; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Planzer;
Final destination: Loanda.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 83 - 85 are travelling together.
Emil Otto Fedor Gynz von Rekowski was born in Berlin on January 2, 1878. After resigning
from the German army, he spent some time in the United States, in South America and
fought in the Boer War in South Africa. He married Charlotte Amalia Mannhardt on May 12,
1906. This voyage is their first trip to Angola where they settled and eventually
started a coffee plantation. For more information see San Nicolaus or contact the
transcriber.
84 von Gynz-Rekowski, Charlotte; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 29. Aug. 78, Flensburg;
Last residence: Kl. Radthausen; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Loanda.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 83 - 85 are travelling together.
Charlotte Amalie Gynz von Rekowski, nee Mannhardt was born on July 29, 1878 in Flensburg.
She died on January 31, 1951 in Tubingen. The Gynz von Rekowski family settled in Angola
close to Charlotte's brother Johannes Mannhardt. For more information contact the
transcriber.
85 von Gynz-Rekowski, Rudolf; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 22. Marz 1914, Munchen;
Last residence: Kl. Radthausen; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Loanda.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 83 - 85 are travelling together.
Munchen is spelled with u Umlaut, Marz is spelled with a Umlaut.
Rudolf Gynz von Rekowski was born in Munich on March 22, 1914. He died on his father's
coffee plantation on May 8th, 1934 due to a hunting accident. Rudolf, called Rudi by the
family, was adopted. No other information is available.
For more information contact the transcriber.
86 Rocha, Alteno; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 7. Jan. 88, Oliveira das ??iels, Portugal;
Last residence: Lissabon; Nationality: Portugal; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Lissabon.
87 Rosenmeyer, Lina; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 3. April 89, illegible;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
88 Schapiro, Lia; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 15. Juli 99, illegible;
Last residence: Berlin; Nationality: Litauen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
89 Schepelmann, Friedrich; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 4. Dez. 73, Vogelbach;
Last residence: Rethen ?????; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Pflanzer;
Final destination: Lissabon.
90 Schott, Jacob; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 7. Nov. 59, Osthafen;
Last residence: Frankfurt a/M; Nationality: Hessen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
91 Schott, Ernst; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 7. Okt. 77, Stuttgart;
Last residence: Bochum; Nationality: Wur?bg.; Occupation: Ingenieur;
Final destination: Tenerife.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 91 - 93 are travelling together.
92 Schott, Flora; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 9. Juli 85, Scheweningen;
Last residence: Bochum; Nationality: Wur?bg.; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Tenerife.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 91 - 93 are travelling together.
93 Schott, Erwin; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 13. Mai 13, Santos;
Last residence: Bochum; Nationality: Wur?bg.; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Tenerife.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 91 - 93 are travelling together.
94 Seidel, Christine; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 25. Febr. 67, Hamburg;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Hamburg; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
95 Stein , Isidor; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 7. April 60, Lugde;
Last residence: Hannover; Nationality: Sud-Afrika; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
Transcriber's note: Lugde and Sud are spelled with u Umlaut.
96 Tau?itz, Ernst; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 10. Sept. 75, Leipzig;
Last residence: Leipzig; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: Tischler;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
97 Fr. v. Tiele-Winckeln, Ka??en; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 28. Okt. 87, Berlin;
Last residence: Lebbin/Malchen; Nationality: Mecklenburg; Occupation: ;--;
Final destination: Tenerife.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 97 & 98 are travelling together.
98 Frfr. v. Tiele-Winckeln, Gustava; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 10. Sept. 85, Desen/Main;
Last residence: Lebbin/Malchen; Nationality: Mecklenburg; Occupation: ;--;
Final destination: Tenerife.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 97 & 98 are travelling together.
99 Wahl???, Johann; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 24. Sept. 76, Borstel am Zorfe;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Hamburg; Occupation: Kapitan;
Final destination: Rotterdam.
Transcriber's note: Kapitan is spelled with a Umlaut.
100 Weinlich, Hermann; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 17. Mai 73, Harburg;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
101 Winter, Carl; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 24. Febr. 95, East London;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Ingenieur;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
102 Zeller, Irma; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 23. Okt. 00, Pforzheim;
Last residence: Pforzheim; Nationality: Wurzbg.; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: Wurzburg is spelled with u Umlaut.
103 Tettmer, Wolfgang; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 14. Marz 92, Bremen;
Last residence: Bremen; Nationality: Bremen; Occupation: Monteur;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
Transcriber's note: Marz is spelled with a Umlaut. Note at end of
page: "Nr. 103 fahrt erst ab Rotterdamm", this passenger is boarding at Rotterdam.
104 Friedberg, Adolph; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 7. April 96, Karstadt (Kurland);
Last residence: Coethen; Nationality: Lettland; Occupation: Student;
Final destination: Kapstadt.
105 Ashauer, Hans; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 24. Sept. 89, Zurich;
Last residence: Zurich; Nationality: Schweiz; Occupation: Landwirt;
Final destination: Lissabon.
106 Bremer, Peter; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 11. Marz 73, Wurtenberg;
Last residence: Blau?????; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Kapitan;
Final destination: Lissabon.
Transcriber's note: Marz and Kapitan are spelled with a Umlaut, Wurtenberg
is spelled with u Umlaut.
107 Burmann, Walter; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 6. Sept. 79, Rastaf;
Last residence: Amsterdam; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Rotterdam.
108 Pahl, Rudolf; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 9. Jan. 03, Windhoek, S.W.A.;
Last residence: Berlin; Nationality: Berlin; Occupation: Schuler;
Final destination: Lourenco Marques.
Transcriber's note: Schuler is spelled with u Umlaut. Lourence is spelled with c cedille.
109 Stark, Hanna; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 26. Nov. 97, Messkirch;
Last residence: Konstanz; Nationality: Baden; Occupation: Kindergartnerin;
Final destination: Walfishbay.
Transcriber's note: Kindergartnerin is spelled with a Umlaut. The
Last name could be Stark with a Umlaut, it is not clear if a smudge is over
the a or the 2 dots.
110 Lehder, Arthur; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 16. Jan. 97, Berlin;
Last residence: Berlin; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Lobitobay.
111 Schatzle, Josef; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 26. Juli 72, Freiburg;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Baden; Occupation: Ingenieur;
Final destination: Rotterdam.
Transcriber's note: Schatzle is spelled with a Umlaut.
112 Eberhardt, Felix; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 18. Mai 99, Cauth/ Breslau;
Last residence: Cauth; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Kaufmann;
Final destination: Tenerife.
113 B???niski, L?tis; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 20. Dez. ?1, Hamburg;
Last residence: G???ssenmuhlen; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfishbay.
Transcriber's note: G???ssenmuhlen is spelled with u Umlaut.
III. Class Passengers:
114 Bornemann, Kurt; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 1. Aug. 86, Leipzig;
Last residence: Leipzig; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Schlosser;
Final destination: Luderitzbucht.
Transcriber's note: Luderitzbucht is spelled with u Umlaut.
115 Bauer, Frieda; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 16. April 76, illegible;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfishbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 115 - 117 are travelling together.
116 Bauer, Anna; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 19. Jan. 02, Altona;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfishbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 115 - 117 are travelling together.
117 Bauer, Leonore; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 8. Febr. 08, Hamburg;
Last residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfishbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 115 - 117 are travelling together.
118 Curschmann, Hugo; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 27. ???? 81, Tautenheim;
Last residence: Anheigen; Nationality: Hessen; Occupation: Farmer;
Final destination: Luderitzbucht.
Transcriber's note: Luderitzbucht is spelled with u Umlaut.
119 Detroy, Karl; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 29. Nov. 84, Trullen;
Last residence: Kaiserslautern; Nationality: Bayern; Occupation: Planzer;
Final destination: Mossamedes.
120 Empelmann, Johann; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 24. Juni 78, Budberg;
Last residence: Dahl, Kr. Hagen; Nationality: Preussen; Occupation: Gast??ist;
Final destination: Luderitzbucht.
Transcriber's note: Luderitzbucht is spelled with u Umlaut.
121 Engelmann, Carl; Gender: mannlich; Birth date & place: 4. Jan. 91, Dresden;
Last residence: Dresden; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: Maschinenschlosser;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 121 - 123 are travelling together.
122 Engelmann, Hedwig; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 21. Nov. 88, Freiberg;
Last residence: Dresden; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 121 - 123 are travelling together.
123 Engelmann, Hedwig; Gender: weiblich; Birth date & place: 18. Jan. 15, Dresden;
Last residence: Dresden; Nationality: Sachsen; Occupation: --;
Final destination: Walfischbay.
Transcriber's note: a bracket shows that passengers 121 - 123 are travelling together.
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.
* Coloums 5, 6 and 7 were used for birth dates and birth place. Birth dates are
dd/mm/yy. Coloums 11 and 13 were left blank and have been omitted.
Monrovia was originally called Cabo Mesurados by Portuguese sailors in the 1560s.
In 1824 it was renamed to Monrovia after president James Monroe, the only non-US city
to be named after a president.
Lourenco Marques is/was the capital of Mozambique. The new name is Maputo.
This list is a departure list from Hamburg. Any passengers boarding the ship at other
ports, like Rotterdam, Lisbon, Tenerife, won't be on this list.
Hamburg departure lists, Volume 282 (1 January 1921 - 1 June 1921).
Transcribed by Ines Mannhardt, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 December 2007
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