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SS Rhaetia

I, W.Vogelgesang, Master of the SS Rhaetia do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said SS Rhaetia at Hamburg from which port said SS Rhaetia 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 cause of death, and the names and 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. Sworn to this December 18, 1888 so help me God.

A list of all the passengers taken on board the SS Rhaetia whereof W. Vogelgesang is Master from Hamburg burthen 2476 tons.

Columns represent Name, Age, Sex, Occupation or calling, The Country of which they are Citizens, Intended Destination, Place of starting, Location of compartment or space each occupied, pieces of baggage, and transient or intransient.

 
STEERAGE PASSENGERS

1   SCHLANTZ Carl           21 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C    
2   LADENDORF Friedrich     23 m farmer       Germany US Hamburg C
3   LEMANICK Marie          50 f woman        Hungary US Hamburg B    
4   LEMANICK Marie          17 f child        Hungary US Hamburg B    
5   LEMANICK Tanko          15 m child        Hungary US Hamburg B    
6   LEMANICK Macso           7 m child        Hungary US Hamburg B    
7   TENNER Hugo             23 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg C     
8   DULINSKIN?E Anna        21 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A    
9   GRAZUT Kazmir           28 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C    
10  MITKOSKA Teofila        23 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A    
1   BLUE Simon              20 m workm        Austria US Hamburg C    
2   HAKENSON Emile          17 m farmer       Sweden  US Hamburg C
3   TIMROTH Bertha          31 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B 2
4   TIMROTH Albert           7 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
5   TIMROTH Anna             3 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
6   TIMROTH Richard       11/2 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
7   TIMROTH Alfred        3 mo m child        Germany US Hamburg B
8   STEUBEN Elise           24 f single       Germany US Hamburg A 1
9   BYGMESTER Cath a        29 f single       Finland US Hamburg A
20  STOOSNAS Britte         29 f single       Finland US Hamburg A
1   RITTHALER Jacob         30 m miller       Germany US Hamburg C 1
2   LEMBKE August           16 m mason        Germany US Hamburg C
3   THIEME  Johanna         47 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
4   THIEME Hulda             7 f daughter     Germany US Hamburg B
5   LINDBLATTE Juls         37 m bookbinder   US      US Hamburg C   transient
6   LANGKO Chs              26 m watchmaker   Germany US Hamburg C 1
7   DOHNE Conrad            27 m smith        US      US Hamburg C 1 transient
8   DOHNE Emma              32 f single       US      US Hamburg A   transient
9   OFFERMANN Heinr         16 m farmer       Germany US Hamburg C 1
30  GAVLISA Josef           24 m miner        Austria US Hamburg B
1   GAVLISA Anna            24 f wife         Austria US Hamburg B
2   STANZI-RANDA Anna       14 f single       Austria US Hamburg A
3   BENDER Heinr            19 m confectioner Germany US Hamburg C 1
4   EIBEL Kath a            19 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
5   SCHNABER Isaac          32 m dealer       Austria US Hamburg C
6   BAGNIK Mariane          22 f woman        Russia  US Hamburg A
7  *BAGNIK Josefa         6 mo f baby         Hungary US Hamburg A
8   OLEJNIK Elizebeth       18 f single       Hungary US Hamburg A
9   KELY?OWZIK Anna         26 f woman        Hungary US Hamburg A
40  KELY?OWZIK Tanca     11 mo f baby         Hungary US Hamburg A
1   SACHARZKI Thomas        25 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C
2   MEDERER Josef           30 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C
3   SAUTHEIMER Anna         23 f single       Austria US Hamburg A
4   ROHEFFS John            64 m merchant     US      US Hamburg C   transient
5   GREFE Emma              16 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
6   BAUER Christiane        18 f single       Germany US Hamburg A 1
7   ALBER Rosa              19 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
8   BIEBERT Hennriete       22 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
9   GOLDAMMER Carl          35 m cigartwister US      US Hamburg C   transient
50  SCHNELLER Marie         44 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
1   SCHNELLER L???onie       7 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
2   SCHNELLER Marg           6 f child        Germany US Hamburg B 1
3   SCHNELLER Selma          5 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
4   SCHNELLER Emma           4 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
5   WILBROTH Emil           16 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C
6   SCHNEIDER Herman        29 m farmer       US      US Hamburg C   transient
7   GOLDBLATT Lili          35 f woman        Hungary US Hamburg B
8   GOLDBLATT Gepi           5 f child        Hungary US Hamburg B
9   GOLDBLATT Hermine        3 f child        Hungary US Hamburg B
60  GOLDBLATT Marie      11 mo f baby         Hungary US Hamburg B
1   LEBOWITZ Lili           26 f woman        Hungary US Hamburg B
2   LEBOWITZ Moritz      11 mo m baby         Hungary US Hamburg B
3   TAUBER Rosalie          26 f woman        Austria US Hamburg B
4   TAUBER Anna              4 f daughter     Austria US Hamburg B
5   TAUBER Josefa         6 mo   baby         Austria US Hamburg B 1
6   MEYER Emma              28 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
7   MEYER Alwine         11 mo f baby         Germany US Hamburg B
8   BORNHOFT Joachim        24 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C
9   FORST Tranziska         24 f woman        Austria US Hamburg B
70  FORST Buschema           5 f child        Austria US Hamburg B
1   FORST Josef              3 m child        Austria US Hamburg B 2
2   FORST Carl           11 mo m baby         Austria US Hamburg B 
3   LUKAT Amalie            21 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A                                                                         
4   BRUEKHOF Georg          22 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg C
5   JOEL Nathan             31 m merchant     US      US Hamburg C 1 transient
6   BOHNET Elizabeth        18 f single       Germany US Hamburg A 1
7   FREYER Albert           21 m farmer       Germany US Hamburg A
8   MOELLER Ursula          23 f single       Germany US Hamburg C
9   MERTZ Margaret          26 f single       Germany US Hamburg C
80  SCHMIDT Ernst           26 m gardener     Germany US Hamburg A
1   HOPFMANN Herman         28 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg C
2   WISNIEWSKI Math e       19 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
3   WALDA Adolf             25 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C
4   KANDZIARSKA Marianne    18 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
5   KANDZIARSKA Joh          7 m brother      Germany US Hamburg C
6   KANDZIARSKA Wladisl      6 m brother      Germany US Hamburg C
7   WISNIWSKA Mariane       57 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
8   WISNIWSKA Juliane       15 f daughter     Germany US Hamburg B
9   GARWULSKI August        28 m workm        Germany US Hamburg B
90  GARWULSKI Gottl e       26 f wife         Germany US Hamburg B
1   GARWULSKI Aug            2 m son          Germany US Hamburg B
2   GARWULSKI Ed          9 mo m baby         Germany US Hamburg B
3   WESSELOWSKY Nycomezena  23 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
4   WEIDNER Agnes           14 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
5   CZENEK Vaclav           62 m locksmith    Austria US Hamburg B 2
6   CZENEK August           17 m photographer Austria US Hamburg B
7   CZENEK Tirek            34 m cooper       Austria US Hamburg B
8   CZENEK Josefa           28 f wife         Austria US Hamburg B
9   CZENEK Vaclav            4 m child        Austria US Hamburg B
100 CZENEK Emmanuel       9 mo m baby         Austria US Hamburg B 5
1   TAFFA Jacob             42 m jeweller     Russia  US Hamburg B
2   TAFFA Sarah             30 f wife         Russia  US Hamburg B
3   TONN Marc               19 m clark        Germany US Hamburg C
4   SCHODER Marg a          23 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
5   CERNACHOWA Anna         20 f single       Austria US Hamburg A
6   NEUBAUER Johan          54 m workm        Germany US Hamburg B
7   NEUBAUER Anna           45 f wife         Germany US Hamburg B
8   NEUBAUER Franz          19 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
9   NEUBAUER Josef           7 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
110 NEUBAUER Bertha          6 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
1   NEUBAUER Cath            4 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
2   KRUCK Carl              47 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C
3   SCHULZE Emma            25 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
4   SCHULZE Erna          6 mo f baby         Germany US Hamburg B
5   KRAUSE August e         29 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
6   KRAUSE Minna             7 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
7   KRAUSE Laura             5 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
8   KRAUSE Ida               3 f child        Germany US Hamburg B
9  *KRAUSE Selma          6 mo f baby         Germany US Hamburg B
120 GINKONSKI Jacob         35 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C
1   HANSEN Christ           22 m farmer       Germany US Hamburg C
2   GRUNBERG Channe         24 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
3   HAGEL Brainel           32 f woman        Russia  US Hamburg B
4   HAGEL Wolf               7 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
5   HAGEL Lissel             6 f child        Russia  US Hamburg B
6   HAGEL Gossel             5 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B 5
7   HAGEL Meische            4 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
8   HAGEL Mindel             3 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
9   HAGEL Chaim          11 mo m baby         Russia  US Hamburg B
130 WISZNEWSKA Anna         17 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
1  *SIEGEL Elise  
2   HILLER Channe           22 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
3   NIELSEN Anna            30 f single       Denmark US Hamburg A
4   GOEPPNER Georg          24 m farmer       Germany US Hamburg C 1
5   HAUSMANN Maria          22 f single       Germany US Hamburg A
6   ROKAHR Ernst            23 m saddler      Germany US Hamburg C
7   HARBECK Max             39 m miller       Germany US Hamburg C
8   HECKLER Carl            34 m miner        US      US Hamburg 1   transient
9   TSZIKOWICZ Markus       39 m teacher      Russia  US Hamburg C
140 GOSNANSKY Mosche        18 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C
1   MUEHLMANN Frederick     41 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C   transient
2   KUPUSTEIN ?eremir       26 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C
3   RUDKEWITZ Kasmir        27 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C
4   TANKELOW Wolf           30 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C
5   KATSCH Louise           24 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
6   KATSCH Franz         11 mo m baby         Germany US Hamburg B
7   SCHMIDT Wilh            34 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg C
8   STUBBE Marg a           27 f single       Germany US Hamburg A 2
9   MUELLER Ascel           28 m merchant     Denmark US Hamburg B
150 MUELLER Anna            24 f wife         Denmark US Hamburg B
1   TIKOTZKI Esther         17 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
2   KERPEN Ferdinand        24 m gardener     Germany US Hamburg C
3   HOHNE Pauline           43 f woman        Germany US Hamburg B
4   HOHNE Emil              16 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
5   HOHNE Constantin        10 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
6   HOHNE Bruno              9 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
7   HOHNE Toh                7 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
8   SACHS Taube             38 f woman        Russia  US Hamburg B
9   SACHS Moses              7 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
160 SACHS Mossel             6 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
1   SACHS Leib               4 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
2   SACHS Slate              1 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
3   WIECZNER Israel         47 m merchant     Austria US Hamburg C
4   MAYER Carl              23 m farmer       Germany US Hamburg C
5   HOWAK Josef             31 m workm        Germany US Hamburg C  transient 
6   HOWAK Toanziska         17 f sister       Germany US Hamburg A
7   COHN Henry              14 m boy          Russia  US Hamburg C
8   COHN Selig              11 m boy          Russia  US Hamburg C
9   KALETZKI Channe         30 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
170 HOCHOVA Cath a          22 f single       Austria US Hamburg A
1   GLITZ Almina            41 f woman        US      US Hamburg A
2   KREITZER Maria          34 f woman        Hungary US Hamburg A
3   FEZKO Elisabeth         37 f woman        Hungary US Hamburg A 
4   FEZKO Kuba               1 f child        Hungary US Hamburg A
5   BENDER Georg            52 m farmer       Russia  US Hamburg B
6   BENDER Marg a           50 f wife         Russia  US Hamburg B
7   BENDER Christ e         20 f child        Russia  US Hamburg B
8   BENDER Johann           17 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
9   BENDER Marg a            5 f child        Russia  US Hamburg B
180 BENDER Elisab            1 f child        Russia  US Hamburg B
1   GIEFSE Johannes         43 m farmer       Russia  US Hamburg B
2   GIEFSE Eva              39 f wife         Russia  US Hamburg B
3   GIEFSE Joseph           18 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
4   GIEFSE Balthasar        15 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B 
5   GIEFSE Wendelin         11 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
6   GIEFSE Gregor            4 m child        Russia  US Hamburg B
7   GIEFSE Cath a         9 mo f baby         Russia  US Hamburg B
8   GLESKA Jos              60 m locksmith    Austria US Hamburg B   transient
9   GLESKA Josefa           45 f wife         Austria US Hamburg B   transient
190 GLESKA Bodrich          14 m child        Austria US Hamburg B   transient
1   GLESKA Jan              11 m child        Austria US Hamburg B   transient
2   GLESKA Julia             8 f child        Austria US Hamburg B   transient
3   WAGNER Wilh e           22 f wife         Germany US Hamburg B
4   WAGNER Anson             2 m child        Germany US Hamburg B
5   CHANDAS Mich            27 m workm        Austria US Hamburg C   transient
6   DREYER Sarah            21 f single       Russia  US Hamburg A
7   REBERWICH Diodate       18 m workm        Austria US Hamburg C
8   DORITZKI Golab          21 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C   transient
9   GOLANDA Tavla           19 m sailor       Austria US Hamburg C   transient
200 CRESAGLIA Antonia       29 m sailor       Austria US Hamburg C   transient
1   SCHILISCHOFSKI Isaac    29 m workm        Russia  US Hamburg C

CABIN PASSENGERS

1   GLASSER Adolf           44 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg     transient
2   GLASSER Math e          34 f wife         Germany US Hamburg   3 transient
3   GLASSER Wilh             8 m son          Germany US Hamburg     transient
4   RICKHOFF Emma           19 f single       US      US Hamburg   3 transient
5   WOLFF Otto              28 m merchant     US      US Hamburg   5 transient
6   HIRSCHBERG Robert       20 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg   1 
7   OELTZE Carl             23 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg
8   OELTZE Anna             22 f single       Germany US Hamburg   2
9   CLAUSSEN Wilh e         ?4 f woman        Germany US Hamburg   1 transient
10  GRAMKOW Marie           34 f woman        Germany US Hamburg   2 transient
1   MEYER Joh a             35 f woman        Germany US Hamburg   7
2   MEYER Wilh               5 m son          Germany US Hamburg 
3   WIESE Albert            41 m farmer       US      US Hamburg     transient
4   HANSEN Joh              24 m merchant     Germany US Hamburg
5   SIEGEL Elise            18 f single       Germany US Hamburg   1

*FOOTNOTE: "A child in foregoing list named Selma Krause, 
9 months of age, died at Quarantine December 18, 1888 
of cramps." initialed by JWJ
* BAGNIK Josefa - this child is listed as coming from 
Hungary yet directly above his name is listed a woman 
by name Mariane Bagnik who is listed as coming from 
Russia.                              
* SIEGEL Elise - name crossed off steerage passengers list 
and she may be found in cabin passenger section.

All given names which have spaces within them are typed as
they appeared on the manifest, with the occasional period
omitted.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 528.

Transcribed by Joan Rasanen for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 10 October 1998

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