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Bremen, Germany to New York
10 October 1865
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK

I, J. C. Meyer, Master of the SS Bremen, 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 __________ at Bremen from which port said ____________ 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 10^th October 1865
So help me God,
(signed) J. C. Meyer
before me ________________(illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Bremen whereof J. C., is master, from Bremen burthen ______ tons.

Coloumns 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, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

First Class Cabin Passengers
1 Ferdinand Barber 47 male merchant San Juan Island
2 M^rs Barber 40 female San Juan Island
3 M^s Barber 2 female San Juan Island U.S.
4 Samuel Jacoby 44 male merchant St. Louis U.S.
5 Rosalie Jacoby 36 female St. Louis U.S.
6 George Jaocby 8 male St. Louis U.S.
7 Jos Waldhauser 36 male merchant Chicago U.S.
8 Jos Shaffield 33 male merchant Washington U.S.
9 Elise Shaffield 28 female Washington U.S.
10 Wilhelm Shaffield 2 male Washington U.S.
11 Elise Shaffield 6 female Washington U.S.
12 Wilhelmine Shaffield 2 female Washington U.S.
13* Elisb^th Wentzel 21 female St Francisco U.S.
14 Caroline Rodutz 29 female Flensburg Germany
15 C. M. Mayer 22 male mercht Philadelphia U.S.
16 Ed. Frohmann 44 male mercht Cincinnati U.S.
17 F^r Mermeyer 44 female Cincinnati U.S.
18 G. Hummel 42 male tanner Philadelphia U.S.
19 Therese Levy 28 female Memphis U.S.
20 Pauline Levy 7 female Memphis U.S.
21* R. Risser 16 male Oberdorf Germany
22 R. Meiners 36 male mercht New York U.S.
23 Mary Meiners 23 female New York U.S.
24 Louis Thiel 52 male mercht Carlsruhe Germany
25 Barbara Thiel 27 female Carlsruhe Germany
26 Emilie Kortes 40 female Carlsruhe Germany
27* Aug^te Muller 51 female Coln a/Rhein Germany
28* Helene Muller 12 female Coln a/Rhein Germany
29* Mathilde Muller 18 female Coln a/Rhein Germany
30* Caroline Muller 12 female Coln a/Rhein Germany
31 ?. L. Hempel 32 male Minnesota U.S.
32* Pauline Hempel 32 female Minnesota U.S.
33* JoЕЕЕ Hempel 2 male Minnesota U.S.
34* J. ЕЕ. Dekert 5? ЕЕ ЕЕ Centre Ville U.S.
35* Ma ЕЕ. SiЕ..kert 55 female Centre Ville U.S.
36 Georg Braun 28 male merchant St. Louis U.S.
37* H. ?. Rosenberg Lipinsky 24 male Gutwohme U.S.
38 Emma Langenbeck 31 female Cincinnati U.S.
39 Carl Langenbeck 8 male Cincinnati U.S.
40 Anna Langenbeck 1y 6m female Cincinnati U.S.
41* Mathilde Holthans 27 female servant Onsbruck Germany
42 Ang Eisert 36 male mercht Rumsburg Germany
43 Deleon Seixas 17 male mercht Charleston U.S.
44 Solomon Levy 12 male N. Orleans U.S.
45 M^r Wolbern 39 male St. Louis U.S.
46 Mr^s Hartmann 32 female St. Louis U.S.
47* Therese Muller 25 female servant Braunschweig Germany
48 Th. Wilkens 25 male mercht New York U.S.
49 Marie Wilkens 35 female New York U.S.
50 Marie Wilkens 2 female New York U.S.
51 Helene Wilkens 3 female New York U.S.
52 baby Wilkens 6m female New York U.S.
53 Eduard Widder 39 male notary St. Louis U.S.
54 Clara Widder 38 female St. Louis U.S.
55 Marie Widder 3 female St. Louis U.S.
56 Eduard Widder 2 male St. Louis U.S.
57 Richard Widder 9m male St. Louis U.S.
58* Flora Sauer 43 female servant St. Louis U.S.
59 Theo Viander 33 male mercht New York U.S.
60 Jenni Viander 26 female New York U.S.
61 Amalie Viander 6m female New York U.S.
62 Herm Holthaus 22y 8m male mercht Baltimore U.S.
63 Franz Holthaus 16 male Baltimore U.S.
64 Mathners Christ 25 female New Orleans U.S.
65 Lina Christ 4 female New Orleans U.S.
66 Emma Christ 2 female New Orleans U.S.
67 Anna Johns 17 female New Orleans U.S.
68 R. M. Huesmann 43 male New York U.S.
69 H. Brensing 38 male New York U.S.
70 Louise Brensing 38 female New York U.S.
71 Clara Brensing 6 female New York U.S.
72 Anna Brensing 3 female New York U.S.
73* H. D. Busch 35 male ca??? of the NY SchutzЕ. Hobocken U.S.
74 W. Bourgningon 43 male New York U.S.
75 T. P. Clanssen 31 male merchant New York U.S.
76 T. H. Stadtlander 32 male merchant New York U.S.
77* G. Luhrsen 47 male merchant New York U.S.
78 H. Raschen 36 male merchant New York U.S.
79 H. Hacke 17 male farmer ?uhorn Germany
80 T. E. Celli ?3 male merchant St. Louis U.S.
81 T. Spiegelberg 18 male merchant Tremen Germany
82* J?n Wurflein 51 male merchant Philadelphia U.S.
83* Hett^a Wurflein 50 female Philadelphia U.S.
84 Minette Backhaus 50 female Cincinnati U.S.
85 Cht^e Schlatter 21 female Petershagen Germany
86 Matt. Wellbrock 36 male merchant New York U.S.
87 Marg Wellbrock 36 female New York U.S.
88 F. D. Meyer 36 male merchant New York U.S.
89* Carl Kangels 35 male innkeeper New York U.S.
90* Diedrich Kangels 18 male merchant New York U.S.
91 H. Brooking 19 male innkeeper New York U.S.
92 T. F. Arens 42 male merchant Cincinnati U.S.
93 Franz Franzen 35 male merchant Ostfriesland Germany

First Class second cabin
94 Herm. Richter 26 male merchant Ostfriesland Germany
95 Ed. Schulz 30 male merchant Stendal Germany
96* A. Wassermann 35 male merchant Furth Germany
97 H. Brummerhop 35 male merchant New York U.S.
98 Meta Brummerhop 36 female New York U.S.
99 Clara Oswald 19 female New York U.S.
100 P^? Greiferhagen 27 female Wollstein Germany
101 Fanny Cohn 22 female Wollstein Germany
102 ?^? Ammendorf 30 female Dinkels??hl Germany
103 M^? Dauchert 25 female Dinkels??hl Germany
104 Anna Rosenthal 27 female Held?unger Germany
105 Therese Lohmann 46 female New York U.S.
106 H. W. Miller 61 male inkeeper Brooklyn U.S.
107 Mr^s Freytag 20 female Bresbart U.S.
108 John Barnes 15 male farmer Rheinland Germany
109 Claus Siebe 26 male merchant St. Francisco U.S.
110 Adeline Siebe 22 female St. Francisco U.S.
111 Etti Siebe 3 female St. Francisco U.S.
112 baby Siebe 10m female St. Francisco U.S.
113 C. Bredhoff 25 male merchant St. Francisco U.S.
114 Marg. Bredhoff 25 female St. Francisco U.S.
115 Johann Bredhoff 9 male St. Francisco U.S.
116 Ch^s Bredhoff 4 male St. Francisco U.S.
117 baby Bredhoff 10m male St. Francisco U.S.
118 Fr. Siebe 23 male merchant St. Francisco U.S.
119 Doris Marten 16 female Bremerving Germany
120 Ang Holzhausen 40 male smith Buffalo U.S.
121 Saml. Walter 25 male merchant Williamsburg U.S.
122 H. Poppe 38 male ?????maker Boston U.S.
123 Anna Meyer 18 female Bremen Germany
124 Elisb^th Kander 18 female Bremen Germany
125 ? Nolling 43 male New Orleans U.S.
126 Meta Nolling 45 female New Orleans U.S.
127 C. Stein junior 31 male Aphotecary Mellee Germany
128 C. W. Mundt 35 male merchant New York U.S.
129 Lina Mundt 25 female New York U.S.
130 Emil Flachs 12 male Quincy U.S.
131 Paul Flachs 11 male Quincy U.S.
132 Caroline Flachs 40 female Quincy U.S.
133 Ferd Flachs 9 male Quincy U.S.
134 Reinhold Flachs 7 male Quincy U.S.
135 Emmi Flachs 5 female Quincy U.S.
136 Camilla Flachs 4 female Quincy U.S.
137 J. W. Koch 38 male farmer St. Louis U.S.
138 F. Rosenberg 19 male merchant Dorum Germany
139* R. Wilmer 23 male merchant Burgsteinfurt Germany
140 Elisabeth Wilmer 25 female Burgsteinfurt Germany
141* Georg Wessling 32 male merchant Burgsteinfurt Germany
142* Mrs. Wessling 30 female Burgsteinfurt Germany
143 G. Hauf 30 male merchant Berlin Germany
144 Ch^s Veltrup 25 female Veltrup Germany
145 F. Mussmann 26 male lawyer U.S.
146 Mrs. Meyer 60 female New York U.S.
147 L. M. Meyer 28 female New York U.S.
148* L. Mitpenn 30 male merchant New York U.S.
149* Dorette Mitpenn 30 female New York U.S.
150* D. Mitpenn 6 female New York U.S.
151 B^r Ellinger 34 female Baltimore U.S.
152 B^r Ellinger 2 female Baltimore U.S.
153 A. Goebbeler 30 female New York U.S.
154 Cath. Goebbeler 31 female New York U.S.
155 Carol. Fuchs 36 female Wachtersbach Germany
156* Alex Hulsfels 42 male merchant Indiana U.S.
157* Louis Hulsfels 2 male Indiana U.S.
158 Frk. Schmale 42 male Bromberg Germany
159 Pauline Schmale 17 female Bromberg Germany
160 Hedwig Schmale 7 female Bromberg Germany
161 Emilie Schmale 9 female Bromberg Germany
162 Otto Fischer 14 male Greiffenberg Germany
163 Jan^? Fischer 2 male Greiffenberg Germany
164 Eleonore Rautenberg 30 female New York U.S.
165 Anna Rautenberg 4 female New York U.S.
166* Moritz Lons 40 male merchant St. Louis U.S.
167 Bertha Lons 30 female St. Louis U.S.
168 Elisabeth Lons 2 female St. Louis U.S.
169 Fritz Lons 8 male St. Louis U.S.
170 Wneme Lons 8 female St. Louis U.S.
171 Helene Lons 6 female St. Louis U.S.
172 Julie Lons 11m female St. Louis U.S.
173 Arthur Seifenhrt 39 male merchant New York U.S.
174 Sophie Seifenhrt 36 female New York U.S.
175 ?nas?? Harder 27 female Constanz U.S.
176 Georg Herberwand 50 male New York U.S.
177 J??o Daunn 54 male Cumberland U.S.
178 Margareth Daunn 20 female Cumberland U.S.
179 Heinrich Daunn 2 male Cumberland U.S.
180 Wilhelm Daunn 2 male Cumberland U.S.
181 Emilie Daunn 6 female Cumberland U.S.
182* Marie Daunn ? female Cumberland U.S.
183 ?. G. Hile 50 male officer Hessen Germany
184 Marie Hile 27 female Hessen Germany
185 Therese Wirthmann 27 female Hessen Germany
186 Josephine Wirthmann 12 female Hessen Germany
187 C.G. Ludwigs 33 male merchant New York U.S.
188 Catharina Ludwigs 27 female New York U.S.
189 Emil Ludwigs 6m male New York U.S.
190* H. Hirschmoller 27 male farmer Westerg?apper U.S.
191 H. Dichriede 23 male merchant St. Louis U.S.
192* ?. Kohler 25 male Aphotecary Laubach Germany
193 Elis. Richter 51 female Neuenkirchen Germany
194 Cathar. Richter 19 female Neuenkirchen Germany
195 Joseph Richter 21 male Neuenkirchen Germany
196* Aug. Richter 14 male student Neuenkirchen Germany
197 Aug. Meyer 31 male printer Neuenkirchen Germany
198 G. Blumenthal 15 male Neuenkirchen Germany
199* J. H. Jager 37 male farmer Oyten Germany
200 Emilie Dorsche 18 female Cassel Germany

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.

* deaths are reported in the transcriber's notes.

21: the last name could be Rieser.
27 - 30: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
33 - 35: Manifest distorted and covered by tape making some of the information unreadable.
37: it is not clear if the middle name is Rosenberg or if the last
name is Rosenberg-Lipinsky.
41: the last name could be Holthaus.
46: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
72: occupation is illegible, the letters are too close together.
76: Luhrsen is spelled with u Umlaut.
81 & 82: Wurflein is spelled with u Umlaut.
89 & 90: the last name could be Rangels.
96: Furth is spelled with u Umlaut.
139: the first name is Rudolf.
141 & 142: the last name should be Wesseling.
139 - 142: These passengers are part of a big group of people who emigrated from the
&144: Munsterland (u Umlaut) area in Germany to the United States. They came from
Burgsteinfurt. More information can be found at Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert,
Emigration in the 19th Century. Click on the link in the top left corner,
Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert. This will take you to the index for Borghorst
and Burgsteinfurt. Permission to publish this information has been granted by
Wilhelm Alff, one of the authors of this website. Currently the website is in
German only, the translation is work in progress. For more information, please
contact Ines.
148 - 150: the last name could be Wittpenn.
156 & 157: Hulsfels is spelled with u Umlaut..
182: age could be 7.
190: Hirschmoller is spelled with o Umlaut.
192: Kohler is spelled with o Umlaut.
199: Jager is spelled with a Umlaut.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 257, List 974.

Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 December 2008

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