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Bremen, Germany to New York
22 November 1873

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, W. Ladervig, Master of the SS Deutschland, 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 SS Deutschland at Bremen from which port said SS Deutschland 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 Nov. 22, 1873
So help me God,
(signed) W. Ladervig
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Deutschland whereof W. Ladervig, is master, from Bremen burthen 3252 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 cabin, upper saloon
  1  Julius Alexander         27      male   merchant       New York                              
  2  Henry Selling            46      male   merchant       New York                              
  3  Emilie Selling           40      fem                   New York                              
  4  Louis Selling             9      male                  New York                              
  5  Willy Selling             7      male                  New York                              
  6  Julia Selling                9m  fem                   New York                              
  7  Gordon Winston           58      male                  New York                              
  8  Rebecca Robinson         48      fem                   Baltimore                             
  9  Carl Schmieding          27      male   banker         St Louis                              
 10  Edward Blanchers         36      male   physician      New York                              
 11  Elisabeth Blanchers      34      fem                   New York                              
 12  Fanny Selling            28      fem                   New York                              
 13  Joseph Selling            2      male                  New York                              
 14  Jerome Selling               9m  male                  New York                              
 15* Pauline Brann            17      fem    domestic       New York                              
 16  Caroline Watheimer       20      fem    domestic       New York                              
 17  Adolph Klingenberg       47      male   merchant       New York                              
 18  Moritz Aronstein         26      male   merchant       New York                              
 19* Ernst Muldener           50      male   merchant       New York                              
 20  Jacob Schwab             41      male   merchant       New York                              
 21  Colonel William Gray     48      male   agent          New York                              
 22  Diego de Castro          37      male   merchant       New York                              
 23  Louis Posenplainter      40      male   merchant       New York                              
 24  Joseph W Holt            22      male   merchant       New York                              
 25  Alfred Holt              21      male   merchant       New York                              
 26  Adolph Hancock           32      male   consul         New York                              
 27  Jolin B Nerston          53      male   merchant       New York    
                          
First cabin, lower saloon            
 28  Johann Bucka             23      male   merchant       Germany                               
 29  Heinrich Euler           17      male   merchant       Germany                               
 30  Sophie Focken            30      fem                   Germany                               
 31  Hugo Zuber               24      male   merchant       New York                              
 32  Julius Schlatterer       19      male   merchant       Germany                               
 33  Ernst Feistkorn          33      male   merchant       Germany                               
 34  Clara Braun              22      fem                   New York                              
 35  Josephine Bohl               9m  fem                   Germany                               
 36  Wilhelmine Meyer         19      fem                   Germany                               
 37  Caroline Hayser          17      fem                   Philadelphia                          
 38  Joseph Mayerle           40      male   merchant       Philadelphia                          
 39  Caroline Mayerle         34      fem                   Philadelphia                          
 40  Anna Mayerle                 9m  fem                   Philadelphia                          
 41  Louise Foerdering        25      fem                   New York                              
 42  Charles Hermann          72      male   merchant       New York                              
 43  Johanna Hermann          30      fem                   New York                              
 44  Moritz Bendix            31      male   merchant       New York                              
 45  Martin Krudop            21      male   merchant       New York                              
 46  Marie Pohl               31      fem                   Bohemia                               
 47  Emilie Pohl               9      fem                   Bohemia                               
 48  Ottilie Pohl              7      fem                   Bohemia                               
 49  Caroline Trossmann       17      fem                   Germany                               
 50  Kunigunde Schmidt        24      fem                   Germany                               
 51  Doris Kurk               21      fem                   Germany                               
 52  Adolph Noa               25      male   merchant       Germany                               
 53  Adolph Schwaner          17      male   merchant       New York                              
 54  Heinrich Gautschi        27      male   manufacturer   Pittsburgh                            
 55  Willbe??? Gautschi           9m  male                  Switzerland                           
 56  Mariane Gautschi         22      fem                   Switzerland                           
 57  Lisette Gautschi         18      fem                   Switzerland                           
 58* Gotz Bachert             37      male   merchant       New London                            
 59  Catharine Schultz        29      fem                   New York                              
 60  Julius Hoffmann          32      male   merchant       New York                              
 61  Maria Stout              27      fem                   New York                              
 62  Charles Stout             7      male                  New York                              
 63  Adolpf Topf              37      male   merchant       New York                              
 64  Auguste Topf             19      fem                   New York                              
 65  Kliemann Perschke        42      male   merchant       New York                              

Steerage                              
 66  Louis Gerston            35      male   bird sales     New York                              
 67  Adam Ullmann             24      male   shoemaker      Germany                               
 68  Elise Ullmann            20      fem                   Germany                               
 69  Hermann Friesenhahn      65      male                  Germany                               
 70  George Hoffmann          52      male   joiner         Trenton                               
 71  Joseph Berger            76      male   farmer         Germany                               
 72  George Volter            63      male   farmer         Germany                               
 73  Ballura Volter           61      fem                   Germany                               
 74  Henry Hamper             33      male   farmer         New York                              
 75  Wilhelmine Denski        24      fem                   Germany                               
 76* Hans Kruger              34      male   birdman        New York                              
 77  Marie Hehn               18      fem                   Germany                               
 78  Louise Herz              14      fem                   Germany                               
 79  Louise Lotz              20      fem                   Germany                               
 80  Adeline Remus            24      fem                   Germany                               
 81  Appolonia Hoffmann       56      fem                   Germany                               
 82  Margarethe Wacker        19      fem                   Germany                               
 83  Eva Kneis                16      fem                   Germany                               
 84  August Leukvogel         17      male   farmer         Germany                               
 85* Anna Grobbruggen         19      fem                   Germany                               
 86  Maria P Arewes           18      fem                   Germany                               
 87  Babette Heiselbetz       20      fem                   Germany                               
 88* Anna Hron                25      fem                   Bohemia                               
 89  Friedrich Graef          36      male   farmer         New York                              
 90  Amalie Pommer            51      fem                   New York                              
 91  William Mayer            23      male   merchant       St Louis                              
 92  Joseph Schwartz          46      male   farmer         Germany                               
 93  Franciska Schwartz       44      fem                   Germany                               
 94  Georg Schwartz           15      male                  Germany                               
 95  Thersea Schwartz         12      fem                   Germany                               
 96  Joseph Schwartz           9      male                  Germany                               
 97  Wolfgang Schwartz         8                            Germany                               
 98  Francisca Schwartz        5      fem                   Germany                               
 99  Anna Schwartz             2      fem                   Germany                               
100  Christine Kortzeboris    21      fem                   Germany                               
101  Wilhelm Schubert         17      male   baker          New York                              
102  Wilhelm Kopf             28      male   farmer         Germany                               
103* Stina Koester            29      fem                   Germany                               
104* Maria Rammling           67      fem                   Germany                               
105* Johann Rammling          20      male   workman        Germany                               
106* Heinrich Rammling        17      male   workman        Germany                               
107  Anna M. Kleinhaus        59      fem                   Germany                               
108  Magdalene Kleinhaus      22      fem                   Germany                               
109  Heinrich Unserzacht      30      male   ???tager       Germany                               
110  Elisabeth Unserzacht     26      fem                   Germany                               
111  Gottfried Unserzacht      2      male                  Germany                               
112  Maria Unserzacht             2m  fem                   Germany                               
113  Theresa Schwarz          25      fem                   Germany                               
114  Ferdinad Romke           16      male   workman        Germany                               
115  Hermann Romke            15      male   workman        Germany                               
116  Friederich Holzhaeusen   10      male   tailor         Germany                               
117  Maria Weiss              18      fem                   Germany                               
118  Christine Arnold         28      fem                   Germany                               
119  Caroline Messer          15      fem                   Germany                               
120  Christine Hetzer         26      fem                   Germany                               
121  Gottlieb Schick          28      male   tailor         Germany                               
122  Carl W. Rissinger        36      male   gilder         Germany                               
123  Johanne Rissinger        38      fem                   Germany                               
124  Georg L Rissinger         3      male                  Germany                               
125  Sophie Knoop              9      fem                   Germany                               
126  Kunigunde Koller         21      fem                   Germany                               
127* Catharine Schiek         23      fem                   Germany                               
128* Caroline Schiek          16      fem                   Germany                               
129* Christian Schiek         44      male   baker          Germany                               
130  Peter Flochtner          46      male   ?ber           Germany                               
131  Johanne Flochtner        44      fem                   Germany                               
132  Jacob Flochtner          15      male                  Germany                               
133  Pauline Flochtner        10      fem                   Germany                               
134  Eva Flochtner             8      fem                   Germany                               
135  Margarethe Heyer         59      fem                   Germany                               
136* Dorothea Radel           19      fem                   Germany                               
137  Georg Seuss              17      male   weaver         Germany                               
138  Catharine Seuss          20      fem                   Germany                               
139  Francisca Lerner         56      fem                   Germany                               
140  Johann Lerner            29      male   merchant       Germany                               
141  Catharine Tempel         14      fem                   Germany                               
142  Peter Steeger            17      male   merchant       Germany                               
143  Carl W. Dikgieser        23      male   saddler        Germany                               
144  Michael Zwock            33      male   butcher        Germany                               
145  Walpurga Zwock           22      fem                   Germany                               
146  Anton Zwock               2y 6m  male                  Germany                               
147  Anna Zwock                  11m  fem                   Germany                               
148  Carl Welker              23      male   merchant       Germany                               
149  Georg Schnaars           19      male   farmer         Germany                               
150* Anna Krudener            18      fem                   Germany                               
151  Caroline Burghardt       30      fem                   Germany                               
152  Abraham Eberhard         17      male   merchant       Germany                               
153* Theodor Suer             23      male   merchant       Germany                               
154  Wilhelm Goecke           53      male   farmer         St Louis                              
155  Conrad Pieper            48      male   farmer         Germany                               
156  Maria Pieper             49      fem                   Germany                               
157  Gertrude Pieper          20      fem                   Germany                               
158  Rosina Pieper            17      fem                   Germany                               
159  Caroline Pieper           8      fem                   Germany                               
160  Anna Pieper               5      fem                   Germany                               
161  Fritz Lange              24      male   farmer         Germany                               
162  Johann Lange             45      male   farmer         Germany                               
163  Gertrude Lange           45      fem                   Germany                               
164  Feine Lange              19      fem                   Germany                               
165  Henriette Lange          17      fem                   Germany                               
166  Heinrich Lange           15      male                  Germany                               
167  Johann Lange              9      male                  Germany                               
168  Anton Lange               3      male                  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.

*  Only one passenger died during the voyage, this is noted in the Transcriber's notes.

*  Pieces of baggage was not recorded, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.


 15:       the last name could be Braun.
 19:       Muldener is spelled with u Umlaut.
 59:       Gotz is spelled with o Umlaut.
 78:       Kruger is spelled with u Umlaut.
 87:       Brobbruggen is spelled with u Umlaut.
 90:       the last name could be Hrou.
103:       the first name should be Ernestine, the last name should be Koster with o Umlaut
104:       this passenger's maiden name was Becker.
104 - 106: the last name should be Rummeling.
103 - 106: These passengers are part of a big group of people who emigrated 
           from the 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.
129 - 131: the last name could be Schick.
138:       Radel is spelled with a Umlaut.
152:       Krudener is spelled with u Umlaut.
155:       Suer is spelled with u Umlaut. The last name could be Suen.


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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 385, List 1252.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 January 2009



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