SS Bremen
Another transcription of this ship can be found in Volume 2
I, C.Meyer, Master of the Prussian Steamship 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 District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamship at Bremen from which port said Steamship 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 3 June 1864 So help me God. C. Meyer
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Prussian Steamer Bremen whereof C. Meyer is Master from Bremen, burthen _____ tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, and origin. The column for destination has been omitted on this list because U.S is listed for all of the passengers.
1st cabin? /Upper Saloon
1* ? Kaufmann 40 male merchnd New York
2 Julius Khukert 60 male merchnd New York
3 Jos Millikan 24 male merchnd Cincinnati
4 T W. Lilbay 21 male merchnd Portland ?
5 F. Simons 35 male merchnd Germany
6 Ad Ulmann 44 male merchnd Neu York
7* A v. Kollwitz 25 male merchnd Schlesien
8 Chls Stephanz 28 male Chemiker Mainz
9 Miss Steckscher 38 female Wood?
10 Auguste Lampe 25 female servand ?
11 Jan Bruck 28 male merchnd New York
12* W^m Lorenz 16 male ? New York
13 Johann Homeyer 34 male merchd New York
14 L? Schmidt 30 male merchd ?anna
15* ? ? C. Freun? 49 male merchd U. S.
16 Jos Kidd 37 male Engeneer England
17 Silas Salesbury 53 male Engeneer U. S. America
18* no entry
19 A Gau 36 male ? Prussia
20 Haug 36 male mercht Philadelphia
21 E B Fairfield 42 male teacher U. S. America
22* D F. Bramshall 47 male merchnd U. S. America
23 Wedley 30 male merchnd U. S. America
24 C. Ginn 39 male merchnd U. S. America
25 Johnson 35 male merchnd England
26 W. Gilly 32 male musician England
27 Alfred Long 20 male musician Portsmouth
28 Dowall 32 male Mediciner Portsmouth
29 Voeullor 24 male ?preter U. S.
30 Spener 41 male America
31 Ward 24 male America
32 Hilgard 74 male ?ter America
33 S. Dennerg 36 male merchd France
34 J B Gould 50 male hearer of disputes U. S.
35 J G. Goodwin 32 male Clergyman U. S.
36 W^d Dowall 26 female U. S.
37 ? Dowall 16 female U. S.
38 W Willhof 19 female France
39 Willhoff 20 female France
40 Mrs. Lyons 24 female
41 M Chs Wagner 64 male merchd Longenschach
42 Joh^? Wagner 26 male strawlayr Neustadt
43 Wh^lne Wagner 3m female Neustadt
44 Julie Wagner 30 female Neustadt
45 Adm Kroeber 18 male Joiner Chicago
46 Marie Kroeber 16 female Crumbach
47 Ph Weber 16 male farm Erlan
48 Elisb Roeder 22 female Crumbach
49 M. Weber 25 male baker Baltimore
50 W^m Scholl 30 male smith Weinheim
51 Otto Oehler 33 male sadler La Crosse
52 J. D. Stover 17 male Bunte
53 Louise Wagner 28 female Neustadt
54 Jette Wagner 9m female Neustadt
55 A. G. Albers 32 male farm Oldenburg
56 Max Calder 20 male merchd Mannhe?
57 W Thennies 62 male Oldenburg
58 S. Frommer 21 female Gessnitz
59 C H Reimer 26 male j? ?ausick
60 A Sondermann 30 male miller Mettingen
61 Regina Sondermann 20 female Mettingen
62 J Wolff 38 male New York
63* Casper Stettner 38 male clothmk Connecticut
64 H. Erbsen 26 male Dorua
65 C. S. Cramer 27 male baker Ostfriesland
66* C. Braun?app 25 male jobwork Derby
67 G Hofmann 31 male carpend Theesbrun
68 Kunigunde Hofmann 21 female Theesbrun
69 M. Hofmann 30 male heesbrun
70 J Fink 30 male briklayer Oberneuland
71 B^a Penning 27 female Haidhof
72 H Smitker 29 male merchd C?
73 J. Lepssarter 21 male merchd Heddenhaus?
74 H E Sander 29 male merchd Hawre
75 E Engelhardt 18 male merchd G?haldshaus
76 A Geiger 29 male merchd Neud?mjer
77 G. Seitz 30 male farm St Louis
78 W^h Metzger 36 male merchd Bu?al
79 Ch Bargner 26 male ?lberg
80 Ph. Desson 28 female New York
81 G. Desson 6 male New York
82 H. Desson 4 female New York
Lower Saloon:
83 J. Reis 24 female Bellingheim
84 C. Reis 25 female Bellingheim
85* M Neu?erger 20 male merchd Hainstedt
86 Rosl Salinger 24 female Schu??
87 Kath Steinitz 22 female Schu??
88 Selma Steinitz 11m female Schu??
89 A. Krause 22 male farmer Auleben
90 Max Schuler 21 male merchd Römhild
91 Erich Schuler 21 male merchd Römhild
92 Marcus 24 male merchd Geestemunde
93 B^r Geiger 31 female Nordlingen
94 R Bluhm 22 male engineer Leipzig
95 R Seeger 39 male merchd Sacramenda
96 Miss Ritter 50 female New York
97 Chr Ackermann 23 male farmer Amerika
98 D W Moller 21 male farmer Bremen
99 Gerhd Goecken 26 male farmer Aldorf
100 Adolph Schultze 28 male merchd New York
101 Elise Kat?a 27 female Drecksdorf
102 Anna Kat?a 3 female Drecksdorf
103* ? baby Kat?a 4m female Drecksdorf
104 C. A. Schultz 21 male brewer Heschede
105 A^e Stunkel 23 female Falling?
106 C V Pauley 32 male merchd Fallsbedrebber
107 G C Steckemeyer 1? male Lennerverder
108 Eliese Dreckmann 39 female Cincinnati
109 V Bundorf 16 female Osnabruck
110 Jod Rosenstein 22 male merchd Beverengen
111 Aug Stebberling 21 male apotheke New York
112* ? Moritz 22 male mercht Bremen
113 A. Wegmann 35 male mercht Bastmen
114 A^e Wegmann 31 female Bastmen
115 M^a Wagner 20 female merchd Bastmen
116 L^t Wegmann 7 female farmer Bastmen
117 Jos Wegmann 9m male Bastmen
118 Lorenz Kuppel 22 male Bastmen
119 C. P. Cerssen 20 male merchd Bremen
120 Ge? Starry 33 male farmer Bohmen
121 Jer Wyt?au? 34 male farmer Bohmen
122 ? Gessner 28 male merchd New York
123 Bertha Peter 21 female Magdeburg
124 ??d? Peter 11m female Magdeburg
125 Ev Battermann 18 male baker Buckeburg
126 Gg Berneiser 35 male farmer Eltz
127 Marie Layer 31 female Romgen
128 Cth^r Wohner 35 female Bluiswald
129 Rud Otto 28 male apotheker Alsfeld
130 L^l Weigele 35 female Altendorf
131 Paul Beinert 26 male miner Charlottenbrun
132 Mette Feige 30 female Schupzig
133 Fr Lenschau 38 male preacher Lübeck
134 Cl Lenschau 40 female Lübeck
135 H^r Lenschau 6 female Lübeck
136 A^e Lenschau 4 female Lübeck
137 Jac Herlizer 32 male farmer Putzbrunn
138 Joh Fautt 30 male We???feld
139 Cath. Herlizer 62 female Putzbrunn
140 B^a Herlizer 31 female Putzbrunn
141 Cath. Herlizer 9m female Putzbrunn
142* Carl Hermening 19 male merchend Osnabrück
143 Louis Cohn 36 male merchend Breslau
144 Joh^e Lammerfeldt 32 female Elberfeldt
145 Arthur Lammerfeldt 12 male Elberfeldt
146 Ewald Lammerfeldt 9 male Elberfeldt
147 Adele Eger 22 female Warnsdorf
148 A^a Eger 3 female Warnsdorf
149 Adele Eger 2 female Warnsdorf
150 Aug^te Weigerd 46 female Philadelphia
151 Jul Betzler 35 male Oberdorf
152 Frd Hensel 28 male sadler Berlin
153 W^m Schmidt 25 male Captan Philadelphia
154* J. v Ness 20 male merchd Osnabrück
155* Elise Gotte 18 female Baden Baden
156 W Waiblin 18 female Baden Baden
157 C. T. Steiner 14 male Baden Baden
158 W^m Kurz 25 male farmer Möhringen
159 L. Kurz 30 female Möhringen
160 H^e Kurz 18 female Möhringen
161 C^e Kurz 7 female Möhringen
162 W. Guhl 27 male briklayer Krauchenwies
163 Marie Boll 28 female Krauchenwies
164 Jh^e Boll 22 female Krauchenwies
165* Th Mareus 24 male Krauchenwies
166 Magd Boll 4 female Krauchenwies
167 Marg Boll 2 male Krauchenwies
168* R^a Mareus 4 female Krauchenwies
169 Boll baby 6m female Krauchenwies
170 Math Spamen 47 male Illinois
171 Marie Frank 24 female Ladenburg
172 S?. Adler 19 male merchd Cöln
173 F Fuchs 31 male merchd St Louis
174 E. Arndt 23 male merchd Bremen
175 L? Vennekohl 23 female Letam
176 Els. Elsfeldt 26 female Bremen
177 Jos Elsfeldt 3m male Bremen
178 Jette Liebig 25 female Aachen
179 Carl Liebig 11m male Aachen
180* Chs Druhl 29 male merchd New York
181* Else Druhl 28 female ?unte
182 Rich Seppler 29 male Kuckberg
183* Jos Buresch 27 male farmer Bohmen
184* M^a Buresch 28 female Bohmen
185* Jos Buresch 5 male Bohmen
186* Elsb Buresch 3 female Bohmen
187* Cath^e Buresch 10m female Bohmen
188 Mozisch 25 male merchd Bohmen
189 G. Finken 23 female Wasserbeck
190 S^e Goldschmidt 19 female M?klleberg
191 M^e Reuner 40 female Neugedein
192 C.Carks 25 male dealer New York
193 L Brandt 22 male Bohmen
194 J. Schverling 29 male ?mker W?
195 L^e Schverling 23 female P?
196* M. ???emann 56 female ?
197* F^e ???emann 24 female ?
198 L. Wildberg 16 male farmer Mottgers
199 Fr Borchers 27 male smith Linden
200 L^e Borchers 21 female Linden
201 Ag. Paulich 35 female Gratz
202 M^a Aign 56 female Baiern
203 W. Nerberle 25 female Baiern
204 J. Janssen 29 male preacher Preussen
205 F. Lohmann 26 male preacher Westphalen
206 J. Lucken 28 male preacher Oldenburg
207 A Rustige 23 male preacher Westphalen
208 F W Lobe 35 male merchand New York
209 Meta Lobe 25 female New York
210 Aug Konkel 18 male baker Emkersla??
211 Jos Schott 17 male farmer Kronach
212 C Hofmeister 25 male merchd Osnabrück
213 A. Steiner 36 male merchd Karlsbad
214 T Irons 41 male merchd England
215 ? Giles 34 male merchd England
216 D. Lef 38 male merchd Bohmen
217 Ise? Walten 26 male Cutter England
218 von Sengderk 29 male Lithogrp Belgien
219 Mrs. Sengderk 24 female Belgien
220 L. London 42 male Prussia
221 R Waltz 24 male Prussia
222 ? Hall 50 male England
223 John Pennock 34 male merchd England
224 M Intyre 28 male England
225 Mrs. Intyre 16 female England
226 Bown 24 male Capt New York
227 Mrs. Sukmakj 50 female London
228 Jules Block 16 male France
229 Louis Bernon 39 male Paris
230 Aug. Jeannot 29 male Herloger Neuchatel
231 Mrs. Sutter 27 male watchmaker Basel
232 Mrs. Sutter 28 female merchd ?ainz
233 Jac Becker 29 male merchd Basel
234 C. Wolff 32 male merchd New York
235 Simon Cohen 32 male merchd New York
236 Matc? Sulz 32 female New York
Steerage:
237 Carst Cordes 24 male farmer Drisseth
238 H Wittpener 22 male farmer Drisseth
239* H. Dorgeloh 32 male farmer Sydweyhe
240* C. Dorgeloh 71 male farmer Sydweyhe
241* A^a Dorgeloh 59 female Sydweyhe
242 A. A. Dahnke 24 female Kirchwehye
243 Herm Klocke 23 male farmer Sydweyhe
244 J H Warnken 20 male joiner Sydweyhe
245 Minne Falk 30 female Konitz
246 Ange Falk 20 female Konitz
247 Elise Falk 7m female Konitz
248 Max Feige 22 male segamak Preussen
249 Albm Kilbel 23 female Greitz
250 Lene Kilbel 9m female Greitz
251 Lones Miller 23 female Pyrmond
252 M Michaelis 24 female Lü?
253 W^? Ratje 22 male Wagenfels
254 E Brennet 7 male Elberfeldt
255* W? ? Lieth 24 male farmer Hesselwardthard
256* H. A. Meinarde 49 male smith Ostfriesland
257* Greke Meinarde 37 female Ostfriesland
258* Hauke Meinarde 6 female Ostfriesland
259* Antje Meinarde 7 female Ostfriesland
260* Joache? Meinarde 4 female Ostfriesland
261* (baby) Meinarde 11m female Ostfriesland
262 B. H. Meyer 27 male smith Ostfriesland
263* H. J. Abts 33 male smith Ostfriesland
264 Hilke Abts 29 female Ostfriesland
265 Gretje Abts 7 female Ostfriesland
266 Boe?e Abts 4 female Ostfriesland
267 Albert Abts 20m male Ostfriesland
268 G. Garrels 23 female Ostfriesland
269 A. Heering 52 male farmer Emwerich
270 Dotte Spring 23 male joiner Stuttgard
271 E. H. Meyer 24 male Lehe
272 A^e Burmann 22 female Rie??
273 W Uellenberg 30 female Barmen
274 Margr Schmidt 22 female Hohenschwardt
275* M. Ohlwarter 34 female Thuisbrunn
276 C^e Landscron 36 female Preussen
277* C Fuss 22 male baker A??weller
278 H^a Hahn 22 female Mergentheim
279 H. Ebleinghause 23 male merchd Oldendorf
280 H. Ebleinghause 7 male Oldendorf
281 Helene Doscher 23 female Wremen
282 Herm Sinram 28 male gardner Oldendorf
283 Doroth. Stein 30 female Brooklyn
284 Herm. Stein 9 male Brooklyn
285 Chr Deeckrog 15 male farmer Selbenfelde
286 Chr Kruse 20 male farmer Allendorf
287 Hch. Kruse 17 male farmer Allendorf
288 Hch Meyer 30 male farmer Holdum
289 Lorenz Specht 36 male weawes Bohmen
290 Mrs Specht 38 female Bohmen
291 Le Specht 7 female Bohmen
292 Lesitte Specht 6 female Bohmen
293 Joh. Specht 21 male weawes Bohmen
294 J. S. Riedel 23 male Bohmen
295 Magd Riedel 25 female Bohmen
296 Chr Schulz 30 male Bohmen
297 Magd Schulz 26 female Bohmen
298 Ernst Schulz 2 male Bohmen
299 E Prell 23 male weawer Bohmen
300 Rohders 16 male Bohmen
301 C? Verlander 24 male shipbuilder Minden
302 Joh Leding 28 male farmer Lengspedt
303* Grietje Reints 54 female Ihrhove
304* Ella Reints 28 female Ihrhove
305* Sara Reints 23 female Ihrhove
306* Joh^a Reints 22 female Ihrhove
307* Hajo Reints 20 male Ihrhove
308* H^a Reints 17 female Ihrhove
309* R^a Reints 11 female Ihrhove
310* Claas Peeter 27 male farmer Ihrhove
311* T^e Peeter 27 female Ihrhove
312* A^a Peeter 3 female Ihrhove
313 Jan Schoon 27 male farmer Warsingsfehn
314 Geske Schoon 33 female Warsingsfehn
315* Jac Frerichs 58 male farmer Rahde
316* M^a Frerichs 47 female Rahde
317 Peter Hessenius 16 male farmer Schirum
318 M^e Hessenius 22 female Schirum
319 Talea Hessenius 20 female Schirum
320* Jac.Muller 42 male farmer Simonswolde
321* E^e Muller 40 female Simonswolde
322* Claas Muller 11 male Simonswolde
323* Weeke Muller 7 female Simonswolde
324* Heike Muller 5 female Simonswolde
325* Gretj Muller 3 female Simonswolde
326* Tidde Buisker 29 male Illinois
327* Joh. Buisker 35 male shoemakr Rorichum
328 B^a Smit 64 female Rorichum
329* Peters baby 5m female Ihrhame?
330 Georg Muller 20 workmann Rusindorf
331 D. Stottelmann 37 female Engeln
332 Frdr. Stottelmann 13 male Engeln
333 Louis Sohlmann 25 male goldworkman Hannovern
334* W^m Banke 21 male Ristede
335 Frd Bannersach 30 male joiner Sonneberg
336* H. Schroder 26 male Segarmekr Bremen
337 Georg Hoell 16 male Koestingen
338* F. Stunkel 14 male Falling?
339 C. C. Kaufmann 24 male botcher Stetten
340 Robt Schmied 24 male Obersalzingen
341 Ch Kugel 17 male Elsenger
342 Math Wagner 24 female ?ochm?
343 Chr. Theurer 27 female ??helberg
344* W. Ga?s 26 male Laufen
345 Joh. Sauter 26 male briklayer Laufen
346 Joh Mester 37 male farmer Ai?heim
347 Max Effinger 19 female Ai?heim
348 M^a Griesmann 18 female Zeppenhahn
349 M. Kupferschmidt 28 male Durbheim
350 Paul Messner 28 male Trostinger
351 Chr Strom 48 male Trostinger
352 Chr Birk 44 male Trostinger
353 Joh Neipp 42 male Scherra?
354 E. Strohm 45 male Trostinger
355 J H Schuler 27 male Trostinger
356 L. Dentinger 21 female Soslingen
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call attention to additional information in the passenger 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.
* In addition to faded ink on this list the handwriting is very difficult to decipher, and
the writer uses abbreviations like merchd (merchant), or for names like Kath (Katherine)
without a period to indicate an abbreviation. He also seems to have little knowledge of
Germanic town names; hence, the places of origin are often indecipherable.
* Because there are a number of English and French passengers on this list the ship must
have stopped in Liverpool and/or Le Havre though there is nothing in the list indicating
that.
* The list has been renumbered for the website.
1 Given name almost obliterated because of fading ink; seems to be Carl
7 Name probably A. von Kollwitz.
12 Occupation may be student
15 Surname could be Freund.
18 Writer of the list has skipped numbering from 17 to 19--so no entry number 18.
22 Somethinbg is written in superscript before the D F. initials; it may be Dr.
63 Surname may be Slettner.
66 Surname unclear: seems to be Braunlapp or Braunkapp.
85 Because of faded original, the fourth letter of the surname is unclear. Name may
be something like Neuberger or Neuperger.
101-103 Origin seems to be something like Drecksdorf.
103 Ditto marks seem to indicate the given name is the same as the previous entry;
however the usual do is used here and elsewhere to indicate ditto.
112 Given name looks like it could be James.
142 Surname may be Stermening.
154 Surname probably von Ness or van Ness.
155 Gotte (Götte) has an umlauted o.
165 Surname may be Marcus.
168 Surname may be Marcus.
180-181 Druhl (Drühl) has an umlauted u.
183-187 Surname may be Kuresch.
196-197 Surname unclear; may be Lienemann or Heinemann.
239-241 Dorgeloh (Dörgeloh) has an umlauted o.
255 Surname may be von Lieth.
256-261 Surname may be Meinardi. No. 257: given name probably Gretke;
275 Ohlwarter (Ohlwärter) has an umlauted a.
277 Surname may be Fuhs.
303-309 Grietje is travelling as a widow with her children: Ella (should be Elke); Sara;
Johanna; Hajo; Harmanna; and Reinharda as well as with her married daughter's
family, (Trientje) the Klaas/Claas Peters on the list following her.
310-312 Surname is Peters: Klaas or Claas Peters along with wife Trientje (née Reints)
and daughter, Aaltjesine. The family was from Ihrhove, Ostfriesland, and went to
Forreston, Illinois, later settling in Wellsburg, Iowa.
315-316 Jacob Frerichs and M? Frerichs may have been from Rahe. The place of origin
(Rahde) seems wrong.
320-325 Muller (Müller has an umlauted u. The Müllers came from Simonswolde, Ostfriesland,
and their names can be found in the "Simonswoldmer Dorfchronik und
Familienstammbäume," entry no. 1211. There their names are recorded as: Jakob,
Elmde, Klaas, Weeke, Heike, Greetje Müller.
329 Is this the baby of the Peters entries no. 310 and 311?
334 Place of origin may be Rastede.
336 Schroder (Schröder) has an umlauted o.
338 Stunkel (Stünkel) has an umlauted u.
344 Ink faded--name seems to be something like Gass, Gais, or Geis.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 241, List 495.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 October 2009
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