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Bremen, Germany & Southampton, England to New York
24 April 1882

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Wm. Willigerod, Master of the SS Elbe, do solemnly, sincerely and truly ______ 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 Steamship Elbe at Bremen and Southampton from which port said Bremen 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 Apr 24, 1882
So help me God,
(signed) Wm. Willigerod
before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Elbe whereof Wilhelm Willigerod, is master, from Bremen via Southampton, burthen 2809 brit. reg. 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.
 
774  Heinrich Biermann           48       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
775* Catharina Biermann          42       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
776  Heinrich Biermann            9       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
777  Louise Biermann              7       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
778  Wilhelm Biermann             5       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
779  Charlotte Biermann           4       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
780* August Biermann                 3m   m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
781  Ernst Molkenbur             23       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
782* Hermann Wulker              24       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
783  Richard Schmidt             33       m   waiter         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
784  Rosine Schmidt              21       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
785  Louis Schmidt               18       m   joiner         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
786  Hayo Heyen                  70       m   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
787  Marecke Heyen               68       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
788  Heinrich Wellermann         23       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
789* Josef Bolligmann            32       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
790  Heinrich Windau             28       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
791* Hubert Zimmermann           23       m   shoemaker      Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
792  Heinrich Tebbe              29       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
793* Heinrich Sturwald           28       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
794* Marie Sommer                ?5       m   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
795  Theodor Fietz               31       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
796  Minna Fietz                 28       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
797  Dora Fietz                      9m   f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
798* Friederike Kuhne            21       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
799  Wilhelm Thiele              26       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
800  Helene Fuchs                22       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
801  Wilhelm Reuter              23       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
802  Catharina Rooch             21       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
803  Claus Alpers                16       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
804  Johann Heins                24       m   miller         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
805  Claus Albers                17       m   servant        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
806  Johanne Kebel               18       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
807* Wilhelm Florke              27       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
808  Louis Henze                 23       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
809  Dorothea Beier              22       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
810* Heinrich Heins              27       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
811  Catharina Heins             26       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
812* Hedwig Kuhlhorn             39       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
813* Emilie Kuhlhorn              8       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
814* Anna Kuhlhorn                7       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
815* Crescenz Gottler            28       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
816  Josef Weng                  38       m   smith          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
817  Marie Weng                  28       f   wife           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
818  Johann Weng                    11m   m   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
819  Martin Duttler              45       m   farmer         Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
820  Marie Duttler               35       f   wife           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
821  Franz Duttler                8       m   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
822  Martin Duttler               6       m   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
823* Marie Kornopel              15       f   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
824  Hermann Koranke             26       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
825* Carl Kohler                 43       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
826  Heinrich Pooch              42       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
827  August Kannenberg           33       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
828  Hermann Parz                17       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
829  Albert Knop                 16       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
830  Marie Oebelsky              20       f   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
831  Marie Maly                  18       f   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
832  Marie Hronek                20       f   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
833  Heinrich Bekemeyer          20       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
834  Wilhelmine Bekemeyer        16       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
835  Wilhelm Bekemeyer           12       m   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
836* Anton Wilh. Ahrens          18       m   joiner         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
837  Heinrich Keibbreder         26       m   distiller      Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
838  Heinrich Nolte              26       m   shoemaker      Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
839* August Keibbreder           18       m   shoemaker      Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
840  Anton  Rolrik               15       m   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
841  Franz Ed. Jost              28       m   laborer        Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
842  Wilhelmine Jost             28       f   wife           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
843  Max Jost                     6       m   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
844  Paul Jost                    4       m   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
845* Heinrich Brubach            26       m   cegar maker    Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
846* Wilhelmine Brubach          28       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
847* Wilhelm Brubach                 9m   m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
848* Catharina Brubach           22       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
849* Friedrich Ebel              21       m   cegar maker    Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
850  Rudolph Starke              18       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
851  Marie Mayer                 16       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
852  Louise Lamblebe             29       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
853  Minna Lamblebe               7       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
854  Louise Lamblebe              4y 6m   f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
855  Bertha Lamblebe                11m   f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
856* Heinrich Strubich           42       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
857  Heinrich Strubich           11       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
858  Ottig Williams              23       m   ....           U.S.of Am.  Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
859  Jacob Oppenheim             50       m   merchant       Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
860  Johanne Oppenheim           42       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
861  Bernhard Oppenheim          18       m   merchant       Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
862  Lilli Oppenheim             18       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
863  Marth. Oppenheim             9       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
864* Hermann Oppenheim            8       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
865* Max Oppenheim               25       m   merchant       Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
866  Michael Enidronski          50       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
867  Marie Enidronski            40       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
868  Geerd Dickhoff              30       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
869  Anton H. Menke              31       m   servant        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
870  Joh. Fr. Boning             22       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
871  Joh. H. Hittelmann          23       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
872  Joh. H. Muhle               31       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
873* Joh^l. Partheimuller        26       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
874  Antonio Scharf              19       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
875* Rosalie Partheimuller       18       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
876  Heinrich Ch. M. Kayser      26       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
877  Joh. D. Ch. Kayser          24       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
878  Barbara Winders             22       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
879  Johann Gastmann             18       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
880* Anna Schnakenberg           29       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
881  Heinrich Schnakenberg        8       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
882  Anna Schnakenberg            7       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
883  Heinrich Notzke             23       m   smith          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
884* George Brubach              18       m   smith          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
885  Christine Koehler           17       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
886  Sophie Mohlenheinrich       54       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
887  Elisabeth Mohlenheinrich    20       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
888  Christoph Hintzke           20       m   basket maker   Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
889  Gerhard Thiemann            38       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
890  Anna Elise Schlegel         25       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
891  Catharina Saam              29       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
892  Amada Ihl                   16       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
893  Margar. Wohlgemuth          20       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
894  Wilhelm Schmuck             37       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
895  Dorothea Schmuck            39       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
896  Louise Ewald                19       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
897  Cath^a Kunzemann            20       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
898  Christ^e Vogel              17       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
899  Regine Kramer               19       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
900  Sophie Krone                22       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
901  Gertrude Paffin             25       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
902* Elisabeth Kuthe             19       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
903  Gottfried Mensel            52       n   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
904* Wilhelmine Mensel           59       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
905  Friedrich Stass             29       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
906* Johanne Schafer             25       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
907* Carl Schafer                 8       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
908  Emma Schafer                 5       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
909  Alwine Schafer               2       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
910  Hermann Schafer             26       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
911* Martin Pormoski             54       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
912  Henriette Bock              20       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
913* Carl Hack                   25       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
914* Emma Hack                   25       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
915* Carl Hack                    2       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
916* Emma Hack                       9m   f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
917* Meene Bruno                 28           laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
918* Christ^e Bruno              24       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
919  Jacob Urban                 55       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
920  Therese Urban               66           none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
921  Anton Urban                 16       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
922  Jacob Urban                  7       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
923  Josefa Urban                 8       f   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
924  Hermann H. Osterloh         18       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
925  Hermann Schomaker           22       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
926  Friedrich Dahlke            24       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
927* Oscar Hontsch               34       m   miller         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
928* Augusta Hontsch             30       f   wife           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
929* Paul Hontsch                 4       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
930* Max Hontsch                  2       m   child          Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
931* Franz Bomeke                52       m   joiner         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
932  Felicitas Held              26       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
933  Georg Hornung               17       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
934  Tietje Hanschen             27       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
935* Claus Hanschen              14       m   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
936  Claus Brinkmann             22       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
937* Hinrich Bargfrede           18       m   farmer         Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
938* Johann Hellmers             16       m   laborer        Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
939  Meta Ehlers                 22       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
940  Marie Schierholz            36       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
941  Johanne Spohler             26       f   none           Germany     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
942  Carl Freialer               75       m   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
943  Cath^a Freialer             62       f   wife           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
944  Martin Freialer             40       m   laborer        Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
945  Barbara Freialer            17       f   wife           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
946  Josef Freialer                 11m   m   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
947  Andress Fritsch             45       m   smith          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
948  Theresia Fritsch            36       f   wife           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
949  Franz Fritsch               16       m   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
950  Theresia Fritsch            13       f   none           Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
951  Anna Fritsch                 5       f   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
952  Julie Fritsch                3       f   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
953  Margar. Fritsch                 3m   f   child          Bohemia     Un St of Am.   steerage                                                    
   

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.
*  Passengers were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
*  None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
*  A series of dots indicates illegible letters due to damage to the manifest, too dark or
   too light.


775:     0/2 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
780:     8/9 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
782:     u Umlaut in last name.
789:     o Umlaut in last name.
791:     2/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
793:     u Umlaut in last name.
794:     0/2 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
798:     u Umlaut in last name.
807:     o Umlaut in last name.
810:     12/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
812-814: u Umlaut in last name.
814:     0/3 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
815:     3/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds. Gottler is spelled with o Umlaut
823:     3/1 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
825:     o Umlaut in last name.
836:     2/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
839:     2/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
845-848: u Umlaut in last name.
849:     2/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
856:     6/3 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
864:     4/4 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
865:     2/1 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
873,875: u Umlaut in last name.
880:     5/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
884:     2/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds. Brubach is spelled with u Umlaut.
902:     u Umlaut in last name.
904:     0/3 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds. 
906-910: a Umlaut in last name.
906:     0/2 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
907:     2/1 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different 
         kinds. 
911:     the last name could be Pormoski.
913-916: a Umlaut in last name.
917,918: the last name could be Bruns.
927-931: o Umlaut in last name.
935:     5/4 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
937:     3/0 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.
938:     9/2 is written in the "country in which they severally belong" coloumn, the significance
         of these numbers is not clear. The numbers might indicate pieces of baggage of different
         kinds.


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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 449, List 508.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
31 October 2009



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