SS Ericsson
I, A. B. Lowber, Master of the Steam Ship Ericsson 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 Steam ship Ericsson at Bremen from which port said ship 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 May 3 1866 So help me God A B Lowber
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the ____________ whereof A B Lowber is Master, from Bremen, burthen 1545 25/100 tons.
Columns represent passenger name, age, gender, occupation, and country of origin. The column for destination has been omitted on this list because it was U. S. for all passengers.
Steerage Passengers:
281 Dorothea Landefeld 17 female Hessia
282 Jacob Schleim 25 male Farmer Hessia
283 Johannes Hebel 53 male Farmer Hessia
284 Joh Ludw Hebel 23 male Farmer Hessia
285 George Malkomess 54 male Cartwright Hessia
286 Louise Malkomess 58 female Hessia
287 Joh Georg Textor 25 male Farmer Hessia
288 Catharina Textor 30 female Hessia
289 Joh Textor 20 male Hessia
290 Elisabetha Malkomes 23 female Hessia
291 Waltin Scheer 15 male Hessia
292 Boelmann U de Vries 40 male Seaman Hannover
293 Hesterdina de Vries 50 female Hannover
294* Antje J. de Vries 23 male Hannover
295 Ippe F de Vries 15 male Hannover
296 Elisabeth de Vries 13 female Hannover
297 Minna de Vries 10 female Hannover
298 Berend H. Behrends 29 male Farmer Hannover
299* Oltmann Dirks Voogd 45 male Farmer Hamburg
300* Jantje Voogd 40 female Hamburg
301* Franke Rust 19 female Hamburg
302* Dirk Voogd 16 male Hamburg
303* Folkers Voogd 11 male Hamburg
304* Johann Voogd 8 male Hamburg
305* Assel Voogd 8mo. male Hamburg
306 Jenny Werner 22 female Hannover
307 Cath Sennitz 24 female United States
308 Marie Brede 18 female Hannover
309 Fr. Lehr 29 male Farmer Nassau
310 Fr Rosenkranz 16 male Farmer Nassau
311 Johannes Hampel 30 male Farmer Hessia
312 Doris Jansmann 40 female Hannover
313 Valentin Leins 28 male Butcher Wurtemberg
314 Sabina Leins 24 female Wurtemberg
315 Albert Leins 9mo. male Wurtemberg
316 Caspar Pfeifer 37 male Shoemaker Wurtemberg
317 Marg Anna Pfeifer 39 female Wurtemberg
318 Eleonore Leins 57 female Wurtemberg
319 Victoria Leins 18 female Wurtemberg
320 Maria Hurm 21 female Wurtemberg
321 Wallberger Weller 16 female Wurtemberg
322 Carl Constanzer 30 male Farmer Baden
323 Heinr Korber 24 male Musician Hannover
324 Ludw Soll 26 male Baden
325 Heinr Moller 15 male Clerk Nassau
326 Daniel Kraupe 18 male Baker Hessia
327 Carl Aug Strohmer 32 male Farmer Prussia
328 Louise Muller 30 female Prussia
329 Pauline Muller 23 female Prussia
330 Herm Luning 24 male Farmer Prussia
331 Marie Luning 20 female Prussia
332 Georg Muhlhaus 26 male Shoemaker Nassau
333 Gottl Burhorn 25 male Watchmaker Prussia
334 Pet Gebhard 30 male Baker Hessia
335 Carl Kock 27 male Joiner Hannover
336 Eduard Reisicke 43 male Shoemaker Hannover
337 Ludwig Riedesel 15 male Mason Prussia
338 Mart Schulz 25 male Farmer Prussia
339 Wilh Nagel 46 male Butcher Coburg Gotha
340 Rosalie Th Nagel 38 female Coburg Gotha
341 Auguste Nagel 11 female Coburg Gotha
342 Gustav Nagel 9 male Coburg Gotha
343 Eduard Nagel 6 male Coburg Gotha
344 Louis Nagel 5 male Coburg Gotha
345 Hermann Nagel 3 male Coburg Gotha
346 Elisab Rein 29 female Bavaria
347 Jacob Wagener 14 male Bavaria
348 Marg Singenfelder 18 female Bavaria
349 Elisab Schuer 40 female Bavaria
350 Jacob Schuer 11 male Bavaria
351 Cath Schuer 9y 6m female Bavaria
352 Rosine Schuer 6 female Bavaria
353 Elisab Schuer 4 female Bavaria
354 Gottl Quadde 62 male Farmer Prussia
355 Wilh Quadde 46 female Prussia
356 Pauline Quadde 24 female Prussia
357 Albert Quadde 16 male Prussia
358 Otto Quadde 14 male Prussia
359 Bertha Quadde 12 female Prussia
360 Ernst Quadde 10y 6m male Prussia
361 Emma Quadde 8 female Prussia
362 J^s Eisenbenger 22 male Merchant Hessia
363 Math Leipp 42 male Hessia
364 Gertrude Leipp 42 female Hessia
365 Magdalene Leipp 8 female Hessia
366 Johann Leipp 6 male Hessia
367 Christ Bader 25 male Hessia
368 Jac Ost 17 male Confectioner Hessia
369 Andreas Herr 36 male Engineer Baden
370 Elisabeth Herr 28 female Baden
371* Marg All?ier 24 female Baden
372 Marie Ringwald 26 female Baden
373 Carl Klausmann 24 male Farmer Baden
374 Et J. Sievers 24 male Farmer Hannover
375 Fried G. Pfaar 38 male Joiner Nassau
376 Maria Kuhnst 40 female Nassau
377* Gert A. F?gemann 38 male Farmer Hannover
378 Caspar Horck 33 male Farmer Wurtemberg
379 Heinr Leum 18 male Farmer Hessia
380 Anna Weissenbach 22 female Hessia
381* Derk Hegemann 34 male Farmer Ost Friesld
382* Wilh Hegemann 37 male Farmer Ost Friesld
383* Gertrude Hegemann 29 female Ost Friesld
384 Selte Mullen 22 male Blacksmith Ost Friesld
385 Rich Sietzema 25 male Farmer Ost Friesld
386 Eitel Sietzema 27 male Carpenter Niederland
387 Jacob Sietzema 31 male Carpenter Ost Friesld
388 Albertje Sietzema 28 female Ost Friesld
389 Ida Sietzema 4 female Ost Friesld
390 Elise Toxepeus 32 male Farmer Niederland
391 Greetje Toxepeus 20 female Niederland
392 Herm Scholtens 24 male Farmer Niederland
393 Jochen Rohsbacker 30 male Farmer Bavaria
394 Jacob Brumcholz 27 male Wiredrawer Bavaria
395 Louise Muller 18 female Bavaria
396 Joh Farmer 23 male Blacksmith Bavaria
397 Christian Schmidt 18 male Blacksmith Bavaria
398 Jacob Brumcholz 18 male Butcher Bavaria
399 Jacob Wittenmeyer 20 male Mason Bavaria
400 Friedr Lang 22 male Farmer Bavaria
401 Elisabeth Schmidt 35 female Bavaria
402 Carl Kautezky 36 male Tailor Bohemia
403* Friedr Eden Hacken male Farmer Oldenburg
404* Edo H. Albers male Farmer Oldenburg
405* Heinr Bernh Dierks male Farmer Oldenburg
406 Alfred Engelhardt 30 male Farmer Thuringen
407 Gottl Wahl 20 male Farmer Wurtemberg
408 Joh M. Siegel 24 male Baker Wurtemberg
409 Cath Siegel 25 female Wurtemberg
410 Ferdinand Wenzel 24 male Goldsmith Kurhessen
411 Herm Burkhardt 18 male Confectioner Thuringen
412 Carl Wilh Stutzbach 28 male Farmer Thuringen
413 Gottl Heyer 32 male Merchant Thuringen
414 Hinr Zimmer 31 male Farmer Prussia
415 Wilh Ant Witelkamp 24 male Farmer Prussia
416 Heinr Raffmann 18 male Cigarmaker United States
417 Gottl Buttemeyer 26 male Farmer United States
418 Carl G. Buttemeyer 27 male Farmer Prussia
419 Wilh Blase 24 male Farmer Prussia
420 Heinr Holscher 26 male Farmer Prussia
421 Gottl Picht 33 male Miner Thuringen
422 Marie Picht 27 female Thuringen
423 Julius Picht 4 male Thuringen
424 Friedr Picht 2 male Thuringen
425 Julius Picht 6mo. male Thuringen
426 Johanne Erichson 26 female United States
427 Baby Erichson 11mo. female United States
428 Take J. Smit 24 male Farmer Wehnusen
429 Freck Luhring 24 male Farmer Hannover
430 Gert A. Friezmann 38 male Hannover
431 Louise Dietsch 27 female Hannover
432 Amande Dietsch 5 female Hannover
433* Hedwig Dietsch 4 male Hannover
434 Baby Dietsch 9mo. male Hannover
435 Louis Scheppert 32 male Brewer Prussia
436 Matths Rees 25 male Locksmith Wurtemberg
437* Henr Schiller 28 female Hannover
438* Baby Scheller 4mo. female Hannover
439 Aug Monig 25 male Saddler Hessia
440 Wilh Steincke 46 male Farmer Prussia
441* Joseph Steincke 47 female Prussia
442 Gustav Steincke 16 male Prussia
443 Bartholm Steincke 15 male Prussia
444 Florentine Steincke 11 female Prussia
445 Max Steincke 9 male Prussia
446 Werner Steincke 8 male Prussia
447 Amalie Steincke 6 female Prussia
448 Emil Steincke 3 male Prussia
449 Friede Jochmann 23 male Farmer Prussia
450 Carl Jochmann 20 male Farmer Prussia
451 Carl Burkhard 26 male Farmer Prussia
452 Heinr Uhlmiger 22 male Merchant Bavaria
453 Johs Streiker 23 male Farmer Prussia
454 Jacob Muller 22 male Farmer Bavaria
455 Anna Arnhart 18 female Bohemia
456 Georg Weber 20 male Farmer Hessia
457 Heinr Weckerle 16 male Farmer Hessia
458 Joh Wege 21 male Farmer Hessia
459 Friedr Schwender 30 male Gunsmith Prussia
460 Gottfr Friederich 26 male Gunsmith Prussia
461 Eduard Degering 25 male Joiner Prussia
462 Oscar Rudolph 20 male Gilder Prussia
463 Matths Henne 24 male Joiner Wurtemberg
464 Joh Heinr Hecht 42 male Carpenter Prussia
465 Anna Hecht 39 female Prussia
466 Martin Hecht 8 male Prussia
467 Georg Hecht 3 male Prussia
468 Vincent Weber 37 male Farmer Wurtemberg
469 Elis Weber 25 female Wurtemberg
470 Pauline Weber 5 female Wurtemberg
471 Johann Weber 4 male Wurtemberg
472 Victoria Weber 3 female Wurtemberg
473 Fritz Ritter 32 male Laborer Hannover
474 Carl Thon 27 male Laborer Hannover
475 Joh Schweibolt 23 male Laborer Wurtemberg
476 Paul Roth 34 male Weaver Wurtemberg
477* Emma Roth 33 female Wurtemberg
478 Arthur Roth 9 male Wurtemberg
479 Eugen Roth 7 male Wurtemberg
480 Amalie Roth 6 female Wurtemberg
481 Paul Roth 3 male Wurtemberg
482 Gottl Horn 37 male Farmer United States
483 Friederike Horn 32 female United States
484 H. C. Theobald 20 male Farmer Bavaria
485 Carl Bertoch 19 male Farmer Bavaria
486 Ant Heinemann 40 male Farmer Bavaria
487 Marg Heinemann 40 female Bavaria
488 Josepha Heinemann 9 female Bavaria
489 Emilie Heinemann 8 female Bavaria
490 Elisabetha Heinemann 6 female Bavaria
491 Joseph Thum 26 male Farmer Bavaria
492 Joh Eden 25 male Farmer Bavaria
493 Franz Pfeiffer 36 male Stone Mason Bavaria
494 Henrica Werner 33 female Baden
495 Josephina Werner 8 female Baden
496 Magd Maria Werner 7 female Baden
497 Joseph Werner 4 male Baden
498 Eranzisca Werner 2 female Baden
499 Wilhelm Bohringer 28 male Merchant Baden
500 Friederich Repp 23 male Bookbinder Nassau
501 Johann Lauer 48 male Farmer Prussia
502 Friederich Ohm 30 male Joiner Hannover
503* Salomon Taussig 40 male Merchant
504 Lorenz Becker 26 male Merchant United States
505 Elisabeth Enders 19 female Hannover
506 Catharine Enders 19 female Hannover
507 Heinrich Born 18 male Baker Nassau
508 Heinrich Becker 31 male Farmer Nassau
509 Anna Becker 27 female Nassau
510 Peter Becker 21 male Joiner Nassau
511 Elisabeth Nispel 25 female Nassau
512 Anna Kreuter 21 female Nassau
513 Louise Kreuter 18 female Nassau
514 Louise Schweisgert 23 female Nassau
515 Philip Pfaff 33 male Farmer Hessia
516 Johanne Pfaff 23 female Hessia
517 Peter Waitz 31 male Farmer Hessia
518 Conrad Schneider 17 male Joiner Hessia
519 Jost Braunerd 23 male Farmer Hessia
520 Joseph Jaszewieck 21 male Farmer Prussia
521 Constantin Jaszewieck 19 male Farmer Prussia
522 Victoria Jaszewieck 24 female Prussia
523 August Midlen 19 male Farmer Prussia
524 Heinrich Brummer 31 male Farmer Hessia
525 Sophie Brummer 39 female Hessia
526 Herman Brummer 6 male Hessia
527 Margarethe Brummer 4 female Hessia
528 Heinrich Brummer 2 male Hessia
529 Heinrich Wohlers 26 male Farmer Hannover
530 Gerhard Diestel 24 male Farmer Prussia
531 Hermann Diestel 18 male Farmer Prussia
532 Fritz Hanke 28 male Merchant Prussia
533 Heinrich Hanke 30 male Merchant Prussia
534 Anna Stuckmann 22 female Prussia
535 Herm Sielemann 19 male Merchant Prussia
536 Gottlieb Schlutter 37 male Coachman Prussia
537 Wilh Butt 26 male Farmer Mecklenburg
538* Florentine ?allman 19 female Prussia
539 Ferdinand Muek 26 male Farmer Bavaria
540 Rud Kemper 36 male Clothmaker Saxony
541 Gottlieb Oehler 29 male Weaver Saxony
542* Josef Semionau 27 male Shumaker Prussia
543 Bernhard Schmidt 29 male Mason Prussia
544 Jacob Threis 15 male Baker Prussia
545 Philip Heinz 46 male Weaver Baden
546 Christian Heinz 16 male Baden
547 Caroline Heinz 12 female Baden
548 Christ Heinz 16 Baden
549 Daniel Fuchs 24 male Farmer Baden
550 Conrad Schafer 50 male Farmer Hessia
551 Elisabeth Muller 24 female Hessia
552 Joh Heidelbach 69 male Farmer Hessia
553 Christel Kompenhans 23 male Farmer Hessia
554 Johann Rapp 34 male Laborer Hessia
555 Charlotte Westerfeld 23 female Prussia
556* Infant daughter Roth female
Second Cabin passengers:
557 Theodor Rute 24 male Chemist United States
558 Theodor Willick 16 male United States
First Cabin passengers:
579 W. D. White 50 male Lawyer United States
560 Susan White 26 female United States
561 J. C. Coombs 24 male Clerk United States
Captain's signature: A. B. Lowber
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.
The writer of this list must have been English-speaking because there are no umlauts to be
found in any of the names and there are several which should have them, such as Würtemberg,
Thüringen, Müller, etc. He also abbreviates many of the names.
294 Gender likely incorrect here.
301 Given name should probably be Frauke.
299-305 I believe the place of origin is incorrect for these entries--should probably be
Hannover.
371 Surname seems to be Allspier or Allpier.
377 Surname seems to be something like Fugemann.
381-385 Ost Friesld should probably be Ostfriesland. Given name for passenger # 381 should
probably be Dirk.
387-389 Ost Friesld should probably be Ostfriesland.
403-405 No ages listed for these entries.
433 Gender probably incorrect for this entry.
437-438 Surname spelled two ways.
441 Given name should proabably be Josepha.
477 Gave birth enroute to a daughter. See passenger no. 556
503 No place of origin listed.
538 Surname seems to be either Dallman or Prallman.
542 Surname may be Semionei.
556 Infant daughter born to Emma Roth April 24th 1866
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 264, List 401.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 July 2009
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