SS Frisia
I, Emil Meier, Master of the ____________ 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 Steamer at Hamburg & Havre from which port said Steamer 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 June 4, 1887So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) Emil Meier
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Frisia whereof Emil Meier, is master, from Hamburg & Havre, burthen 3448 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.
Between Deck passengers
225 Minna Brahamson 39 female ?????? Russia
226 Joseph Brahamson 16 male son Russia
227 Moses Ehrlich 18 male merchant Russia
228 Herm Bremmert 23 male butcher Germany
229 Fred Tonzlaff 52 male Germany
230 Hein^r Schultz 50 male farmer Germany
231 Joh^e Schultz 46 female wife Germany
232 Franz Schultz 5 male child Germany
233 Gretchen Bayer 17 female single Germany
234 Marg^e Schmidt 31 female woman Germany
235 Peter Schmidt 7m male baby Germany
236* Engelhard D?g 35 male farmer Germany
237* Catha^e D?g 30 female wife Germany
238* Rudolph D?g 3 male child Germany
239* Amalie Tonnis 30 female woman Germany
240 Nicolay P Haubig 26 male farmer Germany
241 Anna Haubig 57 female single Germany
242 Hans Carstensen 26 male merchant Germany
243 Hans Meres 31 male farmer U.St.
244 Marie Albrecht 18 female single Germany
245 Louise Albrecht 16 female single Germany
246 Herm Meier 46 male farmer Germany
247 Anna Meier 44 female wife Germany
248* Herm Meier 18 male child Germany
249* Wilh. Meier 16 male child Germany
250* Peter Meier 13 male child Germany
251* Joh Meier 9 male child Germany
252* Hans Meier 7 male child Germany
253* Anna Meier 6 female child Germany
254* Jurgen Meier 3 male child Germany
255 Hans Hoch 28 male farmer Germany
256 A. Blume 41 male farmer Germany
257 Marie Blume 36 female wife Germany
258 Frid^k Blume 7 male child Germany
259 Marie Blume 6m female infant Germany
260 Rudolf Hemphe 33 male clothmaker Germany
261 Andrea Carstensen 27 female single Germany
262 Jensine Carstensen 17 female single Germany
263 Philippine Krauss 31 female single Germany
264* Christ. Bulow 73 male workman Germany
265 Johann Becker 40 male workman Germany
266 Dorothea Becker 32 female wife Germany
267* Joachim Becker 13 male child Germany
268* Frid^r Becker 6 male child Germany
269 Caroline Arent 25 female woman U.St.
270 Jacob Arent 4 male son U.St.
271* Carl Rossler 15 male farmer Germany
272 Peter Baier 48 male farmer Germany
273 Cath^a Baier 45 female wife Germany
274 Sybilla Baier 8 female daughter Germany
275 Georg Roos 48 male farmer Germany
276 Elisabeth Roos 43 female wife Germany
277 Abraham Roos 17 male son Germany
278 Cath^a Boos 14 female single Germany
279* Cath^a Muller 18 female single Germany
280* Peter O. Hunppel 42 male farmer Germany
281* Magth^e Hunppel 39 female wife Germany
282* Joh. Hunppel 13 male child Germany
283* Christ. Hunppel 9 male child Germany
284* Peter Hunppel 7 male child Germany
285* Marie Hunppel 5 female child Germany
286* Nicol Hunppel 3 male child Germany
287* Helene Hunppel 11m female child Germany
288 Lambert Giefer 36 male farmer Germany
289 Anna Giefer 34 female Germany
290* Gertrude Giefer 9 female child Germany
291* Josefa Giefer 8 female child Germany
292* Hubert Giefer 4 male child Germany
293* Ernst Giefer 11m male child Germany
294* Louise Hennz 23 female single Germany
295* Hein^r Schutz 50 male farmer Germany
296* Joh^e Schutz 46 female wife Germany
297* Frz Schutz 5 male son Germany
298* Ferd. Tomzlaff 52 male farmer Germany
299* Franz Borowicz 38 male farmer Germany
300 Marie Borowicz 40 female wife Germany
301 Frz Borowicz 9 male child Germany
302 Joh^a Borowicz 3m female infant Germany
303 Wilh^e Fischer 24 female woman Germany
304 Wilh. Fischer 3 male child Germany
305* Fritz Fischer 10m male infant Germany
306 Caroline Steffanhagen 22 female single Germany
307* Hubert Betz 33 male farmer Germany
308 Gertrude Betz 34 female wife Germany
309 Anna Betz 9 female child Germany
310 Josefa Reitz 4 female child Germany
311 Sophie Reitz 6m female infant Germany
312 Barb^a Reitz 6m female infant Germany
313* J. Peter Gacklen 25 male farmer Germany
314 Cath^a Schumacher 33 female woman Germany
315 Cath^a Schumacher 13 female daughter Germany
316 Moritz Polack 25 male inn keeper U.St.
317 Wilh Clement 27 male cloth maker Germany
318* Cacilie Rosenshal 18 female single Germany
319 Gordene Jacoboskki 28 female single Germany
320 Samuel Lahminowitch 16 male shoemaker Russia
321 Jacob Handrowitz 17 male clerk Germany
322 Riekchen Handrowitz 9 female child Germany
323 Abraham Brasch 45 male teacher Germany
324* Cordt Ruther 24 male farmer Germany
325* Cath^a Ruther 19 female single Germany
326 Metta Schelm 20 female single Germany
327 John J Wettern 26 male farmer Germany
328 Franzisca Schwinkowski 25 female single Germany
329* Sophie Kroger 54 female woman Germany
330* Marie Kroger 14 female daughter Germany
331 Marjanne Drzewiska 31 female woman Germany
332* Franzisca Drzewiska 5 female child Germany
333* Michael Drzewiska 4 male child Germany
334* Franz Drzewiska 11m male infant Germany
335* Agnes Drzewiska 1m female infant Germany
336 Bertha Bohnke 31 female single Germany
337 Sophie Schmidt 42 female woman Germany
338* Auguste Schmidt 15 female child Germany
339* Frida Schmidt 9 female child Germany
340* Bertha Schmidt 8 female child Germany
341* Hermann Schmidt 6 male child Germany
342* Anna Baskoff 56 female woman Bohemia
343* Louise Baskoff 15 female daughter Bohemia
344 Christ^e Nant 64 female woman Germany
345 Frid^k Schroeder 29 male workman Germany
346* Louise Weidemann 25 female single Germany
347* W^m Heinmuller 34 male workman Germany
348* Marie Heinmuller 28 female wife Germany
349* Marie Heinmuller 3 female daughter Germany
350* Math^e Bulow 21 female single Germany
351 Martha Lehr 26 female single Germany
352 Joh^s Andresen 33 male barber Germany
353 Herm. Suckow 48 male farmer U.St.
354 Dora Suckow 46 female wife U.St.
355* Ratschel Luchenheim 55 female woman U.St.
356 Ernst Preil 27 male brazier Germany
357 Louis Wilschinski 15 male brazier Germany
358 Franz Troska 33 male farmer Germany
359 Cath^a Troska 25 female wife Germany
360 Johann Plewna 42 male farmer Germany
361 Joseph Hoin 23 male farmer Germany
362 Sophie Hoin 23 female wife Germany
363 Julie Hoin 11m female infant Germany
364 Robert Porsche 40 male bookseller U.St.
365 Emilie Porsche 27 female wife U.St.
366 Joh^? Mayer 25 male merchant Germany
367 Alois Heil 31 male butcher Germany
368 Franzisca Heil 23 female wife Germany
369 Joseph Leutner 28 male miner Germany
370 Monika Weiszkopf 25 female single Germany
371 Nicolaus Schreyer 40 male butcher Germany
372 Philamene Schreyer 31 female wife Germany
373 Wilh. Heinsorge 31 male brewer U.St.
374 Carl Ummach 39 male saddler U.St.
375 Hein^r Hungesser 24 male merchant Germany
376 Frid^k Arnold 15 male Germany
377* Michael Kummber 16 male farmer Germany
378 Thomas Sieber 15 male farmer Germany
379 Peter Baab 29 male saddler U.St.
380* H Kroger 16 male farmer Germany
381* Richard Pippig 24 male farmer Germany
382* Max Trisselmann 26 male farmer Germany
383* Joh Trisselmann 38 male farmer Germany
384 Johann Michels 19 male baker U.St.
385 Anna Michels 54 female wife Germany
386 Ignatz Grab 21 male merchant Bohemia
387 Otto Bandorg 39 male saddler Germany
388 Wilh^e Weiblingen 29 female woman Germany
389 Fritz Butheider 40 male workman Germany
390* Caroline Schakermann 50 female woman U.St.
391* Emma Schakermann 16 female daughter U.St.
392* Jul^s Bockermuhl 34 male merchant U.St.
393 Wilh. Munch 31 male merchant U.St.
394 Ida Starke 26 female woman Germany
395 Jul^s Starke 4 male child Germany
396 Jos. Hajden 20 male seaman Swiss
397 Gottlieb Bodenhofer 29 male farmer Swiss
398 Wilhelmie Braun 25 female single Swiss
399 Elise Grog 32 female single Swiss
400 John Stalder 36 male workman Swiss
401 Conrad Altwegg 21 male farmer Swiss
402 Rosette Altwegg 21 female Swiss
403 Jacob Altwegg 2 male Swiss
404 Conrad Altwegg 1m male Swiss
405 Fred. Keller 21 male workman Swiss
406 Fred Jacober 22 male farmer Swiss
407 Samuel Hirsig 24 male taylor Swiss
408 Anna Hirsig 48 female woman Swiss
409 Barbara Aegerter 71 female woman Swiss
410 Elisabeth Bohler 18 female single Swiss
411 Jacob Bohler 9 male child Swiss
412 John Bohler 4 male child Swiss
413 Gotthelf Bachmann 19 male farmer Swiss
414 Gottlieb Scheun 38 male workman Swiss
415 Catharine Roth 30 female workman Swiss
416 Fred. Biedermann 19 male farmer Swiss
417 Catharine Biedermann 32 female woman Swiss
418 Fred Biedermann 6 male child Swiss
419 Elise Humbert 40 female woman Swiss
420 Rosine Kaufmann 42 female woman United States
421 Albert Kaufmann 25 male merchant United States
422 Wilhelm Bringolf 37 male workman Swiss
423 Ernst Peltschke 21 male painter Germany
424 Georg Tervlet 26 male taylor United States
425 Theopold Schaut 36 male farmer Swiss
426 Traugott Schaut 30 male farmer Swiss
427 Marie Nickels 21 female single Germany
428 John McCarty 32 male workman United States
429 Henry Herbetz 32 male merchant United States
430* Emma Herbetz 4 female child United States
431* Minna Herbetz 4 female child United States
432 Celesie Chevanney 27 female woman French
433* Leon Chevanney 7 male child French
434* Jeanne Chevanney 4 female child French
435* Firmine Chevanney 11m female child French
436* Lucien Chevanney 11m female child French
437 Lucien Bondin 22 male merchant United States
438 Philipp de la Perrelle 34 male merchant United States
439 W. A. Bagemiel 36 male merchant England
440 Eugen Chervalley 30 male merchant French
441 Wilhelm Stampe 28 male workman Germany
442 Martin Kareber 22 male farmer Germany
443 Adolph Kareber 20 male farmer Germany
444 Fred Keuschun 27 male workman Germany
signed: E Meier
Cabin Passengers
445 Aug W. Schwieger 67 male Surveyor Canada
446 Joseph Johsen 27 male merchant Germany
447 Anna Rosetti 26 female single U.St.
448 D. Rothschild 38 male merchant U.St.
449 Lina Rothschild 22 female wife U.St.
450 Marg^ethe Christophe 57 female lady Germany
451 D^r Rud. B. Lienen 27 male surgeon U.St.
452 Louise Lienen 25 female wife U.St.
453 Rudolph Lienen 11m male infant U.St.
454 Joh^e Segfried 22 female servant Germany
455 C. F. Hoehn 44 male merchant U.St.
456* Max v. Heller 22 male merchant U.St.
457 E. Neumann 33 male merchant U.St.
458 Sally Neumann 21 female wife U.St.
459 Oscar Neumann 9m male infant U.St.
460 Irene Hoffmann 19 female single Austria
461 Anna Loeb 32 female lady U.St.
462* Nelli Loeb 9 female child U.St.
463* Kora Loeb 7 female child U.St.
464* Lilli Loeb 5 female child U.St.
465 Netti Levy 24 female servant Germany
466 Therese Scheuer 30 female lady U.St.
467* Emma Scheuer 7 female child U.St.
468* Netti Scheuer 5 female child U.St.
469* Georg Scheuer 4 male child U.St.
470* Louis Scheuer 11m male infant U.St.
471 Kati Rosi 24 female servant Germany
472 Isidor Loeb 26 male merchant U.St.
473 F. Johnson 42 male merchant Sweden
474 Car^e Shaw 34 female lady Germany
475 Ed Schott 29 male architect U.St.
476 Carl L Heinrich 21 male baker U.St.
477 Aug Buttel 37 male professor U.St.
478 H. Blumenblatt 16 male merchant U.St.
479 Hen^re Siebenhauer 20 female single Germany
480 Salomon Siebenhauer 19 male merchant Germany
481 Moses Meyerfeld 17 male merchant Germany
482 Abraham Stein 16 male clerk Germany
483 Moritz Leozczymki 31 male merchant Mexico
484 Rosa Leozczymki 19 female single Germany
485 Marie Sichel 28 female single Bohemia
486 Arthur Danker 19 male student Denmark
487 Hans Andresen 29 male merchant Germany
488 Aug. Schildknecht 21 male merchant Switzerland
489 Cecilie Freschmann 46 female lady Hungary
490* Rosalie Freschmann 17 female child Hungary
491* Arnold Freschmann 9 male child Hungary
492 Albert Zabel 62 male gentleman Germany
493 Joh Kook 39 male merchant Germany
494 Elis. Kook 31 female wife Germany
495* Georg Kook 8 male child Germany
496* Marie Kook 6 female child Germany
497 Anna Hunz 14 female single Germany
498 Marg^e Stumpf 51 female lady U.St.
499 Fried^k Stumpf 21 male son U.St.
500 Cath^a Steinacker 24 female single Germany
501 Reinh Drimer 25 male student Russia
502 Rosa Samuels 33 female lady U.St.
503* Jacob Samuels 9 male child U.St.
504* Adolph Samuels 4 male child U.St.
505 Rosalie Kranzauer 28 female single Germany
506 Alvine Schardt 32 female single Germany
507 Marie Judert 18 female single Germany
508 Albert Tausky 67 male brewer Hungary
509 Rob^t Durbeck 31 male engineer Germany
510* Ernst Miller 22 male merchant U.St.
511 W. Harick 40 male apothecary Germany
512* Agnes Harick 35 female child Germany
513* Magd^a Harick 6 female child Germany
514* Rosalie Harick 3 female child Germany
515* Fr. Harick 11m male infant Germany
516 Max Arnstein 15 male Germany
517 Aug. Oppenheimer 16 male clerk Germany
518 Jacob Loeb 16 male clerk Germany
519* Ludwig Schener 16 male clerk Germany
520 H. D. Hammermann 33 male merchant U.St.
521 Elisabeth Baars 24 female single Germany
522 A.J. Sonne 34 male merchant Denmark
523 Gustav Breviller 52 male merchant U.St.
524 Fred Breviller 23 male merchant U.St.
525 Marie Schaefer 53 female woman U.St.
526 Elise Frooks 24 female woman U. States
527 Fred Frooks 9m male child U. States
528* Pierre Longo 27 male merchant Italien
529 Clieff Signorile 30 male merchant Italien
530 Sarah van Reusselaer 35 female lady United States
531 Catharina van Reusselaer 20 female lady United States
532 Elenor van Reusselaer 21 female lady United States
533 Mark Spencer 35 female lady United States
534 Josephine Simpson 25 female lady United States
535 Franklin Burgess 32 male merchant United States
536 Catharin Pierre 21 female lady United States
537 Henriette Rosenbaum 28 female lady United States
538 Clara Rosenbaum 9m baby United States
539 Nanette Amman 19 female servant Swiss
540 Marget Eveleth 40 female lady United States
541 Lucia Lamm 30 female lady United States
542 Lillie Henckel 30 female lady United States
543 Amalie Henckel 4 female child United States
544* Marie Gulle 19 female servant United States
545 Philipp Bear 34 male merchant United States
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.
236 - 238: The last name could be Dug, Deng or Dang.
239: Tonnis is spelled with o Umlaut.
248 - 254: Bracketed together as children of passengers 246 and 247.
254: Jurgen is spelled with u Umlaut.
264: Bulow is spelled with u Umlaut.
267 & 268: Bracketed as children of passengers 265 and 266.
271: Rossler is spelled with o Umlaut.
279: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
280 - 287: Hunppel is spelled with u Umlaut.
282 - 287: Bracketed as children of passengers 280 and 281.
290 - 293: Bracketed as children of passengers 288 and 289.
294: The last name could be Heinz.
295 - 299: All information lined out and note: "not on board".
305: All information was lined through and note read: "dead on the voyage".
307: The first name could be Herbert.
313: Gacklen is spelled with a Umlaut.
318: Cacilie is spelled with a Umlaut.
324 & 325: Ruther is spelled with u Umlaut.
329 & 330: Kroger is spelled with o Umlaut.
332 - 335: Children of passenger 331.
338 - 341: Bracketed as children of passenger 337.
342 & 343: The last could be Berkoff.
346: The last name could be Heidemann.
347 - 349: Heinmuller is spelled with u Umlaut.
350: Bulow is spelled with u Umlaut.
355: Ratschel is spelled with a Umlaut.
377: Kummler is spelled with u Umlaut.
380 - 383: Note claims these passengers "paid for lower saloon".
380: Kroger is spelled with o Umlaut.
390 & 391: Schakermann is spelled with a Umlaut.
392: Bockermuhl is spelled with u Umlaut.
430 & 431: Children of passenger 429.
433 - 436: Children of passenger 432.
456: v. Heller could stand for von Heller or van Heller.
462 - 464: Children of passenger 461.
467 - 470: Children of passenger 466.
490 & 491: Bracketed as children of passenger 489.
495 - 496: Bracketed as children of passengers 493 and 494.
503 & 504: Bracketed as children of passenger 502.
510: Surname may be Muller or Moller.
516: This passenger is 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 on passengers from Burgsteinfurt, please contact Ines.
512 - 515: Bracketed as children of passenger 511.
519: The last name could be Scheuer.
544: Gulle is spelled with u Umlaut.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 390, List 560.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 January 2009
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