SS Hansa
I, H. von Santen, Master of the SS Hansa, 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 Mail SS Hansa at Bremen and Southampton from which port said Mail SS Hansa 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 26th May 1863So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) H. von Santen
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Hansa whereof H. von Santen, is master, from Bremen and Southampton burthen 2177 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.
I Class Upper Saloon
1 Friedr. Frerichs 31 male merchant Bremen
2 Caroline Frerichs 23 fem. Bremen
3* H. Watjen 22 male merchant Bremen
4 Hermine Otto 24 fem. Bremen
5 J. D. Kremelberg 25 male merchant Baltimore
6 Gertrude Kremelberg 20 fem. Baltimore
7 Mathilde Kremelberg 22 fem. Baltimore
8 Friedrich Kremelberg 9 male Baltimore
9 Ella Kremelberg 10 fem. Baltimore
10 Dini Kremelberg 11 fem. Baltimore
11 Meyer Kremelberg 26 fem. servant Baltimore
12 Emma Precht 48 fem. Bremen
13* Marg ??en 24 fem. Bremen
14 Johanna Iken 17 fem. Bremen
15 Willy Precht 14 male Bremen
16* Louis Gotze 31 male merchant New York
17* Emmy Gotze 24 fem. New York
18* Helene Gotze 5 fem. New York
19* Henry Gotze 1 male New York
20 Amalia Stern 32 fem. Hartford
21 July Stern 4 fem. Hartford
22 Daniel Meyer 48 male merchant Amsterdam
23 Gustav Behling 32 male merchant Quebec
24 Helene Schomburg 16 fem. Hamburg
25 Capt. Buttler 46 male Rhode Island
26* Buttler 26 male Rhode Island
27* C. Rossingk 24 male New York
28* Louise Muller 57 fem. Hannover
29 John Huber 33 male farmer Nussdorf
30 Maria Huber 26 fem. Nussdorf
31 Victur Deidl 40 male farmer Nussdorf
32 W^m Engelhardt 20 male merchant Bremen
33* Eduard Eitenbenz 85 male merchant Moringen
34 Georg Winter 28 male farmer Otterndorf
35 Ch^r Wolff 28 male merchant Detmold
36 Bertha Wolff 26 fem. Detmold
37 Richard Kolb 19 male restaurant New York
I Class Lower Saloon
38 Emilie Heinze 53 fem. Stettin
39 Agnes Heinze 23 fem. Stettin
40 Msris Berger 40 fem. Oschatz
41 Caroline Goldmann 18 fem. Zeil
42 James Franck 16 male merchant Zurickau
43 Bernhard Fischer 42 male merchant Ochtelbar
44 Magd. Simsbeimer 59 fem. Neckarsteinach
45* Judith Lowenbein 56 fem. Lieberschutz
46* Bruno Scherr 16 male merchant Zurich
47 C. Naumann 23 male merchant Bispingen
48 Maria Naumann 20 fem. Bispingen
49 Aug. Schuckmann 26 male merchant S. Francisco
50 Auguste Schuckmann 26 fem. S. Francisco
51* Cath. Weiner 22 fem. Bohmen
52* Sophie Fleischner 20 fem. Bohmen
53* Mary Seligmann 16 fem. Bohmen
54 Ch^r Berger 22 male merchant Holzminder
55* Louise Prossel 21 fem. Berern
56 Francis A. Rettig 35 male brewer Wabarch
57 Eva Rettig 23 fem. Niederingelheim
58 Lewis Voss 37 male farmer Potsdam
59 Minna Bremer 21 fem. Eschershausen
60 Chr. Wolter 26 male farmer Moringen
61 Rud. Krolitrch 17 male clerk Leipzig
62 D^r Cahn 40 male physician New York
63 Helene Cahn 35 fem. New York
64 Benni Cahn 11m fem. New York
65 Julius Richter 30 male merchant Bautzen
66 Hedwig Cohn 26 fem. Dresden
67 Cath. Scheel 57 fem. Cassel
68 Cath Scheel 26 fem. Cassel
69 Georg Jos. Bender 24 male farmer Vallendar
70 P. Ross Browne 42 male traveller California
71 Lucy Browne 25 fem. California
72 Speicer Browne 19 male California
73 May Browne 15 fem. California
74 Ross Browne 24 male California
75 Nina Browne 22 fem. California
76 Mitsch Browne 9 male California
77 Sea Browne 4y 6m fem. California
78 Mary Browne 1y 6m fem. California
79* Rud. Flurmann 32 male merchant Bassum
80 Misser Lange 30 fem. St. Louis
81 Sophie Lange 5 fem. St. Louis
82 Oscar Lange 2 male St. Louis
83 Mary Lange 1y 6m fem. St. Louis
84 Wilhelm Lange - 4m male St. Louis
85 Anna Elis Kircheir 27 fem. Darmstadt
86 Gotth. Schwenzner 27 male apothecaire New York
87 Maria Schwenzner 24 fem. New York
88* Albert Dollinger 17 male Burgsteinfort
89 Anna Warmann 26 fem. New York
90 Ellen Warmann 3 fem. New York
91 Hugo Warmann 5 male New York
92 Herm. Hessenbruch 17 male merchant Philadelphia
93 R. Goldenberg 21 male farmer Cincinnati
94 Julius Meyer 26 male officer Hildesheim
95 C. Daenzer 42 male journaliste St. Louis
96 Curline Daenzer 40 fem. St. Louis
97 Caroline Daenzer 4 fem. St. Louis
98* William Heins 18y 6m male Munchen
99 Sophie Goebel 39 fem. Hannover
100 Th^s Shankland -- male --
101 M^rs Benj. Reerer 33 fem. Devonshire
102 John Reerer 12 male Devonshire
103 Elisab. Reerer 10 fem. Devonshire
104 Benjamin Reerer 8 male Devonshire
105 Frank Reerer 6 male Devonshire
106 Alfred Reerer 3 Devonshire
107 Elise Reerer 0y 9m fem. Devonshire
108 ??a?t Maryann Reerer 24 fem. Devonshire
109 P. S. Clark 36 male farmer New York
110 John O'Daud 33 male merchant Ireland
111 M. Dalfonce 50 male traveller New York
112 Capt. Perkins 0 male captain 11 St
113 M^rs Cockburn 32 fem. Bent
114 Louis de Brisanbois 24 male traveller New Jersey
115* C. H. Colamus 24 male merchant Hanau
116 Geo. Merz 31 male merchant Hanau
117 John S. Cole 20 male etudiant Newbury Port
118 Carl Schlaar 26 male polytechnic Freiburg
119 Emile Knoepfter 18 male miner Strasburg
120 Surette Nicolett 18 fem. Switz
121 Rose Bresland 16 fem. Philadelphia
122 Th. Warker 48 male merchant New York
Steerage
123 Anna Jung 29 fem. Bremen
124 Gerh^d Jung 7 male Bremen
125 James Jung 0y 10m male Bremen
126 Robert Wolff 19 male farmer Nordleda
127 W^m Ahders 19 male Neuenkirchen
128 Eduard Bruns 21 male Wanna
129 Nicolaus Blohm 21 male Neuenkirchen
130 John Winkelmann 28 male sugar reffian Achim
131 Dorothea Winkelmann 26 fem. Achim
132 Henry Winkelmann 0y 9m male Achim
133 Rebecca Gade 15 fem. Wanna
134 Margar. Weiss 19 fem. Weirbenreuth
135 James Wilfert 33 male farmer Hochenberg
136 Margar. Wilfert 31 fem. Hochenberg
137 Marg. Wilfert 9 fem. Hochenberg
138 Cath. Wilfert 3 fem. Hochenberg
139 John Wilfert 8 male Hochenberg
140 John Mart. Schiel 31 male saddler New York
141* Fr. Kantzmann 50 male farmer Pensilvania
142 John Rechthold 22 male miller Merkenfritz
143 John Rechthold 9 male Merkenfritz
144* Fr. Eisfelder 25 male brewer Muhlhausen
145 John Ritter 62 male farmer Spaichingen
146 Jacobine Ritter 18 fem. Spaichingen
147 Math. Hammerschmidt 26 male Buffalo
148 Henry Sinner 29 male farmer Bindsachsen
149 Cath. Sinner 20 fem. Bindsachsen
150 Caroline Sinner 25 fem. Bindsachsen
151 Sophie Sinner 29 fem. Bindsachsen
152 Elise Maul 49 fem. Bindsachsen
153 Nicolaus Bruns 16 male segarmaker Bremen
154 John Cons, Bruns 29 male Bremen
155 Francis Bolzer 49 male weaver Tropplowitz
156 Henry v. Staden 16 male Bremerrorde
157 Caroline Vogel 55 fem. Oberlongwitz
158* Ant. Ferd. Stockmann 24 male weaver Greiz
159 John Dregmann 29 male weaver Heuthen
160 Anna Cath. Dregmann 24 fem. Heuthen
161 Wilhelmine Scharfenberg 50 fem. Suhl
162 Anna Doroth. Hesse 69 fem. Lengenfeld
163 Philipp Reitenbach 28 male teacher Borweidler
164* Therese Kohne 24 fem. Lugdi
165* Caspar Maag 0 male Luchenbulach
166* H. Kahrenberg 25 male locksmith Ovelgonne
167* Lewis Kalender 18 male Colln
168 Ch^r Apel 31 male weaver Blankenhein
169 Fredr. Apel 25 fem. Blankenhein
170* Henry Beck 48 male bird dealer Grunenplan
171* Henry Rosenthal 20 male bird dealer Grunenplan
172 C. Eduards 32 male farmer Chicago
173 Caroline Baumann 28 fem. Hasselfelde
174 Aug. Herfurth 30 male gunsmith Madison
175 Ida Herfurth 23 fem. Madison
176 Emilie Herfurth 0y 11m fem. Madison
177 Frederici Heidecke 21 male butcher Hasselfelde
178* Henry Fessel 32 male turner Hjossing
179 Eduard Kramer 35 male bookbinder Biberach
180 Veronica Harm 23 fem. Thalhein
181* Hanna Moses 20 fem. Fildme
182 Mary Magd. Voeller 59 fem. Suhl
183 Christian Vender 40 male farmer Stein
184 Fred^r Vender 33 fem. Stein
185 Conrad Vender 18 male Stein
186 August Vender 15 male Stein
187 Caroline Vender 13 fem. Stein
188 James Vender 8 male Stein
189 Johanne Vender 3 fem. Stein
190 Moses Lindheim 16 male merchant Bremertehausen
191* Wolf Hollander 25 male merchant Eloof
192 Levy Elshofer 17 male merchant Allendorf
193 Sigm. Langsdorf 16 male merchant Rattenfeld
194 Ferd. Lorbeer 40 male farmer Neu-Leirin
195 Wilh. Quade 23 male merchant Ositha
196 Sophie Buchdrucher 20 fem. Beckendorf
197 Simon Lebrecht 17 male farmer Hohenstein
198 Johanne Schumann 22 fem. Bossack
199 William Steinhoff 22 male saddler Bishausen
200 W^m Sauer 25 male clothmaker Hersfeld
201 W^m Walrawe 32 male weaver Stadtlohn
202 Anna Marie Walrawe 34 fem. Stadtlohn
203 Maria Agnes Walrawe 14 fem. Stadtlohn
204 Anna Cath. Walrawe 9 fem. Stadtlohn
205 Berh. W^m Walrawe 5 male Stadtlohn
206 Martin Metzger 58 male farmer Darmshein
207 Ch^r Viettner 56 male farmer Cincinnati
208 Ch^r Burger 18 male studient Oberhessenbach
209 Gottl. Geiger 27 male traveller Geisingen
210 Christne Geiger 29 fem. Geisingen
211 Christian Geiger 3 male Geisingen
212 Fredr. Geiger 0y 9m male Geisingen
213 Cathar. Geiger 59 fem. Geisingen
214 Aug. Peters 20 male farmer Schostens
215 Herm. Engelharts 26 male farmer Schostens
216 Richard Heise 19 male merchant Stolzenan
217 Hajo Oltmannd 32 male merchant Corolinenrice
218 Frid^r Aukamp 25 fem. Wagenfeld
219 Frid^r Aukamp 14 fem. Wagenfeld
220 W^m Sander 14 male Wagenfeld
221 James Wurm 25 male smith Philadelphia
222 Friedr. Rickart 19 smith Flein
223 Louise Goetz 19 fem. Flein
224 Henry Huber 22 male waiter Shlofeld
225 Regina Huber 30 fem. Shlofeld
226 Friedr. Huber 0y 11m fem. Shlofeld
227 Cath. Link 28 fem. New York
228 Mary Link 4y 4m fem. New York
229* Ch^r Link 0y 11m fem. New York
230 Friedr. Breiningen 25 fem. Brackennag
231 Ulrich Dursch 25 male Philadelphia
232 Cath. Dursch 19 fem. Philadelphia
233* Heike Jurg. Heiken 60 male farmer Schoost
234 Elski Spanjer 47 fem. Riepe
235 Foske Spanjer 14 male Riepe
236* Maria Dorr 39 fem. Riepe
237 Gottfr. Geisthardt 28 male weaver Eisfeld
238 Rosalie Geisthardt 22 fem. Eisfeld
239 Baby Geisthardt 0y 11m fem. Eisfeld
240 Bertha Geisthardt 23 fem. Eisfeld
241 Elisabeth Geisthardt 63 fem. Eisfeld
242 Fredr. Traupe 29 male smith Edemissen
243 Fried^ke Traupe 24 fem. Edemissen
244 Minna Traupe 2 fem. Edemissen
245 Martin Dressel 31 male miller Eisfeldt
246* Anna Cath. Kohler 26 fem. Bamberg
247 Christ. Gottlieb Knaur 35 male gardener Shorndorf
248 Johanne Knaur 31 fem. Shorndorf
249 Christ. Gottlieb Knaur 0y 9m male Shorndorf
250 Helene Krebs 24 fem. Berleburg
251* James Schafer 35 male Ohio
252* Henry Muller 22 male shoemaker Reddighausen
253 Ludwig Jacobi 18 male farmer Dodenan
254* Ernst Krumpel 26 male farmer Warnshausen
255* Christiana Krumpel 26 fem. Warnshausen
256* Moritz Schumann 31 male confectioner Munchen
257* Longineur Quiter 37 male andiant Munster
258 Cath. Aberle 26 fem. Pflegeldorf
259* Chrysostomer Lohmuller 26 male carpenter Berg
260 Franciska Haumann 22 fem. Aetheim
261 Anna Maria Haumann 0y 11m fem. Aetheim
262 Jos. A. Heinzelmann 28 male apothecary Philadelphia
263 Pauline Jeggle 30 fem. Biberach
264 Ernestine Schwed 18 fem. Rockendorf
265* August Freitag 26 male farmer Gortrupp
266* Simon Freitag 24 male Gortrupp
267* Fritz Freitag 23 male Gortrupp
268 Bertha Watermeyer 17 fem. Welstorf
269 Simon Vieregge 18 male farmer Harchheide
270 August Kind 30 male musician Ottenersen
271 Cath. Kind 28 fem. Ottenersen
272 Auguste Kind 3 fem. Ottenersen
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.
* A series of dots indicate illegible characters due to damage to the manifest, number of
missing letters cannot be determined.
* No country of which they intended to become inhabitants was shown so this column was
eliminated. It is assumed this would have been the United States.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
3: a Umlaut in last name.
13: last name can't be read due to damage to the manifest.
16 - 19: o Umlaut in last name.
26: no first name given.
27: o Umlaut in last name.
28: u Umlaut in last name.
33: o Umlaut in city of origin.
45: o Umlaut in last name, u Umlaut in city of origin.
46: u Umlaut in city of origin.
51 - 53: Bohmen is spelled with o Umlaut.
55: o Umlaut in last name.
88: o Umlaut in last name.
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. If you
have any information on passengers from Burgsteinfurt, please contact Ines.
98: Munchen (Munich) is spelled with u Umlaut.
115: the last name could be Colamur.
141: the last name could be Kautzmann.
144: the last name could be Kautzmann Eisfelder.
158: Surname maybe Hockmann.
164: o Umlaut in last name, u Umlaut in city of origin.
165: the 2nd u in Lucherbulach is u Umlaut.
166: the 2nd o in Ovelgonne is o Umlaut.
167: o Umlaut in city of origin.
170 & 171: u Umlaut in city of origin.
178: o Umlaut in city of origin.
181: the last name could be Moser.
191: o Umlaut in last name.
233: u Umlaut in middle name.
236: the last name could be Door.
246: o Umlaut in last name.
251: a Umlaut in last name.
252: u Umlaut in last name.
254 & 255: u Umlaut in last name.
256 & 257: u Umlaut in city of origin.
259: u Umlaut in last name.
265 - 267: u Umlaut in city of origin.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 229, List 449.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 December 2009
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