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Ship Reichstag


Hamburg, Germany to New York
18 October 1869

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Cahnbley, Master of the Ship Reichstag, do solemly, 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 ship at Hamburg 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. So help me God. Signed C J H Cahnbley
Sworn to this October 18th, 1869. Before me (unreadable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Reichstag whereof Cahnbley is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 733 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants*, Died on Voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage*.
  
  1   Rother, Valisca           20      Female  Unmarried  Germany 
  2   Restemeyer, Friedrich     26      Male    Farmer     Germany
  3   Laborowsky, Ignacy        23      Male    Farmer     Germany
  4   Cheim, Heymann            17      Male    Tailor     Germany
  5   Klahn, Franz              16      Male    Farmer     Germany
  6   Klahn, Carl F             23      Male    Farmer     Germany
  7   Tewes, Joachim            37      Male    Farmer     Germany
  8   Heimann, ?elle            19      Female  Unmarried  Germany
  9   Freese, H C               27      Male    Clerk      Germany
 10   Margasz, Maryana          26      Female  Woman      Germany
 11   Sch?rronberg, Johann      57      Male    Smith      Germany
 12   Moyer, H                  32      Male    Merchant   Germany
 13   Bernd, Friedr H           19      Male    Farmer     Germany
 14   Ro?pnak, Eduard           26      Male    Carpenter  Germany
 15   Ro?pnak, Carl             40      Male    Seaman     Germany
 16   Wiss, Friedrich           25      Male    Farmer     Germany
 17   Wiss, Marion              22      Female  Sister     Germany
 18   Niaschke, Wilhelmine      24      Female  Unmarried  Germany
 19   Hillmann, Carl            25      Male    Farmer     Germany
 20   Hillmann, Maria           30      Female  Wife       Germany
 21   Hillmann, Wilhelm          3      Male    Son        Germany
 22   Hillmann, Fritz              10m  Male    Son        Germany
 23*  Schro?er, Franz           46      Male    Farmer     Germany
 24   Marguardt, Wilhelmine     34      Female  Woman      Germany
 25   Marguardt, Charlotte       7y 6m  Female  Daughter   Germany
 26*  Polner, Caroline          25      Female  Unmarried  Germany
 27*  Sudziriski, Anton         31      Male    Farmer     Germany
 28*  Sudziriski, Pauline       31      Female  Wife       Germany
 29*  Sudziriski, Julius         4      Male    Son        Germany
 30*  Sudziriski, Minna          2      Female  Daughter   Germany
 31*  Sudziriski, August            6m  Male    Son        Germany
 32*  Mart?, Johann             28      Male    Farmer     Germany
 33*  Mart?, Auguste            29      Female  Wife       Germany
 34*  Mart?, Heinrich            7      Male    Son        Germany
 35*  Mart?, Bertha              5      Female  Daughter   Germany
 36*  Mart?, August                11m  Male    Son        Germany
 37   Gierke, Friedrich         40      Male    Farmer     Germany
 38   Gierke, Marie             38      Female  Wife       Germany
 39   Gierke, Lisette           14      Female  Daughter   Germany
 40   Gierke, Wilhelm            7      Male    Son        Germany
 41   Gierke, Marie              6      Female  Daughter   Germany
 42   Gierke, Friedrich          5      Male    Son        Germany
 43   Gierke, Johannes           4      Male    Son        Germany
 44   Gierke, Meta               2      Female  Daughter   Germany
 45*  ?aster, Hermann           25      Male    Mason      Germany
 46   Reinecke, Heinrich        20      Male    Furrior    Germany
 47*  B?se, Max                 55      Male    Farmer     Germany
 48*  B?se, Margaretha          56      Female  Wife       Germany
 49   Schumauser, Th Dr         30      Male    Doctor     Germany
 50   Van Der Andel, C H        22      Male    Hatter     Germany
 51   Fischer, Friedrich        39      Male    Farmer     Germany
 52   Fischer, Mathilde         38      Female  Wife       Germany
 53   Fischer, Louise           12      Female  Daughter   Germany
 54   Fischer, Mathilde         11      Female  Daughter   Germany
 55   Fischer, Franz             7y 6m  Male    Son        Germany
 56   Fischer, Bertha            6      Female  Daughter   Germany
 57   Fischer, Otto                10m  Male    Son        Germany
 58   Niemann, Christian        24      Male    Farmer     Germany
 59   Niemann, Friederike       20      Female  Wife       Germany
 60   Winter, Johann            47      Male    Farmer     Germany
 61   Winter, Marie             39      Female  Wife       Germany
 62   Winter, Johann            22      Male    Son        Germany
 63   Winter, Caroline          17      Female  Daughter   Germany
 64   Winter, Carl              26      Male    Son        Germany
 65   Winter, Caroline          23      Female  Daughter   Germany
 66   Winter, Johann             3      Male    Son        Germany
 67   Winter, Caroline              9m  Female  Daughter   Germany
 68   Knaak, Friedrich          41      Male    Saddler    Germany
 69   Knaak, Friderike          36      Female  Wife       Germany
 70   Tell, Hermann             32      Male    Farmer     Germany
 71   Tell, Wilhelmine          26      Female  Wife       Germany
 72*  Tieche, Johann            40      Male    Farmer     Germany
 73*  Tieche, Johanna           27      Female  Wife       Germany
 74*  Tieche, Maria             22      Female  Daughter   Germany
 75*  Tieche, Johann            14      Male    Son        Germany
 76*  Tieche, Auguste           14      Female  Daughter   Germany
 77*  Tieche, Caroline          11      Female  Daughter   Germany
 78*  Tieche, Friedericke        7y 6m  Female  Daughter   Germany
 79*  Tieche, Wilhelmine            6m  Female  Daughter   Germany
 80   Leffin, Johann            49      Male    Farmer     Germany
 81   Leffin, Friedericke       38      Female  Wife       Germany
 82   Leffin, Marie             16      Female  Daughter   Germany
 83   Leffin, Caroline          12      Female  Daughter   Germany
 84   Leffin, Carl              21      Male    Son        Germany
 85   Leffin, Johann             7y 6m  Female  Daughter   Germany
 86   Leffin, Friedericke        6      Female  Daughter   Germany
 87   Leffin, Friedrich          4      Male    Son        Germany
 88   Leffin, Sophie                9m  Female  Daughter   Germany
 89   Niemann, Christian        58      Male    Farmer     Germany
 90   Niemann, Maria            48      Female  Wife       Germany
 91   Niemann, Christine        19      Female  Daughter   Germany
 92   Niemann, Marie            55      Female  Widow      Germany
 93   Niemann, Johann           19      Male    Son        Germany
 94*  Wahlon, Friedrich         25      Male    Farmer     Germany
 95   Kagemann, Johann          31      Male    Farmer     Germany
 96   Kagemann, Caroline        29      Female  Wife       Germany
 97*  Kagemann, Friederike       3      Male    Son        Germany
 98   Voss, Sophie              45      Female  Woman      Germany
 99   Voss, Marie               20      Female  Daughter   Germany
100   Rusch, Christoph          24      Male    Farmer     Germany
101   Rusch, Wilhelmine         20      Female  Wife       Germany
102   Rieck, Friederike         26      Female  Unmarried  Germany
103   Redlach, Joseph           28      Male    Butcher    Germany
104   Albert, Ernst             40      Male    Watchmaker Germany
105   Albert, Auguste           23      Female  Sister     Germany
106   Damek, Josef              27      Male    Shoemaker  Germany
107   Pohlmann, Peter           19      Male    Farmer     Germany
108*  Pohlmann, Jurgen          19      Male    Farmer     Germany
109   Rosenberg, Peter          17      Male    Farmer     Germany
110   Bierkant, August          29      Male    Machinist  Germany
111   Bierkant, Heinrich        27      Male    Machinest  Germany
112*  Dornberg, Friedrich       40      Male    Farmer     Germany
113*  B?ier, Gerson             56      Male    Tailor     Germany
114*  B?ier, Anna               54      Female  Wife       Germany
115*  B?ier, Minna              22      Female  Daughter   Germany
116*  B?ier, Moses              14      Male    Son        Germany
117   Gartzke, Charlotte        27      Female  Unmarried  Germany
118*  Strinke, Wilhelmine       46      Female  Widow      Germany
119*  Strinke, Friedrich        23      Male    Son        Germany
120*  Strinke, Emilie           13      Female  Daughter   Germany
121*  Strinke, August            6      Male    Son        Germany
122   Melisch, Emilie           26      Female  Unmarried  Germany
123   Lippke, Gottfried         53      Male    Farmer     Germany
124   Lamp, Johann              24      Male    Farmer     Germany
125   Papke, Franz              19      Male    Butcher    Germany
126   Stegemann, Carl           26      Male    Butcher    Germany
127   Stegemann, Mathilde       24      Female  Wife       Germany
128   Stegemann, Moe                9m  Male    Son        Germany
129*  Schutze, Ernest A L       25      Male    Clerk      Germany
130   Heymann, Ferdenand        18      Male    Farmer     Germany
131   Knaf, H ?                 16      Male    Farmer     Germany
132   Sunkel, Friedrich D       30      Male    Smith      Germany
133*  Bruss, August             55      Male    Furrier    New York
134   Doeleke, Friedr ?         26      Male    Painter    Germany
135   Goosen, Carston           24      Male    Farmer     Germany
136   Anderson, Johann          40      Male    Farmer     Germany
137*  ???utt, Lisette           36      Female  Wife       Germany
138*  ???utt, Friedrich         11      Male    Son        Germany


Transcriber's Notes:

*  The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to the
   quality of original document.

*  The county which they intend to become inhabitants was all United States,
   column left off
*  Died of Voyage had no entries, column left off
*  Part of ship occupied was all steerage, column left off


 23     There is a diacritic mark above the "o" in last name, last name either Schroler
        or Schroter
 26     There is a diacritic mark above the "o" in last name
 27-31  Last name may be Siidzinski
 32-36  Last name Martts or Marth
 45     Last name may be Jaster
 47-48  Last name may be Bose or Base
 72-79  Last name also suggest as Fieke
 94     Last name may also be Wanlon
 97     First name is given as female version, although gender indicates male
108     There is a diacritic mark above the "u" in first name
112     There is a diacritic mark above the "o" in last name
113-116 Last name may be Baer or Brier
188-121 Last name also suggested as Strimike
129     There is a diacritic mark above the "u" in last name
133     There is a diacritic mark above the "u" in last name
137-138 There is a diacritic mark above the "u" in last name, last name may be
        Schutt

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 319, List 1197.
Transcribed by Patricia Reardon Gault a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 July 2009



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