SS Weser
I,W. Willigerrd Master of the S S Weser 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 steamer at Bremen 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 ages of those who died.
Sworn to this May 20 1871 W^m Willigerrd So help me God
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S S Weser whereof ? is Master, from Bremen
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation,and origin. The column for destination has been omitted for this list because all were listed as destined for the U. S. of A.
Upper Salon: 1 Adolf Hasenclever 37 male merchant NewYork 2 Charles Wilhelm 62 male merchant Philadelphia 3 Josef Oberndorf 42 male merchant Baltimore 4 Franz Korbel 40 male merchant San Francisco 5 Anna Korbel 40 female San Francisco 6 August Onack ?5 male merchant NewYork 7 Josef Dixon 37 male Detect. Chicago 8 Charles Rohm 27 male Detect. Chicago 9 Alfred Ziegenmeier 21 male merchant Chicago 10 Anna Flint 64 female NewYork 11 Laura Flint 30 female NewYork 12* Ellen Sh? 45 female NewYork 13* Hu? 2? male ? Bremen 14 John Bard 53 male Rentier NewYork 15 Mary Bard 45 female NewYork 16 George Alleyne 44 male physician St. Louis Lower Salon: 17 Marie von Glahn 56 female Hannover 18 Louis Piens 44 male merchant Baden 19* Josefina Rolker 2? female Bremen 20 Henriette Flota 17 female NewYork 21 John Puckhaber 36 male merchant Brooklyn 22 Seligmann Gutmann 18 male merchant Heinfurth 23 Leopold Gutmann 16 male merchant Heinfurth 24 Hermann Wolf 36 male merchant Heidenheim 25 Elise Helwig 20 female Würtenberg 26 Salomon Orenstein 70 male merchant Hammerstadt 27 Anna Orenstein 50 female Hammerstadt 28 Elisabeth Orenstein 15 female Hammerstadt 29 Carl Orenstein 9 male Hammerstadt 30 Lippmann Rahn 17 male butcher Diedenbergen 31 Friedrich Maas 26 male merchant NewYork 32 Lina Maas 22 female NewYork 33 Elisabeth Kern 23 female Eberstadt 34 Anna Schneider 20 female Eberstadt 35 Marie Kleinemann 36 female NewYork 36 Ferdinand Dickert 31 male engineer NewYork 37 Wilhelm Schlussmacher 38 male merchant Wesel 38 Anna Schlussmacher 28 female Wesel 39 Marie Matz 38 female Kappeln 40 Georg Freudenstein 31 male merchant Dissen 41 Minne Schlatz 30 female Würtenberg 42 Ernestine Schlatz 28 female Würtenberg 43 Marg. Debus 38 female Brooklyn 44 Louise Biedenbach 36 female Carlsruhe 45 Josefine Krotz 18 female Carlsruhe 46 Henriette Hubach 20 female Erpolzheim 47 Marie Schilling 50 female Geestendorf 48 Conradine Schilling 26 female Geestendorf 49 Julius Veeck 26 male merchant NewYork 50 Wilhelm Klein 28 male tanner Pfalz 51 Friedrich Correll 32 male miller Pfalz 52 Charles Martin 33 male merchant NewYork 53 Louise Martin 25 female NewYork 54 Justus von Lengerke 16 male farmer Oldenburg 55 Adeline Siems 30 female Bremerhaven 56 Heinr. Ferddermann 14 male clerk Hannover 57 Margarethe Ziesche 51 female Hamm 58 Emil Ziesche 9 male Hamm 59 Francisca Pfeiffer 25 female Kaiserslautern 60 Francisca Hummel 24 female Weissenstein 61 Meta Huss 18 female Bremen 62 Julia Glacker 22 female Stuttgart 63 Philipp Sieben 46 male merchant NewYork 64 Margarethe Sieben 46 female NewYork 65 Friedrich Sieben 9 male NewYork 66 Lina Sieben 7 female NewYork 67 Pauline Untermeyer 23 female Würtenberg 68 Wilhelmine Barth 30 female Würtenberg 69 Kunigunde Grebner 29 female Bamberg 70 Jeanette Kahn 20 female Aschenhausen 71 Maier Stiefel 17 male merchant Würtensachsen 72 Marie Nickel 28 female Preussen 73 Josef Nickel 9m male Preussen 74 Elisabeth Keller 24 female Mainz 75 Theodor Hahn 30 male merchant NewYork 76 Friedrich Zimmermann 32 male brewer Berlin 77 Emilie Symons 26 female NewYork 78 Marg. Symons 5 female NewYork 79 Heinrich Hasebrock 29 male merchant Hannover 80 Helene Fleischer 21 female Rastedt 81 Fernanda Auja 35 female Spain 82 Ellen Parsons 24 female London 83 Laura Weston 26 female Manchester 84 Laura Weston 6m female Manchester 85 Henry Montgomery 24 male merchant Southampton 86 Emma Webb 30 female London 87 Ann Cornick 39 female Winchester 88 Eliza Dowes 16 female Winchester 89 Edmond Haire 16 male merchant London 90 Alfons Williams 28 male printer London 91 Adolf Ortega 29 male merchant NewYork 92 Vincenz Wilton 20 male merchant New York 93 Carl Rosenthal 28 male merchant Breslau 94 Adolf Lewin 25 male merchant Halle 95* Gottlieb Muller 28 male merchant Boston Steerage and Deckhouse: 96 Meta Ziegler 21 female Worpswede 97 Claus Ringen 16 male farmer Hanstadt 98 Dorothea Ullrich 26 female Kirchl?? 99 Wilhelm Vogt 16 male bricklayer Eisenberg 100 Wilhelm Erder 18 male shoemaker Carlshafen 101 Charlotte Wientje 47 female Osnabrück 102 Fritz Wientje 15 male Osnabrück 103 Anna Katt 17 female Bremervörde 104 Christian Beckmann 15 male farmer Westerwannea 105* Catharine Koster 13 female Otterndorf 106 Heinr. Brockmann 14 male farmer Otterndorf 107 Georg Henrichs 24 male farmer Otterndorf 108 Meta Henrichs 22 female Otterndorf 109 Christian Peter 19 male miller Babenheim 110 Friedr. Schrader 17 male farmer Goslar 111 Elise Schrader 12 female Goslar 112 Sophie Wiesen 17 female Goslar 113* Carl Muller 34 male farmer Ermschwert 114* Friedrike Muller 35 female Ermschwert 115* Sophie Muller 4 female Ermschwert 116 Barbara Grimminger 19 female Bachzimmern 117 Martin Biedermann 18 male farmer Bachzimmern 118 Emilie Hahn 19 female Blankwitt 119* Gesche Kuck 18 female Ottersberg 120 Jacob Danger 19 male Tailor Jüdenbach 121 Elisabeth Schmidt 27 female Ilbeslheim 122 Heinr Gundelach 17 male farmer Coburg 123 Doris Nemmert 17 female Coburg 124 Gallus Himmelsbach 20 male farmer Schutterthal 125* Gesine Bottjer 18 female Meyenburg 126 Babette Polster 16 female Erlangen 127* Auguste Glohlc 17 female Erlangen 128 Dorothea Tietjen 18 female Erlangen 129 Sophie Mahler 20 female Schiffdorf 130 Anna Lackmann 16 female Mahndorf 131 Meta Dahnken 25 female Bollen 132 Louis Goldschmidt 21 male merchant Alterode 133 Martha Duls 18 female Wellen 134 Johann Offermann 21 male farmer Ringstedt 135 Christian Gerdes 22 male farmer Ringstedt 136* Heinrich Boschen 19 male farmer Ringstedt 137 Friedrich Heinerberg 19 male farmer Ringstedt 138* Mathilde Doscher 17 female Hepstedt 139 Elise Pape 18 female Dreschel 140* Johann Rohrdt 20 male farmer Köhlen 141 Heinrich Otten 21 male farmer Köhlen 142* Sophie Doscher 18 female Köhlen 143 August Tiedemann 16 male farmer Otterndorf 144 Wilhelm Dick 16 male Osterwanne 145 Wilhelmine Michaelsen 23 female Nordleda 146 August Rode 14 male farmer Nordleda 147* Johann Hultseberg 40 male farmer Vollersode 148 Johann Rosenbrock 18 male farmer Ard?dorf 149 Jacobine Lieth 20 female Neuenkirchen 150* Friedrich Hoftmeyer 54 male farmer Hannover 151* Anna Hoftmeyer 56 female Hannover 152* Charlotte Hoftmeyer 15 female Hannover 153* Margarethe Hoftmeyer 15 female Hannover 154 Georg Weppner 30 male farmer San Francisco 155 Meta Weppner 26 female San Francisco 156* Johann Bruning 15 male farmer Westerwanne 157* Johann Friedhoff 15 male farmer Westerwanne 158 August Glameyer 14 male farmer Westerwanne 159 Caroline Holle 17 female Cadenhagen 160 Heinrich Dommeyer 46 male farmer Salzgitter 161 Carl Dommeyer 14 male farmer Salzgitter 162 Caroline Miehe 45 female Salzgitter 163 Louis Miehe 9 male Salzgitter 164 Marie Fette 56 female Salzgitter 165 Franz Horn 56 male farmer Germersheim 166 Marie Horn 58 female Germersheim 167 August Stein 18 male farmer Germersheim 168* Marie Muller 56 female Germersheim 169 Anna Hess 21 female Fritzler 170 Therese Kronenberger 25 female Hopstätten 171 Adam Bentz 14 male farmer Wendlsheim 172 Marie Klippel 16 female Wendlsheim 173 Barbara Rupp ?1 female Frauenheim 174 Catharine Liesenbein 20 female Frauenheim 175 Marie Rupp 18 female Frauenheim 176 Elise Hauenstein 20 female Mauchenheim 177 Catharine Walter 15 female Oberflörsheim 178 Marie Kramer 22 female Eppelsheim 179 Jacob Balz 18 male farmer Bibelnheim 180 Anna Balz 18 female Bibelnheim 181 Dorothea Grode 22 female Bibelnheim 182 Magda Grode 24 female Bibelnheim 183 Carl Fuchs 18 male farmer Algey 184 Johann Karaffe 17 male farmer Biebelnheim 185 Jacob Karaffe 14 male farmer Biebelnheim 186 Wilhelm Hartmann 26 male farmer Biebelnheim 187 Clara Dip 19 female Zeulenrode 188 Caroline Scheibe 19 female Zeulenrode 189* Magda Grun 19 female Diedesfeld 190 Anna Meyer 27 female Rulle 191 Philipp Ewald 41 male farmer Ernsthausen 192 Eva Ewald 39 female Ernsthausen 193 Conrad Ewald 14 male Ernsthausen 194 Johannes Ewald 3 male Ernsthausen 195* Emma Morler 32 female Preussen 196* Caeser Morler 9 male Preussen 197 Jenny Brandt 19 female Preussen 198* Bertha Kottlitz 26 female Preussen 199 Robert Biehme 21 male farmer Preussen 200* Moses Lowenstein 19 male merchant Nassau 201 Georg Beschler 16 male farmer Rheinpfalz 202 Balthasa Beschler 16 male joiner Rheinpfalz 203 Fritz Danklef 17 male farmer Hannover 204* Diedrich Gubber 17 male farmer Hannover 205 Gertrud Bettels 42 female Hanover 206 Josef Bettels 21 male farmer Hanover 207 Franz Bettels 17 male farmer Hanover 208 Ferdinand Bettels 15 male farmer Hannover 209 August Bettels 9 male Hanover 210 Sophie Bettels 8 female Hanover 211 Bernhard Bettels 3 male Hanover 212 Heinrich Bettels 11m male Hanover 213 Louis Arabin 26 male farmer Preussen 214 Carl Metzger 17 male farmer Würtenberg 215 Sophie Borgmann 16 female Bremervörde 216 Sophie Klusmeyer 18 female Wersebe 217 Kordt Vagts 25 male farmer Estorf 218* Barbara Honsmuhl 53 female H?dine 219 Johanne Legrs 42 male farmer Kralowitz 220 Anna Legrs 30 female Kralowitz 221 Josefa Legrs 9 female Kralowitz 222 Juliana Legrs 6 female Kralowitz 223 Anna Legrs 11m female Kralowitz 224 Caecilia Hupka 23 female Kralowitz 225* Johann S??pa 36 male farmer Kralowitz 226* Katharine S??pa 30 female Kralowitz 227* Marie S??pa 9 female Kralowitz 228* Victor S??pa 3 male Kralowitz 229* Anton S??pa 11m male Kralowitz 230 Rosalie Rubas 28 female Kralowitz 231 Anton Kallina 25 male farmer Kralowitz 232 Barbara Rabasowa 20 female Kralowitz 233 Wenzl Opattrin 40 male farmer Kralowitz 234 Anna Opattrin 35 female Kralowitz 235 Anna Opattrin 14 female Kralowitz 236 Marie Opattrin 9 female Kralowitz 237 Anton Opattrin 8 male Kralowitz 238 Josef Schmidt 44 male farmer Kralowitz 239 Josefa Schmidt 33 female Kralowitz 240 Franz Schmidt 9 male Kralowitz 241 Marie Schmidt 8 female Kralowitz 242 Josefa Schmidt 7 female Kralowitz 243 Josef Schmidt 5 male Kralowitz 244 Johanne Schmidt 11m female Kralowitz 245 Peter Krizl 34 male farmer Kralowitz 246 Anna Krizl 23 female Kralowitz 247 Dorothea Krizl 11m female Kralowitz 248 Johann Welflick 18 male farmer Kralowitz 249* Johann Wost 18 male farmer Neuen Kirchen 250* Heinr. Rohde 17 male farmer Neuen Kirchen 251 Johann Ahrenholz 17 male farmer Eitzendorf 252 Wenzl. Seidl 39 male farmer Wschenherd 253 Anna Seidl 41 female Wschenherd 254 Josefa Seidl 18 female Wschenherd 255 Maria Seidl 14 female Wschenherd 256 Thomas Seidl 9 male Wschenherd 257 Anton Seidl 8 male Wschenherd 258 Wenzl Seidl 9m male Wschenherd 259 Katharine Welky 49 female Wschenherd 260 Josef Welky 18 male farmer Wschenherd 261 Josef Sinkuhle 16 male farmer Wschenherd 262 Josef Swoboda 48 male farmer Wschenherd 263 Marie Swoboda 44 female Wschenherd 264 Josefa Swoboda 22 female Wschenherd 265 Wenzl Swoboda 17 male farmer Wschenherd 266 Marie Swoboda 14 female Wschenherd 267 Anna Swoboda 9 female Wschenherd 268 Johanne Swoboda 6 female Wschenherd 269 Juliana Swoboda 4 female Wschenherd 270 Josef Wachel 43 male farmer Op?eschitz 271 Catharina Wachel 42 female Op?eschitz 272 Josef Wachel 17 male farmer Op?eschitz 273 Johann Wachel 12 male Op?eschitz 274 Jacob Woracek 29 male farmer Op?eschitz 275 Anna Woracek 30 female Op?eschitz 276 Adalbert Woracek 5 male Op?eschitz 277 Wenzl Kert 30 male farmer Op?eschitz 278 Catharine Woracek 60 female Op?eschitz 279 Anna Woracek 18 female Op?eschitz 280 Maria Peisar 21 female Op?eschitz 281 Catharine Schleiss 26 female Baznitz 282 Dorothee Matejoric 18 female Opreschitz 283 Franz Schmidt 32 male farmer Reichenau 284 Hyroninimus Bilecky 16 male farmer M?? 285 Gustav Ziegenhagen 16 male farmer M?? 286 Wilhelmine Krekow 21 female Schürenfeld 287 Maria Krekow 17 female Schürenfeld 288 Heinrich Maurer 19 male farmer Vinnsbeck 289 Louise Maurer 17 female Vinnsbeck 290 Giesel Amt 18 male tailor Neerlage 291 Gerhard Gunnemann 33 male farmer Bentheim 292 Louise Gunnemann 33 female Bentheim 293 Louis Helpe 17 male farmer Brachterbeck 294 Gertrude Schulte 54 female Bentheim 295 Friedrike Schulte 24 female Bentheim 296* Wilhelmine Korner 21 female Weimar 297* Ernestine Korner 18 female Weimar 298* Henriette Kuhn 28 female Grossbocka 299 Marie Bredemeyer 19 female Bückeburg 300 Carl Starklaff 17 male farmer Boplingen 301 Ludwig Enslin 22 male farmer Boplingen 302 Johann Kaminski 25 male farmer Gerlin 303 Theodor Hilsperger 25 male farmer Freiburg 304 Wilhelm Lenz 26 male farmer Freiburg 305 Ida Lenz 22 female Freiburg 306 Beta Warnken 31 female Bremen 307 Hermann Warnken 9m male Bremen 308 Hermann Wienken ?? male merchant Bremen 309 Jacob Wahrenberger 30 male farmer NewYork 310 Carl Schmidtzinsky 30 male farmer Hildesheim 311 Balthasar Theiss 15 male gardener Gruesen 312 Carl Diviser 18 male farmer Ramstein 313 Henriette Dietz 60 female Zeulenroda 314 Pauline Dietz 26 female Zeulenroda 315 Alwine Dietz 19 female Zeulenroda 316 Wilhelmine Nagler 30 female Zeulenroda 317 Marie Nagler 9m female Zeulenroda 318 Gottlob Roth 22 male farmer Zeulenroda 319 Helene Batzinger 28 female Lelppach 320 Marga Walter 28 female Baeren 321 Georg Kray 47 male carpenter Lehmen 322 Anna Kray 41 female Lehmen 323 Gertrude Kray 13 female Lehmen 324 Jacob Kray 11 male Lehmen 325 Magda Kray 9 female Lehmen 326 Johann Kray 6 male Lehmen 327 Marie Kray 2 female Lehmen 328 Michael Sellmann 47 male farmer Cobern 329 Marie Sellmann 47 female Cobern 330 Mathias Sellmann 17 male farmer Cobern 331 Peter Sellmann 15 male farmer Cobern 332 Marga. Sellmann 9 female Cobern 333 Heinrich Hildebrandt 21 male farmer Reilos 334 Cath. Manns 16 female Niederaula 335 Barbara Petz 14 female Edesheim 336 Anna Rothfuss 18 female Erzingen 337 Marie Sandfort 18 female Laer 338 Cath. Schweppe 17 female Laer 339 Anna Strautmann 15 female Laer 340 Cath. Biedenstein 26 female Laer 341 Caroline Biedenstein 20 female Laer 342 Josef Froelke 36 male farmer Remlede 343 Philipp Meks 24 male farmer Wembach 344 Cath. Meks 30 female Wembach 345 Cath. Meks 9m female Wembach 346 Magda Kaesheimer 25 female Wyhl 347 Wilhelm Meyer 17 male farmer Bremen 348 Albert Eicke 19 male farmer Neusem 349 Ida Kutscher 22 female Schulenburg 350 Johann Boyer 15 male farmer Bremen 351* Georg Muller 54 male farmer Hessen 352* Caroline Muller 52 female Hessen 353* August Muller 27 male farmer Hessen 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. 12 Name is obliterated by damage to the original. 13 Nmae is obliterated by damage to the original 19 Rolker (Rölker) has an umlauted o. 95 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 105 Koster (Köster) has an umlauted o. 113-115 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 119 Kuck (Kück) has an umlauted u. 125 Bottjer (Böttjer) has an umlauted o. 136 Boschen (Böschen) has an umlauted o. 138 Doscher (Döscher) has an umlauted o. 140 Rohrdt (Röhrdt) has an umlauted o. 142 Doscher (Döscher) has an umlauted o. 147 Hultseberg (Hültseberg) has an umlauted u. 150-153 Hoftmeyer (Höftmeyer) has an umlauted o. 156 Bruning (Brüning) has an umlauted u. 168 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 189 Grun (Grün) has an umlauted u. 195-196 Morler (Mörler) has an umlauted o. 198 Kottlitz (Köttlitz) has an umlauted o. 200 Lowenstein (Löwenstein) has an umlauted o. 204 Gubber (Gübber) has an umlauted u. 218 Honsmuhl (Honsmühl) has an umlauted u. 225-229 Name seems to be something like Siepa. 249 Wost (Wöst) has an umlauted o. 250 Rohde (Röhde) has an umlauted o. 286-297 Korner (Körner) has an umlauted o. 298 Kuhn (Kühn) has an umlauted u. 351-353 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 343, List 429.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 July 2010
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