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SS Donau
I, Neynaber, Master of S.S. Donau do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New-York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. at Bremen from which port said S.S. 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 Feb 17, 1873 (signed) H.A.F. Neynaber So help me God.
Before me (signature undecipherable)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Donau whereof Neynaber, is Master, from Bremen, burthen ______* tons.
Columns represent: Given name, surnames, age (years or months), sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.*Note: All the passengers on this portion of the list occupied steerage portion of the vessel during the voyage. For *'s listed, check transcribers notes at the bottom of list.
138 Adolph Singer 24 Male Farmer Germany US of A
139 Gustav Waldersprel* 38 Male Ma?tancian* Amerika US of A
140 Marnie Waldersprel* 8 Female Amerika US of A
141 Carl Koniger* 24 Male Farmer Germany US of A
142 Theresia Lettner 21 Female Germany US of A
143 Otto Schiak* 26 Male Farmer Germany US of A
144 Peter Fink* 18 Male Farmer Germany US of A
145 Michael Weber 18 Male Farmer Germany US of A
146 Theresia Lusch 23 Female Germany US of A
147 Leonhard Kohler* 23 Male Brewer Germany US of A
148 August Fink 30 Male Butcher Newark US of A
149 Wilholmina Fink 21 Female Newark US of A
150 Ernst* Fink 9 Male Newark US of A
151 Catharina Fink 7 Female Newark US of A
152 August Fink 10 mo Male Newark US of A
153 Christian Heisch 23 Male Farmer Germany US of A
154 Marie Krentz 30 Female Germany US of A
155 Carl Kurfefs* 16 Male Germany US of A
156 Josef Muller* 34 Male Germany US of A
157 Johannes Schuck 22 Male Farmer Germany US of A
158 Krilian Sandlierr 27 Male Miller Germany US of A
159 J H Jansfen* 29 Male Landlord Germany US of A
160 Casp Genheimer* 26 Male Taylor Germany US of A
161 Susanne Dietz 35 Female Germany US of A
162 Veronica Dietz 25 Female Germany US of A
163 Carl F. Lorens 20 Male Miller Germany US of A
164 Dorothea Woh?lfarsh 24 Female Germany US of A
165 Wilh Oberstaedt 42 Male Workman Germany US of A
166 Victor Papordsky 24 Male Workman Germany US of A
167 Gustav Bastian 27 Male Workman Germany US of A
168 Maria Bastian 24 Female Germany US of A
169 Carolina Huber 21 Female Germany US of A
170 Sophie Lorenz 21 Female Germany US of A
171 Elisabeth Maroin 18 Female Austria* US of A
172 Josef Bohm* 19 Male Knifesmith Austria US of A
173 Samuel Kleppedar 24 Male Signmaker* Cleveland US of A
174 Hugo Schmidt 30 Male Butcher Germany US of A
175 Matthais Reichert 28 Male Germany US of A
176 Jacob Bikel* 18 Male Briclayer* Germany US of A
177 Friedrich Meyer* 17 Male Germany US of A
178 Bertha Schwarting 16 Female Germany US of A
179 Emma Rolle* 20 Female Germany US of A
180 Carl Muller 30 Male Miller Philadelphia US of A
181 Maria Ott 17 Female Germany US of A
182 Otto Galzer 19 Male Farmer Germany US of A
183 Hermann Andres 31 Male Joiner Amerika US of A
184 Bernhard Andres 21 Male Shoemaker Germany US of A
185 Sophia S???irle 24 Female Germany US of A
186 Maria Scharft 21 Female Germany US of A
187 Franzis?a Br??dle 17 Female Germany US of A
188 Stephan Bruder 26 Male Farmer Germany US of A
189 Dan? Bradtenauer 16 Male Germany US of A
190 Christian Bradtenauer 14 Male Germany US of A
191 Martin Pryla* 22 Male Germany US of A
192 Max Beurermann 24 Male Merchant Germany US of A
193 Robert Hepprser 27 Male Shoemaker Germany US of A
194 Julius Brunke 24 Male Germany US of A
195 Josef Gessler 39 Male Germany US of A
196 Marie Gessler 34 Female Germany US of A
197 Erleusnde Gessler 9 Female Germany US of A
198 Gustav Groshin 26 Male Workman Germany US of A
199 Paula Groshin 22 Female Germany US of A
200 Heins Gundrof 25 Male Germany US of A
201 Agnes Schneider 20 Female Germany US of A
202 Caroline Muller 21 Female Germany US of A
203 Laura ?awetzky 19 Female Germany US of A
204 Fritz Sprang 31 Male Joiner Amerika US of A
205 Johann Scha?en 18 Male Joiner Germany US of A
206 Heind Housberger 40 Male Farmer Indiana US of A
207 ?inz Schroder 27 Male Shoemaker Germany US of A
208 Ludwig Sch???? 27 Male Germany US of A
209 Eine?de Neff 31 Female Newark US of A
210 Joseph Neff 5 mo Male Newark US of A
211 Marde ?hon 43 Female Philadelphia US of A
212 Theordor ?hon 11 mo Male Philadelphia US of A
213 Franz Ruckert* 30 Male Germany US of A
214 Hubert Farthlieus 41 Male Gardner Germany US of A
215 Gertrude Farthlieus 11 Female Germany US of A
216 John G. Reichold 25 Male Farmer Germany US of A
217 ?aukratz Gunther 26 Male Farmer Germany US of A
218 Kundg?ude Auora 23 Female Germany US of A
219 Jackoline Auora 41 Female Germany US of A
220 George Schafer 37 Male Locksmith Newark US of A
221 Barbara Schafer 23 Female Germany US of A
222 Conrad Walter 19 Male Germany US of A
223 Ormund Graf 29 Male Farmer Germany US of A
224 Andreas Schoon 26 Male Workman Germany US of A
225 Jacob Braimayer* 25 Male Farmer Germany US of A
226 Wilh Schwarz 23 Male Farmer Germany US of A
227 Oscar Schindler 27 Male Butcher Germany US of A
228 Fredrick* Heist 28 Male Brewer Germany US of A
229 Caroline Heuer 34 Female Germany US of A
230 August Schultz 24 Male Farmer Germany US of A
231 Henriette Kohn 20 Female Germany US of A
232 Pyras Muller 63 Male Workman Germany US of A
233 Wilhelm Kos??sch 26 Male Workman Germany US of A
234 Conrad Rothen 19 Male Shoemaker Germany US of A
235 G. Dolkel 21 Male Baker Germany US of A
236 Emil Maar 21 Male Farmer Germany US of A
237 Conrad ??esffer 17 Male Shoemaker Germany US of A
238 Michael N?iedler 31 Male Farmer Germany US of A
239 Marde N?iedler 24 Female Germany US of A
240 Appollordia Bask 20 Female Germany US of A
241 Elisabeth Bask 17 Female Germany US of A
242 Barbara Mefsuner 23 Female Germany US of A
243 Marie Schniedler 24 Female Germany US of A
244 Andre Fuhru?eun 44 Male Farmer Germany US of A
245 Joseph Wenk 36 Male Farmer Germany US of A
246 Heind? Meckba?d 64 Male Germany US of A
247 Veronica Dietz 22 Female Germany US of A
248 Elisabeth Reufs 23 Female Germany US of A
249 Joseph Dietz 26 Male Briclayer* Germany US of A
250 John Diedrich 42 Male Butcher Germany US of A
251 Ma?? Roth 25 Male Merchant Austria US of A
252 J. G. Gasfler 27 Male Butcher Germany US of A
253 William Kronacher 24 Male Machinist New York US of A
254 Hen?dette Kronacher 22 Female New York US of A
255 Emalia Kronacher 7 mo Female New York US of A
256 Barbara Klein 59 Female New York US of A
257 Amalie Klein 19 Female New York US of A
258 Johann Klein 9 Male New York US of A
259 F. E. Herold 65 Male Germany US of A
260 Christine Herold 60 Female Germany US of A
261 Catharine Herold 30 Female Germany US of A
262 J. *. Ratzel 24 Male Germany US of A
263 Anna Cath. Hafsler 39 Female Germany US of A
264 Marie Durrmaier 8 Female Hungary* US of A
265 Joseph Naschek 28 Male Farmer Austria US of A
266 Joseph Sasak 28 Male Farmer Austria US of A
267 M. Heu??mann 24 Male Bookkeeper New York US of A
268 Franz Taengel* 38 Male Potter* Austria US of A
269 Franz Taengel* 9 Male Austria US of A
270 Carl F. Gluck* 35 Male Smith Germany US of A
271 Philipp Hoepfinge? 27 Male Workman Germany US of A
272 Gosse F. Schaufele 27 Male Workman Germany US of A
273 Alfred Kitzing 18 Male Watchmaker Germany US of A
274 Carl Lubring 27 Male Farmer Germany US of A
275 Gustav Lawrenz 32 Male New York US of A
276 Wilhelminia Gerken 18 Female Germany US of A
277 Eindl Ernst 25 Male Exprefon?? New York US of A
278 Johann Baudler 23 Male Taylor* Germany US of A
Recapitulation*
Off #57 H. Kleemann left behind
277 in all
First Cabin,Upper Salon 7 Passengers
Lower Salon 25 Passengers
Steerage 246 Passengers, Steerage #59 died 3 February
278 Passengers
New York 15 February 1873 Calin* 23-9
Transcriber's Notes:
(1) Use of an * is used to denote that the transcribers notes should be
checked.
(2) The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read,
due to quality of original document, or the originators writing.
#139 Surname difficult to read; occupation possibly Mathematician.
#140 Umlaut over the o in surname.
#143 Surname possibly Solrick.
#144 Not positive surname begins with F.
#147 Umlaut over the O in surname.
#150 Ernst might be Emil.
#155 Surname possibly Kurfels, umlaut over the u in surname.
#156 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#159 Surname might be Janssen.
#160 Surname difficult to interpret.
#167 Occupation spelled without the k in bricklayer.
#171 Next to Austria is written Hungary.
#172 Umlaut over the o in surname, surname possibly spelled Bohna.
#173 Occupation possibly spelled as Tegarsmaker, difficult to read.
#176 Surname possibly Birdel.
#177 Surname possibly spelled Mayer, hard to tell.
#179 Surname possibly Rohle, hard to tell.
#180 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#189 Uncertain of given name, difficult to read.
#191 Umlaut possibly over the y in surname.
#202 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#209 Given name is best guess, very difficult to read.
#211 - #212 Surname difficult to read, possibly Thon.
#213 Umlaut over u in surname.
#217 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#225 Surname difficult to read, appears to have umlaut over y.
#228 Given name appears to be Fredrick, not certain.
#232 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#262 Middle initial listed, could not interpret it.
#264 Appears to be from Hungary, very difficult to interpret.
#268 Surname might be Stengel, occupation appears to be potter,
difficult to read.
#270 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#274 Umlaut over the u in surname.
#278 Appears they misspelled tailor and tried to correct it.
* Written on manifest, apparently meaning summary of passengers.
* Might also be Cabin, no idea what this or the numbers mean.
National Archives and Records Administration, M237, Reel 120
Transcribed by Sunset (Greaser) Hayes a member of the
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