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Bremen, Germany to New York
June 22, 1881

DISTRICT OF New York - PORT OF New York
I, F. Heinbeck, Master of the S.S. Hohenstaufen do solemnly and truly declare 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 vessel at Bremen from which port said vessel 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 habitant; 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 the 22nd June 1881 F. Heinbeck, so help me God. Before me R???? (Collector's name indecipherable)
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the North German Steamer "Hohenstaufen" whereof Ferdinand Heinbeck is Master, from Bremen burthen 1905 tons.
Columns represent names, age, sex, occupation, country of origin, and destination.
      
  1 Christian Schwier       19    m  clerk        Prussia     Cincinnati
  2 Caroline Wehking        22    f               Prussia     Le Seuer
  3 August Wehking          18    m  farmer       Prussia     Le Seuer
  4 Joh. Dingfelder         23    m  farmer       Bavaria     New York
  5 Marg*th Dingfelder      25    f               Bavaria     New York
  6 Anton Dinfelder      12 mo    m               Bavaria     New York
  7 Christiane Rothel *     59    f               **
  8 Christof Rothel          7    m               **
  9 Valtin Kasling          39    m  farmer       **
 10 Marg*th Kasling         36    f               **
 11 Isidor Kasling           7    m               **
 12 Theodor Kasling          6    m               **
 13 Marie Kasling            5    f               **
 14 Emma Kasling             4    f               **
 15 Katharina Kasling    12 mo    f               **
 16 Jacob Dene              29    m  farmer       Oldenburg   Champaign Ill.
 17 Heinr Rosenbeck         30    m  farmer       Oldenburg   Champaign Ill.
 18 Marie Rosenbeck         25    f               Oldenburg   Champaign Ill.
 19 Siebelt Rosenbeck    11 mo    m               Oldenburg   Champaign Ill.
 20 J. f. Hergert           34    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 21 Kath*ne Hergert         32    f               Prussia     New York
 22 Ludw Hergert             4    m               Prussia     New York
 23 Johann Hergert        9 mo    m               Prussia     New York
 24 Math. Fritsch           19    m  joiner       Bavaria     New York
 25 Elise Bieber            19    f               Bavaria     New York
 26 Joh*s Schellhas         26    m  shoemaker    Prussia     New York
 27 Joh*s Perret            24    m  farmer       Bavaria     New York
 28 Adolf Hornberger        18    m  farmer       Bavaria     New York
 29 Louise Scharnage        16    f               Bavaria     Chicago Ill.
 30 Kath*ne Mathies         30    f               Bavaria     New York
 31 Friedr Seignior         30    m  farmer       Württemberg New York
 32 Dorothea Seignior       30    f               Württemberg New York
 33 Friedr Hermann          33    m  farmer       Württemberg New York
 34 Dorothea Hermann        32    f               Württemberg New York
 35 Catharine Hermann        6    f               Württemberg New York
 36 Anna R????              22    f               Prussia     New York
 37 Ida R????                2    f               Prussia     New York
 38 Ignatz R????          9 mo    m               Prussia     New York
 39 Johann Hess             22    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 40 Theodor Lohfink *       18    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 41 Anton Gutberlet         30    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 42 Joh H. Eckert           25    m  bricklayer   Saxonia     New York
 43 Wilh*m C. Schoppner     18    m  blacksmith   Prussia     New York
 44 Joh. Gg. Burkel         32    m  workman      Bavaria     New York
 45 Gg. Jos. Appel          19    m  shoemaker    Prussia     New York
 46 Brigitta Gensler        15    f               Prussia     New York
 47 Sara Frank              30    f               Bavaria     New York
 48 Louise Frank            68    f               Bavaria     New York
 49 Frida Frank              3    f               Bavaria     New York
 50 Louise Frank             3    m*              Bavaria     New York
 51 Robert Frank             2    m               Bavaria     New York
 52 Leonie Frank          3 mo    f               Bavaria     New York
 53 Leopold Rheinheimer     14    m               Bavaria     New York
 54 Jacob Rosenblath *      17    m  clerk        Turingia    New York
 55 Sara Schmidt            26    f               Turingia    New York
 56 Carl Volkmar            26    m  farmer       Turingia    New York
 57 Johann Possin           21    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 58 Max Hohnert             16    m  farmer       Saxonia     New York
 59 Peter Szukala           40    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 60 Johanna Szukala         39    f               Prussia     New York
 61 Catharina Szukala        7    f               Prussia     New York
 62 Johann Szukala           6    m               Prussia     New York
 63 Helena Szukala           4    f               Prussia     New York
 64 Victoria Szukala         2    f               Prussia     New York
 65 Johann Szukala       12 mo    m               Prussia     New York
 66 Marianna Szukala      2 mo    f               Prussia     New York
 67 Johann Hirsch           16    m               Bavaria     New York
 68 Paul Bunckowski *       64    m  workman      Prussia     New York
 69 Maria Bunckowski        58    f               Prussia     New York
 70 Peter Bunckowski         5    m               Prussia     New York
 71 Martin Bunckowski    13 mo    m               Prussia     New York
 72 Joh Kossmann            23    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 73 Wilh*m Eul              27    m  farmer       Brunswick   New York    
 74 Gustav Milg             30    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 75 Maria Sachs             17    f               Saxony      New York
 76 Martin Ferrich          27    m  workman      Prussia     New York
 77 Marie Oderrich          31    f               Prussia     New York
 78 Aug. Fischer            24    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 79 Wilh*m R. Kirchhoff     26    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 80 Henir Schildmann        22    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 81 Marg. Schildmann         4    f               Prussia     New York
 82 August Enge             33    m  shieper *    Prussia     New York
 83 Adeline Enge            39    f               Prussia     New York
 84 Ernestine Enge           6    f               Prussia     New York
 85 Agnes Enge           12 mo    f               Prussia     New York
 86 Hermand Wolff           18    m  blacksmith   Prussia     New York
 87 Jacob Kruger            40    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 88 Josephine Thiede        36    f               Prussia     New York
 89 Rosaline Thiede          2    f               Prussia     New York
 90 Franciska Thiede     12 mo    f               Prussia     New York
 91 Josef Ruthkowski        46    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
 92 Francisca Ruthkowski    4?    f               Prussia     New York
 93 Ottilie Ruthkowski       2    f               Prussia     New York
 94 Martha Ruthkowski     6 mo    f               Prussia     New York
 95 Theofil Deburgski       29    m  workman      Prussia     New York
 96 Wilh*ne Bel???          36    f               Prussia     New York
 97 Wilh*ne Bel???          62    f               Prussia     New York
 98 Albert Bel???            4    m               Prussia     New York
 99 Auguste Bel???       12 mo    f               Prussia     New York
100 Gabriel Goldstein       17    m  merchant     Russia      Philadelphia
101 Caroline Meyer          26    f               Bremen      New York
102 Wilhel*ne Meyer          2    f               Bremen      New York
103 Diedrich Meyer       10 mo    m               Bremen      New York
104 Georg Kuhr *            20    m  farmer       America US  New York
105 Michael ?oberstein      25    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
106 Johann ?oberstein       24    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
107 Franz Rauchmann *       50    m  workman      Prussia     New York
108 Johann Storm            44    m  catchmaker   Prussia     New York
109 Juliane Schilz          17    f               Prussia     New York
110 Sophia Koth             30    f               Baden       New York
111 Auguste Kruger *        16    f               Prussia     New York
112 Marianna Kewaldski      27    f               Prussia     New York
113 Franz Kewaldski          7    m               Prussia     New York
114 Marianna Kewaldski       5    f               Prussia     New York
115 Mathia Kewaldski         2    m               Prussia     New York
116 Vladislaw Kewaldski   5 mo    m               Prussia     New York
117 Carl Fried. Schusstein  17    m  workman      Baden       New York
118 Albert Lenze            27    m  cigarmaker   Saxony      New York
119 Albert Suhling *        31    m  cigarmaker   Saxony      New York
120 Sophie Stratner         30    f               Prussia     Philadelphia
121 Johann Stratner          6    m               Prussia     Philadelphia
122 Carl Stratner        10 mo    m               Prussia     Philadelphia
123 Heinr Hof               28    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
124 Louise Hof              24    f               Prussia     New York
125 Catharine Hof         6 mo    f               Prussia     New York
126 Heinr Meier             40    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
127 Friederike Meier        34    f               Prussia     New York
128 Johann Meier             3    m               Prussia     New York
129 Carl Meier            6 mo    m               Prussia     New York
130 Hermann Schmidt         46    m  workman      Saxony      New York
131 Ottile Schmidt           ?    f               Saxony      New York 
132 Louise ?omers           30    f               Prussia     New York
133 Maria ?omers             6    f               Prussia     New York
134 Josephine ?omers      9 mo    f               Prussia     New York
135 Hubert Frohlich *       2?    m  farmer       Bavaria     New York
136 Hein*r Bleistein        30    m  farmer       Bavaria     New York
137 Friedr ? Wiegam         19    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
138 Paul Zackrzewski        24    m  workman      Prussia     New York
139 Carl Reinbold           26    m  workman      Prussia     New York
140 Eberhard ?lberding *    41    m  farmer       Prussia     New York
141 Maria ?lberding         42    f               Prussia     New York
142 Conrad ?lberding         7    m               Prussia     New York
143 Heinr ?lberding          6    m               Prussia     New York
144 Friedr ?lberding         3    m               Prussia     New York
145 Louise ?lberding         ?    f               Prussia     New York
    
Transcriber's notes:  
A question mark indicates a letter(s) which cannot 
be deciphered with certainty.  An asterisk indicates an explanation in 
the notes. The scribe lists various Germanic countries, i.e. Prussia, Germany
--the word "Germany" has been omitted on this list as well as U.S. which 
follows the destination in the U.S.)

Notes on Passengers:
#  5  Given name is obscured by damage to the original document.  Looks 
      like M. . .th 
#7&8  Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
#7-15 Columns for country of origin and destination are missing due
      to damaged original
# 21  Given name is abbreviated, probably Katherine
# 26  Given name is abbreviated, probably Johannes
# 27  Given name is abbreviated, probably Johannes
# 30  Given name is abbreviated, probably Katherine 
#36-38 Surname blurred, could be Reass, the first letter is"R" the
      remaining four letters are all above the line
# 40  Surname could be Sohfink
# 43  Given name is abbreviated, probably Wilhelm; surname has an
      umlaut over the "o"
# 44  Given names abbreviated, probably Johann Georg
# 45  Given names abbreviated, probably Georg Josef 
# 50  Either the gender given for this child is incorrect or the 
      given name is incorrect. 
# 54  Surname could be Rosenblatt
#68-71 Surname could be Buwckowski 
# 73  Given name is abbreviated, probably Wilhelm 
# 82  Designation for occupation is clearly spelled this way
# 92  Second digit of passenger's age unclear
#96-99 Surname difficult to decipher.  Could be Beldro or Betdro
      Given name of #96 & 97 is abbreviated, probably Wilhelmine
#102  Given name abbreviated, probably Wilhelmine
#104  Umlaut over the "u" in the surname
#105-106 First letter of surname unclear, could be T, D, K, P
      thus: Toberstein, Doberstein, Koberstein, Poberstein
#111  Umlaut over the "u" in the surname
#117  Umlaut over the "u" in the surname
#119  Surname a bit unclear--could be Suzling
#131  Passenger's age difficult to decipher, could be 14
#132-134 First letter of surname unclear, could be "K" or "R" 
      making the name Komers or Romers
#135  Umlaut over the "o" in the surname; second digit of age
      unclear
#136  Given name abbreviated, could be Heinrich
#140-145 Surname's first letter unclear, could be "A" thus 
      Alberding
#145  Age of infant unclear 
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film 823.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 January 2000



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