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SS Mosel
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Bremen, Germany via Southampton, England to New York
18 April 1881
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J. Hesse, Master of the N.G. Lloyd S.S. Mosel, do solemnly, sincerely 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 of the said Vessel at Bremen via Southampton 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 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,
J. Hesse
Sworn to this 18th April 1881
Before me (signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the North German Lloyd S.S. Mosel whereof J. Hesse is Master, from Bremen, burthen ____ tons.
Columns represent Number, Name, Age in Years, and Months (abbreviated as m), Sex, Occupation, The country of which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, and Part of the vessel occupied by each during the voyage. Since they all intended to become inhabitants of the United States of America, and none of the passengers numbered 1 through 247 died on the voyage, these columns have been eliminated.
1* Friederike Rose 25 F none New York First Cabin
2* Fritz Rose 4 M child New York First Cabin
3* Margarethe Buller 20 F none New York First Cabin
4* Dr. Philipp Rommel 35 M physician New Jersey First Cabin
5* Geo. W. Cass 50 M merchant New York First Cabin
6* Mrs. E. D. Cass 48 F wife New York First Cabin
7* Miss Frannie Cass 16 F child New York First Cabin
8* Miss Violette Cass 14 F child New York First Cabin
9* Richard Tross 58 M merchant Philadelphia First Cabin
10* C. M. Bergemann 30 M merchant Germany First Cabin
11* Paul Alberti 28 M merchant Boston First Cabin
12* W. W. Phelps 34 M merchant New York First Cabin
13* F. M. Cutcheon 36 F none New York First Cabin
14 F. Cutcheon 18 F none New York First Cabin
15 Alexander Philippeus 42 M merchant New York First Cabin
16* E. F. Hanul 28 M merchant Germany First Cabin
17 Karl Koch 20 M merchant Germany First Cabin
18 Julius Heinke 42 M merchant Washington First Cabin
19* Joh. ? 21 M clerk Germany First Cabin
20* ? ??rtmann 22 M merchant Germany First Cabin
21 Gustav Wodicke 24 M farmer Germany First Cabin
22 August v. Gehren 36 M merchant Germany First Cabin
23 Olga v. Gehren 34 F wife Germany First Cabin
24 Maria v. Gehren 9 F child Germany First Cabin
25 Alex v. Gehren 7 M child Germany First Cabin
26 Ella v. Gehren 4 F child Germany First Cabin
27 Franz v. Gehren 2 M child Germany First Cabin
28 Aurel Jung 26 M merchant Germany First Cabin
29 Wilhelm Ebell 23 M merchant Russia First Cabin
30 Wilhelm Sanders 22 M painter Germany First Cabin
31 Leopoldine Ausmann 24 F none Austria First Cabin
32 Hermann Kopf 26 M butcher New York First Cabin
33 M. Verner 24 M merchant New York First Cabin
34 Georg Goldemann 25 M merchant Germany First Cabin
35 Catharina Wehmann 17 F none Germany First Cabin
36 Emma Ritter 17 F none Germany First Cabin
37* Anton Schafer 15 M none Germany First Cabin
38 Theod. Spengemann 35 M saloonkeeper New York First Cabin
39 Theod. Spengemann 6 M child New York First Cabin
40 Georg Timm 15 M barber New York Cabin
41 Philipp Finstenheld 45 M barber New York Cabin
42 Elise Finstenheld 20 F none New York Cabin
43 Mathilde Finstenheld 12 F child New York Cabin
44 Toni Finstenheld 8 F child New York Cabin
45 Clara Karch 24 F none New York Cabin
46 Babetta Karch 20 F none New York Cabin
47 Elise Sudholz 20 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
48 Lucy Bucking 27 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
49* Gust. Muller 23 M ??man Germany II Cabin Steerage
50 Minna Stein 24 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
51 Heinr. Bast 42 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
52 F. A. Becker 22 M gilder Germany II Cabin Steerage
53 C. Lauterbach 58 M butcher Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
54* Gust Bahn 24 M smith Germany II Cabin Steerage
55* Carl Muller 43 M merchant Germany II Cabin Steerage
56 Ludw. Finder 22 M builder Germany II Cabin Steerage
57 Wilh. Ketzlaff 32 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
58 Louise Ketzlaff 26 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
59 Bertha Ketzlaff 5 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
60* ? Ketzlaff 3 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
61* Emil Weidemuller 24 M baker Germany II Cabin Steerage
62 Marie Hoffmann 20 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
63 Marg. Muth 17 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
64 Veronica Nau 20 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
65* Andr. Schuler 17 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
66 John Krehling 58 M workman Pittsburgh II Cabin Steerage
67 Anna Krehling 37 F none Pittsburgh II Cabin Steerage
68 Constantin Nau 18 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
69 Fredericke Nau 20 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
70 Catharina Nau 25 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
71 Heinr. Joseph Schick 35 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
72 Johannes Daube 26 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
73 Eduard Greb 25 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
74 Johann Wagner 24 M ca?maker Germany II Cabin Steerage
75 Franziska Wagner 24 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
76 Barbara Hay 22 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
77 Katharina Schmitt 24 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
78 Philipp Michel 23 M farmer Milwaukee II Cabin Steerage
79 H. Aug. Huhm 59 M merchant Germany II Cabin Steerage
80 Joh. Franz Hoffmann 24 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
81 Carl Frank 26 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
82 Ernestine Frank 22 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
83 Gustav Frank 9m M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
84 Philipp Stelz 18 M mason Germany II Cabin Steerage
85 H. Mart. Krailing 34 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
86 Emil Zimpel 23 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
87 Geo. Lunau 27 M merchant Hoboken II Cabin Steerage
88 Edga Bornemann 53 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
89 H. W. Fortmann 21 M merchant Germany II Cabin Steerage
90 Heinr. Fischer 55 M smith Germany II Cabin Steerage
91 Kristiane Fischer 50 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
92 Auguste Fischer 24 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
93 Hermann Fischer 16 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
94 Julius Fischer 14 M none Germany II Cabin Steerage
95 Otto Lademann 29 M carpenter Germany II Cabin Steerage
96* C. F. Jurgens 22 M carpenter Germany II Cabin Steerage
97 S. G. Keil 24 M brewer Germany II Cabin Steerage
98 Meta Wilken 18 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
99 C. Frerichs 24 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
100 Herm. Schneiser 16 M smith Germany II Cabin Steerage
101 Barbara Pfirmeier 16 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
102 Adam Weser 74 M weaver Germany II Cabin Steerage
103 Joh. C. F. Wolf 23 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
104* Georg Muller 33 M merchant Germany II Cabin Steerage
105 Joh. Nicol. Welsch 20 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
106 Marguerith Welsch 21 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
107 Pauline Welsch 3 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
108* August Lohmuller 21 M clerk Germany II Cabin Steerage
109 Joh. Ad. Rosenberger 27 M workman Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
110 Catharin Schaeff 30 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
111 Susanna Eunert 22 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
112* ? Kroekel 53 M mason Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
113* Barbara Kroekel 53 F wife Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
114* Barbara Kroekel 21 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
115 Carl Wahl 18 M saddler Germany II Cabin Steerage
116 Ferdinand Happich 18 M tanner Germany II Cabin Steerage
117 Franz Wardenski 53 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
118 John Groga 24 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
119 Friedr. Mann 35 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
120 Louise Mann 29 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
121 Marie Mann 8 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
122 Martha Mann 7 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
123 Emilie Mann 9m F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
124 Therese Hille 21 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
125 W. Koopmann 39 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
126 Minna Koopmann 28 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
127 Heinr. Hoppe 15 M none Germany II Cabin Steerage
128 Marie Hoppe 8 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
129 Doris Hoppe 6 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
130 Sophie Hoppe 9m F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
131 Herm. Stroemer 49 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
132 Henriette Stroemer 35 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
133 Gott. Leidler 54 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
134 Ernestine Leidler 54 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
135 Aug. Steindorf 25 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
136 Auguste Steindorf 28 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
137 August Wienke 31 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
138 Wilhelmine Wienke 31 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
139 Anna Wienke 11m F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
140 Bertha Wienke 18 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
141 Friederike Raetzke 57 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
142* Henriette Mulion 27 F none Tyrol II Cabin Steerage
143 Johann Meier 39 M workman Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
144 Caroline Schick 18 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
145 Christ Kern 16 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
146 Anton Fischer 18 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
147 Walaga Grzybowska 23 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
148 Carl Wolf 25 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
149 Cath. Wolf 24 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
150 Willi Wolf 10m M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
151 Martin Wolf 1m M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
152 Paul Otto Busch 17 M merchant Germany II Cabin Steerage
153 G. P. Lowe 19 M bookseller Germany II Cabin Steerage
154* C. H. Hunig 18 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
155 Emil Kirmse 24 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
156 Bertha Kirmse 24 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
157 Frieda Kirmse 10m F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
158 Carl Mergelmann 18 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
159 Heinr. Wallbaum 26 M carpenter Germany II Cabin Steerage
160 Gust. Auen 40 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
161 Apollon. Haarmann 30 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
162 Anna Haarmann 8 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
163 Margarethe Haarmann 5 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
164 Emil Haarmann 2 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
165 Bertha Haarmann 10m F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
166 Paul Marrocco 31 M sadler Germany II Cabin Steerage
167 Heinr. Toggemann 27 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
168 Georg Auer 50 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
169 Pankrats Dorfler 23 M farmer Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
170 Johann Pape 31 M shoemaker Germany II Cabin Steerage
171 Christian Kleine 40 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
172 Heinr. O. Grimm 23 M weaver Germany II Cabin Steerage
173 Frann Franke 30 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
174 Erich Franke 6 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
175 Johann Franke 3 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
176 Wenzel Brezina 30 M weaver Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
177 Franziska Brezina 20 F wife Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
178 Anna Brezina 5 F child Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
179 Anton Brezina 4 M child Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
180 Barbara Wozka 24 F none Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
181 Anton Bartunick 30 M tailor Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
182* Marie Forster 35 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
183 Andr Ullrich 32 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
184 Johannes Ullrich 17 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
185 Martin Ullrich 17 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
186* Otto Kattler 17 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
187 Heinr. Kreiter 16 M watchmaker Germany II Cabin Steerage
188 Friedr. Stein 16 M carpenter Germany II Cabin Steerage
189* Friedr. Dottling 45 M baker Germany II Cabin Steerage
190 Gottf. Haetzler 24 M shoemaker Germany II Cabin Steerage
191 Heinr. Biedermann 16 M locksmith Germany II Cabin Steerage
192 Samuel Haller 27 M gardener Germany II Cabin Steerage
193 Gustav Faul 27 M butcher Germany II Cabin Steerage
194 Albert Wild 17 M baker Germany II Cabin Steerage
195 Jacob Friedr. Stark 16 M tailor Germany II Cabin Steerage
196 Christ Reichert 30 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
197 Friedr. Feiler 28 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
198 Philippine Glauner 21 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
199 Anna Boehm 45 F none Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
200 Josefa Boehm 16 F none Bohemia II Cabin Steerage
201* John Geo. Muller 20 M farmer New York II Cabin Steerage
202 Johann Weller 27 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
203 Peter Burczinski 30 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
204 Ignatz Bachenski 50 M mason Germany II Cabin Steerage
205 Constantia Bachenski 44 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
206 Felix Bachenski 16 M none Germany II Cabin Steerage
207 Stanislava Bachenski 8 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
208 Franz Bachenski 7 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
209 George Bachenski 5 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
210 Bonislava Bachenski 2 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
211 Anton Bachenski 10m M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
212 Christian Ernst 24 M mason Germany II Cabin Steerage
213* Jacob Mussel 24 M butcher Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
214* Fr. Trumpler 16 M workman Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
215* Marie Trumpler 22 F workman Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
216* Andreas Frohlich 24 M farmer Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
217 Adam Kemm 27 M farmer Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
218 Elisabeth Leitner 21 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
219 Heinr. Kohler 17 M gardener Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
220 Caroline Ahles 24 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
221 Anna Binder 23 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
222 Agnes Binder 8 F child Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
223 Barbara Binder 18 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
224 Nicolaus Britz 65 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
225 Helene Britz 64 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
226 Mathias Britz 22 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
227 Margarethe Britz 19 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
228 Helene Britz 7 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
229* Herm. Ganger 16 M workman Germany II Cabin Steerage
230 Doroth. Winterhalter 32 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
231 Michael Holzhausen 35 M workman Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
232 Anna Holzhausen 35 F wife Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
233 Elisabeth Holzhausen 8 F child Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
234 Johannes Holzhausen 6m M child Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
235 Philippine Holzhausen 5 F child Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
236* Caroline Schafer 20 F none Bavaria II Cabin Steerage
237 Georg Fegert 33 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
238 Ernestine Fegert 31 F wife Germany II Cabin Steerage
239 Anna Fegert 6 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
240 Emilia Fegert 5 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
241 Paul Fegert 3 M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
242 August Fegert 3m M child Germany II Cabin Steerage
243 Georg Fraenke 32 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
244 Heinr. Kammann 24 M farmer Germany II Cabin Steerage
245 Betty Hillert 36 F none Germany II Cabin Steerage
246 Betty Hillert 4m F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
247 Mathilde Hillert 5 F child Germany II Cabin Steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
1-13 Written in the column for The Country to which they severally belong,
along side the other information, and written from the bottom of the
page and going up is the notation "United States of America" even
though one passenger is clearly marked as being from Germany.
16 Germans to America has surname as Haniel.
19-20 This section is very dark and difficult to read.
20 The surname could be Hartmann.
37 Umlaut over a in surname.
49 Umlaut over u in surname.
54 Umlaut over a in surname.
55 Umlaut over u in surname.
60 The name is smudged and is unreadable.
61 Umlaut over u in surname.
65 Umlaut over u in surname.
96 Umlaut over u in surname.
104 Umlaut over the u in surname.
108 Umlaut over u in surname.
112 Either a smudge or a tear in the paper; either way I can't make out
the given name other than it is a short name of about 4 letters.
112-114 Surname could be Krockel or Kuckel.
142 Umlaut over u in surname.
154 Umlaut over u in surname.
182 May be an umlaut over o in surname.
186 Surname could be Kassler.
189 The first letter in the surname could be S or V, the double letter
could be ss or tt. This could make the name Sossling, Sottling,
Vossling, Vottling, Dossling or Dottling. Please do contact me if you
have proof of any of these. Germans to America has the name as
Doettling, though I do not see an umlaut over the o.
201 Umlaut over u in surname.
213 Umlaut over u in surname.
214 Umlaut over u in surname.
215 Umlaut over u in surname; workman is written as occupation
216 Umlaut over o in surname.
229 Umlaut over a in surname.
236 Umlaut over a in surname
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 435, List 412.
Transcribed by Lois Mack Schill
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25 March 2000
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