SS Mosel
I, Julius Hesse Master of the S.S. Mosel , 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 of the Collections District of Newyork* , is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said S.S. Mosel, at Bremen via Southampton from which por* said S.S. has now arrived; and that on said list ??? ???? 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 tho* which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an habitant*; an* 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) J. Hesse.
Sworn to this March 20 1882. Before me ????????.
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Mosel, whereof Julius Hesse is Master, from Bremen burthen (no amount listed) tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age (Years, Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants*, Died on the voyage*, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage*.
I Class I Saloon
1 J. Saenger 38 m merchant U.St.
2 Oscar Steinbech 47 m merchant Germany
3 Helene Steinbech 27 f Germany
4 Rudolf Steinbech 5 m Germany
5 Margaret Steinbech 3 f Germany
6 Geo. W. Silcox 40 m merchant U.St.
7 Miss C. Volger 20 f Germany
8 William Janssen 30 m merchant U.St.
9 Vitalis Mahler 33 m merchant U.St.
I Class II Saloon
10 Carl Sanders 16 m merchant Germany
11 Frerich Klerenhusen 24 m merchant Germany
12 Paul Lemke 20 m merchant Germany
13 Herman Wilkens 17 m merchant Germany
14 Otto von Schaegler 21 m merchant Germany
15 Bernh. Hinricks 27 m merchant U.St.
16 Stefan Furdek 27 m clergyman U.St.
17 Georg Donhauser 52 m farmer Germany
18 Diedrich Sander 33 m merchant U.St.
19* Ludwig Huettinger 27 m merchant Germany
20 Johan Wand 36 m merchant U.St.
21 Christ. Gerdes 27 m merchant U.St.
22 Carl Berth 24 m merchant Germany
23 L. Albenberg 29 m merchant U.St.
24 Miss R. Wirth 16 f Germany
25 Bertha Cohnhein 28 f U.St.
26 Lilli Cohnhein 6 f U.St.
27* Fredy Cohnhein 2y6m f U.St.
28 Johanna Baer Strauss 24 f Germany
29 Emma Strauss 30 f Germany
30 George Frey 55 m gardener U.St.
31 Adelheid Schweich 42 f Germany
32 Regina Schweich 18 f Germany
33* Pauline Schweich 9y6m f Germany
34 Abraham Schweich 6 m Germany
35 Georg Meurer 23 m merchant Germany
36 Richard Kleefeld 19 m merchant Germany
37 Herman Kahler 25 m merchant Germany
38 Elise Hennighofen 26 f Germany
39 Jacob Hennighofen 10m m Germany
40 August Mastebroek 42 m farmer U.St.
41 Max Bauerle 30 m merchant U.St.
42 Mathias Glunk 32 m merchant U.St.
43 Carl Franzmann 28 m merchant U.St.
44 Anton Barr 26 m merchant U.St.
Steerage
45* Heinrich Kuhne 24 m farmer Germany
46* Heinrich Schutte 26 m farmer Germany
47 Friedr. Namuth 24 m farmer Germany
48 August Scharzeberg 20 m workman Germany
49 Hinrich Brenzel 66 m farmer Germany
50 Caroline Brenzel 45 f Germany
51 Magdane Brenzel 19 f Germany
52 Wilhelm Brenzel 17 m Germany
53 Joseph Brenzel 9 m Germany
54 Heinrich Brenzel 8 m Germany
55 Jacob Schneider 50 m farmer Germany
56 Marie Schneider 18 f Germany
57 Margaret Kohl 22 f Germany
58 Philip Petri 19 m taylor Germany
59 Katharina Simon 19 f Germany
60* Johan Schoffler 60 m butcher Germany
61* Johan Schoffler 25 m farmer Germany
62* Katharina Schoffler 21 f Germany
63* Friedrich Schafer 24 m workman Germany
64* Wilhelm Worner 30 m shoemaker Germany
65* Ernst Worner 2y6m m Germany
66* Pauline Worner 1y6m f Germany
67 Amalia Dussel 25 f Germany
68 Anna Filsinger 22 f Germany
69 Ludwig Zeiber 22 m locksmith Germany
70 Carl Funk 17 m baker Germany
71 Felix Funk 15 m Shoemaker Germany
72 Lina Rode 18 f Germany
73 August Volle 18 m farmer Germany
74 Caroline Rommelmann 18 f Germany
75 Friedrich Backs 24 m farmer Germany
76 August Backs 16 m farmer Germany
77 Friedrich Aubert 25 m farmer Germany
78 Ernst Siereking 15 m farmer Germany
79 Wilhelm Meyer 24 m farmer Germany
80 Wilhelm Westermeyer 18 m farmer Germany
81 Karoline Freund 20 f Germany
82* Wilhelm Stumeyer 16 m Carpenter Germany
83 Heinrich Priess 16 m Carpenter Germany
84 Friedrich Breuer 32 m farmer Germany
85 Wilhelmine Hartmann 18 f Germany
86 Christopf Pfeffer 24 m farmer Germany
87 Anton Sauerbier 19 m farmer Germany
88 Wilhelm Mahner 18 m taylor Germany
89 Johan Wieber 18 m gardener Germany
90 Conrad Mickler 48 m farmer Germany
91 Marie Mickler 46 f Germany
92* Adolf Mickler 22 m sh?p????? Germany
93 Katharina Mickler 6 f Germany
94 Josefa Mickler 4 f Germany
95 Gustav Wiese 23 m merchant Germany
96 Conrad Giesekind 29 m farmer Germany
97 Charlotte Giesekind 27 f Germany
98 Conrad Giesekind 4 m Germany
99 Heinrich Giesekind 2 m Germany
100* Heinrich Steinheider 30 m ???pen??? Germany
101 Juliane Steinheider 27 f Germany
102* Herman Luppens 41 m farmer Germany
103* Almke Luppens 32 f Germany
104* Heinrich Luppens 4 m Germany
105* Johan Luppens 2 m Germany
106 Conrad Thiele 18 m brewer Germany
107 Marie Mayland 21 f Germany
108 Wilhelmine Senne 19 f Germany
109 Carl Herold 41 m workman Germany
110 Wilhelmine Herold 37 f Germany
111 Wilhelmine Schutze 17 f Germany
112* Pauline Herold 9y9m f Germany
113 Emma Herold 7 f Germany
114 Gottfried Huttsch 36 m workman Germany
115 Christine Huttsch 30 f Germany
116* Herman Rossler 33 m baker Germany
117* Barnhd Erbenstrack 17 m gardener Germany
118 Franz Breitenstein 23 m joiner Germany
119 Peter Wiese 23 m engineer Germany
120 Josf Schaub 22 m farmer Germany
121 Johan Merzinger 47 m farmer Germany
122 Elisabeth Merzinger 40 f Germany
123 Michael Merzinger 11 m Germany
124 Harm Merzinger 10 m Germany
125 Margaret Merzinger 8 f Germany
126 Georg Merzinger 6 m Germany
127 Georg Merzinger 4 m Germany
128 Kunigunde Merzinger 2 f Germany
129* Magdalena Merzinger ? f Germany
130 Elisabeth Kneidel 60 f Germany
131 Albrecht Sieber 28 m miller Germany
132 Friedrich Borusch 22 m workman Germany
133* Georg Korzdorfer 26 m workman Germany
134 Johan Mendel 24 m workman Germany
135 Johan Herold 23 m workman Germany
136 Joseph Lindolar 25 m taylor Bohemia
137 Tricor Finke ? m clerk Germany
138 Conrad Schmidt 24 m farmer Germany
139 Friedrich Berher 17 m farmer Germany
140 Carl Gartmeier 43 m farmer Germany
141 Sophia Gartmeier 43 f Germany
142 Minna Gartmeier 20 f Germany
143 Wilhelm Gartmeier 17 m Germany
144 Conrad Gartmeier 9 m Germany
145 Louise Gartmeier 9 f Germany
146 Friedricke Gartmeier 6 f Germany
147 Hermann Gartmeier 4 m Germany
148 Marie Gartmeier 3 f Germany
149* Ernst Gartmeier 9m m Germany
150 Lisette Gartmeier 8 f Germany
151* Franz Muller 23 m baker Germany
152 Johan Heidelbausch 35 m workman Germany
153 John Leuk 41 m workman Germany
154 Ferd. Fischer 37 m farmer Germany
155 Justine Fischer 29 f Germany
156 Anna Fischer 8 f Germany
157 Ferdinand Fischer 4 m Germany
158* Auguste Fischer 3m f Germany
159 Anna Bielefeld 15 f Germany
160 Carl Loghe 39 m farmer Germany
161 Caroline Loghe 33 f Germany
162 Ferdinand Loghe 9 m Germany
163 Carl Loghe 6 m Germany
164 Amanda Loghe 4 f Germany
165 Gerd Eylers 27 m farmer Germany
166 Sientje Eylers 24 f Germany
167 Tina Eylers 17 f Germany
168 Dora Eylers 16 f Germany
169 Anna Eylers 10 f Germany
170 Sientje Eylers 55 f Germany
171 Waldemar Schmidt 27 m weaver Germany
172 Emilie Schmidt 33 f Germany
173 Gustav Schmidt 7 m Germany
174 Ottilie Schmidt 7m f Germany
175 Dorothea Lieling 18 f Germany
176 Wilhelm Rosenbaum 26 m farmer Germany
177 Sophie Rosenbaum 23 f Germany
178 Friedrich Rosenbaum 4 m Germany
179* Heinrich Rosenbaum 1m2w m Germany
180* Pauline Otto 75 f Germany
181 Ferd. Bade 15 m Germany
182 Conrad Sch??????? 39 m farmer Germany
183 Jacob Emmermann 17 m shoemaker Germany
184 Ernst Schriede 30 m workman Germany
185 Eduard Harnine 36 m workman Germany
186* Carl Bohme 32 m locksmith Germany
187 Sanche Hagen 32 m farmer Germany
188 Andreas Schiebe 25 m farmer Germany
189 Anton Hoppe 24 m farmer Germany
190 Leonhard Weber 23 m farmer Germany
191 Paulus Matthias 62 m taylor Germany
192 Elisabeth Matthias 48 f Germany
193 Leonhard Matthias 23 m Germany
194 Johann Matthias 20 m Germany
195 Georg Matthias 18 m Germany
196 Katharine Matthias 15 f Germany
197 Johan Matthias 7 m Germany
198 Leonhard Matthias 8 m Germany
199 Elisabeth Matthias 7 f Germany
200 Margarethe Matthias 11m f Germany
201 Anna Bauer 21 f Germany
202 Thomas Schilcher 24 m butcher Germany
203 Max Niederberger 55 m Merchant U.St.
204 Joseph Gall 30 m farmer Germany
205 Elisabeth Niederberger 46 f Germany
206 Elisabeth Niederberger 4 f Germany
207 Carl Lahn 26 m Germany
208* Wilhelm Muller 32 m farmer Germany
209 Heinrich Honesk 36 m farmer Germany
210 Conrad Honesk 65 m farmer Germany
211 Ernst Schmidt 31 m farmer Germany
212 Wilhelmine Schmidt 26 f Germany
213 Ernst Schmidt 9m m Germany
214 Conrad Dreyer 26 m Shoemaker Germany
215 Wilhelmine Henie 22 f Germany
216 Friedrich Blass 47 m bricklayer Germany
217 Wilhelmine Blass 47 f Germany
218 Louise Blass 9 f Germany
219 Friedrich Blass 7 m Germany
220 Wilhelmine Blass 5 f Germany
221 Marie Blass 3 f Germany
222* Carl Lubtemann 18 m farmer Germany
223 Johan Batterka 25 m farmer Germany
224* Heinrich Furst 18 m farmer Bohemia
225* Carl Furst 24 m farmer Bohemia
226 Gottfried Hener 28 m farmer Germany
227 Wilhelm Mollwitz 20 m butcher Germany
228 Eduard Schleif 21 m baker Germany
229 Ernst Heinmeier 26 m Carpenter Germany
230 Albert Knitter 29 m farmer Germany
231 Adeline Knitter 37 f Germany
232 Carl Gustke 32 m workman Germany
233 Charlotte Gustke 31 f Germany
234 Therese Gustke 9 f Germany
235 Paul Gustke 8 m Germany
236 Otto Gustke 7 m Germany
237 Martha Gustke 4 f Germany
238 Theresia Henkel 21 f Germany
239 Johan Selger 15 m taylor Germany
240* Johan Ruger 23 m workman Germany
241 Katharine Klein 27 f Germany
242 Kathi Eder 24 f Germany
243 Hedwig Meierhofer 3 f Germany
244 Marie Block 23 f Germany
245 Marik Gregoroff 23 m merchant Bulgaria
246 Anton Hofmann 23 m merchant Austria
247 Wilhelm Bauer 26 m farmer Bohemia
248 Wenzel Baronek 26 m weaver Bohemia
249 Conrad Linder 25 m butcher Bohemia
250 Joseph Fischer 31 m butcher Bohemia
251 Emil Gentsch 35 m farmer Germany
252 Jacob Maier 49 m farmer U.St.
253 Wilhelm Hartfiel 17 m merchant Germany
254 August Hartfiel 20 m merchant Germany
255 Heinrich Carstenson 48 m farmer Germany
256 Friedrich Memmann 36 m taylor Germany
257* Emilie Broge 22 f baker Germany
258* Wilhelm Broge 19 m Carpenter Germany
259 Morrell Ofenwanger 17 m farmer Germany
260 Josef Geist 20 m farmer Germany
Transcriber's notes:
* Indicates an error on the part of the original recorder or a word
misspelled on the preprinted portion of the manifest, and is not
an error on the part of the transcriber.
? Indicates a letter that cannot be read due to the condition of the
original manifest or the handwriting of the original recorder.
* All passengers intended to become inhabitants of the United States,
so that column has been eliminated.
* Only one passenger died on the voyage, so that column has been
eliminated and the information is listed in the transcriber's notes.
* The column indicating the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger
during the voyage has been eliminated, and headings used instead.
19 Age was written as 2 1/2.
27 Age was written as 2 1/2.
33 Age was written as 9 1/2.
45 Surname was written as Kühne, with Kuehne being an alternative
spelling.
46 Surname was written as Schütte, with Schuette being an alternative
spelling.
60 Surname was written as Schöffler, with Schoeffler being an
alternative spelling.
61 Surname was written as Schöffler, with Schoeffler being an
alternative spelling.
62 Surname was written as Schöffler, with Schoeffler being an
alternative spelling.
63 Surname was written as Schäfer, with Schaefer being an alternative
spelling.
64 Surname was written as Wörner, with Woerner being an alternative
spelling.
65 Surname was written as Wörner, with Woerner being an alternative
spelling. Age was written as 2 1/2.
66 Surname was written as Wörner, with Woerner being an alternative
spelling. Age was written as 1 1/2.
82 Surname was written as Stümeyer, with Stuemeyer being an
alternative spelling.
92 The occupation was not very legible, but was probably shipmaker.
100 The occupation was not very legible, but was probably carpenter.
102 Surname was written as Lüppens, with Lueppens being an alternative
spelling.
103 Surname was written as Lüppens, with Lueppens being an alternative
spelling.
104 Surname was written as Lüppens, with Lueppens being an alternative
spelling.
105 Surname was written as Lüppens, with Lueppens being an alternative
spelling.
112 Age was written as 9 3/4.
116 Surname was written as Rössler, with Roessler being an alternative
spelling.
117 Given name, which was probably Barnhard, was abbreviated, and
the d was raised and underlined.
129 Age is illegible.
133 Surname was written as Körzdörfer, with Koerzdoerfer being an
alternative spelling.
136 Surname was written as Lindöler, with Lindoeler being an
alternative spelling.
149 Age was written as 3/4.
151 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an alternative
spelling.
158 Age was written as 1/4.
179 Age was written as 1 1/2 in the month column.
180 Age was probably 75, but could be 95.
186 Surname was written as Böhme, with Boehme being an alternative
spelling.
208 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an alternative
spelling.
222 Surname was written as Lübtemann, with Luebtemann being an
alternative spelling.
224 Surname was written as Fürst, with Fuerst being an alternative
spelling.
225 Surname was written as Fürst, with Fuerst being an alternative
spelling.
240 Surname was written as Rüger, with Rueger being an alternative
spelling.
257 Surname was written as Bröge, with Broege being an alternative
spelling.
258 Surname was written as Bröge, with Broege being an alternative
spelling.
SS MOSEL
MOSEL, built in 1872 for Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. 3,200 tons; 349 feet long x 40 feet broad; straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 13 knots; accommodation for 90 1st-, 126 2nd-, and 600-3rd class passengers. 20 August 1872, launched. 1 April 1873, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 12 November 1875, bomb explosion in dock at Bremerhaven, killing 128. 1882, compound engines by Elder, Glasgow. 9 August 1882, wrecked near Lizard, Cornwall [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 548. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., [1993]), p. 214, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 26 July 1997]
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 448, List 313.
Transcribed by Sharon Krisko a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 April 2000