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SS Oder
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Bremen, Germany to New York
9 May 1884
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Richard Sander, Master of the German SS Oder, 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 of the Collection
District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the
passengers taken on board of the SS Oder at Bremen from which port said
SS Oder has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the
age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of
the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of
citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each
that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers
who have died on said ?, and the dates and the names and ages of those who
died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement ? can be
ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a
protracted ? in this country. So help me God.
Sworn to this May 9th, 1884 (signed) R. Sander.
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the German SS Oder
whereof Richard Sander is Master, from Bremen burthen 1892 Reg. tons.
Columns represent: Names, Ages (Years & Months), Sex, Calling, The country
of which they are citizens, Intended destination or location, Location of
compartment or space, Number of pieces of baggage, Transient or In-Transient
or Intending protracted sojourn.
1 Franky Schierenbeck 15 ? none US US I Comp Citizen
2 Anna Schwarz 73 f none Germany Germany I Comp Transient
3 Fred H. Seymour 27 m merchant US US I Comp Citizen
4 F?. H. Piper 21 ? merchant US I Comp Citizen
5 ? Piper 25 f none US I Comp Citizen
6 J?ans Dornberg 33 m merchant US I Comp Citizen
7* Louise v. Steeger 34 f none Germany I Comp Transient
8 F.W. Wiegmann 30 m merchant US I Comp Citizen
9 L. Sullivan 18 f none US I Comp Citizen
10 Herman Lenz 34 m merchant US II Comp Citizen
11 Samuel Gottschalk 27 m merchant US II Comp Citizen
12 George Lask 26 m merchant US II Comp Citizen
13 Joseph Flack 36 m clergyman US II Comp Citizen
14 Sebastian Geist 67 m professor US II Comp Citizen
15 August Geist 23 m professor US II Comp Citizen
16 Heinrich Ringe 16 m merchant Germany II Comp Transient
17 Max Gallow 6 m none Germany II Comp Citizen
18 Albert Hoberck 30 m musician Bohemia II Comp Citizen
19* Agnes Droge 53 f none Germany II Comp Citizen
20* Auguste Droge 11 f none Germany II Comp Citizen
21* Friedrick Droge 7 m none Germany II Comp Citizen
22 Sophia Panth 46 f none Austria II Comp Citizen
23 C.H. Wierck 34 m merchant US II Comp Citizen
24 Anna Wierck 25 f none US US II Comp Citizen
25 Anna Wierck 2 f none US US II Comp Citizen
26 Martha Wierck 10m f none US US II Comp Citizen
27 Wilhelm Koster 27 m ? US US II Comp Citizen
28* Fredrich Schroder 24 m ? US US II Comp Citizen
29 Martin Semken 30 m ? US US II Comp Citizen
30 Chs. Erdmann 36 m merchant US US II Comp Citizen
31 Auguste Erdmann 33 f none US US II Comp Citizen
32 Ernst Steiner 21 m farmer US US II Comp Citizen
33 Harry Riesenberg 18 m merchant Germany US II Comp Transient
34 Theodor Hornburg 45 m merchant US US II Comp Citizen
35 Theodor Hornburg 8 m none US US II Comp Citizen
36* Sophie Thone* 24 f none Germany US II Comp Transient
37 Wilhelmine Stoppel 20 f none Germany US II Comp Transient
38 Johan Gross 72 m farmer Germany US II Comp Transient
39 Dina Dornberg 19 f none Germany US II Comp Transient
40* Julius Meyer* 50 m merchant Germany US II Comp Transient
41 Jsidor Jacobi 51 m merchant Germany US II Comp Transient
42 Herman Albrecht 16 m merchant Germany US II Comp Transient
43 Doris Espen 42 f none Germany US II Comp 6 Prot Sojourn
44 Emil Espen 11 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
45 Jenny Espen 9 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
46 Sophie Espen 7 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
47 Rosa Espen 5 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
48 Rosalie Liebermann 44 f none Germany US II Comp 4 Prot Sojourn
49 Max Liebermann 11 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
50 Saly Liebermann 10 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
51 Siegfried Liebermann 8 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
52 Georg Liebermann 6 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
53 Rosa Liebermann 4 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
54 Herman Herz 26 m merchant US US II Comp 3 Citizen
55 Nathan Walther 16 m merchant Germany Germany II Comp 1 Transient
56* Johan Hanster 40 m merchant US US II Comp 1 Citizen
57 Maria Stengel 21 f none Germany Germany II Comp 1 Transient
58 Arnold Salzmann 27 m merchant Germany Germany II Comp 1 Transient
59 Carl Stengel 24 m merchant US US II Comp 1 Citizen
60 Friedrike Schutz 33 f none US US II Comp Citizen
61 Adele Schutz 7 f none US US II Comp Citizen
62 Alfred Schutz 4 m none US US II Comp Citizen
63 Harry Schutz 2 m none US US II Comp Citizen
64 Reiherd Schutz 10m m none US US II Comp Citizen
65 Ella Heuar 20 f none US US II Comp Citizen
66 Nicolas Lau 30 m farmer US US II Comp Citizen
67 Emilie Gallo 24 f none US US II Comp Citizen
68 Lusia Hill 26 f none US US II Comp Citizen
69 Charles Flash 31 m merchant US US II Comp Citizen
70 Friedrike Flash 8 f none US US II Comp Citizen
71 Dittmer Husser 44 m farmer US US II Comp Citizen
72 Charlotte Veniesche 60 f none Germany Germany II Comp Transient
73 Herman Self 18 m merchant Germany Germany II Comp Transient
74 Carl Voigt 53 m merchant Germany Germany II Comp Transient
75* August Brackmann 29 m merchant Germany Germany II Comp Transient
76 Joh Lurius 36 m merchant US US II Comp Citizen
77 Wilhelm Wolff 48 m merchant US US II Comp Citizen
78* Franziska Ruhne 16 f none Germany Germany II Comp Transient
79* Johanna Jurgens 30 f none US US II Comp Citizen
80* Katharina v. Voigt 30 f none US US II Comp Citizen
81 Theod? Dehnert 28 m merchant US US II Comp Citizen
82 Bruno Hoetzel 19 m farmer Germany Germany Steerage Prot Sojourn
83* Marie Brunjes 18 f none Germany Germany III Comp Prot Sojourn
84 Anna Hellman 21 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
85 Franz Buhlmann 28 m farmer Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
86 Elise Buhlmann 22 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
87 Carl Jud 15 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp Prot Sojourn
88 Heinrich Rodegarts 18 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp Prot Sojourn
89 Anna Renken 24 f none Germany Germany IV Comp Prot Sojourn
90 Gesine Keithen 19 f none Germany Germany IV Comp Prot Sojourn
91 Johan Bertels 56 m farmer Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
92 Katharina Bertels 58 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
93 August Bertels 16 m none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
94 F.W. Wenig 14 m none Germany Germany I Comp Prot Sojourn
95 Diedericke Keithen 15 f none Germany Germany III Comp Prot Sojourn
96 Heinrich Grunning 26 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp Prot Sojourn
97* Catharina Ruhns 26 f none Germany Germany IV Comp Prot Sojourn
98* Marie Ruhns 20 f none Germany Germany IV Comp Prot Sojourn
99 Christian Ehlers 56 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp Prot Sojourn
100 Doris Cordts 21 f none Germany Germany III Comp Prot Sojourn
101 Eduard Cordts 17 m none Germany Germany I Comp Prot Sojourn
102 Henriette Cordts 15 f none Germany Germany III Comp Prot Sojourn
103 Johan Buhrmann 22 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
104* Anton Koster 18 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
105* Johan Koster 16 m farmer Germany Germany I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
106 Emma Hauhut 15 f none Germany Germany IV Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
107 Fritz Witssenn 39 m farmer Germany Germany II Comp 4 Prot Sojourn
108 Louise Witssenn 35 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
109 Margarathe Witssenn 17 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
110 Maria Witssenn 14 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
111 Johan Witssenn 11 m none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
112 Heinrich Witssenn 9 m none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
113 Dorothea Witssenn 6 f none Germany Germany II Comp Prot Sojourn
114 Anna Witssenn 3 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
115 B.F. Werdekopf 40 m farner Germany US II Comp 3 Prot Sojourn
116 Catharina Werdekopf 38 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
117 Adele Weredekopf 11 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
118 Meta Werdekopf 4 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
119 Friedrich Werdekopf 2 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
120 Elise Schele 56 f none Germany US III Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
121 Greta Schele 11 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
122 Christian Fedden 25 m painter Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
123 Louise Basler 25 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
124 Pauline Basler 22 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
125 Xavier Zachmann 18 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
126 Marie Schneider 26 f none Germany US IV Comp Prot Sojourn
127 Sophie Deck 31 f none Germany US IV Comp Prot Sojourn
128* Nicholas Vohler 49 m farmer US US I Comp Citizen
129* Johan Vohler 16 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
130* Johan Meyer 15 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
131 Bertha Marks 17 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
132 Heinrich Fricke 14 m none Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
133 Fritz Besker 25 m baker US US I Comp Citizen
134 Max Krauser 24 m baker US US I Comp 1 Citizen
135 Johan Steinbach 40 m shoemaker Bohemia US II Comp 2 Prot Sojourn
136 Elisabeth Steinbach 40 f none Bohemia US II Comp Prot Sojourn
137 Magdaline Steinbach 11 f none Bohemia US II Comp Prot Sojourn
138 Johan Steinbach 7 m none Bohemia US II Comp Prot Sojourn
139 Margarete Nezarek 56 f none Bohemia US III Comp Prot Sojourn
140 Anna Gill 22 f none Bohemia US III Comp Prot Sojourn
141 Magdaline Gill 10 f none Bohemia US III Comp Prot Sojourn
142* Maria Stohr 16 f none Bohemia US III Comp Prot Sojourn
143 Anna Lichtinger 30 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
144 Johan Hanik 24 m joiner Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
145 Georg Leitner 25 m tailor Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
146 Laroline Schmalz 21 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
147 Heinrich Ludwig 50 m workman Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
148 Anna Ludwig 43 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
149 Margarethe Ludwig 16 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
150 Elisabeth Ludwig 11 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
151 Andres Ludwig 6 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
152 Leonhard Ludwig 4 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
153 Joseph Schmidt 23 m workman Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
154 Richard Voigt 15 m workman Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
155 Wilh. Hockelmann 17 m workman Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
156 Peter Lehner 27 m workman Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
157 Carl Wolf 51 m farmer Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
158 Lorchen Wolf 20 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
159 Auguste Wolf 18 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
160 Paul Wolf 13 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
161 Lina Reinhardt 21 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
162 Lina Kleinschmidt 30 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
163 Pauline Kleinschmidt 6 f none Germany US III Comp 3 Prot Sojourn
164 Christian Kleinschmidt 4 m none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
165 Hermine Kleinschmidt 12m f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
166 Georg Schelp 40 m farmer Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
167 Wilhelm Beneke 28 m farmer Germany US II Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
168 Helene Beneke 23 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
169* Carl Meyer 28 m workman Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
170 Heinrich Ahrens 30 m workman Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
171 Ernst Ahrens 25 m workman Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
172 Herinrich Deike 23 m workman Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
173 Nicolas Hardt 40 m workman Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
174 Bertal Lassen 25 m workman Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
175 Henry Reinecke 20 m workman Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
176* Clara Stuhmer 19 f none Germany US III Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
177* Heinrich Schroder 15 m none Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
178 Heinrich Dittmer 16 m none Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
179 Alsoin Eichler 30 m farmer US US I Comp 1 Citizen
180 Leonhard Hirsch 24 m farmer US US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
181 Franz Fremel 25 m farmer Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
182 Fritz Siebrecht 42 m engineer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
183* Casper Kuhne 24 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
184 Georg Schramm 31 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
185 Marg. Leonhard 24 f none Germany US IV Comp Prot Sojourn
186 Anna Leonhard 9m f none Germany US IV Comp Prot Sojourn
187* Lorenz Spath 40 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
188 Georg Zagel 37 m farmer Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
189 Margarete Zagel 37 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
190 Erhard Zagel 13 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
191 Katherina Zagel 11 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
192 Georg Zagel 9 m none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
193 Johan Herbst 34 m workman Germany US II Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
194 Elisabeth Herbst 32 f none Germany US II Comp Prot Sojourn
195 Stefan Simon 28 m tailor Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
196 Marg. Kellermann 26 f none Germany US III Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
197 Katherina Kohl 21 f none Germany US III Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
198 Eleonore Fischer 62 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
199 Johanna Ambabo 26 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
200 Georg Buss 15 m none Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
201 Emma Buss 17 f none Germany US III Comp Prot Sojourn
202 Ludwig Jahn 26 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
203* Ludwig Bahr 30 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
204 Johan Lange 29 m farmer Germany US I Comp Prot Sojourn
205 Kath. Hergenhahn 15 f none Germany US IV Comp Prot Sojourn
206 John Bosch 36 m workman Germany US I Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
207 Christine Becker 23 f none Germany US III Comp 1 Prot Sojourn
I Cabin 9 Adults - Children - unknown word
II Cabin 56 Adults - 14 Children - 2 ?
Steerage 648 Adults - 80 Children - 30 ?
Total 829 less 1 death = 828
New York on the (no number) of May 1884
(signed) R. Sander
(signed) G.W. ? (cannot read), Recorder
Transcriber's Notes:
* Manifest has folded or torn sections resulting in dark areas that cannot be
read for the following passengers:
Passenger Notes:
1. gender
4. first name and gender
5. first name
4-23. column "Intended Destination"
19,20,21,27,28,36,104,105,128,129,142,177 have an umlaut over the "o".
1,40,130,169 have an umlaut over the "y".
78,79,83,97,98,183,176 have an umlaut over the "u".
56,75,187,203 have an umlaut over the "a".
6. letter cannot be distinguisted.
7,80+. V. is written von.
27-29. occupation looks like "foarist".
81. letter is smudged.
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National Archives and Records Administration: Film M237, Reel 476, List 1141
Transcribed by Penney Marks a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 May 2000
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