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SS Rhein


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Bremen, Germany to New York
19 April 1880

DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK - PORT OF NEW-YORK
I, Herm. G. Franke, Master of the Germ. Lloyd S.S. Rhein 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 Newyork is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said German S.S. Rhein at Bremen from which port said Rhein 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 April 19th, 1880, Herm. G. Franke, So help me God.
Before me, ?? name of port official indecipherable
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S. Ship Rhein whereof H. G. Franke is Master, from Bremen, burthen (weight not entered) tons.
Columns represent: names, ages, sex, occupation, nationality, country of destination, died on voyage, part of ship occupied. [Transcriber of this list has omitted the columns for country of destination - all indicating US], died on voyage [deaths will be listed in Transcriber's Notes], portion of ship occupied [Transcriber's Notes will indicate the passengers in cabin or steerage class].
  1   Marie Hoffmann          23       f       none         U.S.
  2   Carl F. Edelhoff        32       m       merchant     U.S.
  3   Maria Edelhoff          24       f       wife         U.S.
  4   baby Edelhoff               3mo  m       none         U.S.
  5   Dr. John Perry          35       m       physician    U.S.
  6   Heinr. Pastor           54       m       merchant     Germany
  7   Elise Pastor            44       f       wife         Germany
  8   Emma Pastor             23       f       none         Germany
  9   Bianca Gans             27       f       none         Germany
 10   Nellie Williams         22       f       none         U.S.
 11   Bernh. Hinrichs         26       m       merchant     U.S.
 12   Franz Musik             45       m       merchant     U.S.
 13*  John Schafer            35       m       merchant     U.S.
 14   Herm. Sassenscheidt     40       m       merchant     U.S.
 15   Auguste Sassenscheidt   43       f       wife         U.S.
 16   Alvine Sassenscheidt    19       f       none         U.S.
 17   Julie Otto              23       f       wife         U.S.
 18   baby Otto                   6mo  f       none         U.S.
 19   Michael Gnaegy          30       m       merchant     U.S.
 20   Henry Schecli           31       m       merchant     U.S.
 21   Joh. Hacke              23       m       merchant     U.S.
 22   Georgo Walters          32       m       merchant     U.S.
 23   Wilhelmine Scherzer     50       f       wife         U.S.
 24   Lisette Scherzer        20       f       none         U.S.
 25   Albert Scherzer         20       m       merchant     U.S.
 26   William Scherzer        22       m       engineer     U.S.
 27   Edward Wenzel           15       m       none         U.S.
 28   Chas. Michael           25       m       merchant     U.S.
 29   Chas. Reiche            25       m       merchant     U.S.
 30   Hy Nackemann            40       m       farmer       U.S.
 31   Margreta Haskamp        21       f       wife         U.S.
 32   Johanne Taby            20       f       none         Germany
 33   Rud. Althaus            15       m       none         Germany
 34   Max Kohnstamm           17       m       none         Germany
 35*  Gust. Hochstatter       30       m       merchant     Germany
 36*  Wilh. ?oese             31       m       merchant     Germany
 37   Elise Hamm              25       f       none         Germany
 38   Henny Ebbing            18       f       none         Germany
 39   Richard Krause          25       m       merchant     Germany
 40   Marie Dlouchz           31       f       none         Germany
 41   Wilh. Pfeil             27       m       merchant     Germany
 42   Sarah Pfeil             27       f       wife         Germany
 43   Ella Pfeil               5       f       none         Germany
 44   Carl Pfeil               3       m       none         Germany
 45   Hennriette Euphrat      27       f       none         Germany
 46*  Paul Kohler             28       m       architect    Germany
 47   Edmund Schmetzer        14       m       none         Germany
 48   Wilh. Stockmayer        30       m       merchant     Germany
 49   Aug. Fiedeler           26       m       merchant     Germany
 50   Fritz Frerichs          31       m       merchant     Germany
 51   Carl Baur               26       m       merchant     Germany
 52   Marie Schiendler        26       f       wife         Germany
 53   Georg Schiendler           11mo  m       none         Germany
 54   Louise Herridel         30       f       none         U.S.
 55   Anton Walters           14       m       none         U.S.
 56   Georg Schmidt           32       m       merchant     U.S.
 57   Charles Nordstrom       25       m       workman      Sweden
 58   Marie Nordstrom         24       f       wife         Sweden
 59   Lars Engelswag          20       m       workman      Norway
 60*  Carl Fraylaus           20       m       workman      Norway
 61*  Genewald Fraylaus       20       m       workman      Norway
 62   Anders Tallin           30       m       workman      Norway
 63   Teder Hausjen           33       m       workman      Norway
 64   Carolina Hausjen        36       f       wife         Norway
 65   Anna Hausjen            20       f       none         Norway
 66   Nils Hausjen            30       m       workman      Norway
 67   Bertine Hausjen         20       f       wife         Norway
 68   Hanne Hausjen               2mo  f       none         Norway
 69   Bernt Danielsen         26       m       workman      Norway
 70   Lauritz Thorwstemin     30       m       workman      Norway
 71   Jacob Jacobsen          35       m       workman      Norway
 72   Hans Jensen             50       m       workman      Norway
 73   Johanne Jensen          40       f       wife         Norway
 74   Ar???* Jensen           10       m       none         Norway
 75   Christian Jensen         6       m       none         Norway
 76   Harold Jensen               9mo  m       none         Norway
 77   Jenny Jensen             3       f       none         Norway
 78   Axel Paulsen            22       m       workman      Norway
 79*  Ragna Lindgroon         20       f       none         Norway
 80*  Selma Lindgroon         17       f       none         Norway
 81   Gustav Olsen            40       m       workman      Norway
 82   San?? Arnesen           33       m       workman      Norway
 83   Georg Steffensen        26       m       workman      Norway
 84   Carl Hell               42       m       workman      Sweden
 85   Albin Forsberg          18       m       workman      Sweden
 86   Frorken Jenson          33       m       workman      Sweden
 87   Joh. Hultgren           21       m       workman      Sweden
 88   Carl Granlund           21       m       workman      Sweden
 89   Claus Petterson         29       m       workman      Sweden
 90   Carl Bergquist          22       m       workman      Sweden
 91   Georg Westerberg        18       m       workman      Sweden
 92   Oscar Westerbreg        17       m       workman      Sweden
 93   F. G. Alexander         36       m       workman      Sweden
 94   Caroline Alexander      29       f       wife         Sweden
 95   Ebba Alexander           3       f       none         Sweden
 96   And. Andersen           29       m       workman      Sweden
 97   Joh. Lofquist           19       m       workman      Sweden
 98   David Molenius          18       m       workman      Sweden
 99   Nils Stenlund           29       m       workman      Sweden
100   Knut Wahlstrom          23       m       workman      Sweden
101   Ernst Andersson         16       m       workman      Sweden
102   Joh. Ohlin              25       m       workman      Sweden
103   John Nielsen            18       m       workman      Sweden
104   Hilma Erickson          20       f       none         Sweden
105   Carl Forsberg           35       m       workman      Sweden
106   Joh. Petterson          30       m       workman      Sweden
107*  Joh. Johannson          25       m       workman      Sweden
108*  Nils Johannson          25       m       workman      Sweden
109*  Sven Johannson          23       m       workman      Sweden
110*  Joh. F. Johannson       21       m       workman      Sweden
111   Alfred Johannson        11       m       none         Sweden
112   Anders Petterson        23       m       workman      Sweden
113*  Jeng? Johannsdotter     23       m       workman      Sweden
114   Joh. Bengtson           26       m       workman      Sweden
115   Carl Henrikson          20       m       workman      Sweden
116   Ellen Larsson           26       f       none         Sweden
117   Lars Larsson            20       m       workman      Sweden
118   Carolin Anderson        27       f       none         Sweden
119   August Anderson         30       m       workman      Sweden
120   Otto Aug. Anderson      24       m       workman      Sweden
121   Joh. Anderson           23       m       workman      Sweden
122   Edward Anderson         22       m       workman      Sweden
123   Birger Anderson         23       m       workman      Sweden
124   Joh. Hansson            23       m       workman      Sweden
125   Joh. A. Carlsson        23       m       workman      Sweden
126   Birger Carlsson         22       m       workman      Sweden
127   Johann Carlsson         27       m       workman      Sweden
128   Joh. A. Engberg         42       m       workman      Sweden
129   A. P. Emanuelson        21       m       workman      Sweden
130   Anders Johannson        55       m       workman      Sweden
131   Elisb Nielsdotter       52       f       wife         Sweden
132   Enoch Nilson            22       m       workman      Sweden
133   Carl Eliasson           24       m       workman      Sweden
134   Birger Larsson          22       m       workman      Sweden
135   Heinr. Jensson          22       m       workman      Sweden
136   Joh. Person             25       m       workman      Sweden
137   O. F. Burmeister        20       m       workman      Sweden
138   E. F. Bengston          22       m       workman      Sweden
139   Erik Carlson            19       m       workman      Sweden
140   Maria Carlson           16       f       none         Sweden
141   Gustav Carlson          10       m       none         Sweden
142   Adolf Carlson           27       m       workman      Sweden
143   Elsen Carlson           16       m       none         Sweden
144   Ellen Johannson         17       f       none         Sweden
145   Carl Johannson          15       m       none         Sweden
146   Rudolf Johannson        21       m       workman      Sweden
147   A. F. Johannson         35       m       workman      Sweden
148   Anders Jonasson         23       m       workman      Sweden
149   E. J. Dahl              57       m       workman      Sweden
150   Louisa Dahl             59       f       wife         Sweden
151   Johann Anderson         24       m       workman      Sweden
152   Emil Anderson           11       m       none         Sweden
153   Carl Anderson            5       m       none         Sweden
154   Anna Anderson            1       f       none         Sweden
155   Aug. Gustafson          17       m       workman      Sweden
156   Georg Pehrson           17       m       workman      Sweden
157   Hilma Nilson            16       m       workman      Sweden
158   Augusta Jacobson        23       f       none         Sweden
159   Luguta Gustafson        35       f       none         Sweden
160   Mina Anderson           36       f       none         Sweden
161   Auguste Petterson       34       f       none         Sweden
162   Gustafa Olafson         32       f       none         Sweden
163   Sam. Samuelson          45       m       workman      Sweden
164   Carolina Johannsdotter  49       f       none         Sweden
165   Alma Samuelsdotter      15       f       none         Sweden
166   Hilda Samuelsdotter     18       f       none         Sweden
167   Leonard Samuelsdotter    7       m       none         Sweden
168   Axel Samuelsdotter       4       m       none         Sweden
169   Ansiklus Samuelsdotter      6mo  m       none         Sweden
170   Auguste Samuelsdotter   19       f       none         Sweden
171*  F. A. Johannson         38       m       workman      Sweden
172   Christ Andersdotter     26       m       workman      Sweden
173   Otto Jansson            27       m       workman      Sweden
174   Clara Jansson           31       f       wife         Sweden
175   Anna Jansson             6       f       none         Sweden
176   Maria Jansson            4       f       none         Sweden
177   Otto Jansson             1       m       none         Sweden
178   F. J. Larsson           51       m       workman      Sweden
179   Johanna Larsson         35       f       wife         Sweden
180   Carl Larsson             3       m       none         Sweden
181   Ida Larsson              6       f       none         Sweden
182   Alex Larsson             1       m       none         Sweden
183   Erik Larsson                2mo  m       none         Sweden
184   Em. Erikson             27       m       workman      Sweden
185   Nils Knutson            26       m       workman      Sweden
186   Joh. Andersson          20       m       workman      Sweden
187   J. M. Danielson         26       m       workman      Sweden
188   C. A. Anderson          24       m       workman      Sweden
189   Joh. Petterson          39       m       workman      Sweden
190   Gust. Gustafson         24       m       workman      Sweden
191   Franz Gustafson         18       m       workman      Sweden
192   Hilda Tell              18       f       none         Sweden
193   ???? Eklund             19       m       workman      Sweden
194   Aron Otterdahl          29       m       workman      Sweden
195   Joh. Johnson            18       m       none         Sweden
196   David Johnson           11       m       none         Sweden
197   Otto Kronwall           24       m       workman      Sweden
198   Aug. Rosenquist         23       m       workman      Sweden
199   Aug. Pehrson            27       m       workman      Sweden
200*  Pehr Gothlin            33       m       workman      Sweden
201*  Hustru Gothlin          35       f       wife         Sweden
202*  Louisa Gothlin           4       f       none         Sweden
203*  Galmar Gothlin              6mo  f       none         Sweden
204   Louisa Karlsson         29       f       wife         Sweden
205   Johanna Karlsson         1       f       none         Sweden
206   J. C. Lindberg          29       m       workman      Sweden
207   Amalia Lindberg         26       f       wife         Sweden
208   Amalia Lindberg          3       f       none         Sweden
209   Bestina Lindberg        15       f       none         Sweden
210*  C. G. Londroth          36       m       workman      Sweden
211   Emma Londroth           32       f       wife         Sweden
212   Carl Londroth            8       m       none         Sweden
213   Gerda Londroth           3       f       none         Sweden
214   Emma Londroth            1       f       none         Sweden
215   E. F. Fehnstrom         36       m       workman      Sweden
216   Amalie Fehnstrom        28       f       wife         Sweden
217   Axel Fehnstrom           4       m       none         Sweden
218   Caroline Larson         16       f       none         Sweden
219   Franz Gustafson         32       m       workman      Sweden
220   Mart. Klingsoll         31       m       workman      Sweden
221   Emma Klingsoll          26       f       wife         Sweden
222   Carl Klingsoll              3mo  m       none         Sweden
223   Johann Klingsoll        21       m       workman      Sweden
224   Joh. W. Erikson         26       m       workman      Sweden
225   Mathild Erikson         24       f       wife         Sweden
226   Joh. G. Lundberg        32       m       workman      Sweden
227   Emilie Lundberg         11       f       none         Sweden
228   Arvid Lundberg           7       m       none         Sweden
229   Harmon Lundberg          4       m       none         Sweden
230   Agnes Lundberg           1       f       none         Sweden
231*  G. A. Fladin            21       m       workman      Sweden
232*  Louisa Fladin           20       f       wife         Sweden
233   Adolf Anderson          20       m       workman      Sweden
234   Alex Westbora           31       m       workman      Sweden
235   Reva Karlsborg          24       f       none         Sweden
236   Erich Lundgren          37       m       workman      Sweden
237   Joh. A. Petterson       26       m       workman      Sweden
238   Per Jansson             22       m       workman      Sweden
239   Peter Paulson           45       m       workman      Sweden
240   Axel Pehrson            19       m       workman      Sweden
241   Anna Samuelsdotter       1       f       none         Sweden
242   Joh. A. Johannson       30       m       workman      Sweden
243   Johann Johannson        20       m       workman      Sweden
244   Carl Johannson          20       m       workman      Sweden
245   Alfred Persson          22       m       workman      Sweden
246   Karl Gustafson          21       m       workman      Sweden
247   Andr. Helsing           45       m       workman      Sweden
248   Karl Janson             29       m       workman      Sweden
249   Franz Janson            33       m       workman      Sweden
250   Johanna Janson          36       f       wife         Sweden
251   Julius Janson           14       m       none         Sweden
252   Petra Janson            11       m       none         Sweden
253   Ida Janson               6       f       none         Sweden
254   Anna Janson              3       f       none         Sweden
255   Emilie Janson            9       f       none         Sweden
256   Andres Janson           27       m       workman      Sweden
257   A. G. Sten              38       m       workman      Sweden
258   Johanna Sten            31       f       wife         Sweden
259   Elisa Sten               3       f       none         Sweden
260   Emilie Sten              1       f       none         Sweden
261   Joh. ?emsbron           17       m       workman      Sweden
262   Carl Aaronson           35       m       workman      Sweden
263   Gustafa Aaronson        30       f       wife         Sweden
264   Selma Aaronson          11       f       none         Sweden
265   Jenny Aaronson           8       f       none         Sweden
266   Betty Aaronson           4       f       none         Sweden
267   Philip Aaronson          1       m       none         Sweden
268   Amalie Aaronson         19       f       none         Sweden
269   Karl Malmberg           20       m       workman      Sweden
270*  C. J. Soder             33       m       workman      Sweden
271   Karl Magnusson          21       m       workman      Sweden
272   Ludw. Svenson           28       m       workman      Sweden
273   S. A. Karlson           21       m       workman      Sweden
274   Karl Karlson            26       m       workman      Sweden
275   G. F. Anderson          15       m       workman      Sweden
276   Carl Anderson           18       m       workman      Sweden
277   Fr. Elmor               19       m       workman      Sweden
278   Adam Schweizer          24       m       workman      Germany
279   Helen Hegeler           25       f       none         Germany
280   Wilh. Knidter           35       m       workman      Germany
281   Maria Knidter           31       f       wife         Germany
282   baby Knidter                6mo  f       none         Germany
283   Aug. Bammann            18       m       merchant     Germany
284   Emilie Rettmeier        15       f       none         Germany
285   Christine Kiemhofer     17       f       none         Germany
286   Philip Roos             46       m       farmer       Germany
287   Catherina Roos          60       f       widow        Germany
288   Gustaf Lindstrom        29       m       workman      Norway
289   Jul. Larson             24       m       workman      Norway
290   Rasmus Evenser          47       m       workman      Norway
291   Lotta Sundby            23       f       none         Norway
292   Otto Abrahamson         32       m       workman      Norway
293   Christ. Evenson         25       m       workman      Norway
294*  Halvor Esp????          26       m       workman      Norway
295*  Gust. Amgunsen          26       m       workman      Norway
296   Hans Braaten            23       m       workman      Norway
297   Ole Strimme             24       m       workman      Norway
298   Peder Eggen             48       m       workman      Norway
299   Halver Eggen            26       m       workman      Norway
300   Ole Eggen               22       m       workman      Norway
301   Peder Eggen             20       m       workman      Norway
302   Strine Eggen            45       f       wife         Norway
303   Kari Eggen              24       f       none         Norway
304   Oline Eggen             11       f       none         Norway
305   Syver Eggen              7       m       none         Norway
306   Sven Eggen               4       m       none         Norway

Transcriber's Notes:  
Passengers numbered 1-56 are listed as traveling in cabin.  
Passengers 57 - 194 are designated as traveling in steerage in second cabin 
 deck houses adv.  
Passengers 195-296 are listed as traveling in Officers Rooms and Deckhouses.  
Passengers 297-926 are listed as traveling in steerage.  
A question mark, "?" , indicates letters which were indecipherable.
An asterisk, "*",  indicates a transcriber's note about that entry number
 as listed below.

Passenger Notes:
13      Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
35      Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
36      Surname could be Goese
38      Given name very faint--could be Jenny
46      Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
60/61   Surname has two marks like an umlaut over the "y" Name could also be 
        Fraglaus with an umlaut over the "a"
74/75   Given name is obscured by a line through the paper--may be Anders or 
        Arvid
79      Surname has an umlaut mark over the second "o" - may also be Lindgreon 
        or Lindgrean
107-111 Surname could be Johannsen
113     Given name may be Ienge, but gender may be incorrect, since the surname 
        indicates daughter of Johann.
142     First digit of age blurred, may be 5 thus 57
171     First initial may be a "P" "T"
200-203 Surname has an umlaut over the "o" / #201 also has an umlaut over the 
        first "u" in her given name.
210-214 Surname could be Landroth
231/232 Surname could be Flodin or Fledin
270     Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
294     Surname looks like Espeser
295     Surname may be Angumson
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 424.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 March 2000


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