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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].

602   Josefa Ciechma          30       f       wife         Germany
603   Helene Ciechma           5       f       none         Germany
604*  Paul ?ieda              39       m       workman      Germany
605   Helene Bischoff         18       f       none         Germany
606   Louis Immenthau         17       m       none         Germany
607*  Gerh. Oftezek           13       m       none         Germany
608   Joh. Klies              23       m       merchant     Germany
609   Claus Gerdes            38       m       merchant     Germany
610   Joh. Collotz            26       m       merchant     Germany
611*  Marie Konig             20       f       none         Germany
612   Theod. Rausch           41       m       baker        Germany
613   Susanna Rausch          38       f       wife         Germany
614   Anna Rausch             15       f       none         Germany
615   Emma Rausch              8       f       none         Germany
616   Barbara Rausch              9mo  f       none         Germany
617*  Joh. Bechnor            58       m       farmer       Germany
618*  Caroline Bechnor        56       f       wife         Germany
619*  Louise Bechnor          26       f       none         Germany
620*  Carl Bechnor            15       m       none         Germany
621*  Louise Bechnor          45       f       none         Germany
622   Caroline Kleiss         36       f       none         Germany
623   Carl Krieg              18       m       none         Germany
624   Joh. Zimmermann         33       m       farmer       Germany
625   Barbara Zimmermann      21       f       wife         Germany
626   Josef Reichert          18       m       merchant     Germany
627   Ludwina Stolz           42       f       wife         Germany
628   August Stolz                3mo  m       none         Germany
629   Rosa Stolz               9       f       none         Germany
630   Carl Czyschke           56       m       farmer       Germany
631   Caroline Czyschke       54       f       wife         Germany
632   Ferdinand Czyschke      30       m       farmer       Germany
633   Louise Czyschke         25       f       wife         Germany
634   Hermann Czyschke        18       m       farmer       Germany
635   August Czyschke          3       m       none         Germany
636   Wilhelmine Czyschke     54       f       none         Germany
637   August Weit             26       m       farmer       Germany
638   Wilhelmine Weit         22       f       wife         Germany
639   Hermann Weit                6mo  m       none         Germany
640   Hermann Czyschke        34       m       farmer       Germany
641*  Aug. Spa?h              28       m       farmer       Germany
642   Joh Lobke               32       m       farmer       Germany
643   Caroline Lobke          25       f       wife         Germany
644   Gustav Maurik           23       m       farmer       Germany
645   Auguste Wandtke         22       f       none         Germany
646   Wilhelm Greincke        39       m       farmer       Germany
647   Wilhelmine Greincke     38       f       wife         Germany
648   Hanne Greincke          14       f       none         Germany
649   Wilhelm Greincke         3       m       none         Germany
650   Minna Greincke              3mo  f       none         Germany
651   Herm Brirandt           29       m       farmer       Germany
652   Auguste Brirandt        27       f       wife         Germany
653   Emil Brirandt            2       m       none         Germany
654   Richard Brirandt            3mo  m       none         Germany
655   Paulilne Brirandt       27       f       none         Germany
656   Hermann Bohrendt        22       m       farmer       Germany
657   Hermann Neitzk          27       m       farmer       Germany
658   Hermann Balke           15       m       none         Germany
659   Caroline Tillack        22       f       none         Germany
660   Gustav Heyer            32       m       farmer       Germany
661   Johanne Heyer           25       f       wife         Germany
662   Kuno Heyer               4       m       none         Germany
663   Reinhard Heyer             10mo  m       none         Germany
664   Johann Neumann          50       m       farmer       Germany
665   Caroline Neumann        48       f       wife         Germany
666   Wilhelmine Neumann      36       f       none         Germany
667   Carl Neumann            16       m       none         Germany
668   Auguste Neumann          9       f       none         Germany
669   Hermine Neumann          2       f       none         Germany
670   Carl Neumann                3mo  m       none         Germany
671*  Ludwig Gresen           31       m       farmer       Germany
672*  Hanne Gresen            32       f       wife         Germany
673*  August Gresen            3       m       none         Germany
674*  Maria Gresen                3mo  f       none         Germany
675   Friedr. Fiegosch        54       m       farmer       Germany
676   Friedrike Fiegosch      60       f       wife         Germany
677   Heinrich Fiegosch       19       m       farmer       Germany
678   August Fiegosch         25       m       farmer       Germany
679   Rudolf Fiegosch         21       m       farmer       Germany
680*  Emilie Walter           24       f       wife         Germany
681*  Johann Walter           46       m       farmer       Germany
682*  Caroline Walter         42       f       wife         Germany
683*  Carl Walter             22       m       farmer       Germany
684*  August Walter           19       m       farmer       Germany
685*  Hermann Walter           9       m       none         Germany
686*  Emilie Walter            7       f       none         Germany
687*  Emil Walter              5       m       none         Germany
688*  Auguste Walter           4       f       none         Germany
689*  Heinrich Walter          2       m       none         Germany
690*  Otto Walter                 6mo  m       none         Germany
691   Heinr. Loos             23       m       butcher      Germany
692   Jacob Loos              18       m       butcher      Germany
693   Philipp Hartmatz        17       m       butcher      Germany
694   Rud. Urlaub             30       m       farmer       Germany
695   Johanne Urlaub          30       f       wife         Germany
696   Emma Urlaub              4       f       none         Germany
697   Anna Urlaub              3       f       none         Germany
698   Martha Urlaub              10mo  f       none         Germany
699   Johann Urlaub           62       m       farmer       Germany
700   Wilhelm Griep            9       m       none         Germany
701   Hermann Griep            7       m       none         Germany
702   Albert Griep             5       m       none         Germany
703   Carl Talkas             41       m       farmer       Germany
704   Henriette Talkas        38       f       wife         Germany
705   Wilhelmine Talkas       23       f       none         Germany
706   Wilhelmine Talkas        9       f       none         Germany
707   Johanne Talkas           7       f       none         Germany
708   Wilhelm Talkas           6       m       none         Germany
709   Bertha Talkas            4       f       none         Germany
710   Emilie Talkas            2       f       none         Germany
711   Augusta Talkas           1       f       none         Germany
712   Ferdinand Brunke        53       m       farmer       Germany
713   Caroline Brunke         35       f       wife         Germany
714   August Brunke           27       m       farmer       Germany
715   Bertha Brunke           19       f       none         Germany
716   Hermann Brunke          17       m       none         Germany
717   Eduard Brunke            6       m       none         Germany
718   Adeline Brunke          34       f       none         Germany
719   August Weith            25       m       farmer       Germany
720*  Albert Koshab           21       m       farmer       Germany
721   Friedr. Wazatzka        35       m       farmer       Germany
722   Henriette Wazatzka      30       f       wife         Germany
723   Emilie Wazatzka          9       f       none         Germany
724   Johanne Wazatzka         8       f       none         Germany
725   August Wazatzka          6       m       none         Germany
726   Albert Wazatzka          4       m       none         Germany
727   Bertha Wazatzka            10mo  f       none         Germany
728   Carl Schmidtke          28       m       farmer       Germany
729   Henriette Schmidtke     32       f       wife         Germany
730   Friedrich Schmidtke      9       m       none         Germany
731   Franz Schmidtke          4       m       none         Germany
732   Otto Schmidtke           3       m       none         Germany
733   Franz Schmidtke             6mo  m       none         Germany
734   August Schmidtke        70       m       farmer       Germany
735*  Joh. Schlader           29       m       farmer       Germany
736   Dorothea Rolfes         22       f       none         Germany
737   Meta Ross               19       f       none         Germany
738   Heinr. Mehrtens         16       m       none         Germany
739   Louise Burschaper       16       f       none         Germany
740   Eide Vollers            24       m       farmer       Germany
741   Eid? Bodenstein         17       m       farmer       Germany
742*  Doris Trusner           16       f       none         Germany
743   Adolf  Spamer           40       m       workman      Germany
744   Louis Wundermann        52       m       workman      Germany
745   Albert Poos             15       m       none         Germany
746   Carl Schwier            14       m       none         Germany
747   Friedr. Rathert         17       m       none         Germany
748*  Wilh. Graper            23       m       merchant     Germany
749   Friedr. Blick           30       m       merchant     Germany
750*  Wilh. Menz              15       m       none         Germany
751   Fried. Tauck            26       m       workman      Germany
752   Friedr. Zincke          27       m       workman      Germany
753   Alois Knebel            16       m       workman      Germany
754   Catharine Knebel        18       f       none         Germany
755   Wilhelm Dieckmeyer      42       m       farmer       Germany
756   Friedr. Matten          30       m       farmer       Germany
757   Christ. Wildhasser      24       m       farmer       Germany
758   Friedr. Maurer          24       m       carpenter    Germany
759   Wilhelm Maurer          23       m       farmer       Germany
760   Wilhelm Fischer         24       m       workman      Germany
761   Wilhelm Koch            25       m       workman      Germany
762   Johann Neupp            25       m       workman      Germany
763   August Faust            40       m       workman      Germany
764   Franz Bellinger         16       m       none         Germany
765*  Wilh. Buversen          27       m       farmer       Germany
766   Joh. Stellpflug         30       m       farmer       Germany
767   Marie Scheinfuss        47       f       wife         Germany
768   Wilhelmine Scheinfuss   17       f       none         Germany
769   Ernst Scheinfuss        10       m       none         Germany
770   Sophia Scheinfuss        9       f       none         Germany
771   Otto Scheinfuss          5       m       none         Germany
772   Max Muck                24       m       workman      Germany
773   Ed. Lorbeer             25       m       workman      Germany
774*  Jansen Boomgaa?         74       m       workman      Germany
775   Eden Boomgaa?           21       m       workman      Germany
776   Conrad Traudt           18       m       workman      Germany
777   Wilh. Reitzel           26       m       workman      Germany
778   Martin Reitzel          26       m       workman      Germany
779   Catherine Reitzel       22       f       wife         Germany
780   Joh. Gade               17       m       none         Germany
781   Franz Krebs             37       m       farmer       Germany
782   Rosalie Krebs           31       f       wife         Germany
783   Franz Krebs              9       m       none         Germany
784   Matilda Krebs            3       f       none         Germany
785   Rosine Krebs                3mo  f       none         Germany
786   Michael Krebs           62       m       farmer       Germany
787   Franz Holzheimer        23       m       farmer       Germany
788*  Anna Bohmer             48       f       wife         Germany
789*  Caroline Bohmer         18       f       none         Germany
790*  Franz Soder             23       m       workman      Germany
791   Hilarius Geis           38       m       workman      Germany
792   Agathe Geis             28       f       wife         Germany
793   Josef Geis               7       m       none         Germany
794   Susanne Geis             4       f       none         Germany
795   Johann Geis                 6mo  m       none         Germany
796   Anton Koth              41       m       workman      Germany
797   Johann Krebs             5       m       none         Germany
798*  Maria Soder             24       f       none         Germany
799   Henriette Schlingmann   18       f       none         Germany
800   Christ. Hagemeier       29       m       farmer       Germany
801   Heinr. Kluter           28       m       farmer       Germany
802   Diedr. Rodenberg        17       m       farmer       Germany
803   Christ. Ernst           14       m       none         Germany
804   Neinr. Wellbrock        21       m       none         Germany
805   Diedr. v. Glahn         16       m       none         Germany
806   Theod. Ahrens           16       m       none         Germany
807   Theod. Jantzen          16       m       none         Germany
808   Johann Mangels          16       m       none         Germany
809   Johann Peters           16       m       none         Germany
810   Nicolaus Meyer          17       m       none         Germany
811   Wilhelm Meyer           15       m       none         Germany
812   Margreta Meyer          48       f       wife         Germany
813   Adelheid Menke          40       f       none         Germany
814   Ludwig Eilert           15       m       none         Germany
815   Nicolaus Gruber         23       m       workman      Germany
816   Nicolaus Hoberg         23       m       farmer       Germany
817*  Herm. Heissenbutter     14       m       none         Germany
818*  Elise Heissenbutter     17       f       none         Germany
819*  Marie Schroder          16       f       none         Germany
820   Adelhied Witter         20       f       none         Germany
821   Martin Huenken          16       m       workman      Germany
822   Hermann Timme           26       m       workman      Germany
823   Aug. Omick              15       m       workman      Germany
824   Anton Jochems           26       m       workman      Germany
825   Friedr. Schlattmann     18       m       workman      Germany
826   Jacob Diegmann          20       m       workman      Germany
827   Oscar Hermann           16       m       farmer       Germany
828*  Haver Ladesh            30       m       farmer       Germany
829*  Carilie Ladesh          24       f       wife         Germany
830*  Friedrich Ladesh         1       m       none         Germany
831*  Wilh. Koster            37       m       farmer       Germany
832*  Catherina Koster        26       f       wife         Germany
833*  Margreta Koster         11       f       none         Germany
834*  Catherine Koster         9       f       none         Germany
835*  Alwine Koster            2       f       none         Germany
836*  Wilhelm Koster              9mo  m       none         Germany
837   Hermann Wegner          30       m       workman      Germany
838   Alwine Wegner           21       f       wife         Germany
839*  Wilh. Bohling           54       m       workman      Germany
840*  Caroline Bohling        54       f       wife         Germany
841*  Johanne Bohling         17       f       none         Germany
842*  Anna Gustin             18       f       none         Germany
843   Alwine Latsch            5       f       none         Germany
844   Auguste Bux             21       f       none         Germany
845   Theresa Rump            19       f       none         Germany
846*  Anton Schultz           24       m       workman      Germany
847   Louis Wahden            30       m       workman      Germany
848*  Hermann Kramer          53       m       workman      Germany
849   Heinr. Post             24       m       workman      Germany
850   Fritz Behnfeld          21       m       farmer       Germany
851   Babette Schultheiss     19       f       none         Germany
852   Ferd. Lehne             25       m       farmer       Germany
853   Fr?od? Behnfeld         17       m       farmer       Germany
854   Heinr Behnfeld          15       m       farmer       Germany
855   Herm. Begstedt          17       m       farmer       Germany
856   Aug. Bremer             18       m       farmer       Germany
857   Anna Rohling            18       f       none         Germany
858   Anna Heldberg           16       f       none         Germany
859   Doris Bostelmann        24       f       none         Germany
860   Johann Heldberg         21       m       workman      Germany
861   Heinr. Apes             27       m       workman      Germany
862   Emil Intomann           15       m       none         Germany
863   Carl Heiner             14       m       none         Germany
864   Heinr. Bischoff         24       m       workman      Germany
865   Heinr. Delvendahl       32       m       workman      Germany
866   Heinr. Cordes           17       m       workman      Germany
867   Fritz Hoops             15       m       none         Germany
868   Dora von Bargen         19       f       none         Germany
869   Johann Bischoff         16       m       none         Germany
870*  Brunjes Bischoff        15       m       none         Germany
871   Anna Kaufmann           24       f       none         Germany
872   Johann Kaufmann         22       m       none         Germany
873   Barbara Kaufmann        22       f       none         Germany
874*  Andres Mossner          16       m       farmer       Germany
875   Andr. Ruef              31       m       farmer       Germany
876   Carl Ruef               16       m       farmer       Germany
877*  Jacob Kohler            22       m       farmer       Germany
878   Marie Schmidt           15       f       none         Germany
879   Fritz Schmidt           16       m       none         Germany
880   Barbara Merez           15       f       none         Germany
881   Johann Frick            18       m       farmer       Germany
882   Chr. Zuckschwerdt       31       m       farmer       Germany
883   Anna Ziegler            17       f       none         Germany
884   Joh. Hamburger          17       m       none         Germany
885   Louise Strautmann       52       f       wife         Germany
886   Anton Strautmann        22       m       farmer       Germany
887   Louise Strautmann       19       f       none         Germany
888   Catherine Strautmann    17       f       none         Germany
889   Peter Albers            17       m       none         Germany
890   Emil Schoor             23       m       farmer       Germany
891   Anton Hofbauer          60       m       farmer       Germany
892   Carl Muckenfuss         50       m       carpenter    Germany
893   Carl Band               34       m       workman      Germany
894   Wilhelmine Band         33       f       wife         Germany
895   Anna Band                7       f       none         Germany
896*  Helmuth Band             4       f       none         Germany
897*  Josef Muller            36       m       workman      Germany
898*  Anton Muller            34       m       workman      Germany
899*  Carl Muller             30       m       workman      Germany
900*  Anna Muller             25       f       wife         Germany
901   Johann Schock           34       m       workman      Germany
902   Emilie Bahl             36       f       none         Germany
903*  Carl Schroder           25       m       merchant     Germany
904*  Adeline Schroder        22       f       wife         Germany
905*  Emil Schroder               6mo  m       none         Germany
906   Auguste Redmann         49       f       wife         Germany
907   August Redmann          17       m       none         Germany
908   Aug. Baschke            28       m       farmer       Germany
909   Adeline Baschke         23       f       wife         Germany
910   Eduard Baschke           2       m       none         Germany
911   Alwin Baschke               3mo  m       none         Germany
912   Minna Rusch              6       f       none         Germany
913   Paul Rusch               5       m       none         Germany
914   Maria Rusch              3       f       none         Germany
915*  Johanne Rusch            ?       f       none         Germany
916   Paul Rusch              32       m       farmer       Germany
917   Therese Rusch           31       f       wife         Germany
918   Ernestine Grutz         19       f       none         Germany
919   Sophie Elligradt        62       f       widow        Germany
920   Friedr. Sponholz        24       m       farmer       Germany
921   Wilhelmine Sponholz     25       f       wife         Germany
922   Hermann Sponholz           11mo  m       none         Germany
923   Wilhelmine Hibbe        26       f       wife         Germany
924   Paul Hibbe                 10mo  m       none         Germany
925   Ernst Wicking           21       m       workman      Germany
926   Catherine Kusch         27       f       none         Germany

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:
604     First letter of surname is faded, may be a "T" thus Tieda
607     Surname may be Ottozek or Ottazek
611     Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
617-621 Surname could be Bechner, Bachner, Bichner, or Bichnor
641     Surname could be Spath
671-674 Surname coud be Grisen or Griesen
680-690 Surname may be Waller, Weller, Woller, or Wolter
720     Surname could be Kosbab
735     Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
742     Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
748     Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
750     Surname may be Meinz or Minz
765     Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
774     Age is followed by a "+"  with a note in the right hand columns saying
        "died on April 15 of (cause of death difficult to decipher, looks like
        Masatmus-Nadir or Hadir)
788/789 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
790     Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
798     Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
817/818 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
819     Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
828-830 Surname could be Ladeck
831-836 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
839-841 Surname has an umlaut over the "a"/Surname also may be Nahling,
        Nohling, or Mohling
842     Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
848     Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
870     Given name has an umlaut over the "u"
874     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" and uses the s/zet (ß) for the 
        double "s"
877     Surname has an umlaut over th "o"
896     Gender should probably be male for this entry
897-900 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
903-905 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
915     Age indecipherable, but it is in the column for months, thus this 
        is an infant.

Correspondence 02/19/2003 passenger #762 Zincke
My great-grandfather, Freidrich Bernhard Theodore Zincke, traveled from
Bremen, Germany to New York on board the SS Rhein.  Passenger 752, manifest
dated 4/19/1880.  He settled in Fillmore County, Minnesota.  His son, Edward
Zink, was my grandfather.  My father is Arlo Kenneth Zink.

If anyone has information or is also researching Herr Zincke please
contact Deb Cablao
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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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