SS Rhein
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
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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