SS Rhein
I, H.A.F. Neynaber Master of the N.G. Lloyd SS 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 New York is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Vessel at Bremen via Southampton from which por* said Vessel has now arrived; an* 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 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) HAF Neynaber.
Sworn to this 2nd Dec 1881. Before me (signed) Raymond D.C.
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the North German Lloyd SS Rhein whereof H.A.F. Neynaber is Master, from Bremen, burthen (no amount listed) tons.
Columns Represent: Passenger numbers, 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 *.
Steerage, Second Cabin, Officers Rooms
452 Wilhelm Merkel 28 m birdman New York
453 Carl Voss 30 m birdman New York
454 Dave Rogge 32 m birdman New York
455 Hermann Tietjen 52 m farmer St. Louis
456 Heinrich Bremer 26 m farmer Germany
457 Carl Herweg 30 m farmer Germany
458 Sebastian Donner 50 m farmer Bavaria
459 Elisabeth Donner 34 f wife Bavaria
460 Bernhard Picker 25 m baker Germany
461 Anton Stammschroch 32 m tanner Germany
462 Heinrich Greving 23 m taylor Germany
463 Stephan Wapelhorst 23 m cooper Germany
464* Joseph Rurup 28 m workman Germany
465 Heinrich Kruse 21 m musician Germany
466* Franz Klopper 22 m workman Germany
467 Claus Dodenhoff 26 m workman Germany
468 Heinrich Albers 34 m workman Germany
469 Marie Rennewitz 25 f none Germany
470 Johann Plate 27 m farmer Germany
471 Catharine Plate 19 f wife Germany
472 Louise Plate 8m f child Germany
473 Bernhard Ruoff 28 m farmer Germany
474 Elisabeth Ruoff 24 f wife Germany
475 Marie Ruoff 22 f none Germany
476 Bernhard Jetter 24 m merchant Germany
477 Barbara Steintulber 25 f none Germany
478 Albert Steintulber 4 m child Germany
479 Bertha Rothschild 16 f none Germany
480 Leopold Rothschild 14 m none Germany
481 Lina Rothschild 9 f child Germany
482 Gustav Rothschild 7 m child Germany
483 Mathilde Rothschild 5 f child Germany
484* Eilert Muller 25 m workman Germany
485 Hermann Hemken 28 m workman Germany
486 Carl Wicke 28 m workman Germany
487 Georg Zoeller 23 m workman Germany
488 Heinrich Lindt 17 m cooper Germany
489 Gottfried Marohn 52 m farmer Germany
490 Gottliebe Marohn 50 f wife Germany
491 Caroline Marohn 24 f none Germany
492 Marie Marohn 21 f none Germany
493 August Marohn 17 m none Germany
494 Wilhelm Marohn 9 m child Germany
495 Friedrich Marohn 4 m child Germany
496 Peter Marohn 2 m child Germany
497* Hermann Schmidt 20 m ropmaker New York
498 Friedrich Marohn 31 m workman Germany
499 Gottliebe Marohn 30 f wife Germany
500 August Marohn 9m m child Germany
501 Ernestine Kismann 21 f none Germany
502 Adolf Kismann 11m m child Germany
503 August Kallin 16 m none Germany
504 Catharine Reiser 27 f none Germany
505 Helene Schelling 22 f none Germany
506 Louise Schelling 24 f none Germany
507 Anna Struck 21 f none Germany
508 Hinrich Peters 24 m grocer Germany
509 Heinrich Oest 24 m waiter Germany
510 Johanne Carlson 24 f none Germany
511 Marianne Duakewicz 25 f none Germany
512 Ludewika Duakewicz 4 f child Germany
513 Francisca Duakewicz 9m f child Germany
514 Carl Bramkin 38 m farmer Germany
515 Georg Kestler 39 m farmer Bavaria
516 Johanne Kabus 26 f none Germany
517 Friedrich Bartkowski 48 m shoemaker Germany
518 Justine Bartkowski 47 f wife Germany
519 Auguste Bartkowski 28 f none Germany
520 Anna Bartkowski 9 f child Germany
521 August Radam 21 m house carpenter Germany
522 Friedrich Grabowski 29 m weaver Germany
523 Auguste Neumann 20 f none Germany
524 Auguste Schulz 23 f none Germany
525 Franz Labuschewski 25 m workman Germany
526 Ludwig Waidler 18 m workman Germany
527 Wilhelm Runnel 24 m merchant Boston
528 Johann Rill 25 m farmer Bavaria
529 Johann Wein 57 m farmer Germany
530* Caroline Wein 56 ? wife Germany
531 Eva Wein 17 f none Germany
532 Johann Wein 9 m child Germany
533 Fritz Hennigs 35 m farmer Germany
534 Johanne Hennigs 37 f wife Germany
535 Marie Hennigs 9 f child Germany
536 Johann Hennigs 4 m child Germany
537* Minna Hennigs 1y6m f child Germany
538 Johann Bielski 21 m workman Germany
539 Theophil Strauz 40 m workman Germany
540* Anton Schneppmuller 23 m joiner Germany
541 Albert Zimmermann 28 m farmer Germany
542 Alma Zimmermann 6 f child Germany
543 Carl Zimmermann 3 m child Germany
544 Metha Zimmermann 2 f child Germany
545 Otto Zimmermann 9m m child Germany
546* Josef Kugler 17 m watchmaker Bohemia
547 Eleonore Krajowski 28 f none Germany
548 Emil Wischnewski 16 m none Germany
549 Ludwig Ostrowski 30 m tinsmith Germany
550 Hermann Reidatsch 23 m workman Germany
551 Christian Schranke 28 m workman Germany
552 Gottfried Korneffel 40 m workman Germany
553 Dorethea Korneffel 38 f wife Germany
554 Eva Korneffel 9 f child Germany
555 Friedrich Werner 47 m farmer Germany
556 Anna Werner 46 f wife Germany
557 Friedrich Werner 16 m none Germany
558 Marie Werner 12 f child Germany
559* Johanne Werner 9y9m f child Germany
560 Ferdinand Werner 7 m child Germany
561 Ottilie Werner 5 f child Germany
562 Gustav Werner 4 m child Germany
563 Johann Werner 77 m none Germany
564 Wilhelm Schulz 32 m farmer Germany
565 Eleonore Schulz 33 f wife Germany
566 Johanne Schulz 7 f child Germany
567 Hermann Schulz 9m m child Germany
568 Friedrich Schulz 9m m child Germany
569 Johann Retzlat 24 m taylor Germany
570 Heinz Baronowski 53 m workman Germany
571 Eleonore Baronowski 23 f none Germany
572 Carl Baronowski 20 m workman Germany
573 Sophie Fehrenbuth 25 f none Bavaria
574 Heinz Baronowski 17 m workman Germany
575 Louise Baronowski 14 f none Germany
576 Marie Baronowski 9 f child Germany
577 Johanne Baronowski 7 f child Germany
578 Anna Engel 18 f none Germany
579 Ferdinand Moers 26 m workman Germany
580 Anna Moers 28 f wife Germany
581 Auguste Moers 7m f child Germany
582 Johann Samowski 66 m shaper Germany
583 Louise Samowski 60 f wife Germany
584 Michael Samowski 18 m shaper Germany
585 Johann Samowski 34 m farmer Germany
586 Anna Samowski 31 f wife Germany
587 Johanne Samowski 11m f child Germany
588 Christoph Fuchscherr 24 m shoemaker Germany
589 Gottfried Rumminski 24 m merchant Germany
590 Elise Rumminski 21 f wife Germany
591 Adolf Rumminski 2m m child Germany
592 Hermann Keilberg 31 m workman Germany
593 Ottilie Keilberg 23 f wife Germany
594 Carl Keilberg 5 m child Germany
595 Max Keilberg 9m m child Germany
596 Gustav Schultheis 16 m none Bavaria
597 Caroline Hermann 38 f none Germany
598 Alfred Hermann 6 m child Germany
599 Curt Hermann 5 m child Germany
600 Martha Hermann 4 f child Germany
601 Frieda Hermann 11m f child Germany
602 Leverin Glorr 29 m merchant Austria
603 Adria Odenwald 17 f none Germany
604 Fritz Brockhof 25 m traveller Germany
605 Theodor Rausch 30 m workman Germany
606 Richard Ebin 21 m workman Germany
607 Marie Ebin 19 f none Germany
608 Otto Ebin 17 m workman Germany
609 Emma Ebin 11 f none Germany
610* Maria Ebin 9y6m f child Germany
611 Jacob Kreller 18 m saddler Germany
612 Heinrich Osendorf 27 m baker Germany
613 Helene Tietjen 56 f farmer Germany
614 Magdalene Tietjen 28 f none Germany
615 Johanne Tietjen 22 f none Germany
616 Hermann Duhme 27 m smith Germany
617 Erhard Bechmann 18 m merchant Bavaria
618 Franz Seidl 40 m joiner Bavaria
619 Johann Gessler 40 m brewer Germany
620 Ludwig Henzler 15 m none Germany
621 Josef Eberenz 31 m farmer Germany
622 Vincenz Schmidt 20 m taylor Germany
623 Stefanie Bosch 23 f none Germany
624 Max Kolpski 16 m none Germany
625 Magarethe Schug 37 f none Bavaria
626* Bernhard Kuhling 40 m merchant Germany
627 Arnold Hohorst 22 m merchant Germany
628* Jette Kieb 22 f none Bohemia
629 Sophie Kieb 24 f none Bohemia
630 Fritz Schutzle 32 m merchant New York
631 Anna Schutzle 23 f wife New York
632 Emil Renig 22 m workman Germany
633 Ottilie Renig 19 f wife Germany
634 Carl Kranz 22 m miller Germany
635 Claus Rennewitz 16 m workman Germany
636 Christian Webberse 45 m workman Germany
637 Auguste Webberse 45 f wife Germany
638 Carl Webberse 16 m none Germany
639 Franz Pokorny 23 m taylor Bohemia
640 Franz Padauk 22 m workman Bohemia
641 Friedrich Bracksich 24 m hatmaker Germany
642 Herm. Wehmeier 24 m joiner Germany
643 Bertha Schaller 24 f none Germany
644* Wilhelm Brocher 17 m workman Germany
645* Johannes Schafer 38 m farmer Germany
646 Anna Pechacek 50 f none Bohemia
647 Franz Fortmann 2? m farmer Germany
648 Julie Thormeyer 26 f none Germany
649 Metha Thormeyer 24 f none Germany
650 Eleonore Thormeyer 19 f none Germany
651 Albert Sandvoss 19 m clerk Germany
652 Auguste Hohnemann 23 f none Germany
653 August Epple 25 m saddler Germany
654 Marie Schnitzler 21 f none Germany
655 Marie Gauter 19 f none Germany
656 Gustav Rohlfs 19 m workman Germany
657* Bernhard Hurkamp 61 m farmer Germany
658* Gertrude Hurkamp 54 f wife Germany
659* Bernhard Hurkamp 26 m farmer Germany
660* Elise Hurkamp 17 f none Germany
661 Bernhard Grimms 32 m gardener Germany
662 Wilhelmine Grimms 32 f wife Germany
663 Martin Grimms 11m m child Germany
664 Georg Meyer 16 m workman Germany
665 Gertrud Weber 60 f none Germany
666* Marie Schonfeld 16 f none Germany
667 Bernhard Ochmerding 16 m none Germany
668 Heinrich Winner 17 m workman Germany
669 Gustav Riedel 35 m musician New York
670 Auguste Riedel 42 f wife New York
671 Johanne Riedel 8 f child New York
672 Christian Riedel 6 m child New York
673 Johannes Schaum 25 m farmer Germany
674* Ferdinand Loffler 25 m farmer Germany
Transcriber's notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder,
not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional
information in the transcriber's notes.
? The ? marks indicate letters or words that cannot be read due to
the quality of the original document.
* The sworn statement, a preprinted form, contained a number of typos,
including: por (port), an (and), tho (to), habitant (inhabitant).
* All passengers intended to become inhabitants of the United States of
America, so that column has been eliminated.
* The Died on the voyage column has been eliminated, and
information listed in the transcriber's notes.
* Passengers 1 - 10 were listed in First Cabin.
Passengers 11 - 41 were listed in Second Cabin.
Passengers 42 - 894 were listed in a combined category of Steerage,
Second Cabin, Officers Rooms.
Note: The original recorder classified everyone who was not in
First or Second Cabin as Steerage in the Recapitulation which is
listed at the end of the passenger list.
464 Surname was written as Rürup, with Ruerup being an
alternative spelling.
466 Surname was written as Klöpper, with Kloepper being an
alternative spelling.
484 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
497 Ropmaker is as spelled by the original recorder.
530 The original recorder wrote the gender of this passenger
as "m", then wrote over it with "f".
537 Age was written 1 1/2.
540 Anton [Adolph] Schneppmuller
settled in St. Paul, Minnesota. Please contact Sharon
if you are also researching this surname.
Surname was written as Schneppmüller, with Schneppmueller
being an alternative spelling.
546 Surname was written as Kügler, with Kuegler being an
alternative spelling.
559 Age was written 9 3/4.
610 Age was written 9 1/2.
626 Surname was written as Kühling, with Kuehling being an
alternative spelling.
628 The original recorder wrote the gender of this passenger
as "m", then wrote over it with "f".
644 Surname was written as Bröcher, with Broecher being an
alternative spelling.
645 Surname was written as Schäfer, with Schaefer being an
alternative spelling.
647 Number illegible due to smudge on original manifest.
657 Surname was written as Hürkamp, with Huerkamp being an
alternative spelling.
658 Surname was written as Hürkamp, with Huerkamp being an
alternative spelling.
659 Surname was written as Hürkamp, with Huerkamp being an
alternative spelling.
660 Surname was written as Hürkamp, with Huerkamp being an
alternative spelling.
666 Surname was written as Schönfeld, with Schoenfeld being
an alternative spelling.
674 Surname was written as Löffler, with Loeffler being an
alternative spelling.
RHEIN
The SS Rhein is listed among the following 14 sister-ships:
Hermann 1865, 2873 tons, 318ft x 40ft.
Deutschland 1866, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40ft.
Union 1867, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40 ft.
Weser 1867, 2870 tons, 325ft x 40ft.
Baltimore 1868, 2321 tons, 285ft x 39ft.
Berlin 1868, 2333 tons, 285ft x 39ft.
Rhein 1868, 2901 tons, 332ft x 40ft.
Main 1868, 3087 tons, 332ft x 40ft.
Donau 1869, 2896 tons, 332ft x 40ft.
Ohio 1869, 2394 tons, 290.2ft x 39ft.
Leipzig 1869, 2388 tons, 290.2ft x 39ft.
Hannover 1870, 2571 tons, 300ft x 39ft.
Frankfurt 1870, 2582 tons, 300ft x 39ft.
Koln 1871, 2555 tons, 300ft x 39ft.
The steamship RHEIN was built by Caird & Co, Greenock, Scotland, for Norddeutscher Lloyd and launched in August 1868. She had been laid down as the ODER, but was delivered as the RHEIN, to replace the vessel originally laid down as the RHEIN, but sold on the stocks to the Royal Mail Steamship Co, and launched in February 1868 as the NEVA. 2902 tons; 106,1 x 12,22 meters (length x breadth); clipper bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 12 knots; accommodation for 70 1st-, 100 2nd-, and 604 steerage-class passengers; crew of 100+. 3 October 1868, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1878, engines compounded and new boilers by builders; service speed 13 knots. 18 September 1890, last voyage, Bremen-Baltimore. 1891, sold to Gray, Liverpool. 1892, resold to A. Rimner, Liverpool (register shows Caird's as owner); 1893, sold to Jaeger Brothers, Liverpool. June 1894, broken up in Barrow-in-Furness [Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), p.. 48; 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. 546]. Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 8 January 1998]
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 445,List 1658.
Transcribed by Sharon Krisko a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 April 2000