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
675* Philipp Mobs 31 m farmer Germany
676* Magarethe Mobs 31 f wife Germany
677* Peter Mobs 3 m child Germany
678* Franz Mobs 11m m child Germany
679 Johannes Petry 21 m farmer Germany
680* Alex Gotze 14 m none Germany
681 Julius Konki 34 m merchant New York
682 Josef Harwas 26 m taylor Germany
683 Josefa Ador 22 f none Germany
684 Dorothea Kledzick 31 f none Germany
685 Brunislawa Kledzick 7 f child Germany
686 Boleslaw Kledzick 3 m child Germany
687 Stanislaus Kledzick 4m m child Germany
688* Magdalene Kledzick 22 ? none Germany
689 Constantia Kledzick 9m f child Germany
690 Friedrich Friebl 50 m farmer Germany
691 Agnes Friebl 38 f wife Germany
692 Rudolph Friebl 9 m child Germany
693 Emma Friebl 7 f child Germany
694 Johann Friebl 4 m child Germany
695 Gertrude Klaus 26 f none Germany
696 Julius Klaus 10m m child Germany
697* Gustav Boschel 56 m traveller Germany
698 Antonia Ninka 30 f none Germany
699 Victoria Ninka 11 f child Germany
700 Leo Ninka 8 m child Germany
701 Johann Ninka 3 m child Germany
702 August Ninka 6m m child Germany
703 Emilie Tomaschewski 19 f none Germany
704 Therese Tomaschewski 2 f child Germany
705 Wladislawa Tomaschewski 6m f child Germany
706 Alwin Freise 27 m workman Germany
707 Gustav Berger 26 m tinman Germany
708 Ole Johannssen 22 m workman Norway
709 Anne Anderson 52 f none Norway
710 Karl Carlssen 17 m workman Sweden
711 Sylvestor Hildmann 35 m farmer Germany
712 John Schener 54 m clerk Brooklyn
713* Stanislaus Erbin 52 m engeneer Boston
714 Anna Wald 27 f none Bavaria
715 Ulrich Wald 26 m workman Bavaria
716* Josef Wald 4y9m m child Bavaria
717 Ludwig Wald 3m m child Bavaria
718 Bernhard Gunschl 39 m waiter Germany
719 Friederike Gunschl 31 f wife Germany
720 Robert Gunschl 3 m child Germany
721* Paul Thrinegun 28 m merchant Chicago
722 Stephan Gilani 39 m merchant Austria
723 Rosa Gilani 30 f wife Austria
724 Josef Norden 24 m shoemaker Germany
725 Louise Schnudelmeier 17 f none Germany
726 Daniel Marx 25 m workman Germany
727 Robert Exner 23 m workman Germany
728 Marie Weigel 21 f none Germany
729* Ludwig Tullbral 28 m baker Germany
730 Wilhelm Spreen 24 m workman New York
731 Gustav Spreen 17 m workman New York
732* Wilhelm Beinbruck 24 m Cigarmaker Germany
733 Doris Schelund 20 f none Germany
734 Carl Schelund 17 m none Germany
735 Wilhelm Boltz 29 m workman Germany
736 Justine Boltz 29 f wife Germany
737 Hermann Boltz 4 m child Germany
738 Friedrich Boltz 7m m child Germany
739 Elisabeth Liebig 30 f none Germany
740 Hermann Liebig 15 m child Germany
741 Anna Liebig 13 f child Germany
742 Emil Liebig 9 m child Germany
743 Richard Liebig 7 m child Germany
744 Ida Liebig 4 f child Germany
745* Lutje Kucks 21 m workman Germany
746* Heinrich Lucke 61 m farmer Germany
747* Elisabeth Lucke 58 f wife Germany
748* Marie Lucke 24 f none Germany
749 Marie Hamborg 22 f none Germany
750 Johann Hugley 24 m workman Bavaria
751 Christian Andersson 11 m child Norway
752 Johann Andersson 8 m child Norway
753 Friedrich Kanel 30 m gardener Germany
754 Friedrich Herold 17 m workman Germany
755 Ferdinand Herold 16 m workman Germany
756 Julius Kraschnewski 11 m child Germany
757 Francisca Brand 60 f none Germany
758* Conrad Beck 40 m weaver Germany
759 Carl Kaiser 61 m workman Bavaria
760* Hironimus Roder 25 m musician Germany
761 Johann Meyer 41 m joiner Germany
762 Lorenz Kohn 39 m farmer Bavaria
763 Rosina Kohn 38 f wife Bavaria
764 Regina Kohn 10 f child Bavaria
765 Eduard Kohn 3 m child Bavaria
766 Andreas Baumkart 28 m taylor Bavaria
767 Josef Metz 25 m butcher Bavaria
768 Timan Arnhold 23 m brewer Bavaria
769 Eduard Hauck 26 m workman Bavaria
770 Christine Kirchner 25 f none Bavaria
771* Eleonore Moller 26 f none Bavaria
772 Auguste Wilzewska 25 f none Germany
773 Ernst Korb 16 m none Germany
774 Adelheid Bruns 19 f none Germany
775 Carl Koglin 39 m workman Germany
776 Ernestine Koglin 29 f wife Germany
777 Hulda Koglin 3 f child Germany
778 Ernestine Koglin 11m f child Germany
779 Heinrich Oetting 27 m goldsmith Germany
780 August Oetting 17 m clerk Germany
781 Heinrich Wilhelm 17 m workman Germany
782 Elisabeth Neugebauer 23 f none Germany
783* Carl Muller 33 m workman Danmark
784 Claus Olessen 23 m workman Sweden
785 Adrian Petterson 21 m workman Sweden
786 F.G. Petterson 23 m workman Sweden
787 Wm. Wahlberg 24 m workman Sweden
788 Gustav Steuberg 21 m workman Sweden
789 Josef Shrya 32 m workman Austria
790 Maria Shrya 24 f wife Austria
791 Josef Shrya 9m m child Austria
792 Jacob Martinek 17 m workman Bohemia
793 Franz Kogetauz 40 m workman Bohemia
794 Franz Tengler 18 m workman Bohemia
795* Wenzl Fruka 38 m workman Bohemia
796* ???en Fruka 9 m child Bohemia
797* Ferdinand Fruka 8 m child Bohemia
798 Carl Neckermann 27 m joiner Germany
799* Friedrich Bahr 25 m ??ak??? Germany
800 Sophie Engel 31 f none Germany
801 Babette Freund 30 f none Germany
802 Conrad Greiling 39 m workman Germany
803 Wilhelm Hasenfuss 25 m workman Germany
804 Friedrich Haneker 24 m workman Bohemia
805 Mathias Husikot 18 m workman Bohemia
806 Bagnor Edrych 27 f none Bohemia
807 Heinrich Kochent 23 m shoemaker Bohemia
808 Philipp Kozina 26 m workman Bohemia
809 Jacob Kozina 24 m workman Bohemia
810 Maria Jahoda 62 f none Bohemia
811 Catharine Lowg 49 f none Bohemia
812 Bertha Lowg 14 f none Bohemia
813 Heinrich Lowg 9 m child Bohemia
814 Francisca Lowg 38 f none Bohemia
815 Wenzl Stehlik 24 m workman Bohemia
816 Johann Cermak 17 m workman Bohemia
817 Josef Klecak 22 m workman Bohemia
818 Maria Lennrad 23 f none Bohemia
819 Anna Lochoda 60 f none Bohemia
820 Caroline Lochoda 19 f none Bohemia
821 Marie Brabrak 69 f none Bohemia
822* Marie Holub 35 f none Bohemia
823 Wenzl Holub 6 m child Bohemia
824 Josef Kratochvil 34 m workman Bohemia
825 Barbara Kratochvil 31 f wife Bohemia
826 Josef Kratochvil 5 m child Bohemia
827 Maria Kratochvil 3 f child Bohemia
828 Johann Cerny 27 m workman Bohemia
829 Marie Cerny 23 f wife Bohemia
830 Josef Schamla 48 m workman Bohemia
831 Veronika Schamla 52 f wife Bohemia
832 Francisca Schamla 22 f none Bohemia
833 Josef Schamla 17 m none Bohemia
834 Franz Schamla 14 m none Bohemia
835 Hermann Bolz 26 m Cigarmaker Germany
836 Caroline Bolz 25 f wife Germany
837* Alex Muller 26 m baker Germany
838 Fritz Illner 25 m workman Germany
839 Fritz Immroth 26 m smith Germany
840 August Oehlner 21 m joiner Germany
841 Rosine Vogel 28 f none Germany
842 Dorothea Schneider 25 f none Germany
843 Hermann Schneider 3m m child Germany
844 Anna Sanders 55 f none Germany
845 Catharine Sanders 15 f none Germany
846 Alfred Merten 28 m grocer Germany
847 Itzek Blumenthal 20 m merchant Germany
848 Johanne Fass 18 f none Germany
849 Bernhard Olsen 18 m workman Norway
850* Johann Wulff 28 m workman Danmark
851* Niels Sorensen 24 m workman Danmark
852* Niels Rasmussen 20 m workman Danmark
853* Christen Hansen 18 m workman Danmark
854 Mathias Munigue 22 m workman Bavaria
855 August Kolb 32 m watchmaker Germany
856 Heinrick Rygre 25 m farmer Germany
857 Doris Wedeking 25 f none Germany
858 Anna Wedeking 9m f child Germany
859* Friedrich Ruscher 23 m carpenter Germany
860* Johann Kuchor 26 m farmer Germany
861 Doris Witte 18 f none Germany
862 John Schneider 65 m workman Germany
863 Elisabeth Testor 20 f none Bohemia
864 Ludwig Schmidt 34 m farmer Germany
865* Marie Muhlbauer 43 f none Bavaria
866* Gerhard Muhlbauer 17 m workman Bavaria
867 Lot Kupfer 23 m joiner Bavaria
868 Anders Nielsen 43 m workman Sweden
869 Hans Larson 20 m workman Sweden
870 Carl Syuryh 31 m workman Sweden
871 Peter Hansen 30 m workman Sweden
872 Anna Hansen 27 f wife Sweden
873 Erna Hansen 4 f child Sweden
874 Ingeborg Hansen 3 m child Sweden
875 Marie Hansen 11m f child Sweden
876 Martha Hansen 11m f child Sweden
877 Wilhelmine Wilms 22 f servant Germany
878 Anton Schippell 33 m haircutter Germany
879 Catharine Grotheer 19 f none Germany
880 Adam Schneider 34 m farmer Germany
881 Minna Schneider 33 f wife Germany
882 Emilie Schneider 7 f child Germany
883 Minna Schneider 9 f child Germany
884 Paul Kingelstein 28 m merchant Germany
885* Pauline Muller 34 f none Germany
886* Pauline Muller 8 f child Germany
887* Anna Muller 6 f child Germany
888* Carl Muller 4 m child Germany
889* Franz Muller 10m m child Germany
890 Anna Butenuth 30 f none Germany
891 Leonie Jacquet 34 m merchant France
892 Adele Jacquet 32 f wife France
893 Minna Jacquet 8 f child France
894 C. Chaffey 32 m merchant France
Recapitulation:
Adults child infant
I Cabin 10 = 10
II Cabin 26 3 2 = 31
Steerage 617 177 59 = 853
Total 653 180 61 = 894
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.
675 Surname was written as Möbs, with Moebs being an
alternative spelling.
676 Surname was written as Möbs, with Moebs being an
alternative spelling.
677 Surname was written as Möbs, with Moebs being an
alternative spelling.
678 Surname was written as Möbs, with Moebs being an
alternative spelling.
680 Surname was written as Götze, with Goetze being an
alternative spelling.
688 No gender was listed.
697 Surname was written as Böschel, with Boeschel being an
alternative spelling.
713 Engeneer is as spelled by the original recorder.
716 Age was written as 4 3/4.
721 Surname is probably Thrinegun, but could be either
Thriengun or Thriengeen.
729 Surname was written as Tüllbral, with Tuellbral being an
alternative spelling.
732 Surname was written as Beinbrück, with Beinbrueck being
an alternative spelling.
745 Name was written as Lütje Kücks, with Luetje Kuecks
being an alternative spelling.
746 Surname was written as Lücke, with Luecke being an
alternative spelling.
747 Surname was written as Lücke, with Luecke being an
alternative spelling.
748 Surname was written as Lücke, with Luecke being an
alternative spelling.
758 Surname is probably Beck, but could be Bech.
760 Surname was written as Röder, with Roeder being an
alternative spelling.
771 Surname was written as Möller, with Moeller being an
alternative spelling.
783 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
795 Surname was written as Früka, with Frueka being an
alternative spelling.
796 Surname was written as Früka, with Frueka being an
alternative spelling. The manifest is too dark to
read the first name.
797 Surname was written as Früka, with Frueka being an
alternative spelling.
799 The manifest is too dark to read the occupation.
822 There is a cross following the age, and illegible words
spanning two columns. There is a possibility
this passenger died on the voyage.
837 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
850 Danmark is as written by the original recorder, and is
not an error on the part of the transcriber.
851 Danmark is as written by the original recorder, and is
not an error on the part of the transcriber.
852 Danmark is as written by the original recorder, and is
not an error on the part of the transcriber.
853 Danmark is as written by the original recorder, and is
not an error on the part of the transcriber.
859 Surname was written as Rüscher, with Ruescher being an
alternative spelling.
860 Surname was written as Küchor, with Kuechor being an
alternative spelling.
865 Surname was written as Mühlbauer, with Muehlbauer being
an alternative spelling.
866 Surname was written as Mühlbauer, with Muehlbauer being
an alternative spelling.
885 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
886 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
887 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
888 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller being an
alternative spelling.
889 Surname was written as Müller, with Mueller 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