SS Donau
I, Joachim Meyer Master of the Hamburg Ship Donau do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear 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 ship at Hamburg from which port said (blank) 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 and 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. So help me God.
Sworn to this 5 September 1857. Before me (unreadable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Donau whereof J. Meyer is Master, from Hamburg burthen 683 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger No., Name, Age (Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, Died on the voyage.
1 Fr Krenz 36 Male Farmer Germany
2 L Heydtmann 24 Male Farmer Germany
3 Fr Winterfeld 32 Male Farmer Germany
4 Friderike Zimmermann 33 Female Unmarried Germany
5 Emilie Zimmermann 22 Female Unmarried Germany
6 Ida Paul 21 Female Unmarried Germany
7 Elisabeth Leib 58 Female Woman Germany
8* Joh Leib 9 Male Germany
9* Maria Leib 7 Female Germany
10 Elisabeth Stark 22 Female Unmarried Germany
11 Cath Jung 15 Female Unmarried Germany
12 Marie Leib 18 Female Unmarried Germany
13 Gertrude Jung 19 Female Unmarried Germany
14* Fr Mobius 54 Male Farmer Germany
15 Adelheid Mobius 38 Female His wife Germany
16 Max Mobius 16 Male Germany
17 Johna Mobius 11 Female Germany
18 Alana Mobius 8m Female His Baby Germany died August 21
19* Robert Schaul 24 Male Cabmaker Germany
20 Adelheid Schaul 24 Female His wife Germany
21* Fr Rohrs 28 Male Joiner Germany
22 Gotthelf Unbehaun 30 Male Farmer Germany
23 Caroline Unbehaun 26 Female His wife Germany
24 Emil Unbehaun 4m Male His baby Germany
25 Chr Unbehaun 27 Male Farmer Germany
26 Louise Unbehaun 22 Female His wife Germany
27 Marie Ehle 56 Female Woman Germany
28 Henriette Ehle 15 Female Her daughter Germany
29 Chr Voss 49 Male Farmer Germany
30 Marie Voss 50 Female His wife Germany
31* Justine Voss 21 Female Germany
32 Mine Voss 9 Female Germany
33 August Voss 7 Male Germany
34* Chr Mutzelburg 40 Male Farmer Germany
35 Chr Scholler 54 Male Farmer Germany
36 Maria Scholler 56 Female His wife Germany
37* Mine Scholler 28 Female Germany died August 14
38 Justine Scholler 20 Female Germany
39 Hans Martens 32 Male Workman Germany
40 Dorothea Martens 25 Female His wife Germany
41 Hein Martens 5 Male His child Germany
42 Jacob Klempan 27 Male Farmer Germany
43 Anna Sieck 33 Female Woman Germany
44 Hein Sieck 6 Male Her child Germany
45 Ehlers Stark 48 Male Farmer Germany
46 C Wienecke 36 Male Farmer Germany
47 Johna Oberdieck 27 Female Unmarried Germany
48 Martha Ebeling 22 Female Unmarried Germany
49 Martin Larssen 34 Male Farmer Germany
50 Anna Larssen 33 Female His wife Germany
51 Maren Larssen 79 Female His mother Germany died August 15
52* Christine Larssen 7 Female Germany
53 Jensine Larssen 5 Female Germany died August 1?
54 Rasmus Larssen 2 Male Germany died August 11
55 Hans Rasmussen 40 Male Farmer Germany
56 Joach Schultz 26 Male Farmer Germany
57 Albers Schmock 30 Male Miller Germany
58 E Butzieres 30 Male Joiner Germany
59 Chr Wollin 20 Male Farmer Germany
60 Georg Lemfre 23 Male Shoemaker Germany
61 Th Oswald 23 Male Smith Germany died August 13
62 Johne Schmidt 24 Female Unmarried Germany
63 Joh C Marten 28 Male Mason Germany
64 Auguste Marten 21 Female His wife Germany
65 Wilhelmine Bauer 36 Female Woman Germany
66* Ida Bauer 5 Female Germany
67 Emil Bauer 3 Male Germany
68 Erwin Bauer 6m Male Germany
69 Carl Neuhauer 32 Male Farmer Germany
70 Christine Blume 24 Female Unmarried Germany
71 Hugo Unmack 16 Male Clerk Germany
72 Heinr Maedel 40 Male Smith Germany
73* Magtha Massen 43 Female Unmarried Germany
74 Cath Koth 26 Female Unmarried Germany
75 Joh Johanssen 50 Male Farmer Germany
76 Wiebeke Johanssen 40 Female His wife Germany
77* Peter Johanssen 18 Male Germany
78 Franke Johanssen 17 Male Germany
79 Marie Johanssen 12 Female Germany
80 Heinr Behn 20 Male Farmer Germany
81 Heinr Rohde 19 Male Farmer Germany
82 Barbara Teifel 24 Female Unmarried Germany
83 Elisabeth Kipp 27 Female Unmarried Germany
84 Wilh Behunek 31 Male Painter Germany
85 Fridr Mull 24 Male T?rner Germany
86* Joh Kopke 24 Male Workman Germany
87 M Matthiessen 21 Male Farmer Germany
88 Rosa Golde 18 Female Unmarried Germany
89 J H Hargens 56 Male Farmer Germany
90 Joh Hargens 23 Male Farmer Germany
91 Hannchan Guthstad 26 Female Unmarried Germany
92 P Larssen 34 Male Mason Sweden
93 Sophie Larssen 34 Female His Wife Sweden died August 20
94 J Nyguist 33 Male Shoemaker Sweden
95* Marcus Cohn 24 Male Posamentire Germany
96 Tobias Meyer 24 Male Clerk Germany
97 Auguste Blumenthal 21 Female Unmarried Germany
98 Johna Rasch 27 Female Unmarried Germany
99 Henriette Rabenhaus 28 Female Unmarried Germany
100 Gottl Kruger 40 Male Farmer Germany
101 Johna Kruger 36 Female His wife Germany
102* Auguste Kruger 9 Female Germany
103 Chr Kruger 7 Male Germany
104 Wilh Kruger 5 Male Germany
105 Albert Kruger 3 Male Germany
106 Gust Kruger 8m Male Baby Germany
107 Fr Gennerich 30 Male Farmer Germany
108 Emilie Gennerich 28 Female His wife Germany
109 Joh Gennerich 4 Male His Child Germany
110 Auguste Gennerich 7m Female His baby Germany died August 24
111 Carl Ike 40 Male Farmer Germany
112* Wilhelmine Ike 19 Female Germany
113 August Ike 15 Male Germany
114 Otto Ike 9 Male Germany
115 Carl Schiebe 27 Male Farmer Germany
116 Heinr Linde 40 Male Farmer Germany
117 Caroline Linde 40 Female His wife Germany
118 Carl Linde 9 Male Germany
119 Gustav Linde 7 Male Germany
120 Heinr Linde 6 Male Germany
121 Bertha Linde 9m Female Baby Germany died July 21
122 J Mischalowicz 32 Male Sailor Germany
123 Fridericke Mischalowicz 26 Female His wife Germany
124* Leo Bialaglowski 19 Male Germany
125 Lara Bialaglowski 16 Female Germany
126 Hinda Bialaglowski 9 Female Germany
127 Joch? Bialaglowski 7 Male Germany
128 Lara Jacobi 30 Female Unmarried Germany
129 Ferd Mahnke 56 Male Farmer Germany
130 Sophie Mahnke 51 Female His Wife Germany
131 Joh Redemann 51 Male Farmer Germany
132 Sophie Redemann 48 Female His Wife Germany
133* August Redemann 20 Male Germany
134 Lebrecht Redemann 18 Male Germany
135 Mathilde Redemann 14 Female Germany
136 Fridr Redemann 23 Male Farmer Germany
137 Wilhelmine Redemann 24 Female His Wife Germany
138 Ferd Redemann 6m Male His baby Germany
139 Carl Hackbart 21 Male Farmer Germany
140 Wilh Becker 24 Male Smith Germany
141 Wilhelmine Kluth 24 Female Unmarried Germany
142 Carl Roeschel 18 Male Carpenter Germany
143 Wolf Sonnenberg 17 Male Farmer Germany
144 Marie Sonnenberg 19 Female Unmarried Germany
145* Eduard Fiedler 17 Male Posamentire Germany
146 Samuel Cohn 26 Male Sailor Germany
147 Eva Cohn 25 Female His Wife Germany
148 Rike Cohn 26 Female Unmarried Germany
149 Line Strich 26 Female Unmarried Germany
150 Julius Meyer 19 Male Clerk Germany
151 Ludvig Dorgatz 28 Male Miller Germany
152 Chr Just 36 Male Joiner Germany
153 Franz Schneider 17 Male Farmer Germany
154 W Wolfenstein 19 Male Brewer Germany
155* Fr Hohne 22 Male Sailor Germany
156 C Thom?trich 33 Male Shoemaker Germany
157 Friderike Thom?trich 32 Female His Wife Germany
158 Marie Teater 19 Female Unmarried Germany
159 Cather Leveni 19 Female Unmarried Germany
160 Pauline Siewert 30 Female Woman Germany
161 Franz Siewert 4 Male Her child Germany
162 Amalie Siewert 17 Female Unmarried Germany
163 August Kniephoff 30 Male Smith Germany
164 Auguste Kniephoff 30 Female His Wife Germany
165 Amalie Kniephoff 6m Female His baby Germany
166 Maria Wolsdorff 62 Female Woman Germany
167 Aug Hapke 26 Male Joiner Germany
168 Carl Bergmann 50 Male Farmer Germany
169 Friderike Bergmann 48 Female His Wife Germany
170 Emilie Bergmann 24 Female His child Germany
171 Carl Peters 27 Male Farmer Germany
172 Hermine Peters 22 Female His Wife Germany
173 Pauline Peters 9m Female His Baby Germany
174 Gebhard Meyer 24 Male Farmer Germany
175 Andr Lunde 31 Male Seaman Germany
176 Johna Baje 36 Female Woman Germany
177 Peter Baje 2 Male Her Child Germany died August 31
178 Jacob Hoffmann 2? Male Workman Germany
179 L Wolfenstein 19 Male Joiner Germany
180 J J C Schwartz 25 Male Joiner Germany
181 Ferd Neuhaus 33 Male Carpenter Germany
182 Wilhelmine Neuhaus 28 Female His Wife Germany
183* Ernst Neuhaus 7 Male Germany
184 Auguste Neuhaus 5 Female Germany
185 Emilie Neuhaus 4m Female Germany died August 3
186 Franz Mathus 23 Male Joiner Germany
187* C Rud Muller 31 Male Baker Germany
188 Emilie Gaetke 51 Female Woman Germany
189 Ed Monegel 7 Male Child Germany
190 Marie Neumann 47 Female Woman Germany
191 Franz Neumann 14 Male Her Child Germany
192 Joh A Kruse 48 Male Potter Germany
193 Lane Braun 20 Female Unmarried Germany
194 Wilh Uehr 25 Male Joiner Germany
195 H Schultz 26 Male Shoemaker Germany
196 Chr Lange 29 Male Butcher Germany
197* Auguste Frohlich 31 Female Unmarried Germany
198 Sven Danielson 44 Male Farmer Germany
199 Lene Danielson 46 Female His Wife Germany
200 Maria Danielson 17 Female Germany
201 Joh Danielson 14 Male Germany died August 26
202 Sven Danielson 11 Male Germany
203 Sophie Danielson 9 Female Germany
204 Caroline Danielson 7 Female Germany
205 C Ericksen 34 Male Farmer Germany
206 Sophie Ericksen 21 Female His Wife Germany
207 F W Schultz 18 Male Clerk Germany
208 Joach Rebe 42 Male Farmer Germany
209 Joach Lutgens 33 Male Farmer Germany
210 E Kambersky 30 Male Farmer Germany
211 H Ohlhorst 26 Male Farmer Germany
212 Johna Ohlhorst 25 Female His Wife Germany
213 Mart Warkentin 25 Male Sailor Germany
214 Hannchen Hertz 36 Female Unmarried Germany
215 L N Heikens 26 Male Joiner Germany
SECOND CABIN*
216 Ad Beaumont 26 Male Clerk Germany
217 Gottl Backe 28 Male Shoemaker Germany
218 David Wilson 49 Male Tanner Germany
219* Peter Ogard 36 Male ?maker Germany
220 E Anderson 35 Male Seaman Germany
221 Ed Jahr 27 Male Merchant Germany
222 Herm Speyer 24 Male Tanner Germany
223 B Eckstein 36 Male Sailor Germany
224 G Ostermann 19 Male Clerk Germany
225 Ernst Schmidt 16 Male Clerk Germany
226 Louis Kolppel 24 Male Farmer Germany
227 Peter Hansen 24 Male Seaman Germany
228 Marie Hansen 26 Female His Wife Germany
229 Bertha Wittkowsky 22 Female Unmarried Germany
230 Rolph Patte 26 Male Butcher Germany
231 Fr Neumann 21 Male Sailor Germany
232 Mich Michelsen 27 Male Farmer Sweden
233 Lars Hansen 30 Male Farmer Sweden
234 Lars Nielson 35 Male Farmer Sweden
235 Fr Johannson 28 Male Farmer Sweden
236 Gottl Hoffman 41 Male Weaver Germany
237 Marie Hoffman 43 Female His Wife Germany
238 Louise Hoffman 13 Female His Child Germany
239 Herm Grieger 14 Male Weaver Germany
240 Wilh Ernst 19 Male Clerk Germany
241 Bertha Cohn 24 Female Unmarried Germany
242 Rike Cohn 36 Female Woman Germany
243* Caroline Cohn 10 Female Germany
244 Moses Cohn 9 Male Germany
245 Lotte Cohn 7 Female Germany
246 Julius Cohn 6 Male Germany
247 Scheihe Cohn 5 Male Germany
248 Herm Cohn 6m Male Her Baby Germany died August 7
249 Selig Levi 36 Male Sailor Germany
250 Bendel Falk 20 Male Sailor Germany
251 C N Peters 50 Male Farmer Germany
252 Friderike Peters 40 Female His Wife Germany
253* Cath Peters 23 Female Germany
254 Friderike Peters 20 Female Germany
255 Wilhelmine Peters 15 Female Germany
256 August Peters 12 Male Germany
257 Maria Peters 7 Female Germany
258 Emma Peters 4 Female Germany
259 Oscar Armbrecht 16 Male Clerk Germany
260 Joh Tapp 35 Male Farmer Germany
261 H Thelburch 32 Male Joiner Germany
262 Aug Baumann 20 Male Farmer Germany
263 Anton Heubig 53 Male Joiner Germany
264 Sophie Heubig 52 Female His Wife Germany
265 Friderike Heubig 7 Female His Child Germany
266 Ernst Wittenburg 34 Male Smith Germany
267 Meier Joseph 27 Male Farmer Germany
268 Rosalie Michael 21 Female Unmarried Germany
269 Fr Rathje 21 Male Shoemaker Germany
270 Joh Knoblauch 45 Male ? Germany
271 Marie Knoblauch 42 Female His Wife Germany
272* Joh Knoblauch 18 Male Germany
273 Carl Knoblauch 9 Male Germany
274 Joseph Knoblauch 7 Male Germany
275 Franziska Knoblauch 6m Female His Baby Germany
276 Jos Breier 39 Male Farmer Germany
277 Anna Breier 29 Female His Wife Germany
278 Maria Breier 6m Female His Baby Germany
279 Anna Maria 54 Female Woman Germany
280 Carl Muller 30 Male Barber Germany
281 Johna Muller 21 Female His Wife Germany
282 Hans v Hoym 40 Male Merchant Germany
283 ?i?h Voigt 45 Male Merchant Germany
284 Aug ?r? Hahn 20 Male Joiner Germany
FIRST CABIN*
285 Emma Niemeyer 16 Female Unmarried Germany
286 Chr Christopfen 29 Male Merchant Germany
287 J ? Wa?a? 20 Male Merchant Germany
288 Albert Nev 30 Male Merchant Germany
289 Sophia Redenburg 18 Female Lady Germany
290 Charles Redenburg 6m Male Her Baby Germany
13 Deaths of which 5 are Adults (signed) J Meyer
Cabin 6
Btwen Dks 284
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document
* First and Second Cabin is written on manifest separating these particular
passengers on the list
* Passengers 1 through 195 are listed as "Between Decks" for part of vessel
occupied, passengers 196 to 290 are listed as "Cabin on Deck"
* Columns eliminated: The country in which they intend to become inhabitants
(left off as all said United States), Part of the vessel occupied by each
passenger during this voyage (left off see transcriber notes above).
Passenger Notes:
# 8, # 9 - state "her children" written across occupation
# 14 - there is an umlaut over "o" in last name
# 19 - Occupation may be abbreviated
# 21 - there is an umlaut over "o" in last name
# 31,# 32,# 33 - state "his children" written across occupation
# 34 - has an umlaut over "u" in last name
# 37,# 38 - state "his children" written across occupation
# 52,# 53,# 54 - state "his children" written across occupation
# 66,# 67,# 68 - state "her children" written across occupation
# 73 - this may be an error or an abbreviation for first name
# 77,# 78,# 79 - state "his children" written across occupation
# 86 - has an umlaut over "o" in last name
# 95 - Posamentire means lace maker or apparel decoration maker
#102-#105 - state "his children" written across occupation
#112-#114 - state "his children" written across occupation, also 114 possibly
abbreviation
#124-#127 - state "children" written across occupation
#133-#135 - state "his children" written across occupation
#145 - Posamentire means lace maker or apparel decoration maker
#155 - has an umlaut over the "o" in last name
#156, #157 - could be Thomatrich or Thomstrich
#183-#185 - state "his children" written across occupation
#187 - has an umlaut over the "u" in last name
#197 - has an umlaut over the "o" in last name
#219 - the occupation may be shoemaker, part of the manifest gone
#243-#248 - state "her children" written across occupation
#253-#258 - state "his children" written across occupation
#270 - the occupation is obliterated with a dark mark on manifest
#272-#275 - state "his children" written across occupation
#282 - "v" most like abbreviation for Von Hoym
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 1778, List 1066.
Transcribed by Patricia Reardon Gault a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 November 2000
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