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Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England to New York
9 July 1883

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Wm. Willigerod, Master of the Steamship Elbe, 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 the city of New York is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said steamship at Bremen and Southampton from which port said steamship 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 9th July 1883,
So help me God, before me [signatures cannot be read]
List or Manifest Of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Steamship Elbe whereof Wm. Willigerod, is Master, from Bremen & Southampton burthen 2809, 85/100 brit. reg. tons
Columns represent: Passenger number, Names, Age (years,months) Sex, Occupation, the Country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants and the number of pieces of baggage accompanying them.
Please scroll to view all columns.
Steerage Passengers 

354  Johann          Hiltner      30     m laborer          Germany      U.S. of A.    1
355  Eugen           Lamparter    17     m waiter           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
356  Anna Louise     Duhme        22     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
357  Eva             Werr         28     f none             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
358  Anna            Borcher      17     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    
359  Carol'e         Heis         38     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
360  Georg           Metzger       9     m child            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
361  Nicolaus        Hach         59     m private          Germany      U.S. of A.    1
362  Carl            Cronberger   27     m gardner          Germany      U.S. of A.    2
363  Johanna         Cronberger   24     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
364  Philipp         Cronberger    7     m child            Germany      U.S. of A.
365  Elise           Cronberger    4     f child            Germany      U.S. of A.
366  Anna            Cronberger      11m f child            Germany      U.S. of A.
367  Louis           Susomann     44     m merchant         U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
368  Wilh.           Saul         18     m carpenter        Germany      U.S. of A.    1
369  L. Jacob        Gutmann      17     m carpenter        Germany      U.S. of A.
370  Otto            Almendinger  18     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
371  Rosa            Gask         31     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
372  Bernh.          Schumann     21     m laborer          Germany      U.S. of A.    1
373  Christ'e        Volle        17     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    
374  Therese         Woerz        22     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
375  Ludwig          Spaeth       25     m laborer          Germany      U.S. of A.
376  Albrecht        Kohlberger   30     m laborer          Germany      U.S. of A.
377  Auguste         Knorr        19     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
378  Elisabeth       Schmid       36     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
379  Georg           Welke        20     m shoemaker        Germany      U.S. of A.    
380  Michael         Schwenk      15     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
381  Emma            Richter      29     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.    2
382  Reinhold        Richter       6     m child            Germany      U.S. of A.    
383  Paul            Richter       4     m child            Germany      U.S. of A.
384  Liesbeth        Richter       3     f child            Germany      U.S. of A.
385  Georg           Gumbrecht    18     m laborer          Germany      U.S. of A.    1
386  Wilh'm          Frederich    21     m laborer          Germany      U.S. of A.    1
387  Conrad          Schwabe      24     m clerk            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
388  Johann          Pelkers      23     m shoemaker        Germany      U.S. of A.    1
389  Bertha          Evers        21     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    
390  Anna            Evers        18     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
391  Eduard          Weber        26     m instrument maker Germany      U.S. of A.
392  Jacob           Heiden       35     m joiner           Germany      U.S. of A.
393  Friedr.         Marks        14     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
394  Johann          Monveer      16     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
395  Cath'a          Monveer      14     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
396  Died.           Mushorn      40     m carpenter        U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
397  Joh. Fr.        Freaichs     30     m merchant         U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
398  Heinr. Backmann Schriefer    40     m labourer         Germany      U.S. of A.
399  Friedr.         Hilkemeyer   16     m labourer         Germany      U.S. of A.
400  Marie           Hilkemeyer   22     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
401  Wilhelm         Aude         22     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
402  Ed.             Bromberger   43     m grocer           U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
403  Ernestine       Bromberger   17     f none             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
404  Wilhelm         Fischer      26     m baker            U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
405  Therese         Fischer      25     f wife             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
406  Willi           Fischer         11m m child            U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
407  Minna           Ade          24     f none             Germany      Germany       1
408  Tobias          Finger       20     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
409  Cath. El.       Klehn        24     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
410  Jacob           Ernst        24     m smith            Germany      U.S. of A.    
411* Carl            Marz         18     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
412  Elise           Wegmann      18     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
413  Johann          Schneider    18     m baker            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
414  Carl            Specht       67     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    4
415  Mary            Specht       63     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
416  Adam            Specht       40     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
417  Louise          Specht       28     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
418  Elise           Specht        4     f child            Germany      U.S. of A.
419  Elise           Kascian      31     f wife             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
420  Conrad          Kahler       22     m miller           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
421  Joh.            Halblaub     21     m miller           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
422  Gust.           Reichert     25     m barber           Germany      U.S. of A.
423  Gust. M.        Ehrle        32     m baker            Germany      U.S. of A.    
424  Marie           Kepperlen    21     f none             Germany      Germany       1
425  Louisa          Hauenebein   16     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
426  Wilh.           Hasselbach   18     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    2
427  Aug.            Rosenkranz   18     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
428  Ludwig          Sterkel      23     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
429  Julie           Oppenheimer  19     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
430  Babette         Jakoby       21     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
431  Richard         Busch        16     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    2
432  Johanne         Metzing      11     f child            Germany      U.S. of A.
433  Babette         Oppenheimer  20     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
434  Max             Jakoby       16     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
435  Ida             Morgenstern  17     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
436  Georg           Gaydoul      58     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    
437* Minna           Horr         15     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
438  Bernh.          Leopold      30     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    2
439  Helene          Fink         16     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
440  Gottfried       Strobel      29     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.
441* ?????           Strobel      27     m mechanic         U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    2
442  Ferd.           Srostel      29     m butcher          U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
443* Frank           Block        33     m carrier          U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
444  Herm. H.        Wacheman     24     m smith            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
445  Marie           Block        18     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
446  Peter           Haugard      28     m shoemaker        Germany      U.S. of A.    1
447  Peter           Winter       24     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
448  Louis           Schwarz      24     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
449  Wilh.           Claseback    47     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
450  Carl            Linke        34     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
451* Wilhelm         Dotsch       31     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
452  Max             Krause       28     m upholsterer      Germany      U.S. of A.    1
453  Friedr.         Mundt        31     m paperstainer     U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
454  Carl            Werner       18     m merchant         U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
455  Antonie         Greis         6     f child            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
456  Erik Bek        Simonsen     45     m farmer           Denmark      U.S. of A.    1
457  Marianne        Simonsen     35     f wife             Denmark      U.S. of A.
458  Carl Chr.       Simonsen     11     m child            Denmark      U.S. of A.
459  Harriet         Simonsen      8     f child            Denmark      U.S. of A.
460  Karoline        Simonsen      4y 9m f child            Denmark      U.S. of A
461  Niels Chr.      Nielsen      31     m labourer         Denmark      U.S. of A.    2
462  Kristen         Nielsen      40     f wife             Denmark      U.S. of A.
463  Niels           Nielsen       2     m child            Denmark      U.S. of A.
464  Johanne         Nielsen         6m  f child            Denmark      U.S. of A.
465  Peder Chr.      Metter       15     m none             Denmark      U.S. of A.
466  Jens Chr.       Larsen       43     m labourer         Denmark      U.S. of A.    1
467  Magnus P.       Gudjansn    23     m labourer          Norway       U.S. of A.    1
468  Emil            Fritsch      23     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
469  Berth           Fritsch      16     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
470  Emil            Frager       24     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    2
471  Anna            Kuley        24     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
472  Georg           Zipperer     51     m farmer           Bohemia      U.S. of A.    1
473  Theresia        Zipperer     45     f wife             Bohemia      U.S. of A.
474  Marg't          Zipperer     17     f none             Bohemia      U.S. of A.    2
475  Josef           Zipperer     11     m child            Bohemia      U.S. of A.
476  Marie           Zipperer      8     f child            Bohemia      U.S. of A.
477  Alois           Zipperer      3     m child            Bohemia      U.S. of A.
478  Josef           Braun        20     m farmer           Bohemia      U.S. of A.    
479  Barbara         Braun        22     f none             Bohemia      U.S. of A.    1
480  Wenzl           Forster      30     m farmer           Bohemia      U.S. of A.
481  Barb'a          Cibulka      22     f none             Bohemia      U.S. of A.
482  Marg't          Cibulka      22     f wife             Bohemia      U.S. of A.
483  Josef           Cibulka         3m  m child            Bohemia      U.S. of A.
484  Josef           Schuster     34     m bricklayer       Austria      U.S. of A.    3
485  Theresia        Schuster     35     f wife             Austria      U.S. of A.
486  Theresia        Schuster      3     f child            Austria      U.S. of A.
487  Cath'a          Schuster         6m f child            Austria      U.S. of A.
488  Marie           Schuster     82     f widow            Austria      U.S. of A.
489  Heinr.          Koch         22     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
490  Carl            Scheufele    16     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
491  Friedr.         Bauer        16     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
492  Christ.         Gienger      15     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
493  Marie           Gienger      19     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
494  Friedrich       Eisenle      14     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.    
495  Wilhelm         Bruner       18     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
496  Nicolaus        Matter       17     m smith            Germany      U.S. of A.
497  Melchior        Huber        27     m carpenter        Germany      U.S. of A.
498  Xaver           Vogt         36     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
499  Rosine          Maier        47     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
500  Thomas          Seemann      55     m coachman         Germany      U.S. of A.    2
501  Ursula          Seemann      55     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
502  Mathilde        Seemann      20     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
503  Valentin        Haudrich     21     m cooper           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
504* Georg           Roder        18     m labourer         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
505  Jos. Jul.       Stritzschler 13     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
506  Jacob           Schmitt      20     m labourer         Germany      U.S. of A.    
507  Wilhelm         Bischoff     65     m labourer         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
508  Kath'a          Sachs        20     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
509  Balsar          Oechler      33     m smith            Germany      U.S. of A.
510  Wilh'e          Kastens      15     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
511  Reinh'd         Erfurth      27     m confectioner     Germany      U.S. of A.    1
512  Johann          Tischer      13     m none             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    2
513  Johannes        Vogel        25     m joiner           Germany      U.S. of A.    1
514  Juliane         Kuhn         19     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
515  Anna            Hartmann     19     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
516  Wilhelm         Hepp         33     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    5
517  Cath'a          Hepp         30     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
518  Fried'ke        Hepp          6     f child            Germany      U.S. of A.
519  Jacob           Hepp          4     m child            Germany      U.S. of A.
520  Wilhelm         Hepp          1y 6m m child            Germany      U.S. of A.
521  Cath'a          Hepp         54     f widow            Germany      U.S. of A.
522  Henriette       Hepp         26     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
523  Philipp         Fugenbrand   22     m machinist        Germany      U.S. of A.    3
524  Carl            Kron         22     m stonecutter      Germany      U.S. of A.
525  Jacob           Kornmann     17     m stonecutter      Germany      U.S. of A.
526  Amalie          Neu          54     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.    4
527  Charlotte       Christian    18     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    
528  Christine       Ott          17     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
529  Anna Marie      Hartmann     53     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.    6
530  Marg'e          Hartmann     20     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    
531  Cath'a          Hartmann     18     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
532  Anna Marie      Stein        17     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
533  Marg'e          Repp         22     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.
534* Conrad          Schroder     11y 6m m child            Germany      U.S. of A.
535  Carl            Kraft        24     m miller           Germany      U.S. of A.
536  Bertha          Kraft        21     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
537  Heinr.          Repp         26     m basketmaker      Germany      U.S. of A.
538  Johannes        Schaub       23     m butcher          Germany      U.S. of A.
539  Johann          Teller       47     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.    7
540  Elisab.         Teller       50     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
541  Michael         Teller       17     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
542  Franz           Teller       11     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
543  Lorenz          Teller        9     m none             Germany      U.S. of A.
544  Michael         Mosbein      30     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
545  Philipp         Gress        49     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
546  Marg'e          Gress        49     f wife             Germany      U.S. of A.
547  Johann          Gress        32     m farmer           Germany      U.S. of A.
548  Carl            Bonsack      32     m locksmith        Germany      U.S. of A.    1
549  Anna            Meyer        27     f none             Germany      U.S. of A.    1
550  Sebald          Rebling      17     m baker            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
551  Franz           Helbig       24     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.
552  Otto            Schwabe      26     m merchant         Germany      U.S. of A.    1
553  Johann          Jung         31     m machinist        Germany      U.S. of A.    1
554  Wilhelm         Schmidt      16     m smith            Germany      U.S. of A.    1
555  Richard         Streil       18     m waiter           Germany      U.S. of A.
556  Agnes           Euler        50     f wife             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
557  Johann          Euler        28     m carpenter        U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
558  Dora            Fagot        23     f wife             U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
559  August          Fagot            7m m child            U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.
560  Andreas         Edol         30     m taylor           U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
561  Georg           Reninger     42     m miller           U.S. of A.   U.S. of A.    1
 

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.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition 
   of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

'  Indicates the word is abbreviated.

*  Passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

*  No deaths or births were recorded on this page.

*  Names were transcribed as written without regard for spelling.

411 Umlaut a in surname.
437 Umlaut o in surname.
441 Given name illegible due to handwriting. It could possibly be Pearl.
443 Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
451 Umlaut o in surname.
504 Umlaut o in surname.
534 Umlaut o in surname.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 468, List 859.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 April 2004



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