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SS Leipzig
Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England to Baltimore, Maryland
4 August 1870
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, A. Jaeger, Master of the Str Leipzig of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list, subsribed with my name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said steamer at Bremen or any other Foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen. Sworn to this 4th day of August 1870 before me (signature of port authority illegible).
Name of Vessel: SS Leipzig Location of Do: North German Confederation Name of Master: A. Jaeger Port Sailed From: Bremen via Southampton Number of Aliens: 170 Number of Citizens: 51 Total: 221 Consignees: A. Schumacher & Co. Owners: The North German Lloyd of Bremen
Columns represent: passenger name, gender, age, country of birth, last legal residence, country claiming allegiance, and occupation. This list has been renumbered. The original list began with numbering the cabin passengers and then started anew with 1, 2, etc. for steerage passengers.
Cabin:
1 Elisabeth Ahrens f 25 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America
2* Hermann Ahrens m 6m U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America
3 Friedr. Bunk m 42 U.St. of A. California U.St. of America miner
4 Louise Bunk f 10 U.St. of A. California U.St. of America
5 Fanny Rosenberg f 36 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America
6 Charles Rosenberg m 10 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America
7 Salomon Hamburger m 39 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America merchant
8 Regina Hamburger f 32 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America
9* Max Oelzen m 23 Preussen Berlin N.G. Confederation
10* ???? M. B. Wilson f 19 U.St. of A. Georgetown U.St. of Amer.
11* M??? W. Wall f 30 U.St. of A. Washington U.St. of Amer.
12 Elizabeth P. Norris f 33 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of Amer.
13 Bessie Norris f 11 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of Amer.
14 Richard C. Norris m 8 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of Amer.
15* R?llin Norris m 6 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of Amer.
16 Lydia Brown f 38 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of Amer.
17 Rev. Norton Townsend m 28 England Southampton England clergyman
18 Harriet Paley f 30 England London England
19 Ingd. Symonds f 9 England London England
20 Francis H. Hambleton m 33 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America merchant
21 Rev. Julian E. Ingle m 32 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America clergyman
22 Emma Nathan f 27 U.St. of A. New Orleans U.St. of America
23 Goodman McDowell Nathan m 7 U.St. of A. New Orleans U.St. of America
24 Virgine Nathan f 6 U.St. of A. New Orleans U.St. of America
25* Alise Nathan f 4y6m U.St. of A. New Orleans U.St. of America
26 Charles Nathan m 3 U.St. of A. New Orleans U.St. of America
27* Harry Nathan m 1y6m U.St. of A. New Orleans U.St. of America
28 Mary Ann Eggleton f 30 England England England servant
Steerage:
29 Meta Scheele f 18 Bremen Bremen N.G. Confederation
30 Eva Philipps f 20 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A
31 Doris Lange f 47 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A
32 Aug. Uphoff m 18 Preussen Friedewalde N.G. Confederation smith
33 Christine Uphoff f 17 Preussen Friedewalde N.G. Confederation
34 Caroline Lemke f 46 Preussen Danzig N.G. Confederation
35 Bernh. Mittkampf m 42 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America merchant
36 Bernh. Mittkampf m 17 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America
37 Magd. Harsch f 19 Baiern Waldsheim Baiern
38* Aug. Marner m 28 Preussen Erfurt N.G. Confederation farmer
39* Lina Marner f 19 Preussen Erfurt N.G. Confederation
40 John Walper m 33 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America butcher
41* John Daumling m 41 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America tailor
42* John Daumling m 17 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America tailor
43 Minna Stoll f 27 Würtemberg Kirchheim Würtemberg
44 Paulus Flor m 22 Baiern Baudenbach Baiern farmer
45 Barbara Flor f 20 Baiern Baudenbach Baiern
46 Heinr. Leonhardt m 31 H.Darmstadt Osthofen N.G. Confederation ?
47 Sophie Leonhardt f 30 H.Darmstadt Osthofen N.G. Confederation
48* Anna Leonhardt f 11m H.Darmstadt Osthofen N.G. Confederation
49 Carl Meusinger m 30 Preussen Baumfels N.G. Confederation ?
50 Marg. Greiff f 21 Preussen Reddehausen N.G. Confederation
51 Joh. Schuch m 35 U.St. of A. Washington U.St. of America ?
52 Georg Lautner m 49 U.St. of A. Washington U.St. of America baker
53 Thomas Betz m 37 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of America shoemaker
54 Conr. Siefken m 45 U.St. of A. America U.St. of America shoemaker
55 H. Schumacher m 17 Preussen Isselburg N.G. Confeder. smith
56 Casper Mehn m 47 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A cooper
57* Joh. Rohring m 26 Preussen Venninberg N.G. Confeder shoemaker
58 Marie Loos f 53 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A
59 Louis Fernsner m 39 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A merchant
60 Louise Fernsner f 7 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A
61 Sophie Landmann f 23 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
62 Marie Ohlensenschel 23 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
63* Marie Ohlensenschel f 8m Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
64* Ann? Rohrs f 39 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
65* Ann? M. Rohrs f 17 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
66* Heinrich Rohrs m 12 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
67* Hch. Ch. Rohrs m 7 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confed.
68 Jacob Kolb m 47 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A farmer
69 Marie Kolb f 47 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A
70* Gerh. Schutte m 25 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confedr farmer
71* Teite Schutte f 23 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confedr
72* Hinr. Schutte m 17 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confedr farmer
73* Joh. Janssen m 18 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confedr farmer
74 Herm. Osthaus m 35 U.St. of A. Illinois U.St. of A merchant
75 Albertine Schwede f 28 Preussen Bernhagen N.G. Confeder.
76 Angela Janssen f 20 Preussen Rupennest N.G. Confeder.
77 Joh. Janssen m 22 Preussen Rupennest N.G. Confeder. farmer
78* Helene Schuttrumpf f 17 Preussen Mayshausen N.G. Confeder.
79 Sophie Honer f 23 Preussen Rugingen N.G. Confeder.
80 Joh. Happ m 16 Preussen Brückenau N.G. Confeder. merchant
81 Michael Hamer m 29 Oesterreich Oesterreich Oesterreich farmer
82* E?? Wundeslich f 35 Oesterreich Oesterreich Oesterreich
83 Phillipp Mehring m 16 Preussen Hessen N.G. Confeder. joiner
84 Anna Sittig f 54 U.St. of A. Baltimore U.St. of A.
85 Benedict Oed m 17 Baiern Mittelfranken Baiern farmer
86 Wilh. Schon m 22 Hessen Darmstadt N.G. Confed. merchant
87 Alvin Keutschel m 19 Preussen Sachsen N.G. Confed. farmer
88 Franz Bagge m 18 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confed farmer
89 Anton Honkamp m 45 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder. farmer
90 Catharine Honkamp f 57 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder.
91 Heinr. Bottinghaus m 36 U.St. of A. Cincinnati U.St. of A. merchant
92 M. Horazdowsky m 51 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
93 Anna Horadowsky f 25 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
94* Mathias Horadowsky m 11m Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
95 Sophie Churhem f 20 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
96 Joh. Schoerzer m 35 Baiern Baiern Baiern farmer
97 Catharine Schoerzer f 35 Baiern Baiern Baiern
98 Margarethe Schoerzer f 8 Baiern Baiern Baiern
99 Christian Schoerzer m 7 Baiern Baiern Baiern
100 Caspar Schoerzer m 4 Baiern Baiern Baiern
101 Jacob Hoerner m 35 U.St. of A. Washington U.St. of A. landlord
102 Marie Ramling f 20 Baiern Würzburg Baiern
103 Catharina Ramling f 16 Baiern Würzburg Baiern
104 Georg Renike m 20 Preussen Pommern N.G. Confeder. farmer
105 Aug. Klatt m 16 Preussen Pommern N.G. Confeder.
106 Julius Haensel m 32 Preussen Berlin N.G. confeder. merchant
107 Wenzel Kolarz m 18 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
108* Josef Kolar? m 50 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
109* Anna Kolar? f 52 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
110* Anton Kolar? m 21 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
111* Maria Kolar? f 18 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
112 Catharina Tupowa f 21 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
113 Josef Kolar m 28 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
114 Maria Kolar m 20 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
115 Martin Jelenik m 28 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
116 Rosalie Jelenik f 25 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
117 Catharina Kojan f 18 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
118 Martin Tomaschek m 30 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
119* Franz Kr?l m 18 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
120 Conr. Lindung m 36 Preussen Hessen N.G. Confeder. farmer
121 Eggerike Hermes m 30 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confeder.
122 Joh. Mizzenbrink m 44 Holland Holland Holland sailor
123 Andreas Schulz m 38 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder. smith
124 Elise Schulz f 27 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder.
125 Gustav Schulz m 3 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder.
126* Alexander Schulz m 9m Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder.
127 Michael Walter m 19 Würtemberg Würtemberg Würtemberg farmer
128 Josef Pechacek m 31 U.St. of A. Wisconsin U.St. of A. workman
129 Rosa Pechacek f 25 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
130 Josef Pechacek m 3 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
131* Maria Pechacek f 6m Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
132 Josef Zemanek m 30 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
133 Rosalie Zemanek f 30 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
134 Matthias Zemanek m 5 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
135 Franz Zemanek m 3 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
136* Sofia Zemanek f 9m Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
137 Catharina Wojta f 12 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
138 Aug. Weidemann m 36 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confeder. merchant
139 Wenzl Nowotny m 37 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
140 Barbara Nowotny f 33 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
141 Josef Nowotny m 7 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
142 Anna Nowotny f 8 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
143 Maria Nowotny f 6 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
144 Magdalena Nowotny m 3 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
145* Wenzl Nowotny m 11m Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
146 Matthias Nowotny m 31 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich workman
147 Maria Nowotny f 21 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
148 Catharina Horacek f 55 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich
149 E Heinzmann m 50 Baden Freiburg Baden landlord
150 Friedr. Waldmann m 23 Preussen Reudnitz N.G. Confederat. farmer
151 Carol. Becker f 24 Preussen Gerbstede N.G. Confederat.
152 Franz Fichtner m 23 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confederat. farmer
153 Joh. J. Closer m 34 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confederat. farmer
154 Wenzl Erhardt m 24 Oesterreich Böhmen Oesterreich bricklayer
155 Christian Glaser m 26 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. farmer
156 Carl Walter m 29 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. bricklayer
157 Laura Walter f 27 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
158 Anna Walter f 4 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
159* Carl Walter m 9m Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
160 Aug Gossour m 37 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. workman
161 Johanne Gossour m 31 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
162 Carl Gossour m 8 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
163 Auguste Gossour f 4 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
164* Friderike Haa? f 50 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
165* Theodor Haa? m 28 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. farmer
166* Emilie Haa? f 24 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
167* Anna Haa? f 23 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
168 H. Hildebrandt m 27 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. shoemaker
169 Gottl. Behrend m 42 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. farmer
170 Conr. Ludolph m 28 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer. shoemaker
171 Sophia Ludolph f 29 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
172 Rebecca Butt? f 41 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
173* Lusie Butt? f 11 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
174* Betty Butt? f 8 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
175* Georg Butt? m 6 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confer.
176 Johanne Wilms f 33 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder
177 B. H. Glasford m 30 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confeder farmer
178* H. Hulsmeyer m 18 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confeder farmer
179 B. Kettler m 20 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confeder farmer
180 Daniel Scheuch m 25 Hessen Darmstadt N.G. Confeder baker
181 Barbara Scheuch f 19 Hessen Darmstadt N.G. Confeder
182 Clemens Fragge m 18 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder farmer
183 Gertrude Ostendorf f 22 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confeder
184* Clemens Forster m 25 Preussen Sachsen N.G. Confeder farmer
185 Elisabeth Krull f 18 Preussen Sachsen N.G. Confeder
186 Julius Kiener m 16 Oesterreich Oesterreich Oesterreich merchant
187 Carl Haberkorn m 22 Hessen Darmstadt N.G. Confeder farmer
188 Theodor Haberkorn m 14 Hessen Darmstadt N.G. Confeder
189 Aug. Vosshege m 16 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confeder. farmer
190* Victor Bruck m 15 Preussen Preussen N.G. Confeder. farmer
191 Conr. Becker m 14 Preussen Neukirchen N.G. Confeder. merchant
192 Cath. Boss f 18 Preussen Neukirchen N.G. Confeder.
193 Christian Klotz m 27 U.St. of A. Newyork U.St. of A. merchant
194 Georg Oelschlagel m 40 Baiern Baiern Baiern miller
195 Heinr. Franz m 16 Baiern Baiern Baiern farmer
196 Henriette Franz f 14 Baiern Baiern Baiern
197* Joh. Fross m 36 Oesterreich Tyrol Oesterreich farmer
198 Marius Hecht m 20 Baiern Baiern Baiern merchant
199 Henry Hellbach m 29 U.St. of A. America U.St. of A. merchant
200 Anna Hellbach f 25 U.St. of A. America U.St. of A.
201* Conrad Molder m 17 Preussen Neukirchen N.G. Confederat. farmer
202 Gottl. Becker m 14 Preussen Hessen N.G. Confederat.
203 E. F. W. Peter m 18 Preussen Hessen N.G. Confederat. miller
204 Georg Steinmetz m 40 Preussen Trier N.G. Confederat. joiner
205 Heinr. Meyer m 32 Preussen Peine N.G. Confederat. shoemaker
206 Andreas Nohse m 28 Preussen Vechelde N.G. Confederat. workman
207 Fritz Meyer m 30 Preussen Peine N.G. Confederat. shoemaker
208 Joseph Born m 40 U.St. of A. Baltimore U. States of A. merchant
209 Hermann Born m 38 U.St. of A. Baltimore U. States of A. merchant
210 Louis Scharmon m 27 Preussen Biedenkopf N.G. Confederat. farmer
211* Johs Obmuller m 28 Preussen Biedenkopf N.G. Confederat. joiner
212 Wilhelm Blitt m 16 Preussen Biedenkopf N.G. Confederat. locksmith
213* ???? Heck m 17 Preussen Hessen N.G. Confederat. Upholsterer
214 Friedrich A. Schafer m 26 Preussen Sachsen N.G. Confederat. smith
215 G. Carls m 16 Oldenburg Oldenburg N.G. Confederat. merchant
216 Dorothea Sandmann f 18 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confederat.
217* Hermann Bohnenstal m 36 Preussen Badbergen N.G. Confederat. bricklayer
218 Joseph Butt m 18 Preussen Hannover N.G. Confederat. weaver
219 Georg Brick m 25 U St. of A. America U St. of A. merchant
220 Christian Meyer m 30 Preussen Peine N.G. Confederat. bricklayer
221 Bruno Brandt m 24 Sachsen Leipzig N.G. Confederat. brower
Recapitulation: Adults Children Infants Servants Total
Cabin 18 7 1 2 28
Steerage 167 18 8 - 193
Summary 185 25 9 2 221
51 of them are Citizens of the U. St. of America
Max Oelzen Cabin Passenger No. 9 left the Ship at Southampton
Birth on the voyage: 1st of August: Josef Kolar Son of Josef & Maria Kolar.
Steerage passengers No. 85 & 86 (113 & 114 in this renumbered list)
(Signed) A. Jaeger
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk indicates further information in these footnotes.
A question mark indicates material that could not be deciphered.
This list has been renumbered. The original list numbered the cabin
and steerage passengers separately.
Translations of various German terms/place names:
North German Confederation = Norddeutscherbund, a remnant of the Holy
Roman Empire and a confederation of German states under Prussian leadership.
Preussen = Prussia
Baiern or Bayern = Bavaria
H. Darmstadt = Hesse Darmstadt
Oesterreich = Austria
Hessen = Hessia
Mittelfranken = Middle or Central Franconia
Sachsen = Saxony
Böhmen = Bohemia
Pommern = Pomerania
Würtemberg = Wuerttemberg
Passenger Notes:
2 Age recorded as 6/12, probably indicating 6 months.
9 Note at end of manifest states that this passenger left the ship at
Shouthampton.
10-11 Letters are obliterated but it looks like there were four and they
may have been "Miss."
15 Letters almost obliterated--looks like given name may be Rollin.
25 Age recorded as 4-1/2, probably indicating 4 years, 6 months.
27 Age recorded as 1-1/2, probably indicating 1 year, 6 months.
38-39 Surname may have an umlaut over the "a" so it could be spelled Maerner.
41-42 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
48 Age recorded as 11/12, probably indicating 11 months.
57 Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so it could be spelled Roehring.
63 Age recorded as 8/12, probably indicating 8 months.
64-65 Given names may be Anna.
64-67 Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so it could be spelled Roehrs.
70-72 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so it could be spelled Schuette.
82 Given name may be Eva.
94 Age recorded as 11/12, probably indicating 11 months.
108-111 Surname may have letters that are faded at the end of it, so the name
could be simply Kolar, or perhaps Kolarz.
119 Surname unclear--looks like Kral or Krbl.
126 Age recorded as 9/12, probably indicating 9 months.
131 Age recorded as 6/12, probably indicating 6 months.
136 Age recorded as 9/12, probably indicating 9 months.
145 Age recorded as 11/12, probably indicating 11 months.
159 Age recorded as 9/12, probably indicating 9 months.
164-167 Surname is unclear--looks like it may be Haatz or Haak.
173-175 Surname unclear--may be Butt or Butts because final letters seem faded.
178 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so it could be spelled Huelsmeyer.
184 Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so it could be spelled Foerster.
187 Entry has an "x" marked before it.
190 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so it could be spelled Brueck.
197 Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so could be spelled Froess.
201 Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so could be spelled Moelder.
211 Entry has two "x"s marked before it. Surname also has an umlaut over the
"u" so could be spelled Obmueller.
213 Given name may be Carl.
214 Surname has an umlaut over the "a" so it could be spelled Schaefer.
217 There may be another letter at the end of this name, but if so, it
is faded and indecipherable.
Correspondence added October 19, 2008 Passengers #18 PALEY & 19 SYMONDS
The writing is hard to read for the name on line 19, but I can tell you that it's actually Ivy Symonds (my great-grandmother) who was traveling with her cousin, Harriet Paley.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Roll 18.
Donated & Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
4 October 2001
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