SS Main
I, K. r. Oterendorp, master of the German SS Main, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm 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 of the passengers taken on board the said SS Main at Bremen and Southampton from which port said SS Main has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, 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 have died. So Help me God. K. r. Oterendorp. Sworn before me this Aug 17, 1872 ??????lier
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German SS Main whereof K. r. Oterendorp, is master, from Bremen via Southampton burthen ______ tons.
Columns represent: Pass #, First Name, Last Name, Age(Years, Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. (As no passengers died during the voyage, that column has been omitted)
Please scroll to view all columns.
1 Oscar Strasburger 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
2* Valentin Lo??i 26 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
3 Jennie Lo??i 20 F merchant New york Ny I Cabin
4 Joseph Lo??i 6 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
5 Ms. Erich 40 F merchant Memphis Memphis I Cabin
6 Elise Erich 28 F merchant Memphis Memphis I Cabin
7 Paul Kunh 31 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
8 Chs. Cohn 40 M New york Ny I Cabin
9 Louise Cohn 36 F New york Ny I Cabin
10 Herm. Misch 28 M merchant Peru Peru I Cabin
11 Elise Misch 22 F Peru Peru I Cabin
12 Dicor Koch 36 M merchant Mexico Mexico I Cabin
13 Meta Koch 30 F Mexico Mexico I Cabin
14 Edward Snow 41 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
15 Gustav Heineken 37 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
16 Marion Heineken 26 F New york Ny I Cabin
17 Gustav Heineken 7 M New york Ny I Cabin
18 Henry Corssen 27 M Servant New york Ny I Cabin
19 Aug. Scheppert 50 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
20 Caroline Scheppert 48 F merchant New york Ny I Cabin
21 Albert Meyer 28 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
22 Anna Meyer 20 F New york Ny I Cabin
23 Hermine Peterson 22 F Copenhagen Ny I Cabin
24* Edward Watjen 24 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
25 August Kurtzeborn 32 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
26 Henry Schumann 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
27 Isaac Hess 29 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
28 Louis Fischer 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
29 Louise Fischer 21 F New york Ny I Cabin
30* Carl Knille 32 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
31* Kate Field 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
32 John Fodhunter 28 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
33 Abrah. Berthoff 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
34 M. Goodsell 48 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
35 John Goodsell 15 M New york Ny I Cabin
36 Mrs. Fairfield 25 F New york Ny I Cabin
37 Anna Harvey 24 F New york Ny I Cabin
38 William Bless 28 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
39 Julius Ehrmann 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
40 Emilie Eckel 36 F Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
41 Charlotte Eckel 9 F Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
42 Otto Eckel 3 M Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
43* ?eneto Eckel 11 M Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
44 J. H. Reisser 40 M merchant Milwaukee Wisc. I Cabin
45 Wm Brewster 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
46 Gustav Heller 15 M merchant Germany Ny I Cabin
47 Hermine Harburger 20 F Germany Ny I Cabin
48 George Drees 43 M Pensylvania Pens. I Cabin
49 Maria Drees 44 F Pensylvania Pens. I Cabin
50 Edward Cohn 19 M Germany Ny I Cabin
51 Peter Lentner 41 M farmer New york Ny I Cabin
52 Joseph Schindelholn 64 M New york Ny I Cabin
53 Jos. Manderscheid 31 M farmer Germany Ny I Cabin
54 John Brick 41 M merchant Philadelphia Phila I Cabin
55 Friedr. Bolte 48 M merchant St. Louis St. Louis I Cabin
56 Anna Bolte 16 F St. Louis St. Louis I Cabin
57 friedr. Bolte 9 M St. Louis St. Louis I Cabin
58 Gustav Freniard 21 M merchant Germany St. Louis I Cabin
59* Jost Durst 42 M merchant U. States St. Louis I Cabin
60 Maria Durst 40 F U. States St. Louis I Cabin
61 Maria Durst 18 F U. States St. Louis I Cabin
62 Barbara Lutz 30 F Germany Ny I Cabin
63 Anna Lutz 11 F Germany Ny I Cabin
64 John Baumann 49 M merchant Philadelphia Phila I Cabin
65 Rudolf Trotter 46 M painter New york Ny I Cabin
66 Johan Gluck 48 M merchant Washington Wash. I Cabin
67 Georg Gluck 15 M Washington Wash. I Cabin
68 Maria Hitzel 15 F Germany Ny I Cabin
69 Samuel Michaelis 17 M Germany Ny I Cabin
70* Herman ???mann 30 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
71 J. H. Wiegleb 40 M merchant Chicago Chicago I Cabin
72 Emilie Wiegleb 28 F Chicago Chicago I Cabin
73 Walther Wiegleb 8 M Chicago Chicago I Cabin
74 Herman Wiegleb 7 M Chicago Chicago I Cabin
75 Emilie Wiegleb 11 F Chicago Chicago I Cabin
76 Henry Jury 45 M upholsterer New york Ny I Cabin
77 Peter Meyer 43 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
78* Elisab. Riefer 39 F Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
79 Elise Riefer 13 F Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
80 Wilhelm Riefer 11 M Cincinnati Ohio I Cabin
81 Carl Wohler 29 M merchant Texas Texas I Cabin
82 Johannes Skier 64 M merchant Germany Ny I Cabin
83* Lina Muller 26 F merchant Brooklyn Ny I Cabin
84 Diedr. Fink 42 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
85 Anna Fink 35 F New york Ny I Cabin
86 Lisette Fink 8 F New york Ny I Cabin
87 Anna Fink 6 F New york Ny I Cabin
88 Wilh. Haack 24 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
89 Louise Haack 20 F New york Ny I Cabin
90 Christ. Cook 38 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
91* William Muller 36 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
92 Ferd. Proffe 52 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
93 Herman Weil 28 M farmer Huntsville Huntsville I Cabin
94 Georg Meier 19 M farmer Germany Ny I Cabin
95* He??r ?ahrs 31 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
96 Martin Heger 27 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
97 Johann Tagts 32 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
98* Abrah. Hersch 40 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
99 Jacob Hirschinger 32 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
100 Carl Junemann 24 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
101 Elise July 37 F New york Ny I Cabin
102 Cathr July 8 F New york Ny I Cabin
103 Richard July 5 M New york Ny I Cabin
104* Friedr. Graba? 18 M farmer Germany Ny I Cabin
105 Anna Mann 35 F Philadelphia Phila I Cabin
106 Johann Harms 60 M farmer New york Ny I Cabin
107 F. G. Plato 42 M farmer New york Ny I Cabin
108 Julie Plato 38 F New york Ny I Cabin
109 Franklin Becker 14 M farmer Milwaukee Wisc. I Cabin
110 Hanna Becker 34 F Milwaukee Wisc. I Cabin
111 Emilie Becker 7 F Milwaukee Wisc. I Cabin
112 May Liebling 26 M farmer Germany Wisc. I Cabin
113* Panla Jentsch 25 F Germany Wisc. I Cabin
114 Wilhne Ruff 40 F Philadelphia Phila I Cabin
115* David Stra?ch 47 M farmer Germany Phila I Cabin
116 Hanna Dinner 22 F Boston Boston I Cabin
117 Herman Siemers 33 M farmer Plattsville Plattsville I Cabin
118 Martin Ehrlich 24 M farmer New york Ny I Cabin
119 Paul Hoppel 33 M farmer New york Ny I Cabin
120 Louis Wedekind 28 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
121* Carl Wust 38 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
122 Maria Gilson 20 F New york Ny I Cabin
123 Carsten Hinners 14 M Germany Ny I Cabin
124 Johen Kaepke 36 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
125 J. H. Peters 34 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
126 Anton Kipp 24 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
127 M. Grinnel 38 M merchant New york Ny I Cabin
128 Anna Edwards 24 F New york Ny I Cabin
129 Fritz Kind 17 M Knifesmith Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
130 Herm. Geidemann 18 M workman Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
131 Johan Wehlan 21 M merchant New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
132 Wilhelm Scholz 31 M merchant Austria Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
133 Fabian July 42 M farmer New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
134 Emilie July 9 F New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
135 Jacob Helkoth 15 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
136 Auguste Mistelkee 27 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
137 Auguste Graustein 15 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
138 Anna Haupt 25 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
139 Heinr. Lerke 24 M workman Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
140 John Malurius 16 M merchant Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
141 Heinr. Meyer 24 M merchant Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
142 Marie Schneider 30 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
143 Josephine Schneider 7 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
144 Marg. Litzenberger 19 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
145 Otto Donath 23 M merchant Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
146 David Gelts 31 M farmer Newark NJ Deckhouses & Steerage
147* Harmah Lowe 20 F Austria NJ Deckhouses & Steerage
148 Susanna Kurtz 53 F New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
149 Carl Griesbach 58 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
150 Sophie Griesbach 55 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
151 Clara Griesbach 13 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
152 Wilhelm Jats 46 M farmer France Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
153 Henriette Jats 36 F France Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
154* Henriette We??er 19 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
155 Johanna Wedde 30 F S. francisco California Deckhouses & Steerage
156 Charles Wedde 9 M S. francisco California Deckhouses & Steerage
157 Lina Wedde 7 F S. francisco California Deckhouses & Steerage
158 Henny Wedde 4 F S. francisco California Deckhouses & Steerage
159 friedke Wedde 41 F S. francisco California Deckhouses & Steerage
160 Herman Abel 49 M merchant New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
161 Heinr. Abel 9 M New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
162 Fr. Frauenstein 24 M merchant Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
163 Louise Frauenstein 30 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
164 Otto Frauenstein 3 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
165 Selma Frauenstein 11 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
166 friedke Simon 19 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
167 Louise Fedorevitsch 27 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
168* Samuel Braee 5? M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
169 Elisabeth Dohr 20 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
170 Herman Pahe 30 M farmer New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
171 Gesine Meertens 18 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
172 Philip Kurtz 33 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
173 Louisa Kurtz 32 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
174 Philip Kurtz 9 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
175 Pauline Kurtz 4 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
176 Emma Kurtz 9 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
177 Marie Schmidt 16 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
178 Adolf Astfalk 23 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
179 Gottlieb Stove 23 M brewer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
180 Eugen Astfalk 25 M merchant Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
181 Johannes Kittel 38 M shoemaker Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
182 Lina Hauek 15 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
183* Katchen Sappig 22 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
184 Paul Eisenlohn 24 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
185 friedke Eisenlohn 23 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
186 Johannes Walter 24 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
187 Joseph Schmidt 24 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
188 friedke Schmidt 14 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
189 Gottlib Schmidt 14 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
190 friedr. Harder 14 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
191 Wilhelm Keppler 14 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
192 Elisab. Heyn 24 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
193 August Heyn 16 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
194* Meta Meyer 24 F workman Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
195 Julius Alback 23 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
196 Joh. Huemann 39 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
197 Marie Huemann 48 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
198 Caspar Huemann 15 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
199 Johan Huemann 12 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
200 Wilhelm Huemann 8 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
201 Ernst Huemann 4 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
202 Marie Huemann 3 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
203 friedke Kiel 24 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
204 Carl Kamlade 30 M merchant St. Francisco California Deckhouses & Steerage
205 A. Schumacher 17 M Smith Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
206 Gerhard Eymann 15 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
207 Carl Schieferdecker 28 M Segarmaker Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
208 friedke Schieferdecker 26 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
209 Christian Vogt 34 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
210 Anna Weinhofen 33 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
211 Heinr. Mugge 54 M merchant New york Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
212 August Kaufmann 13 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
213 Marianne Paulityka 33 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
214 Cathr Paulityka 10 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
215 Martha Paulityka 9 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
216 Wilhelm Rohe 42 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
217 Gertrud Rohe 47 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
218 Wilhelm Rohe 13 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
219 Heinrich Rohe 9 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
220 Heinrich Guese 31 M tayler Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
221* Heinr. ?iseher 45 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
222 Elisabeth ?iseher 43 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
223 Erhardt ?iseher 13 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
224 Adam ?iseher 11 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
225 Johann ?iseher 6 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
226 Elisabeth ?iseher 3 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
227 Johann ?iseher 63 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
228 Emilie Goeler 50 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
229 Erhardt Goeler 23 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
230 Sabine Goeler 21 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
231 Carl Goeler 19 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
232 Elisab. Goeler 30 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
233* Sophie Goeler 1 1/2 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
234 Christine Mergner 25 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
235* Marg. Egel?rant 18 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
236 Georg Pausch 36 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
237 Sophie Pausch 36 Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
238* Elisabeth Pausch 2 1/2 Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
239 Georg Rank 18 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
240 Johann Emtmann 18 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
241* Heinr. Re?ter 37 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
242 Marie Weige 23 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
243* Georg A?brand 17 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
244 Heinrich Will 26 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
245 Martin Will 3 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
246 Heinrich Will 9 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
247 Ernst Weber 35 M farmer Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
248 Marie Weber 34 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
249 Ernst Weber 4 M Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
250 Julie Weber 2 F Germany Ny Deckhouses & Steerage
New York on the 16th day of August 1872.
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.
Passenger Notes:
#2, 3, 4, Letters are unclear
#24 Mark over 'a'
#30 First name and Age crossed out
#31 First name crossed out
#43 Letter is unclear
#59 Mark over 'u'
#70 Letters are unclear
#78 ???
#83, 91 Mark over 'u'
#98 Mark over 'e'
#104 Could be 'n' or 'u'
#113 First name might be 'Pamela'
#115 Could be 'n' or 'u'
#121 Mark over 'u'
#147 Mark over 'o'
#154 Could be 'tt', 'st', or 'bb'
#168 Unclear if a 6 or a 7
#183 Mark over 'a'
#194 Occupation is probably for passenger #195
#221 First letter is obscured by previous entry
#233 Most likely female. The fractions started in the years column, but ran
over into the months column. Could be interpreted as 1 year, 6 months.
#235 First letter is obscured by previous entry
#238 The fractions started in the years column, but ran over into the months
column. Could be interpreted as 2 years, 6 months.
#241 Could be 'n' or 'u'
#243 Could be 'r', 's', or 'v'
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 364.
Transcribed by Stephen Lignowski a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 September 2001
If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page, please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc., with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the transcriber at the bottom of the manifest or to the ISTG Production Coordinator. Be sure to include the name of the SHIP and VOLUME number.
The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The original Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site,
was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyright © 1998-2008. Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.
Created & Maintained by the ISTG™Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild