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Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England to New York
17 August 1872

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
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.
    
251  Heinrich   Scharege       45     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
252  Georg      Ahlert         25     M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
253  Marie      Wilke          50     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
254  Carl       Wilke          18     M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
255  Cathr      Wilke          16     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
256  Cathr      Meier                 F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
257  L. W.      Fulle          36     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
258  Cathr      Fulle          26     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
259  Johann     Fulle          24     M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
260  Georg      Fulle              9  M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
261  Gerhard    Witte          24     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
262  Johann     Linke          23     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
263  Aug.       Rahlenkamp     23     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
264  Anna       Weltner        23     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
265  Aug.       Lipkowsky      17     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
266  Augustie   Lipkowsky      27     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
267  Bertha     Lipkowsky       2     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
268  August     Lipkowsky          1  M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
269  Christ.    Laskowski      29     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
270  Alb.       Langowski      28     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
271  Johan      Schwendt       20     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
272  Martin     Dieling        20     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
273  Joh.       Ruprecht       26     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
274  Georg      Dorfler        26     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
275  Kunigunde  Kaiser         23     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
276  Johann     Otten          26     M Shoemaker   Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
277  Doris      Schmidtke      47     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
278  Caroline   Schmidtke      14     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
279  Ernestine  Schmidtke       8     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
280  Rich.      Schallisch     18     M merchant    Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
281  Caroline   Rohrig         22     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
282  Louise     Rohrig         19     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
283  Christine  Keller         20     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
284  Anna       Breuer         64     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
285  Marg.      Breuer         24     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
286  Anton      Breuer         14     M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
287  Christian  Entemann       16     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
288  Heinrich   Gilz           27     M Cooper      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
289  Johann     Schumann       28     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
290  Philip     Dietzke        26     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
291  Thimotheus Kesbach        27     M taylor      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
292  Bernhard   Luda           32     M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
293  Andreas    Hohn           17     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
294  Jacobine   Hohn           19     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
295  Christine  Hohn           17     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
296  Chatharine Behrens        17     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
297  Friedr.    Schaal         44     M farmer      Toledo        Toledo      Deckhouses & Steerage
298  Cathr      Schaal         40     F             Toledo        Toledo      Deckhouses & Steerage
299  Julia      Schaal         17     F             Toledo        Toledo      Deckhouses & Steerage
300  Louise     Schaal          4     F             Toledo        Toledo      Deckhouses & Steerage
301  Adolf      Goetz          13     M             Toledo        Toledo      Deckhouses & Steerage
302  Auguste    Loaf           32     F             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
303  D.         Hasselbach     22     M             Germany       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
304  Marie      Schwarz        20     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
305  Isaac      Loewi          17     M workman     Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
306  Ignatz     Heiner         17     M workman     Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
307  Anton      Janouseek      35     M workman     Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
308  Maria      Wilhelm        37     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
309  Anna       Wilhelm        12     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
310  Jos.       Chytracek      17     M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
311  Alois      Parlousek      31     M taylor      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
312  Anna       Horacek        60     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
313  Anna       Horacek        30     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
314  Antonia    Horacek        30     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
315  Leopold    Daubek         19     M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
316  Adelbert   Bausch         16     M Shoemaker   Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
317  Anna       Friedrich      33     M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
318  Antonia    Friedrich       8     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
319  Josepha    Friedrich          9  F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
320  Carl       Jaster         31     M taylor      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
321  Auguste    Jaster         35     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
322  Agnes      Jaster          7     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
323  Waleska    Jaster             11 F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
324  Oscar      Boetcher       23     M bricklayer  Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
325  Samuel     Pataske        26     M Joiner      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
326  Samuel     Krakauer       18     M merchant    Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
327  Nathan     Krakauer       24     M taylor      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
328  Heinrich   Glinzmann      33     M farmer      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
329  Cathr      Glinzmann      31     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
330  Anna       Glinzmann       6     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
331  Johann     Glinzmann       3     M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
332  Heinrich   Glinzmann          6  M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
333  Elisabeth  Glinzmann      67     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
334  Johann     Glinzmann      30     M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
335  Meta       Glinzmann      20     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
336  Anna       Biermann       15     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
337  Peter      Baumann        30     M farmer      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
338  Marg.      Baumann        26     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
339* Cathr      Baumann         3 1/4 F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
340  Heinrich   Baumann            11 M             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
341  Cathr      Martens        18     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
342* Gerhard    Kotters        28     M farmer      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
343  Johanne    Nichus         30     F farmer      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
344  Elise      Ketters        68     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
345  Nicolas    Keim           60     M farmer      Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
346  Cathr      Keim           54     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
347  Maria      Keim           17     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
348  Anna       Keim           14     F             Austria       Ny          Deckhouses & Steerage
349  Christine  Keim            9     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
350  Adam       Weltz          55     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
351  Elisabeth  Weltz          53     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
352  Peter      Kratz          17     M butcher     Germany       Ny          Steerage
353  Marie      Kratz          14     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
354  Ludwig     Kuchler        17     M musician    Germany       Ny          Steerage
355  Frank      Gremer         17     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
356  Anna       Walter         20     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
357  Elisab.    Ohl            19     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
358  Marie      Keller         24     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
359  Martin     Kaufmann       53     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
360  Maria      Kaufmann       53     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
361  Marie      Lang           25     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
362  Ernestne   Kaufmann       18     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
363  Gregor     Krieg          25     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
364  Amalia     Lang            3     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
365  Philipne   Lang            2     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
366  Louise     Kilian         21     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
367  Kilian     Hemlin         16     M miller      Germany       Ny          Steerage
368  Peter      Seitz          18     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
369  Johann     Knese          49     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
370  Friedr.    Seiler         27     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
371  Ernestne   Seiler         24     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
372  Anna       Seiler             7  F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
373  Hedwig     Seiler             1  F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
374  Elias      Grabenstein    22     M             Austria       Ny          Steerage
375  Emilie     Goldbach       22     F             Austria       Ny          Steerage
376  Joseph     Schwartz       26     M butcher     Austria       Ny          Steerage
377  Betti      Schwartz       23     F             Austria       Ny          Steerage
378  Anna       Schwartz       20     F             Austria       Ny          Steerage
379  Ros.       Schnurmacher   21     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
380  Therese    Kohoreek       17     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
381  May        Kohoreek        9     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
382  Samuel     Steiner        16     M merchant    Germany       Ny          Steerage
383  Pauline    Fritz          15     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
384  Rosine     Lung           17     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
385* Peter      Durst          27     M Shoemaker   Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
386  Terena     Durst          25     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
387  Johannes   Durst           9     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
388  Cathr      Durst           3     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
389  John       Durst          20     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
390  Elisabeth  Durst          17     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
391  Agatha     Durst          17     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
392  Ursula     Durst          17     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
393  Philomena  Durst          17     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
394  Marie      Durst              11 F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
395  Caspar     Blesi          34     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
396  Johann     Blesi          20     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
397  Elisab.    Zapfi          24     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
398  Lisette    Hagen          22     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
399  Esaias     Blumer         17     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
400  Magd.      Lucksinger     20     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
401  Anna       Lucksinger     30     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
402  Jacob      Lucksinger      7     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
403  Mathaus    Lucksinger      5     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
404  Anna       Lucksinger      2     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
405  Cathr      Lucksinger         6  F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
406  Mathias    Blumer         22     M workman     Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
407  Cathr      Kunzler        27     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
408  Barbara    Urban          22     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
409  Jacobine   Hoegan         24     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
410  friedke    Buchler        20     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
411* Maria      Hutt           32     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
412  Carl       Hutt            8     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
413  Marie      Hutt            5     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
414  Gottlieb   Hutt            2     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
415  Carl       Brugel         16     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
416  Marie      Brauer         25     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
417  Herm.      Wubbeler       19     M watchmaker  Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
418  Wilh.      Vieson         17     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
419  Emil       Wieweg         22     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
420  Mathias    Kretsehmar     57     M             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
421  Anna       Kretsehmar     20     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
422* August     Mobius         26     M smith       Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
423* Carl       Trager         24     M workman     Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
424  Petronella Busch          24     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
425  Caroline   Brinkmeyer     22     F             Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
426  Carl       Kallin         30     M farmer      Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
427  Clemens    Oschner        37     M farmer      Switzerland   Ny          Steerage
428  Johann     Fromader       39     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
429  Marg.      Fromader       33     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
430  Andreas    Fromader        6     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
431  Cathr      Fromader        7     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
432  Barth.     Fromader        3     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
433  Simon      Fromader           6  M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
434  Adeline    Haner          20     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
435* Anna       Kohler         23     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
436  Georg      Friess         31     M miller      Germany       Ny          Steerage
437  Juliane    Wolff          28     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
438  Marie      Pfeiffer       28     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
439* Joh.       Keumetmuller   35     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
440  Franz      Schneider      53     M farmer      Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
441  Rosine     Schneider      48     F             Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
442  Joseph     Schneider      19     M             Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
443  Carl       Schneider      17     M farmer      Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
444  Marg.      Schneider      21     F farmer      Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
445  Maria      Schneider      15     F             Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
446  Franz      Schneider       9     M             Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
447  Anton      Schneider       8     M             Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
448  Justin     Bretz          17     M             Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  Steerage
449  Joseph     Maier          21     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
450  Otto       Kraemer        18     M hatmaker    Germany       Ny          Steerage
451* Caspar     J??blo         26     M Shoemaker   Germany       Ny          Steerage
452  Wilhelm    J??blo         15     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
453  Eduard     Bai            23     M taylor      Germany       Ny          Steerage
454  Kunigunde  Krautwurst     17     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
455* May        B?rner         19       Joiner      Germany       Ny          Steerage
456  Heinr.     Lange          27     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
457  Christ.    Stahlhut       23     M Joiner      Germany       Ny          Steerage
458  Fr.        Roempflanger   17     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
459  Louise     Wissel         17     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
460  Minna      Proffe         22     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
461  Franz      Friderici      17     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
462  Norbert    Rothang        33     M workman     Germany       Ny          Steerage
463  Sabine     Stumpf         21     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
464  Christine  Bratenbach     46     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
465  Anna       Bratenbach      9     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
466* franciscus Sto?k          28     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
467  Franz      Tangerow       22     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
468  Heinrich   Mehlig         19     M baker       Germany       Ny          Steerage
469* John       Weikermuller   19     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
470  Folkert    Foltjes        17     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
471  August     Werner         18     M merchant    Germany       Ny          Steerage
472  Ferdinand  Werner         22     M merchant    Germany       Ny          Steerage
473* August     Wohler         17     M merchant    Germany       Ny          Steerage
474  August     Krass          52     M workman     Germany       Ny          Steerage
475  Julian     Krass          43     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
476  August     Krass          24     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
477  Emilie     Krass          20     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
478* Georg      Schafer        42     M baker       Germany       Ny          Steerage
479  Cathr      Dettmaier      29     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
480  Philip     Dettmaier       3     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
481  Julius     Schaufuss      31     M merchant    Germany       Ny          Steerage
482  Justus     Curth          41     M workman     Germany       Ny          Steerage
483  Martin     Curth           9     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
484  lynaeus    Curth           2     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
485  Harm       Wohlers        41     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
486  Adelheid   Wohlers        43     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
487  Herman     Wohlers        16     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
488  Henriette  Wohlers         9     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
489  Greetje    Ostermann      24     F farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
490  Marie      Ostermann      23     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
491  Diedr.     Nuttelmann     25     M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
492  Doris      Siemers        23     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
493  Marie      Meyer          26     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
494* Marie      Schierh?b      24     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
495  August     Schmidt        16     M brewer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
496  Friedr.    Schweer        32     M farmer      Germany       Ny          Steerage
497  Wilhne     Schweer        27     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
498  Marie      Schweer         5     F             Germany       Ny          Steerage
499* Heinrich   Schweer         2 1/2 M             Germany       Ny          Steerage
500  Marie      Regge          17     F             Germany       Ny          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:     
 #339 The fractions started in the years column, but ran over into the months
      column.  Could be interpreted as 3 years, 3 months. 
 #342 Mark over 'o'
 #385, 411 Mark over 'u'
 #422 Mark over 'o'
 #423 Mark over 'a'
 #435 Mark over 'o'
 #439 Mark over 'u'
 #451 Letters could be 'rn' or 'm'
 #455 Could be an 'o' or 'e'
 #466 Could be a 'c' or 'e'
 #469 Mark over 'u'
 #473 Mark over 'o'
 #478 Mark over 'a'
 #494 Could be 'o' or 'u'
 #499 The fractions started in the years column, but ran over into the months
      column.  Could be interpreted as 2 years, 6 months. 

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 364.
Transcribed by Stephen Lignowski a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 September 2001



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