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SS Ohio


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
29 December 1873

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, K. van Emster, Master of the Ger. S.S. Ohio of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the annexed list subscribed 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 vessel 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 the 29 day of Decbr 1873        Joh. Putscher
Before me Wm R Reese, ???
Name of Vessel, Ohio
Nation of do. German
Name of Master, K. v. Emster
Port Sailed from Bremen
Number of Aliens, 80
Number of Citizens, 10
Consignees, Mssrs. A Schumacher & Co.
Owners, North German Lloyd of Bremen
Alien Passengers landed at the Port of Baltimore, from the S.S. Ohio, Berlin of which K. v. Emster is Master, on the 28 day of Decbr 1873 from Bremen.
Columns represent: passenger name, gender (originally recorded in the margin of the manifest), age, last legal residence, and occupation or remarks.
Cabin Passengers:
 1  Mr. von Lindenberg         m 22    Baltimore    merchant
 2* F Topfer                   m 30    Germany      merchant
 3* Rosa Topfer                f 28    Germany
 4* Jenny Topfer               f  2    Germany
 5* Hugo Topfer                m   11m Germany
 6* Gustav Topfer              m 22    Germany      merchant
 7  Heinr Baumann              m 46    Switzerland  merchant

Steerage Passengers:
 8  Luppe Schulti              m 18    Germany      merchant
 9  Heinr Stratemeyer          m 65    Germany      labourer
10  Clara Stratemeyer          f 60    Germany
11  Elisabeth Stratemeyer      f 17    Germany
12  Vincent Masur              m 25    Germany      labourer
13  Julianne Wich              f 19    Germany      servant
14  Georg Betz                 m 22    Germany      briclaier
15  Wilhelm Meysahn            m 29    Germany      cooper
16  Aug. Hakenicht             m 51    Germany      labourer
17  Jacob Fischer              m 53    Baltimore    farmer
18  Elisabeth Filikes          f 20    Germany      semstress
19  Anton Poll                 m 23    Germany      briclaier
20  Johann Narr                m 28    York         farmer
21  Wilhelm Buhrer             m 31    Germany      labourer
22  Bernhardine Buhrer         f 26    Germany
23  Theodor Stein              m 27    Baltimore    merchant
24  Eva Everle                 f 22    Germany      servant
25  Anna Everle                f 18    Germany      servant
26  Philipp Kunzle             m 31    Germany      shoemaker
27  Herm Tschirmer             m 20    Germany      farmer
28  Jacob Haberle              m 16    Germany      farmer
29  Joh. Henne                 m 30    Germany      shoemaker
30  Oscar Starkloff            m 17    Bohemia      merchant
31  Marie Dolycek              f 44    Bohemia
32  Wenzl Dolycek              m 23    Bohemia      labourer
33  ???? Dolycek               f 20    Bohemia
34  Anna Dolycek               f 18    Bohemia
35  Alzbeta Dolycek            f 15    Bohemia
36  Josef Dolycek              m  9y9m Bohemia
37  Josepha Cwik               f 17    Germany
38  Franz Cwik                 m  9y9m Germany
39  Johann Cwik                m  8y6m Germany
40  Albert Cwik                m  7    Germany
41  Amalie Wolter              f 53    Germany
42  Wilh. Wolter               m 18    Germany      ?
43  Aug. Wolter                m 13    Germany
44  Aug. Hielscher             m 36    Germany      housecarpenter
45  Marianne Dagues            f  9y6m Germany
46  Antonia Dagues             f  7    Germany
47  Wenzl Skodopoll            m 31    Bohemia      cloth weaver
48  Albert Skodopoll           m 36    Bohemia      cloth weaver
49  Johann Kastner             m 25    Bohemia      miller
50  Laurenz Nemecek            m 21    Bohemia      housecarpenter
51  Anna Hynck                 f 31    Bohemia
52  Josef Hynck                m  8    Bohemia
53  Anna Hynck                 f  2    Bohemia
54  Elisabeth Hynck            f    6m Bohemia
55  Joh. Proskowitz            m 44    Bohemia      labourer
56  Maria Proskowitz           f 42    Bohemia
57  Johann Proskowitz          m 20    Bohemia
58  Wenzl Proskowitz           m 17    Bohemia
59  Maria Proskowitz           f 15    Bohemia
60  Margaretha Proskowitz      f  9    Bohemia
61  Anna Proskowitz            f  8    Bohemia
62  Barbara Proskowitz         f  6    Bohemia
63  Magdalena Proskowitz       f  3    Bohemia
64  Johann Kassl               m 56    Bohemia      labourer
65  Joseph Novy                m 18    Bohemia      labourer
66  Bartol Bofar               m 56    Bohemia      labourer
67  Margaretha Bofar           f 56    Bohemia
68  Jonas Bofar                m 16    Bohemia      labourer
69  Veronica Bofar             f 13    Bohemia
70  Barbara Bofar              f  9    Bohemia
71  Elisabeth Bofar            f 22    Bohemia
72  Joh. Purkert               m 19    Moravia      labourer
73  Carl Grutterl              m 16    Germany      merchant
74  Diedr Ellermann            m 16    Germany      merchant
75  Joseph Kramheller          m 38    Germany      farmer
76  Francisca Kramheller       f 25    Germany
77  Francisca Kramheller       f 14    Germany
78  Franz Kramheller           m    6m Germany
79* ??   ???                   f 24    Baltimore
80* ???
81  Wilh. Heumuller            m  7    Baltimore
82  Friedr Lange               m 40    Baltimore    housecarpenter
83  Caroline Lange             f 20    Germany
84  Hinrich Lange              m  6    Baltimore
85  Catharine Lange            f 65    Germany
86  James Drummons             m 29    Columbus     farmer
87  Joh. Grushacker            m 60    Newyork      weaver
88  Franz Simon                m 26    Switzerland  merchant
89  Emil Schinder              m 27    Switzerland  farmer
90  G. Burweirl                m 23    Switzerland  farmer

Recapitulation
       Cabin:  5 Adults  1 Children  1 Infant
    Steerage: 74   "     7    "      2   "
       Total: 79 Adults  8 Children  3 Infants

Baltimore the 28 Decbr 1874 (signed) KvEmaster


Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark (?) indicates indecipherable material.
An asterisk (*) indicates further information in these footnotes.

Passenger Notes:
2-6     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be spelled Toepfer.
21-22   Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Buehrer.
33      Given name is obliterated by damage to the original manifest.
79-80   Names are obliterated by damaged original.  Surname for #79
        may be Jaeger.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 22.
Transcribed and donated by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 November 2001



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