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Hamburg, Germany to New York
24 December 1867

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, N Trautmann, Master of the Str Cimbria, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear 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 the Passengers taken on board the said Steamer at Hamburg, from which Port the said Steamer 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.
So help me God. (Signature) N Trautmann

Sworn to this Dec 24 1867,
Before me. (Signature) W C?????y, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Str Cimbria whereof Trautmann is Master, from Hamburg burthen 2964 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
              
216* Jacob ?????????        18     M   Clerk        Switzerland   U. States   Between Deck
217  Carl Beber             19     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
218* Lorenz Rumenap         21     M   Shoemaker    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
219  Marie Kinne            19     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
220  Heinrich Schriper      20     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
221* Anna Will???           18     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
222  Carl Fuchs             18     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
223  Ferdinand Steinke      40     M   Seaman       Central Amer. U. States   Between Deck
224* Ernestine Fass         25     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
225* Salomon Fass            7     M   Her child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
226  Friedrich Kramer       14     M   Boy          Germany       U. States   Between Deck
227  Wilhelm Fraatz         16     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
228  Henneth Masse          45     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
229  Bertha Masse           18     F   Her child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
230  Rosa Masse             16     F   Her child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
231  Meyer Masse            13     M   Her child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
232  Wilhelm Oluff          20     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
233  Peter Meyn             50     M   Fisherman    U. States     U. States   Between Deck
234* Eduard Rappmeyer       40     M   Printer      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
235  Caroline Wellnitz      40     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
236  Carl Wellnitz           0y7m  M   Her baby     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
237* Friedrich Schutze      24     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
238  Ludwig Goldowsky       17     M   Seaman       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
239* Theodor Gauterle       24     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
240  Joseph Scherer         43     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
241  Catharine Scherer      19     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
242  Joseph Limberger       26     M   Saddler      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
243  Ida Limberger          25     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
244  Pauline Limberger       0y9m  F   His baby     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
245  Catharine Fischer      19     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
246  Narbert Baur           28     M   Carpenter    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
247  Adolph Schmellenmeyer  17     M   Confectioner Germany       U. States   Between Deck
248* Jacob Bapp             34     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
249* Margarethe Bapp        29     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
250* Adam Bapp               7     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
251* Johann Bapp             4     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
252* Jacob Bapp              2     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
253* Philipp Bapp            0y6m  M   His baby     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
254  Marianne Johannes      14     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
255* Leopold Kruger         38     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
256* Nicolaus Schreiber     21     M      ?         Switzerland   U. States   Between Deck
257* Carl Beckhaus          16     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
258  Richard Norby          29     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
259  Wilhelm Moltz          24     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
260  Bertha Boch            26     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
261  Gustav Boch             2     M   Her child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
262  Johann Sinners         28     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
263  Louise Sinners         26     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
264* Heinrich Jordan        25     M   Student      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
265* Salomon Jordan         57     M   Miller       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
266* Louis Sep              29     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Between Deck
267  Carl Falkner           26     M   Mason        Norway        U. States   Between Deck
268  Friedrich Zimmerman    27     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
269  Wilhelmine Riske       29     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
270  Anna Riske              3     F   Her child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
271  Heinrich Riske          0y8m  M   Her baby     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
272  Salomon Salomon        20     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
273  Alex Kociezewski       34     M   Saddler      U. States     U. States   Between Deck
274  Elise Lang             59     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
275  Heinrich Weil          27     M   Brewer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
276  Eduard Reibel          17     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Between Deck
277  Leonhard Laubner       22     M   Farmer       U. States     U. States   Between Deck
278  Wilhelmine Petersen    19     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
279  Adolf Winterberg       23     M   Engineer     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
280  Friedr. Schmidt        23     M   Farmer       Switzerland   U. States   Between Deck
281  Fritz Bottcher         34     M   Smith        U. States     U. States   Between Deck
282* Johann Hackendahl      33     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
283* Sophie Hackendahl      34     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
284* Johann Hackendahl      11     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
285* Friedrich Hackendahl    7     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
286  Ludwig Classmann       21     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
287  Daniel Frocklich       26     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
288* Ferdinand Lunow        27     M   Waiter       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
289  Meyer Rosenthal        24     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
290  August Kirkebye        27     M   Workman      Denmark       U. States   Between Deck
291  Georg Stoffel          34     M   Farmer       U. States     U. States   Between Deck
292  Carl Mark              32     M   Shoemaker    Denmark       U. States   Between Deck
293  Christian Sutter       40     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Between Deck
294  Robert Haberland       44     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
295  Wilhelmine Koch        25     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
296  Ferdinand Cronatzki    24     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
297* Paul Mawiec            24     M   Cigarmaker   Germany       U. States   Between Deck
298* Carl Tirnan            27     M   Waiter       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
299* Ludwig Frombach        22     M   Workman      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
300  Julius Korn            25     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
301  Philipp Dahl           53     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
302  Joseph Scheifer        21     M   Smith        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
303  Louis Scheifer         17     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
304  Leopold Roos           18     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
305  Michael Schneider      17     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
306  Georg Holl             23     M   Tailor       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
307  Philipp Pfarr          47     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
308  Aron Laudann           17     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
309* Heim Kusel             26     M   Joiner       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
310  Jacob Kuhn             18     M   Carriage Mkr Germany       U. States   Between Deck
311  Margarethe Kuhn        29     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
312  Elise Borill           19     F   Servant      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
313  Johann Ferd            37     M   Weaver       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
314  Jacob Nuber            19     M   Teacher      Germany       U. States   Between Deck
315* Carl Krimpel           41     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
316* Magdalene Brunt        69     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Between Deck
317* Elisabeth Gutfreund    19     F   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
318* Friedrich Gutfreund    22     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
319  Georg Zeisz            22     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
320  Louise Dumarthery      39     F   Unmarried    Switzerland   U. States   Between Deck
321* August Lanbacher       20     M   Engineer     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
322* Jacob Julch            43     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
323* Henriette Julch        38     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
324* Magdalene Julch        16     F   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
325* Elisabeth Julch        19     F   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
326* Jacob Julch            14     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
327* Michel Julch            6     M   His child    Germany       U. States   Between Deck
328* Friedrich Julch         0y9m  M   His baby     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
329* Otto Riaweger          28     M   Lithographer Germany       U. States   Between Deck
330  Christian Steiger      30     M   Tailor       Germany       U. States   Between Deck
331  Kate Mill              18     F   Unmarried    England       U. States   Between Deck
332  Heinrich Weinmann      27     M   Farmer       Switzerland   U. States   Between Deck
333  Elisabeth Weinmann     21     F   His wife     Switzerland   U. States   Between Deck
334* Louis Sie??            39     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Between Deck
335  Louis Korbett          46     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
336  Louise Korbett         42     F   His wife     U. States     U. States   Cabin
337  Elise Korbett          10     F   Child        U. States     U. States   Cabin
338  Sophie Korbett          7     F   Child        U. States     U. States   Cabin
339  Caroline Juze          19     F   Unmarried    U. States     U. States   Cabin
340  Mary Wilkens           19     F   Unmarried    U. States     U. States   Cabin
341* Ad. Menze              27     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
342  Samuel Born            37     F   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
343  Therese Born           23     F   His wife     U. States     U. States   Cabin
344  John Pearse            26     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
345  Carl Hochting          50     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
346  Joh Cruse              44     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
347  Arnold Blum Jr         50     M   Merchant     U. States     U. States   Cabin
348  Josepha Terselis       40     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
349  Udo Bornemann          28     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Cabin
350  Hulda Cohn             18     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
351  Hermann Loewy          39     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Cabin
352  Herman Cantor          29     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
353  Nisi Mehler            31     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
354  Marie Hepemuller       25     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
355  Jette Choryuski        20     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
356  Ni?? Regmann           35     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
357  Joh Regmann             7     M   Her child    Germany       U. States   Cabin
358  Christian Regman        5     M   Her child    Germany       U. States   Cabin
359  Catharine Regman        3     F   Her child    Germany       U. States   Cabin
360  Margareth Regman        0y6m  F   Her child    Germany       U. States   Cabin
361* Rudolph Stohker        17     M   Merchant     Switzerland   U. States   Cabin
362  Pauline Kuster         23     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
363  Ernestine Thalheimer   22     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
364  Wm Kraemer             45     M   Farmer       U.S.          U. States   Cabin
365* Ger Rall               38     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
366* Fr. Dirkhut            26     M   Farmer       U.S.          U. States   Cabin
367* Emilie Dirkhut         28     F   His wife     Germany       U. States   Cabin
368* Margareth Ziemluk      14     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
369* Henriette Dirkhut      56     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
370* Caroline Kleum         28     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
371* Caroline Kleum          0y6m  F   Her baby     Germany       U. States   Cabin
372  Joh Upamonti           40     M   Manufacturer Germany       U. States   Cabin
373* Mina Schultz           24     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
374* Friederike Semelh????  30     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
375  Kathr Orlesmann        24     F   Unmarried    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
376  Lilly Orlesmann         6     F   Her child    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
377  Ludwig Orlesmann        0y9m  M   Her child    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
378* Ernst Brunner          19     M   Farmer       Germany       U. States   Cabin
379  Constance Orve         25     F   Unmarried    Norway        U. States   Cabin
380  Sorensius Hansen       18     M   Seaman       Norway        U. States   Cabin
381  Anna Norman            24     F   Unmarried    Norway        U. States   Cabin
382  Christine Schmidt      27     F   Woman        Germany       U. States   Cabin
383  August Schmidt          5     M   Child        Germany       U. States   Cabin
384  Adam Morl              35     M   Merchant     Germany       U. States   Cabin
385  Crescentia Stillich    23     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
386  Magdalene Baier        24     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
387  John McLellan          21     M   Officer      U.S.          U. States   Cabin
388  Jacob Stoffer          28     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
389* Catharine Weugerroth   57     F   Woman        U.S.          U. States   Cabin
390* Richard Tinnickson     40     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
391* Fritz Muller           32     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
392  Selig Kemptner         31     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
393  ?ettel Nathan          18     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
394  George Giesler         23     M   Officer      Germany       U. States   Cabin
395  Emil Mahl Schone       24     M   Officer      Germany       U. States   Cabin
396  Marianne Gleeson       25     F   Unmarried    England       U. States   Cabin
397  Wilhelmine Arend       25     F   Unmarried    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
398  Andreas Brandenberger  30     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
399* Christine Rezman       16     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
400  Wilh Uhlenbrock        30     M   Merchant     Holland       U. States   Cabin
401* Mary Schemk            46     F   Woman        U.S.          U. States   Cabin
402* Caroline Schemk         5     F   Her child    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
403  Heinrich Reibel        36     M   Innkeeper    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
404* Dora Muller            38     F   Unmarried    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
405  Otto Moses             25     M   Engineer     Germany       U. States   Cabin
406  Marie Andresen         31     F   Unmarried    Germany       U. States   Cabin
407  Caroline Bonnet        30     F   Woman        France        U. States   Cabin
408  Eugene Bonnet           8     M   Her child    France        U. States   Cabin
409  Paula Bonnet            7     F   Her child    France        U. States   Cabin
410  William Church         30     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
411  Mary Schmidt           22     F   Unmarried    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
412* Victor Bissner         29     M   Merchant     France        U. States   Cabin
413  James West             42     M   Farmer       U.S.          U. States   Cabin
414  Mary West              36     F   His wife     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
415  Percy West              5     M   Their child  U.S.          U. States   Cabin
416  Elisabeth West          2y6m  F   Their child  U.S.          U. States   Cabin
417  Jacob Goodmann         36     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
418  Benjamin Cohen         42     M   Manufacturer U.S.          U. States   Cabin
419* J. W Guthrie                  M   Gentleman    U.S.          U. States   Cabin
420* Moritz Palestre        30     M   Merchant     Austria       U. States   Cabin
421* Patrick Mayachen       23     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
422  Albert Booker          30     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
423* Louis Rauke            31     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
424  Aug. Eisig             42     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
425  David Decker           48     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
426*   ?   Decker           37     F   His wife     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
427  Oscar Kaempf           38     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
428* Albert Pappenhuser     29     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
429* Mary Pappenhuser       19     F   His wife     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
430* Moritz Falkenan        39     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
431  O. U. G. Gravelli      35     M   Merchant     U.S.          U. States   Cabin
                                                    
                                                    (Signature)   N Trautman


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that cannot be transcribed 
  definitely.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not 
  numbered in the original manifest.

  The entry "United States" in the native country and destination country columns
  is shortened to "U. States" for formatting reasons.  "Male" and "Female" in the
  Sex column is shortened to "M" and "F" for the same reason.


216      Surname is overwritten and undecipherable.
218      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Rumenap".
221      Letters of the last half of surname are not carefully formed and cannot be
         deciphered with certainty, but name might possibly be "Willman" or "Wellman".
224-225  Surname appears to be written as "Fass", but might possibly be "Foss".
234      Surname is either Roppmeyer" or "Rappmeyer".
237      Surname is either "Schutze" or "Schritze".
239      Surname appears to be either "Gauterle" or "Ganterle".
248-253  Surname appears to be written as "Bapp", but might possibly be "Bopp".
255      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Kruger".
256      Passenger's Occupation is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with
         certainty, but might possibly be "Machinist".
257      Surnamje is either "Beckhaus" or "Backhaus".
264-265  Surname appears to be either "Jordan" or "Jorden".
266      Surname is either "Sep" or "Sess".
282-285  Surname is either "Hackendahl" or "Hockendahl".
288      Surname is either "Lunow" or "Sunow" with an umlaut above the "u".
297      Letters of surname are not carefully formed and cannot be deciphered with
         certainty.  Name is possibly "Maniec", "Mawiec" or "Manrec".
298      Surname is possibly "Tirnan", "Timan" or "Timen".
299      Surname is either "Fromback" or "Frombeck".
309      Given name is poorly written and cannot be deciphered with certainty, but 
         might possibly be "Heim" or "Herm".
315      Surname is possibly "Krimpel", "Krumpel" or "Krunpel".
316      Surname appears to be either "Brunt" or "Brumt".
317-318  Surname is either "Gutfreund" or "Gutfrumd".
321      Surname is either "Lanbacher" or "Laubacher".
322-327  There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Julch".
329      Surname appears to be written as "Riarveger", but might possibly be 
         "Risweger" or "Risiveger".
334      Last half of surname cannot be deciphered with certainty, but name
         is possibly "Sieger".
241      Surname is either "Menze" or "Menzes".
361      There appears to be an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Stohker".
365      Surname appears to be either "Rall" or "Ball".
366-367  Surname appears to be written as "Dirkhut" or "Dickhut", but might possibly
         be "Dirkhert" or "Dickhert".
368      Surname appears to be written as "Ziemluk", but might possibly be "Ziemliek"
         or "Ziemlick".
369      Surname appears to be written as "Dirkhut" or "Dickhut", but might possibly
         be "Dirkhert" or "Dickhert".
370-371  Surname appears to be written as "Kleum", nut might possibly be "Klein",
         "Kleim", "Kleiner" or "Kleinn".
373      Surname is written as "Schlutz", but might possibly be "Schultz".
374      Letters of the last part of surname are not carefully formed and cannot be
         deciphered with certainty, but name is possibly "Semelhorst", "Semelhorck"
         or "Semelhauck".
378      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Brunner".
389      Surname is possibly "Weugerroth", "Wengerroth", "Weuzerroth" or "Wenzerroth".
390      Surname is either "Tinnickson" or "Timickson".
391      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
399      Surname is possibly "Rezman", "Regman" and "Reyman".
401-402  Surname appears to be either "Schemk", "Schenck" or "Scheuck".
404      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
412      Surname is either "Bissner" or "Rissner".
419      Passenger's Age is not recorded.
420      Surname is either "Palestre" or "Polestre".
421      Surname is either "Meyachen" or "Meynchen".
423      Surname appears to be either "Rauke" or Raecke".
426      Damage to the manifest obscures this passenger's given name.  Name appears
         to be with "L" and might possibly be "Louise".
428-429  Surname is recorded as "Pappenhuser" or "Poppenhuser", but might possibly be
         "Pappenhauser" or "Possenhauser".
430      Surname appears to be written as "Falkenan" or "Falkman".


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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 290, List 1303.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 August 2005



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