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SS Lessing
I, B. Voss, Master of the S.S. Lessing, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said Lessing at Hamburg & Havre from which said port said Lessing 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 the country to which each intends to become an inhabitant: and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died.
Sworn to this 18 May 1882 [signature] so help me God
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S.S. Lessing whereof
B. Voss is master, From Hamburg burthern ________
Columns represent: Name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit*.
Between Decks
1 Ludwig Joh Kreger 43 m Cartwright Mecklenburg
2 Anna Kreger 49 f wife Mecklenburg
3 Anna Kreger 10 f children Mecklenburg
4 Martin Kreger 19 m children Mecklenburg
5 Bertha Kreger 8 f children Mecklenburg
6 Albert Kreger 7 m children Mecklenburg
7 Wilhem Kreger 6 m children Mecklenburg
8 Friedr Au?olil 43 m merchant Hamburg
9 Anna Au?olil 41 f wife Hamburg
10 Emil Au?olil 8 m children Hamburg
11 Alma Au?olil 7 f children Hamburg
12 Adolf Au?olil 7 m children Hamburg
13 Carl Schroder 59 m farmer Prussia
14 Fried'cke Schroder 59 f wife Prussia
15 Mine Schroder 17 f children Prussia
16 Joh Schroder 8 m children Prussia
17 Hans Wiem 49 m workman Prussia
18 Marie Wiem 39 f wife Prussia
19 Hans Wiem 8 m children Prussia
20 Heinrich Wiem 3 m children Prussia
21 Joh Wiem 6m m baby Prussia
22 August Laboda 49 m workman Prussia
23 Antonie Laboda 38 f wife Prussia
24 Thelila Laboda 7 f children Prussia
25 Franz Laboda 6 m children Prussia
26 Josef Laboda 4 m children Prussia
27 Martha Laboda 6m f baby Prussia
28 Pauline Carus 22 f single Saxony
29 Marg'the Hoffmann 16 f single Baden
30 Pauline Carus 31 f woman Austria
31 Max Carus 8 m children Austria
32 Franziska Carus 7 f children Austria
33 Amalie Carus 6m f baby Austria
34 Heinr Bruhn 47 m workman United States
35 Louise Hugfieter 15 f single Hamburg
36 Wilhelm Schmidt 47 m farmer Prussia
37 Johanne Schmidt 46 f wife Prussia
38 Marie Schmidt 19 f children Prussia
39 Anna Schmidt 17 f children Prussia
40 Emilie Schmidt 13 f children Prussia
41 Caroline Schmidt 8 f children Prussia
42 Wilhelm Schmidt 7 m children Prussia
43 Dorothea Miller 38 f woman Brunswick
44 Heinrich Miller 8 f children Brunswick
45 Dorothea Miller 7 f children Brunswick
46 Ferdinand Sprung 34 m farmer Prussia
47 Emilie Sprung 33 f wife Prussia
48 Gustav Sprung 7 m children Prussia
49 Wilhelm Sprung 6 m children Prussia
50 Franz Sprung 3 m children Prussia
51 Herrmann Sprung 11m m baby Prussia
52 Ernst Sprung 1m m baby Prussia
53 Dorothea Sen 46 f woman Hamburg
54 Johannes Sen 8 m son Hamburg
55 Herrmann Schmann 24 m workman Prussia
56 Wilhelm Moininger 34 m farmer Prussia
57 Hanna Moininger 36 f wife Prussia
58 Bernhard Moininger 5 m son Prussia
59 August Moininger 11m m baby Prussia
60 Jette Fick 53 f woman Prussia
61 Mathilde Fick 8 f daughter Prussia
62 Emilie Kaschitzht 23 f single Prussia
63 Henry Vacts 54 m farmer Hanover
64 Margarethe Vacts 55 f wife Hanover
65 Friederick Vacts 32 m children Hanover
66 Wilhelm Vacts 13 m children Hanover
67 Joh Vacts 8 m children Hanover
68 Wilhelmine Hockmann 46 f woman Prussia
69 Mathilde Hockmann 8 f daughter Prussia
70 Marie Sheel 18 f single Prussia
71 Heinrich Weisshof ?? m joiner Prussia
72 Joh Hennings 76 m farmer Prussia
73 Bette Grube 29 f single Prussia
74 Anna Muller 19 f woman Saxony
75 Niae Muller 11m m baby Saxony
76 Heinr. Bog 27 m shoemaker Prussia
77 Joachim Fest 60 m farmer Prussia
78 Wiebke Fest 60 f wife Saxony
79 Jacob Witt 23 m farmer Prussia
80 Emma Witt 29 f wife Prussia
81 Marie Jorn 47 f woman Mecklenburg
82 Carl Jorn 7 m son Mecklenburg
83 Friedr J??oll 8 m boy Mecklenburg
84 Herrmann Schultz 40 m farmer Prussia
85 Julie Schultz 45 f wife Prussia
86 Auguste Carstens 18 f single Prussia
87 Johanne Suhmann ?? f woman Prussia
88 Mina Suhmann 11m f baby Prussia
89 Ida Suhmann 1m f baby Prussia
90 Reimer Stover 70 m workman Prussia
91 Reimer Stover 35 m workman Prussia
92 Grethe Stover 30 f wife Prussia
93 Heinr Stover 8 m children Prussia
94 Wilh Stover 5 m children Prussia
95 Reimer Stover 11m m baby Prussia
96 Hulda Hein 31 f woman Prussia
97 Recine Hein 5 f children Prussia
98 Acnes Hein 4 f children Prussia
99 Gertand Hein 11m f baby Prussia
100 Christiane Schivang 23 f single Wurtemberg
101 Minna Heuller 27 f woman Baden
102 Anna Heuller 4 f children Baden
103 Jacob Heuller 3 m children Baden
104 August Heuller 11m m baby Baden
105 Johann Moller 16 m workman Bavary
106 Marie Erpel 23 f woman Prussia
107 Pauline Erpel 3 f daughter Prussia
108 Max Erpel 11m m baby Prussia
109 Frida Erpel 1m f baby Prussia
110 Carl Kurtse 22 m locksmith Prussia
111 Heinr Witte 28 m gardener Hanover
112 Rosa Damr?? 18 f single Prussia
113 Catherine Kuhl 21 f single Prussia
114 Ludw Schulz 29 m single Mecklenburg
115 Louise Schulz 39 f wife Mecklenburg
116 Marie Schulz 16 f woman Mecklenburg
117 Frida Schulz 8 f daughter Mecklenburg
118 Richard Schulz 11m m baby Mecklenburg
119 ??? Bruh 17 f single Hessian
120 Jauchim Busch 53 n farmer Mecklenburg
121 Elisabeth Busch 49 f wife Mecklenburg
122 Marie Busch 16 f children Mecklenburg
123 Wilh Busch 8 m children Mecklenburg
124 Louise Busch 3 f children Mecklenburg
125 Ludwig Busch 11m m baby Mecklenburg
126 Louis Sch??h 18 m farmer Mecklenburg
127 Cather Lieber 55 f woman Austria
128 Auguste Zimmermann 25 f single Prussia
129 Elisa Stulermann 23 f single` Prussia
130 Carl Winter 32 m workman Prussia
131 Auguste Winter 31 f wife Prussia
132 August Winter 8 m children Prussia
133 Carl Winter 4 m children Prussia
134 Martha Winter 11m f baby Prussia
135 Marie Winter 1m f baby Prussia
136 August Winter 33 m workman Prussia
137 Therese Winter 33 f wife Prussia
138 Anna Winter 7 f children Prussia
139 Martha Winter 3 f children Prussia
140 Otto Winter 11m m baby Prussia
141 Peter Kunz 37 m farmer Prussia
142 Catherine Kunz 34 f wife Prussia
143 Peter Kunz 8 m children Prussia
144 Ferdinand Kunz 7 m children Prussia
145 Andr Kunz 6 m children Prussia
146 Johann Kunz 9m m baby Prussia
147 Maria W?tzki 17 f single Prussia
148 Karl ?ucliholtz 17 m workman Prussia
149 Carl Johannsen 23 m workman Prussia
150 Broilia Sch?rf 38 f wife Austria
151 Jsane Sch?rf 8 f children Austria
152 L???? Sch?rf 7 m children Austria
153 Leon Sch?rf 6 m children Austria
154 Sale Sch?rf 5 m children Austria
155 Jacob Sch?rf 11m m baby Austria
156 John Berg 24 m farmer Prussia
157 Frieda St???er 45 m farmer Prussia
158 Marie St???er 42 f wife Prussia
159 Salomon Berger 18 m waiter Austria
160 Anna Clunent 14 f single Prussia
161 David Feldmann 19 m farmer Prussia
162 Catherine Rentz 18 f single Prussia
163 Louise Bethlefsen 28 f single Prussia
164 Karen Schmidt 24 f single Prussia
165 Minna Wischmann 22 f single Mecklenburg
166 Moritz Kontr??inz 60 m workman Prussia
167 Eidel Kontr??inz 54 f wife Prussia
168 Joseph Kontr??inz 19 m children Prussia
169 Emil Kontr??inz 16 m children Prussia
170 Flora Kontr??inz 8 f children Prussia
171 Sophie Heidel 67 f woman Mecklenburg
172 Josephine Leisuvika 58 f woman Prussia
173 Saleman Finkelstein 16 m ?eg? Hungary
174 Mina Gutmann 41 f woman Russia
175 Bernard Gutmann 8 m children Russia
176 Heinr Gutmann 7 m children Russia
177 Helmuth Pla?mann 39 m shoemaker Prussia
178 Emil Miller 34 m farmer Hamburg
179 Sophie Miller 33 f wife Prussia
180 Johannes Saper 42 m taylor Hamburg
181 Dorothea Saper 26 f wife Hamburg
182 Pauline Saper 11m f baby Hamburg
183 Herrm Schiepan 30 m segarmaker Prussia
184 Emma Schiepan 28 f wife Prussia
185 Jda Schiepan 4 f daughter Prussia
186 Emma Schiepan 11m f baby Prussia
187 Eklinore Carsten 31 f woman Prussia
188 Charlotte Carsten 20 f woman Prussia
189 Conrad Carsten 8 m children Prussia
190 Bertha Carsten 7 f children Prussia
191 Wilh Petersen 32 m baker Prussia
192 Helene Petersen 24 f wife Prussia
193 Christ Petersen 4 m son Prussia
194 Anna Petersen 11m f baby Prussia
195 Heinrich Petersen 1m m baby Prussia
196 Wilhelm Gouhler 17 m workman Prussia
197 Heinrich Gouhler 15 m workman Prussia
198 Friedrich Sahire 36 m workman Prussia
199 August Kortsch 50 m taylor Hamburg
200 Henny Kortsch 8 f daughter Hamburg
201 Carl Hoppe 21 m farmer Prussia
202 Ed Stolte 38 m merchant Prussia
203 Dorothea Hern 15 f single Prussia
204 Heinr Schnackenberg 15 m workman Hanover
205 Carl Wendt 47 m farmer Prussia
206 Christine Wendt 45 f wife Prussia
207 Carl Wendt 16 m children Prussia
208 August Wendt 8 m children Prussia
209 Wille Wendt 7 m children Prussia
210 Bertha Wendt 6 f children Prussia
211 Marie Wendt 5 f children Prussia
212 Elsie Wendt 11m f baby Prussia
213 Heinr Klocker 28 m workman Prussia
214 Auguste Klocker 30 f wife Prussia
215 Franz Klocker 8 m children Prussia
216 Anna klocker 3 f children Prussia
217 August Klocker 11m m baby Prussia
218 Carl Bennin 32 m workman Prussia
219 Auguste Bennin 24 f wife Prussia
220 Emilie Bennin 11m f baby Prussia
221 Edward Wilde 27 m farmer Prussia
222 Marie Wilde 32 f wife Prussia
223 Herrmann Wilde 8 m son Prussia
224 Peter Cribbohin 39 m farmer Prussia
225 Wi?llie Cribbohin 64 f wife Prussia
226 Anna Cribbohin 15 f daughter Prussia
227 Hans Cribbohin 32 m farmer Prussia
228 ?els?ber Cribbohin 30 f wife Prussia
229 Peter Cribbohin 7 m son Prussia
230 Grete Cribbohin 9m f baby Prussia
231 Friedr Mielke 17 m merchant Prussia
232 Carl Jilappenbach 23 m farmer Prussia
233 Hans Schnack 58 m farmer Prussia
234 Catherine Schnack 58 f wife Prussia
235 Wilh Mielke 33 m farmer Prussia
236 Wilhelmine Mielke 29 f wife Prussia
237 Heinr Androsen 30 m farmer Prussia
238 Margarethe Androsen 28 f wife Prussia
239 Johann Androsen 6 m son Prussia
240 Jurgen Androsen 11m m baby Prussia
241 Jurgen Androsen 49 m farmer Prussia
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.
All passengers are listed as "United States" as country to which they intend
to become inhabitants; no baggage was listed.
Although the Master’s certification reads “passengers taken on
board the Lessing at Hamburg and Havre…”, there is no indication
that any passengers boarded at Havre [France]. Havre may have been a coaling stop.
Passengers 1 through 990 were marked as occupying "between decks";
passengers 991 through 1086 occupied "cabin".
The S.S. Lessing was built in Glascow in 1874 sailing first under the Adler
Line. She was of 3496 tons, 375' long, 40' beam, one funnel, 2 masts, iron
hull, single screw, speed 13 knots.
In 1875 she was transferred to the Hamburg-America Line sailing Hamburg to
New York. In 1888 she was renamed the Nerthe; in 1897 she was scrapped.
The Lessing was listed as carrying 90 passengers in First Class, 100 in
Second, and 800 in Third Class.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 451, List 643.
Transcribed by Bill Kerchof a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 April 2006
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