SS Main

Vessel name: SS Main
Port of departure: Bremen, Germany
Port of arrival: New York, New York
Date of arrival: 17 November 1870
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 337, List 1066

DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK...PORT OF NEW-YORK

I, K. Von Oterendorp Master of the S. S. Main 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 passsengers taken on board of the said S. S. Main at Bremen from which port said Bremen* 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. Sworn to this 17th November 1870 So help me God. (signed) K. v. Oterendorp before me (signed) B V Ueyman DC

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the N. G. Lloyd S. S. Main whereof K v Oterendorp is Master, from Bremen burthen 3018 tons.

Columns: Names, Age (Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. All passengers intended to become inhabitants of U.St. of America, so that column is omitted. There were no deaths on the voyage, so that column is also omitted.

1 Sarah Lott 33 f St. Louis First Cabin Upper Saloon 2 Math Lott 16 f St. Louis First Cabin Upper Saloon 3 Louise Lott 15 f St. Louis First Cabin Upper Saloon 4 Willy Lott 2 m St. Louis First Cabin Upper Saloon 5 Anna Kleinkampe 24 f St. Louis First Cabin Upper Saloon 6 Wilh Popper 66 m merchant St. Louis First Cabin Upper Saloon 7 Gottl Lange 41 m merchant Newyork First Cabin Upper Saloon 8 Louis Bresler 35 m merchant Newyork First Cabin Upper Saloon * 9 Paul B?randon 55 m Capitain Stettin First Cabin Upper Saloon 10 M. Heilbronner 36 m merchant Newyork First Cabin Upper Saloon 11 Wilh Maurer 28 m merchant Baden First Cabin Lower Saloon 12 Alfr Hitterle 19 m merchant Preussen First Cabin Lower Saloon 13 Moritz Glaser 16 m merchant Montreal First Cabin Lower Saloon 14 Wilh Stempel 32 m farmer Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 15 Henriette Stempel 25 f Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 16 Emilie Stempel 6 f Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 17 Babette Rothschild 19 f Baiern First Cabin Lower Saloon * 18 John Queley 55 m capitain Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 19 Elize Moor 30 f Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 20 Leon Eggers 18 m shoemaker St. Louis First Cabin Lower Saloon 21 Th Schoerb 31 m merchant Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 22 Barbara Schoerb 25 f Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 23 Louis Jacker 18 m farmer Württemberg First Cabin Lower Saloon 24 Henry Dorfner 14 m Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 25 Marie Dorfner 33 f Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 26 Carl Ulmer 26 m farmer Württemberg First Cabin Lower Saloon 27 Pauline Müller 40 f Brooklyn First Cabin Lower Saloon 28 Bertha Braun 37 f Frankfurth First Cabin Lower Saloon 29 Alb. Felder 30 m merchant Baden First Cabin Lower Saloon * 30 J?s Ortiz 35 m merchant Mexico First Cabin Lower Saloon 31 Chst Mittendorf 7 1/2 m Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 32 Wilh Scharff 29 m musician Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 33 Wilh Ochs 34 m merchant Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 34 Anton Heiber 32 m merchant Schweiz First Cabin Lower Saloon 35 Herm Strauss 25 m merchant Newyork First Cabin Lower Saloon 36 Heinr Sponsel 20 m merchant Baiern First Cabin Lower Saloon * 37 H. Heck 4? m birdman Newyork Steerage 38 Carl Heck 15 m birdman Newyork Steerage 39 D Prapp 18 m birdman Newyork Steerage 40 Mathilde Stover 20 f Lemverder Steerage 41 Carl Uffelmann 12 m Newyork Steerage 42 Mrs Elzholz 22 f Colbe Steerage 43 Herm Elzholz 10 m Colbe Steerage 44 Herm Wehrmann 16 m farmer Firenkamp Steerage 45 Wilh Wehrmann 12 m Firenkamp Steerage 46 Heinr Hesse 17 m farmer Krempe Steerage 47 Martha Glebe 19 f Cassel Steerage 48 Louise Janson 18 f Hannover Steerage 49 Marg Wertz 18 f Hannover Steerage 50 Carl Wertz 15 m farmer Hannover Steerage * 51 ?. Serts 21 m shoemaker Newyork Steerage * 52 Elise Nomerdorf 1? f Hannover Steerage 53 Carl Bresler 23 m merchant Bayern Steerage 54 Magd Buchler 25 f Olbersweiler Steerage 55 Cathra Buchler 9 f Olbersweiler Steerage 56 Joh Henke 37 m farmer Hannover Steerage 57 Marie Henke 30 f Hannover Steerage 58 Aug Fischer 21 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 59 Carl Russmeissel 17 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 60 Joh Henke 17 m farmer Hannover Steerage 61 Frd Stein 25 m farmer Preussen Steerage 62 Died Besen 17 m farmer Hannover Steerage 63 Doroth Wohlke 24 f Hannover Steerage 64 Martin Hager 19 m weaver Bayern Steerage 65 Peter Hillenbrandt 15 m Bayern Steerage 66 Marg Grieser 57 f Newyork Steerage 67 Georg Grieser 9 m Newyork Steerage 68 Johan Rohland 46 m gardener Cleveland Steerage * 69 Rob L?scher 19 m gardener Württemberg Steerage 70 Ernestine Gotz 20 f Württemberg Steerage 71 Jac Ortwein 20 m Württemberg Steerage 72 Amelie Schenkemeyer 18 f Hannover Steerage 73 G Eggemann 31 m farmer Hannover Steerage 74 Heinr Springer 40 m farmer Preussen Steerage 75 Gert Schinemann 19 f Preussen Steerage 76 Victorine Heuschele 33 f Bayern Steerage 77 Martin Heuschele 4 m Bayern Steerage 78 Jacob Deimel 44 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 79 F Kressel 40 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 80 D Mertle 31 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 81 Maria Hroun 17 f Böhmen Steerage 82 Rosalie Koukel 52 f Böhmen Steerage 83 Marie Koukel 31 f Böhmen Steerage 84 Josef Koukel 19 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 85 Kathna Koukel 16 f Böhmen Steerage 86 Anna Dvorak 21 f Böhmen Steerage 87 Wenzyl Wileta 42 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 88 Maria Wileta 32 f Böhmen Steerage 89 Anna Wileta 14 f Böhmen Steerage 90 Wenzyl Wileta 9 m Böhmen Steerage 91 Josepha Cemy 15 f Böhmen Steerage 92 Adelb Kral 19 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 93 Stephan Meskan 29 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 94 Veronica Meskan 20 f Böhmen Steerage * 95 Math ?ecka 37 m farmer Böhmen Steerage * 96 Kath ?ecka 31 f Böhmen Steerage * 97 Anna ?ecka 17 f Böhmen Steerage * 98 Rosalie ?ecka 9 f Böhmen Steerage * 99 Marie ?ecka 5 f Böhmen Steerage *100 Joh ?ecka 3 m Böhmen Steerage *101 Franz ?ecka 9 m Böhmen Steerage 102 Math Kluzak 40 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 103 Joh Kluzak 19 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 104 Kathna Kluzak 38 f Böhmen Steerage 105 Wenzyl Kluzak 14 m Böhmen Steerage 106 Anton Kluzak 9 m Böhmen Steerage 107 Franz Kluzak 8 m Böhmen Steerage 108 Josef Kluzak 4 m Böhmen Steerage 109 Math Kluzak 2 m Böhmen Steerage 110 Franz Janda 26 m Böhmen Steerage 111 Barbara Janda 26 f Böhmen Steerage 112 Barbara Janda 4 f Böhmen Steerage 113 Franz Janda 2 m Böhmen Steerage *114 S?l?m Fuchs 32 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 115 Josefa Schonrek 19 f Böhmen Steerage 116 Ludw Oldenbuttel 16 m farmer Hannover Steerage 117 Claus Hink 27 m farmer Hannover Steerage 118 Caroline Hink 26 f Hannover Steerage 119 Peter Hink 3 m Hannover Steerage 120 Otilie Kempf 21 f Böhmen Steerage 121 Johanne Heidemann 45 f Preussen Steerage 122 Ernestine Heidemann 22 f Preussen Steerage 123 Charlotte Heidemann 20 f Preussen Steerage 124 Helene Heidemann 15 f Preussen Steerage 125 Bertha Heidemann 9 f Preussen Steerage 126 Jeannette Heidemann 8 f Preussen Steerage 127 M Heidemann 5 m Newyork Steerage 128 Frank Jelander 42 m merchant Newyork Steerage 129 Joseph Jelander 36 m merchant Preussen Steerage 130 Marie Bühner 23 f Preussen Steerage 131 Hein Wolff 30 m shoemaker Stegermark Steerage 132 Marie Wolff 23 f Stegermark Steerage 133 Marie Wolff 6 f Stegermark Steerage 134 Joh Wolff 4 m Stegermark Steerage 135 Andr Blum 52 m farmer Bayern Steerage 136 F Georgi 33 m shoemaker Sachsen Steerage 137 Marie Hattig 57 f Preussen Steerage 138 Auguste Hattig 20 f Preussen Steerage *139 Peter Bast? 37 m farmer Böhmen Steerage *140 Henriette Bast? 43 f Böhmen Steerage *141 Emilie Bast? 9 f Böhmen Steerage *142 Frd Bast? 8 m Böhmen Steerage 143 Josef Simanek 28 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 144 Kathne Simanek 24 f Böhmen Steerage 145 Franz Simanek 5 m Böhmen Steerage 146 Antonie Simanek 2 f Böhmen Steerage 147 Kathne Koutny 53 f Böhmen Steerage 148 Josefa Kolman 21 f Böhmen Steerage 149 Marie Kolman 19 f Böhmen Steerage 150 Paul Anton 48 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 151 Marie Anton 44 f Bohemn Steerage 152 Paul Anton 23 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 153 Franzka Anton 9 f Böhmen Steerage 154 Marie Anton 3 f Böhmen Steerage 155 Josef Simanek 3 m Böhmen Steerage 156 Peter Kauba 37 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 157 Franzka Kauba 35 f Böhmen Steerage 158 Josef Kauba 17 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 159 Franzka Kauba 13 f Böhmen Steerage 160 Josefa Kauba 9 f Böhmen Steerage 161 Karl Kauba 4 m Böhmen Steerage 162 Franz Kauba 9 m Böhmen Steerage 163 Franz Cudtz 28 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 164 Franzka Cudtz 36 f Böhmen Steerage 165 Marie Cudtz 5 f Böhmen Steerage 166 Franzka Cudtz 9 f Böhmen Steerage 167 Veronika Lejka 59 f Böhmen Steerage 168 Anna Lejka 14 f Böhmen Steerage 169 Friedke Kunstmann 43 f farmer Preussen Steerage 170 Anna Kunstmann 9 f Preussen Steerage 171 Terese Abel 17 f Hessen Steerage 172 Jul Heinzel 28 m butcher Böhmen Steerage 173 Adam Sellner 34 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 174 Marg Sellner 28 f Böhmen Steerage 175 Barbara Sellner 8 f Böhmen Steerage 176 Jos Sellner 3 m Böhmen Steerage 177 Joh Sellner 6 m Böhmen Steerage 178 Anton Wartha 31 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 179 Marianna Wartha 25 f Böhmen Steerage 180 Kathne Wartha 3 f Böhmen Steerage 181 Maria Ubl 25 f Böhmen Steerage 182 Eug Vogel 21 m farmer Ovelgonne Steerage 183 Cathne Haffner 46 f Asselheim Steerage 184 Wilhne Haffner 9 3/4 f Asselheim Steerage 185 Cathne Haffner 8 f Asselheim Steerage 186 Helene Haffner 7 f Asselheim Steerage 187 Fried Haffner 5 m Asselheim Steerage 188 Ludw Haffner 3 m Asselheim Steerage 189 William Becker 24 m merchant Newyork Steerage 190 Aug Holwedel 23 m bricklayer Bremen Steerage 191 Soph Boning 30 f Hunfeld Steerage 192 Bruno Koch 25 m miller Hinchau Steerage *193 Clothilde Wissler 22 f Steerage 194 Babette Huber 24 f Schweiz Steerage 195 Jacob Huber 8 m Schweiz Steerage 196 Alb Bretschler 28 m baker Neftenbach Steerage 197 Hoveria Monck 24 f Homburg Steerage 198 Amilie Bohne 39 f Sachsen Steerage 199 G Hacke 21 m merchant Bremen Steerage *200 ?rogdle Gebhard 22 f Bayern Steerage 201 Bernhard Hullen 73 m farmer Hannover Steerage *202 ??? Diekmann 27 m farmer Detmold Steerage *203 ???? Drebes 43 m farmer Waldeck Steerage 204 Cathne Hermann 37 f Hessen Steerage 205 Cathne Hermann 9 f Hessen Steerage 206 Marie Hermann 5 f Hessen Steerage 207 Cathne Feick 20 f Hessen Steerage *208 Conrad Schre? 19 m farmer Hessen Steerage 209 Caroline Schafer 21 f Hessen Steerage 210 Hedw Veh 38 f Württemberg Steerage 211 Cresientia Veh 19 f Württemberg Steerage 212 Benedicta Veh 4 f Württemberg Steerage 213 Ferd Schhwender 19 m farmer Bayern Steerage 214 Martha Kittner 28 f Bayern Steerage 215 Marg Müller 34 f Bayern Steerage 216 Caroline Müller 3 f Bayern Steerage *217 ??? Wehr 40 m farmer Hannover Steerage 218 Heinr Salge 29 m farmer Hannover Steerage *219 Mil?? Helmers 26 m carpenter Hannover Steerage 220 Meta Helmers 27 f Hannover Steerage 221 Chst Helmers 3 m Hannover Steerage 222 Mich Helmers 9 m Hannover Steerage 223 Adolf Dunker 26 m merchant Hannover Steerage 224 Adolf Heidtmann 17 m merchant Hannover Steerage 225 Cathne Drewes 18 f Hannover Steerage 226 Pauline Rauss 37 f Hannover Steerage 227 Auguste Rauss 11 f Hannover Steerage 228 Elisab Lefevre 20 f Bielefeld Steerage 229 Lud Strogek 16 m Hannover Steerage 230 Milch Nau 19 m farmer Bayern Steerage 231 Anna Schaffer 50 f Bayern Steerage 232 Elisab Schaffer 17 f Bayern Steerage 233 Heinr Schaffer 15 m Bayern Steerage 234 Babette Hehse 20 f Bayern Steerage 235 Cathne Steinhauer 50 f Hessen Steerage 236 Cathne Kloes 33 f Hessen Steerage 237 Elisa Spack 22 f Hessen Steerage 238 Joh. Pavelka 46 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 239 Marie Pavelka 44 f Böhmen Steerage 240 Marie Pavelka 15 f Böhmen Steerage 241 Barbara Pavelka 59 f Böhmen Steerage 242 Anna Pavelka 58 f Böhmen Steerage 243 Cathne Kaiserlik 22 f Böhmen Steerage 244 Franz Kaiserlik 9 m Böhmen Steerage 245 Fanny Meyer 22 f Baden Steerage 246 Gottf. Seelmeyer 31 m farmer Hannover Steerage 247 Marie Seelmeyer 27 f Hannover Steerage 248 Joh Ring 20 m farmer Hannover Steerage 249 Wilhne Ring 19 f Hannover Steerage 250 Jacob Ruppel 24 m farmer Hessen Steerage 251 Carl Schulze 23 m farmer Hannover Steerage 252 Leop Hatzfeld 17 m farmer Westphalen Steerage 253 Joh Unrein 42 m merchant Newyork Steerage 254 Chst Pabst 29 m merchant Newyork Steerage 255 Marg Schneider 26 f Preussen Steerage 256 Joh Rosenberger 32 m farmer Bayern Steerage *257 Marie Müller 20 f Hannover Steerage 258 Chst Drescher 42 m farmer Preussen Steerage 259 Caroline Drescher 36 f Preussen Steerage 260 Marie Drescher 13 f Preussen Steerage 261 Chst Drescher 8 m Preussen Steerage 262 Wilh Drescher 5 m Preussen Steerage 263 Louise Drescher 2 f Preussen Steerage 264 Babette Schneller 29 f Baden Steerage 265 Phil Kapp 19 m farmer Baden Steerage 266 Cathne Hoffmann 25 f Pfalz Steerage 267 Cathne Jung 18 f Württemberg Steerage 268 Anna Grieb 18 f Württemberg Steerage 269 Isaac Kaufmann 18 m merchant Pfalz Steerage *270 Ch?? Steger 28 m merchant Hannover Steerage 271 Joh Reichold 25 m farmer Hessen Steerage 272 Magd Reichold 21 f Hessen Steerage 273 Josef Novak 48 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 274 Therese Novak 42 f Böhmen Steerage 275 Jos Novak 19 m Böhmen Steerage 276 Joh Novak 18 m Böhmen Steerage 277 Franz Novak 14 m Böhmen Steerage 278 Wenzl Novak 9 1/2 m Böhmen Steerage 279 Maria Novak 8 f Böhmen Steerage 280 Theresia Novak 7 f Böhmen Steerage 281 Anna Novak 3 f Böhmen Steerage 282 Cunigunde Novak 8 f Böhmen Steerage 283 Kath Hruby 22 f Böhmen Steerage 284 Jos Jandesch 22 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 285 Jul Kamm 18 m joiner Hannover Steerage 286 Heinr Schinfeld 28 m farmer Oldenburg Steerage 287 Cath Delker 23 f Westphalen Steerage *288 E So?erbutts 21 m merchant Bremen Steerage 289 J Fehlbeter 37 m merchant Bremen Steerage 290 Frd Hagesmeyer 16 m merchant Bremen Steerage 291 Joh Fenner 40 m farmer Preussen Steerage 292 Maria Fenzl 29 f Böhmen Steerage *293 Jos H?tek 49 m farmer Böhmen Steerage *294 Rosalie H?tek 50 f Böhmen Steerage *295 Anton H?tek 20 m farmer Böhmen Steerage *296 Jos H?tek 9 m Böhmen Steerage 297 Jos Levy 25 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 298 Berh Liska 57 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 299 Jos Robisek 53 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 300 Josefa Robisek 50 f Böhmen Steerage 301 Jos Robisek 28 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 302 Anton Robisek 9 m Böhmen Steerage 303 Rosalie Ruzicka 56 f Böhmen Steerage 304 Mart Rohm 20 m brewer Württemberg Steerage *305 Jac H?hlech 29 m baker Württemberg Steerage *306 Georg H?hlech 20 m brewer Württemberg Steerage 307 Wilhne Ruger 59 f Hessen Steerage 308 Susanne Ruger 19 f Hessen Steerage 309 Kath Raab 9 3/4 f Hessen Steerage 310 Rud Raab 8 m Hessen Steerage 311 Alb Kraus 18 m farmer Bayern Steerage 312 Herm Fehlbehr 16 m Bremen Steerage 313 Kath Straus 24 f Bayern Steerage 314 Peter Wigger 39 m farmer Rhein Prov Steerage 315 Kath Wigger 24 f Rhein Prov Steerage 316 Pauline Reuberg 23 f Oldenberg Steerage 317 Bertha Reuberg 18 f Oldenberg Steerage 318 Louise Christmann 32 f Baden Steerage 319 Gust Rosenthal 58 m physician Boston Steerage 320 Ferd Bille 38 m merchant Mannheim Steerage 321 A. Focken 28 m farmer Hannover Steerage 322 Gretje Focken 30 f Hannover Steerage 323 Cath Schmidt 22 f Baden Steerage 324 Carl Ramisch 42 m farmer Böhmen Steerage 325 Cath Gall 20 f Württemberg Steerage 326 Louise Geil 56 f Pondershausen Steerage 327 Doroth Janeck 33 f Preussen Steerage 328 Doroth Janeck 6 f Preussen Steerage 329 Mich Fleischmann 20 m baker Bayern Steerage 330 Conrad Ruder 36 m farmer Bayern Steerage 331 Caroline Ruder 30 f Bayern Steerage 332 Caroline Ruder 7 f Bayern Steerage 333 Aug Rader 30 m merchant Newyork Steerage 334 Carol Franz 51 f Reuss Steerage 335 Ernst Franz 14 m Reuss Steerage 336 Mart Steinhauser 30 m merchant Wagenstadt Steerage 337 Chst Ruhrer 17 f Wagenstadt Steerage 338 Ch Mergraf 39 m farmer Baden Steerage 339 Chstne Mergraf 33 f Baden Steerage 340 Georg Mergraf 9 m Baden Steerage 341 Christian Mergraf 8 m Baden Steerage 342 Wilh Mergraf 7 f Baden Steerage 343 Rosine Mergraf 4 f Baden Steerage 344 Carl Mergraf 2 m Baden Steerage 345 Elisab Mergraf 6 f Baden Steerage 346 Jos Kellner 30 m sattler Böhmen Steerage 347 Joh Toren 24 m farmer Hannover Steerage 348 J P Roseler 17 m farmer Hannover Steerage 349 J F Splitten 16 m farmer Hannover Steerage 350 Emilie Hormann 24 f Newyork Steerage 351 Helene Fricke 16 f Oldenburg Steerage 352 F Schindlein 27 m farmer Baden Steerage 353 Peter Losch 25 m farmer Baden Steerage 354 Joh Pape 30 m farmer Lodheim Steerage 355 H. Saarboldt 27 m brewer Uffen Steerage Recapitulation Adults Children Infants First Class Upper Saloon 9 1=8 years+ 1 Total 10 FIrst Class Lower Saloon 25 1 - 26 Steerage 263 43 13 319 297 44 14 355 40 of them are Citizens of the U. St. of America Total Cabin = 36 General notes: The writing was very light and some letters were not entirely visible even with a magnifying glass. In the captain's sworn statement, the '*' denotes that he wrote 'Bremen" rather than 'SS Main'. The 3 classes of accommodation were numbered separately on the manifest. The numbering was combined for ease of reference. Translation of places of origin: Böhmen - Bohemia Preussen - Prussia Baiern, Bayern - Bavaria Schweiz - Switzerland Hessen - Hesse Sachsen - Saxony Westphalen - Westphalia The captain abbreviated some given names by omitting some letters in the middle of the name. For instance the name Katherine was written Kathne. Passenger notes: 9 B?randon - surname could be Borandon or Barandon. Occupation possibly captain. 18 Queley - occupation probably captain. 30 Ortiz - given name written as Jas or Jos. 37 Heck - age probably 42, but could be 49 51 Serts - first initial could be 'J' or small 'f'. 52 Nomerdorf - age probably 15, but the second digit is not clear. 69 L?scher - surname could be Lescher or Loscher 95-100 ?ecka - surname could be Fecka or Tecka 114 Fuchs - given name could be Salom 139-142 Bast? - surname could be Bastl or Bastt 193 Wissler - no place of origin given 200 ?rogdle - the first letter, or possibly 2 letters are not visible. 202 Diekmann - the given name is not visible. A few lines of the first letter suggest that it could be a 'W' 203 Drebes - the given name is not visible, though a few faint lines suggest that the first letter could be 'F' or 'T' 208 Schre? - the last letter(s) of the surname are not visible 217 Wehr - the given name is not visible. A few lines suggest that it may start with 'T' or 'F'. Another letter separated from the first letter could be 'o' or 'v' 219 Helmers - given name could be Milch 270 Steger - in the given name Ch??, there appear to be 2 more letters which are too light too read. 288 So?erbutts - surname could be Sowerbutts or Soverbutts 293-296 H?tek - surname could be Hotek or Hetek 305-306 H?hlech - surname could be Hohlech or Hehlech Correspondence: 4/00 Passengers #238-244 Pavelka, Kaiserlik The following information was provided by John Pavelka, gggrandson of passengers Johann and Marie Pavelka. They emigrated from near Chocen, which is in the Vysoke Myto region of eastern Bohemia in Czechoslovakia. Johann was born 26 April 1824. Barbara Pavelka is Johann's mother, and she was 89 at the time of this voyage rather then 59 as is written on the passenger list. She lived to be 106 years old. Young Marie is Johann's daughter as is Catherine Kaiserlik, and Franz Kaiserlik is his grandson. Anna is Johann's aunt. The family travelled directly to Chatfield, Minnesota which is located in Phillmore County, arriving there 23 November 1870. Johann's son Frantisek Pavelka and his wife Frances Bezdechek Pavelka also emigrated to Chatfield, Minnesota. They arrived several weeks earlier on another ship. Please contact John Pavelka at JPPAVELKA@aol.com for more information about the Pavelka family. SS MAIN The following information was provided by Michael Palmer on the emigration- ships list: The steamship MAIN, the first of three of this name owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd, was built by Caird & Co, Greenock (yard #146), and launched on 22 August 1868. 2,898 tons; 106,19 x 12,22 meters (length x breadth); clipper bow (last of the New York route ships so built), 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion (single expansion engine, 1800 hp), service speed 12 knots; accommodation for 70 passengers in 1st class, 100 in 2nd class, and 600 in steerage; crew of 105. 28 November 1868, maiden voyage, Bremerhaven-Southampton-New York. 1878, engine compounded by Caird & Co (3,000 hp), new boilers, service speed 14 knots. 6 March 1890, last voyage, Bremerhaven-New York. 1890, Bremerhaven-Baltimore service. 11 March 1891, sold to Anglo-American Steamship Co, A. Rimmer & Co, Liverpool, managers. 23 March 1892, on voyage from New Orleans bound for Liverpool, burned out at Fayal, Azores, over her full length, and left there to disintegrate [Arnold Kludas, _Die Seeschiffe des Norddeutschen Lloyd_, Bd. 1 (Herford: Koehler, c1991), p. 14; Edwin Drechsel, _Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails_, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), p. 49, no. 21; Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, _North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New_ (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 546].
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