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Ship American Congress
I, Jno Williams, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship American Congress whereof I am Master, from London. So help me God, J. H. Williams Sworn to this 20th April 1855, Before me ?a????y
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship American Congress whereof Jno Williams is Master, from London burthen 863 53/95 tons.
Columns represent: name, age in years (and months for children), sex, occupation, and country to which they belong.*
1 John Richard Wharton 25 Male Mercantile England
2 ?anne Maria Wharton 26 Female England
3 William Redford 30 Male * England
4 Isabella Redford 27 Female England
5 Emma Isabella Redford 4 6 mos Female England
6 William Samuel Redford 2 6 mos Male England
7 Rosa Sabina Redford 1 Female England
8 John Peirce 38 Male England
9 George Hutchings 17* Male England
10 Mary Walker 29 Female England
11 George Walker 6 Male England
12 Jane Edwards 21 Female England
13 Charlotte Weterick 16 Female England
14 Thomas Henry Smith 33 Male Merchant England
15 Mary Smith 28 Female England
16 William Bath 35 Male Carpenter England
17 Elizebeth Bath 32 Female England
18 William Bath 6 Male England
19 Elizebeth Bath 5 Female England
20 Thomas Rick 36 Female* Coachman England
21 Turner Bradford 32 Male Farmer England
22 Frank Moody 21 Male Farmer England
23 William Sutlow 25 Male Farmer England
24 George March 24 Male Farmer England
25 Rosina March 1 Female England
26 Marsha F?tzjohn * 16 Female England
27 Eliza March 22 Female England
28 Adam Rufee 40 Male Carpenter England
29 Elizebeth Rufee 38 Female England
30 Robert Rufee 14 Male England
31 John Rufee 11 Male England
32 Adam Rufee 9 Male England
33 Jane Rufee 7 Female England
34 Marion Rufee 5 Female England
35 William Muller 35 Male Carpenter England
36 Francis Muller 32 Male Carpenter England
37 Eliza Muller 13 Female England
38 Francis Muller 64 Male Carpenter England
39 George Cooper 33 Male Mason England
40 Caroline Cooper 32 Female England
41 William Cooper 9* 6 mos Male England
42 Caroline Cooper 7 6 mos Female England
43 Frederick Cooper 1 6 mos Male England
44 Mary Leslie 30 Female England
45 George Searle 30 Male Tailor England
46 Elizebeth Searle 30 Female England
47 George Searle 1 Male England
48 Charles ?ayler * 45 Male Farmer England
49 Isabel ?ayler 40 Female England
50 Charles ?ayler 16 Male England
51 Emily ?ayler 13 Female England
52 Olive ?ayler 11 Female England
53 William ?ayler 8 Male England
54 Isabel ?ayler 5 Female England
55 Elizebeth ?ayler 1 Female England
56 Frederick Chaplin 22 Male Farmer England
57 John Page 70 Male Labourer England
58 Elizebeth Page 65 Female England
59 Samuel Bensley 23 Male Labourer England
60 Elizebeth Bensley 23 Female England
61 Eliza Mackentosh * 29 Female England
62 Eliza Fairburn 29 Female England
63 Richard Fairburn 9 Male England
64 William Fairburn 7 Male England
65 Edward Fairburn 5 Male England
66 Eliza Fairburn 3 Female England
67 Frederick Fairburn 1 Male England
68 Eleanor Tren?e? * 56 Female England
69 William Tren?e? 28 Male Paper Maker England
70 Emma Tren?e? 13 Female England
71 Edwin Collier 20 Male Lythographer England
72 William Brickell 27 Male Painter England
73 William Francis 24 Male Engraver England
74 Thomas Armett 24 Male Clerk England
75 James Baker 16 Male Baker England
76 Henry Baker 14 Male Labourer England
77 William Lurmon * 15 Male Labourer England
78 Henry Janner 17 Male Clerk England
79 Thomas Brown 20 Male Gilder England
80 John Smith 18 Male Labourer England
81 Alfred Greenfield 23 Male Farmer England
82 Micheal Fuller 30 Male Farmer England
83 Frederick Legg 21 Male Labourer England
84 Thomas Greenfield 20 Male Labourer England
85 George Smith 17 Male Labourer England
86 John Muller 38 Male Tailor England
87 Ellen Muller 10 Female England
88 Luisa Linumont 34 Female England
89 Earl Luie* 10 6 mos Male England
90 Margaret Gray 20 Male* Servant England
91 William Mu?rain * 30 Male Labourer England
92 Annonia Mu?rain 3 England
93 Catherine Mu?rain 1 Female England
94 Catherine Harrington 35 Female Servant England
95 Margaret Harrington 32 Female Servant England
96 Micheal Carney 22 Male Labourer England
97 Daniel Sullivan 37 Male Shoemaker England
98 Jeremiah Carrell 26 Male Labourer England
99 Thomas Hailey 38 Male Farmer England
100 James Blacklaw 33 Male Draper England
101 William ?abham * 22 Male Clerk England
102 Ann Hak?feild * 24 Male* England
103 Henry Hak?feild 1 Male England
104 Magdalena Renner 16 Female Germany
105 Johannis Pfleger 50 Female* Teacher Germany
106 Clara Pfleger 45 Female Germany
107 A. Maria Pfleger 17 Female Germany
108 Elezebeth Pfleger 16 Female Germany
109 Pauline Pfleger 11 Female Germany
110 Rudolph Pfleger 10 Female* Germany
111 Carl Pfleger 8 Germany
112 Hermina Pfleger 6 Germany
113 Catherina Pfleger 4 Germany
114 Elise Muns?eh?r * 27 Germany
115 Christine Lay 50 Germany
116 Jacob Lay 40 Germany
117 Magdalena Haas 28 Germany
118 Gottiel K?im * 50 Farmer Germany
119 Christine K?im 17 Germany
120 Sebastian Theler 38 Mason Germany
121 Jacob Kaelber 34 Stone cutter Germany
122 ?ahma Kuch 35 Germany
123 Elezebeth Kaelber 11 Germany
124 Frederick Kaelber 8 Germany
125 Catherina Kaelber 5 Germany
126 Johann Kaelber 9 mos Germany
127 Katherine Geiss 26 Germany
128 Jacob Sturm 19 Farmer Germany
129 Helena Rot? * 26 Germany
130 Heinrich Brugman 26 Prinati??* Germany
131 Micheal Seiffert 50 Weaver Germany
132 Catherine Seiffert 55 Germany
133 Catherine Seiffert 22 Germany
134 Matthew Seiffert 18 Germany
135 Franz Seiffert 16 Germany
136 Andrew Seiffert 10 Germany
137 Philomena Seiffert 9 Germany
138 Micheal Knapp 26 Farmer Germany
139 Anna H. Hath 25 Germany
140 Johannis Hath 20 ?acker* Germany
141 Heinrich Meyer 35 Shoemaker Germany
142 Genoveva Meyer 40 Germany
143 Josephina Meyer 8 Germany
144 Frederick Meyer 6 Germany
145 Paul Wallaner 48 Farmer Germany
146 Anna Wallaner 42 Germany
147 Sophia Wallaner 16 Germany
148 Peter Wallaner 11 Germany
149 Maria Wallaner 9 Germany
150 Anna C. Wallaner 7 Germany
151 Elizebeth Wallaner 5 Germany
152 Franz Wallaner 1 Germany
153 Carl Bundschuh 29 Farmer Germany
154 ?alatin Berberich 29 Farmer Germany
155 Christian Prinz 25 Farmer Germany
156 August Koenig 21 Baker Germany
157 Joseph Maeschlin 27 Farmer Germany
158 Adam Petiz 28 Farmer Germany
159 Frederick L?ewenbrick * 30 Farmer Germany
160 Wilhelm Haeusfer 54 Farmer Germany
161 Johanna Luetzle 16 ??ish Germany
162 Andreas Fleckenthir 34 Farmer Germany
163 Johann Hael 30 Tailor Germany
164 Andreas Stankuch 34 Tailor Germany
165 Jacob Hamme 30 Miner Germany
166 Frederick Darner 26 Mason Germany
167 Eva ?ntbella?ch * 30 Germany
168 George Klink 19 Farmer Germany
169 Leonhard Ziegler 26 Mason Germany
170 *
171 Thomas Mand 31 Male Merchant England
172 Elizebeth Mand 11 Female England
173 Alfred Foxen 21 Doctor England
(signed) J H Williams
Transcriber's Notes:
There were no births or deaths noted.
? indicates letter(s) which could not be read
Passenger numbers were added by the transcriber to aid in referencing
footnotes.
* Columns for sex and occupation were not completed for some passengers.
* 3 -- For occupation, there is a ditto mark on the line between this
passenger and the preceding one. It is not clear if the writer intended
to indicate this passenger's occupation is also "mercantile", or if the
mark was made in error for the preceding passenger.
* 9 -- Age could also be 14
* 20 -- Ditto mark indicates female, name is obviously male
* 26 -- Surname looks like Fetzjohn, possibly Fitzjohn with no dot over
the "i".
* 41 -- Age apears to be 9 written over an 8
* 48-55 -- Surname could be Hayler.
* 57-58 -- Surname could be Deyo.
* 61 -- Surname could be Mackintosh with no dot over the "i".
* 68-70 -- Surname was crossed out and written in above. It appears to be
Trenter or Trentete.
* 77 -- Surname could also be Lummon.
* 89 -- Surname is possibly Luce. It is unclear if the mark above the
third letter is a dot or simply a stray mark.
* 90 -- Ditto mark indicates male, name is obviously female.
* 91-93 -- Surname could be Mutrain.
* 101 -- Surname might be Cabham.
* 102 -- Ditto mark indicates male, name is obviously female.
* 102-103 -- It is not clear if there is a letter after the "k", or if it
is part of the connecting stroke. The mark resembles an uncrossed "t",
but goes below the line.
* 105 -- ditto mark indicates female, but given name is generally male.
* 110 -- ditto mark indicates female, apparently in error
* 114 -- Surname appears to be Munscher, Munschur, Munischer, or Munischur.
* 118-119 -- Surname could be Krim.
* 129 -- Surname might be Roth. It is unclear if there is a fourth
letter, or if it is a flourish on the "t".
* 130 -- Missing letters in occupation look like "er".
* 140 -- Missing letter in occupation looks like "L".
* 159 -- Missing letter looks like "o" or "a": Loewenbrick or Laewenbrick.
* 167 -- First missing letter looks like "U", second like "r" or "u":
Untbellarch or Untbellauch.
* 170 -- This line is blank on manifest.
Correspondence 2/16/01 passengers #57, 58, 80 and 85
My Great Uncle, John Smith, passenger #80, and his brother, George
Smith, my Grandfather, passenger #85, left Thurne Norfolk County England
to accompany their ageing Uncle and Aunt, John and Elizabeth
Page, passengers #57 and #58, to the home of Nicholas and Susanna Smith,
living in Oakfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin USA. Nicholas was
also an Uncle to John and George, being their father's brother.
In a history I have of Grandfather, George, he tells of the rough
voyage and happenings aboard ship from London to New York.
Itasca Smith Hendricks
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 151.
Transcribed by Nancy Scott for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 24 May 1999
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