Ship Charlotte
Another transcription of this ship can be found in Volume 10
I, T. H. Gatzen, Master of the Bremen Ship "Charlotte", 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 Ship at Bremerhaven from which Port the said Ship 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) T H Gatzen
Sworn to, this 7 June 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ?????????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bremen Ship "Charlotte" whereof Gatzen is Master, from Bremerhaven, burthen 1206 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.
1 Albrecht Ploettner 23 M Joiner Saxony New York 1st Cabin
2 Rudolph Hoberg 26 M Engineer Saxony Baltimore 1st Cabin
3* Johann Lankman 25 M Carpenter Bremen New York 1st Cabin
4 Betty Boschus 22 F Bremen New York 1st Cabin
5 Hermann Boschus 18 M Merchant Bremen New York 1st Cabin
6 Maximilian Schmidt 25 M Weaver Prussia Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
7 Lubbe Fischer 35 M Wagon Maker Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
8 Fauke Fischer 35 F Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
9 Libertus Fischer 7 F Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
10 Diedrich Fischer 3 M Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
11 Gretchen Fischer 0y11m F Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
12 Rudolph Tibben 15 M Wagon Maker Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
13 Joh. D. Arends 16 M Labourer Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
14* Albert ? 28 M Weaver Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
15* Sophie ? 25 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
16* Ida ? 0y9m F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
17 Elisabeth Holtmann 25 F Prussia Lafayette 2nd Cabin
18 Marie Rumling 24 F Prussia Lafayette 2nd Cabin
19 Johann Huesondann 19 M Labourer Prussia Ohio 2nd Cabin
20 Heinr. Fehrens 27 M Labourer Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
21 Amalie Fehrens 25 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
22 Friederike Fehrens 0y6m F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
23 Luise Ernst 23 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
24 Joachim Schleuss 25 M Shoemaker Meklenburg Detroit 2nd Cabin
25 Georg H. Rinke 29 M Weaver Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
26 Joh. Herbst 27 M Blacksmith Altenburg New York 2nd Cabin
27 Christ. Herbst 29 M Blacksmith Altenburg New York 2nd Cabin
28 Catharine Schmidt 20 F Saxony Indianapolis 2nd Cabin
29 Johann Frosch 28 M Brewer Bavaria Peru Illinois 2nd Cabin
30 Wolfgram Wolfgram 33 M Bricklayer Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
31 Friedr. Appel 33 M Bricklayer Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
32 Georg Fritz 54 M Labourer Bavaria Cincinatti 2nd Cabin
33 Hermann Nurnberg 27 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
34 Friedr. Chr. Welle 25 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
35 Anton Schniedermann 30 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
36 Rudolph Wendland 23 M Blacksmith West Prussia Chicago 2nd Cabin
37 August Wendland 17 M Blacksmith West Prussia Chicago 2nd Cabin
38 Heinr. Steinborn 24 M Shoemaker Posen Chicago 2nd Cabin
39 Georg Steinborn 20 M Shoemaker Posen Chicago 2nd Cabin
40 Wilhelm Klages 21 M Bricklayer Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
41 Joh. Hasse 29 M Weaver Meklenburg Detroit 2nd Cabin
42 Friedr. Grahn 24 M Labourer Posen Chicago 2nd Cabin
43 Eduard Abraham 38 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
44 Wilhelmine Abraham 35 F Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
45 Albert Abraham 12 M Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
46 Wilhelmine Abraham 7y9m F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
47 Caroline Abraham 6 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
48 Hanna Abraham 4 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
49 Carl Abraham 3 M Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
50 Heinr. Hass 20 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
51 Cristel Bruns 22 M Sheppard Brunswick St Louis 2nd Cabin
52 Carl Pauselius 19 M Locksmith Brunswick St Louis 2nd Cabin
53 Wilhelm Hinz 27 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
54 Hanna Hinz 17 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
55 Johann Ulrich 30 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
56 Caroline Ulrich 22 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
57 Caroline Ulrich 3 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
58 Friedrich Tanke 21 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
59 Wilhelmine Tanke 23 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
60 Carl Darkow 29 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
61 Friederike Darkow 25 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
62 August Bodunn 41 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
63 Charlotte Bodunn 39 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
64 Wilhelm Guse 22 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
65 Friedrich Geasennapp 30 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
66 Leonhard Robl 47 M Labourer Bavaria Detroit 2nd Cabin
67 Bernhard Laumann 28 M Labourer Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
68 Sophie Laumann 20 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
69 August Wenzel 18 M Labourer Prussia Chicago 2nd Cabin
70 Gottlieb Steuck 23 M Joiner Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
71 Johann Welling 31 M Weaver West Prussia Cincinatti 2nd Cabin
72 Wilhelm Lemke 26 M Gardener Prussia Chicago 2nd Cabin
73 Wilhelm Radinzel 40 M Tailor Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
74 Bertha Radinzel F Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
75 Emma Radinzel 0y10m F Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
76 Lisette Troberger 20 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
77 Lisette Pilker 21 F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
78 Carl Wolter 27 M Tailor Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
79 Friedr. Wolter 26 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
80 Johann Gurken 27 M Labourer Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
81* Johann Schorder 22 M Labourer Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
82 Jacob Brandt 19 M Labourer Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
83 Catharine Meyer 20 F Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
84 Philipp Schafer 20 M Joiner Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
85 Philipp Brander 18 M Labourer Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
86 Philipp Roster 19 M Labourer Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
87 Ludwig Bitte 22 M Labourer Ch. Hessen Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
88 Philipp Schildknecht 17 M Shoemaker Ch. Hessen Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
89 Carl Vogel 34 M Carpenter Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
90 Jolastica Vogel 24 F Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
91 Auguste Vogel 0y9m F Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
92 Adolphine Aberding 22 F Ch. Hessen Pittsburg 2nd Cabin
93 Amalie Feuering 22 F Ch. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
94 Anna Marg. Halbfass 20 F Ch. Hessen Iowa 2nd Cabin
95* Marie Schroder 18 F Ch. Hessen Pittsburg 2nd Cabin
96 Bertha Bossler 22 F Saxony New York 2nd Cabin
97 Marie Wolf 22 F Saxony New York 2nd Cabin
98 Christine Reum 21 F Saxony Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
99 Gottlieb Wagner 23 M Weaver Saxony Lawrenze 2nd Cabin
100 Carl Schildbach 29 M Joiner Saxony New York 2nd Cabin
101 Gottlieb Groppuen 25 M Weaver Saxony Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
102* Carl Knupfer 29 M Weaver Reichenbach Lawrenze 2nd Cabin
103 Heinr. Wolf 22 M Weaver Glauchow Lawrenze 2nd Cabin
104 Robert Werner 24 M Weaver Glauchow New York 2nd Cabin
105* Joh. Klaiber 19 M Tailor Saxony Mein. Michigan 2nd Cabin
106* Carl Tenner 25 M Labourer Saxony Mein. Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
107* Richard Kroch 18 M Labourer Saxony Mein. Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
108* Albert Edm. Erb 16 M Labourer Saxony Mein. Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
109 Andreas Winters 20 M Tinsmith Hohenzallern Columbus 2nd Cabin
110 Anton Winters 17 M Saddler Hohenzallern Columbus 2nd Cabin
111 Elise Fohrmer 36 F Suise Illinois 2nd Cabin
112 Adolph Meier 22 M Wagon Maker Hohenzallern New York 2nd Cabin
113 Joh. Preiss 55 M Shoemaker Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
114 Theresia Preiss 54 F Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
115 Heinr. Preiss 19 M Shoemaker Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
116 Ludwig Hegeler 27 M Shoemaker Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
117 Georg Rosenberger 33 M Weaver Bavaria Chicago 2nd Cabin
118 Henriette Rosenberger 32 F Bavaria Chicago 2nd Cabin
119 Henritte Rosenberger 3 F Bavaria Chicago 2nd Cabin
120* Anton Bohm 34 M Shoemaker Cologne New York St. 2nd Cabin
121* Anna Bohm 39 F Cologne New York St. 2nd Cabin
122* Anton Bohm 7 M Cologne New York St. 2nd Cabin
123* Carl Bohm 5 M Cologne New York St. 2nd Cabin
124* Carl Ph. Muller 76 M Baker Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
125* Charlotte Muller 46 F Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
126* Elise Muller 21 F Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
127* Carl Philipp Muller 19 M Baker Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
128* Georg Muller 17 M Baker Darnstadt New York 2nd Cabin
129 Christian Windler 37 M Tailor Saxony New York 2nd Cabin
130 Jacob Geiger 21 M Weaver Oberfranken New York 2nd Cabin
131 Christ. Kleinschmidt 35 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
132 Henriette Kleinschmidt 32 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
133 Hanna Kleinschmidt 7 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
134 Friederich Kleinschmidt 5 M Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
135 Auguste Kleinschmidt 3 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
136 Wilhelmine Kleinschmidt 0y9m F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
137 Friederike Kleinschmidt 62 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
138 Heinr. Schriefer 22 M Labourer Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
139 Anna Schriefer 26 F Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
140 August Schriefer 0y6m M Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
141 Carl Oestreicher 48 M Labourer Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
142 Henriette Oestreicher 39 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
143 Henriette Oestreicher 23 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
144 Carl Oestreicher 17 M Labourer Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
145 Anna Oestreicher 13 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
146 Albertine Oestreicher 10 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
147 August Oestreicher 7 M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
148* Johann Muller 28 M Miller Bavaria Chicago 2nd Cabin
149* David Sommer 30 M Printer Bavaria Williamsburg 2nd Cabin
150* Carl Baether 49 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
151* Caroline Baether 49 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
152* Friederike Baether 22 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
153* Anna Baether 21 F Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
154* Johann Baether 20 M Labourer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
155* Carl Raether 16 M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
156* August Raether 7 M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
157* Auguste Raether 5 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
158 Georg Schneider 48 M Labourer New York New York 2nd Cabin
159 Christian Krengel 34 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
160 Henriette Krengel 33 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
161 August Krengel 7 M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
162 Albert Krengel 5 M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
163 Friedr. Krengel 3 M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
164 Franz Krengel 0y11m M Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
165 Wilhelmine Schulz 20 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
166 Anna Luise Schulz 19 F Pommern Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
167 Gottfr. Brecht 56 M Weaver Baden New York 2nd Cabin
168 Joseph Waireter 18 M Bricklayer Wurtemberg New York 2nd Cabin
169* Anton Gutberlet 53 M Weaver Ch. Hessen Williamsburg 2nd Cabin
170* Helene Gutberlet 29 F Ch. Hessen Williamsburg 2nd Cabin
171* Josephine Gutberlet 7 F Ch. Hessen Williamsburg 2nd Cabin
172 Ludwig Hoffmann 23 M Turner Grd. Hessen New York 2nd Cabin
173 Gottlieb Bauerle 30 M Labourer Baden Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
174 Heinr. Fust 25 M Labourer Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
175* Ferdinand Wiegand 26 M Miner Saxony Mein. New York 2nd Cabin
176 Ernst Seubert 18 M Lacksmith Frankfurt Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
177 Joseph Berlage 16 M Lacksmith Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
178 Ferdinand Mussmaecher 26 M Tailor Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
179 Elisabeth Moltner 25 F Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
180 Joh. Hinr. Cordes 18 M Labourer New York Chicago 2nd Cabin
181 Hinr. Blohm 23 M Labourer Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
182 Jacob Pape 24 M Labourer Hannover Chicago 2nd Cabin
183 Johann Haine 24 M Bricklayer Posen Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
184 Catharine Rendziorwsky 24 F Posen Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
185 Catharine Swiaskowska 21 F Posen Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
186 Georg Ege 26 M Bricklayer Wurtemberg New York 2nd Cabin
187 Catharine Ege 25 F Wurtemberg New York 2nd Cabin
188 Heinr. Schwarze 28 M Carpenter Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
189 Luise Schwarze 33 F Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
190 Luise Schwarze 7 F Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
191 Heinrich Schwarze 2 M Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
192 Friedr. Schwarze 0y7m M Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
193 Hans Schwarze 17 M Carpenter Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
194 Hermann Schwarze 17 M Carpenter Lippe Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
195 Otto Weirich 26 M Baker Coblenz St. Louis 2nd Cabin
196 Johann Heinaicht 32 M Waiter Posen New York 2nd Cabin
197 Wilhelmine Rasch 22 F Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
198 Caroline Strelow 22 F Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
199 Friedr. Gillis 28 M Labourer Prussia Ohio 2nd Cabin
200 Christoph Rohrig 53 M Weaver Erfuht Iowa 2nd Cabin
201 Anna Martha Rohrig 52 F Erfuht Iowa 2nd Cabin
202 Anna Pfaunkuch 26 F Ch. Hessen Chicago 2nd Cabin
203 Johann Frenk 28 M Bricklayer Westphalen New York 2nd Cabin
204 Catharine Frenk 30 F Westphalen New York 2nd Cabin
205* Joseph Robel 30 M Labourer Westphalen New York 2nd Cabin
206 Julius Schlief 29 M Labourer Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
207 Goh. Wagenmaker 29 M Labourer Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
208 Gesche Wagenmaker 29 F Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
209* Ewe Gronewald 44 M Labourer Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
210* Janken Gronewald 43 F Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
211* Gesche Gronewald 15 F Eastfriesland Peking 2nd Cabin
212 Heinrich Eichenberger 38 M Watchmaker Argen Illinois 2nd Cabin
213 Marie Eichenberger 5 F Argen Illinois 2nd Cabin
214 Peter Buranel 28 M Labourer Prussia Buffalo 2nd Cabin
215* Johs Muller 29 M Labourer Saxony Weimar New York 2nd Cabin
216 August Remmert 16 M Labourer Ch. Hessen Williamsburg 2nd Cabin
217 Julius Rielander 18 M Tailor Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
218 Paulus Schoemann 28 M Labourer Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
219 Gottlieb Herchner 25 M Glazier Saxony Gotha New York 2nd Cabin
220* Joh. H. Loos 26 M Weaver Hessen Darm. Buffalo 2nd Cabin
221 David Heldt 22 M Shoemaker Stuttgart Toledo 2nd Cabin
222 Caroline Heldt 25 F Stuttgart Toledo 2nd Cabin
223 Christ. Fritz 38 M Labourer Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
224 Wilhelm Fritz 13 M Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
225 August Fritz 9 M Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
226 Christian Fritz 5 M Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
227 Hermann Fritz 4 M Prussia Milwaukie 2nd Cabin
228 Anna Eckstein 17 F Bavaria Detroit 2nd Cabin
229 Eva Eckstein 22 F Bavaria Detroit 2nd Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
with certainty.
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.
"Hessen Darmstadt" recorded in the Native Country column is shortened in this
transcription to ""Hessen Darm." for formatting reasons. "Saxony Meininger" is
shortened to "Saxony Mein." for the same reason.
3 Passenger's full Occupation is recorded as "Ship's Carpenter".
81 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Schorder".
95 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Schroder".
105-108 Native Country is recorded as "Saxony Meininger".
106 Surname is either "Tenner" or "Jenner".
120-123 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Bohm", and the full Destination is
recorded as "New York State".
125-128 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
148 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
149 Destination is recorded as "Williamsburg, N.Y.".
150-157 Family surname is recorded both as "Baether" and as "Raether". Native Country
is recorded both as "Prussia" and as "Pommern", perhaps a recording error.
169-171 Destination is recorded as "Williamsburg, N.Y.".
175 Native Country is recorded as "Saxony Meininger".
205 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Robel".
209-211 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Gronewald".
215 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
220 Native Country is recorded as "Hessen Darmstadt".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 280, List 541.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 December 2010
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