Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Bark Alexander

There was no sworn statement for this ship.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, and country which they intend to inhabit. The column titled "Died on the Voyage" has been eliminated as there were no deaths listed for this voyage.

  1  I. H. Bach             43    male    Farmer      Hamburg     Texas
  2  Ernstine Bach          30    female
  3* Hermandine Bach         1y2m female
  4* Franz H. Stammer       49    male    Farmer      Bergedorf
  5  Sophie Erich           38    female  Trader      Lubeck
  6  Aug Janisch            29    male    Farmer      Mecklenburg
  7* C. Theo. Janisch       33    male    Particulier Mecklenburg
  8* Robt. Billinger        32    male    Merchant    Hamburg
  9  Sophie Billinger       28    female              Hamburg
 10  Ernst Bergeman         51    male    Preacher    Prussia
 11  Maria Bergeman         41    female
 12  Julia Bergeman         12    female
 13  Mathilda Bergeman       7    female
 14  Otilir Bergeman         5    female
 15  Agnes Bergeman          2    female
 16* J. Bonradgeck          25    male
 17* W^m A. Riwolzki        19    male    Farmer      Prussia
 18  J. Strube              54    male    Joiner      Prussia
 19  Dorothea Strube        50    female
 20  Dorothea Strube        24    female
 21  Maria Strube           16    female
 22  Wilhelm Strube         14    male
 23* Joach^m Schrub         49    male    Farmer
 24  Dorothea Schrub        31    female
 25  Seigfried Schrub       10    male
 26  Juni Schrub             8    female
 27  Rosalind Schrub         7    female
 28  Christian Schrub       28    male
 29* Joh. Rieck             33    male    Blacksmith
 30* Joh. Salomon           37    male    Brickmaker
 31  F. Steingraber         28    male    Can Maker
 32* Edw^d Bender           32    male    Musician    Poland
 33* A. G. Haferkorn        46    male    Carpenter   Prussia
 34  J. P. Dyonissius       29    male    Merchant    Hamburg
 35  Frederike Dyonissius   25    female
 36  Joh. Ohl               40    male    Farmer
 37* E. H. Stammer          18    male    Farmer
 38* Joh. Voight            18    male    Farmer
 39  Caspar Gehrman         18    male    Farmer
 40  George Trube           53    male    Farmer
 41  Henry Trube            15    male    Farmer
 42  John Trube             13    male    Farmer
 43  Frederic Trube         10    male    Farmer
 44  C. Schnackenbach       28    male    Merchant    Hanover
 45* Paul Kronke            32    male    Merchant    Hanover
 46  Maria Karstens         31    female              Holstein
 47* Ernst St???e           59    male    Labourer    Holstein
 48* Charles St???e         18    male    Labourer    Holstein
 49* Auguste Br?mer         27    female              Hamburg
 50* Cath. Thomsen          13    female              Holstein
 51  A. Schultz             40    male    Farmer      Hamburg


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission, error, or abbreviation made by the
original recorder and indicates further explanation by the transcriber.

The use a ? indicates words or letters not clearly decipherable.

The use of a ^ indicates the following letter was superscripted.

* Passenger # 3, the age was written as 1/2 - this could mean 1 year 2 months or
  possibly means 6 months.
* Passenger # 4 and 37, the surname is written as Stamer with a horizontal line over
  the "m", indicating a double "m".
* Passenger # 7, middle name is abbreviated as Theo. (possibly for Theodore), and the
  occupation for this passenger is listed as Particulier which is written out quite
  clearly - the French translation for this word is "individual" or "person".
* Passenger # 8, first name is written as Robt., probably for Robert.
* Passenger # 16, the surname could possibly be Bomadgeck.
* Passenger # 17, first name has a superscripted "m", first name is probably William.
* Passenger # 23, first name has a superscripted "m", first name is probably Joachim.
* Passengers # 29, 30 and 38, first names are written as Joh., probably for Johan or
  Johannes.
* Passenger # 32, first name has a superscripted "d", first name is probably Edward.
* Passenger # 33, surname could possibly be Haferkom.
* Passenger # 45, there appears to be an umlaut over the "o" in the surname.
* Passenger # 47 and 48, the third, fourth and fifth letters in the surname are not
  clear.
  The surname could possibly be Struve or possibly Stuwe.
* Passenger # 49, third letter in surname is not clear, the surname could be Bramer
  or Bromer.
* Passenger # 50, first name is abbreviated as Cath., possibly for Catherine or
  similar name.
* There was no Captain's sworn statement for this manifest which is one of many in a
  continuous listing of ships arriving at Galveston, Texas and listed together on a
  quarterly report.  There is a name that appears to be Hinrichsen which is written
  in the same line as the arrival date, ship name, and port of departure.  This could
  possibly be the captain's name.

  
  Correspondence added 3-7-2006, Passenger 7, Janisch

  Carl Theo Janisch male, arrived in Galveston, Texas on the vessel
  Bark Alexander from Hambur Germany which left on March 4, 1850.
  His children settled in Harris County, Texas.  They were Adelaide,
  Ludwig, Herrmann, and August.  I would like more information if any
  is available from the Mecklenburg area.
My email is mlarison@cox.net. Thanks

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 3.

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