Immigrant Ships
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Brig Gil blas

Bremen, Germany to New York
Type May 1, 1849
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK

I, J. B. Ros?, 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 Brig Gil Blas whereof I am Master, from Bremen. to the 1 May 1849. So help me God, J. B. Ros? before me, O. Palmer

List of all the Passengers on Board the Bremen Brigg Gil Blas: J. B. Ros?, Master from Bremen to New York

Columns represent: Name, Male from 5 to 50, Male from 1 to 4, Female from 5 to 50, Female from 1 to 4, Business, From, Kingdom, and Bound. Transcriber Note: columns 2 thru 4 are combined into one column

1* Christian Schneider 4? M carpenter Dalvigsthal Prussia New York
2 Jonas Schneider 20 M Dalvigsthal Prussia New York
3 Friedrich Schneider 12 M Dalvigsthal Prussia New York
4 Mary Schneider 15 F Dalvigsthal Prussia New York
5 Christian Hinne 2? M master mason Magdeburg Prussia New York
6 Louise Hinne 24 F Magdeburg Prussia New York
7 Louis Hinne 3 M Magdeburg Prussia New York
8 Gustavus Hinne 6m M suckling Magdeburg Prussia New York
9 Dorothy Becker 24 F servant Magdeburg Prussia New York
10 Michael Rehklau 30 M farmer Arlesried Bavaria Rochester
11 William Schneider 26 M lock-smith Leutkirch Wurtemberg New York
12* James Ruppr?ht 35 M cloth-shearer Leutkirch Wurtemberg New York
13 Agathe Schmitt 32 F servant Ravensburg Wurtemberg New York
14 Jean Beck 4? M lock-smith Ravensburg Wurtemberg Philadelphia
15 Marianne Beck 44 F Ravensburg Wurtemberg Philadelphia
16* Marianne ???? 17 F Ravensburg Wurtemberg Philadelphia
17* Auguste ???? 9 F Ravensburg Wurtemberg Philsdelphia
18 Christopher Herrmann ?? M shoe-maker Ravensburg Wurtemberg Philadelphia
19* Josepha Be??er 31 F servant Strass Bavaria Cincinnati
20* J. M. Lockb?fer ?? M master mason Vorderburg Bavaria Belleville
21 Christiane Bieck 39 F Vorderburg Bavaria Belleville
22 Christiane Bieck 9 F Vorderburg Bavaria Belleville
23* Henry Rau? 29 M baker Ebensfeld Bavaria New York
24* William B???hard 2? M miller Merseburg Prussia Ohio
25* Joseph Zum??sch 2? M baker Billerbeck Prussia New York
26 Bernard Hoving 2? M farmer Caesfeld Pressia New York
27 Ann Barbara Sierp 32 F servant Venne Hannover Baltimore
28* Barbara Josepha Otterbein 21 F servant Grossenluder Bavaria Pottsville
29* Joseph Otterbein ?? M farmer Grossenluder Bavaria Pottsville
30 Joseph George Michel 29 M joiner Leitterz Hessen Pottsville
31 Johann Adam Michel ?? M day labourer Leitterz Hessen Pottsville
32 John Diegelmann 34 M shoe-maker Niederbiber Hessen Pottsville
33* Elizabeth K?iber 23 F seamstress Niederbiber Hessen New York
34 Victoria Herrlich 23 F servant Langenbiber Nessen Pottsville
35 John Hilbert 4? M farmer Grossenbach Hessen Rochester
36* Caspar Gerha?d 1? M farmer Grossenbach Hessen Rochester
37 Francis Voigt ?? M farmer Grossenbach Hessen Rochester
38* John Schoppner 2? M tailor Flieden Hessen Cincinnati
39* Anna Schoppner 29 F servant Flieden Hessen Cincinnati
40 Catharina Elizabeth Weber 25 F servant Flieden Hessen Cincinnati
41 Francis Dettmer 2? M butcher Fulda Hessen New York
42* Adam Rohring ?? M farmer Flieden Hessen St. Louis
43* Cassimer Kummel ?? M farmer Guntersberg Prussia Rochester
44*
45* Flora ????na 4 F Guntersberg Prussia Rochester
46 Valentine Fladung 28 M farmer Liegen Hessen Pittsburg
47 Anna Catherine Pflug 27 F servant Elders Hessen Pittsburg
48* Francis Joseph Malkmus 25 M joiner Hunfeld Hessen Pittsburg
49 Anna Maria Baumgart 25 F servant Marlas Hessen Pittsburg
50 John Charles Otto Lump 20 M joiner Burghaun Hessen Cincinnati
51 Fritz Buck 23 M cart wright Winterbach Wurtemberg New York
52 Ignatz Lieb 22 M smith Wolfertschwende Wurtemberg Pittsburg
53 Joseph Mohr 30 M stone-cutter Friessenhaeuste Wurtemberg Pittsburg
54 John Joseph Schaefer 26 M gardener Fochen Prussia Philadelphia
55 Ferdinand Kopp 21 M farmer Bainrod Prussia New York
56* Jacob Harn 27 M machinist Duren Prussia Pittsburg
57* Caspar Seuster 3? M farmer Ludenscheid Prussia New York
58 Anton Kern 2? M stone-cutter Ansefar Hessen Louisville
59 Mary Elise Jacobi 25 F servant Ansefar Hessen Louisville
60* Carl Sturmer 2? M miller Niederwildon Prussia Louisville
61 John Herdas 30 M farmer Ebersbach Bavaria Cincinnati
62 Barbara Herdas 29 F Ebersbach Bavaria Cincinnati
63 Joseph Batz 40 M nail-smith Berginn Bavaria Rochester
64 Maryanne Batz 41 F Berginn Bavaria Rochester
65 Bartholomew Mendel 25 M farmer Stierbaum Bavaria Cincinnati
66 Anna Mary Netter 29 F servant Stierbaum Bavaria Cincinnati
67 Eva Netter 30 F servant Stierbaum Bavaria Cincinnati
68 Walpurga Netter 29 F servant Stierbaum Bavaria Cincinnati
69 Francis Hendel ?? M farmer Forchheim Bavaria New York
70 Eva Hendel 25 F Forchheim Bavaria New York
71 John Henry Hendel 4 M Forchheim Bavaria New York
72 John Fliedel 2? M farmer Blaustaedt Bavaria Rochester
73 Therese Fliedel 32 F servant Blaustaedt Bavaria Rochester
74 Augustine Rehm 33 M farmer Burggriesbach Bavaria New York
75 Regine Rehm 25 F Burggriesbach Bavaria New York
76 Regine Rehm 35 F Burggriesbach Bavaria New York
77 John Georg Meyer 28 M farmer Hofstaetter Bavaria Cincinnati
78 John Goetz 24 M butcher Lauterbach Bavaria Cincinnati
79 Alois Paetz 34 M weaver Wallerdorf Bavaria Cincinnati
80 Joseph Mader 29 M butcher Obenricht Bavaria Pittsburg
81 Marianne Mader 22 F Obenricht Bavaria Pittsburg
82 Joseph Schree 34 M carpenter Ripplen Bavaria Pensylvanien
83 Gesine Schree 29 F Ripplen Bavaria Pensylvanien
84 Adolph Jahn 30 M carpenter Grosshirschen Prussia New York
85* Gottfried Furster 20 M joiner Grosshirschen Prussia Cincinnati
86 F. Carl Bismann 28 M shoe-maker Oberkreissladt Prussia Ohio
87 John William Halle 25 M farmer Schloss Wiebach Prussia Ohio
88* Therese Bertram 40 F Buhren Prussia Baltimore
89 Carolina Bertram 12 F Buhren Prussia Baltimore
90 Carl Bertram 10 M Buhren Prussia Baltimore
91 Fritz Bertram 8 M Buhren Prussia Baltimore
92 Therese Bertram 7 F Buhren Prussia Baltimore
93* Henry ?u?mann ? M ?????? Prussia Baltimore
94* Henry He??mann 24 M cord-maker Guterslohe Prussia New York
95* Henry Trau?ott Kuhn 30 M joiner Gera Prussia New York
96 Friedrich Schmidt 19 M t???er Gera Prussia New York

Cabin Passengers
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97* Gustavus ?aber 30 M merchant Tuttlingen Wurtemberg New York
98 William Hamann 20 M book binder Gera Prussia New York

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98 New York 1st May 1849

(Signed) 1st May, 1849, J. B. Ros?.

Transcriber's Notes:

Many names, ages, and place names are obscured by folds/tears in the original
manifest. Unreadable ages are left blank.
In column heads, From means City or Town and Bound means destination in
the U.S.

The Captain's name is either ROSS or ROSE.

1 - In many instances the ages cannot be read or only one digit can be read.
12 ? could be either a or ec.
16-17 Surname is obscured but probably is Beck.
19 ?? unreadable.
20 ? is probably a vowel.
23 ? either e or l.
24 ??? are small letters, probably ern.
25 ? is probably a small letter.
28-29 Umlaut u in Grossenluder.
33 ? could be a or e.
36 ? is probably r.
38-39 Umlaut o
42 Umlaut o
43 Umlaut u in surname and Guntersberg.
44 Line is completely torn.
45 Beginning of name is completely unreadable. Umlaut u in Guntersberg.
48 Umlaut u in Hunfeld.
56 Umlaut u in Duren.
60 Umlaut u in surname.
85 Umlaut u in surname.
88-92 Umlaut u in Buhren.
93 1st letter in surname could be J or T. Other letter seems tall could be h.
94 ?? could be one or two letters. May be Herrmann. Umlaut u in Guterslohe.
95 Umlaut u
97 ? could be F or T.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 78, List 365.

Transcribed by Barbara Archer and reviewed by Carl A. Crother members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
March 3, 2000, reviewed Nov. 4, 2002

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