Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Ship Mercury
Havre, France to New York
22 July 1856
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John F. French Master of the ship Mercury 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 of the said ship at Havre from which port 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. Sworn this 22 of July 1856.
Columns represent: Name, age, occupation, sex, country to which belongs
1. Zimmermann?, John 40 Farmer male Baden
2. Buehler, John 40 Farmer male Baden
3. Schmitt, John 26 Farmer male Wurtemberg
4. Unrath, Heinr 36 Farmer male Wurtemberg
5. Hofmann, Martin 35 Farmer male Wurtemberg
6. Kieplin, Fred 16 Farmer male France
7. Doerflinger, Fred 26 Farmer male Baden
8. Lenz, Adam 18 Farmer male France
9. Burger, George 52 Farmer male France
10. Burger, Cath 50 Farmer female France
11. Burger, Cath 24 Farmer female France
12. Burger, John 18 Farmer male France
13. Burger, Marg 9 Farmer female France
14. Burger, Magoli 8 Farmer female France
15. Burger, Elisab 5 Farmer female France
16. Mantel, Heinr 25 Farmer male Baden
17. Mantel, Cath 27 Farmer female Baden
18. Weiss, Franz 18 Farmer male France
19. Eishert, Marie 18 Farmer female France
20. Weifs, Franz 24 Farmer male France
21. Wonker, Antone 35 Farmer male France
22. Wonker, Caroline 27 Farmer female France
23. Wonker, Anna 11 Farmer female France
24. Wonker, franz 2 Farmer male France
25.* Bing, Jacob 28 Farmer male France
26. Tudeuf, Adr 38 Farmer male France
27. Fourret, Jules 24 Farmer male France
28. Wetz, Elisab 26 Farmer female Baden
29. Wetz, Michel 9mos. Farmer male Baden
30. Wetz, Marie 22 Farmer female Baden
31. Steinbrenner, Christine 50 Farmer female Baden
32. Steinbrenner, Elisab 18 Farmer female Baden
33. Steinbrenner, Joh Gr 17 Farmer male Baden
34. Steinbrenner, Cath 13 Farmer famale Baden
35. Faust, Peter 46 Farmer male Hessan
36. Faust, Barbara 44 Farmer female Hessan
37. Faust, Peter 18 Farmer male Hessan
38. Faust, Anna 15 Farmer female Hessan
39. Faust, Lorenzo 14 Farmer male Hessan
40. Faust, Magol 9 Farmer female Hessan
41. Faust, Cath 8 Farmer female Hessan
42. Faust, Barbara 6mos. Farmer female Hessan
43. Faust, Caspar 3 Farmer male Hessan
44. Faust, Phillipp 6 Farmer male Hessan
45. Farber, Georg 54 Farmer male Hessan
46.* Schauer, Peter 45 Farmer male Hessan
47. Schauer, Barbara 48 Farmer female Hessan
48. Schauer, Valt 17 Farmer female Hessan
49. Schauer, Caspar 9 Farmer male Hessan
50. Schauer, Philipine 7 Farmer female Hessan
51. Schauer, Cath 15 Farmer female Hessan
52. Kneisch, Anna 46 Farmer female Hessan
53. Kneisch, Marg 13 Farmer female Hessan
54. Kneisch, Jacob 9 Farmer male Hessan
55. Kneisch, Eugenie 3 Farmer female Hessan
56. Kavler,? Georg 12 Farmer male Hessan
57. Roos,? Jacob 20 Farmer male Hessan
58. Harth, Conrad 25 Farmer male Hessan
59. Hahn, Conrad 32 Farmer male Wurtemberg *
60. Botzler, Jacob 17 Farmer male Wurtemberg
61. Dreher, Carl 18 Farmer male Wurtemberg
62. Steinle, Carl 17 Farmer male Wurtemberg
63.* Buss, Fried 43 Farmer male Wurtemberg
64. Buss, Doris 32 Farmer female Wurtemberg
65. Buss, Thead 3 Farmer male Wurtemberg
66. Engel, Jacob 26 Farmer male Wurtemberg
67. Engel, Barb 24 Farmer female Wurtemberg
68. Gender, Barbara 25 Farmer female Bavaria
69. Roth, Fried 26 Farmer male Bavaria
70. Mainzer, Wilhelm 42 Farmer male Bavaria
71. Mainzer, Marie 44 Farmer female Bavaria
72. Mainzer, Wilhelmine 16 Farmer female Bavaria
73. Mainzer, Emanuel 15 Farmer male Bavaria
74. Denzer, Emanuel 18 Farmer male Hessan
75. Fleshanstein, Marg 26 Farmer female Bavaria
76. Fleshanstein, Marie 9 Farmer female Bavaria
77. Fleshanstein, Cath 8 Farmer female Bavaria
78.* Deppish, Anna 30 farmer female Bavaria
79. Bothasher, Barb 56 farmer female Bavaria
80. Bothasher, Rosina 20 farmer female Bavaria
81. Bothasher, Jacob 9 farmer male Bavaria
82. Zehnder, Rudolph 21 farmer male Switzeralnd
83.* Fray, Albrich 24 farmer male Switzerland
84. Muller, Barbara 56 farmer female Switzerland
85. Hauenstein, Dorothea 50 farmer female Switzerland
86. Hauenstein, Jacob 14 farmer male Switzerland
87. Baumann,? Barbara 18 Farmer female Switzerland
88.* Wehrli Johann 36 Farmer male Switzerland
89. Wehrli Salomea 46 Farmer female Switzerland
90. Hirt,? Jacob 46 Farmer male Switzerland
91.* Burger, Jacob 58 Farmer male Switzerland
92. Burger, Heinr 30 Farmer male Switzerland
93. Burger, Jacob 38 Farmer male Switzerland
94. Schweizer, Carl 28 Farmer male Switzeraldn
95. Haner, Magol. 21 Farmer female Switzerland
96. Babel, Anton 28 Farmer male Switzerland
97.* Boemli, Joanna 22 Farmer male Switzerland
98. Klein, Mathias 25 Farmer male Prussia
99.* Henry, Thomas 18 Farmer male Prussia
100. Thil, Maria 21 Farmer female Prussia
101. Thomas, Anna 26 Farmer female Prussia
102. Hansen, Sussanna 27 Farmer female Prussia
103. Thomas, Mattw 20 Farmer male Prussia
104. Gerren, Peter 21 Farmer male Prussia
105. Bishel, Jacob 32 Farmer male Hessan
106. Bishel, Anna 36 Farmer female Hessan
107. Bishel, Cath 5 Farmer female Hessan
108.* Kiss?inger, Appol 29 Farmer female Bavaria
109. Wolff, Fried 22 Farmer male Baden
110. Wolff, Philippine 20 Farmer female Baden
111. Mutter, Cath 41 Farmer female Bavaria
112. Mutter, H? 14 Farmer male Bavaria
113. Mutter, Johann 8 Farmer male Bavaria
114. Schneider, Cath 40 Farmer female Bavaria
115. Schneider, Cath 14 Farmer female Bavaria
116. Schneider, Marie 8 Farmer female Bavaria
117. Blum, Conrad 39 Farmer male Hessan
118. Blum, Elizab 30 Farmer female Hessan
119. Ries, Magolena 45 Farmer female Bavaria
120. Ries, Marie 20 Farmer female Bavaria
121. Ries, Heinr 19 Farmer male Bavaria
122. Ries, Elisab 16 Farmer female Bavaria
123. Ries, Magol 15 Farmer female Bavaria
124. Ries, Jacob 13 Farmer male Bavaria
125. Ries, Sussanna 5 Farmer female Bavaria
126. Kress, Louise 15 Farmer female Baden
127. Thomas, Marg 44 Farmer female Bavaria
128. Thomas, Theob 41 Farmer male Bavaria
129. Thomas, Marie 7 Farmer female Bavaria
130. Keller, Mar? 17 Farmer male Bavaria
131.* Lehmann, Jacob 26 Farmer male Bavaria
132. Schneider, Elisab 40 Farmer female Bavaria
133. Schneider, Elisab 19 Farmer female Bavaria
134. Schneider, Marg 17 Farmer female Bavaria
135.* Thammer?, Magol 19 Farmer female Bavaria
136. Fritz, Ludwig 26 Farmer male Bavaria
137.* Blngert, Anton 24 Farmer male Bavaria
138. Blngert, Elisab 50 Farmer female Bavaria
139. Blngert, Marg 21 Farmer female Bavaria
140. Blngert, Elisab 21 Farmer female Bavaria
141. Blngert, Lorenze 11 Farmer male Bavaria
142. Kunz, Michel 37 Farmer male Hessen
143. Kunz, Anna 34 Farmer female Hessen
144. Kunz, Joseph 8 Farmer male Hessen
145. Kunz, Franz 7 Farmer male Hessen
146. Kunz, Baptist 6 Farmer male Hessen
147. Kunz, Jacob 3 Farmer male Hessen
148. Kunz, Adam 11mos. Farmer male Hessen
149.* Hes?mann, Martin 22 Farmer male Hessen
150.* Earle, Eva 26 Farmer female Wurtenberg
151.* Lie????h, John 25 Farmer male Bavaria
152.* Berod, Barthol 30 Farmer male Italie
153.* Davian, Eugene 33 Farmer male France
154.* Jon?ier, John?fru 35 Farmer male Switzerland
155.* Bem????, Francious 24 Farmer male France
156. Joh, Michel 29 Farmer male France
157.* Hunger, Felis 26 Farmer male Switzerland
158.* S?????wald, Gottl 20 Farmer male Wurtemberg
159. Schittenhelm,? Heins 41 Farmer male Wurtemberg
160.* Buss, Albina 6mos Farmer female Wurtemberg
161. Mayer, Sebastian 24 Farmer male Switzerland
162.* Heim, Georg 20 Farmer male Hessen
163. Zerr, Christian 21 Farmer male Baden
164. Gambeau, Claude 48 Farmer male France
165. Wilm, Johann 26 Farmer male Bavaria
166.* T?? Georg 19 Farmer male Switzerland
167. Schneider, Peter 11mos. Farmer male Switzerland
Cabin Passenger
168.* Nobl???, Jules
Notes::
All passengers occupations were listed as farmers.
All passengers destinations were listed as New York.
#59 died of consumption
#97 is listed as a male but the name looks like Joanna
#166 looks like he is crossed off
Contributor Notes
Those researching HAUENSTEINs may contact Kathy
Dorothea Hauenstein, (# 85), was my g-g-grandmother. She came from
Switzerland along with her son Jacob (#86), who was my g-grandfather,
to join her husband, Conrad, who had emigrated earlier. Both were born in
Otterbach. They settled in Tell City, Indiana. Jacob married Carolina
Weidman and they had 7 children, Jacob, Charles, Bertha, Edward, Albert,
John, and Harry. Edward Hauenstein was my grandfather. He was a harness
maker and moved to Cairo, Illinois and worked in a wagon shop. Later he
married the boss's daughter. He died in 1958.
This manifest was reviewed by one of our excellent transcribers. She makes
the following notes:
The major problem with this manifest is that the "S" and "L" look nearly
identical and a great many of the lower case letters are written very small
and seem to run into each other.
21 could be Wonker or Wanker
25 a note is following his age and sex which appears to read: "say Rosa
N or W ??? 29 years" (as though someone named Rosa was stating he was
29 years and not 28)
46 this surname could be Schaner but most likely Schauer
63 clearly written as we would write Buff, could be a leading "s" but if
so it is incorrectly written on the manifest.
78 could be Deppisch
88 Wehrli may be phoenetic for Wehrly or Werley
91 Could be Benger
99 Could be Henny
108 Missing letter in surname goes below the line and looks like a "z",
Kisszinger.
131 Lehmann could also be Schonaur as the first three letters of this
surname look exactly like the first three letters in the following
surname which is Schneider.
135 The TH is reasonably clear, the ER is clear and two letters in the
middle apppear to be M. Thamer is another possibility.
137 Blngert is clearn written on the manifest although the name itself
is in question.
149 The surname has seven or eight letters beginning with HES (possibly
two ss) and then mann, Hessmann.
150 Could be Easle, Carle, or Casle as the first letter is consistent
with the C in Cath and Conrad and also consistent with some Es
written in Elisab.
151 Lie is clear, fourth letter appears to be a "B" and remaining 3
letters appear to be "ech" or "esh" but the last letter is clearly "H",
Liebech or Liebesh.
152 could be Berod but clearly there is an "i" at the end making it Berodi.
153 could be Davion
154 Jos???, J. looks like Jon?ier (missing letter does not go above or
below the line and could be an "s", given name looks like John?fru
or John?free
155 Bem??? B is correct, followed by what looks like "emmdan" or "emmdon",
the "d" and "n" are clear. Making it Bememmdan or Bememmdon.
157 Felis or Felix last letter written too small to discern.
158 Could be S???wald or G???wald, possibilities include Sannenwald or
Saunenwald, or Gaunenwald, Gannenwald, Gruenwald.
160 Buf or Ruf
166 Surname has 5-6 letters;, first letter could be T, J, or G. the
second letter does not extend above or below the line, the third
letter extends above the line but it is not crossed, it is followed
by two other letters neither of which extend above or below the line
and the name ends with what may be a "b", "h" or "l". The entire
name is crossed out on the original.
Contributed and transcribed by Kathy Vickers for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 June 2000
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