Immigrant Ships
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Brig Reform


Hamburg, Germany to New York
1 May, 1849

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I F. Ammermann 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 Hamburg Brig Reform whereof I am Master, from Hamburg So help me God Sworn on the first of May 1849, before me A????????? DEPUTY COLLECTOR.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Hamburg Brig Reform whereof F. Ammermann, is master, from Hamburg burthen * tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
    
 1 Peter Rothfoak       35  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
 2 Anna Rothfoak        32  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
 3 Johannes Rothfoak    1/2 Male                   Germany          United States of North America
 4 Tobias Holbensen     45  Male   Laborer         Germany          United States of North America
 5 Anna Holbensen       39  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
 6 Margaret Holbensen   21  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
 7 Christine Holbensen  23  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
 8 Anna Maria Holbensen 17  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
 9 Joh Jacob Hinrichs   49  Male   Bricklayer      Germany          United States of North America
10 Heephe Hinrichs      43  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
11 Heinrich Hinrichs    25  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
12 Dorathea Hinrichs    21  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
13 Peter Nic Hinrichs   18  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
14 Margaret Hinrichs    16  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
15 Magdalene Hinrichs   14  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
16 John Jacob Peters    27  Male                   U S of America   United States of North America
17 Anna Peters          26  Female                 U S of America   United States of North America
18 Heinrich D Peters    17  Male                   U S of America   United States of North America
19 Fred Heinrich Peters 19  Male                   U S of America   United States of North America
20 Pet Jacob Niemann    27  Male                   U S of America   United States of North America
21 Claus Ducker         30  Male   Cabinet Maker   Denmark          United States of North America
22 Peter Ducker         27  Male                   Denmark          United States of North America
23 Claus La?            30  Male                   Denmark          United States of North America
24 Peter Schraeder      20  Male                   Denmark          United States of North America
25 Jacob Wiggers        26  Male   Laborer         Denmark          United States of North America
26 Claus Joh Henning    17  Male                   Denmark          United States of North America
27 Claus Joh Bonge      20  Male                   Denmark          United States of North America
28 Claus Joh Peters     23  Male                   Denmark          United States of North America
29 Magarete Menken      30  Female                 Denmark          United States of North America
30 Ignatz Albrecht      20  Male   Clerk           Germany          United States of North America
31 Ignatz Hesse         19  Male   Clerk           Germany          United States of North America
32 Gutav Nurnberger     47  Male   Pianofork Maker Germany          United States of North America
33 Freiderik Nurnberger 26  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
34 Milhelm Nurnberger   22  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
35 Anna Nurnberger      17  Female                 Germany          United States of North America 
36 Antonie Nurnberger   15  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
37 Caroline Rosenthal   37  Female                 Germany          United States of North America              
38 August Mang          40  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
39 Julius Kain          27  Male   Clerk           Germany          United States of North America
40 Carl Franke          32  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America
41 Adolf Freth          42  Male   Cabinet Maker   Germany          United States of North America
42 Henna Freth          37  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
43 Auguste Freth        19  Female                 Germany          United States of North America
44 Gustave Freth        17  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
45 Edward Freth         27  Male   Goldsmith       Germany          United States of North America
46 Otto Rorshef         30  Male   Carpenter       Germany          United States of North America
47 Christian Grafe      19  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America
48 Johannes Walters     27  Male   Goldsmith       Germany          United States of North America
49 Gabur ?onnefeldt     23  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America
50 Josef A?use          19  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
51 Friedrich Schmidt    42  Male   Cabinet Maker   Germany          United States of North America
52 Neugedachtez Hirsch  31  Male   Baker           Germany          United States of North America
53 Kakro? Hirsch        24  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America
54 Justus Land?ern      37  Male   Cabinet Maker   Denmark          United States of North America
55 George Trapp         32  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America
56 Maria Heins          40  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America 
57 Carl Bates           17  Male   Locksmith       Germany          United States of North America
58 Seib Fuchs           22  Male   Smith           Germany          United States of North America
59 Heinrich Thies       28  Male   Tailor          Germany          United States of North America
60 Hermann Apel         32  Male   Carpenter       Denmark          United States of North America
61 Adam Schimanske      49  Male   Miller          Poland           United States of North America
62 Meyer Schimanske     23  Male   Merchant        Germany          United States of North America
63 *
64 August Schmidth      27  Male   Builder         Germany          United States of North America
65 Joseph Behmann       57  Male                   Germany          United States of North America
66 Marcus Saloschin     19  Male                   Germany          United States of North America 
67 Adolf Grinsfeldth    30  Male   Merchant        Hungary          United States of North America 
68 Adolf Lindenheim     47  Male                   Hungary          United States of North America 
69 Mariss Lindenheim    17  Male                   Hungary          United States of North America 
70 Johann Eckardt       32  Male   Farmer          Germany          United States of North America
71 Vander Bosse         31  Male                   Germany          United States of North America 
72 Margret Bosse        27  Female                 Germany          United States of North America                               

    
Transcriber's Notes:     
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to 
   quality of original document.


Passenger #23 ? could be u or w
Passenger #49 ? could be S or D
Passenger #50 ? hard to read
Passenger #53 ? could be b or t
Passenger #54 ? could be b or t
Passenger #63 Line marked out
There were no births or deaths on this passage, therefore the birth/death 
   column has been eliminated. 
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 78.
Transcribed by Kathy Tolbert a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
04 February 2000



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