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Brig Shepherdess


St. Croix, Caribbean Island to New Haven, Connecticut
23 July 1832

DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN – PORT OF NEW HAVEN
I, Jacob Ward, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the above list, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of New Haven, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers which were on board said Brig at the time of her sailing from the Port of St. Croix. So help me God. (Signed) Jacob Ward. Sworn before me, this 23rd day of July 1832. (Signed) Nath. R. Clark, Dy. Collector.
LIST of all the PASSENGERS taken on board the Brig Shepherdess of New Haven in any Foreign Port or Place.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
 
  1 Carl A.        Kierulf     44  male    attorney  Danish W. Indies  United States
  2 Alice          Kierulf     28  female            Danish W. Indies  United States
  3 Petrine C.     Kierulf     15  female            Danish W. Indies  United States 
  4 Carl J.        Kierulf      9  male              Danish W. Indies  United States
  5 Andreas C.     Kierulf      7  male              Danish W. Indies  United States
  6 Louise S.      Kierulf      6  female            Danish W. Indies  United States
  7 Emanuel        Kierulf      4  male              Danish W. Indies  United States 
  8 Lau?entius     Kierulf  *   4  male              Danish W. Indies  United States
  9 Mary Eliza     Kierulf      2  female            Danish W. Indies  United States
 10 Geo. W.        Kierulf      1  male              Danish W. Indies  United States
 11 Maria C.       Rogers      36  female            Danish W. Indies  United States
 12 Cornelia F.    ?odwi?e  *  23  female            Danish W. Indies  United States
 13 Julian         Barry       43  female  servant   Danish W. Indies  United States
 14 William        Howell      27  male    servant   Danish W. Indies  United States
  
Transcriber's Notes:     
  #8 first name written Lausentius, but perhaps was to be Laurentius.
 #12 surname looks like Codwise.  
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 5.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 November 1999


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