Immigrant Ships
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Ship Vision


Havre, France to New York
January 2, 1857

District of New York - Port of New York
I, Franklin Lawrence Master of the Ship Vision 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 nmber of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God (signed) F. Lawrence Sworn to this Jan 2 1857 (illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Ship Vision where Lawrence is Master from Havre burthen (no entry) tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age(years/months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, and Part of the vessel occupied by each.
Between Decks    
  1  Pfeiffer Heinrich       23       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
  2  Frey Heinrich           18       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
  3  Schaeffer Andreas       16       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
  4  Muller August           18       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
  5  Dosenbach Catharine     18       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
  6  Ostertag Peter          19       M Hesse          farmer  United States
  7  Werner Reinhard         20       M Hesse          farmer  United States
  8* Kiehl Georg             36       M United States  farmer  United States
  9  Urban Catharine         24       F France         farmer  United States
 10  Volz Margareth          22       F France         farmer  United States
 11* Meitzler Johann         30       M United States  farmer  United States
 12  Meitzler Ludwig         17       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 13  Meitzler Wilhelm        13       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 14  Lefeux Edouard          21       M France         farmer  United States
 15  Remy Josephine          34       F France         farmer  United States
 16  Jordan Wendelin         19       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 17  Gothar Peter            18       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 18  Fritsch Caroline        25       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 19  Metz Jacob              46       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 20  Rupp Theodor            23       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 21  Reinhardt Catharine     20       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 22  Reinhardt Johann        14       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 23  Reinhardt Joh Philipp    9       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 24  Reinhardt Helene         5       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 25  Caspar Martin           35       M Bade           farmer  United States
 26  Lebert Peter            57       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 27  Risser Abraham          56       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 28  Risser David            17       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 29  Risser Christian        14       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 30  Maier Magdalene         18       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 31  Kuntz Johann            32       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 32  Bohl Catharine           9       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 33  Bohl Elise               7       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 34  Lion Adele              23       F France         farmer  United States
 35  Lion Pauline            17       F France         farmer  United States
 36  Menasses Moses          15       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 37  Kirschbaum Raphael      13       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 38  Pflock Jeanette         48       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 39  Pflock Antonie          46       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 40  Benedikt Civile         18       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 41  Flock Elias             15       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 42  Kern Magdelene          24       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 43* Gumper Mein             16       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 44  Klein Sara              22       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 45* Rau Adele               19       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 46  Baum Abraham            15       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 47* Vollmar Lazarus         17       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 48  Reinhardt Bernhard      19       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 49  Grunges Peter           31       M Prussia        farmer  United States
 50  Kraemer Susanna         21       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 51  Lebrun Claude           51       M France         farmer  United States
 52  Tardieu Amelie          28       F France         farmer  United States
 53  Zehr Joseph             46       M France         farmer  United States
 54  Zehr Cathrine           41       F France         farmer  United States
 55  Zehr Anne               16       F France         farmer  United States
 56  Zehr Andreas            15       M France         farmer  United States
 57  Zehr Cathrine           14       F France         farmer  United States
 58  Zehr Babette             8       F France         farmer  United States
 59  Zehr Pierre              7       M France         farmer  United States
 60  Zehr Elisabeth           5       F France         farmer  United States
 61  Zehr Jean                3       F France         farmer  United States
 62  Zehr Joseph                11/12 M France         farmer  United States
 63  Steiger Barbara         23       F Bade           farmer  United States
 64  Kopp Christina          18       F Bade           farmer  United States
 65  Schmidt Johann          53       M Bade           farmer  United States
 66  Vincent Albrecht        43       M Bade           farmer  United States
 67  Muller Francois         29       M Bade           farmer  United States
 68* Stahl Jacques           23       M France         farmer  United States
 69* Gianni Pietro           35       M Italia         farmer  United States
 70* Cavatini Dominic        31       M Italia         farmer  United States
 71* Pocinino Giovanni       22       M Italia         farmer  United States
 72  Krubler Jacob           17       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 73  Dedie Isaack            31       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 74  Dedie Henriette         22       F Switzerland    farmer  United States
 75  Putz Georg              33       M Austria        farmer  United States
 76  Walder Johann           36       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 77  Walder Regula           36       F Switzerland    farmer  United States
 78  Walder Celene            4       F Switzerland    farmer  United States
 79  Gull Rudolph            57       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 80  Mullheim Nicolas        34       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 81  Muhlhaupt Sebastian     30       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 82  Muller Jacob            35       M Switzerland    farmer  United States
 83  Schubert Sebastian      48       M Bade           farmer  United States
 84  Ehrhardt Stocker        38       M Bade           farmer  United States
 85  Meier Fidel             28       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 86  May Jacob               15       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 87  Enck Johann             23       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 88  Birkenauer Wilhelm      16       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 89* Morsch Georg            18       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 90* Morsch Anton            16       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 91  Strauss Carl            18       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 92  Burgey Bathasar         54       M Hesse          farmer  United States
 93  Horsch Wilhelmine       16       F Hesse          farmer  United States
 94  Klenck Wilhelmine       44       F Hesse          farmer  United States
 95  Klenck Marie            17       F Hesse          farmer  United States
 96  Schwartz Caspar         26       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
 97  Leiner Margareth        24       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 98  Leiner Margareth           3/4   F Bavaria        farmer  United States
 99  Leiner Elisabeth        22       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
100  Becker Nicolas          32       M Luxemburg      farmer  United States
101  Burg Margarethe         19       F France         farmer  United States
102  Heitz Joseph            51       M France         farmer  United States
103  Heitz Barbara           56       F France         farmer  United States
104  Heitz Diebold           17       M France         farmer  United States
105  Salzberger Michel       37       M France         farmer  United States
106  Salzberger Caroline     46       F France         farmer  United States
107  Salzberger Michel       18       M France         farmer  United States
108  Salzberger Fridrich     17       M France         farmer  United States
109  Salzberger Margareth    14       F France         farmer  United States
110  Salzberger George       12       M France         farmer  United States
111  Salzberger Philippe      8       M France         farmer  United States
112  Schaeffner Jean         18       M France         farmer  United States
113  Winter Max              29       M Bade           farmer  United States
114  Winter Ida              20       F Bade           farmer  United States
115  Brunner Marianne        36       F Bade           farmer  United States
116  Brunner Anastasia        8       F Bade           farmer  United States
117  Brunner Philamene        6       F Bade           farmer  United States
118  Reckam Barbara          24       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
119  Blum Jacob              26       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
120  Fessler Jacob           25       M Bade           farmer  United States
121  Huber Judith            21       F Bade           farmer  United States
122  Bindewald Jacob         18       M Bade           farmer  United States
123  Heilbronn Sophie        17       F Bade           farmer  United States
124  Grunfelder Anne         34       F France         farmer  United States
125  Grunfelder Francoise     9       F France         farmer  United States
126  Grunfelder Pierre        8       M France         farmer  United States
127  Grunfelder Catherine     4       F France         farmer  United States
128  Carlin Xavier           24       M France         farmer  United States
129  Ebersold Friedrich      15       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
130  Barth Adam              21       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
131  Stock Friedrich         19       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
132  Bourkardt Henry         21       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
133  Giessen Daniel          26       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
134  Giessen Friedrich       25       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
135  Sondheimer Henry        21       M Hesse          farmer  United States
136  Kubler Barbara          29       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
137  Wieland Caroline        23       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
138  Wieland Gottlieben      25       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
139  Kugler Christine        43       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
140  Pfitzer Christian       19       M Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
141  Pfitzer Cathrine        15       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
142  Grun Caroline           18       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
143* Zerr Bernhard           24       M Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
144  Martin Christian        32       M Bade           farmer  United States
145  Martin Christine        43       F Bade           farmer  United States
146  Martin Sophie           21       F Bade           farmer  United States
147  Martin Friederika        5       F Bade           farmer  United States
148  Martin Robert              11/12 F Bade           farmer  United States
149  Scherermann Jacob       26       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
150  Kaiser Anne             25       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
151  Steiner Theresia        21       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
152  Steiner Elisabeth       19       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
153  Schwan Peter            28       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
154  Bougnet Nicolas         24       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
155  Detzel Mathias          22       M Bavaria        farmer  United States
156  Detzel Apollonia        23       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
157  Schumacher Philipp      17       M Hesse          farmer  United States
158  Niedenauer Philipp      21       M Hesse          farmer  United States
159  Dorfschick Henry        33       M Hesse          farmer  United States
160  Brenner Lorenz          19       M Hesse          farmer  United States
161  Muller Cathrine         28       F Hesse          farmer  United States
162  Breivogel  Elisabeth    18       F Hesse          farmer  United States
163  Meier Gertrude          28       F Hesse          farmer  United States
164  Meier Eva               25       F Hesse          farmer  United States
165  Strauss Adam            25       M Bade           farmer  United States
166  Klein Friedrich         54       M Hesse          farmer  United States
167  Bach Rosine             17       F Hesse          farmer  United States
168  Borsson Barbara         24       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
169  Meyer Auguste           20       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
170  Stein Fanny             49       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
171  Stein Henrietta         18       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
172  Stein Caroline          13       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
173  Stein Rosine             7       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
174  Gessler Dorothea        23       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
175  Muller Elisabeth        19       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
176  Neuburger Henriette     19       F Bavaria        farmer  United States
177  Valet Cathrine          41       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
178  Seyboldt Louise         16       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
179  Jaeger Elisabeth        18       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
180  Zimmermann Magdelene    28       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
181  Vauth Cathrine          28       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
182* Benz Barbara            57       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
183* Benz Barbara            34       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
184* Benz Magdalene          23       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
185  Reif Christiana         21       F Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
186  Wolff Friedrich         19       M Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
187  Muhlhauser Georg        19       M Wurtemberg     farmer  United States
188  Rosenau Liebmann        22       M Bade           farmer  United States
189  Waltz Justine           42       F Bade           farmer  United States
190  Waltz Joseph             6       M Bade           farmer  United States
191  Waltz Thekla             5       F Bade           farmer  United States
192  Wolff Caspar            26       M Hesse          farmer  United States
193  Collet Joseph           39       M France         farmer  United States
194  Altdeier Wendelin       30       M Bade           farmer  United States

Cabin
195  Nossen Rudolph          20       M Holstein       farmer  United States
196  Dioz Ingunsa Juan       25       M Amerika        farmer  United States
197  Schaufhauser Christiane 20       F Bade           farmer  United States
198  Schaufhauser Anne Marie 16       F Bade           farmer  United States
199  Schaufhauser Andre      18       M Bade           farmer  United States
200  Seither Franz           25       M Bavaria        farmer  United States

                      178 Adults
                       19 Children
                        3 Infants
                      200 Passengers
           
Transcriber's notes:
Farmer is written at the top of each page for occupation, and United States
was written for the country in which they intend to become inhabitants.

This transcription has been compared to that published in
Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports
Edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby. (GtoA)
Where there are significant differences, the information which appears 
in G to A will be noted.

The following passengers are on the original manifest, but were not listed 
in Germans to America

  8 Kiehl George
 11 Meitzler Johann
 69 Gianni Pietro
 70 Cavatini Dominic
 71 Pocineno Giovanni
 75 Putz Georg
196 Dioz Ingunsa Juan


The following family was listed as passengers #193-197, then lined
out and replaced by other passenger names.
Schott Georg           25       M Hesse
Schott Barbara         25       F Hesse
Schott Elisabeth        8       F Hesse
Schott Regina           6       F Hesse
Schott Margareth        4       F Hesse

 43 given name appears to be Mein (possibly an abbreviation for 
    Meinhard). Given name listed as Mejer in G to A
 45 surname listed a Rou in G to A
 47 surname listed as Voltmar in G to A
 52 surname listed as Tardien in G to A.  
 57 age listed as 17 on G to A
 68 could be Stahl or Stohl. Listed as Stahl in G to A
 89,90 surname listed as Morsch in G to A, but there
    could be an 'i' at the end of the name given Morschi
143 the last letter is disconnected from the first 3 and may
    be partially erased. It appears to have a dot over it. the name
    could be Zeri. The surname is listed as Zerr in G to A.
182-184 surname listed as Beng in G to A

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 170, List 3
Transcribed by Sheila Tate a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 April 2001



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