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Bark Warsta


Havana, Cuba to New York
3 January 1856

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, M. Kulhen, Master of the Bark Warsta, 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 at the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Bark at Havn??? from which port said Bark 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 tp 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 to this Jan. 3 1856, Before me (signed) J. Wilson ??????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Warsta, (signed) ?????? whereof (signed) Kulhen is Master, from Havn (Havana ?) burthen ????? tons.
Columns: NAMES, AGE, SEX, OCCUPATION, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
 1 Mark Pierre*           36   Male    Farmer Bavaria       Utd. States   In second cabin
 2 Ludwig Nicolaus        23   Male    Farmer Prussia       Utd. States   In second cabin
 3 Ludwig Johann          17   Male    Farmer Prussia       Utd. States   In second cabin
 4 Ritter Jacob           29   Male    Farmer Bavaria       Utd. States   In second cabin
 5 Ritter Johann          23   Male    Farmer Bavaria       Utd. States   In second cabin
 6 Randel Josephine       27   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
 7 Randel Victoria        23   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
 8 Schmidt Louise         28   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
 9 Schmidt Maria           9   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
10 Schmidt Richard         7   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
11 Schmidt Joseph          8   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
12 Schmidt Nicolaus        3   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
13 Schmidt Catherine       6m  Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
14 Dreyfuss Michel        42   Male    Farmer Switzerland   Utd. States   In second cabin
15 J?rdan Ave?ne*         30   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
16 Besancon Rose          28   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
17 Huguenot Catharine     28   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
18 Miller Jean            39   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
19 Vogelsanger Michel*    20   Male    Farmer Switzerland   Utd. States   In second cabin
20 Frohlich Christian*    29   Male    Farmer Prussia       Utd. States   In second cabin
21 Cauvet Henry           22   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
22 Boursier Hypolitte     23   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
23 Begard Ernestt*        23   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
24 Petard Jean            26   Male    Farmer Switzerland   Utd. States   In second cabin
25 Rameli Jean            19   Male    Farmer Switzerland   Utd. States   In second cabin
26 Cusebia Jacques        25   Male    Farmer Switzerland   Utd. States   In second cabin
27 Griswald Maurice       30   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
28 Andre Louis*           30   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
29 Andre Eugenie*         29   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
30 Be?emps Felix*         29   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
31 Brinkmann Michael      28   Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
32 Kader Georg            20   Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
33 Lep??n Joseph*         48   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
34 Gilbert Mariellan      34   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
35 Lebre Rosalie*         39   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
36 Herve Eugene*          20   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
37 LeMarie Francois*      22   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
38 Parchett Leandre       27   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
39 Bahuand Julius         28   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
40 Fes?el Leopold*        29   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
41 Lugnod Maurice         43   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
42 Brunnet Jn Baptiste    29   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
43 Brunnet Appoline       29   Female  Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
44 Bidale Eugene*         13   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
45 Bender Catharine       27   Female  Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
46 Bender Conrad           9   Male    Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
47 Bender Joseph           7   Male    Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
48 Bender Jacob            6   Male    Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
49 Bender Johann           3   Male    Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
50 Bender Martin           9m  Male    Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
51 Bender Margaritte       9   Female  Farmer Nassau        Utd. States   In second cabin
52 Metzger Jacob          21   Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
53 Meyer Rosine           37   Female  Farmer Wurhemberg    Utd. States   In second cabin
54 Meyer Henrietta        10   Female  Farmer Wurhemberg    Utd. States   In second cabin
55 Meyer Louis             7   Male    Farmer Wurhemberg    Utd. States   In second cabin
56 Meyer Carl              6   Male    Farmer Wurhemberg    Utd. States   In second cabin
57 Illy Gottfried         28   Male    Farmer Wurhemberg    Utd. States   In second cabin
58 Huser Joseph           37   Male    Farmer Utd. States   Utd. States   In second cabin
59 Mutschler Russrich H   24   Male    Farmer Bade          Utd. States   In second cabin
60 Mutschler Emma         21   Female  Farmer Bade          Utd. States   In second cabin
61 Menirle Victor         33   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
62 Saint-Marie Bernhard   36   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
63 Bagnires Prosper       24   Male    Farmer France        Utd. States   In second cabin
64 Maures Johann          28   Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
65 Schless Hermann        23   Male    Farmer Bavaria       Utd. States   In second cabin
66 Buch Elias             18   Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
67 Schmidt Henry          21   Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
68 Schmidt Eva            20   Female  Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin
69 Schmidt Carl            6m  Male    Farmer Hesse         Utd. States   In second cabin

(initials) H.S.
Whereof 66 adults and childrens and 3 infants = 69

Brunnett (female child) born the 10th December 1855.


Transcriber's Notes:

Cover Sheet:

Bk. Warsta
Jany 3/56
Havn (Havanna?)

Passenger List: 
(original list - surname first then given name)

 1 Mark Pierre - accent mark on the "r" in Mark
15 J?rdan Avene - surname may be Jordan or Jardan;
    accent mark on 1st "e" in given name
19 Vogelsanger Michel - accent mark on the "n" in surname
20 Frohlich Christian - accent mark on the "o" in surname
23 Begard Ernest* - accent mark onr the "e" in surname
28 Andre Louis* - accent mark on the "e" in surname
29 Andre Eugenie* - accent mark on the "e" in surname
30 Be?emps Felix* - surname may be Behemps or Bekemps
33 Lep??n Joseph* - surname may be Leprun or
    Lepreen (letters faded & difficult to read)
35 Lebre Rosalie* - accent mark on the "e" in surname
36 Herve Eugene* - accent mark on the "e" in
    surname; accent mark on "n" in given name
37 LeMarie Francois* - accent mark on the last "e" in surname
40 Fes?el Leopold* - surname may be Festel or Feshel
44 Bidale Eugene - accent mark on "n" in given name
National Archives and Records Administration, M237, Reel 159
Transcribed by Penny Sabin a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 January 2000


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