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Ship Copernicus
I, A. H. Arensfeld, Master of the Ship Copernicus of Bremen, do solemnly swear that the annexed List contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the Passengers who have been taken on board the said Ship at Bremen or any other foreign Port or at Sea and brought in the said vessel into any District of the U. S. since her departure from the said Port of Bremen. (Signed) A. H. Arensfeld. Sworn to this day (not filled in) of June 1846, before me (signature illegible).
List of the Passengers on board of the Bremen Ship Copernicus, whereof A. H. Ahrensfeld* is Master, bound to Baltimore.
Columns represent: first name, surname, where from, profession, age.
1 Joh. Mart. Rupert Michelbach carpenter 50
2 Barbara Rupert Michelbach 54
3 Joh. Mich. Rupert Michelbach 25
4 Anna Rupert Michelbach 22
5 Mich. Aug. Rupert Michelbach 8
6 Seb. Herold Obersulzbach country-man 37
7* Su? Breuchlin Ergersheim country-man 36
8* Bachus Schmidt Beuchheim country-man 25
9 Sus. Mrg. Neubauer Ikelheim 40
10 Hel. Ursmuller Schwebheim 35
11 Joh'n Ursmuller Schwebheim 13
12 Andr. Wagner Unterhoef country-man 40
13 Barb. Wagner Unterhoef 30
14* Joh. And. Kriege?hofer Buchheim
15 Urs. Nusbeckin Burgborheim
16 Chr. Beyer Dachstetten country-man
17* Marg. ? ?lsenheim 34
18* Joh. Georg Nickel ?ellhausen shoe-maker 35
19 El. Barb. Gluck Ulsenheim
20* Joh. G. Mann Reusch stocking-manuf. 26
21 Mar. Magd. Dollinger Gerolfingen 24
22* An. Barb. Kohlerin ?udesbrunn 20
23 Carl. Muller Rothenbeck
24 Mart. Ehemann Sulzkirchen country-man
25 Joh. Gotz Eismannshof country-man 45
26 Just Gotz Eismannshof 45
27 Just Gotz Eismannshof 20
28 Johanne Gotz Eismannshof 22
29 Joh. Schuster Lautershof country-man 46
30 Barb. Schuster Lautershof 38
31 Joh'n Schuster Lautershof 10
32 Jos. Schuster Lautershof 8
33 Mich. Schuster Lautershof 4
34 Walpurgis Schuster Lautershof 14
35 Barb. Schuster Lautershof 12
36 G'g Schuster Lautershof 6
37 Conr. Schuster Lautershof 2
38 Xaver Schuster Lautershof ?
39* Joh. Pa? Geyer Sulzbach country-man 47
40 Jos. Thumann Neumarkt country-man 36
41 Sim. Tischner Castel country-man 28
42 Jos. Schussel Nabburg country-man 25
43 Georg Prantel Hamburg country-man 45
44 Barb. Prantel Hamburg 44
45 Barb. Prantel Hamburg 16
46* Matth. Achh?mer Darshofen country-man 35
47 Jos. Kecke Balzhausen country-man 30
48 Herrm. Ruyter Brockum country-man
49 Johanne Neuhaus Sulingen 30
50 Andr. Wefel Ibbenburen country-man 30
51 Ther. Wefel Ibbenburen 23
52 Aug. Wefel Ibbenburen 3
53 Heinr. Horelmeyer Ibbenburen country-man 24
54 B'h H'ch Rohlman Ibbenburen country-man 30
55 Georg Schlachtbaum Ibbenburen country-man 26
56 Elisb. Schlachtbaum Ibbenburen 30
57* B?. H????d?? Horstel country-man 29
58* B'h H'rch W???eler Re?cke country-man 27
59* B'h H'rm Ruchter Re?cke country-man 25
60 Gerh. Lunnemann Ibbenburen country-man 26
61 Ther. Dirkes Horstel country-man 29
62 Fr. Plogmann Mettingen country-man 47
63 B'rhdine Plogmann Mettingen 40
64 Joseph Plogmann Mettingen 10
65 Victor Ruchter Riesebeck country-man 31
66 Cath. Ruchter Riesebeck 26
67 Leo Ruchter Riesebeck 3y6m
68 Elise Ruchter Riesebeck 1
69 Wilh. Stumpe Ibbenburen country-man 30
70 Marie Stumpe Ibbenburen 27
71 Anton Stumpe Ibbenburen 3y6m
72 Marie Stumpe Ibbenburen 1y9m
73* Joseph Reindieck Re?cke 26
74 Herrm. Schroder Hopsen 23
75 Ant. Broker Schapen country-man 24
76 Wilh. Romer Ibbenburen country-man 30
77* Heinr. Klinge?berg Osnabruck country-man 28
78* Bernh. ? Mettingen country-man 25
79 Heinr. Kleymeyer Osnabruck country-man 26
80 Heinr. Storch Ibbenburen country-man 25
81 Gerh. Michel Ibbenburen country-man 28
82 Heinr. Hagedorn Ibbenburen country-man 26
83 Dina Frocklage Mettingen 26
84 J. B'h Thalmann Ibbenburen country-man 24
85 Ther. Wallmeyer Ibbenburen 24
86 Heinr. Moorhern Mettingen country-man 34
87 Ther. Moorhern Mettingen 31
88 Heinr. Moorhern Mettingen 9
89 Aug. Moorhern Mettingen 6
90 Lisette Moorhern Mettingen 19
91 Gerh. Moorhern Mettingen 3
92 Augusta Moorhern Mettingen 1y3m
93 Joh. Pelstring Ibbenburen country-man 25
94 Jette Meyer Ibbenburen 28
95 Lucie Recker Mettingen 27
96* And. We?ma?? Ibbenburen 29
97* ? ? Ibbenburen 30
98* Cath. ? Ibbenburen 30
99* Johanne ? Ibbenburen 1
100* Cath. ? Ibbenburen 21
101* Ber'h Staufor?? Ibbenburen country-man 26
102 Jos. Hencke Recke country-man 20
103 Veronica Hencke Recke country-man 25
104* Clemens Harrengre?h Sarbeck country-man 27
105 Theod. Meimann Brocktersbeck country-man 26
106* Carl Bruning Gra?en country-man 26
107* Bernh. Neumeister Recka country-man 35
108 Th. Kohler Schaale country-man 27
109 Fr. Aug. Terhorst Liene country-man 27
110 Josephine Howel Recke 23
111 Heinr Hesse Ibbenburen country-man 30
112 Minna Hesse Ibbenburen 35
113 Maria Hesse Ibbenburen 1y9m
114 Clemens Rogge Recke country-man 25
115 Jos. Borgens Recke country-man 27
116 Louise Borgens Recke 25
117 Maria Baer Ibbenburen 25
118 Eugenius Hage Recke 25
119* Th. Kuhlmann Mettingen ??
120 Angela Gerbers Mettingen 24
121* Maria Feldman Mettingen 24
122* Heinr. Somermeyer Ibbenburen country-man 33
123 Elisb. Fahrendorf Ibbenburen 29
124 Anton Fahrendorf Ibbenburen country-man 26
125 Gerh'd Sommermeyer Ibbenburen country-man 29
126 Therese Hammer Ibbenburen 30
127* Jacob Ludermeyer Re?cke country-man 31
128 Moritz Buhner Ibbenburen country-man 28
129 Cath. Buhner Ibbenburen 24
130 Ther. Woste Ibbenburen 26
131 Heinr. Eilers Cappeln country-man 31
132 B'hd Hagemann Gunte country-man 33
133* Dina Rohman Osnabruck 28
134 Elisb. Greve Ostercappeln 19
135* Ther. R?he Ibbenburen 24
136 Conr. Krusmeyer Ibbenburen country-man 23
137 Cath. Haringaren Ibbenburen 30
138* Heinr. ? Ibbenburen 33
139* ? ? Ibbenburen ?
140* Wilh? ? Ibbenburen 29
141* August ? Ibbenburen 8
142* Therese ? Ibbenburen 4
143* Theodor ? Ibbenburen 2y6m
144 Heinr. Wittendorf Ibbenburen country-man 34
145 Cath. Wittendorf Ibbenburen 32
146 Heinr. Wittendorf Ibbenburen 6
147 Elise Wittendorf Ibbenburen 4
148 Anton Wittendorf Ibbenburen 2
149* Charl. Spring???er Bockhorst 38
150* Anna Spring???er Bockhorst 11
151* Elisb. Spring???er Bockhorst 9
152* Aug. Spring???er Bockhorst 4
153 Maria Sander Ibbenburen
154 B'd G'g Bruggemeyer Ibbenburen 23
155 Elisb. Hore Ibbenburen 23
156* Chr. Schulten Tecklenborg country-man 30
157 Fidel Reck Bingen carpenter 47
158 Francisca Harle Hornstein 44
159 Maria Harle Hornstein 39
160* Therese ? Hornstein 3?
161* Pauline ? Hornstein 14
162* Elisab. ? Hornstein 4
163* Anton ? Hornstein 9
164* Adolph ? Hornstein 7
165 Ther. Rettich Hornstein 19
166 Nannette Grafft Renzing 40
167 Wilh. Meyer Quackenbruck country-man 22
168 Ludw. Recker Entenfange country-man
169 Fr. Pantzer Hirschhaid country-man 23
170 Carl Wiethorn Osnabruck country-man
Captain* Passengers
171 Gustav Richter Wesel
172 Richard Klingholz Wesel
173 J. C. Moller Hamburg
174 Herrm. Gottsleben Moritzberg
175 Regine Koch Hildburghausen
Bremen the 14th of April 1846* ? ? Wichelhausen & ?
(Signed) A. H. Arensfeld
Transcriber's Notes:
Captain's name was spelled Ahrenfeld in one place, but seems to be signed
Arenfeld.
"Captain Passengers" was written for what seems to be cabin passengers.
There were no ages recorded for a number of the passengers, including the
last five. There were also no occupations recorded for many of them.
The date at the end of list is probably close to date of departure from
Bremen.
Uncertain if the words "Wichelhausen & ?" were the ship brokers but a
possibility. Many holes there on the original.
Surnames spelled with umlaut: Ursmuller; Gluck; Kohlerin possibly; Muller;
Gotz; Schussel; Horelmeyer; Ruchter; Lunnemann; Schroder; Romer; Kohler;
Borgens; Buhner; Woste; Haringaren; Bruggemeyer; Harle; Moller.
Towns spelled with umlaut: Ibbenburen; Horstel; Osnabruck; Gunte.
#7 first name abbreviation could be Sus.; it is the old-style s which
looks similar to f.
#8 town spelled as is but could be same as #14.
#14 surname could be Kriegenhofer or Kriegerhofer; town spelled as is
but could be same as #8.
#17 there is a large hole in this area; absolutely nothing shows for
surname. For town, it could be the same as for #19, Ulenheim.
#18 town coud be Uellhausen or Wellhausen, or possibly Vellhausen.
#20 on original, occupation was spelled out in full.
#22 town could be Budesbrunn or Rudesbrunn.
#39 second name abbreviation looks like Pal. perhaps.
#46 surname looks like Achhamer or Achhumer, with horizontal line over
the m, so name was probably Achhammer or Achhummer.
#57 another big hole, first name probably Bernh. but could be Barb.
Can only say for surname that top of first letter looks like H, and
there is possibly a d towards the end. Only a guess as to number
of letters.
#58 surname could be Weweler or Wuveler; town spelled Reecke or Reccke,
though various spellings elsewhere.
#59 see #58 for town spelling.
#73 see #58 for town spelling.
#77 surname could be Klingenberg or Klingerberg.
#78 another hole in original; does not seem to be ditto mark for surname;
possibly an i for second letter; possibly t after that; seems to be
short name; nothing else there.
#96 large hole here; surname that is visible looks like Wehm??? or
Welm???; possibly Wehmann or Welmann.
#97 large hole; cannot tell if surname is dittoed from #96, though seems
to be more here than just a first name. Is probably a new surname.
#98-100 surname dittoed here, probably same as #97, but if #97 is same
as #96 then is that surname.
#101 surname could be Stauforch or Stauforth.
#104 surname coud be Harrengreth, but not certain of the letter t.
#106 town could be Grafen or Grasen.
#107 town spelled as found.
#119 hole in area for age; possibly 2 is first digit.
#121 surname spelled with horizontal line over n, to indicate double n,
Feldmann.
#122 surname spelled with horizontal line over m, to indicate double m,
same as #125, Sommermeyer.
#127 see #58 for town spelling.
#133 surname spelled with horizontal line over n, to indicate double n,
Rohmann.
#135 surname probably Rahe, possibly Rohe.
#138 a big hole here, surname possibly begins with L or S, about 7 letters
long, but nothing more is visible. Can only read the top of the letters
for first name. Age could be 29 or 32 or 39 perhaps, is overwritten.
#139 cannot read any of the name of this passenger, due to the very big hole
here; impossible to say if there is a new surname here or if it is the
same as #138.
#140-143 again because of same hole, impossible to tell if these passengers
are same surname as #139, or if they are all the same as #138. For
#140, the first name looks like Wilh'anne.
#149-152 surname area has hole; end of name may have m after the g, then y
as third-last letter; could possibly be Springmeyer, but a guess.
#156 town spelled as found, but possibly Tecklenburg.
#160 a small hole in area of surname, but does not seem to be enough room
for a surname there; is possibly the same as previous name, Harle.
Her age possibly 36.
#161-164 could be Harle if the same as #160, ditto marks here.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 5.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 October 2000
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