Immigrant Ships
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Ship Meta

I, Jurgen Meyer, 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 (?) Ship Meta whereof I am Master from Bremen. So help me God, sworn to the 4th of January 1843 before me J?? ?atman, (unreadable).

List, or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the (?) Ship Meta whereof Jurgen Meyer is Master, from Bremen, burthen 531 44/75 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, The city/country to which they severally belong (if stated), and occupation (if stated), The country to which they intend to become inhabitants (left off as everyone going to United States), Died on voyage (left off as no deaths), Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during voyage (left off as all on this portion of manifest are assumed to be in Steerage, nothing specified).

 1  John H. Deavers, Eq         48    United States    Capten
 2  Joseph Schwam               59    Bayern           Farmer
 3  Barbara Schwam              53 
 4  John Schwam                 24
 5  Sarvina Schwam              21
 6  Andrew Schwam               18
 7  Martun Schwam               16
 8  Joseph Schwam               11
 9  Adam Hor?ing                27                     Brewer
10  Lorenz Tirol                23                     Blackschmdt
11  John Georg Ganer            28                     Waver
12  F? Hulle                    31    Preussen	      	      
13  Charlotte Hulle             24    Preussen   
14  Eva Schmeinster             24    Preussen
15  Martun Guthlier             33    Preussen         Carpentor 	       
16  Fredrich Hessmann           27    Preussen         Schulmaster	
17  Samuel Frankenheimer        22    Bayern           C?mm?
18* Joh H. Muller               37    Hanoveraner      Farmer
19* Joh H. ???bundt             30    Hanoveraner      Farmer
20  Joh Fuchs                   36    Bayern           Farmer
21  Joh Fuchs                   41    Bayern
22  August Hagen                23    Preussen
23  John Hagen                  28    Preussen
24  John Hagen                  42    Preussen
25  Ernst Wm Ostermeier         28    Preussen         Schu?erbacker
26  Wilhemena Gunther           25    Hanover
27  Sophia Eilers               23   		
28  Christian August Guerman    40                     Bookbinder
29  Jeremus Bernhard            24    Hessen           Schumaker
30  Niclaus Bernhard            33    Hessen           Tayoler
31  Carline Bernhard            36    Hessen 
32  Eduard  Bernhard             9    Hessen  
33  Elisabeth Bernhard           4    Hessen 
34  Christ Asche                33    Hanover          Tayoler
35  Sorline Asche               29    Hanover
36  Hamann Asche                 9    Hanover
37  Hinrich Asche                5    Hanover
38  Charlotte Asche              2    Hanover
39* Corline Asche                 6m  Hanover
40  Joh H. Feldmann             30                     Schumaker
41  Luwise Feldmann             27
42  Hinrich Fischer             24                     Schumaker
43  Dorathea Bingling           26
44  Constant Kolett             34    Preussen         Tayoler
45  Luwise Kolette              34    Preussen
46  Maria Kolette                8    Preussen
47  Constant Kolette             6    Preussen
48  Luwise Kolette               4    Preussen
49  Amich Kolette                3    Preussen
50  Robert Kolette               1    Preussen
51  J F G Blessmann             53
52  Joh La Dorathea Blessman    42
53  Joh Weingard                56    Bayern
54  Margreta Weingard           46 
55  Andrew Weingard             18 
56  Falenthien Weingard         15
57  Emanuel Lerchen             32    P??ringen        ?loggimann
58  Nio Kuch                    30    Hessen           Farmer
59  Georg ??chs                 34    Bayern
60  Eva ??chs                   43
61* Hieljan ??chs                8                     Stovnkutter
62  Michel Feiffer              23
63  Andrew Schaezel             34                     Schumaker
64  Fabian Gotjen               21    Hanover          Wier??ght
65  Mina Pretjen                23 


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or possible error made by the original
 recorder.

18 & 19 The country of origin on the original manifest lists
     as Hanoveraner.  Correct would be Hanover.  A Hanoveraner is
     a resident of Hanover.
39 - Age on manifest listed as 6/12, probably meaning 6 months.
61 - Age is listed as 8 - may be in error as occupation is listed as
     stovnkutter or, occupation was listed on the wrong line

The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to 
 quality of original document.

The word before the name of the ship in the affadavit was unclear, looked 
 like R or B, u, m.  The Collector's name was unclear.  Appears to be J 
 (am or um), then possibly a T or H.

 9 - Fourth letter of surname may be m or n
12 - Following first initial there may be an r, possibly for Fraulein.
     There is an umlaut over the u in the last name.
14 - There is an umlaut over the u in the last name
17 - Occupation unclear, may be Cornmi or Commi
19 - Last name may begin with H, second letter unknown, third letter may be l.
25 - Occupation is unclear, fifth letter may be a g, or j
26 - There is an umlaut over the u in the last name
57 - Second and third letters of Country of Origin may be h and u.  The first 
     letter of the occupation may be P, L, or C.
58 - There is an umlaut over the u in the last name
59 - First letter of last name may be F or P, second letter may be u.  Defect
     in paper.  Possibly Fuchs.
60 - Same as 59
61 - Same as 59 and 60
64 - The fifth and sixth letters of the occupation may be ei or u

Miscellaneous:  Joh may stand for Johann or Johanna, Christ may stand for
 Christian or Christopher, Hinrich may stand for Heinrich, Bayern is Bavaria,
 Preussen is Prussia.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 51.

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