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Ship Meta
I, Johann Jaburg, Master of the Bremen Ship Meta, 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 Meta at Bremerhaven from which port said vessel 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 number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this Sept 8/1857, before me [signature cannot be deciphered] So help me God, J Jaburg
List or Manifest Of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bremen Ship Meta whereof Johann Jaburg is Master, from Bremerhaven, burthen 535 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger number, Names, Age (years,months) Sex, Occupation, the Country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants. The column for the "died during the journey" entries has been omitted because there were no deaths during this passage.
First Cabin
1 Max Unruh 26 m naturalist Buchau Milwaukee
2 George Lormann 22 m clerk Bremerhaven St. Louis
Second Cabin
3 Philipp Apfel 32 m butcher Baden New York
4 Jacob Stephan 20 m joiner Baden Milwaukee
5 Jacob Pletzer 20 m shoemaker Baden St. Louis
6 Hermann K???? 19 m clerk Hannover New York
7 Rudolph Kaesebier 27 m laborer Preussen Jersey
8* Fritz Langenbeck 20 m clerk Waldeck Cincinati
9 Ernst Scholpien 20 m mechanician Hannover New York
10 Wilhelm Mising 20 m joiner Darmstadt New York
11 George Heinemann 44 m preacher Hessen New York
12 Alwin Kretschmar 26 m clerk Sachsen New York
13* Heinrich Langehennig 43 m farmer Missouri Missouri
14 ?ibe Langehennig 30 f Missouri Missouri
15 Dosa Langehennig 21 f Missouri Missouri
16 Sophie Langehennig 19 f Missouri Missouri
17 Dorothea Meine 48 f Hannover Missouri
18 Theodor Beichting 20 m farmer Hannover Missouri
19 Caroline Feder 23 f cook Hannover Chicago
20 Friedrich Fram 27 m * Lübeck New York
21 George Horrowitz 29 m teacher Ungarn Philadelphia
22 David Levi 26 m clerk Ungarn St Francisco
23 Sarah Levi 24 f Ungarn St Francisco
24 Karl Wentzel 29 m shoemak Hessen New York
25 Eliza Wentzel 20 f Hessen New York
26 Karl Pracht 25 m clerk Hessen Chicago
27 Jacobine Pracht 49 f Hessen Chicago
28 Betchen Pracht 20 f Hessen Chicago
29* Adam Steinmuller 39 m farmer Bayern Buffalo
30* Barbara Steinmuller 28 f Bayern Buffalo
31* Barbara Steinmuller 6 f Bayern Buffalo
32* Heinrich Wappler 48 m clerk Magdeburg Milwaukee
33 Margaretha Braun 23 f cook Bayern Buffalo
34 Philipp Fischer 48 m manufactura Oestreich Milwaukee
35 Adolph Speck 18 m musician Hessen New York
36 Carl Sippel 17 m litograph Hessen New York
37 Philipp Sachs 27 m glover Hessen New York
38* Gustav Dorger 21 m graveur Prussia Buffalo
39 Carl Baushausen 20 m clerk Hannover New York
40 Ahlrich Ha?s 18 m farmer Bremeslebe New York
41 Herman Ha?s 13 m farmer Bremeslebe New York
42* Bernhard Nosf??? 16 m farmer Bremeslebe New York
43 Ludwig Joosten 17 m carpenter Bremeslebe New York
44 Nicolaus Boschen 16 m farmer Hannover New York
45 Peter Sho?aben 28 m musician Hannover New York
46 Heinrich Hennings 32 m gardener Ost Friesland New York
47 Wilhelm Blascke 26 m shomak Braunschweig St Louis
48 August Hagedorn 23 m gardener Hannover New York
49* Adam Bisch 26 m farmer Hessen Ohio
50* Elizabeth Bisch 23 f Hessen Ohio
51 Eliese Muhl 22 f cook Hessen New York
Fore Castle
52* Fore-Castle
53 Saffer Duffner 34 m farmer Baden St. Louis
Between Decks
54 Heinrich Lindemann 26 m bricklayer Hannover New York
55 Christian Sachse 30 m gardener Sandershausen Michigan
56 Marie Sachse 24 f Sandershausen Michigan
57 Martin Wetzel 49 m farmer Hessen New York
58 Karl Wetzel 18 m segar-maker Hessen New York
59 Heinrich Herbst 24 m miller Lippe=Detmold New York
60 Christian Langer 17 m baker Hessen St. Louis
61* Christoph Konig 33 m brewer Prussia Milwaukee
62* Christine Konig 55 f Prussia Milwaukee
63 Sophie Kalbe 27 f cook Prussia Milwaukee
64 Eduard Franke 15 m joiner Prussia Buffalo
65 Anton Baum 38 m laborer Oldenburg New York
66 Elizabeth Baum 28 f Oldenburg New York
67 Joseph Baum 4 m Oldenburg New York
68 Clara Baum 2 f Oldenburg New York
69 Felix Henninger 24 m locksmith Bayern New York
70 Johanne Eichler 23 f seamstress Braunschweig New York
71 Gertrude Fehr 40 f seamstress Hessen Ohio
72 Henriette Fehr 7 f Hessen Ohio
73 Louise Fehr 5 f Hessen Ohio
74 Gertrude Schluckebier 18 f seamstress Hessen Ohio
75* Heinrich Schindehutte 17 m farmer Hessen Ohio
76* Anna Schindehutte 18 f servantgirl Hessen Ohio
77* Heinrich Dansglock 18 m shoemak Hessen Philadelphia
78 Conrad Waldeck 16 m farmer Hessen New York
79 Anna Waldeck 18 f seamstress Hessen New York
80 Eliese Schmidt 18 f servant girl Hessen Gelinais
81 Anna Schmidt 15 f servant girl Hessen Gelinais
82 Martha Schmidt 24 f servant girl Hessen Gelinais
83* Louise Schutz 16 f servant girl Würtemberg Jersey
84 Fridolin Gra?? 20 m confectioner Würtemberg Cincinati
85* Friederike Laffler 20 f ??????? Würtemberg New York
86 Cath. Gassemeyer 20 f seamstress Würtemberg Philadelphia
87 August Nolde 20 m baker Würtemberg Galena
88 Christian Nolde 19 m baker Würtemberg Galena
89 Ludwig Nolde 17 m locksmith Würtemberg Galena
90* Christian Huls 20 m brewer Würtemberg Philadelphia
91 Adam Herman 22 m miller Hessen New York
92 Conrad Herman 15 m miller Hessen Pennsilvania
93 Barbara Herman 30 f seamstress Hessen Pennsilvania
94 Barbara Schulz 22 f seamstress Hessen New York
95 Heinrich Henkel 20 m barber Hessen Pennsilvania
96 Clise Ackermann 24 f servant Hessen Mannsfield
97 Peter Koller 17 m locksmith Hessen New York
98 Johann Disdolf 30 m barber Hessen New York
99 Caroline Weitzel 22 f seamstress Hessen New York
100 Adam Laub 33 m farmer Würtemberg New York
101 Joh. Schmidt 20 m brewer Bayern Milwaukee
102 Ferdinand Muhl 24 m smith Hessen New York
103 Eliese Henkel 20 f seamstress Hessen New York
104 Joh. Seyler 58 m tiler Hessen Belleville
105 Anna Meyer 20 f servant Hessen New York
106 Joseph Knoblauch 36 m farmer Böhmen Wisconsin
107 Anna Knoblauch 34 f Böhmen Wisconsin
108 Therese Myller 27 f servant Böhmen New York
109 Clara Christoph 46 f cook Böhmen New York
110 Johanne Blessmann 22 f seamstress Hessen Ohio
111 Theodor Kauffmann 31 m smith Hessen New York
112 Elisabeth Kauffmann 31 f Hessen New York
113 Hugo Sack 31 m joiner Hessen Chicago
114 Sophie Sack 30 f Hessen Chicago
115 Michael Granz 18 m joiner Hessen Detroit
116 Jacob Linder 40 m bricklayer Baden Pittsburgh
117 Johann Dillinger 44 m Kl???? Baden St. Louis
118* Eva Muller 20 f servant Bayern Indiana
119 Joh. Wahlfeld 44 m farmer Sachsen Chicago
120 Anna. Margr. Wahlfeld 38 f Sachsen Chicago
121 Charlotte Wahlfeld 12 f Sachsen Chicago
122 Johanne Wahlfeld 7* f Sachsen Chicago
123 Laura Wahlfeld 2y4m f Sachsen Chicago
124 Andreas Scheller 27 m farmer Sachsen New York
125 Catharina Scheller 32 f Sachsen New York
126 Kunigunde Scheller 24 f Sachsen New York
127 Anna Margareth Scheller 7* f Sachsen New York
128 Marg. Barbara Scheller 2y6m f Sachsen New York
129 Joh. Bollender 15 m farmer Sachsen New York
130 Ida Kern 20 f cook Prussia New York
131 Louise Kern 17 f seamstress Prussia New York
132 Maria Halberstadt 50 f Hannover St. Louis
133 Maria Halberstadt 20 f Hannover St. Louis
134 Heinrich Knigge 40 m farmer Hannover St. Louis
135 Dorothea Knigge 39 f Hannover St. Louis
136 Marie Knigge 17 f Hannover St. Louis
137 Heinrich Knigge 15 m Hannover St. Louis
138 Christine Knigge 13 f Hannover St. Louis
139 Friedrich Knigge 7y6m m Hannover St. Louis
140 Dorothea Knigge 6y9m f Hannover St. Louis
141 Lina Knigge 5 f Hannover St. Louis
142 Louise Knigge 6mo f Hannover St. Louis
143 Marie Leipper 37 f seamstress Prussia St. Louis
144* Christine Leippes 17 f servant Hannover St. Louis
145 Wilh. Lissenhof 29 m farmer Hannover Buffalo
146 Ludwig Rottermund 32 m farmer Hannover Buffalo
147 Nicolaus Winkler 32 m shoemaker Bayern New York
148 Sophie Helfers 40 f Hannover Chicago
149 Heinrich Helfers 5 m Hannover Chicago
150 Louise Helfers 2 f Hannover Chicago
151 Caroline Muff 15 f servant Sachsen Chicago
152* Fritz Schroder 19 m barber Prussia Jersey
153 George Heimel 34 m laborer Hessen New York
154 Conrad Gattermeyer 22 m shoemaker Bayern St. Louis
155 Karl Fischer 30 m gunsmith Braunschweig New York
156 Pauline Friedenberg 20 f seamstress Polen New York
157 Aug. Lachmund 30 m joiner Braunschweig Pennsilvania
158 Margareta Diegen 20 f Hessen Chicago
159 Catharina Diegen 15 f Hessen Chicago
160 Margareta Breit ?8* f Prussia Chicago
161 Johann Breit 26 m taylor Prussia Chicago
162 Catharina Breit 20 f Prussia Chicago
163 Catharina Faber 36 f Hessen Milwaukee
164 Magdalene Winkler 24 f seamstress Bayern New York
165 Marg. ?ieger 20 f cook Bayern New York
166 Rudolph Ball 26 m driver Bayern New York
167* Sophie Kolgen 23 f servant Hannover Johnston
168 Joseph Keyser 13 m laborer Würtemberg St. Louis
169 Lisette Nahm 19 f servant Baden Philadelphia
170 Stephan Musack 30 m miller Bayern Philadelphia
171 Andreas Nohl 36 m farmer Bayern Johnston
172 Daniel Bender 20 m taylor Baden Philadelphia
173 Joseph Myller 15 m farmer Bayern Philadelphia
174 Conrad Bessler 49 m laborer Bayern Rochester
175* Christian Neumeister 27 m segar-maker Preuss Wiskonsin
176 Christian Neumeister 58 m farmer Preuss Wiskonsin
177 Wilhelmine Neumeister 37 f Preuss Wiskonsin
178 Franz Neumeister 17 m Preuss Wiskonsin
179 Julius Neumeister 12 m Preuss Wiskonsin
180 Ida Neumeister 4 f Preuss Wiskonsin
181 Bertha Neumeister 1y6m f Preuss Wiskonsin
182 Anna Neumeister 7mo f Preuss Wiskonsin
183 Christian Abel 26 m farmer Preuss Wiskonsin
184 Christiana Abel 23 f Preuss Wiskonsin
185 Christian Abel 1y4m m Preuss Wiskonsin
186 Hermann Abel 2mo m Preuss Wiskonsin
187* Friederike Ja?ck 27 f cook Preuss New York
188 Richard Schirmer 18 m farmer Preuss Philadelphia
189* Caroline Kossel 20 f cook Lobenstein Chicago
190 Heinrich Dipphold 19 m bricklayer Lobenstein Milwaukee
191 August Hohr 23 m draper Lobenstein Chicago
192 Caroline Seiffert 23 f servant Lobenstein Milwaukee
193 Therese Albrecht 24 f seamstress Prussia New York
194 Eva Cohn 23 f Oestreich New York
195 Casper Schellenberger 24 m tinworker Sachsen St. Louis
196 August Grelske 65 m watchmaker Sachsen Wiskonsin
197 Wilh. Loebenstein 46 m farmer Hessen St. Louis
198 Adam Schott 18 m s?armaker Hessen Missouri
199 Bernhard Saamen 29 m s?armaker Hessen Ohio
200 Nathan Arnow 14 m Prussia New York
201* Roschen Arnow 16 f Prussia New York
202* Heinrich Lobel 22 m butcher Oestereich Belleville
203* Catharina Schroder 26 f seamstress Hessen Columbus
204* Leonore Schroder 7? f Hessen Columbus
205 Johannes Eichel 30 m baker Sachsen New York
206 Louis Eichel 2 * New York
207 Johannes Udesstedt 24 m cooper Sachsen New York
208* Marie Wey 26 f seamstress Sachsen New York
209 Johann Saam 35 m farmer Hessen Buffalo
210 Anna Margareta Saam 35 f Hessen Buffalo
211 Louis Saam 7y10m m Hessen Buffalo
212 Karl Saam 6 m Hessen Buffalo
213 Heinrich Saam 3 m Hessen Buffalo
214 Kunigunde Saam 3 f Hessen Buffalo
215 Elisabeth Saam 23 f servant Hessen Buffalo
216 Johann Lobenstein 17 m farmer Hessen St. Louis
217 Friedr. Seiffert 29 m joiner Nassau New York
218* Joh. Strotts 26 m shoemak Sachsen Columbia
219 Anna Marie Knies 37 f Hessen Pennsylvania
220 Barbara Heyrack 18 f servant Hessen Ohio
221 Friedrich Grell 15 m farmer Hessen Pennsylvania
222 Wilhelm Sieling 18 m taylor Hessen St. Louis
223* Heinrich Kuger 24 m farmer Hessen New York
224* Joh.Heinr. Sulzenbruck 33 m laborer Sachsen Detroit
225* Wilhelm Schmucking 19 m shoemaker Sachsen Detroit
226* Karl Grabe 23 m locksmith Hessen St. Louis
Total Amount 225
Cabin Passengers 2
Second Cabin 49
Tweendecks 147 * Adults 23 Infants 3
Fore Castle 1
* Writer of list must be counting passengers on the "Tweendecks" as 147
men, 23 women, and 3 infants; but the numbers don't tally correctly, and
there is no passenger #52 because the list writer filled in that line with the
word "fore castle" followed by the passenger's name for the only passenger in
the fore castle.
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
Some names of places of origin and their English equivalents are: Ungarn=Hungary,
Hessen=Hessia, Sachsen=Saxony, Böhmen=Bohemia, Preussen/Preuss=Prussia, Bayern=Bavaria,
Oestreich=Austria, Braunschweig=Brunswick, Polen=Poland,
Passenger Notes:
6 Surname difficult to decipher, looks like Kerauss, Knaerr or Knaess
8 Surname could be Langenbech
13 The country of origin originally had Hannover, which was then crossed through and
Missouri written above it.
20 Occupation is blurred or smudged--seems to begin with an "S" followed by
6 or 7 letters, the last two letters seem to be gh.
29-31 Surnames have an umlaut over the "u"
32 Surname could be Waffler
38 Surname may have an umlaut over the "o"
40-41 Surname may be either Haus or Hans
42 Last 2 or 3 letters of surname have been obliterated, may also be Noss???
45 Surname may be Sholaben or Shobaben
49-50 Surname may be Risch
52 Original list has line 52 entered as "Fore-Castle" That is then
crossed out and Fore Castle is written in sixth column. Thus there
is one passenger less than what is indicated by the original list numbering.
61-62 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
75-76 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
77 Occupation may be shoemaker.
83 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
84 Surname is overwritten by entries from above and below it--looks
like it may be Graum or Graun
85 Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
90 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
118 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
122 Age has a figure in the month column but it is difficult to tell
what it is.
127 Age has a figure in the month column but it is difficult to tell
what it is.
144 Surname may be the same as passenger #143: Leipper
152 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
160 Age may be 38 or 48
165 Surname may be Rieger or Bieger
167 Surname may be Holgen, Wolgen, or Welgen
175 Passengers 175-186: The nationality looks like Preuss (Prussian),
but is not written clearly enough to say for sure. Wisconsin is spelled
Wiskonsin here as in another entry.
Also, the occupation seems to be Segar-Maker (cigar maker), but the
e and g are compressed, making the second and third letters somewhat
unclear.
187 Surname could be Janck or Jauck
189 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
198/199 Occupation unclear--looks like sparmaker or spanmaker
201 Given name has an umlaut over the "o"
202 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
203/204 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
204 Age of child has an entry in the month column, but the digit is unclear,
may be 9 mo.
206 Country or place of origin is blurred on the original and
indecipherable but it does not appear to be the same letters for the
above entry, which would appear to be the parent of the child.
208 Surname may be Weg, but the final letter appears to be a "y"
218 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
223 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" --Seems as though it is missing
an "r" thus making it Kruger (Krüger or Krueger)
224 Surname has an umlaut over the second "u"
225 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
226 Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1082.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 March 2001
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