Get all your genealogy books and CDs at one convenient location:
Genealogical Publishing Company
World Vital Records - An Affordable Option
Brig Washington
I, R. Tillisch 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 Norway Brig Washington whereof I am Master, from Norway.
Sworn to this 17th July 1852
Before me H. Calhoun.
List or manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Norw: Brig Washington whereof R. Tillisch is Master, from Norway burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: given name, patronymic or farm name, age, sex. Occupation is only written on first page and it says Miele??? and Farmers. The Country to which they severally belong is written at top of the first page "Norway". The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants is written at top of the first page "US of AM".
1 Andreas A Melgaard 40 m
2 Mikol G Maaler 56 m
3 Groe Maaler 45 f
4 Johannes Maaler 22 m
5 Gunder Maaler 17 m
6 Ola Maaler 12 m
7 Marie Maaler 20 f
8 Gunild Maaler 15 f
9 Ingeborg Maaler 9 f
10 Anne Maaler 5 f
11 Marie Maaler 2 f
12 John A Hotvedt 56 m
13 Louise Sondresdatter 57 f
14 Aslak Johnsen 21 m
15 Sondre Johnsen 17 f
16 Olaf T Hatvedtkroen 24 m
17* Olaf Linfosse 31 m
18 Margit Linfosse 27 f
19 Aslak K Brojen 38 m
20 Jorand Torgerstein 30 m
21 Knud Aslaksen 6 m
22 Anne Aslaksen 2 f
23 Sara Aslaksen 2m f
24 Anna Halvorsdatter 60 f
25 Christoffer Knudsen 29 m
26 Gunnild Olsdatter 19 f
27 Ole Larsen 52 m
28 Helena Larsen 52 f
29 Torsten Olsson 15 m
30 Ole Johnsen 30 m
31 Lars Johnsen 45 m
32 Ingeborg Olsdatter 43 f
33 Kirsti Larsdatter 15 f
34 Ola Larsen 13 m
35 John Larsen 9 m
36 Lars Larsen 6 m
37 Rollef Larsen 2 m
38 Ingeborg Olsdatter 18 f
39 Halvor Aslaksen 22 m
40 Ola Johnsen 48 m
41 Anna Johnsen 31 f
42 John Johnsen 8 m
43 Hege Johnsdatter 7 f
44 Hans Andersen 27 m
45 Ch?? Vinstrup 19 f
46 Christian T Vinstrup 25 m
47 Paulus Melgaard 22 m
48 Halvor Brynildsen 24 m
49 Halvor Knudsen 24 m
50 Halvor Jorgensen 43 m
51 Johannes Olsen 22 m
52 Ingeborg Olsen 28 f
53 Ole Olsen 3 m
54 Torkil Olsen 1 m
55 Marie Olsdatter 38 f
56 Ole Olsen 4 m
57 Halvor O Lia 33 m
58 Kari Lia 26 f
59 Ole Halvorsen 1 m
60 Halvor Halvorsen 1 m
61 Ole Torkildsen 30 m
62 Ollof Ollofsdatter 26 m
63 Peder Knudsen 28 m
64 Halvor A Akerhaugen 55 m
65 Inger Kittilsdatter 58 f
66 Inger Halvorsdatter 18 f
67 Toregrim Halvorsen 12 m
68 Anne Halvorsen 8 f
69 Kirsti Halvorsen 6 f
70 Anne Halvorsen 2 f
71 G Guldbrandsen 24 m
72 Kaia Guldbrandsen 29
73 R Guldbrandsen 30
74 Paul Iversen 25 m
75 Johan Andersen 30 m
76 Halvor Knudsen 24 m
77* Abrahm Breone 30 m
78 Thor Poulsen
79* Borge Trondry 28 m
80 Halvor E Borresen 30 m
81 Ole Olsen 40 m
82 Rener Floote 38 m
83 Margid Floote 10 f
84 Anne Floote 4 f
85 Ole Floote 2 m
86 Ragnild Gunne 35 f
87 M M Bjelke 28 m
88 Tinka Bjelke 2
89 Hellice Andresen 25 m
90 P Ludvigsen 30 m
Transcriber Notes:
* It is believed this ship sailed from Porsgrunn, Norway although there
is no mention of it on the manifest. Porsgrunn is located on the south
coast of Norway midway between Oslo and Kristiansand.
#17 The "f" from Olof is attached to the first letter of the surname. The
first 4 letters appear to be Linf--- the last letters could be fasns,
Linfasns or Linfasne.
#77 The first letter is B and appears to be Bri or Bre. Last 3 letters
appear to be one, Breone or Brione
#79 The first 4 letters are Tron, the next letters could be dry or doy;
Trondoy
Contributor Sheila Tate's family passengers #2-11 Maaler
This is the family of Nikuls Gundersen, a rosemaaler by profession. He is
believed to be the son of Gunder Tovsen Buine and Margit Torgrimsdatter
Homme. He married Groe Johannesdatter on 26 Jun 1828 in Kviteseid,
Telemark, Norway. Groe is the daughter of Johannes Asklaksson Sollid
and Aslaug Olavsdatter Skotbakkan. Nikuls contacted cholera and died
within two days after coming to Racine, Wisconsin. Two years later,
with two other widows and their children, also from Norway, Groe walked
across Wisconsin from Racine to settle in Trempealeau County. According
to son Gunder's obituary (died 26 Oct 1924) - "The day after they landed
in Racine, the father died from cholera. Gunder and John being the oldest
boys in the famly were immediately confronted with the duty of supporting
their mother and the younger children. Gunder found a job in Chicago which
netted him about seventy-five dollars for a season's services."
About the first day of June, 1854, Gro Gunderson (Grace Nichols in US),
with her children and several friends and relatives, left Racine, Wis. for
some undetermined point further west and north. When they came to
Black River Falls, they intended going farther north, but were turned
from their purpose by a conversation they had with a man whom they met
there, who gave a favorable account of Trempealeau Valley. Gunder was
the last living witness as to the incidents of this trip. He said that
the party he accompanied reached Mound Spring in the town of Springfield,
Jackson County, about July 15, 1854. The members of his family at that
time were his mother, Gro, his brothers, Johannes and Ole, and sisters,
Marget, Gunil, Ingeborg, Anna and Maria. All of these girls
became wives of men prominent in the early history of the community.
Marget married Knudt Storley; Gunil married John Tytegrav; Anna married
Alexander Matson; Ingeborg married H.A. Bright; and Marie married
Absolom Erickson. Gunder married Martha Torgersdatter; John/Johannes
married Hellen unknown; Ole married Mathilda unknown.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 116, list 972
Transcribed and contributed by Sheila Tate,
a member of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild16 October 2001
If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page, please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc., with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the transcriber at the bottom of the manifest or to the ISTG Production Coordinator. Be sure to include the name of the SHIP and VOLUME number.
World Vital Records - An Affordable Option
The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The original Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site,
was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyright © 1998-2008. Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.
Created & Maintained by the ISTG™Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild