Immigrant Ships
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Schooner Catharina


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
10 May 1849

I, H. Peterson, master of Sch. Catharina do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest, ?????. *
So help me God. (signed) H. Peterson.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Sch. Catharina whereof H. Peterson, is master, from Bremen burthen ???? tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, occupation, country to which they belong,and country which they intend to inhabit,
    
 1  Wm Saucble          41     Baker        Germany   USA
 2  Adaeph Peickt       40     Baker        Germany   USA 
 3  Dane Waltmann       41     Miller       Germany   USA
 4  Cath Waltmann       36     Miller       Germany   USA
 5  Wm Stoffens         39     Baker        Germany   USA
 6* F Schutte           36     Farmer       Germany   USA
 7* ? H Druffell        29     Baker        Germany   USA
 8* Cl? Schutter        28     Farmer       Germany   USA
 9* Jos Schutter        27     Farmer       Germany   USA
10* Bernh? Michael      48     Farmer       Germany   USA
11  Dinah Mond          24     Farmer       Germany   USA
12  Hch Dietz           28     Farmer       Germany   USA
13  Cath Dietz          22     Farmer       Germany   USA
14  Chs Busche          21     Farmer       Germany   USA
15  Ant Dietz           23     Farmer       Germany   USA
16* G Hch Nemuonen      29     Farmer       Germany   USA
17  Cath Wigelmann      23     Farmer       Germany   USA
18  Agnes Wigelmann     21     Farmer       Germany   USA
19* Gosh? Strohmann     46     Farmer       Germany   USA
20* Gert? Gerbermann    40     Farmer       Germany   USA
21  Th J Ratter         27     Farmer       Germany   USA
22* Clara Riegelmen???  20     Farmer       Germany   USA
23  Fan Schnitken       26     Farmer       Germany   USA
24  Clamens Hecke       28     Farmer       Germany   USA
25  Ant Echelmezen      26     Farmer       Germany   USA
26  Joh N Kusser        46     Farmer       Germany   USA
27  Caspur Dinkworth    40     Farmer       Germany   USA
28* Cathe R??ke         32     Farmer       Germany   USA
29  Barb Wassmann       33     Farmer       Germany   USA
30  Phil Brill          34     Baker        Germany   USA
31  Otto Glenn          35     Gardner      Germany   USA
32  C Hillund           36     Stonebraker  Germany   USA
33* Hen?tte Desse       23     Stonebraker  Germany   USA
34* ? Kirschmen         25     Stonebraker  Germany   USA
35  Cath Kisschner      22     Stonebraker  Germany   USA
36  Margt Kisschner      2                  Germany   USA
37  Paul Schmidt        36     Farmer       Germany   USA
38  Gert Schmidt        22     Farmer       Germany   USA
39  Hche Schmidt        10     Farmer       Germany   USA
40  Wm Schmidt           8     Farmer       Germany   USA
41  Louis Hofenbardel   22     Farmer       Germany   USA
42* Min?e Hofenbardel   25     Farmer       Germany   USA
43  Wm Hofenbardel       3                  Germany   USA
44  Hche Hofenbardel       6m               Germany   USA
45  Hche Riex           27     Farmer       Germany   USA
46  Hche Sweijen        25     Farmer       Germany   USA
47  J H Trost           29     Farmer       Germany   USA
48  B Bonger            25     Farmer       Germany   USA
49  Joh N Beenker       26     Farmer       Germany   USA
50  Wm Gishorn          28     Farmer       Germany   USA
51* G? Ahrens           29     Farmer       Germany   USA
52  Joh Knocken         30     Farmer       Germany   USA
53  H Kauenbaum         31     Farmer       Germany   USA

  Bremen   1st April 1849    (signed) H. Peterson
   Total 53 Pasengers

 
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.
    
*  The sworn statement was mostly unreadable.
  
  6     Umlaut over the u and subscript after the F that looks like a 3.
  7     First initial could be an I.
  8     Third letter below the line, could be j,g,or y also umlaut over u.
  9     Umlaut over the u.
 10     Looks like a raised a.
 16     Umlaut over the u.
 19-20  Looks like a raised a.
 22     Last three letters difficult; the 1st is below the line and the          
        last could be a r or n.
 28     Could be Ranke, Ronke, Rouke, or Rauke.
 33     Could be a form of Henriette.
 34     Initial is H or F.
 42     This is above the line letter; possibly t, h, l,or b.
 51     Letter goes below the line, possibly y or g.    
      

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 7, Number 45.
Transcribed by Peggy Schell a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 June 2002



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