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Barque Marco Polo
I, C. J. Gerdes, Master of the Barque "Marco Polo" of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list, subscribed with my name, 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 Barque at Bremen or any other Foreign Port or at sea and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen.
Sworn to this 10th day of November 1865 Carl J. Gerdes
Before me: ? (port authority name illegible)
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, country of origin. The column listing the destination has been omitted on this list because it was the United States for all passengers. All passengers were listed as from Germany except for those listed otherwise (all U.S. of A) in this list; therefore, if there is no place of origin listed it is "Germany."
First Cabin Passengers:
1 John Kaiser 56 m merchant U.S. of A
2 Carl Schmidt 37 m farmer U.S. of A
3 Therese Schmidt 33 f his wife
4 Margr. Franklin 64 f woman U.S. of A
5 Lucy Rottmann 22 f unmarried
6 Jenny Jacobs 22 f unmarried
7 Catr. Grimme 24 f unmarried
8 Sofia Samson 17 f unmarried
9 Heinr. Sittig 37 m hotelkeeper U.S. of A
10 Marg. Ulighorst 42 f woman U.S. of A
11 John Ulighorst 13 m her son U.S. of A
12 Cartr. Ulighorst 35 f unmarried
13 Margr Distle 35 f woman U.S. of A
14* Gerh ?dorf 35 m blacksmith
15* Margr. ? 36 f his wife
16* Wilh. ? 6 f his child
17* Elis. ? 4 f his child
18* Heinr. ? 11mo m his baby
Second Cabin Passengers:
19 Charl. Theiss 21 f unmarried
20 Marg Mason 19 f unmarried U.S. of A
21* Anna Buschers 58 f woman U.S. of A
22* ? Beissner f unmarried
23 Aug. Mehmed 26 f unmarried
24 Theod. Nieport 23 m farmer
25 Dina Nieport 25 f his wife
26 R. Rosswinkel 16 m
27 Christ Becker 38 f woman U.S. of A
28 Aug. Becker 16 m her son U.S. of A
29 Emil A Richter 28 m merchant
30 Sophie Fick 32 f woman
31 Fritz Fick 7 m her son
32 Dor. Dubken 26 f unmarried
33 Friedr Feldmann 24 m farmer
34 Fr Sandkohler 22 m farmer
35 W^m Grimme 16 m farmer
36 Lud^w Voss 23 m joiner
37 Heinr Wiggermann 24 m farmer
38 Henr. Wiggermann 54 f his mother
39 Wilh. Wiele 23 m farmer
40 Wilh Ahaus 32 m farer
41 Heinr Kilian 59 m weaver
42 Soph. Kilian 41 f his wife
43 Heinr Kilian 7 m his child
44 Cathr. Kilian 3 f his child
45 Mine Kilian 10mo f his baby
46 Aug Erdmann 32 m farmer
47 Henr Erdmann 25 f his wife
48 Bertha Erdmann 11mo f his baby
49 Herm Oltmann 65 m farmer
50 Marie Oltmann 57 f his wife
51 Bernard Oltmann 25 m his son
52 Heinr Oltmann 22 m his son
53 Heinr Thye 22 m farmer
54 Bernh Thye 18 f his wife
55 Bernh Uphof 16 f his sister
56* Gerh Kuhl 27 m farmer
57 Reg Kohlfen 28 f his bride
58 Carl Mahnke 24 m farmer
59 Bernh. Grimme 17 m farmer
60 Carl Homann 47 m goldsmith
61 Margr Homann 36 f his wife
62 Susanna Homann 7 f his child
63 Johannes Homann 3 m his child
64 Michael Homann 9mo m his baby
65 Christ Schumacher 28 m farmer
66 Soph. Schumacher 57 f his mother
67 Elise Klauk 23 f his bride
68 Josef Kuhn 25 m farmer
69 Elisab. Kuhn 63 f his mother
70 Julia Kuhn 22 f his sister
71 Margr Kuhn 17 f his sister
72 Wilh Bressler 34 m tailor
73 Anton Waiblinger 25 m farmer
74 Franz Link 30 m tailor
75 Eva Engelhard 32 f unmarried
76* Marg. Kramel 37 f unmarried
77* Maria Brunner 22 f unmarried
78 Xaver Gottschalk 24 m butcher
79 H Thye 58 m annuitant U.S. of A
80 John Thye 16 m his son U.S. of A
81 Maria Banse 56 f woman
82 Johannes Banse 19 m her son
83 Johann Bauer 34 m miller
84 Elise Bauer 32 f his wife
85 Carl Bauer 10 m his child
86 Valentin Bauer 7 m his child
87 Georg Bauer 5 m his child
88 Johann Bauer 3 m his child
89 Catrina Bauer 7mo f his baby
90 Ferd Biermann 60 m annuitant U.S. of A
91* Clemens Kobbe 45 m merchant U.S. of A
92 Herm Fortmann 19 m tailor
Between Deck (Steerage) Passengers:
93 Diedr. Sander 16 m laborer
94 Cath. Hilgen 28 f unmarried
95 Cath Schlenhorst 15 f unmarried
96 H Aufdembrink 23 m mason
97 Hr. Uphof 22 m carpenter
98 Christ Ruhr 21 m carpenter
99 Wilh Aar 21 m brushmaker
100 Malt. Rinkel 26 m goldsmith
101 Jacob Stein 40 m goldsmith
102 Heinr Ruthke 21 m miner
103 Aug Driemeyer 27 m miner
104 Herm Beckermann 25 m farmer
105 Joh. Ulinter 32 m painter
106 Theod. Kindt 34 m backer
107 Josef Lahmann 23 m farmer
108 Johan Zell 55 m farmer
109 Johan Zell 20 m cartwright
110 Andr. Zell 50 m farmer
111 Andr. Kalbskopf 23 m farmer
112 Wilh Bock 25 m farmer
113 Joh. Radick 25 m mason
114 Catr Radick 18 f his wife
115 Anna Huwatzeck 24 f unmarried
116* Fr. Kutzzella 44 m gardener
117 Rosa Kutzzella 40 f his wife
118 Johann Kutzzella 14 m his child
119 Ladislav Kutzzella 12 m his child
120 Bertha Kutzzella 9 f his child
121 Zdenka Kutzzella 7 f his child
122 Hamila Kutzzella 5 f his child
123 Anna Kutzzella 3 f his child
124 Bajena Kutzzella 2 f his child
125 Blajena Kutzzella 3mo f his baby
126 Josef Randak 14 m his adopted child
127 Josef Horstmann 42 m farmer
128 Carol. L Horstmann 43 f his wife
129 Ernst Horstmann 16 m his son
130 Carl Seidenfaden 16 m laborer
131 Wilh Seidenfaden 18 f unmarried
132 Joh. Radowel 39 m farmer
133 Friedr. Radowel 47 f his wife
134 Ulrike Radowel 17 f his child
135 Carl Radowel 7 m his child
136 Bertha Radowel 5 f his child
137 Anna Radowel 3 f his child
138 Wilhelm Radowel 10mo m his baby
139 Margr. Ehm 27 f unmarried
140 A Weingartner 25 f unmarried
141 Fr. Menze 29 m farmer
142* Ida Stab 24 f his bride
143* Otto Stab 11m m his baby
144 Anna Boerner 32 f woman
145 Barb. Boerner 7 f her child
146 Anna Boerner 3 f her child
147 Elisab. Boerner 9mo f her baby
148 Joh. Ulenbarg 34 m farmer
149 Anna Ulenbarg 36 f his wife
150 Joh H. Ulenbarg 17 m his brother
151 Joh. Bratz 42 m miller
152 Anna Schonbaum 23 f unmarried
153 Lisette Schene 20 f unmarried
154 Cathr Schene 15 f unmarried
155 Lisette Kosse 24 f unmarried
156* Elisab. Bades 21 f unmarried
157 Maria Feldhaus 26 f unmarried
158 Herm Brinkmann 25 m farmer
159 Gerh Rekamp 23 m mason
160* Heinr Radowel 17 m laborer
161 Heinr Oldenburg 21 m farmer
162 Magd. Glinser 37 f woman
163 Wilh. Glinser 7 m her son
164 Bernh. Siemer 48 m carpenter
165 Maria Siemer 44 f his wife
166 Hinrich Siemer 6 m his son
167 Joh A Libbert 28 m farmer
168 Heinr Kaiser 34 m farmer
169 Margr Kaiser 37 f his wife
170 Anna Kaiser 7 f his child
171 Heinr Kaiser 3 m his child
172* Harm ? Specker 23 m farmer
173 Bernh Specker 17 m farmer
174 Joh G Prense 26 m farmer
175 Elise Wigand 29 f woman
176 Georg Wigand 6 m her child
177 Wilh Wigand 3 m her child
178 Carol. Nussbaum 17 f unmarried
179 Benj. Mann 22 m driver
180 Joh. Papp 29 m driver
181 Franz Lohman 24 m laborer
182 Herm Lohmann 22 m laborer
183 Andr Ziegler 30 m shoemaker
184 Maria Ziegler 32 f his wife
185 Babette Ziegler 9mo f his baby
186 Friedr Luth 21 m mason
187 Joh. Nagel 21 f his wife
188 Christ Nagel 55 m his father-in-law
189 Georg Miller 38 m miner
190 Catr. Miller 56 f his mother
191 Carl Hilbert 15 m
192 Moritz Fischer 54 m farmer
193 Catr. Fischer 45 f his wife
194 Gustav Fischer 11 m his child
195 Johanne Fischer 9 f his child
196 Margr. Fischer 7 f his child
197 Johann Fischer 5 m his child
198 Johanna Fischer 4 f his child
199 Andreas Fischer 2 m his child
200 Catrine Fischer 10mo f his baby
201 Joh. Kilian 29 m shepherd
202 Anna Kilian 25 f his wife
203 Andr. Kilian 5mo m his baby
204 Philip Griesbach 40 m weaver
205 Margr Griesbach 45 f his wife
206 Adam Ritter 45 m weaver
207 Heinr Tilger 32 m weaver
208 Hugo Rohr 19 m miller
209 Joh. Cimon 19 m shepherd
210 Joh. Diefenbach 20 m musician
211 Joh F Barth 19 m shepherd
212 Joh Becker 31 m farmer
213 Gerh. Westerhaus 36 m farmer
214 Cath Westerhaus 32 f his wife
215 Herm Westerhaus 6 m his son
216 Joh. Roddinghus 45 m farmer
217 Elis. Roddinghus 55 f his wife
218 Agnes Roddinghus 24 f his daughter
219* Christ Schafer 28 f unmarried
220 Marie Rehmann 57 f woman
221 Anna Tippe 7 f parents live in Cincinnati
222 Anna Ahlers 24 f unmarried
223 Chr Stagge 21 m miller
224 Louise Stagge 20 f his wife
225* Heinr Kormann 17 m laborer
226 Conr^e Schmidt 49 f woman
227 Herm Schmidt 7 m her child
228 Heinr Schmidt 3 m her child
229 Fr. Nordmann 42 m farmer
230 Anna M. Nordmann 36 f his wife
231 Heinr Nordmann 7 m his child
232 Ernst Nordmann 5 m his child
233 Maria Nordmann 3 f his child
234 Sofia Nordmann 6mo f his baby
235 Anna M Koch 24 f unmarried
236* Heinr Cramer 6 m parents live 111 East ?^? Baltimore
237 Henr. Wentzel 25 f unmarried
238 Bernh^e Helmerling 24 f unmarried
239* Cath. Gars 24 f unmarried
240 M. A. Ulesterhaus 24 f unmarried
241* Elise v. d. Hayde 28 f unmarried
242 Margr. Heyn 15 f unmarried
243* Wilh. Koster 23 f unmarried
244 Catr Uphof 24 f unmarried
245 Anna Stellfeld 29 f unmarried
246* Lis. Beck? 24 f unmarried
247 Jos Maler 22 f unmarried
248 Gg Holzshuber 36 m shoemaker
249* Heinr Bunthof 49 m tanner
250 Anna M. Bunthof 45 f his wife
251 Anna Bunthof 15 f his child
252 Bernh. Bunthof 10 m his child
253 Herm Bunthof 7 m his child
254 Gertr. Bunthof 5 f his child
255 Catr. Bunthof 3 f his child
256* Ber. Waming 51 m farmer
257* Anna Waming 50 f his wife
258* Anna Waming 23 f his daughter
259* Dina Waming 18 f his daughter
260 Herm Plagge 25 m tailor
261 Aug. Zehner 29 f unmarried
262 Aug Viseler 27 m carpenter
263 Heinr Hoppe 26 m farmer
264* Johl Schafmuller 20 m farmer
265 Carl Flor 23 m backer
266 Bernh. Drilling 27 m shoemaker
267 Joh Jammer 33 m carpenter
268 Elis. Jammer 22 f his wife
269 Joh Jammer 5mo m his baby
270 Elisab. Jammer 23 f unmarried
271 Anna Hoppe 33 f unmarried
272* Jost Durr 35 m cartwright
273 Jost Zell 20 m laborer
274 Joh H Rahe 26 m carpenter
275 Wilh. Knut 58 m blacksmith
276 Aug Knut 23 m blacksmith
277 Joh. B Bockers 39 m shoemaker
278 Ann M. Bockers 42 f his wife
279 Joh Bernh. Bockers 6 m his son
280* Joh B Hannover 72 m his father-in-law
281 Elis Gronemann 21 f unmarried
282 Elis Leie 22 f unmarried
283 Lina Husmann 21 f unmarried
284 Lisette Husmann 17 f unmarried
285* Anna Kuster 17 f unmarried
286 Wilh Baringhausen 19 m woodcutter
287 Heinr. Schulte 45 m carpenter
288 Elis. Shculte 39 f his wife
289 Cathr. Schulte 6 f his child
290 Christ Schulte 3 f his child
291 Conrad Leber 21 m laborer
292* Joh Ammenhauser 26 m laborer
293 Conrad Schneider 20 m stonecutter
294 Matt Badri 28 m woolcarder
295 Ferd Prieshof 26 m laborer
296 W Timmermann 29 m laborer
297 D. Meyer 18 m laborer
298 Conr Kayser 59 m shoemaker
299 Theod. Gerbers 28 m farmer
300 Hch. Otto 26 m farmer
301 Hch Meyer 28 m farmer
302 Theod Sander 27 m laborer
303* Bernh Schonhof 23 m cooper
304* Gerh Schonhof 19 m laborer
305* Joh. Varding 58 m farmer
306* Lena Varding 56 f his wife
307* Anna Varding 28 f his daughter
308 Diedr Hofmann 26 m laborer
309 Herm Gill 20 m woodcutter
310 Fr Schmidt 28 m tailor
311 Josef Kimme 31 m laborer
312 Heinr Kimme 21 m laborer
313 Theod Hesselbrock 31 m laborer
314 Maria Hesselbrock 21 f his wife
315 Wilh Vordermark 24 m laborer
316* Heinr Dahlbrugg 17 m laborer
317 Casp Nennetiel 27 m laborer
318 Paul Nennetiel 17 m laborer
319 Rob Schubert 31 m shoemaker
320* Ferd Kohler 33 m buttonmaker
321 Jacob Fell 45 m shoemaker
322 Ludw Heimberger 30 m shoemaker U.S. of A
323* Friedr Schroder 21 m shoemaker
324* Heinr Mel?? 26 m shoemaker
325 Herm Dannemann 22 m farmer
326* ? Stagge baby born
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable
An asterisk indicates further information in the Passenger Notes
A caret (^) indicates superscript letters--usually part of a name abbreviation.
14-18 Because damage to the orignal list has obliterated the surname for #14
and the subsequent (family members) surnames are indicated by ditto marks
referring to #14 this name is lost; however a final letter may be "f" and
perhaps the name ends with ...dorf.
21 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Bueschers.
22 There is no given name or age listed for this passenger.
56 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Kuehl.
76 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Kraemel.
77 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Bruenner.
91 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Koebbe.
116 Name may be Kutjzella.
142-143 There may be an umlauted "a" in the surname; thus, Staeb.
156 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Baedes.
160 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Radoewel.
172 There seems to be a (very faded) middle initial here, perhaps an "F."
219 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Schaefer.
225 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Koermann.
236 The name of the street for where this child parents live is difficult to decipher.
It looks like Lomb^e or Lomb^s with the final letter in superscript.
239 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Gaers.
241 Name may be Von Der Hayde.
243 Surname may have an umlauted "o" and thus be Koester.
246 Surname may be Beckhawern.
249 Surname may be Bunthaf.
256-259 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Waeming.
264 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Schafmueller.
272 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Duerr.
280 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Hannoever.
285 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Kuester.
292 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Ammenhaeuser.
303-304 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Schoenhof or Schoenhaf.
305-307 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Vaerding.
316 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Dahlbruegg.
320 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Koehler.
323 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Schroeder.
324 Surname seems to be either Meles or Melss.
326 Note says age 1/2 (month) male baby born of Nrs. 224 and the date seems
to be Oct 22 1865.
Endnote: In all 268 adults
43 children 289-1/2 full Persons
15 babys [signed] Carl J Gerdes
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Roll 14.
Transcribed and Donated by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 August 2002
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