Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Ship Martha


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
12 June 1849

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, Hannah Klockgeter, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the conveyed List, subscribed with my name, containing to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all Passengers who have been taken aboard the Ship Martha at Bremen or at any other foreign port or at sea and brought in said Ship Sworn the 19th June 1849.
BEFORE ?????? Cole
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Martha of St. Petersburg thereof Captain Name Unknown, is master, from Bremen Germany.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Country of Origin, Country of Destination, Occupation, Baggage
  1* Friedrich Strohm      16  Bremen            Baltimore    Salesman     2 crates, 1 bag, ?
  2* Friedrick Schaer      ??  Bremen            Baltimore    Salesman     2 suitcase, 1 bag
  3* Carl Aug. Brockman    ??  Detmold           Baltimore    Teacher      2 crates
  4  Adolph Bascowitz      22  Perth             New York     Artist       2 suitcases
  5* Maria ?               ??  Braunschweig      Cincinati                 3 suitcases
  6* Elizabeth Wil?        ??  Braunschweig      Cincinati                 2 suitcases
  7  Carl Garnatz          ?3  Mecklenburg       Cincinati    Laborer      1 crate, 1 sack
  8  Josephine Borger      31  Fechta            Cincinati    Cook         1 suitcase, 1 crate
  9  Julius Dineto         19  Braunschweig      Baltimore    Goldsmith    2 crates, 1 suitcase
 10  Wilhelm Mergard       20  Hessen Cassel     Baltimore    Baker        1 suitcase
 11  Carl Raabe            19  Hessen Cassel     Baltimore    Butcher      1 crate
 12  Georg Link            22  Hessen Cassel     Baltimore    Butcher      1 crate
 13  Johann Horn           34  Thalheim(Bavaria) St. Louis    Cabinetmaker 1 crate
 14* Heinrich Mullering    ?4  Prussia           Indiana      Locksmith    1 Knapsack
 15  Lisette Hilbrecht     24  Prussia           Indiana                   2 suitcases, 1 crate
 16  Minna Hilbrecht       18  Prussia           Indiana                   2 suitcases, 1 crate
 17  Sophia Kaiser         27  Prussia           Indiana                   1 suitcase
 18  Wilhelm Meier         19  Hanover           Indiana      Farmer       1 suitcase, 1 crate
 19  Wilhelm Sander        24  Hanover           Indiana      Farmer       2 crates
 20  Friedrich Sander      17  Hanover           Indiana      Farmer       2 crates
 21  Carl Mevis            24  Braunschweig      Baltimore    Buttonmaker  1 crate
 22* Johannes ?            27  Hessen            Baltimore    Farmer       1 crate
 23  Theodor Albert        44  Bavaria           Baltimore    Clerk        3 crates
 24  Barbara Albert        37  Bavaria           Baltimore                 3 crates
 25* August Albert          ?  Bavaria           Baltimore                 3 crates
 26* Georg Teckel          21  Bavaria           Pittsbourg   Weaver       1 crate
 27* Jacob Eber            50  Bavaria           Pittsbourg   Farmer       4 crates
 28* Margareth Eber        35  Bavaria           Pittsbourg                4 crates
 29* Maria Frichtel        22  Bavaria           Pittsbourg                1 crate
 30* Johann Strobel        18  Wurtenberg        Cincinati    Tailor       1 Knapsack
 31* Diedrich Wilbers       ?  Hannover          Louisville   Farmer       2 crates
 32* Gertrud Wilbers        ?  Hannover          Louisville   Farmer       2 crates
 33* Gesina Wilbers        18  Hannover          Louisville                2 crates
 34  Hermann Wilbers       16  Hannover          Louisville   Farmer       2 crates
 35  Christina Wilbers     13  Hannover          Louisville                2 crates
 36* Hermann Tibben        40  Hannover          Cincinati                 1 crate, 1 sack
 37* Margaretha Tibben     40  Hannover          Cincinati                 1 crate, 1 sack
 38* Maria Tibben           3  Hannover          Cincinati                 1 crate, 1 sack
 39* Anna Tibben           15  Hannover          Cincinati                 1 crate, 1 sack
 40* Heinrich Tibben       11  Hannover          Cincinati                 1 crate, 1 sack
 41* Heinrich Heucking     20  Hannover          Cincinati    Farmer       2 crates
 42* Maria Heucking        24  Hannover          Cincinati                 2 crates
 43* Hermann Heucking       6m Hannover          Cincinati                 2 crates
 44  Bernhard Becker       20  Hannover          Baltimore    Farmer       1 crate
 45  Johann Hacker         30  Bavaria           Cincinati    Weaver       1 Knapsack
 46  Georg Gritschkau      32  Bavaria           Cincinati    Farmer       1 crate
 47  Maria Ochs            20  Bavaria           Hamilton                  1 suitcase
 48* Martin Melhiver       32  Bavaria           Pittsbourg   Weaver       1 crate, 1 suitcase
 49* Kunigunde Schuster     ?  Bavaria           Pittsbourg
 50* Christina Fruhwald     ?  Bavaria           Hamilton                  1 crate, 1 suitcase
 51* Barbara Fruhwald       ?  Bavaria           Hamilton                  1 crate, 1 suitcase
 52* Lorenz Lender          ?  Bavaria           Cincinati    Farmer       1 suitcase
 53* Georg Haas             ?  Bavaria           Cincinati    Farmer       1 suitcase
 54* Margaretha Kugel       ?  Bavaria           Cincinati                 1 crate
 55* Michael Kugel          ?  Bavaria           Cincinati                 1 crate
 56* Marie Schellenberg     ?  Bavaria           Cincinati                 1 suitcase
 57* Sophia Kugel           ?  Bavaria           Hamilton
 58* Anna Binder            ?  Bavaria           Cincinati                 1 suitcase
 59* Marianne Fusz          ?  Bavaria           Baltimore                 1 Crate
 60  Anna Kreitzer         19  Bavaria           Baltimore                 1 crate
 61  Valentin Senft        34  Bavaria           Baltimore    Laborer      1 crate
 62* Valentin Reus         32  Bavaria           Philadelphia ?            1 crate
 63* Elizabeth Senft        ?  Bavaria           Baltimore                 1 crate
 64* Bernhard Peters        ?  Westphalia        Cincinati    Farmer       1 crate
 65* Theodor Peters         ?  Westphalia        Cincinati    Farmer       1 crate
 66* Hermann Leissman       ?  Westphalia        St. Louis    Farmer       1 crate
 67  Wilhelm Darb          26  Westphalia        St. Louis    Farmer       1 crate
 68* Johann Biban          29  Bohmen            St. Louis    Laborer      2 crates
 69* Dorothea Biban         2  Bohmen            St. Louis                 2 crates
 70* Eva Ottier            18  Bohmen            St. Louis                 2 crates
 71* Thomas Liska          43  Bohmen            St. Louis    Laborer      1 crate
 72* Maria Liska            ?  Bohmen            St. Louis                 1 crate
 73* Anna Neubauer          ?  Bohmen            St. Louis                 1 crate
 74* Johann K?dera          ?  Bohmen            St. Louis    Farmer       1 crate
 75* Johann Beseler        17  Bohmen            St. Louis    Shoemaker    1 crate
 76* Johann Hammer         26  Schwarzberg       Baltimore    Miller       1 Knapsack
 77* Michael Daining        ?  Bavaria           Pennsylvania Miner        1 Knapsack
 78* Georg Ritte            ?  Bavaria           Pennsylvania Miner        1 suitcase
 79* Katharine ?            ?  Bavaria           Pennsylvania ?            1 suitcase
 80* Wilhelm Pittner        ?  Marburg           New Orleans  Farmer       3 crates
 81* Friedericke Ranf?      ?  Darmstad          New Orleans               3 crates
 82  Wilhelm Rosbowski      ?  Bohmen            Baltimore    Butcher      2 crates
 83  Stephan Katerdam       ?  Schwarzbach       Louisville   Farmer       1 crate
 84* Constanze Kling        ?  Schwarzbach       Louisville                1 crate
 85  Friedrich Meinschein  18  Hessen            Baltimore                 2 crate
 86  Johannes Heil         38  Hessen            Baltimore    Farmer       1 crate
 87  Clara Heil            30  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
 88  Eva Heil              20  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
 89  Elizabeth Meinschein  24  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
 90* Lucas L?we            27  Hessen            Pittsbourg   Mason        1 crate
 91* Johann Hartung         ?  Hessen            Pittsbourg   Tailor       1 crate
 92* Barbara Hartung        ?  Hessen            Pittsbourg                1 crate
 93  Johannes Schreiber    56  Hessen            Baltimore    Farmer       5 crates
 94  Elizabeth Schreiber   60  Hessen            Baltimore                 5 crates
 95  Regina Schreiber      33  Hessen            Baltimore                 5 crates
 96  Johann Roth           26  Hessen            Baltimore    Barrelmaker  5 crates
 97  Elizabeth Roth        26  Hessen            Baltimore                 5 crates
 98  Philipp Spertzel      38  Hessen            Baltimore    Farmer       1 crate
 99  Anna Spertzel         39  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
100* Barthold Auth          ?  Hessen            Baltimore    Shoemaker    1 crate
101* David Linkhain         ?  Hessen            Baltimore    Weaver       1 crate
102* Adam Hofler            ?  Hessen            Pennsylvania Tailor       3 crate
103* Katharina Hofler       ?  Hessen            Pennsylvania              1 crate
104* Margaretha Hofler      ?  Hessen            Pennsylvania              1 crate
105* Johannes Hofler        ?  Hessen            Pennsylvania Cabinetmaker 1 crate
106* Johann Schussler       ?  Hessen            Indiana      Barrelmaker  3 crates
107* Anna Schussler         ?  Hessen            Indiana                   3 crates
108* Katharina Schussler    ?  Hessen            Indiana                   3 crates
109  Johannes Schussler    11  Hessen            Indiana                   3 crates
110  Elizabeth Schussler    7  Hessen            Indiana                   3 crates
111  Joh. Adam Schussler    4  Hessen            Indiana                   3 crates
112  Therese Klug          27  Hessen            Indiana                   1 crate
113  Amalia Klug            ?  Hessen            Indiana                   1 crate
114  Peter Kleitz           ?  Hessen            Pittsbourg   Wagonmaker   1 crate
115  Peter Kres             ?  Hessen            Pittsbourg   Laborer      1 crate
116* Margaretha Tri??       ?  Hessen            Indiana                   1 crate
117* Johann Schafer        ?2  Hessen            Baltimore                 ? ?
118* Valentin Kluper       26  Hessen            Baltimore    Carpenter    1 crate
119  Bernhard Schmidt      22  Hessen            Baltimore    Farmer       1 crate
120  Sabina Genzler        21  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
121  Caroline Albert       21  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
122  Franz Hohmann         19  Hessen            Baltimore    Shoemaker    1 crate
123  Brigitta Schmidt      29  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
124  Eustach Schmidt        3  Hessen            Baltimore                 1 crate
125* Alexander ?           24  Bavaria           Indiana      Weaver       1 crate
126* Susanna Grantz??      25  Hessen            Indiana                   1 crate
127  Heinrich Lotzbach     26  Weimar            Philadelphia Mason        2 crate
128  Christian Heer        44  Weimar            Cincinati    Farmer       1 knapsack
129  Christian Hill        19  Weimar            Philadelphia Painter      1 crate
130  Simon Arnold          25  Weimar            Baltimore    Cabinetmaker 1 suitcase
131  Valentin Trenter      25  Weimar            Baltimore    Papermaker   1 suitcase
132  Johann Steinhauser    30  Weimer            Baltimore    Painter      1 suitcase
133* Johann Muller         24  Weimar            Philadelphia Mason        1 suitcase
134* Doris L?              22  Sachsen           Philadelphia              1 crate
135  Marie Schran          21  Sachsen           Philadelphia              1 crate
136  Hermann Hoffeld       18  Hannover          Pittsbourg   Laborer      1 crate
137* Friedrich Kramer      17  Prussia           Pittsbourg   Laborer      1 crate
138  Friedrich Ebeling     30  Belefeld          Baltimore    Cabinetmaker 1 crate
139* Christian Meier       48  Braunschweig      Cincinati    ?            5 crates
140  Friedricke Meier      49  Braunschweig      Cincinati                 5 crates
141  Wilhelm Meier         19  Braunschweig      Cincinati    Laborer      5 crates
142  Heinrich Meier        14  Braunschweig      Cincinati                 5 crates
143  Bernhard Meier         9  Braunschweig      Cincinati                 5 crates
144  Joachim Wadig         30  Hannover          St. Louis    Farmer       5 crates
145  Elisabeth Wadig       49  Hannover          St. Louis                 5 crates
146  Josephine Wadig       16  Hannover          St. Louis                 5 crates
147  Gottlob Feldmaier     26  Wurtemberg        Baltimore    Tailor       1 crate
148  Robert Weber          26  Prussia           Baltimore    Carpenter    2 crates
149  Wilhelm Nole          21  Braunschweig      Baltimore    Goldsmith    1 crate
150  Hermann Fuchsel       20  Braunschweig      Baltimore    Goldsmith    1 suitcase
151* ??????? ???????       25  Bavaria           Philadelphia              1 suitcase
152* ?????? ??????mann     26  Gluckstadt        St. Louis    Farmer       2 crate
153  Leopold Berkowitz     21  Hungary           Baltimore    Shoemaker    1 Knapsack
154  Johann Semian         26  Prussia           Baltimore    Coppersmith  1 suitcase
155  Valentin Eichler      26  Weimar            Baltimore    Tanner       1 Knapsack
156  Johannes Meier        42  Bavaria           Baltimore    Smith        1 Knapsack
 

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.

Throughout this list Cincinnati is spelled Cincinati, Pittsburg as Pittsbourg.  
Because of the poor quality of the original microfilm, portions are not legible.
Hannah Klockgeter appears to be a part of the crew.

  1      Friedrich Strohm - 1 ? Not legible
  2      Friedrich Schaer - Age not legible
  3      Carl Aug. Brockman - Aug. may be August; Age not legible
  5      Maria ? - Surname not legible
  6      Elizabeth Wil? - Balance of surname not legible
 14      Heinrich Mullering - u has an umlaut
 22      Johannes ? - Surname not legible
 25      August Albert - Age not legible
 31      Diedrich Wilbers - Age not legible
 32      Gertrud Wilbers - Age not legible; occupation is shown as Farmer
 33      Gesina Wilbers - Age can be either 18 or 19; Gesina a nickname for unknown
 41, 42, 43  Heucking could be Hencking
 49-59   Age not legible
 50, 51  Fruhwald - The u has an umlaut
 62-66   Age not legible
 69-75   Bohmen o has an umlaut
 72-74   Age not legible
 74      Johann K?dera - Surname incomplete because of blot
 77-84   Age not legible
 79      Katharine ? - Surname and Occupation not legible
 90      Lucas L?we - Second letter of Surname could be an e
 91-92   Age not legible
100-108  Age not legible
102-105  Surname o has an umlaut
113-117  Age not legible
117      Johann Schafer - a of Schafer has an umlaut; Baggage not legible
118      Valentin Kluper - u of Kluper has an umlaut
126      Susanna Grantz?? - Surname last letters not legible; a has an umlaut
132      Johann Steinhauser - a of surname has an umlaut
133      Johann Muller - u of surname has an umlaut
134      Doris L - Surname not legible
138      Friedrich Ebeling - Belefeld probably is Bielefeld
139      Christian Meier - Occupation not legible
147      Gottlob Feldmaier - Wurtemberg is probably Wurttemberg; u has an umlaut
151      ???? - Name not legible
152      ???? - Name not legible
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 7, List 65.
Transcribed by Joseph & Irene Buersmeyer members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 June 2002



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