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Bark Meridian
I, D. Lenz, Master of the Bark Meridian 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 Bark 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 22 day of June 1866 D. Lenz Before me ? (signature of port authority illegible)
D. Lenz, Master of the Bark Meridian from Bremen being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that the following Report is true and accurate to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn before me, this 22nd day of June 1866 Burthen 523-1/2 tons.
Name of Vessel, Meridian
Nation of do. Bremen
Name of Master, D. Lenz
Port Sailed from, Bremen
Consignees, G.A. Schlens & Co.
Owners, Reck & Co.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, nationality, last legal residence, destination and occupation. The column listing the last legal residence of each passenger has been omitted in this list because Bremen was listed for all the passengers.
1 August Schultze 27 Hannover Baltimore Apothecary
2 Chr. Rickmann 19 Hannover Baltimore
3 Diedr. Kilkenberg 22 Bremen Baltimore Merchant
4 Alw. Opitz 41 Prussia Wisconsin farmer
5 Auguste Opitz 41 Prussia Wisconsin
6* August Wildener 27 Prussia Wisconsin
7* Mathilde Fritz 24 Prussia Wisconsin
8 Marie Urbein 27 Prussia Wisconsin
9 Eduard Hensel 28 Prussia Wisconsin
10 Caroline Hensel 27 Prussia Wisconsin
11 Bertha Hensel 2 Prussia Wisconsin
12 Anna Hensel 2m Prussia Wisconsin
13* Johanne Janke 19 Prussia New York
14 Hedwig Janke 6m Prussia New York
15 Conrad Winkelmann 29 Prussia Cincinati farmer
16* Joh. Graf 25 Hannover Philadelphia joiner
17* Dora Thole 20 Hannover Philadelphia
18 Nicolaus Jacobs 20 Prussia Willington farmer
19 Catharina Hensel 24 Prussia Wisconsin
20 Fr. Bokgrev 25 Prussia Wisconsin farmer
21 Dora Bokgrev 24 Prussia Wisconsin
22 Dora Luchting 19 Prussia Wisconsin
23 Chr. Heiser 45 Prussia Chicago farmer
24 Elisabeth Heiser 40 Prussia Chicago
25 Gustav Heiser 27 Prussia Chicago
26 Wilhelm Heiser 9 Prussia Chicago
27 Carl Heiser 13 Prussia Chicago
28 Marie Heiser 7 Prussia Chicago
29 Johann Heiser 4 Prussia Chicago
30 Emma Heiser 8m Prussia Chicago
31 Adam Grote 42 Prussia Chicago
32 Fanny Appel 19 Prussia Baltimore
33 Hubert Weinberg 27 Prussia Cincinati
34 Elise Weinberg 25 Prussia Cincinati
35 Heinr. Ballmann 45 Baltimore Baltimore farmer
36 Marie Ballmann 48 Hannover Baltimore
37 Margarethe Ballmann 13 Hannover Baltimore
38 Anna ? ?? Hannover Baltimore
39 Franz Gering 24 Hannover Baltimore farmer
40 Engel Gering 25 Hannover Baltimore
41 Regine Gering 17 Hannover Baltimore
42 Mathilde Gering 3m Hannover Baltimore
43 Wilhelm Ballmann 46 Hannover Baltimore
44* H. Gehring 21 Hannover Baltimore
45 Maria Wiethorn 40 Hannover Columbia backer
46 Elisabeth Wiethorn 50 Hannover Columbia
47 Emil Schwiering 18 Hannover Washington blacksmsith
48* Chr. Muller 23 Hannover Columbia farmer
49* Johanne Muller 25 Hannover Columbia
50 Wilh. Klein 44 Hannover Wisconsin farmer
51 Anna Klein 41 Hannover Wisconsin
52 Gustav Klein 24 Hannover Wisconsin
53 Wilhelm Klein 5 Hannover Wisconsin
54 Carl Klein 9 Hannover Wisconsin
55 Marie Klein 20 Hannover Wisconsin
56 Johanne Klein 16 Hannover Wisconsin
57 Emma Klein 9m Hannover Wisconsin
58 Heinrich Wilke 20 Hannover Wisconsin farmer
59 Georg Iken 18 Hannover Wisconsin farmer
60 Adam Mitze 33 Hannover Illinois farmer
61 Louise Mitze 24 Hannover Illinois
62 Laura Mitze 22 Hannover Illinois
63 Adam Mitze 6m Hannover Illinois
64* Cath. Kohle 3 Hannover Illinois
65 Heinr. Borgmann 25 Oldenburg Cincinati farmer
66 Hr. Oldiges 19 Oldenburg Cincinati
67 Th. Peters 19 Oldenburg Cincinati
68 Carl Friebe 31 Prussia Columbus merchant
69* Rud. Dorr 20 Prussia New York farmer
70 Joh. Behrens 27 Bremen Baltimore merchant
71 Ad. Pfahlbusch 27 Bremen Baltimore tailor
72 Friederike Pfahlbusch 27 Bremen Baltimore
73* Georg Kruger 27 Lübeke Wisconsin farmer
74 Heinr. Wenke 36 Lübeke Wisconsin
75* ?. Loffler 30 Prussia Baltimore farmer
76* L. Schlusemeyer 24 Prussia Cincinati
77 Fr. Dreyer 25 Prussia Cincinati
78* ? 26 Prussia Cincinati
79 W. Stetefeld 23 Hannover Cincinati
80* H. auf dem Berge 23 Hannover Cincinati
81 John. Ludolph 29 Hannover Chicago
82 Jos. Willmann 32 Hannover Cincinati tailor
83 Laura Willmann 22 Hannover Cincinati
84* H. Lowenkamp 24 Hannover Baltimore farmer
85* Engel Lowenkamp 29 Hannover Baltimore
86* Fritz Lowenkamp 22 Hannover Baltimore
87* Franz Lowenkamp 17 Hannover Baltimore
88* Jacob Lowenkamp 7m Hannover Baltimore
89* Anna Weding 25 Hannover Cincinati
90* Anna Schildmeyer 22 Hannover Cincinati
91* Joh. Huttemeyer 28 Hannover Cincinati
92* Fr. v. Dillingen 27 Hannover Cincinati
93* Elisabeth v. Dillingen 25 Hannover Cincinati
94* Bernhard Buhrmann 30 Hannover Cincinati farmer
95* Hermann Buhrmann 49 Hannover Cincinati farmer
96* Casparica Buhrmann 49 Hannover Cincinati
97* Clara Buhrmann 18 Hannover Cincinati
98* Friederich Buhrmann 16 Hannover Cincinati
99* Anna Buhrmann 12 Hannover Cincinati
100* Clara Buhrmann 9 Hannover Cincinati
101* Engel Buhrmann 7 Hannover Cincinati
102* Catharina Buhrmann 26 Hannover Cincinati
103* Franz Buhrmann 5 Hannover Cincinati
104* Elise Buhrmann 7m Hannover Cincinati
105 Heinrich Becker 28 Hannover Cincinati farmer
106 Elise Becker 26 Hannover Cincinati
107 Lucie Becker 3m Hannover Cincinati
108 Hermann Sandor 19 Hannover Baltimore backer
109 Wilh. Hauk 25 Prussia Baltimore backer
110 B. Wagener 34 Prussia Baltimore tailor
111 Bertha Wagener 30 Prussia Baltimore
112 Herm. List 26 Prussia Baltimore farmer
113 Friedr. Kielblok 41 Prussia Wisconsin farmer
114 Dora Kielblok 33 Prussia Wisconsin
115 Wilhelmine Kielblok 9 Prussia Wisconsin
116 Marie Kielblok 6 Prussia Wisconsin
117 Auguste Kielblok 3 Prussia Wisconsin
118 Anna Kielblok 8m Prussia Wisconsin
119 August Richter 33 Prussia Baltimore farmer
120* Ernst Tammer? 26 Prussia Baltimore farmer
121* Laura Tammer? 23 Prussia Baltimore
122* Elise Tammer? 17 Prussia Baltimore
123* Johanna Tammer? 52 Prussia Baltimore
124* Bertha Tammer? 8m Prussia Baltimore
125* Greta Tammer? 4 Prussia Baltimore
126 Heinr. Bernhard 31 Bremen Baltimore tailor
127 Carl Sonnenburg 41 Hessen Milwauki farmer
128 Dora Sonnenburg 32 Hessen Milwauki
129 Mother Sonnenburg 65 Hessen Milwauki
130 August Sonnenburg 9 Hessen Milwauki
131 Hermann Sonnenburg 4 Hessen Milwauki
132 Marie Sonnenburg 4m Hessen Milwauki
133 Peter Friedmann 31 Oldenburg Cincinati farmer
134 Joh. Bungler 25 Oldenburg Cincinati farmer
135 H. Thomann 22 Oldenburg Cincinati farmer
136 W. Schomme 19 Oldenburg Cincinati farmer
137 Anna Hoffeld 22 Oldenburg Cincinati
138* Margarethe Ectermann 25 Oldenburg Cincinati
139* Carl Wiltz 30 Oldenburg St. Louis farmer
140* papa Wiltz 59 Oldenburg St. Louis farmer
141* mother Wiltz 57 Oldenburg St. Louis
142* Charlotte Wiltz 15 Oldenburg St. Louis
143* Emilie Wiltz 18 Oldenburg St. Louis
144* Auguste Wiltz 22 Oldenburg St. Louis
145* Marie Wiltz 24 Oldenburg St. Louis
146* Julie Wiltz 21 Oldenburg St. Louis
147* August Forner 25 Oldenburg St. Louis
148 Heinr. Ortling 43 Oldenburg St. Louis farmer
149 Jul. Langenhans 36 Lippe Albani farmer
150 Bertha Langenhans 7 Lippe Albani
151 Gretchen Langenhans 35 Lippe Albani
152 Helene Langenhans 12 Lippe Albani
153 Paul Langenhans 3 Lippe Albani
154 Marie Langenhans 5 Lippe Albani
155 Julius Langenhans 4m Lippe Albani
156 Carl Krause 47 Lippe Albani farmer
157 Louise Krause 44 Lippe Albani
158 Auguste Krause 14 Lippe Albani
159 Albert Krause 12 Lippe Albani
160 Anna Krause 9 Lippe Albani
161 Wilhelm Kelch 39 Lippe Albani farmer
162 Marie Kelch 29 Lippe Albani
163 Heinrich Kelch 5 Lippe Albani
164 Justine Kelch 3 Lippe Albani
165 August Kelch 6m Lippe Albani
166* Peter ? 44 Prussia Baltimore
167* Daniel Hubner 25 Polen Chicago
168 Gotlieb Schultz 58 Polen Fort Matison farmer
169 Clara Schultz 43 Polen Fort Matison
170 Wilhelm Schultz 18 Polen Fort Matison
171 Ernstine Schultz 16 Polen Fort Matison
172 Helene Zick 18 Polen Baltimore
173 Wendelin Hermann 47 Sachsen Wisconsin farmer
174 Caroline Hermann 43 Sachsen Wisconsin
175 Marianne Hermann 9 Sachsen Wisconsin
176 Walpurga Hermann 8 Sachsen Wisconsin
177 Johann Borer 30 Pfalz Wisconsin farmer
178 Elise Borer 23 Pfalz Wisconsin
179 Auguste Borer 6m Pfalz Wisconsin
180 Johann Schroeder 55 Pfalz St. Louis farmer
181 Margarethe Schroeder 16 Pfalz St. Louis
182 Wolfgang Groskopf 30 Pfalz Baltimore
183* Anton Buckeburg 24 Hessen Baltimore farmer
184 Georg Stocker 25 Hessen Baltimore farmer
185 Laura Stocker 23 Hessen Baltimore
186 Joh. Bienlein 31 Hessen Wisconsin farmer
187 Joh. Brok 38 Schlesien Columbus farmer
188 Friederike Brok 33 Schlesien Columbus
189 Anna Brok 7 Schlesien Columbus
190 Elisabeth Brok 4m Schlesien Columbus
191 Elise Schneller 22 Prussia Columbus farmer
192 Michel Pluksak 49 Prussia Michigan farmer
193 Greta Pluksak 29 Prussia Michigan
194 Jacob Pluksak 24 Prussia Michigan
195 Wilhelm Pluksak 17 Prussia Michigan
196 Franz Pluksak 8 Prussia Michigan
197 Friedrike Pluksak 2m Prussia Michigan
198 Marie Gatze 31 Prussia Michigan
199 Anna Gatze 15 Prussia Michigan
200 Johanne Gatze 6 Prussia Michigan
201 Veronica Gatze 8m Prussia Michigan
202 Wilhelm Nierenz 27 Prussia Milwauki farmer
203 Joh. Libold 21 Prussia Baltimore backer
204* Chr. Baumann 34 Prussia Baltimore farmer
205* Julia Friedel 21 Prussia Baltimore
206 Nicolaus Golter 44 Prussia Baltimore farmer
207 Margarethe Golter 46 Prussia Baltimore
208 Margarethe Golter 13 Prussia Baltimore
209 Elisabeth Golter 8 Prussia Baltimore
210 Ernst Wunner 30 Prussia Baltimore farmer
211 Carl Wunner 24 Prussia Baltimore farmer
212 Anton Friederich 24 Prussia Baltimore farmer
213 Joseph Friederich 16 Prussia Baltimore farmer
214 Dina Katz 26 Prussia Baltimore
215 Carl Weber 49 Oestereich Baltimore merchant
216 Elisabeth Weber 42 Oestereich Baltimore
217 Carl Weber 19 Oestereich Baltimore
218 Johann Weber 14 Oestereich Baltimore
219 Anna Weber 8 Oestereich Baltimore
220 Gotlieb Weber 2 Oestereich Baltimore
221 Barbara Burger 24 Prussia Baltimore
222 Johan Kraut 28 Hannover Wisconsin farmer
223 Ciras Kraut 25 Hannover Wisconsin
224 Grete Kraut 22 Hannover Wisconsin
225 Anna Kraut 2 Hannover Wisconsin
226 Johann Brankort 28 Hannover Wisconsin farmer
227* Moses Berger 20 Hannover New York
228* Gertrud Scheurer 28 Hannover New York
229* Angela Bleische?er 30 Hannover Boston
230* Johann Bleische?er 11 Hannover Boston
231* Anna Bleische?er 7 Hannover Boston
232* Eva Bleische?er 4 Hannover Boston
233* Franziska Bleische?er 2 Hannover Boston
234 Friedrich Meyer 25 Hannover Cincinati farmer
235* Anna Rust 24 Hannover Cincinati
236* Chr. Broermann 21 Hannover Cincinati
237* Engel Brokmann 22 Hannover Cincinati
238 Gerhard Horibrink 16 Hannover Cincinati
239 Hennriette Weding 20 Hannover Cincinati
240 Engel Wenker 18 Hannover Cincinati
241 Heinr. Sander 18 Hannover Cincinati
242 Herm. Strobeck 26 Hannover Cincinati
243* Ludw. Frese 17 Hannover Cincinati
244* Elise Frese 23 Hannover Cincinati
245* Heinr. Oelschlager 24 Prussia Cincinati tailor
246* August Oelschlager 31 Prussia Cincinati tailor
247* Ludv. ??hrhof 28 Prussia Cincinati farmer
248* Georg Rothmann 19 Oldenburg Cincinati farmer
249* Gerh. Groenemann 20 Oldenburg Cincinati
250* Heinr. Groenemann 24 Oldenburg Cincinati
251* Fr. Meyerose 18 Oldenburg Cincinati
252* ? 37 Oldenburg Baltimore
253* Anna 30 Oldenburg Baltimore
254* August Schulze 27 Prussia Wisconsin ?
255* Otilie Schulze 28 Prussia Wisconsin
256* Joh. Neumann 58 Prussia Wisconsin ?
257* Carl Neumann 23 Prussia Wisconsin
258 Chr. Wacker 14 Hessen Baltimore
259 Fr. Colbus 19 Prussia Cincinati
260 Dorothea Colbus 18 Prussia Cincinati
261 Joh. Bahrens 24 Prussia Boston
262 Franzisca Bahrens 23 Prussia Boston
263 Franz Meyer 24 Baiern Baltimore
264 Walpurga Meyer 27 Baiern Baltimore
265* Peter Schneider 40 Prussia *Didro
266* Agnes Schneider 27 Prussia *Didro
267* Anna Schneider 7 Prussia *Didro
268* Gertrud Schneider 5 Prussia *Didro
269* Peter Schneider 7m Prussia *Didro
270* Friederike Bertheim 14 Prussia *Didro
271* Laura Bertheim 9 Prussia *Didro
272 Carl Breiterfeld 26 Bremen Cincinati
273 August Neiss 27 Prussia Cincinati
274 Cathar. Jacobs 23 Prussia Cincinati
275 Fried? Rendeler 27 Prussia Cincinati
276 Friedr. Horath 30 Baiern Baltimore tailor
277* Heinr. Schafer 42 Baiern Pitsburg farmer
278 August Remmler 24 Bremen Cincinati
279 Diedr. Doettmer 24 Hannover Cincinati
280* Joh. Muhlbrok 30 Hannover Baltimore
281 B Buhler 36 Hannover Cincinati
282 August Theis 30 Hannover Cincinati
283 H. Bokelmann 32 Hannover Cincinati
284 Joh. Bokmann 30 Hannover Cincinati
285 Laura Bokmann 7 Hannover Cincinati
228 grown persons
38 Children
19 Infants
285
less 1 Infant died on the voyage
Total 284 Souls
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.
This list uses brackets to indicate people travelling together. I have made note
of this only when the surnames do not match. In other cases, with matching surnames,
it usually indicates an entire family or a married couple.
6-7 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together.
13 Note in destination column says: going to her husband to New-York.
16-17 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together. #17 surname also has an umlauted "o" so may be
Thoele.
44 The term "backer" (baker) is written in the nationality column, then crossed
off.
48-49 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Mueller.
64 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Koehle.
69 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Doerr.
73 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Krueger.
75 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Loeffler.
76 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Schluesemeyer.
77-78 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together.
78 Name may be Dreyer.
79-80 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together. Surname of #80 may be Auf Dem Berge or even Aufdemberge.
84-88 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Loewenkamp.
89-90 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together.
91 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Huettemeyer.
92-93 Surname may be written Von Dillingen.
94-104 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Buehrmann.
120-125 Unclear final letter of surname. Name may be Tammers, Tammer, Tammen, or Tammert.
133-138 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate these people
were travelling together.
138 Name could be Eitermann.
139-147 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate these people
were travelling together.
166 Surname looks like T?o?li? or P?o?li?
167 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Huebner.
183 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Bueckeburg.
204-205 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together.
227-228 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate this couple
was travelling together.
229-233 Surname may be Bleischetzer or Bleischeker.
235-237 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate these people
were travelling together.
245-246 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Oelschlaeger.
247 Surname looks like Wiehrhof.
248 Surname may be Rottemann.
249-251 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate these people
were travelling together.
252-253 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate these people
were travelling together.
254-257 Brackets between the passenger numbers and the names indicate these people
were travelling together.
265-271 Perhaps the writer meant Detroit here. Brackets between the passenger numbers
and the names indicate these people were travelling together.
277 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Schaefer.
280 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Muehlbrok.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Roll 14.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 August 2002
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