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Ship Francis B. Cutting
I, John E. Rockwell, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed in my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs for the District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a full and true list of all the passengers received on board the Ship Francis B. Cutting, whereof I am Master from Antwerp.
Sworn to this 29th of August 1854 so Help me God ( signature J. E Rockwell)
Before me ( signature ?????????)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Ship Francis B Cutting
John E Rockwell, is Master from Antwerp burthen nine hundred ????? five tons
Columns represent Lastname, Firstname, Age , Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, pieces of baggage.
The column "The country in which they intend to become inhibitants" has been eliminated, since they all came to the USA
1 BESCHEIDT Peter 30 m miller Germany 2 BESCHEIDT Mattheas 20 m shoemaker Germany 3 KOLLINS Matina 24 m servant Germany 1 chest 4 SCHMIDT Carolina 24 f servant Germany 1 chest 5 ROEDER Jos. Peter 54 f f.armer Germany 1 chest 6 ROEDER Carolina 55 f wife Germany 2 chests 7 ROEDER Anton 24 m son Germany clothing 8 ROEDER Cath. 22 f daughter Germany 9 ROEDER Elisabeth 20 f daughter Germany 10 LEGENDECKER Christina 35 f servant Germany 11 LEGENDECKER Carolina 6 f child Germany 12 LEGENDECKER Cath. 9 m f child Germany 1 bed 13 DIETRICH Ernst 35 m farmer Germany 14 MACHENHEIMER Paulina 22 f servant Germany 1 trunk 2? 15 RINGSDORF Ed. 21 m goldsmith Germany 2 trunks 16 FREUDENTHAL Elise 18 f servant Germany 1 chest 17 RUDOLF Elizabeth 31 f srvant Germany 1 chest 18 STUMM Antonie 14 m farmer Germany 4 chests 19 GEISELHARDT El. 29 m servant Germany 20 GREMER And. 27 m farmer Germany 1 chest 21 RUDOLF Mariane 17 f wife Germany 3 chests 22 GEINER Agatha 9 mo f child Germany died on voyage 23 SHAEFER Johan 34 m smith Germany 24 SHAEFER Mariana 36 f wife Germany 25 SHAEFER Rosalie 7 f child Germany 26 SHAEFER Mattheas 6 m child Germany 27 SHAEFER Joseph 5 m child Germany 28 SHAEFER Elisabeth 3 f child Germany 29 SHAEFER Carl 6 mo m child Germany 30 ARNOLD Christian 35 m Docter Germany 31 ARNOLD Franasca 35 f wife Germany seven ? 32 ARNOLD Magd. 7 m child Germany 3 B? 33 ARNOLD Seb. 6 m child Germany 1 G? 34 ARNOLD Joseph 3 m child Germany 35 ARNOLD Anton 6 mo m servant Germany died on voyage 36 SAUTTER Julianna 26 f mother Germany 2 chests 37* RUDOLF Cath. 58 f child? Germany 2 ? B 38* RUDOLF Johan 4 mo farmer Germany 39 SPRENDLER Leon 20 m servant Germany 2 chests 40 SPRENDLER Erescening 17 m farmer Germany 1 chest 41 DIETZ Alex. 30 m farmer Germany 42 OTT Math. 26 f wife Germany 2 chests 43 OTT Cath 37 f wife Germany 44 OTT Lorens 5 child Germany 45 SCHLEGEL Jacob 46 m weaver Germany 46 SCHLEGEL Joseph 50 m weaver Germany 2 chests 47 SCHLEGEL Xaves 16 m weaver Germany 1 chest 48 SAUREPEN Anna 24 f servant Germany 1 chest 49 STARRMAN Johane 42 m weaver Germany 1 chest 50 SCHAICH Tobias 27 m weaver Germany 2 chests 51 STOPPER Adam 32 m farmer Germany 2 beds 52 STOPPER Ursala 24 f wife Germany 53* GOTZ Heinr 43 f locksmith Germany 1 Bag 54* HOTINER Johanna 30 f farmer Germany 1 Bag 55* HEPP Habian 26 f farmer Germany 1 Bag 56 LAPORIE An.Marie 34 f servant Germany 57 LAPORIE Philiph 5 m son Germany 1 chest 58 LAPORIE Francisca 3 m son Germany 2 beds 59 LAPORIE Abartas 4mo m son Germany 60 BROGESTMAN Julius 27y 4mo m merchant Germany 1 chest 61 BAUNES Wilh. 54 m teacher Germany 4 chests 62 BAUNES Otto 17 m son Germany 2 beds 63 BAUNES Aug. 15 m son Germany 64 DAHLMAN Adolf 47 m confectioner Germany 2 chest 1 B? 65 ARNOLD Carl 31 m marchant Germany 1 gun 66 LEOMUS? Albert 25 m architect Germany 2 chests 1 gun 67* SCHMAETTHER Gg 49 m bookkeeper Germany 68* SCHMAETTHER Marg 43 f wife Germany 69* SCHMAETTHER Leont 15 f daughter Germany 5 chests 70* SCHMAETTHER Doretha 15 f daughter Germany 3 beds 71* SCHMAETTHER Liseth 10 f daughter Germany 72* SCHMAETTHER Marie 6 f daughter Germany 73* SCHMAETTHER George 5 m daughter Germany 74* PREVAT John Jr 32 m daughter Germany 3 chest 75 BACH Christian 26 m farmer Germany 76 BACH Marie 21 f wife Germany 1 chest 77 BACH Marg 56 f mother Germany 78 MULLER Nicolas 56 m farmer Germany 79 MULLER Cath 23 f daughter Germany 1 chest 80 MULLER Theodore 21 m son Germany 1 chest 81 MULLER Johan 31 m farmer Germany 82 BOHTE Johan 44 m gardner Germany 1 chest 83 MARCHANT Desire 48 f speculater Belgium 84 MARCHANT Virginia 42 f speculater Belgium Eleven ? 85 MARCHANT Anna 16 f speculater Belgium 4 chests 86 MARCHANT Desire 15 f speculater Belgium 87 SHOENMAKER Rosalie 22 f dressmaker Belgium 88 BENSON Marie 36 f wife Belgium 89 JUNG Caspar 20 m shoemaker Germany 6 boxes 90 MIDDELBACH Christ. 26 m tailor Belgium 1 chest 91 COLLINS Pierre Jon. 20 m clerk Belgium 1 chest 92* COLLINS Albertine 28 m wife Belgium 6 chests 93 WESTHOFF Gustave 29 m merchant Germany 1 gun 94 BASTER Hans Jr. 45 m farmer Germany 3 chests 95 BASTER Anna 50 f wife Germany 96* BASTER Verena 17 f wife Germany 97* BASTER Marie 15 f wife Germany 3 chests 98* BASTER Anna 12 f wife Germany 3 beds 99* BASTER Johan 7 f wife Germany 100* BASTER And. 3 f wife Germany 101 KAUFMAN Martin 58 m farmer Germany 102 KAUFMAN Leons 45 m farmer Germany 3 chests 103 KAUFMAN Elisabeth 36 f wife Germany 1 gun 104 KAUFMAN Martin 11 m son Germany Francis ? 105 KAUFMAN Joseph 9 m son Germany clothing 106* KAUFMAN Mariana 8 f son Germany 107* KAUFMAN Cath 6 m son? Germany 108 MEYER Jon 54 m farmer Germany 1 chest 109 MEYER Anton 50 m farmer Germany 1 bag 110 BOHLMAN Nic 51 m farmer Germany 1 bag 111 KAUFMAN Nic 26 m farmer Germany 1 bag 112* KAUFMAN Christiane 46 m wife Germany 113 MUGER Jon.Bte. 44 m blacksmith Germany 3 chests 2? 114 MUGER Franz 18 m son Germany 115* MUGER Marie 11 f son Germany 116 MUGER Antonette 9 f daughter Germany 117* SCHNEIDER John 33 f farmer Germany 118 SCHNEIDER Cath. 36 f wife Germany 1 chest 119* SCHNEIDER Joh. Seb. 9 m son Germany 1 bed 120* SCHNEIDER Marg 9 f daughter Germany 121 SCHNEIDER Chorl 2 m son Germany 122 HESS Johan 22 m farmer Germany 1 chest 123 KRULL Fras 23 m saddler Germany 1 chest 124 KROLL John Heinr 28 m farmer Germany 125 KROLL Marg. 29 f wife Germany 3 chests 126 KROLL Anna 50 f mother Germany 127 KROLL Heinrich 5 m son Germany 128 KROLL Jacob 2 m son Germany 129 KROLL Friedrich 6mo child Germany 130* BASTHER Elisabeth 5 f child 131 WERNER August 46 m tailor Germany 3 chests 132 WERNER Elisabeth 36 f wife Germany 133 WERNER Maria 15 f child Germany 134 WERNER Elisabeth 12 f child Germany 135 WERNER Jacob 10 m child Germany 136 WERNER Caspar 8 m child Germany 137 WERNER Cath. 5 f child Germany 138 WERNER Jacob 3 m child Germany 139* BACKEL Conrad 49 m shoemaker Germany 3 chests 140* BACKEL Marg. 40 f wife Germany 141 BACKEL Elisabeth 17 f child Germany 142 BACKEL Magd 16 f child Germany 143 BACKEL Marg 10 f child Germany 144 BACKEL Cath 7 f child Germany 145 BECKEL George 50 m farmer Germany 146 BECKEL Marg 50 f wife Germany 3 chests 147 BECKELL Magd 16 f daughter Germany 148 BECKELL Jacob 14 m son Germany one lag 149 BECKELL Heinz 21 m son Germany 150 HEINRICH Maria 22 f servant Germany 151* HEINRICH Heinr 3 f servant Germany 1 chest 152* HEINRICH Magd 6mo f servant Germany 153 RENZ Marg 28 f servant Germany 154 WERGERTTMAN Barb 30 f servant Germany 2 chests 155* GARSLINGER Wilh 20 f wagonmaker Germany 1 chest 156* HEGWAN Jon.Con. 20 f wagonmaker Germany 1 chest 157 HEGWAN Marg 20 f servant Germany 2 chest 158 KLENK Barb 29 f servant Germany 159* WEIDNER Georg 19 m shoemaker Germany 1 chest 160 SCHMIDT Ant. 22 servant Germany 1 chest 161 REINHARDT Carolina 23 f servant Germany 2 chests 162 FRANCISCUS Jacob 18 m sadler Germany 163 KNAU Heinr. 18 m servant Germany 1 chest 164* RUTEL Frans 18 m servant Germany 1 chest 165* RUTEL Elisabeth 17 f servant Germany 3 chests 166 KRAEMER Elisabeth 20 f servant Germany 167 SEGER Jacob 32 m gardner Germany 168* RUTEL Cath 45 f wife Germany 3 chests 169* RUTEL Jon. 21 m shoemaker Germany 2 beds 170* RUTEL Elisabeth 16 f daughter Germany 1 chest 171 GEESS Johan 18 tailor Germany 1 chest 172 KREMER Mattheus 20 m smith Germany 1 chest 173* EISENBACH Joh 21 f smith Germany 1 chest 174 ENDT Joh 26 bookkeeper Germany 1 chest 175 HOHMAN Wilh 20 m servant Germany 176 GUNJTER Christian 50 m locksmith Germany 6 chests 177 GUNJTER Henrietta 42 f wife Germany 178 GUNJTER Maria 20 f daughter Germany 179 GUNJTER Cath 18 f daughter Germany 1 trunk 180* WESDERSIUM ? Louse 19 f servant Germany 1 chest 181 MANN Carl 18 m baker Germany 182 SPECHT Jac 35 m locksmith Germany 2 chests 183 SPECHT Marg. 36 f wife Germany 2 beds 184 SPECHT Georg. 5 m child Germany 1 bed 185 BETZ Heinr. 28 m farmer Germany 2 chest 1? 186 BETZ Johan. 22 m farmer Germany 1 bed 1? 187 BETZ Barbara 54 f mother Germany 1 chest 188 MONDORF Jon 25 m weaver Germany 2 chests 189 BRUCHNER Jacob 18 m shoemaker Germany 190 SCHNEIDER Gg. Adt 42 m farmer Germany 191 SCHNEIDER Christina 38 f wife Germany 192 SCHNEIDER Cath 15 f daughter Germany 193 SCHNEIDER Adam 12 m son Germany 4 chests 194 SCHNEIDER Philiph 11 m son Germany 195 SCHNEIDER Friedrich 9 m son Germany 1 gun 196 SCHNEIDER Louis 7 m son Germany 197 SCHNEIDER Marie 5 f daughter Germany 198 SCHNEIDER Chr. 2 daughter Germany 199 SCHNEIDER Carl. 3mo m daughter Germany 200 EMRICH Heinr 34 m farmer Germany 3 chests 201 EMRICH Marg 29 f wife Germany 2 beds 1 gun 202 EMRICH Ernetina 11 f daughter Germany 203 EMRICH Louise 3mo f child Germany 204 WALTHER Conrad 55 m farmer Germany 4 chests 2? 205 WALTHER Elisabeth 54 f wife Germany 1 gun 206 WALTHER Maria 27 f daughter Germany 207* WALTHER Casp. 17 m daughter Germany 208 WALTHER Ferdinand 11 m son Germany 209 BETZ Balth 36 m farmer Germany 210 BETZ Carolina 34 f wife Germany 4 chests 211* BETZ Johan 8 f son Germany 1 gun 212 BETZ Heinr. 6 f daughter Germany 213 BETZ Doretha 6mo f daughter Germany 214 POLITICH Balth 25 farmer Germany 215 DINKEL Balth 33 servant Germany 1 chest 1 B 216 GRONER Georg 24 m shoemaker Germany 1 chest 217 GERLINGER Joh. Mich 23 m farmer Germany 1 chest 218 TORITZ G.g Mich 20 m shoemaker Germany 1 chest 219 TORITZ Johan 19 f farmer Germany 1 bed 220 HOFFMAN Joh. Seb. 19 m carpenter Germany 2 chests 221 HOFFMAN Elisab 18 sister Germany 1 bed 222 ZIMMERMAN Leon 20 m Baker Germany 1 chest 223 KRANZ Barb 23 servant Germany 1 chest 1 bed 224 KAUFMAN Joh 19 farmer Germany 1 chest 1 ? 225* MULLER Barb 53 Wife Germany 1 chest 226* MULLER Joh 15 Son Germany 227 WITTING Adam 42 farmer Germany 1 chest 1 ? 228 RUDER Jon Gg 30 farmer Germany 1 bed 229 RUDER Marg 30 f farmer Germany 1 bed 1? 230 GUNTHERTHALEN Barb 28 f servant Germany 1 chest 1? 231* CRILLES Richard 26 m carpenter Germany 1 chest 1 g? 232 SCHMITZ Lorenz 48 m weaver Germany 1 chest 1 B 233 HARRI Jacob 22 m shoemaker Germany 1 chest 234 HAUSEN Matt 16 m servant Germany 1 chest 1? 235 HAUSEN Maria 18 f servant Germany 236 BIES Eva 20 f servant Germany 1 chest 237 BECK Jeon. Leon 35 m wheelright Germany 1 chest 238 BECK Magd 20 servant Germany 1 chest 239 STEFFENS Peter 38 m tailor Germany 2 chests 240 ALSTER Joseph 38 m bookeeper Germany 1 chest 241 ALBERT Marg 22 f servant Germany 1 chest 242 HUTTER Nicoles 28 m locksmith Germany 1 chest 243 SCHIPPER Johan 32 m Butcher Germany 1 chest 244 SCHIPPER Cath. 35 f wife Germany 1 chest 245 LATERJUNG fr.Geart 38 f smith Germany 1 bed 246 KAISER Heinr 25 m smith Germany 1 chest 247 KAISER Conrad 20 m farmer Germany 1 do 248 BISSE Jaques 40 m bookbinder Germany 1 do 249 KEMMER Fred 28 m bookkeeper Germany 1 do 250 ELLERS August 32 m bookkeeper Germany 2 chests 251 BRICKMATH Julie 23 f servant Germany 2 chests 252 HALFMAN Jacob 27 m brewer Germany 2 chests 253* HALFMAN Marie 2mo wife Germany 2 chests 254 HALFMAN Elisabeth child Germany bed 255 HOCHJURTEL Clemens 58 m farmer Germany 1 gun 256 HOCHJURTEL Gertrude 28 f daughter Germany 2 chests 257 BLITTENDORF Henr 27 m farmer Germany 258 SCHULZ Anna 23 f wife Germany 2 chest 1 gu? 259 BRUCKER Conrad 34 m shoemaker Germany 260* BRUCKER Christian 25 child Germany 261 BRUCKER Gertrude 3 f child Germany 2 chests 1 ? 262 BRUCKER Anton 6mo m child Germany 263 WETTERS Leonard 42 m farmer Germany 1 chest 1? 264 ESSEX Victor 32 m sugar baker Germany 1 chest 265 WITTENRICH W. 30 m merchant Germany 2 chests 266 KOHLMEYER J. 46 m shoemaker Germany 267 CUX Wilh 26 m tailor Germany 1 chest 268 LENZER Franz 39 m gardner Germany 1 chest 269 MIS???(EL) Hinz 22 m butcher Germany 1 chest 270 ENGLISH Willibold 24 m cooper Germany 1 chest 271 SCHULTGEN Bernhorn 32 m farmer Germany 272 SCHULTGEN George 48 m farmer Germany 4 chests 273 SCHULTGEN Margaret 37 f wife Germany 2 guns 274 SCHULTGEN Theodore 14 m child Germany 275 SCHULTGEN Josephus 6 m child Germany 276 SCHULTGEN William 4 f child Germany USA 277 SCHULTGEN John 9mo m child Germany USA 278 GROVER Friedrich 40 m upholster Germany USA 279 GROVER Catherine 32 f wife Germany USA 6 chests 280 GROVER Maria 7 f child Germany USA 281 GROVER Friederich 4 m child Germany USA 282 GROVER Anna 6mo f child Germany 283* EGENOLF Peter 15 m farmer Germany 2 chests 284 KAIZER Peter 40 m merchant Germany 2 chests 285 ACKERMAN Carolina 30 f servant Germany 3 chests 286 ACKERMAN Nicholas 10 m child Germany 2 chests 287 ACKERMAN Henry 3 m child Germany 288 ACKERMAN Jacob 9mo m child Germany 289* MOOZ Mariann 28 m seamstress Germany 3 chests 290* MOOZ Henrietta 25 m seamstress Germany 1 B 291 SCHMELZER Elisabeth 17 f servant Germany 2 ch 292 GREGANZ Henry 24 m servant Germany 1 ch 293 EVERHORD Otto 28 m farmer Germany 4 ? 294 MEYER Elise 25 f wife Germany 1 B 295 LONNEZ T. Lo 44 m farmer Germany 296 LONNEZ Philip 20 m son Germany 3 ch 297 LONNEZ Friedrich 18 m son Germany 298 LONNEZ Charlotte 15 f daughter Germany 299 LONNEZ Christiana 9 f daughter Germany 300 LONNEZ Herman 8 m son Germany 301 LONNEZ Carl 6 m son Germany 302 LONNEZ William 5 m son Germany 303 LONNEZ Christina 6m m child Germany US 304 DIETLE Geor.Simon 22 m ? Germany 1 ch 305 BOSSINGER Theo 22 m farmer Germany 1 ch 306 SCHWEIZER Barbara 23 ? servant Germany 1 ch 307 HEITHALER Christiana 23 f servant Germany 1 do 308 VOLS Friederich 23 m baker Germany 309 RUDDER Chas 37 m sugar baker Belgium 1 chest 310* JEAN-BAPTISE Purgaret 34 m farmer France 2 do 311* COCHFTIANG Joseph 44 m farmer Belgium 2 chests 312* COCHFTIANG Catherina 48 m wife Belgium 1 trunk 313 VAN DEN BOS John 48 m farmer Belgium 314 THYZ Morin 55 f wife Belgium 3 chests 315 THYZ Jean-Baptise 52 m farmer Belgium 316 THYZ Elisabeth 17 f daughter Belgium 1 bed 317 THYZ Marianna 15 f daughter Belgium 318 THYZ John 11 m son Belgium 319 LENGEN John 26 m Butcher Germany 1 chest 320* KAUFMAN Francis Bertha Cotting 321 CANEY John 35 m cook Portugal 1 chest 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 writer of the manifest was very careless and made many obvious mistakes, like a child being 58 years old and sex instead of male = female, therefore treat everything with caution. 37 occupation is mixed up 38 occupation is mixed up 53 sex must be wrong 54 occupation probably wrong 55 sex probably wrong 67-72 not sure about Lastname 73 occupation should be son ?? not sure about Lastname 74 occupation must be wrong 92 sex should be f 96 occupation must be wrong 97 occupation must be wrong 98 occupation must be wrong 99 occupation and sex must be wrong 100 occupation must be wrong 106 occupation must be wrong 107 occupation must be wrong 112 sex must be wrong 115 sex must be wrong 117 sex must be wrong 119 not sure about age 120 not sure about age 130 child of Jon Jacob Baster # 94 Germany 139, 140 Not sure if Backel..Beckel..Beckell 151 sex and occupation probably wrong 152 occupation must be wrong 155 sex must be wrong 156 sex must be wrong 159 Lastname could be Wardner 164-165 Lastname could be Rietel 168-170 Lastname could be Rietel 173 sex must be wrong 180 not sure about Lastname 207 occupation must be wrong 211 Sex or occupation must be wrong 225, 226 u umlaut in Lastname 231 not sure about Lastname 253 age must be wrong 260 occupation or age must be wrong 283 not sure about Lastname 289, 290 sex must be wrong 310 Firstname and Lastname reversed on Manifest 311, 312 not sure about Lastname 320 "born on board a citizen of the U.States"
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 145.
Transcribed by Wolf Zscheile a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 November 2003
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