Immigrant Ships
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Barque Hualco


Hamburg, Germany to New York
21 August 1843

I, N. W. Clark do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Barque Hualco whereof I am Master, from Hamburgh.
Sworn to this 21 August 1843            So help me God
(signed)N. W. Clark
Before me (signed)M.L. Davis DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Barque Hualco whereof N. W. Clark is Master, from Hamburgh burthen 279 36/95 tons.
Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong. All passengers intend to become inhabitants of the United States so that column was omitted.
  1  Michael      Gruel       54 m farmer     Prussia 
  2  Maria        Gruel       49 f            Prussia
  3  Wilhelmina   Gruel       24 f            Prussia
  4  William      Gruel       21 m farmer     Prussia
  5  Erestena     Gruel       18 f            Prussia
  6  Elena        Gruel       16 f            Prussia
  7* John         Tulflow     31 m farmer     Prussia
  8* Anglenaman   Tulflow     67 f            Prussia
  9* Fredericka   Tulflow     29 f            Prussia    Died on the voyage.
 10* Wilhelmina   Tulflow      4 f            Prussia 
 11* Dorethea     Tulflow     26 f            Prussia	
 12* Frederica    Tulflow      7 f            Prussia
 13* Bertha       Tulflow      1 f            Prussia    Died on the voyage.
 14  William      Stock       31 m farmer     Prussia
 15  Christian    Groth       53 m farmer     Prussia	
 16  Eleanor      Groth       54 f            Prussia
 17  Fritz        Groth       23 m farmer     Prussia
 18  Martin       Groth       20 m farmer     Prussia
 19  Frederick    Groth       27 m farmer     Prussia
 20  Dorethea     Groth       24 f            Prussia
 21  Erstena      Groth        3 f            Prussia
 22  Frances      Groth        1 m            Prussia
 23  Frederica    Schmit      20 f seamstress Prussia
 24  John         Schmelin    40 m farmer     Prussia
 25  Caroline     Schmelin    37 f            Prussia
 26  Frederica    Schmelin    16 f            Prussia
 27  Wilhelmina   Schmelin    14 f            Prussia
 28  Caroline     Schmelin    10 f            Prussia
 29  Erstena      Schmelin     8 f            Prussia
 30  Fritz        Schmelin     4 m            Prussia
 31  Ferdenana    Schmelin     1 m            Prussia
 32* Martin       Hafemester  54 m farmer     Prussia
 33* Catherina    Hafemester  53 f            Prussia
 34* John         Hafemester  27 m farmer     Prussia
 35* Fritz        Hafemester  25 m farmer     Prussia
 36* William      Hafemester  23 m tailor     Prussia
 37* Luther       Hafemester  18 m tailor     Prussia
 38* Christian    Doberfull   28 m farmer     Prussia
 39* Wilhelmina   Doberfull   20 f            Prussia
 40* William      Doberfull    1 m            Prussia
 41* Christian    Doberfull   59 m farmer     Prussia
 42* Caroline     Doberfull   45 f            Prussia
 43* Charles T.   Doberfull   27 m            Prussia
 44  John T.      Muller      50 m farmer     Prussia
 45  Louisa D.    Muller      53 f            Prussia
 46  Wilhelmina   Muller      24 f            Prussia
 47* John         Hackbara    55 m farmer     Prussia
 48* Dorethea     Hackbara    28 f seamstress Prussia
 49  John         Kruger      44 m farmer     Prussia
 50  Dorethea     Kruger      42 f            Prussia
 51  Charles F.   Kruger      18 m farmer     Prussia
 52  Wilhelmina   Kruger      16 f            Prussia
 53  Frances      Kruger      14 m            Prussia
 54  August       Kruger       8 m            Prussia
 55  Albertina    Kruger       6 f            Prussia
 56  Harmann      Kruger       4 m            Prussia
 57  Ludovick     Kruger       1 m            Prussia
 58* William      Hafemester  31 m tailor     Prussia
 59* Frederica    Hafemester  36 f            Prussia
 60* Loue         Hafemester   4 m            Prussia
 61* Otto         Hafemester   2 m            Prussia
 62  William      Lubke       36 m farmer     Prussia
 63  Dorethea     Lubke       39 f            Prussia
 64  Caroline     Lubke       14 f            Prussia
 65  Wilhelmina   Lubke       10 f            Prussia
 66  William      Lubke        8 m            Prussia
 67  Hannah       Lubke        4 f            Prussia
 68* Frances K.   Vangereene  32 m cooper     Prussia
 69* John         Miller      24 m farmer     Prussia
 70  Adolph       Ohm         20 m farmer     Prussia
 71  August       Musch       29 m tailor     Prussia
 72  John S.      Ballert     42 m shoemaker  Prussia
 73  Dorethea     Ballert     31 f            Prussia
 74  John F.      Blumrick    35 m weaver     Prussia
 75  Christine    Blumrick    31 f            Prussia
 76  Wilhelmina   Blumrick     7 f            Prussia
 77  William      Blumrick     1 m            Prussia
 78  Godfry       Wieland     47 m farmer     Prussia
 79  Louesa       Wieland     47 f            Prussia
 80  William      Wieland     21 m farmer     Prussia
 81  Wilhelmina   Wieland     20 f            Prussia
 82  Fredrica     Wieland     17 f            Prussia
 83  Charles      Wieland     12 m            Prussia
 84  Elizabeth    Wieland      9 f            Prussia
 85  Christine L. Wieland      6 f            Prussia
 86  Frederick    Matsdorf    45 m farmer     Prussia
 87  Dorethea     Matsdorf    44 f            Prussia
 88  Regena       Matsdorf    16 f            Prussia
 89  Wilhelmina   Matsdorf    11 f            Prussia
 90  Elizabeth    Matsdorf     7 f            Prussia
 91  Erstena      Matsdorf     4 f            Prussia
 92  Frederica    Matsdorf     2 f            Prussia
 93  Regena       Matsdorf    69 f            Prussia
 94  Daniel       Hause       39 m farmer     Prussia
 95  Maria        Hause       39 f            Prussia
 96  Christo      Hause       10 m            Prussia
 97  Frederick    Hause        5 m            Prussia
 98  Erstena      Hause        3 f            Prussia
 99  Frederick    Bergholz    24 m farmer     Prussia
100  Frederica    Bergholz    26 f            Prussia
101  Louesa       Bergholz    54 f            Prussia
102  William      Bergholz     2 m            Prussia
103* Martin       Linke       43 m farmer     Prussia
104* Christine    Linke       43 f            Prussia
105* Christine    Linke       14 f            Prussia
106* Wilhelmina   Linke       12 f            Prussia
107* Dorethea     Linke       10 f            Prussia
108* Frederica    Linke        8 f            Prussia
109* William      Linke        5 m            Prussia
110* Elizabeth    Linke        2 f            Prussia
111  Dorethea     Bartell     33 f seamstress Prussia
112  Godfrey      Damerow     47 m carpenter  Prussia


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicate additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.

* The passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

* The sex of the passengers was abbreviated to f and m by the transcriber.

* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.

* No births were recorded during this voyage.

7-13         Name may be Suelflow.
32-37, 58-61 Name may be Hoffmeister.
38-43        Name may be Dobberphul.
47,48        Name may be Hackbarth.
68           Name may be Wangerin.
69           Name is Mueller.
103-110      Name may be Lindke.

Names checked against lists in "19th Century Emigration of Old Lutherans 
from Eastern Germany" by Clifford Neal Smith, 1980.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 52, List 605.
Transcribed and Contributed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 January 2003



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