Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Laurent


Le Havre, France to New York
13 February 1868

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, A Bocande, Master of the Stm. Sh Laurent, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect List of all the Passengers taken on board the said Stmr. at Havre from which Port the said Stmr. has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said Passengers who have died on said Voyage and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God. (signed) A. Bocande.
Sworn to this 13 Feb'y 1868,
before me. (signed) ????????, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the SS Laurent whereof Bocande is Master, from Havre, burthen 2006 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong and part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. Since all the passengers intend to become inhabitants of the United States, and no one died during the voyage, these two columns are omitted in this transcription.
  
  1  Lisa McEver              35      F    Lady           England       Cabin
  2  William Corcoran         60      M    Owner          U.S.          Cabin
  3  Franz Schuler            40      M    Servant        U.S.          Cabin
  4  Louise Storck            40      F    Lady           France        Cabin
  5  Emile Crozet             35      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
  6  Maurice Marino y Maiz    37      M    Doctor         Spain         Cabin
  7  Eugene Garrelly          45      M    Merchant       Italy         Cabin
  8  John Clapp               30      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
  9  Marry Clapp              24      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 10  Jean Dreyfus             35      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 11  Charles Teuvergne        40      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 12* Lucy Lickering           50      M    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 13  William Becker           40      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 14  Edward Wood              30      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 15  Julia Wood               28      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 16  Fany Greeg               26      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 17  Mary Greeg               24      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 18  Ciriaco Marron           36      M    Owner          France        Cabin
 19* Charles Fence            31      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 20  Edmomd Nevvell           42      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 21  Francois Connor          45      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 22  Georges Rintoul          45      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 23  Charles Devins           40      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 24* Raymond de la Lande      21      M    Diplomat       France        Cabin
 25  Fanny Wright             28      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 26  Joseph Badetty           40      M    Merchant       Italy         Cabin
 27  William Gray             46      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 28  Mary Gray                42      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 29  Mary Gray                20      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 30  Amalia Gray              18      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 31* Gu??are Ernoult          30      M    Owner          France        Cabin
 32  Stephen Lamanos          29      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 33* Celestin Astoin          29      M    Advocate       France        Cabin
 34  Charles Henry            42      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 35  Francois Kahn            40      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 36* Eugenie Hahn             28      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 37  Marie Kahn                1      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 38  Jacques Appold           35      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 39  Gustave Appold            1      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 40  John Wertherel           35      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 41  Julia Wertherel          30      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 42  William Garrisson        33      M    Owner          U.S.          Cabin
 43  William Booraem          40      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 44  Charles Boyfus           45      M    Merchant       Austria       Cabin
 45* Jean Foucher de Ciree    44      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 46  Mary Lebuchy             40      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 47  Louise Lebuchy            7      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 48  Augustine Lebuchy         6      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 49  Mary Lebuchy              2      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 50  Charles Stevvard         40      M    Officer        France        Cabin
 51  Joseph Chalantari        28      M    Missionary     U.S.          Cabin
 52  Jean Moulin              27      M    Missionary     U.S.          Cabin
 53  Emile Villaran           37      M    Artist         U.S.          Cabin
 54  Gustave Falgere          18      M    Artist         U.S.          Cabin
 55  Marie Guidort            55      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 56  Julie Guidort            32      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 57  Jeanne Guidort            7      F    Lady           U.S.          Cabin
 58* Francois Reverend        35      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 59* Charles Reverend          9      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 60  Joseph Finck             21      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 61* Henry Fence              28      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 62* Charles Barry            28      M    Chancellerie   U.S.          Cabin
 63  Emile Buckhart           19      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 64  Alfred Deschamps         23      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 65* Mar Kauffman             50      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 66  Sophie Kauffman          18      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 67  Gustave Kauffman         19      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 68  Amalia Kauffman          17      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 69* Edward Ledeliez          23      M    Merchant       Switzerland   Cabin
 70  Louise Levy              21      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 71  Francis Thompson         33      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 72  Louis Zearing            39      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 73* Caroline Wastejn         32      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 74* Louise Wastejn            7      F    Lady           France        Cabin
 75* Errico Andre             28      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 76  Jacques Lelarge          29      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 77* Andre Castaldi           27      M    Merchant       Italy         Cabin
 78* Emile Gauldrec Roilleau  35      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 79  Georges Creret           37      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 80  Georges Davis            19      M    Merchant       U.S.          Cabin
 81  Charles Desportes        20      M    Merchant       France        Cabin
 82  Andreas Doerr            25      M    Tailor         Baden         Cabin
 83* Dorothee Doerr           50      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 84  Johann Barth             19      M    Farmer         Baden         Cabin
 85  Adam Yantzer             51      M    Farmer         Baden         Cabin
 86  Marguerite Yantzer       55      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 87  Cathrine Yantzer         17      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 88  Peter Antony             77      M    Tailor         Baden         Cabin
 89  Valentin Koerner         38      M    Tailor         Baden         Cabin
 90  Appolonia Detzel         24      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 91  Theresia Schimpff        22      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 92  Amalia Schimpff          24      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 93  Lina Bender              18      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 94  Cathrine Seitz           24      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 95  Cathrine Stubemaule      15      F    Lady           Baden         Cabin
 96  Ludwig Nicklaus          17      M    Tailor         Baden         Cabin
 97  Greiner Albert           17      M    Gardener       Wurtemburg    Cabin
 98  Georges Kaefer           26      M    Gardener       Wurtemburg    Cabin
 99  Andreas Heimberger       49      M    Brewer         Bavaria       Cabin
100  Anne Heimberger          47      F    Lady           Bavaria       Cabin
101  Elisabeth Heimberger     20      F    Lady           Bavaria       Cabin
102  Andreas Heimberger        9      M    Brewer         Bavaria       Cabin
103* Jacob Huber              33      F    Watchmaker     Switzerland   Cabin
104  Carl Hurme               21      M    Watchmaker     Switzerland   Cabin
105  Ignace Hirn              23      M    Watchmaker     U.S.          Cabin
106  Michel Wolf              42      M    Watchmaker     U.S.          Cabin
107  Jean Gessler             39      M    Watchmaker     U.S.          Cabin
108  Bernard Heupel           33      M    Tailor         Baden         Cabin
109  August Rinck             26      M    Tailor         Baden         Cabin
110  Tobie Weber              32      F    Watchmaker     Switzerland   Cabin
111  Jacques Meyer            27      F    Watchmaker     Switzerland   Cabin
112  Johan Ackermann          33      F    Watchmaker     Switzerland   Cabin
113  Jean Spaeth              25      F    Watchmaker     Switzerland   Cabin
114  Suzanne Fanner           32      F    Lady           Switzerland   Cabin
115  Marie Fanner              2      F    Lady           Switzerland   Cabin
116  Elise Fanner              1      F    Lady           Switzerland   Cabin
117  Joseph Ruf               35      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin
118  Johann Stengele          42      M    Tailer         Baden         2 Cabin
119  David Reiss              26      M    Brewer         Baden         2 Cabin
120  Damian Fischer           31      M    Farmer         Switzerland   2 Cabin
121  Moses Leony              24      M    Farmer         Switzerland   2 Cabin
122  Verena Rohmer            24      F    Lady           Switzerland   2 Cabin
123  Johannes Wiederkehr      35      M    Watchmaker     Switzerland   2 Cabin
124  Nicolas Reitz            31      M    Watchmaker     Luxemburgh    2 Cabin
125  Cathrine Weiss           28      F    Lady           Luxemburgh    2 Cabin
126  Jean Ebner               36      M    Brewer         Bavaria       2 Cabin
127  Caroline Ebner           24      F    Lady           Bavaria       2 Cabin
128  Andre Ebner              18      M    Butcher        Bavaria       2 Cabin
129  Johann Bauer             22      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin
130  Felix Steinlin           20      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin
131  Baptiste Fuchs           23      M    Merchant       Baden         2 Cabin
132  Ferdinand Gatthar        24      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin
133  Auguste Charton          27      M    Merchant       France        2 Cabin
134  Aloise Chabell           27      M    Merchant       France        2 Cabin
135  Caroline Chabell         27      F    Lady           France        2 Cabin
136  Marie Chabell            35      F    Lady           France        2 Cabin
137  Fridolin Gromann         25      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin
138  Judith Dargenton         39      F    Lady           France        2 Cabin
139  Julia Dargenton           7      F    Lady           France        2 Cabin
140  Pierre de Villeneuve     23      M    Merchant       France        2 Cabin
141* Paul Gueroult            50      M    Merchant       France        2 Cabin
142  Ludwig Wiedman           30      M    Farmer         Wurtemburgh   2 Cabin
143  Carl Bolsterli           27      M    Watchmaker     Switzerland   2 Cabin
144  Benjamin Pesaro          20      M    Merchant       Italy         2 Cabin
145  Athanase Montaron        43      M    Merchant       France        2 Cabin
146  Pierre Simonet           33      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin
147  Albert Labhart           21      M    Merchant       Switzerland   2 Cabin

                                The Captain:              The Purser:
                                (Signature) A. Bocande    (Signature) A. Metz


Transcriber's Notes:

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of
  the manifest or something in the Transcriber Notes to which the reader should
  refer.

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be
  transcribed definitely.


 12  The recording of Sex is as "Male" is likely an error in light of her
     feminine given name and occupation.
 19  There is an accent mark (é) above the last "e" in surname "Fencé".
 24  Surname is either "de Roger de la Lande" or "de Roger de la Landel".
 31  Surname is possibly "Gurrare" or something similar.
 33  Given name is either "Cilestin", or it is "Célestin" with an accent mark
     (é) above the first "e".
 36  There is an accent mark (é) above the first "e" in given name "Eugénie".
 45  There is an accent mark (é) above the first "e" in surname "Cirée".
 58-59  There are accent marks (é) above each of the first two "e" in surname
     "Révérend". 
 61  There is an accent mark (é) above the last "e" in surname "Fencé".
 62  Complete entry recorded for Occupation is "Commis de Chancellerie".  The
     meaning of the French word "Chancellerie" is "Ministry of Justice".
 65  Given name is either "Mar" or "Max".
 69  Surname appears to be either "Ledeliez" or "Ledeliey".
 73-74  Surname appears to be either "Wastejn", "Waskjn" or "Waslejn". 
 75  There is an accent mark (é) above the "e" in surname "André".  
 77  There is an accent mark (é) above the "e" in given name "André".
 78  There is an accent mark (é) above the first "e" in the middle name
     "Gauldrée". 
 83  There is an accent mark (é) above the first of the two "e's" at the end of
     the given name "Dorothée".
103  The recording of Sex is as "Female" is likely an error in light of his
     masculine given name and occupation.
141  There is an accent mark (é) above the "e" in surname "Guéroult".   
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 291, List 102.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley and Harry Green members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 July 2003



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