Immigrant Ships
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Ship Orpheus


Hamburg, Germany to New York
15 January 1866

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J. P. Wessels, Master of the Brem. Ship Orpheus 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 of the said Ship at Hamburg from which port said Ship 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 to 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.
Sworn to this January 15th 1866 So help me God
Before me(signed) ?????????
(signed) J.P. Wessels
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brem. Ship Orpheus whereof J.P. Wessels is Master, from Bremen burthen 646 1/2 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age(months for infants), sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, part of vessel they occupy.
  1* Helene      Hogemeyer    24       f           Germany  New York   first cabin
  2* Martin      Schluter     19       m farmer    Germany  New York   first cabin
  3  Johann      Wittler      59       m brikner   Germany  New York   deckhouse
  4  Johann      Dahl         36       m carpenter Germany  New York   deckhouse
  5  Sophie      Dahl         25       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
  6  Carl        Dahl          5       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
  7  Johanne     Dahl         17       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
  8  Maria       Lange        28       f           Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
  9  Friedrich   Lange         5       m           Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
 10  Johann      Warncke      50       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 11  Wilhelmine  Warncke      55       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 12  Sophie      Warncke      22       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 13  Friedericke Warncke      15       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 14  Wilhelmine  Warncke      12       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 15  Carl        Warncke      18       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 16  Johann      Langbein     36       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 17  Johanne     Langbein     31       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 18  Louise      Kreymann     56       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 19* Johann      Kuhl         47       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 20* Johanne     Kuhl         38       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 21* Maria       Kuhl         11       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 22* Caroline    Kuhl          7       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 23  Joachim     Kloth        31       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  deckhouse
 24  Bernhardine Kloth        25       f           Germany  Milwaukee  deckhouse
 25  Joachim     Rittgarn     32       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 26  Caroline    Rittgarn     31       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 27  Sophie      Rittgarn      4       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 28  Carl        Rittgarn      2       m           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 29  Wilhelm     Rittgarn     suckling m           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 30  Christian   Kemming      56       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 31  Sophie      Kemming      55       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 32  Lisette     Kemming      29       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 33  Carl        Kemming      24       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 34  Fritz       Kemming      19       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 35  August      Kemming      16       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 36  Johann      Ahrens       30       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 37  Sophie      Ahrens       27       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 38  Otto        Langbein     34       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 39  Wilhelm     Hardten      27       m shoemaker Germany  Missouri   deckhouse
 40  Johann      Hardten      29       m tailor    Germany  Missouri   deckhouse
 41  Joachim     Hardten      25       m farmer    Germany  Missouri   deckhouse
 42  Johann      Heinsius     26       m farmer    Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
 43  Anna        Heinsius     21       f           Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
 44  Peter       Westphal     30       m carpenter Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
 45  Anna        Westphal     29       f           Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
 46  Anna        Westphal      4       f           Germany  Indiana    deckhouse
 47  Gottfried   Jungblut     30       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 48  Friedericke Jungblut     30       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 49  August      Jungblut      3       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 50  Maria       Jungblut     suckling f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 51  Joachim     Breitzmann   56       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 52  Carl        Breitzmann   29       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 53  Doris       Breitzmann   23       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 54  Maria       Breitzmann    1       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 55  Adolf       Baarsch      43       m joiner    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 56  Henriette   Baarsch      39       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 57  Bertha      Baarsch      18       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 58  Ida         Baarsch       9       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 59  Rudolf      Baarsch       6       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 60  Mathilde    Baarsch       4       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 61  Hulda       Baarsch      suckling f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 62  Julius      Baarsch      15       m joiner    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 63  Maria       Lenz         46       f           Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 64* Friedrich   Lenz         21       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   deckhouse
 65  Carl        Jaspers      36       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 66  Julie       Jaspers      34       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 67  Wilhelm     Jaspers      11       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 68  Johann      Jaspers       7       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 69  Fritz       Jaspers       6       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 70  Ludwig      Jaspers       6       m           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 71  Heinrich    Hopp         18       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   deckhouse
 72  Christine   Hopp         55       f           Germany  Michigan   deckhouse
 73  Carl        Hopp         16       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   deckhouse
 74  Dorothea    Hopp         10       f           Germany  Michigan   deckhouse
 75  Christian   Schulze      17       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 76  Georg       Habener      20       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 77  Maria       Derwaldt     19       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 78  Wilhelm     Thiele       44       m farmer    Germany  New York   deckhouse
 79  Anna        Thiele       46       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 80  Henriette   Thiele       12       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 81  Heinrich    Busch        38       m carpenter Germany  New York   deckhouse
 82  Dorothea    Busch        22       f           Germany  New York   deckhouse
 83* Heinrich    Bulow        17       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 84  Christian   Bolik        58       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 85  Sophie      Bolik        18       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 86  Christian   Brinkmann    32       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 87  Sophie      Brinkmann    28       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 88  Sophie      Brinkmann     6       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 89  Carl        Brinkmann     6       m           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 90  Johann      Stein        36       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
 91  Johanna     Stein        29       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
 92  Henrika     Stein         6       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
 93* Herman      Stein         5       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
 94  Heinrich    Stein         3       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
 95* August      Stein        suckling m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
 96  Friedrich   Rickel       34       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 97  Elisabeth   Rickel       27       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 98  Wilhelmine  Rickel        5       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
 99  Friedrich   Rickel        3       m           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
100  Sophie      Rickel       suckling f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
101  Louise      Siedler      54       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
102  Maria       Siedler      23       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
103  Hermann     Siedler       3       m           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
104  Alwine      Kienbaum     20       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
105  Johann      Peters       42       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
106  Sophie      Peters       40       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
107  Dorothea    Peters       14       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
108  Maria       Peters        9       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
109  Johann      Peters        3       m           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
110  Friedrich   Peters       suckling m           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
111* Johann      Kroger       59       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
112* Johann      Muller       44       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
113* Friedericke Muller       36       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
114* Sophie      Muller       20       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
115* Maria       Muller       17       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
116* Johann      Muller       12       m           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
117* Johanne     Muller        6       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
118* Wilhelmine  Muller        1       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
119  Wilhelm     Stucke       18       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
120  Friedrich   Frenz        50       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
121  Maria       Frenz        44       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
122  Fritz       Frenz        22       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
123  Friedericke Frenz         9       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
124  Henriette   Frenz        19       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
125  Joachim     Hagidorn     29       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
126* Johann      Muller       54       m farmer    Germany  Ohio       betweendecks
127* Friedrich   Schmidt      31       m farmer    Germany  Ohio       betweendecks
128  Ludwig      Oertz        41       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
129  Elisabeth   Oertz        38       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
130  Christian   Oertz         9       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
131  Maria       Oertz         7       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
132  Wilhelm     Brandt       30       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
133  Maria       Brandt       30       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
134  Carl        Brandt        3       m           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
135  Johann      Bever        40       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
136  Catharine   Bever        38       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
137  Friedrich   Bever        12       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
138  Johann      Bever         6       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
139* Wilhelm     Hoppner       7       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
140  Sophie      Schildt      19       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
141  Carl        Sonnenberg   22       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
142* Bertha      Gussel       24       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
143  Friedrich   Heidtmann    34       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
144  Sophie      Heidtmann    28       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
145  Elisabeth   Greve        19       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
146  Johann      Hakes        48       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
147  Dorothea    Hakes        48       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
148  Johann      Hakes        16       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
149  Heinrich    Hakes        14       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
150  Christiane  Steinhagen   40       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
151* Carl        Moller       24       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
152* Johann      Moller       26       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
153* Anna        Moller       25       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
154* Maria       Moller       suckling f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
155  Heinrich    Ahrens       32       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
156  Anna        Ahrens       26       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
157  Wilhelm     Ahrens       suckling m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
158* Heinr.      Guhlstorf    25       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
159* Anna        Guhlstorf    26       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
160* Heinr.      Guhlstorf     1       m           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
161  Johann      Thiess       44       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
162  Maria       Thiess       40       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
163  Maria       Thiess        6       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
164  Emma        Thiess        4       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
165  Sophie      Bolte        18       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
166* Louise      Pruter       22       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
167  Johann      Backholt     24       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
168  Johann      Burmeister   30       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
169  Sophie      Burmeister   28       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
170  Anna        Burmeister    5       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
171  Johann      Hamann       29       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
172  Sophie      Hamann       23       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
173  Joh.        Hamann        2       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
174  Johann      Kreienbriuk  25       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
175* Johann      Schrover     22       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
176* Bernh'd     Volker       26       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
177  Christopf   Schmidt      55       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
178  Maria       Schmidt      51       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
179  Dorothea    Schmidt      23       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
180  Wilhelmine  Schmidt      21       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
181  Wilhelm     Schmidt      19       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
182  August      Schmidt       9       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
183* Carl        Schmidt       5       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
184  Maria       Hartig       31       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
185  Julius      Hartig        7       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
186  Wilhelm     Hartig        3       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
187* Caroline    Hartig        1       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
188* Johann      Schroder     50       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
189* Wilhelmine  Schroder     41       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
190* Georgine    Schroder     22       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
191* Henriette   Schroder     19       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
192* Mina        Schroder     17       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
193* Christopf   Schroder      7       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
194* Joh.        Schroder      6       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
195  Johann      Bromeister   37       m farmer    Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
196  Maria       Bromeister   42       f           Germany  Milwaukee  betweendecks
197  Sophie      Palchow      34       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
198  Gustav      Ladwig       50       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
199  Maria       Ladwig       44       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
200  Sophie      Ladwig       25       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
201  Franz       Ladwig       16       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
202  Wilhelm     Ladwig       12       m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
203  Christian   Ladwig        7       m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
204  Hanne       Ladwig        6       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
205  Johann      Amelow       59       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
206* Friedericke Amelow       56       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
207  Christian   Amelow       16       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
208  Hanne       Amelow       13       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
209  Clara       Lange        38       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
210  Fritz       Lange         5       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
211  Carl        Lange         1       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
212  Otto        Voigt        54       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
213  Wilhelmine  Voigt        21       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
214  Fritz       Voigt        14       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
215  Caroline    Voigt        10       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
216  Maria       Voigt         7       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
217  Joachim     Lamcke       25       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
218* Johann      Moller       25       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
219  Johann      Schmidt      34       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
220  Friedericke Schmidt      30       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
221  Joachim     Schmidt       4       m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
222  August      Schmidt      suckling m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
223  Joh.        Heidenreich  24       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
224  Sophie      Heidenreich  26       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
225  Friedrich   Heidenreich   2       m           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
226  Sophie      Shrike       22       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
227  Friedrich   Franke       28       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
228  Sophie      Franke       24       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
229  Maria       Franke       52       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
230  Johann      Franke       25       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
231  Wilhelmine  Franke       31       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
232  Johanne     Franke        4       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
233  Heinrich    Franke       suckling m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
234  Jacob       Heyden       42       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
235  Friedericke Heyden       38       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
236  Fritz       Heyden        7       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
237  Johann      Heyden       suckling m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
238* Friedericke ?utchow      18       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
239  Friedrich   Schwarz      38       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
240  Elisabeth   Schwarz      27       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
241  Johann      Stegmann     37       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
242  Maria       Stegmann     29       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
243  Carl        Hartleben    31       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
244  Friedericke Hartleben    23       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
245  Johann      Nitzel       30       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
246  Friedericke Nitzel       33       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
247  Friedrich   Nitzel        6       m           Germany  New York   betweendecks
248  Johanne     Nitzel        4       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
249  Johann      Behnke       55       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
250  Wilhelmine  Behnke       57       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
251  Fritz       Behnke       25       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
252  Christian   Behnke       17       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
253  Johann      Behrmann     27       m farmer    Germany  New York   betweendecks
254  Carl        Clewe        22       m smith     Germany  New York   betweendecks
255* Doris       Schutt       30       f           Germany  New York   betweendecks
256  Johann      Brockmann    29       m farmer    Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
257  Friedericke Brockmann    28       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
258  Wilhelmine  Brockmann    suckling f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
259  Hans        Hammer       23       m joiner    Germany  New York   betweendecks
260  Nils        Hammer       21       m joiner    Germany  New York   betweendecks
261  Ludwig      Pulm         41       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
262  Peter       Rosenthal    28       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
263  Friedr.     Garber       22       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
264  Heinrich    Bernitt      55       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
265  Sophie      Bernitt      44       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
266  Fritz       Bernitt      19       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
267  Johann      Bernitt      17       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
268  Heinrich    Bernitt      13       m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
269  Joachim     Bernitt       9       m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
270  Wilhelmine  Bernitt       7       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
271  Henriette   Bernitt       4       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
272  Fritz       Gerber       40       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
273  Sophie      Gerber       28       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
274  Sophie      Gerber        6       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
275  Heinrich    Gerber        9       m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
276  Ernst       Gerber       suckling m           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
277* Johanne     Gerber       10       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
278* Johann      Moller       23       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
279  Carl        Ahrens       27       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
280  Joh.        Ahrens       28       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
281  Sophie      Ahrens       18       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
282  Johann      Vassberg     56       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
283  Doris       Vassberg     52       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
284  Anna        Vassberg     12       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
285  Friedericke Vassberg     12       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
286  Caroline    Stange       18       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
287  Johann      Schumacher   30       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
288* Emilie      Schumacher   30       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
289  Johann      Walters      34       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
290* Elisabeth   Walters      32       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
291  Maria       Walters       5       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
292  Carl        Sendelbach   58       m shoemaker Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
293  Dorothea    Sendelbach   53       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
294  Caroline    Sendelbach   20       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
295  Emilie      Sendelbach   18       f           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
296  Wilhelm     Sendelbach   22       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
297  Carl        Sendelbach   16       m farmer    Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
298  Anton       Sendelbach   12       m           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
299  Friedrich   Sendelbach    7       m           Germany  Michigan   betweendecks
300  Johann      Schiefelbein 25       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
301  Johann      Kass         47       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
302* ????t       Wagner       20       m smith     Germany  Ohio       betweendecks
303* Ludwig      Buge         40       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
304  Friedrich   Kallath      25       m farmer    Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
305  Henriette   Schmeedens   22       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
306  Albertine   Starck       25       f           Germany  Wisconsin  betweendecks
307* Catharine   Grothmann    58       f           Germany  Illinois   betweendecks
(signed J.P. Wessels)  


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.


1       Umlaut o in surname.
2       Umlaut u in surname.
19-22   Umlaut u in surname.
64      Passenger Friedrich Lenz died during the voyage.
83      Umlaut u in surname.
93      Passenger Herman Stein died during the voyage.
95      Passenger August Stein died during the voyage.
111     Umlaut o in surname.
113-118 Umlaut u in surname.
126     Umlaut u in surname.
127     Passenger Friedrich Schmidt died during the voyage.
139     Umlaut o in surname.
142     Umlaut u in surname.
151-154 Umlaut o in surname.
158-160 Umlaut u in surname.
166     Umlaut u in surname.
175     Umlaut o in surname.
176     Umlaut o in surname.
183     Passenger Carl Schmidt died during the voyage.
187     Passenger Caroline Hartig died during the voyage.
188-194 Umlaut o in surname.
206     Passenger Friedericke Amelow died during the voyage.
218     Umlaut o in surname.
238     Surname illegible due to handwriting. May be Sutchow.
255     Umlaut u in surname.
277     The original name of Gerber was overwritten with another illegible 
        name which looks like Boht.
278     Umlaut o in surname.
288     Passenger Emilie Schumacher gave birth to a child which subsequently
        died.
290     Passenger Elisabeth Walters gave birth to a child during the voyage.
302     Given name illegible due to damaged manifest.
303     Umlaut u in surname.
307     Passenger Catharine Grothmann died during the voyage

Historical Note:
The New York Times, on its marine intelligence page for Sunday 14 January 1866, 
announced the arrival of the Orpheus in New York harbor with merchandise and
308 passengers after 60 days of sailing. Only 307 passengers were listed in the 
manifest.  It is surmised that a rough crossing was experienced as 9 deaths were 
recorded during the voyage.  Other ships reported heavy gales. It was also reported
that the Orpheus met the Brig Wm. Carey of London bound for Liverpool with a cargo of
petroleum and it was in a sinking condition. The Captain, Joseph H. Hill, and crew 
of 9 men were taken off and brought to New York.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 260, List 45.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 July 2003



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