Ship Stephani
I, O. H. Flor 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 NewYork, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship Stephani whereof I am Master, from Hamburg.
Sworn to this 30th day Decbr 1843
So help me God (signed)O. H. Flor
Before me (signed)M.L. Davis DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Stephani whereof O. H. Flor is Master, from Hamburg burthen 436 tons.
Columns represent: names, sex, age, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, pieces of luggage. All passengers intend to become inhabitants of the United States so that column was omitted.
Cabin Passengers 1 B. Malmen m 26 farmer Stockholm Sweden 2 trunks, 1 carpetbag, 1 hatbox, 1 box 2 O. Liborius m 23 farmer Glogau Silesia/Prussia 1 trunk, 1 carpetbag, 2 bags 3 H. A. D. Waitz m 21 merchant Hamburg 2 trunks, 1 hatbox, 1 carpetbag 4 H. Mendel m 22 merchant Schwerin Meklenburg 1 trunk, 1 carpetbag, 1 hatbox Steerage Passengers 5 W. A. Trecht m 36 farmer Unterauerbach Bavaria 1 case,1 bag,1 bed,1 gua 6 Catharine Trecht/his wife f 42 Murach Bavaria 7 Lorenz Geitner m 45 farmer Weiern Bavaria 2 cases 8 Barbara Geitner/his wife f 41 Hohendreswitz Bavaria 2 boxes 9 Magdalena Geitner f 8 child Weiern Bavaria 2 bags 10 Johannes Geitner m 5 child Weiern Bavaria 2 guas 11 Barbara Geitner f 2 child Weiern Bavaria 12 M. Fischer m 63 farmer Aschenhof Bavaria 2 trunks 13 Margaretha Fischer/his wife f 55 Stein Bavaria 2 bags 14 Anna Fischer f 22 Stein Bavaria 15 Johannes Fischer m 17 farmer Stein Bavaria 16 Andreas Beer m 34 farmer Linddorf Bavaria 2 trunks 17 Barbara Beer/his wife f 35 Lundreich Bavaria 1 case 18 Michael Beer m 12 Linddorf Bavaria 2 guas 19 Anton Beer m 9 child Linddorf Bavaria 20 Anna Beer f 7 child Linddorf Bavaria 21 Margaretha Beer f 4 child Linddorf Bavaria 22 Andreas Beer m 2 child Linddorf Bavaria 23 Fr. Heutschel m 27 surgeon Hagenow Meklenburg 1 trunk, 1 hatbox 24* A. Bruggemann m 23 merchant Breforde Hannover 1 trunk, 1 case, 1 hatbox 25 H. Schniedtmann m 24 merchant Heinssen Hannover 1 trunk, 1 case, 1 bed 26 Max Epstein m 17 merchant Pressburg Ungaru 1 trunk, 1 hatbox, 1 bed 27 W'm Keim m 30 merchant Bayreuth Bavaria 2 cases, 1 trunk, 1 chest 28 Auguste Keim/his wife f 25 Cottbus Prussia 2 beds, 1 bedsted 29* David Hesseley m 23 farmer Walmo Prussia 1 trunk 30 Friedr. Heyer m 22 tailor Menkin Prussia 4 cases, 5 bags 31 Charlotte Heuer f 56 32 Friedrich Heuer m 22 weaver Walmo Prussia 33 Friedrike Heuer f 20 Walmo Prussia 34 Christian Heuer m 16 weaver Walmo Prussia 35 August Wolff m 20 tailor Walmo Prussia 36 Friedr. Wolff m 16 furrier Walmo Prussia 37 Wilhelmine Wolff f 15 Walmo Prussia 38 Christine Walkeu f 54 Walmo Prussia 39 Elisabeth Walkeu f 24 Walmo Prussia 40* Dorothea Farnwald f 21 Ploven Prussia 41 Ulrike Farnwald f 14 Ploven Prussia 42 Henriette Farnwald f 11 Ploven Prussia 43 Joel Levy m 35 furrier Foddern Prussia 1 case, 1 bag 44 Rose Levy/his wife f 34 Foddern Prussia 45 Jette Levy f 12 child Foddern Prussia 46 Herrmann Levy m 9 child Foddern Prussia 47 Abraham Levy m 5 child Foddern Prussia 48 David Levy m 6m child Foddern Prussia 49 Fr. Hecker m 35 baker Langerhausen Prussia 2 trunks, 1 bag 50* Christine Dommerow f 19 Eckstedt Prussia 51 Ignatz Aulich m 43 tanner Reinatz Silesia 1 trunk, 4 cases 52 Francesca Aulich/his wife f 33 Reinatz Silesia 2 bags 53 Benno Aulich m 13 child Reinatz Silesia 54 Anna Aulich f 12 child Reinatz Silesia 55 Maria Aulich f 11 child Reinatz Silesia 56 Johann Trippensee m 42 tailor Dornow Prussia 2 cases, 1 bag 57* Franz Kruger m 25 farmer Primsow Prussia 58 Hertz Leja m 37 optician Hamburg 1 bag 59 A. Philo m 54 farmer Megrow Prussia 1 trunk, 1 bag 60 J. Wielmann m 20 merchant Celle Hannover 1 case, 1 hatbox 61 C. Schmidt m 24 merchant Nordheim Hannover 1 trunk, 1 bag, 1 hatbox 62 J. Bursteadt m 20 merchant Cellerfeld Hannover 1 trunk, 1 case, 1 hatbox 63 J. Ordt m 18 merchant Celle Hannover 1 case, 1 bag, 1 hatbox 64* Johann Zoller m 40 tobacconist Baach Wurtemberg 2 beds, 2 cases 65 Barbara Zoller/his wife f 38 Waldorf Baden 2 tables, 2 bedsteds 66 Carolina Zoller f 10 child Easttown North America 1/2 dozen chairs 67 Margaretha Zoller f 7 child New York U.S. 2 hatboxes, 1 bag 68* J. H. Muller m 22 merchant Cuxhaven Hamburg 1 trunk, 1 bed, 1 case Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk indicates 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 or deaths were recorded during this voyage. 24 Umlaut u in surname. 29 Surname should be spelled Haseley. 40 Surname should be spelled Fahrenwald. 50 Surname should be spelled Damerow. 57 Umlaut u in surname. 64 Umlaut u in place name. 68 Umlaut u in surname. Personal Notes Passenger #29, David Hesseley (Haseley), is an ancestor of the transcriber's wife, Ruth Haseley Grose. David was unable to emigrate with his family earlier in 1843 due to a military obligation to the Prussian Kingdom. His family emigrated on the Brig Sir Isaac Newton on October 30, 1843 (Volume 4). He joined his extended family in Niagara County, New York where they were dairy and wheat farmers.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 53, List 889.
Transcribed and Contributed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 January 2003
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