Immigrant Ships
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Ship Stephani


Hamburg, Germany to New York
3 June 1844

I, C. J. Rolufs 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 Hamburg Ship Stephani whereof I am Master, from Hamburgh.
Sworn to this 3rd day June 1844
So help me God (signed) C. J. Rolufs
Before me (signed) M. L. Davis DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Hamburg Ship Stephani whereof C. J. Rolufs is Master, from Hamburg burthen 435 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  Mrs.      Daune        28    f                 Germany
  2  H. P.     Mowinckel    23    m merchant        Norway
  3  Chr. H.   Spencer      17    m student         American
  4  H.        Saroui       21    m Prof. of music  Germany
  5  Johan     Salinger     41    m farmer          Germany
  6  Judith    Salinger     40    f                 Germany

Steerage Passengers
  7* August    Muller       50    m saddler         Prussia
  8* M.        Muller       48    f                 Prussia
  9* Aug.      Muller       19    f                 Prussia
 10* Louise    Muller       17    f                 Prussia
 11* Friedr.   Muller       15    m                 Prussia
 12* Ferd.     Muller       10    m                 Prussia
 13* Herm.     Muller        8    m                 Prussia
 14* Mat.      Muller        4    m                 Prussia
 15* G.        Kockendorf   36    m farmer          Prussia
 16  H.        Janke        29    m ropemaker       Prussia
 17  G.        Walk         24    m farmer          Prussia
 18  F.        Wieland      24    m farmer          Prussia
 19  Chr.      Wieland      30    f                 Prussia
 20  Louise    Wieland         6m f                 Prussia
 21  Chr.      Wolf         58    m farmer          Prussia
 22  Sophia    Wolf         60    f                 Prussia
 23  Christ    Wolf         19    m                 Prussia
 24  Christ    Hansen       36    m  farmer         Prussia
 25  Friedr.   Strassburg   10y6m m                 Prussia
 26  Dorth.    Schulz       75    f                 Prussia
 27  Dorth.    Dannbing     25    f                 Prussia
 28  Chr.      Henchen      48    m farmer          Prussia
 29  Aug.      Moll         13    m farmer          Prussia
 30  Elisabeth Moll         11    f                 Prussia
 31  Friedr.   Moll          9    m                 Prussia
 32  J.        Paulus       27    m joiner          Prussia
 33  Josepha   Paulus       36    f                 Prussia
 34  P. A.     Moestigl     40    m tailor          Prussia
 35  Anna D.   Hansen       22    f                 Prussia
 36  Carl A.   Simon        39    m farmer          Prussia
 37  Luise     Simon        37    f                 Prussia
 38  Minna     Simon        12    f                 Prussia
 39  Gustav    Simon         2    m                 Prussia
 40  A. M. L.  Wolter       42    m farmer          Prussia
 41  C.        Danckel      26    m tailor          Prussia
 42  John      Bowen        18    m sailor          American
 43  W.        Beatus       25    m merchant        Prussia
 44  L. C.     Japson       26    m farmer          Prussia
 45  H.        Nissen       55    m sailor          Prussia
 46* A.        Jungmann     31    m farmer          Prussia
 47  H.        Bokerman     31    m farmer          Prussia
 48  W.        Rosenthal    38    m merchant        Prussia
 49  Carl      Rosenthal     4    m                 Prussia
 50  Franz     Ostenhoff    40    m jeweller        Prussia
 51  L.        Neugenbauer  30    m merchant        Prussia
 52  J. G.     Salomon      25    m furrier         Prussia
 53  A.        Vorsatz      27    m tailor          Prussia
 54  F.        Bochlmann    23    m tailor          Prussia
 55  A.        Langhemrich  25    m miller          Prussia
 56  F.        Schwartz     29    m mason           Prussia
 57  Chr.      Schwartz     32    f                 Prussia
 58* J.        Knupfer      28    m weaver          Prussia
 59* H.        Knupfer      33    f                 Prussia
 60  A.        Woltram       7    m                 Prussia
 61  P.        Anasec       70    m farmer          Prussia
 62  E.        Anasec       64    f                 Prussia
 63* T.        Lugi         34    m farmer          Prussia
 64* Chr.      Lugi         30    f                 Prussia
 65* Aug.      Lugi          3y6m m                 Prussia
 66* Minna     Lugi          1y6m f                 Prussia
 67  Sophia    Wolf         60    f                 Prussia
 68  W.        Devantier    20    m farmer          Prussia
 69  W.        Eichmann     36    m farmer          Prussia
 70* J. F.     Muller       27    m butcher         Prussia
 71* B.        Ass????      18    m farmer          Prussia
 72* H.        Ass????      14    m farmer          Prussia
 73  S.        Fuchs        26    m furrier         Prussia


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.

7-14   Umlaut u in surname.
15     Umlaut o in surname.
46     Umlaut u in surname.
58,59  Umlaut u in surname.
63-66  Name is probably Loge.
70     Umlaut u in surname.
71,72  Surname illegible due to handwriting.

Historical Note:

Passengers with the names Salinger, Walk(Walck), Wolf, Lugi(Loge), Andrei(Andre), 
and Devantier settled in the vicinity of Bergholz, Niagara County, New York.


National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 54, List 365.
Transcribed and Contributed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 January 2003



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