Immigrant Ships
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Bark Wieland


Bremen, Germany to New York
10 May 1860

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, A. Ostermann, Master of the Bremen Bark bieland 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 Bk Wieland at Bremen from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said list is truly deignated 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.
Sworn to this 10th May 1860 A. Ostermann Before me
List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Bark Wieland wherof A. Ostermann is Master, from Bremen burthen 512 tons
Columns represent: passenger names, ages gender, occupation, country of origin, and destination.
  1* Augus? Neumann              42   M  Coppersmith       Garmania   Michigan
  2* Ferdinand Kohler            40   M  Combmaker         Garmania   Newyork
  3  Christian Baker             39   M  farmer            Garmania   Newyork
  4  Wilhelm Stemmermann         25   M  merchant          Newyork    Newyork
  5* Ludwig Kohn                 16   M  Shoemaker         Garmania   Newyork
  6  Diedrich Mollenhauer        16   M  servent           Garmania   Newyork
  7  Meta Inselmann              19   F  servent           Garmania   Newyork
  8  Catharina Wellbroch         19   F  servent           Garmania   Newyork
  9  Wilhelm Rottig              26   M  merchant          Garmania   Newyork
 10  Georg Reinhard              30   M  farmer            Garmania   Newyork
 11  Rudolph Botig               21   M  farmer            Germania   Wisconsin
 12  Friederich Roggenkamp       25   M  farmer            Germania   Elionois
 13  Theodor Seips               26   M  merchant          Germania   Newyork
 14  ???mund Raab                26   M  merchant          Germania   Newyork
 15  ? Kaufmann                  22   M  messon            Germania   Wisconsin
 16* Franz Harm. Schafer         21   M  farmer            Germania   Pensylvania
 17  Paulus Schael               30   M  Farmer            Germania   Pensylvania
 18  Magdalene Schael            28   F  his wife          Germania   Pensylvania
 19  Christina Hitsch            20   F  servant           Germania   Pensylvania
 20* Franz ?ahrig                20   M  mechanician       Germania   Pensylvania
 21  Sophia Fehling              26   F  servant           Germania   Pensylvania
Between decks:
 22* Johan Valentin Holzer       21   M  butcher           Germania   Newyork
 23  Hermann Kruse               24   M  smith             Germania   Newyork
 24  Wilhelm Kloppen             20   M  servant           Germania   Newyork
 25  Magdalene Marie Schack      23   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
 26  Franz Helmund               20   M  shomaker          Germania   Eleonois
 27  August Fried. Wirsing       23   M  servant           Germania   Newyork
 28  Elisabeth Mahr              19   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
 29  Louise Frisch               25   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
 30  Heinrich Stapf              48   M  weber             Germania   Newyork
 31  Marie Stapf                 38   F  his wife          Germania   Newyork
 32  Johanne Stapf                9   F  his child         Germania   Newyork
 33  Marie Stapf                  7   F  his child         Germania   Newyork
 34  Juliane Stapf                5   F  his child         Germania   Newyork
 35  Gotthard Stapf               4   M  his child         Germania   Newyork
 36  Caroline Stapf              llm  F  his child         Germania   Newyork
 37* Hermann Brunig              29   M  farmer            Germania   Ohio
 38  Heinrich Heiing             26   M  farmer            Germania   Ohio
 39  Johann Hinr. Heiting        28   M  smith             Germania   Eleonois
 40  Isidor Weissenberg          47   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
 41  Heinrich Engelbert Rolfing  30   M  mason             Germania   Newyork
 42  Johann Heinr. Bender        25   M  farmer            Germania   Ohio
 43  Johann Glemann              20   M  shoemaker         Germania   Newyork
 44  Heinrich Dewender           18   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
 45  Christian Dewender          20   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
 46* Clemens Wald??ier           18   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
 47* Catharina Kuhlwetter        21   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
 48* Elisabeth Kuhlwetter        19   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
 49  Catharina Dehr              20   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
 50  Johann Georg Wilh Siebold   26   M  taylor            Germania   Newyork
 51  Carolien Siebold            32   F  his wife          Germania   Newyork
 52  Rudolph Maehs               30   M  joiner            Germania   Phesylvania
 53  Hinriette Winsch            32   F  servant           Germania   Phesylvania
 54  Heinrch Garkordt            32   M  weber             Germania   Phesylvania
 55  Caroline Garkordt           26   F  his wife          Germania   Phesylvania
 56  Hermann Schuhmacher         49   M  farmer            Germania   Michigan
 57  Sophia Schuhmacher          41   F  his wife          Germania   Michigan
 58* Helena Schuhmacher          18   F  his child         Germania   Michigan
 59* Johann Schuhmacher          12   F  his child         Germania   Michigan
 60* Elisabeth Schuhmacher        9   F  his child         Germania   Michigan
 61* Jacob Schuhmacher            6   F  his child         Germania   Michigan
 62* Hermann Schuhmacher          3   F  his child         Germania   Michigan
 63* Diedrich Schuhmacher        11m  F  his child         Germania   Michigan
 64* Johann Alelfs               19   F  farmer            Germania   Michigan
 65* Johann Heinr. Alelfs        48   F  farmer            Germania   Michigan
 66* Catharine Alelfs            36   F  farmer            Germania   Michigan
 67* Elisabeth Alelfs            14   F  farmer            Germania   Michigan
 68* Jacob Alelfs                10m  F  farmer            Germania   Michigan
 69  Maria Wegmann               37   F  his wife          Germania   Wisconsin
 70  Arnold Wegmann              42   M  farmer            Germania   Wisconsin
 71  Gottfried Wegmann           13   M  his child         Germania   Wisconsin
 72  Gerhard Wegmann             10   M  his child         Germania   Wisconsin
 73  Elisabeth Wegmann            5   F  his child         Germania   Wisconsin
 74  Catharina Wegmann           11m  F  his child         Germania   Wisconsin
 75* Heinrich Pruger             20   M  farmer            Germania   Ohio
 76  Heinrich Windmeier          20   M  farmer            Germania   Ohio
 77  Finzents Kohler             29   M  merchant          Germania   Newyork
 78  Louis Kreutzburg            24   M  taylor            Germania   Newyork
 79  Carl Ludwig Kecks           32   M  tanner            Germania   Ohio
 80  Johann Keifer               23   M  painter           Germania   Ohio
 81  Johann Peter Hesse          24   M  taylor            Germania   Pennsylvania
 82  Carl Wagner                 28   M  weber             Germania   Pennsylvania
 83  Auguste Wagner              31   F  his wife          Germania   Pennsylvania
 84  Mathilde Wagner              5   F  his child         Germania   Pennsylvania
 85  Minna Wagner                 9m  F  his child         Germania   Pennsylvania
 86  Caroline Neumann            48   F                    Germania   Pennsylvania
 87* Louise Neumann              24   F  his child         Germania   Pennsylvania
 88  Carl Neumann                22   M  weber             Germania   Pennsylvania
 89  Theodor Westendorf          28   M  farmer            Germania   Elionois
 90  Anna Westendorf             28   F  his wife          Germania   Elionois
 91* Gerhard Holding             32   M  farmer            Germania   Elionois
 92* Adelheid Holding            36   F  his wife          Germania   Elionois
 93* Hermann Holding              3   M  his child         Germania   Elionois
 94* Gerhard Holding             18m  M  his child         Germania   Elionois
 95* Bernhard Welp               72      his father-in-law
 96  Wilhelm Weitkamp            29   M  farmer            Germania   Elionois
 97  Elisabeth Deking            26   F  servant           Germania   Elionois
 98* Berhard Bruning             21   M  farmer            Germania   Ohio
 99* Chaterine Bruning           25   F  servant           Germania   Ohio
100  Friedrich Iwert             43   M  farmer            Germania   Wisconsin
101  Rosine Iwert                40   F  his wife          Germania   Wisconsin
102  Carl Iwert                  18   M  his child         Germania   Wisconsin
103  Friederich Iwert             9   M  his child         Germania   Wisconsin
104  Wilhelm Meyer               24   M  farmer            Germania   Wisconsin
105  Carl Belz                   29   M  farmer            Germania   Wisconsin
106  Wilhelmine Belz             29   F  his wife          Germania   Wisconsin
107  Wilhelm Peplau              27   M  farmer            Germania   Minesota
108  Andreas Alshoff             34   M  farmer            Germania   Minesota
109  Louise Alshoff              26   F  his wife          Germania   Minesota
110  George Wilh Wiegand         18   M  workman           Germania   Newyork
111  Johannes Kabel              25   M  farmer            Germania   Wisconsien
112  Anna Wakenbart              23   F  servant           Germania   Wisconsien
113  Dorethea Wakenbart          19   F  servant           Germania   Wisconsien
114  Anna Elisabeth Lohn         19   M  servant           Germania   Pensylvania
115  Carl August Wolf            19   M  messon            Germania   Wisconsien
116  Wilhelm Kurtze              34   M  miller            Germania   Newyork
117  Louise Kurtze               36   F  his wife          Germania   Newyork
118  Emilie Knabe                22   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
119  Heinrich Arens              20   M  Kopper            Germania   Newyork
120  Albert Legenhaufen          20   M  servant           Germania   Newyork
121  Hermann Fehling             23   M  grocer            Newyork    Newyork
122  Johann Stumpf               20   M  shoemaker         Germania   Newyork
123  Georg Fried Erthall         46   M  merchant          Elionois   Newyork
124  Otto Schaffs                20   M  merchant          Germania   Newyork
125  Andreas Reis                23   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
126  Georg Kessler               35   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
127  Franziscan Mangold          22   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
128  Romanus Mangold             17   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
129  Joseph Priller              22   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
130  Catharine Aftung            26   M  servent           Germania   Newyork
131* Joh Georg Schafer           20   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
132  Linus Dicker                16   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
133  Monica Mehlen               23   F  servent           Germania   Newyork
134  Friederich Preiser          41   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
135  Heinrich Miller             24   M  farmer            Germania   Newyork
136  Rosine Scheitig             26   F  servent           Germania   Newyork
137  Wilhelm Osner               24   M  weber             Germania   Pensylvania
138  Magdalene Neumann           18   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
139  Anna Martha Otto            20   F  servant           Germania   Ohio
140  Ludwig Gilbert              28   M  taylor            Germania   Newyork
141  Wilhelm Siegel              28   M  weber             Germania   Pensylvania
142  Carolina Zimmermann         23   F  servant           Germania   Wisconsian
143  Martha Zimmermann           21   F  servant           Germania   Wisconsian
144  Friederich Meier            35   M  workman           Germania   Newyork
145  Theodor Herde               34   M  saddler           Germania   Newyork
146  Anton Jansen                24   M  taylor            Germania   Newyork
147  Catharina Halle             30   F  servant           Germania   Newyork
148  Carl Lange                  29   M  taylor            Germania   Newyork
149  Ottilia Lange               27   F  his wife          Germania   Newyork
150  Wallena Lange               11m  F  his child         Germania   Newyork
151  Jacob Seibert               27   M  musici            Germania   Newyork
152  Elisabeth Seibert           29   F  his wife          Germania   Newyork
153  Magaretha Seibert            5   F  his child         Germania   Newyork

End note:
137 grown Passengers  = 137
 10 from 1 to 8 years =   5
  8 Babys               142 Countain Passengers          (signed)  A. Ostermann
153 Passengers

Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
   the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
   in the transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
   condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

Spelling of occupations and states has been transcribed as found in the
original list.  Passengers 22-153 are listed as travelling "between decks" but
the designation for the first 21 passengers is blurred so their location
during the passage is uncertain.

  1      Given name may be August but the last letters are faded.
  2      Surname has an umlauted "o" (Köhler)so may be Koehler.
  5      Surname has an umlauted "o" (Köhn) so may be Koehn.
 16      Surname has an umlauted "a" (Schäfer) so may be Schaefer.
 20      Surname may be Fahrig or Vahrig.
 22      Surname has an umlauted "o" (Hölzer) so may be Hoelzer.
 37      Surname may have an umlauted "u" (Brüning) so may be Bruenig.
 46      Surname may be Walddeier or Waldeleier
 47-48   Surname has an umlauted "u" (Kühlwetter) so may be Kuehlwetter.
 58-63   Gender of all the children is listed as female; however the given names
         suggest otherwise.
 64-65   Gender is listed as female but names indicate otherwise.
 64-68   Surname indistinct:  may be Aleffs, Atelfs or Alelfs.
 75      Surname has an umlauted "o" (Prüger)so may be Prueger.
 87      "his child" must mean "her child" referring to the previous entry.
 91-94   Surname may be Halding.
 95      Surname looks like Welp or Welpe.
 98-99   Surname has an umlauted "u" (Brüning) so may be Bruening.
131      Surname has an umlauted "a" (Schäfer) so may be Schaefer.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 200, List 366.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 August 2003




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