Immigrant Ships
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Ship Adonis
Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
29 May 1855
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, D. Basse, Master of the Ship Adonis of Bremen do solemnly,
sincerely and truly swear that the annexed List, subscribed with my
name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and
true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on
board the said Ship at Bremen or any other foreign Port, or at sea,
and brought in the said vessel into any District of the United States
since her departure from the said Port of Bremen.
Sworn to, this 29th day of May 1855 (signed) D. Basse
Before me,(port authority signature illegible)
List of Passengers taken on bord the Ship Adonis wherof Diederich Basse
is Master at the Port of Bremen and bound for Baltimore
Columns represent passenger names, age, occupation, country of allegience,
and destination.
First Cabin:
1 Heinrich Grote 16 male Merchant Hanover New York
2* Heinrich Varrelmann 15 male Merchant ? New York
Between Decks:
3 Friederich Oppermann 32 male Musician Braunschweig Virgienien
4 Wilhelmine Oppermann 22 female Braunschweig Virgienien
5 Heinrich Erbe 21 male Merchant Hessen Darmstadt Philadelphia
6 Zimt Hering 22 male Merchant Chur Hessen Baltimore
7 Johann Babuneck 42 male Glazier Bohmen St. Louis
8 Josephine Babuneck 44 female Bohmen St. Louis
9 Johann Babuneck 10 male Bohmen St. Louis
10 Jacob Babuneck 7 male Bohmen St. Louis
11 Maria Babuneck 3 female Bohmen St. Louis
12 Lorenz Babuneck 35 male Bohmen St. Louis
13 Marie Babuneck 28 female Bohmen St. Louis
14 Albert Babuneck 9 male Bohmen St. Louis
15 Therese Babuneck 6 female Bohmen St. Louis
16 Lorenz Babuneck 3 male Bohmen St. Louis
17 Franz Ott 42 male Carpenter Bohmen St. Louis
18 Maria Ott 41 female Bohmen St. Louis
19 Franz Ott 15 male Bohmen St. Louis
20 Therese Ott 17 female Bohmen St. Louis
21 Maria Babuneck 19 female Bohmen St. Louis
22 Anton Gutwirth 27 male Farmer Bohmen St. Louis
23* Therese Gutwirth 24 female Bohmen St. Louis
24 Maria Gutwirth 3 female Bohmen St. Louis
25 Anna Gutwirth 2 female Bohmen St. Louis
26 Veronia Gutwirth 3m female Bohmen St. Louis
27 Jacob Babenuk 24 male Shomaker Bohmen St. Louis
28 Maria Babenuk 23 female Bohmen St. Louis
29 Maria Babenuk 6m female Bohmen St. Louis
30* Bernhard Muller 17 male Farmer Chur Hessen St. Louis
31 Conrad Herbener 28 male Shomaker Chur Hessen Baltimore
32 Petts Herbener 19 male Shomaker Chur Hessen Philadelphia
33 Ludwig Kiefer 19 male Famer Chur Hessen Philadelphia
34 Henriette Stauber 20 female Chur Hessen Louis Ville
35* Johann Muller 19 male Chur Hessen Baltimore
36 Christian Fischer 35 male Weaver Braunschweig Baltimore
37 Wilhelmine Fischer 32 female Braunschweig Visconsien
38 Christian Fischer 3 male Braunschweig Visconsien
39 Maria Fischer 18m female Braunschweig Visconsien
40 Adam Schmidt 17 male Famer Braunschweig Visconsien
41 Adolph Fischer 16 male Merchant Preussen Pitsburg
42 Sophie Vastermann 21 female Braunschweig Visconsien
43 Wilhelmine Detert 24 female Hanover New York
44 Hermann Schur 15 male Merchant Chur Hessen Baltimore
45 Heinrich Becker 18 male Tailor Chur Hessen Baltimore
46 Anna Steinbrecher 21 female Chur Hessen Cumberland
47 Christian Hahn 42 male Tailor Chur Hessen Baltimore
48 Elise Hahn 12 female Chur Hessen Baltimore
49 Conrad Hahn 9 male Chur Hessen Baltimore
50 Charlotte Hahn 7 female Chur Hessen Baltimore
51 Mathias Hahn 9m male Chur Hessen Baltimore
52 August Kunast 38 male Joiner Chur Hessen Baltimore
53 Emmeline Kunast 36 female Chur Hessen Baltimore
54 Ostwald Kunast 9 male Chur Hessen Baltimore
55 Emeline Kunast 6 female Chur Hessen Baltimore
56 Carl Kunast 3 male Chur Hessen Baltimore
57 Josep Rickampf 21 male Farmer Hanover Cincinati
58 Elisabeth Rickampf 46 female Hanover Cincinati
59 Elizabeth Rickampf 18 female Hanover Cincinati
60 Catarina Rickampf 14 female Hanover Cincinati
61 Bernhard Rickampf 12 male Hanover Cincinati
62 Josep Rickampf 10 male Hanover Cincinati
63* Elise P??ly 24 female Hessen Baltimore
64* Elise ??tenfeld 22 female Hessen Baltimore
65* Johann ?oscher 28 male Farmer Hessen Philadelphia
66 Elise Ruhl 31 female Hessen Philadelphia
67 Johann Roth 29 male Farmer Hessen Pensilvanien
68 Sophie Roth 28 female Hessen Pensilvanien
69 Wilhelm Roth 3 male Hessen Pensilvanien
70 Anna Roth 22 female Hessen Pensilvanien
71 Frederich Wagner 34 male Farmer Sachsen Pensilvanien
72 Henriette Wagner 37 female Sachsen Pensilvanien
73* Elisabeth Wagner ? female Sachsen Pensilvanien
74 Anna Furkin 58 female Sachsen Pensilvanien
75 Adelbert Furkin 1 female Sachsen Pensilvanien
76 Friderich Jacobi 48 male Farmer Sachsen Wisconsien
77 Fridericke Jacobi 54 female Sachsen Wisconsien
78 Marie Jacobi 17 female Sachsen Wisconsien
79 Christiane Jacobi 15 female Sachsen Wisconsien
80 Johann Jacobi 13 male Sachsen Wisconsien
81 Georg Bitderf 31 male Tailor Sachsen Baltimore
82 Georg Topfer 17 male Farmer Hessen Washington
83 Conrad Topfer 15 male Farmer Hessen Washington
84 Jacob Keiser 17 male Farmer Hessen Washington
85 Ludwig Keiser 14 male Farmer Hessen Washington
86 Justus Wagner 14 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
87* Georg Sch??der 31 male Farmer Hessen Cumberland
88 Johann Rose 26 male Farmer Hessen Cumberland
89 Marie L?per 22 female Beiern Philadelphia
90* Marie ??fer 19 female Beiern Philadelphia
91 Johann Schmidt 34 male Farmer Beiern Baltimore
92* Chaterine ?euer 21 female Beiern Baltimore
93 Johann ??sing 27 male Farmer Beiern Baltimore
94 Berta ???er 22 female Beiern Baltimore
95 Bernhard ?eitsch 34 male Farmer Hessen Ohio
96* Adolph ???ler 23 male Farmer Hessen Ohio
97 P? Meier 19 male Farmer Hessen Ohio
98 ??us ???nder 28 male Farmer Hessen Ohio
99 Georg ???zer 24 male Farmer Hessen Indiana
100 ? Petrich 18 male Farmer Hessen Indiana
101 ???? D? 20 male Farmer Hessen Pitsburg
102 M? ? 34 male Farmer Baiern Baltimore
103 Anna ? 21 female Baiern Baltimore
104 Christ? Jung 50 male Clothdrsser Baiern Ohio
105 Heinrich ? 19 male Farmer Hanover Norvolk
106 G? 36 male Miller Schlesien Visconssin
107 Hel? ? 20 female Schlesien Visconssin
108 Lou ? 8 female Schlesien Visconssin
109 Ernst Krause 6 male Schlesien Visconssin
110 Gotlieb Nilschke 40 male Farmer Schlesien Visconssin
111 Anna Nilschke 36 female Schlesien Visconssin
112 Ernst Nilschke 10 male Schlesien Visconssin
113 Carl Nilschke 8 male Schlesien Visconssin
114 Gotlieb Nilschke 5 male Schlesien Visconssin
115* Gotlieb Krotschate 44 male Schlesien Visconssin
116* Anna Krotschate 40 female Schlesien Visconssin
117* Anna Krotschate 14 female Schlesien Visconssin
118* Carl Krotschate 9m male Schlesien Visconssin
119 Carl Runge 33 male Schlesien Visconssin
120 Anna Runge 29 female Schlesien Visconssin
121 Carl Runge 6 male Schlesien Visconssin
122 Rosine Runge 4 female Schlesien Visconssin
123 Carl Runge 9m male Schlesien Visconssin
124 Christian Lasse 31 male Schlesien Visconssin
125 Anna Lasse 28 female Schlesien Visconssin
126 Lusana Lasse 3 female Schlesien Visconssin
127 Carl Lasse 9m male Schlesien Visconssin
128 Wilhelm Klosse 28 male Schlesien Visconssin
129 Rosine Klosse 28 female Schlesien Visconssin
130 Carl Klosse 9m male Schlesien Visconssin
131 Henriette Bollenz 30 female Preusen Virginien
132 August Bollenz 5 male Preusen Virginien
133 Wilhelm Bollenz 2y6m male Preusen Virginien
134 Johann Bauer 20 male Basketmaker Saxsen Missouri
135 Ida Roling 25 female Saxsen Missouri
136* Babera ????her 55 female Saxsen Pensilvanien
137 Antonia Friedsberg 28 female Saxsen Baltimore
138 Carl Friedsberg 3m male Saxsen Baltimore
139* Franz B?ring 24 male Barber Saxsen Washington
140 Carl Erphargt 26 male Carpenter Schlesien Baltimore
141 Johann Kohn 35 male Smith Baiern Baltimore
142 Magerete Kohn 27 female Baiern Baltimore
143 Magarete Kohn 5 female Baiern Baltimore
144 Magarete Kohn 2 female Baiern Baltimore
145 Barbara Kohn 3m female Baiern Baltimore
146 Johann Regner 25 male Farmer Baiern Baltimore
147 Kunig Kohn 28 female Baiern Baltimore
148 Johannes Kohn 4 male Baiern Baltimore
149 Anton Schuberg 27 male Joiner Schlesien Australien
150 Jacob Weiss 23 male Baker Schlesien Australien
151 Diederich Hartman 19 male Farmer Preusen Indiana
152 Conrad Leib 21 male Shoemaker Hessen Baltimore
153 Conrad Schmidt 19 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
154 Hans Becker 16 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
155* August Mat??? 17 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
156 Rosine Brodheker 38 female Hessen Baltimore
157* Chatarine Brodheker 12 female Hessen Baltimore
158 Henry Brodheker 9 male Hessen Baltimore
159* Fredrich Konig ?? male Joiner Preusen Baltimore
160 Johann Scholz 54 male Shomaker Hessen Baltimore
161 Marthe Scholz 52 female Hessen Baltimore
162 Chatarine Scholz 9 female Hessen Baltimore
163 Conrad Salhman 24 male Shomaker Hessen Baltimore
164* ? Ko?tman 53 male Farmer Hessen Penselvanien
165* Louis ?ast 17 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
166* Henriette ?ast 15 female Hessen Baltimore
167* Mar? ?ast 13 female Hessen Baltimore
168 Fred?? K? 35 male Baker Hessen Baltimore
169 ? ???ller 22 female Hessen Baltimore
170 Martha Schade 50 female Hessen Baltimore
171 Chatarine Schade 22 female Hessen Baltimore
172* Christian B?ilo 27 male Smith Hessen Pitzburg
173 Eduard Friederich 17 male Schomaker Hessen Neu York
174 Waler? Friederich 18 male Schomaker Hessen Neu York
175 Michal Lieberman 17 male Hessen Neu York
176 Eduard Schafer 16 male Hessen Neu York
177 Jacob Bank 18 male Farmer Hessen St Louis
178 Johann Roth 19 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
179 Johann Dittrich 19 male Farmer Hessen Pitsburg
180* Valerian Weisner 57 male Farmer Schlesien Philadelphia
181* Ranata Weisner 22 female Schlesien Philadelphia
182* Carl Weisner 17 male Farmer Schlesien Philadelphia
183* Alb??? Schneider 25 female Schlesien Philadelphia
184* Johannes Schneider 25 female Schlesien Philadelphia
185 Albert Schneider 3m male Schlesien Philadelphia
186 Johann Ernst 55 male Carpenter Schlesien Philadelphia
187 Hedwig Ernst 57 female Schlesien Philadelphia
188 Marie Ernst 16 female Schlesien Philadelphia
189 Simon Ernst 14 male Schlesien Philadelphia
190* Jacob Fehr 47 male Carpenter Hessen St Louis
191* Therese Fehr 46 female Hessen St Louis
192* Conrad Fehr 15 male Hessen St Louis
193* Carl Fehr 10 male Hessen St Louis
194 Loui Herdman 30 male Weaver Preusen St Louis
195 Richhard Reisner 23 male Farmer Schlesien Baltimore
196 Johann Hottes 22 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
197 Philip Schmidt 31 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
198 Martha Schmidt 32 female Hessen Baltimore
199* Elise Schmidt ? female Hessen Baltimore
200 Christian Schmidt 3 male Hessen Baltimore
201 Martha Schmidt ? female Hessen Baltimore
202* Wilhelm Blanke 18 male Botcher Hessen Baltimore
203* Heinrich Klenk 20 male Botcher Hessen Baltimore
204 Wilhelm Moritz 26 male Tailor Hessen Baltimore
205 Elis? Menzel 28 female Hessen Baltimore
206 Eli? Hund 26 female ?ldecksen Baltimore
207 Heinrich Nicolaus 22 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
208* August Kruger 28 male Farmer Schlesien Baltimore
209 Marie Schumann 56 female Hessen Washington
210 Ann? Krotschalte 11 female Preusen Ohio
211 Friedich Luckel 34 male Farner Preusen Ohio
212 An?? Luckel 22 female Preusen Ohio
213 Joha??? Luckel 2 female Preusen Ohio
214* Hart??? Schmidt 21 male Farmer Preusen Ohio
215 Bertha Atzerd 35 female Preusen Cincinatai
216 Lu??? Neumann 24 male Farmer Hessen Baltimore
217 Friederich Schneider 26 male Farmer Hessen Cinciatai
218 Johann Reith 28 male Farmer Preusen Baltimore
219 D? Lucking 34 female Preusen Baltimore
220 Elisabeth Lucking 5 female Preusen Baltimore
221 L? Stosacker 20 female Preusen Baltimore
222 Wilhelm Kupfer 18 male Farmer Preusen Baltimore
223 Johann Hei 47 male Farmer ???sen Baltimore
224 Johann Hei 10 male Farmer ???sen Baltimore
225 Chatarine Hei 12 female ???sen Baltimore
226 Michel Berthold 22 male Farmer ???sen Baltimore
227 August Reiner 22 male Merchant Baiern Baltimore
228 Dorothea Lasse 20 female Schlesien Visconsien
Endnote lists the number of cabin and between deck passengers; however, the
numbers are obliterated.
Transcriber's Notes:
This list is badly damaged as witnessed by the many areas that are illegible.
? A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.
* An asterisk indicates further information may be found in the Passenger Notes.
^ A caret indicates superscript.
This list has been renumbered for the web site by the transcriber.
The origination Bohmen (umlauted "o") is Bohemia.
Spellings are retained as found in the original, i.e. Famer for Farmer,
Shomaker/Shoemaker, etc.
2 Entry in the origination column is either faded or nonexistent.
23 Note in far right column says: Dead.
30 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
35 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
63 Surname unclear--may be Pasly or Pesly.
64 First letters of surname unclear--looks something like Ratenfeld or
Artenfeld.
65 First letter of surname unclear. Name seems to be Boscher, Roscher
or Toscher.
73 Age overwritten--may be 7.
87 Surname looks like it may be Schneider or Schunder.
90 Surname may be Hefer.
92 Surname may be Heuer.
96 Surname may be Depler.
115-118 Surname may be Krotschalte.
136 Surname looks like it may be Freher or Fischer or something similar.
139 Cannot determine if name is Baring or Bering.
155 Last letters of surname are blurred--may be either Mathias, Mathas
or Mathes.
157 Given name blurred--looks like it could be Chaterine.
159 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Koenig. Age is blurred, may
be 18.
164 Surname looks like Kogtman.
165-167 Surname may be Rast or Kast.
172 Surname looks like Brilo.
180-182 Fourth letter of surname may be an "h" making the name Weihner.
183-184 Given name seems to be Albert, but then gender is incorrect.
184 if gender is correct here then the given name should perhaps be Johanne.
190-193 Surname may be Feter.
199 Age unclear--may be 6.
202-203 Occupation has an umlauted "o" (i.e. Boetcher): cooper or barrel maker.
208 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Krueger.
214 Name looks like it could be Hartmann Schmidt.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 11, List 21.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 January 2005
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