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Ship Agnes
Bremen, Germany to New York
26 May 1851
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, F.G. Schellin, do do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest
of Passengers, subscribed with my name and delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs
for the District of New-York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and
true account of all Passengers received on Board the Ship Agnes whereof I am Master from Bremen.
So help me God, 26 of May 1851, (signed) F.G. Schelling
before me (signed) C.A. Clunly
List of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Agnes whereof F.G. Schelling is Master
from Bremen, burthen 494 tons.
Coloumns represent: Names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally
belong, the country in which they intend to become citizens, died on voyage.
(Transcriber's note: only one passenger died on the voyage, this is noted in the
Transcriber's notes at the end, the coloumn was eliminated.)
Steerage Passengers
1 Gesine Kramer 21 female Oldenburg New York
2 Catharine Heuwinkel 26 female Hannover New York
3 Ferd. Aug. Weissgerber 20 male Cooper Hessen New York
4* Joh. F. Wagner 39 male workman Schwartzwald New York
5 Johanna Wagner 43 female Schwartzwald New York
6 Henriette Wagner 17 female Schwartzwald New York
7 Friederike Wagner 14 female Schwartzwald New York
8 Wilhelmine Wagner 12 female Schwartzwald New York
9 Christopf Wagner 1 male Schwartzwald New York
10 Hinrich Kriste 22 male merchant Oldenburg New York
11 Fritz Kriste 19 male coppersmith Oldenburg New York
12 Johannes Schutzenberg 25 male farmer Hofgeismar New York
13* Ludwig Deibel 27 male gardner Giefen New York
14 Berth. Sambarth 43 male tailor Eurhefen New York
15 Gottlieb Scholf 22 male glazier Baden Chikago
16 Gottfried Gimpel 27 male farmer Altenburg Buffalo
17 Louis Gehle 37 male merchant Hannover New York
18 Wilhelm Gross 30 male tailor Hessen Philadelfia
19* Joh. Georg Schelke? 17 male weaver Hessen Philadelfia
20 Martha E. Deist 24 female Hessen New York
21 Caspar Schneider 20 male tur??r Hessen New York
22* Mari? Elist. Rudel 22 female Hessen New York
23 Casper Schaub 16 male farmer Hessen New York
24 C???t Walpert 27 male farmer Sachsen Tamagia
25* Eilabeth Walpert 23 female Sachsen
26* Heinrich Weitzel 17 male farmer Hessen Pitzburg
27 Sebastian Weitzel 31 male farmer Hessen Pitzburg
28 Christian Biel 24 male shoemaker Hessen New York
29 Christian Biel 20 male shoemaker Hessen New York
30 Courat Sesal 30 male smith Darmstadt New York
31 Georg Lohr 21 male shoemaker Hessen Ohio
32 Nicolas Lohr 18 male tailor Hessen Ohio
33 Peter Lohr 20 male joiner Hessen Ohio
34* Georg D?nhart 24 male farmer Hessen Philadelfia
35 Anna B. Hebig 25 female Philadelfia
36* Lorenz Lampeth 38 male battler Bayern New York
37* Caroline Haub?ch 32 female Bayern New York
38* Liene Haubeck 5 female Bayern New York
39 Peter Renter 20 male farmer Bayern Rochester
40 Johan Wellein 23 male mason Bayern Columbus
41* John: G. Wacker 19 male cooper Bayern Philadelphia
42 Paufas Bertoind 19 male tailor Bayern Philadelphia
43 Georg Wetter 21 male farmer Bayern New York
44* Georg Suss 31 male farmer Bayern Buffalo
45* Heinrich Sordan 24 male farmer Hessen S??d????g
46 Anna E. Hartung 21 female
47* Bernhart Zaf?l 19 male barber Hessen-Copel New York
48 Emanuel Schwartz 21 male cigarmaker Hessen-Copel Alleny
49 Heinrich Hahn 18 male shoemaker Hessen New York
50 Friedrich Hahn 18 male shoemaker Hessen New York
51 Johannes Hahn 24 male butcher Hessen New York
52 Adam Schultz 51 male farmer Hessen Ohio
53 Anna C. Schultz 55 female Hessen Ohio
54 Anna M. Schultz 20 female Hessen Ohio
55 Anna C. Schultz 20 female Hessen Ohio
56 Johannes Ethart 27 male joiner Hessen Ohio
57 Anna C. Erhart 24 female Hessen Ohio
58 Heinrich Leimbach 17 male Hessen Ohio
59 Johan Sohn 24 male miner Bayern St. Clair
60 Georg Prediger 19 male farmer Bayern Kindorhok
61 Johan G. Gampert 24 male butcher Bayern New York
62 Johannes Bischoff 20 male basketmaker Bayern New York
63 Heinrich Wilsmann 30 male farmer Prussia Cincinati
64 Cathr. Wilsmann 24 female Prussia Cincinati
65 Georg H. Spelbring 24 male farmer Prussia Pitzburg
66 Cathr. Spelbring 24 female Prussia Pitzburg
67* Gottfried Ffa?ber 59 male carpenter Hessen Ohio
68 Johann Lusky 29 male tailor Sachsen Buffalo
69 Maria C. C. Lusky 30 female Sachsen Buffalo
70 Maria W. E. Lusky 2 female Sachsen Buffalo
71* John C.F.M. Lusky 5 mos male Sachsen Buffalo
72 John A. Wiegand 49 male ropmaker Sachsen Buffalo
73 John G. Wiegand 14 male ropmaker Sachsen Buffalo
74 Jacob Weber 24 male farmer Hessen Philadelphia
75 Johan W. Vorberger 24 male ????? Schleitz New York
76* Christian A. Koestle 21 male gardner Wurtemberg Pitzburg
77* Johan A. Koestle 18 male gardner Wurtemberg Pitzburg
78* Peter Leibhart 19 male confectioner Wurtemberg Pitzburg
79 Urban Holtzhauer 50 male shoemaker Hessen New York
80 Anna C. Holtzhauer 45 female Hessen New York
81 Catherina Holtzhauer 20 female Hessen New York
82 Elisa Holtzhauer 16 female Hessen New York
83 Martha Holtzhauer 14 female Hessen New York
84 Sophia Holtzhauer 12 female Hessen New York
85 Anna C. Holtzhauer 10 female Hessen New York
86 Werner Holtzhauer ? male Hessen New York
87 Jacob Holtzhauer 4 male Hessen New York
88 Carl Holtzhauer 11 mos male Hessen New York
89 Johan W. Mette 18 male joiner Hessen New York
90 Johan C. Mette 16 male blacksmith Hessen New York
91 Johan A. Wagner 17 male shoemaker Hessen New York
92 Johannes Koch 26 male farmer Hessen New York
93 Heinrich Heiner 17 male tailor Hessen Philadelphia
94 Johan Heiner 16 male shoemaker Hessen Philadelphia
95 Bernhard Kiefel 24 male locksmith Bayern Conecticut
96 Georg H??d? 30 male shoemaker Wurtemberg New York
97 Friedr. Haach 18 male shoemaker Wurtemberg New York
98* Pauline Hauft 25 female Meinungen New York
99* Florentine Pensky 22 female Meinungen New York
100* Gottlieb Kalber 21 male carpenter Prussia Philadelphia
101 Heinei?ald Schmidt 20 male muller Prussia Philadelphia
102 Leonhart Lang 22 male coper Bayern Philadelphia
103 Barbata Lang 25 female Bayern Philadelphia
104 Michael Fretz 27 male tailor Bayern New York
105 Sophie Wentzel 25 female Hannover New York
106 Georg Sapper 36 male farmer Bayern New York
107 Johan Hirsch 41 male farmer Bayern Buffalo
108 Elisabeth Hirsch 31 female Bayern Buffalo
109 Anna M. Hirsch 26 female Bayern Buffalo
110* Georg Rutter 23 male tailor Bayern Buffalo
111* Anna G. Rutter 2? female Bayern Buffalo
112 John G. Hirsch 6 male Bayern Buffalo
113 Johan Hirsch 11 mos male Bayern Buffalo
114 Johan Pflaum 29 male gardner Bayern New York
115* Johan Munch 30 male merchant Bayern Buffalo
116 Josepf Fischer 20 male farmer Bayern Buffalo
117 Kunigunde Risch 21 female Bayern Buffalo
118 Catharine Stampf 31 female Bayern New York
119 Elisabeth Stampf ? female Bayern New York
120 Barbara Vetter 30 female Bayern New York
121 Johan G. Vetter 8 male Bayern New York
122 Barbara Vetter 4 female Bayern New York
123 Marianne Vetter 20 female Bayern New York
124 Margarethe Wagner 25 female Bayern New York
125 Georg Wagner 2 mos male Bayern New York
126* Johan Hafner 37 male farmer Bayern New York
127* Carl L?d? Beck 1? male Bayern New York
128* Johan Reineking 21 male farmer Prussia H????y
129* Friedr. Haseloh 21 male farmer Prussia H????y
130* Wilhelm Haseloh 18 male farmer Prussia H????y
131* Josepf Chupler 29 male muller Oestrich New York
132 Gustav Freygang 33 male apothecary New York
133* Otto Leuscher 29 male apothecary Sachsen New York
134* Joseph Roder 27 male ???????? Hessen New York
135 Johan Rutz 33 male smith Hessen New York
136 Carl Rutz 19 male smith Hessen New York
137* Jacob Moller 24 male farmer Prussia New York
138 Cather. Schafer 19 female Hessen New York
139 Elisabeth Kinkel 21 female Hessen New York
140* Wilhelmine Kinkel 2? female Hessen New York
141 Marie E. Schneider 27 female Hessen New York
142 Margareth Pauly 19 female Hessen New York
143* Jacob ?elbach 20 male locksmith Hessen New York
144* Ludwig Muntsfahring 20 male farmer Prussia Detroit
145* Johan Muntsfahring 2? male farmer Prussia Detroit
146* Agata Fehrn 27 female Prussia Detroit
147* Anton Fehrn 11 mos male Prussia Detroit
148 Joh. A. Bahn 17 male shoemaker Bayern New York
149 Johan M. Bahn 15 male Bayern New York
150 Mariannne Gerlach 21 female Bayern New York
151 Joseph Barust 24 male joiner Bayern New York
152* Johan G. Kluk 39 male B???en Bayern New York
153 Amandas Breitung 20 male tailor Hessen New York
154* August? Breitung 18 female Hessen New York
155 Albert Hein 22 male joiner Hessen New York
156 Margart Malkmus 20 female Hessen New York
157 Siebert Spill 27 male tailor Hessen New York
158* Vintzens Kabrich 22 male tailor Hessen New York
159 Johan Weinig 17 male shoemaker Bayern Willamsburg
160 Georg Marquardt 19 male farmer Bayern Willamsburg
161 Johan Fischer 27 male farmer Bayern Willamsburg
162 Cathar. Ebert 2? female Bayern Willamsburg
163 Johan Schneider 31 male tailor Sachsen-Coburg New York
164 Margaret Luthart 32 female Sachsen-Coburg New York
165 Friedr. Lange 19 male baker Bayern New York
166* Friedr. Otte 26 male joiner Magteburg New York
167 Christine E. Widder 45 female Preussen Buffalo
168 Maria L. Widder 12 female Preussen Buffalo
169 Friedericke Widder 7 female Preussen Buffalo
170 Christian Widder 3 male Preussen Buffalo
171* Joh. Christ. Muller 47 male tanner Preussen Buffalo
172* Fried. C. Kammerer 42 male carpenter Preussen Buffalo
173* John. G. Kammerer 39 male farmer Preussen Buffalo
174* Heinrich Diethorn 2? male tailor Bayern New York
175 Barbara Bachreis 31 female Bayern New York
176 Margarete Bachreis 11 mos female Bayern New York
177 Anne M. Bernet 9 female Bayern New York
178 Conrat Bock 20 male farmer Hessen Charliston
179 Gottlieb Hurtzaur 24 male mason Altenburg New York
180 Friedr. Strabe 28 female Weimar New York
181 Christian Vogel 35 male farmer Altenburg New York
182 Rosine Vogel 33 female Altenburg New York
183 Friedrich L. Vogel 5 male Altenburg New York
184 Christ. F. ? Vogel 7 mos male Altenburg New York
185 Johan F. Planer 30 male carpenter Altenburg Ellinville
186 Hanne C. Planer 2? female Altenburg Ellinville
187* Julius Planer male Altenburg Ellinville
188 Albert F. Jahnke 2? male watchmaker Preussen New York
189 Scharlotte Jahnke 24 female Preussen New York
190* Eduard Knies 37 male brower Bayern New York
191 Friederike Knies 2? female Bayern New York
192 Johan C???t Knies 4 male Bayern New York
193 Elise Knies 11 mos female Bayern New York
194 Christiane Knies 11 mos female Bayern New York
195* Christiane Muller 45 female Bayern Waterloo
196* Ferdinant Muller 14 male Bayern Waterloo
197* Frederike Muller 11 female Bayern Waterloo
198 Daniel Fierling 24 male shoemaker Hessen New York
199 Ferdinant Schwartz 12 male Hessen Albany
200* Walpert 1 mos female born on voyage
Cabin Passengers
201* Claus Brunje 38 male merchant United States New York
202* Anna Brunje 40 female United States New York
203 Amalia Schwartz 24 female Hessen-Copel Albany
204 Henriette Schwartz 17 female Hessen-Copel Albany
205 Gertrude Gehr 18 female Hessen-Copel Baltimore
206 Helmhuth Pallesky 30 male merchant Prussia New York
207 Auguste Palleske 2? female Prussia New York
208 Rosalia Palleske 4 female Prussia New York
209 Max Palleske 3 male Prussia New York
210 Hans Palleske 2 male Prussia New York
211 Pauline Schultz 21 female Prussia New York
212 Anna Gustaves 29 female Bremen New York
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.
All ages below one year are written as fractions such as 5/12 for 5 months. Those
ages were transcribed in months to comply with ISTG policy.
The city/country of origin was written in German on the manifest.
Bayern = Bavaria
Sachsen = Saxonia
Hessen = Hessia
Preussen = Prussia
Schwartzwald = Black Forest, the spelling should be Schwarzwald
Oestrich could be Oesterreich = Austria
One occupation is written in German:
Muller = miller, it is spelled with u Umlaut to read Müller.
Abbreviated names:
Ferd. could be Ferdinand
Aug. could be August
Joh. or John. could stand for Johann or Johannes.
Berth. could stand for Berthold.
Cathr. could stand for Catherina or Catherine.
Friedr. (male) could stand for Friederich.
Friedr. (female) could stand for Friedericke.
Christ. could stand for Christoph or Christian.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
4: Joh. could stand for Johan(n) or Johannes.
13: the town could be Giessen although it is clearly spelled Giefen.
19: the last name could be Schelken or Schelker.
22: the first names could be Maria or Marie and Elisabeth.
25: the first name is written as seen on the manifest.
26: destination written as seen on the manifest.
34: the missing letter in D?nhart could be o or e to read Denhart or Donhart.
36: looks like p was crossed out and repaced by b, Lambeth.
37: the ? in the last name could be e or a to read Haubech or Haubach.
38: last letter looks like k but rather sloppy, could be h to make it the same last
name as #37.
41: the ":" to indicate an abbreviated name has been seen in previous a transcription
the first name could be Johann or Johannes.
44: the u in the last name is u Umlaut to read Süss.
45: the second last letter could be i in the destination S??d??ig.
47: the missing letter in the last name, Zaf?l, seems to be o but there is dot above the o
as if the letter could be i, the name could be Zafol or Zafil.
67: the missing letter in Ffab?er could be n or r to read Ffabner or Ffabrer. The first
2 letters don't seem right but the name is written as seen on the manifest.
76 - 78: Wurtemberg is spelled with u Umlaut to read Würtemberg.
98 & 99: the town might be Meiningen rather than Meinungen.
100: the last name Kalber is spelled with a Umlaut to read Kälber.
110 & 111: the last name, Rutter, is spelled with u Umlaut to read Rütter.
115: the last name, Munch, is spelled with u Umlaut to read Münch.
125: this passenger died on the voyage.
126: the last name, Hafner, is spelled with a Umlaut to read Häfner.
127: the missing number in the age looks like h, could be 4.
128 - 130: 3rd letter in the destination could be l or b.
131: the last name, Chupler, is spelled with u Umlaut to read Chüpler.
134: the last name, Roder, is spelled with o Umlaut to read Röder.
The occupation is illegible.
137: the last name, Moller, is spelled with o Umlaut to read Möller.
140: the missing number in the age looks like h, could be 4.
143: the missing letter in the last name, ?elbach, could be R to read Relbach.
144 & 145: the last name, Muntsfahring,is spelled with a Umlaut to read Muntsfähring.
145: the age could be 24.
146 & 147: the last name could be Fahrn.
152: the last name, Kluk, is spelled with u Umlaut to read Klük.
154: the first name could be Auguste or Augusta.
158: the last name, Kabrich, is spelled with a Umlaut to read Käbrich.
166: the town of origin should be Magdeburg.
171: the last name, Muller is spelled with u Umlaut to read Müller.
172 & 173: the last name, Kammerer, is spelled with a Umlaut to read Kämmerer.
174: the age could be 24.
187: the age is blank.
190: the occupation could be Brauer which is brewer.
195 - 197: the last name, Muller, is spelled with u Umlaut to read Müller.
196: Ferdinant is an unusual spelling for this first name, usually
it's spelled Ferdinand.
200: no first name is mentioned, only the last name. This passenger was born
on the voyage.
201 & 202: the last name, Brunje, is spelled with u Umlaut to read Brünje.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 98, List 574.
Donated by Ralph Barhorst
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Transcribed by Ines Mannhardt
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 December 2004
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