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Ship Agnes


Bremen, Germany to New York
17 May 1855

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Friedrich G Schlling, 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 New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Bremen Ship Agnes whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God,
Sworn to the 17th May 1855 F G Schelling Before me ?
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Ship Agnes whereof H Lemcke is Master, from Bremen burthen 495 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, nationality, and destination.
  1  Eduart Deniken            21     m  tanner        United States  Cincinati
  2  Anna C Fischer            20     f                Oldenburg      NewYork
  3  Georg Hahn                33     m  merchant      Hessen         Newburg
  4  Johanne Schultz           57     f                Braunschweig   Chicago
  5  Julie Schultz             22     f                Braunschweig   Chicago
  6  Wilhelm Stark             33     m  merchant      United States  NewYork
  7  Ernst Stark               27     m  merchant      United States  NewYork
  8  Emilie Stark              17     f                Hannover       NewYork
  9* Henricke Glogstein        17     f                Hannover       NewYork
 10  Lena Salemon Abraham      20     f                Preussen       StFranciso
 11  Alexander F H Harms       48     m  merchant      Oldenburg      NewYork
 12  Ricka Horstmann           18     f                Oldenburg      NewYork
 13  Hermann Krausch           24     m  merchant      United States  Susquehannah
 14  Rudolph Krausch           17     m  farmer        Dresten        Susquehannah
 15  Johan C Reinhard          51     m  brewer        Sachsen        Detroit
 16  Ernstine Reinhard         48     f                Sachsen        Detroit
 17  Louise Reinhard           25     f                Sachsen        Detroit
 18  Christiane Reinhard       23     f                Sachsen        Detroit
 19  Henriette Reinhard        17     f                Sachsen        Detroit
 20  Robert Reinhard           15     m                Sachsen        Detroit
 21  Carl Reinhard              8     m                Sachsen        Detroit
 22  Johan M Oestreicher       35     m  farmer        Bayern         Buffalo
 23  Marie Fees                22     f                Bayern         Buffalo
 24  Margareta Fees            26     f                Bayern         Buffalo
 25  Heinrich Steiner          54     m  farmer        Bayern         Buffalo
 26  Marie Steiner             52     f                Bayern         Buffalo
 27  Johanne Steiner           16     f                Bayern         Buffalo
 28  Georg Heer                50     m  farmer        Bayern         Wiskonsin
 29  Agnes Heer                50     f                Bayern         Wiskonsin
 30  Frantz Heer               23     m  farmer        Bayern         Wiskonsin
 31  Margareta Link            52     f                Bayern         Baltimore
 32  Georg Link                24     m  farmer        Bayern         Baltimore
 33  Peter Groh                19     m  baker         Bayern         Wiskonsin
 34  Johan A Reitz             19     m  shoemaker     Hessen         NewYork
 35  Heinrich Gess             31     m  wever         Hessen         NewYork
 36  Daniel Gess               30     m  farmer        United States  NewYork
 37  Chatarine Gess            51     f                Hessen         NewYork
 38  Chatarine Gess            23     f                Hessen         NewYork
 39  Margareta Gess            21     f                Hessen         NewYork
 40  Anna B Gutgesell          23     f                Sachsen        NewYork
 41* Catharine Dusel           19     f                Sachsen        NewYork
 42* Johan G Dusel             16     m                Sachsen        NewYork
 43  John G F Neumann          35     m  mason         Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 44  Gustav Neumann             9     m                Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 45  Hermann Neumann            7     m                Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 46  Georg Meister             66     m  carpenter     Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 47* Elisabeth Meister         55     m                Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 48  Friederike Meister        28     f                Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 49  Caroline Meister          22     f                Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 50  Ernestine Meister         16     f                Sachsen        Wiskonsin
 51  Johan G Warst             17     m  farmer        Sachsen        Philadelphia
 52  Nicolas Huck              17     m  farmer        Sachsen        Philadelphia
 53  Johanne S Herbst          20     f                Sachsen        NewYork
 54  Carl A Hauschild          31     m  blakshmidt    Sachsen        NewYork
 55  Carl von Wittken          34     m  farmer        Preussen       NewYork
 56  Johanne Matthes           26     f                Sachsen        StLouis
 57  Wilhelm Damm              19     m  farmer        Sachsen        Detroit
 58  Friedrich Albrecht        32     m  baker         Wurthenberg    NewYork
 59  Heinrich Lindner          26     m  farmer        Sachsen        Toronto
 60  Christian Degner          31     m  farmer        Preussen       Wiskonsin
 61  Gottlieb Degner           17     m  farmer        Preussen       Wiskonsin
 62  Samuel Breilkreutz        25     m  farmer        Preussen       Wiskonsin
 63  Peter Wustafeld           28     m  stonecuter    Hannover       NewYork
 64  Friederike Wustafeld      28     f                Hannover       NewYork
 65  Henriette Wustafeld       11m    f                Hannover       NewYork
 66  Heinrich Pfadt            23     m  shoemaker     Bayern         Baltimore
 67* Joseph Hrdliczka          37     m  wever         Bohmen         Iowa
 68* Theresia Hrdliczka        36     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 69* Moritz Hrdliczka          10     m                Bohmen         Iowa
 70* Joseph Hrdliczka           8     m                Bohmen         Iowa
 71* Theresia Hrdliczka         6     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 72* Catharina Hrdliczka        5     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 73* Heinrich Hrdliczka        11m    m                Bohmen         Iowa
 74* Wenzel Schich             50     m  shomaker      Bohmen         Iowa
 75* Catharina Schich          34     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 76* Josepha Schich             4     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 77* Joseph Pirke              54     m  loksmith      Bohmen         Iowa
 78* Franziska Pirke           57     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 79* Joseph Knirsch            35     m  wever         Bohmen         Iowa
 80* Anastasia Knirsch         39     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 81* Agnes Knirsch             18     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 82* Marie Knirsch              4     f                Bohmen         Iowa
 83  Joseph Paspischil         49     m  tailor        Bohmen         Wiskonsin
 84  Theresia Paspischil       47     f                Bohmen         Wiskonsin
 85  Anton Paspischil          10     m                Bohmen         Wiskonsin
 86  Rudolph Paspischil         4     m                Bohmen         Wiskonsin
 87  Maria Paspischil          11m    f                Bohmen         Wiskonsin
 88  Theodor Lauterbach        29     m  paperhanger   Hannover       NewYork
 89  Ferdinand Hagendorf       24     m  gilder        Prussen        NewYork
 90  Edigna Koller             27     f                Bayern         Buffalo
 91  Simon Wellner             30     m  farmer        Lippe Detmold  Wiskonsin
 92  Wilhelm Meise             29     m  carpenter     Lippe Detmold  Illinois
 93  Conrad Meise              17     m  mason         Lippe Detmold  Illinois
 94  Johanna Meise             20     f                Lippe Detmold  Illinois
 95  Sebastian Schropp         36     m  farmer        Bayern         Albany
 96  Magnus Schropp            32     m  farmer        Bayern         Albany
 97  Wilhelm Stockebrand       22     m  farmer        Lippe Detmold  Wiskonsin
 98  Johan M Ellinger          51     m  painter       Preussen       Buffalo
 99  Anna Mayer                30     f                Bayern         NewYork
100  Eduart Heiss              30     m  shoemaker     Bayern         Oswego
101  Carl F Huch               52     m  farmer        Braunschweig   Philadelphia
102  Sophia Huch               52     f                Braunschweig   Philadelphia
103  Anna Huch                 20     f                Braunschweig   Philadelphia
104  Helene Huch               16     f                Braunschweig   Philadelphia
105  Hermine Huch               7     f                Braunschweig   Philadelphia
106* Ferdinand Gurke           30     m  shoemaker     Preussen       Worchester
107* Christian Kobler          26     m  smith         Wurtenberg     NewYork
108* Sophie Kobler             32     f                Wurtenberg     NewYork
109* Carl A G Kobler            7m    m                Wurtenberg     NewYork
110* Eduard Oltmans            25     m  joiner        Hannover       NewYork
111  Diedrich Geils            16     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
112  Wilhelm Schumacher        15     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
113  Peter Dittmar             24     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
114  Claus Wrede               15     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
115  Christian Sagehover       15     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
116  Bernhardine Schaefermann  22     f                Preussen       NewYork
117  Joseph Reichel            17     m  smith         Wurtemberg     Williamsburg
118  Carl F A Pfeiffer         25     m  merchand      Preussen       Detroit
119  August F Schaefer         19     m  shoemaker     Preussen       NewYork
120* Nicolaus Schmidt          25     m  tailor        Ostreich       Elenois
121  August Leser              27     m  gardner       Preussen       Buffalo
122  Sophie Leser              27     f                Preussen       Buffalo
123  Rudolph Leser             18     m  gardner       Preussen       Buffalo
124  Catharine Schmidt         44     f                Bayern         NewBrunschwig
125  Rosine Schmidt            14     f                Bayern         NewBrunschwig
126* Ulrich Stadtmuller        40     m  weaver        Bayern         NewYork
127  Fritz Berger              39     m  baker         Braunschweig   NewYork
128  Louise Heineke            20     f                Hannover       NewYork
129  Caroline Horsten          28     f                Buckeburg      NewYork
130  Johann Spratler           45     m  farmer        Bayern         Chicago
131  Anton Carpe               16     m  merchant      Prussia        StFranciska
132  Peter A Carpe             16     m  baker         Prussia        Chicago
133* Frantz Schuth             28     m  farmer        United States  Minesota
134* Anton Schuth              24     m  turner        Preussen       Minesota
135  Theresa Dieckmann         25     f                Preussen       Elinois
136  Frantz Jahn               25     m  tailor        Schwartzberg   NewYork
137* Georg M Schwarzlander     35     m  farmer        Bayern         Albany
138  Nicolaus Schultz          19     m  farmer        Braunschweig   NewYork
139  Georg Hahn                36     m  farmer        Preusen        NewYork
140  Barbera Hahn              35     f                Preusen        NewYork
141  Joseph Hahn                3     m                Preusen        NewYork
142  Maria A Hahn               5m    f                Preusen        NewYork
143  Catharina Hahn            18     f                Preusen        NewYork
144  Johannes Bauer            26     m  farmer        Braunschweig   NewYork
145* Johannes Angele           30     m  farmer        Wurthemberg    Rochester
146  Frantz Wipfler            21     m  tailor        Baden          Philadelphia
147  August Esse               29     m  farmer        Hannover       Chicago
148* Gottlieb Bartels          27     m  farmer        Buckeburg      Indiana
149  Ernst Bartels             20     m  farmer        Buckeburg      Indiana
150  Johann Hils               26     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
151  Maria Hils                30     f                Hannover       NewYork
152  Hermann Hils               5     m                Hannover       NewYork
153  Heinrich Steinert         24     m  tailor        Hessen         Newhafen
154  Adam Wiegand              31     m  tailor        Hessen         Canada
155  Anna E Wiegand            28     f                Hessen         Canada
156  Wilhelm Wiegand           11m    m                Hessen         Canada
157  Georg Pfeifer             35     m  smith         Hessen         Canada
158  Elisabeth Craft           32     f                Hessen         Canada
159  Elisabeth Gies            21     f                Hessen         Canada
160  Johannes Viehl            15     m  joiner        Hessen         Canada
161  Eva Eiler                 16     f                Hessen         Canada
162  Anna Hebel                18     f                Hessen         Canada
163  Johannes Schmidt          19     m  farmer        Hessen         Berlin
164  Nicolaus Rohrbach         34     m  shoemaker     Hessen         Wiskonsin
165  Wilhelmine Rohrbach       22     f                Hessen         Wiskonsin
166  Sophia Rohrbach            5     f                Hessen         Wiskonsin
167  Johannes Schuch           38     m  farmer        Hessen         Wiskonsin
168  Johannes Schwartz         18     m  farmer        Hessen         Wiskonsin
169  Christine Neusel          22     f                Hessen         Canada
170  Nicolaus Knackstedt       28     m  farmer        Hannover       NewYork
171  Heinrich Rickeberg        40     m  farmer        Hannover       Chicago
172  Wilhelmine Rickeberg      30     f                Hannover       Chicago
173  Dorette Rickeberg          8     f                Hannover       Chicago
174  Heinrich Rickeberg         6     m                Hannover       Chicago
175  Fritz Rickeberg            3     m                Hannover       Chicago
176  Georg Blume               47     m  farmer        Hannover       Chicago
177  Nicolaus Grunert          55     m  farmer        Sachsen        Chicago
178  Maria Grunert             55     f                Sachsen        Chicago
179  Christine Grunert         20     f                Sachsen        Chicago
180  Casper Bayer              48     m  farmer        Sachsen        Chicago
181  Sophie Bayer              38     f                Sachsen        Chicago
182  Christine Bayer            8     f                Sachsen        Chicago
183  Ida Wohlfarth             42     f                Sachsen        NewYork
184  M?lita Wohlfarth          15     f                Sachsen        NewYork
185  Clara Wohlfarth           13     f                Sachsen        NewYork
186  Anna Kraussen             24     f                Hessen         Cleveland
187  Friedrich Pook            23     m  meiner        United States  Pittsburg
188  Ernestine Stolte          22     f                Lippe          Pittsburg
189  Conrad Schmidt            16     m  baker         Hessen         NewYork
190* Heinrich Rose             15     m  tailor        Hessen         NewYork
191  Johannes Himmelmann       15     m  weaver        Hessen         StFranciska
192  Friedrich Schade          56     m  farmer        Hessen         Penselvanien
193  Wolf Levi                 18     m  merchant      Hessen         StFranciska
194  Henriette Brandenstein    21     f                Hessen         Philedelphia
195  Elisabeth Meiser          21     f                Hessen         Baltimore
196  Elisabeth Wirth           19     f                Hessen         NewYork
197  Rudolph T Wendt           24     m  joiner        Prusia         Philedelphia
198  Carl Albrecht              6     m                Wurtenberg     NewYork
199  Chatarine Albrecht         5     f                Wurtenberg     NewYork

Cabin Passengers:
200  Friedrich Meyer           19     m  merchant      Hannover       Chicago
201  Christian B Meyer         16     m  merchant      Hannover       Chicago
202  Amalie Krausch            43     f                Sachsen        Sasquehanna
203  Marie Krausch             15     f                Sachsen        Sasquehanna
204* Max Eppendorf             35     m  ingener       Sachons        NewYork
205  Gustav Jacob Kayser       26     m  apotheker     Nassau         NewYork
206* Julius Lu?assen           22     m  farmer        Preussen       Philadelphia
207  Hermann Rietbrock         24     m  farmer        Preussen       NewYork
208  Peter F Taaks             23     m  merchant      Hannover       NewYork
209  Philipp Matern            17     m  tinsmith      Nassau         Sandusky
210* Hils                       9days m


Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.  
An asterisk indicates further information found in the passenger notes.  
A caret ^ indicates letters written in superscript, usually the ending of an
 abbreviated name.

This list has been numbered for the website, and the gender has been
indicated by m for male and f for female.

Some English terms for the Germanic or "misspelled" terms in this list:
Bayern - Bavaria
Bohmen - Bohemia
Braunschweig - Brunswick
Elinois - Illinois
Hannover - most likely the Kingdom of Hannover, not the city.
Hessen - Hessia
Minesota - Minnesota
Newhafen - Newhaven, or New Haven
New Brunschwig - New Brunswick
Ostfreich - Austria
Penselvanien - Pennsylvania
Preusen, Preussen, Prusia - Prussia
Sachsen - Saxony
St Franciska - San Francisco
Sasquehanna - Susquehanna
Wiskonsin - Wisconsin
Wurthemberg, Wurtenberg - Wuerttemberg

  9     Surname seems to have an umlauted "o" so may be Gloegstein.
 41-42  Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Duesel.
 47     Gender designation most likely incorrect here.
 67-82  Bohmen (Bohemia) has an umlauted "o."
106     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Guerke.
107-109 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Koebler.  Wurtenberg also has an
        umlauted "u."
110     Surname may be Oltmanns.
120     Ostreich (Austria) has an umlauted "O."
126     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Stadtmueller.
133-134 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Schueth.
137     Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Schwarzlaender.
145     Wurthenberg has an umlauted "u."
148-149 Buckeburg has an umlauted "u."
190     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Roese.
204     Surname may be Eppendorf--cannot determine if there is a line above the
        "n" doubling it.  Sachons most likely a misspelling of Sachsen.
206     Unsure of third letter of surname--looks like it may be "c" making the
        name Lucassen.
210     Only a surname given her and the age of 9 days plus the gender.
        Most likely a baby born to passengers 150/151 the Hils family.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 152, List 312.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 April 2005



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