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Ship American Eagle


London, England to New York
8 January 1858

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Richard Hale Moore, Master of the Ship Am^n Eagle 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 Ship at London from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated 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.
                                  (Signed) RHMoore
Sworn to this 8 January 1858
Before me JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship American Eagle whereof RH Moore is Master, from London burthen 899 79/95 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The destination for all passengers was U. States of America and there were no deaths recorded; these columns have been omitted.
  1  W^m F. Carr              21y       M   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
  2  Simon Wallisch           48y       M   Merchant      France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  3  Josephine Wallisch       38y       F   Wife          France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  4  Felix Wallisch           19y       M   Merchant      France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  5  Rosalie Wallisch         20y       F   none          France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  6  Edmond Wallisch          15y       M   Merchant      France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  7  Matilda Wallisch         11y       F   none          France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  8  Theodore Wallisch         6y       M   none          France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
  9* Lucien Wallisch           1y 6m    M   none          France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
 10  Aaron Black              28y       M   Merchant      France                 Between decks 2^nd cabin
 11  Susannah Gear            30y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 12  George Standen           27y       M   Laborer       England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 13  Elizabeth Standen        25y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 14  Anne Standen              6y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 15  John Kindell             56y       M   Boot Maker    England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 16  John L. Wyatt            45y       M   Rigger        U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 17  Maria Wyatt              42y       F   none          U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 18  David E. Wyatt           14y       M   none          U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 19  Jane Lambkin             45y       F   none          U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 20  Anne Lambkin             14y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 21  Mildred Lambkin          13y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 22  Ellen Lambkin            11y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 23  Alfred Lambkin           10y       M   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 24  Anne Banham              36y       F   Gaitor Fitter U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 25  Mary Anne Lister         17y       F   none          England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 26  Henry Flack              15y       M   Laborer       England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 27  James Cole               21y       M   Laborer       England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 28  Henry Cole               17y       M   Laborer       England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 29  Thomas Rocke             18y       M   Servant       England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 30  Thomas Lovell            23y       M   Laborer       England                Between decks 2^nd cabin
 31  William Calvert          37y       M   Tanner        U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 32  Fanny Calvert            27y       F   Wife          U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 33  Fanny Calvert             6y       F   Daughter      U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 34  James Calvert             3y       M   Son           U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 35  Joseph Calvert            0y 11m   M   Son           U. States of America   Between decks 2^nd cabin
 36  James Jarvis             59y       M   Currier       U. States of America   Upper between decks
 37  Joseph Underhill         26y       M   Laborer       U. States of America   Upper between decks
 38  Mary A. Underhill        23y       F   Wife          England                Upper between decks
 39  James Underhill           2y       M   Son           England                Upper between decks
 40  William Underhill        22y       M   Laborer       England                Upper between decks
 41  Potter Bodkin            41y       M   Laborer       England                Upper between decks
 42  Mary Bodkin              32y       F   Wife          England                Upper between decks
 43  Mary Ann Gehades         38y       F   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 44  Elizabeth Gehades        11y       F   none          England                Upper between decks
 45  Charlotte Gehades         5y       F   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 46  Joseph Gehades            4y       M   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 47  Frederick Gehades         0y  8m   M   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 48* Li??la Fernande?         32y       F   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 49* Sarah Fernande?          10y       F   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 50* Michael Fernande?         9y       M   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 51* Isaac Fernande?           8y       M   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 52* Rebecca Fernande?         5y       F   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 53* Abraham Fernande?         1y  6m   M   none          U. States of America   Upper between decks
 54  David Abraham             0y  6m   M   Infant        Gt. Britain            Upper between decks
 55* William Thompson         19y       *   Engraver      U. States of America   Upper between decks
 56  Nancy Marks              35y       F   Wife          Germany                Upper between decks
 57  Rachael Marks             4y       F   child         Germany                Upper between decks
 58  Sarah Marks               2y       F   child         Gt. Britain            Upper between decks
 59  Sarah Levy               24y       F   Wife          Germany                Upper between decks
 60  Betsey Levy               1y  6m   F   Infant        Gt. Britain            Upper between decks
 61  Deborah Levy              0y  6m   F   Infant        Gt. Britain            Upper between decks
 62  Christopher Fleckentein  25y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 63  Loranz Kunzmane          26y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 64  Peter Mannars            54y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 65  Elizabeth Mannars        39y       F   Wife          Germany                Upper between decks
 66  Johann Mannars           21y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 67  Mary Mannars             16y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 68* Ad?? Mannars             11y       M   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 69  Elizabeth Mannars         9y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 70  Agatha Mannars            7y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 71  Johann Franzen           52y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 72  Anna Margaretha Franzen  42y       F   Wife          Germany                Upper between decks
 73  Johann Franzen           15y       M   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 74  Anna Maria Franzen       12y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 75  Susanna Franzen           9y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 76  Christina Franzen         5y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 77  Jacob Doell              33y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 78  George Andrew Doell      11y       M   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 79  Anna Barbara Doell       36y       F   Wife          Germany                Upper between decks
 80  Anna Maria Doell          9y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 81  Adam Doell                7y       M   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 82  Anna Barbara Doell        4y       F   none          Germany                Upper between decks
 83  Anna B Doell              0y 8m Infant none          Germany                Upper between decks
 84  Johana Hofmann           30y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks
 85* Christine VanderE?nbden  30y       F   Servant       Germany                Upper between decks
 86  Regina Michel            23y       F   Servant       Germany                Upper between decks
 87  Margaretha Platz         23y       F   Servant       Germany                Upper between decks
 88  Nicholas Maus            23y       M   Farmer        Germany                Upper between decks


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 below.

?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality
   of the original document.

^  The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.

The manifest scribe used long vertical lines to probably indicate continuation of the
space occupied on the vessel; these have been replaced with the actual recorded words.

The manifest scribe numbered the passengers.

Sex Designation was recorded as Male or Female but has been modified to M or F because
of space.

 9  Age recorded as 18 mos.
48  3rd/4th letters of first name not clear.
48-53  Surname for this family is spelled variously as Fernandes and Fernandez.
55  Sex omitted.
68  End of 1st name smeared, illegible, could be Adam.
85  Central letter(s) of surname not clear because of handwriting.


Correspondence added 4-18-2006, Passengers DOELL

Passenger 77 – Jacob Doell is my great great grandfather. His son Adam (passenger #81) is my great grandfather. Jacob was born Oct 5, 1824 in Eichfeld, Baiern, Germany and settled in Dayton, Ohio. He died May 25, 1874 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. His first wife Anna Barbara Doell (passenger #79) died sometime before April 1, 1859, which is the birth of his daughter Margarethe by hissecond wife Katrina Rohrer. Anna Barbara (Koenig)Doell was born August 9, 1821 in Eichfeld, Baiern, Germany. The family changed the spelling of the surname in the 1880s to Dell. Jacob’s children: George Andrew last appeared in the 1870 census with his father in Dayton. Adam stayed in Dayton died in Dayton September 27, 1943. Anna Maria (aka Mary Francis) (#80) died in Dayton, November 10, 1930. Anna Barbara (#82) died in Dayton August 5, 1884. Anna B. (aka Anna Margarete) (#83) died in Dayton March 11, 1954. Jim Dell

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 181, List 12.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 March 2005



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