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Bark Blucher
Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
8 June 1855
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, J. E. Jansen, Master of the Bark Blucher 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 Bark 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 8th day of June 1855 Joh. Ed. Jansen
Before me,John C Van Wyck
List of all the Passengers taken at Bremerhaven bound to Baltimore 2th April
1855.
Columns represent: Passenger names, age, gender (actually marital or family
status),
occupation, and country of allegience.
1 Eduard Hartmann 20 Single Merchant Neisse
2 Johann Georg Kettler 24 Single Oekonom Baltimore
3 Margarethe Kreisselmeyer 22 Single Lohr
4* Johanne Mulzer 26 (note) Weingartsgreuth
5 Georg Quast 20 Single Merchant Louisville
6 Emil Carl Hein^r Heidenreich 22 Single Merchant Cassel
7 Louis Seelemann 25 Husband Bricklayer Newyork
8 Wilhelmine Seelemann 24 Wife Remda
9 Herfort Macke 27 Husband Basquet Maker Tannenrode
10 Dorothea Macke 43 Wife Tannenrode
11 Wilhelm Macke 18 Son Tannenrode
12 Dina Macke 16 Daughter Tannenrode
13 Louise Macke 16 Daughter Tannenrode
14 Caroline Macke 6 Daughter Tannenrode
15 Ida Herbst 29 Single Remda
16 Andreas Kantzler 39 Husband Shoemaker Tannenrode
17 Ida Kantzler 33 Wife Tannenrode
18 Therese Kantzler 12 Daughter Tannenrode
19 August Kantzler 9 Son Tannenrode
20* Carl M????r 24 Husband Carpenter Remda
21* Friedericke M????r 24 Wife Remda
22* Maria M????r 58 Mother Remda
23* Dorothea M????r 13 daughter Remda
24 Simon Johanningsmeyer 26 Husband Oekonom Faulensieck
25 Henriette Johanningsmeyer 27 Wife Faulensieck
27 Maria Fuhr 17 Single Giessen
28 Gothardt Eidam 15 Single Oekonom Wenckbach
29 Jacob Hetcke 19 Single Whealer Lora
30 Henry Lapp 24 Single Joiner Rochester Fort ??
31 Joh. Hin^r Lapp 29 Single Lora
32 Christian Rudolph 39 Husband Blacksmith Schweinfurt
33 Barbara Rudolph 50 Wife Schweinfurt
34 Jacob Friederich Heiss 30 Son Schweinfurt
35* Magdalene Bruning 47 Wife Singen
36 Theodor von Amelunxen 28 Husband Oekonom Soest
37 Friedericke von Amelunxen 28 Wife Soest
38 Max von Amelunxen 17 Brother Soest
39 Max von Amelunxen 22 Cousin Muenster
40 Johann Klauenberg 27 Husband Shoemaker Vallstedt
41 Auguste Klauenberg 30 Wife Vallstedt
42 Heinrich Drees 34 Husband Oekonom Melle
43 Sophie Drees 28 Wife Melle
44 Heinrich Drees 2y6m Son Melle
45 Friederich Hercht 27 Single Shoemaker Bussendorf
46* Fried^r Wilhelm Muller 17 Single Brewer Remda
47* Johannes Hof 31 Single Oekonom Monzhausen
48 Eliese Kamme 40 Single Erthhausen
49 Eliese Hetche 21 Single Lora
50* Catharina Ruth 35 Single Rudigheim
51* Johannes Holzt 48 Father Miller Monzhausen
52 Wilhelmine Holzt 20 Daughter Monzhausen
53 Johannes Holzt 15 Son Monzhausen
54* Catharina Atzelhofer 22 Single Monzhausen
55 Johannes Hetche 19 Single Oekonom Lora
56* Georg Friederich Bruning 44 Husband Miller Singen
57* Carl Bruning 14 Son Singen
58* Magdalene Bruning 9 Daughter Singen
59* Paul Bruning 7 Son Singen
60 Franz Montag 28 Single Joiner Oberbembach
61 Augustin Oestreich 48 Father Pianomaker Oberbembach
62 Maurus Oestreich 19 Son Pianomaker Oberbembach
63 Johann Georg Wehner 24 Single Bricklayer Oberbembach
64 Justine Oestreich 22 Single Oberbembach
65 Sebastian Schneider 24 Single Oeckonom Oberbembach
66* Catharina Kampel 22 Single Oberbembach
67 Valerian Gestedt 20 Single Bricklayer Malz
68* Nicolaus Moller 31 Husband Weawer Kehrzell
69* Therese Moller 31 Wife Kehrzell
70 Franz Wolf 33 Husband Oekonom Kehrzell
71 Maria Wolf 30 Wife Kehrzell
72 Blazidus Wolf 2 Son Kehrzell
73* Paul Schafer 21 Single Oekonom Ellis
74 Gottfried Weidner 39 Single Glazier Ansbach
75 Thomas Lang 21 Single Oekonom Oberrumendorf
76* Caroline Heinz 18 Single Glashutte
77* Simon Leesemann 34 Husband Oekonom Wobbel
78* Luise Leesemann 32 Wife Wobbel
79* Luise Leesemann 5 Daughter Wobbel
80* Henriette Leesemann 2y6m Daughter Wobbel
81* Wilhelmine Leesemann 6m Infant Wobbel
82* Henriette Koch 17 Single Wobbel
83* Heinrich Mathaus 42 Husband Bricklayer Wobbel
84* Luise Mathaus 30 Wife Wobbel
85* Caroline Mathaus 6 Daughter Wobbel
86* Luise Mathaus 3 Daughter Wobbel
87* Heinrich Mathaus 11m Infant Wobbel
88* Friederich Krome 34 Husband Bricklayer Wobbel
89* Henriette Krome 36 Wife Wobbel
90* Simon Krome 9 Son Wobbel
91* Wilhelmine Krome 5 Daughter Wobbel
92* Fritz Krome 2y6m Son Wobbel
93* Hein^r Brunsmeyer 46 Single Oekonom Wobbel
94* Luise Gerbhardt 29 Single Wobbel
95* August Lange 20 Brothers Wobbel
96* Friederich Lange 17 Brothers Wobbel
97 Conrad Bohland 29 Single Taylor Neuenbrunslahr
98* Friederich Knabe 35 Husband Shoemaker Furstenberg
99* Sophie Knabe 30 Wife Furstenberg
100* Sophie Knabe 4 Daughter Furstenberg
101* Luise Knabe 2 Daughter Furstenberg
102* Arnoldine Knabe 10m Infant Furstenberg
103 Carl Meyer 16 Single Oekonom Boffzen
104* Louis Thomas 33 Husband Blacksmith Furstenberg
105* Luise Thomas 27 Wife Furstenberg
106* Auguste Thomas 3 Daughter Furstenberg
107* Minna Thomas 9m Infant Furstenberg
108* Marie Hocke 18 Single Beverungen
109 Joseph Schwegemann 46 Husband Oekonom Bramsche
110 Catharina Schwegemann 50 Wife Bramsche
111 Johann Heinrich Schwegemann 19 Son Bramsche
112 Joseph Schwegemann 17 Son Bramsche
113 Catharina Schwegemann 12 Daughter Bramsche
114 Franz Schwalenberg 53 Husband Oekonom Bramsche
115 Marie Antoinette Schwalenberg 31 Wife Bramsche
116 Herman Heinrich Schwalenberg 16 Son Bramsche
117 Johannes Bobb 28 Single Miller Ziegenheim
118* Catharina Muller 18 Single Munzberg
119 Elisabeth Graf 20 Single Wattenfels
120* Andreas Schafer 53 Single Oekonom Puffeld
121 Johann Fried^r May 23 Single Oekonom Warmersdorf
122* Friederich Jager 21 Single Oekonom Kirchhausen
123 Heinrich Ketterich 26 Single Oekonom Ernsthausen
124* Otto Volland 21 Brothers Carpenter Rauschenberg
125* Conrad Volland 15 Brothers Carpenter Rauschenberg
126 Heinrich Traberth 28 Single Oekonom Magelungen
127 Georg Christian Engel 17 Brother Carpenter Niederstellen
128 Margarethe Engel 19 Sister Niederstellen
129 Catharina Dunkel 33 Single Niederstellen
130 Antonie Vies 28 Single Felldorf
131* Anna Gotz 34 Wife Suzbach
132* Johann Gotz 9 Son Suzbach
133* Benno Gotz 18m Son Suzbach
134* Marie Bohm 38 Wife Werdau
135* Carl Bohm 12 Son Werdau
136* Maria Bohm 5 Daughter Werdau
137 Michel Reinhard 33 Single Blacksmith Donnersdorf
138 Catharina Reinhard 16 Single Donnersdorf
139 Margaretha Mack 20 Single Donnersdorf
140 Friederich Schmidt 25 Single Brewer Schneeberg
141 Luise Georg 21 Single Baltimore
142 Franz Engelhardt 34 Husband Oekonom Oberzetche
143 Christine Engelhardt 32 Wife Oberzetche
144 Gustine Engelhardt 7 Daughter Oberzetche
145 Hermann Engelhardt 4 Son Oberzetche
146* Maria Engelhardt 4m Infant Oberzetche
147 Johann Christian Klein 45 Husband Oekonom Hausen
148 Luise Klein 40 Wife Hausen
149 Theodor Klein 17 Son Hausen
150 Friedericke Klein 12 Daughter Hausen
151 Bertha Klein 9 Daughter Hausen
152 Lina Klein 5 Daughter Hausen
153 Cathar. Marga^r Hahn 20 Single Goldbach
154 Gottlieb Wiedemann 23 Single Baker Gross Bislaw
155 Catharina Scheep 22 Single Darmstadt
156 Ignatz Frank 15 Single Clark Fulda
157* Conrad Rader 37 Husband Oekonom Bayreuth
158* Kunigunde Rader 35 Wife Bayreuth
159* Conrad Rader 14 Son Bayreuth
160* Johann Georg Rader 11 Son Bayreuth
161* Margarethe Rader 9 Daughter Bayreuth
162* Kunigunde Rader 7 Daughter Bayreuth
163* Margarethe Rader 4 Daughter Bayreuth
164* Eberhard Rader 18m Son Bayreuth
165 Johann Hagen 40 Husband Oekonom Bayreuth
166 Elisabeth Hagen 35 Wife Bayreuth
167 Catharina Hagen 13 Daughter Bayreuth
168 Margarethe Hagen 11 Daughter Bayreuth
169 Johann Georg Hagen 8 Son Bayreuth
170 Michael Hagen 5 Son Bayreuth
171 Veronica Maria Hagen 3 Daughter Bayreuth
172 Anna Marga^r Rupprecht 16 Single Bayreuth
173* Johann Hollander 37 Husband Oekonom Bayreuth
174* Marga^r Hollander 33 Wife Bayreuth
175* Georg Hollander 6 Son Bayreuth
176 Georg Bauer 22 Single Baker Bayreuth
177 Hein^r Wetckamp 46 Husband Blacksmith Aerzen
178 Wilhelmine Wetckamp 44 Wife Aerzen
179 Wilhelmine Wetckamp 17 Daughter Aerzen
180 Heinrich Wetckamp 8 Son Aerzen
181 Dorothea Wendelhuth 28 Wife Neckerota
182 Henriette Wendelhuth 5 Daughter Neckerota
183 Friederich Weiss 29 Husband Carpenter Tannenrode
184 Dorothea Weiss 29 Wife Tannenrode
185* Carl Weiss 1 Infant Tannenrode
186* Henriette Weiss ? Infant Tannenrode
187 August Fiedler 39 Husband Oekonom Berke
188 Caroline Fiedler 37 Wife Berke
189 Laura Fiedler 9 Daughter Berke
190 Otto Fiedler 7 Son Berke
191 Ida Fiedler 7m Infant Berke
192* Leopold Braun 24 ? Brewer Usthausen
193* Barbara Lindner 55 ? Klingers
194* Joseph Moller 26 Husband Oekonom Stadt Berge
195* Maria Moller 24 Wife Stadt Berge
196* Johann Rolcke 25 Single Oekonom Stadt Berge
197 Christoph Blum 37 Single Brewer Fulda
198* Wilhelm Schafermolte 32 Husband Bricklayer Ritzen
199* Florentine Schafermolte 29 Wife Ritzen
200* Juliane Schafermolte 9y6m Daughter Ritzen
201* Henriette Schafermolte 7 Daughter Ritzen
202* Hanne Schafermolte 4 Daughter Ritzen
203* Wilhelm Schafermolte 10m Son Ritzen
204 Ludwig Busch 35 Husband Oekonom Ritzen
205 Philippine Busch 32 Wife Ritzen
206 Friederich Busch 6 Son Ritzen
207 Conrad Busch 27 Brother Oekonom Ritzen
208* Friedericke Brocker 32 Single Ritzen
209* August Kruger 36 Husband Oekonom Ritzen
210* Henriette Kruger 24 Wife Ritzen
211* Luise Kruger 9 Daughter Ritzen
212* Florentine Kruger 6 Daughter Ritzen
213 Heinrich Freund 24 Single Bricklayer Langenholzhausen
214 Conrad Brand 42 Husband Oekonom Steinegge
215 Christine Brand 47 Wife Steinegge
216 Christine Brand 25 Daughter Steinegge
217 Wilhelmine Brand 9 Daughter Steinegge
218 Sophie Brand 3 Daughter Steinegge
219 Heinrich Stafford 29 Single Carpenter Kaldorf
220 Herman Klamer 18 Single Bricklayer Steinegge
221 Carl Freund 27 Single Bricklayer Langenholzhausen
222 Adolph Nagel 30 Husband Oekonom Steinegge
223 Caroline Nagel 40 Wife Steinegge
224 Sophie Nagel 10 Daughter Steinegge
225 Jette Nagel 9 Daughter Steinegge
226 August Nagel 3 Son Steinegge
227 Heinrich Ditzel 58 Single Blacksmith Heiligeaue
228 Martin Geier 35 Husband Tanner Cassel
229 Catharina Geier 35 Wife Cassel
230 Susanne Geier 13 Daughter Cassel
231 Friederich Geier 7 Son Cassel
232 Simon Geier 2 Son Cassel
233* Georg Reindel 31 Brothers Oekonom Kastel
234* Dorothea Reindel 27 Sisters Kastel
235* Maria Reindel ? Sisters Kastel
236 Johann Bauer 24 Single Oekonom Kastel
237 Heinrich Schill 51 Single Oekonom Hastrungsfeld
238 Xaver Uhl 26 Single Oekonom Stzlingen
239 Carl Suhl 29 Single Blacksmith Stzlingen
240 Xaver Weizmann 29 Single Baker Stzlingen
241 Carl Seeger 22 Single Shoemaker Stadt Oldendorf
242 Friederich Walther 33 Single Oekonom Allerstedt
243* Hein^r Kostermeyer 27 Husband Shoemaker Worderfeld
244* Luise Kostermeyer 27 Wife Worderfeld
245 Georg Bachmann 24 Single Oekonom Gombeth
246 Ernst Fried^r Dirker 21 Single Oekonom Schledehausen
247 Hein^r Wilhelm Rust 21 Single Oekonom Schledehausen
248 Hein^r Sarmann 39 Single Stonecutter Herford
249 Christoph Schwerin 25 Single Shoemaker Gardelegen
250 Peter Reimers 43 Single Shoemaker Columbus Town
Endnote: all together 241 Tween Decks Passengers
9 Infant Capt Joh. Ed. Jansen
Transcriber's Notes:
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.
The list has been numbered for the web site listing. The scribe lists the country
of origin only for the heads of households and then draws a wavy, vertical line until
the next entry.
4 Note in gender column: born 13th June an Boy. Also, surname may Mulxer.
20-23 Surname is almost obliterated by damage to the original. I believe the
name begins with M and possibly it is Muller (with an umlauted u).
35 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Bruening.
46 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
47 Monzhausen has an umlauted "o."
50 Rudigheim has an umaluted "u."
51-53 Spelling of surname seems unusual. Should it be Holtz? Monzhausen has an umlauted "o."
54 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Atzelhoefer. Monzhausen has an umlauted "o.
56-59 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Bruening.
66 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Kaempel.
68 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Moeller.
73 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Schaefer.
76 Glashutte has an umlauted "u."
77-96 Wobbel has an umlauted "o."
83-87 Surname has an umlauged "a" thus may be Mathaeus.
95-96 One bracketed entry indicating these two are brothers.
98-102 Furstenberg has an umlauted "u."
104-107 Furstenberg has an umlauted "u."
108 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Hoecke.
118 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller. Munzberg also has an umlauted "u."
120 Surname has an umlauged "a" thus may be Schaefer.
122 Surname has an umlauged "a" thus may be Jaeger.
124-125 One bracketed entry indicating these two are brothers.
131-133 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Goetz. Place of origin may be Sulzbach.
134-136 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Boehm.
146 Note records: Infant died on 21th April
157-164 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Raeder.
173-175 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Hollaender.
185 Age given is 11-3/4 months.
186 Age unclear--looks like it may be 1/2 month or 1-1/2 months.
192-193 Obliterated entry for family status; however, it may be single.
194-195 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Moeller.
196 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Roelcke.
198-203 Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Schaefermolte.
208 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Broecker.
209-212 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Krueger.
233-235 Bracketed note says Brother's Sisters.
243-244 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Koestermeyer. Worderfeld also has an umlauted "o."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 11, List 24.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
6 January 2005
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