Bark Caroline
I, L Steicker, 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 Bark Caroline, whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God, L Steicker
Sworn to this 29 April 1851, before me G Ehninger
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Bark Caroline, whereof L. Steicker is Master, from Bremen, burthen 396 tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation, the County to which they severally belong, The County in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage (none noted).
Cabin Passengers:
1* Wilh Schurener 23 male Merchant Hannover New York
Steerage Passengers:
2 Amandus Sisselbark 28 male Painter Hessia New York
3 C G Parthey 38 male Miller Saxony New York
4 Peter Schmitz 32 male farmer Hessia New York
5 C Erbuk 18 male Sattler Hessia Pittsburgh
6 F Wilmes 18 male tailor Prussia New York
7 F Engel 23 6mo male Smith Prussia New Haven
8 C Haase 22 female Servant Prussia New Haven
9 F Paetz 26 male Weber Brunswick Ohio
10 H Betighauser 18 male Koper Hessia Philadelphia
11 H Becker 21 male tailor Hessia Philadelphia
12 H Docer 21 male Smith Hessia Philadelphia
13 Christine Kahle 19 female Servant Hessia New York
14 Herm Koster 22 male Labour Hannover New York
15 Fr Berghorn 30 male Labour Hannover New York
16* Caspar B??ter 17 male Weber Beveria New York
17 Joh Herbert 26 male Labour Beveria Philadelphia
18 Anna Herbert 38 female Labour Beveria Philadelphia
19 C Wasker 26 male Weber Beveria Philadelphia
20 Wilh Becker 19 male Shoemaker Hessia Philadelphia
21 Barbara Bohm 24 female Beveria Philadelphia
22* Magdalene Muller 23 female Servant Beveria Philadelphia
23 C Schmidt 23 male Shoemaker Beveria New York
24 Ch Fischer 73 female Saxony Pensylvania
25 C Busch 26 male Miller Saxony Pensylvania
26 Jul Busch 19 male farmer Saxony Pensylvania
27 Marie Busch 25 female Saxony Pensylvania
28 Henriette Beer 26 female Saxony Pensylvania
29 Emil Beer 19 male Saxony Pensylvania
30 Wilh Beer 15 male Shoemaker Saxony Pensylvania
31 Robert Beer 14 male Saxony Pensylvania
32 August Beer 17 male Fab labour Saxony Pensylvania
33 Rud Beer 6 male Saxony Pensylvania
34 Marie Beer 10 female Saxony Pensylvania
35 Marie Busch 51 female Saxony Pensylvania
36 Gottfried Bitke 46 male farmer Prussia Wisconsin
37 Anne Bitke 41 female Prussia Wisconsin
38 J A Bitke 20 male Prussia Wisconsin
39 Christine Bitke 18 female Prussia Wisconsin
40 Wilh Bitke 11 male Prussia Wisconsin
41 Emile Bitke 9 female Prussia Wisconsin
42 G H Bitke 5 male Prussia Wisconsin
43 Emma Bitke 11mo female Prussia Wisconsin
44 C Sommer 20 male Miller Hessia New York
45 C Heilman 30 male Labour Saxony New York
46 H Thurmann 31 male Zigarmaker Saxony New York
47 Emilie Thurmann 28 female Saxony New York
48 Henriette Thurmann 2 female Saxony New York
49 Alfred Thurmann 5mo male Saxony New York
50 Carl Thurmann 8 6mo male Saxony New York
51 A Amalia Bitke 7 female Prussia Wisconsin
52 Joh Kreider 24 male Tailor Hannover New York
53 Elise Behr 25 female Servant Hannover New York
54 Conr Bolte 23 male Brickler Saxony Pensilvania
55 Friedr Bolte 21 male Brickler Saxony Pensilvania
56 H Meyer 20 male Servant Hannover New York
57* H ?horn 21 male Musician Saxony New York
58 A Ulrich 23 male Tailor Hannover New York
59 Lisette Ulrich 23 female Servant Hannover New York
60* Anne ??nebein 20 female Servant Hessian Philadelphia
61* Florian Krauss 32 male Ingenier Breslau New York
62 Christine Krauss 26 male Breslau New York
63 Wilh Langhuth 19 male Karpenter Saxony New York
64 Georg Krausch 17 male Shoemaker Saxony New York
65 C L Grossel 37 male Weber Saxony New York
66 W Grossel 31 female Saxony New York
67 W Grossel 1 6mo female Saxony New York
68 H Seipp 28 male Bergmann Hessia New York
69 Wilh Peter 24 male Butcher Hessia New York
70* Jacob Hug 27 male farmer Hessia New York
71 Christiane Bush 27 female Hessia New York
72* Georg H????? 18 male Wagonmaker Hessia New York
73 Jacob Noll 18 male farmer Hessia New York
74 Adam Scholl 18 male farmer Hessia New York
75 Joh Wilhelm 22 male farmer Hessia New York
76 Sophia Berg 26 female Servant Hessia New York
77 Anne Wilhelm 26 female Servant Hessia New York
78 Joh J Celshausen 16 male tailor Hessia New York
79* P M Hoder 25 male Mechanicer Saxony New York
80 Friedr Brinbarg 18 4mo male Wagonmaker Hessia Iowa
81 Johannes Sunn 19 3mo male Gardener Hessia Philadelphia
82 Gustav Wolff 27 male farmer Brunswick New York
83 Mathilda Herdel 22 6mo female Prussia New York
84 Jean Buter 25 male farmer Hessia Detroi
85 Dan J Schomeier 19 male farmer Hessia Philadelphia
86* H Gruss 27 male farmer Hessia Detroi
87* Joh Ritter 24 male Shoemaker Hessia Detroi
88 M Grote 23 male Brockler Hannover New York
89 G Rajahn 22 male Brickler Hannover New York
90 Wilh Fischer 39 male Joiner Hannover New York
91 Adam Eichlinger 31 male Karpenter Beveria New York
92 Friedr Zeuner 52 male farmer Hannover New York
93 Wilhelmine Zeuner 19 female Hannover New York
94 Friederiche Zeuner 17 female Hannover New York
95 Gustav Zeuner 11 male Hannover New York
96 Robert Wirthe 16 male Scholar Hannover New York
97 Franz Schneider 26 male farmer Beveria New York
98 Gurtrud Sellmann 22 female Servant Hessia New York
99* Anna B Mayd 23 female Servant Beveria Baltimore
100 Joh L Kagen 27 male Shoemaker Beveria Ohio
101 Barbara Kayser 30 female Servant Beveria Ohio
102 Margarethe Kayson 38 female Servant Beveria Ohio
103 H Bruggemann 37 male Weber Prussia Baltimore
104 Sophie Bruggemann 22 female Prussia Baltimore
105 H Bruggemann 9 male Prussia Baltimore
106 M Albr Kaysen 36 male farmer Beveria Ohio
107 Lisette Bruggemann 7 female Prussia Boston
108 H Bruggemann 4 male Prussia Boston
109 Georg Konig 37 male Butcher Hessia New York
110 G Hinterding 32 male Weber Prussia Boston
111 Gerh Warners 20 male Weber Prussia Boston
112 Jos Schutte 25 male Weber Prussia Boston
113 Jos Conmann 26 male Tanner Prussia Boston
114 Anna Muller 18 female Servant Prussia Boston
115 Bernh Holscher 35 male Weber Prussia Boston
116 Therese Holscher 26 female Prussia Boston
117 Sebastian Zendgraf 21 male Tailor Beveria Baltimore
118 Elisabeth Schuen 27 female Servant Hessia Baltimore
119 Mart Helmbrant 34 male farmer Beveria Virginien
120 Conr Gaitner 29 male farmer Hessia Baltimore
121 Heinr Finken 32 male Shomaker Hannover New York
122 Cath Gordes 20 female Servant Hannover New York
123 Hubert Nelles 27 male joiner Prussia Wisconsin
124 Amalie Korff 18 female Servant Lippe-Detmold Virginien
125 Amalie Althoff 36 female Servant Lippe-Detmold Virginien
126 Fritz Herdling 5 male Lippe-Detmold Virginien
127 Marg Kanderin 22 female Servant Hessia New York
128 Jacob Bartbinder 26 male Labour Hessia Philadelphia
129 Heinr Brandt 36 male Labour Hessia Philadelphia
130 Carl Damm 25 male Jorgmier Brunswick New York
131 Carl Dresser 23 male Painter New York New York
132 Elise DeVris 20 female Bremen New York
133 Anna DeVris 21 female Bremen New York
134* Heinr Knauer 19 male Brickmaker Hessian Detroi
135 H Schlubohm 16 male Labour Hannover New York
136 Ludwig Brandt 20 male Labour Hessia Philadelphia
Transcriber's Notes:
* indicates an error on the part of the original recorder not the transcriber, or a
note to the reader.
? indicates a letter or word that cannot be read due to the quality of the original
document or handwriting of the original writer.
1 Surname with umlaut. Most transcribers saw this name, however other
transcribers also saw surname as Schieren or Schrewer.
16 Surname is Beuter or Bueter.
22 Surname has umlaut.
57 Surname is Phorn or Thorn.
60 Surname is Panebein, Ponebein, Tanebein or Tonebein.
61 Occupation most likely is spelling variant of engineer.
70 Most transcribers saw this name as Hug, but others read it as Snug.
72 Transcribers asked saw this surname as be Homann, Hermann, Honass, Hamann, or
Homasons. The writing is very tight and small.
79 Surname also could be Hader.
86 Location he is going to is undoubtedly Detroit, writer is consistent in listing
this without the 't'.
87 Location he is going to is undoubtedly Detroit, writer is consistent in listing
this without the 't'.
99 Most transcribers asked saw this as Mayd, but Mayo and Mays were also seen.
134 Location he is going to is undoubtedly Detroit, writer is consistent in listing
this without the 't'.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 97, List 435.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 April 2005
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