Immigrant Ships
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Bark Columbus
Bremen, Germany to New York
20 April 1868
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, T. Hilmer, Master of the Brem. Bk Columbus, 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 the said Bark at Bremen, from which Port the
said Bark 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. (Signature) T. Hilmer.
Sworn to this 20 April 1868,
Before me. (Signature) W M C?????y, D.C..
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the
Bremen Bk Columbus whereof T. Hilmer is Master, from Bremen, burthen 625 61/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation,
the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend
to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in the
transcription.
1 Carl Witte 26 M Lawyer Prussia New York 1st Cabin
2 Louise Bosack 32 F No Occ Prussia New York 1st Cabin
3* Caroline Lutz 17 F Server Wurtenberg New York 2nd Cabin
4* Margaretha Knolke 24 F Server Prussia Cincinati 2nd Cabin
5 Johann Luschner 31 M Tailor Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
6 Meta Luschner 24 F Wife Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
7 Wilhelm Sander 40 M Workm Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
8 Dorothea Sander 28 F Wife Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
9 Wilhelm Sander 6 M Son Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
10 Bertha Sander 0y10m F Baby Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
11* Anton Wohlyeboren 24 M Geomether Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
12* Jacob Buttner 25 M ???polisher Coburg New York 2nd Cabin
13* Gustav Zuckschwert 21 M Merchant Brunswick New York 2nd Cabin
14* Christian Bente 32 M Workm Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
15* Dorothea Bente 22 F Wife Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
16* Anna Graber 22 F Server Hessian New York 2nd Cabin
17* Ernstine Fruh 23 F Server Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
18 Maria Bander 20 F Server Wurtenburg New York 2nd Cabin
19 Louise Teuteberg 22 F Server Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
20 Johann Wagner 45 M Workm Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
21 Margaretha Wagner 39 F Wife Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
22 Johann Wagner 12 M Child Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
23 Peter Wagner 9 M Child Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
24 Johann Wagner 3 M Child Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
25* Friedrich Gotz 17 M Farmer Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
26 Friedrich Queck 34 M Shoemaker Saxonia New York 2nd Cabin
27 Johannes Lauterbach 20 M Farmer Hessian New York 2nd Cabin
28 Carl Gehngen 23 M Miller Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
29 Joseph Siegel 22 M Workm Bohemia New York 2nd Cabin
30* Jacob Muller 22 M Workm Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
31 Johann Sorger 27 M Workm Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
32 Johann Barde 20 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
33 Albert Albers 30 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
34* Gottfried Huftle 30 M Workm Wurtenberg New York 2nd Cabin
35 Jacob Kassens 27 M Carpenter Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
36 Turgen Kassens 30 M Carpenter Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
37 Minna Kassens 38 F Wife Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
38 Diedrich Reitmann 66 M Farmer Prussia Minosota 2nd Cabin
39 Peter Reitmann 13 M Son Prussia Minosota 2nd Cabin
40 Hinrich Flesner 52 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
41 Anochen Flesner 23 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
42 Gertschen Flesner 21 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
43 Volke Flesner 19 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
44 Mimke Flesner 14 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
45 Gerd Flesner 12 M Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
46 Henrich Flesner 7 M Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
47 Fenschen Flesner 5 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
48 Anna Flesner 3 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
49 Harm Sathoff 17 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
50 Gerd Sathoff 26 M Sailor Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
51* Tantje Focker 21 F Server Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
52 Harm Kunstabel 44 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
53 Etta Kunstabel 43 F Wife Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
54 Antsche Kunstabel 14 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
55 Greetchen Kunstabel 7 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
56 Jan Carl Penske 51 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
57 Etsche Penske 47 F Wife Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
58 Volke Penske 18 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
59 Jan Penske 15 M Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
60 Marike Penske 10 F Child Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
61 Julius Mai 42 M Farmer Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
62 Hanne Mai 42 F Wife Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
63 Wilhelmine Mai 15 F Child Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
64 August Mai 7 M Child Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
65 Wilhelm Mai 4 M Child Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
66 Hanne Mai 2 F Child Prussia Wisconsin 2nd Cabin
67* Carl Lochmann 16 M Butcher Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
68* Joseph Rohling 31 M Sailor Amerika New York 2nd Cabin
69 Gertrude Rohling 24 F Wife Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
70 Johanne Rohling 2 F Child Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
71 Alles Schmidtberger 27 M Farmer Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
72 Anna Maria Schmidtberger 23 F Wife Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
73 Anna Schmidtberger 3 F Child Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
74 Paulina Schmidtberger 0y9m F Baby Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
75* Wilhelm Grobe 32 M Shoemaker Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
76* Harm ?eus 21 M Farmer Prussia Illinois 2nd Cabin
77* Heinrich Hafer 18 M Shoemaker Prussia Baltimore 2nd Cabin
78 Johann Schur 27 M Butcher Wurtenberg Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
79* Gottfried Schumacher 34 M Weber Wurtenberg New York 2nd Cabin
80* Thes Kluder 23 M Joiner Wurtenberg Chicago 2nd Cabin
81 Walter Helwig 19 M Merchant Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
82 Philipp Schneider 21 M Farmer Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
83 Johann Hammer 23 M Farmer Wurtenberg New York 2nd Cabin
84* Harm Westdorp 20 M Sailor Amerika New York 2nd Cabin
85* Johann Imels 26 M Farmer Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
86* Johann Schack 29 M Weber Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
87* Franz Ricker 18 M Farmer Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
88 Heinrich Busch 16 M Farmer Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
definitely.
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
3 There is possibly an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Lutz".
4 There is possibly an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Knolke".
11 Surname appears to be either "Wohlyeboren" or "Wohlgeboren". Occupation is
recorded as "Geomether" perhaps implying "Geometer", one who measures or
surveys land.
12 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Buttner". Passenger's Occupation
is poorly written and cannot be deciphered with certainty, but is possibly
"Stonepolisher".
13 Surname is either "Zuckschwert" or "Fuckschwert".
14-15 Surname is either "Bente" or "Beute".
16 There is an umlaut above the "a" in surname "Graber".
17 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Fruh".
25 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Gotz".
30 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
34 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Huftle".
51 Surname is either "Focker" or "Focken".
67 Surname appears to be written as "Lochmann", but might possibly be "Lachmann".
68 Passenger's Occupation cannot be deciphered with certainty. The first part of
the Occupation is unclear, but the last part is "ilor". The Occupation is
likely "Sailor". Passenger's country of citizenship is recorded as "U.S. of
Amerika" with the notation "1866 Ship Neptune fr. Liverpool".
75 Surname is either "Grabe" or "Grobe".
76 First letter of surname cannot be deciphered with certainty. Name is possibly
"Deus", "Dens", "Steus" or "Stens".
77 Surname appears to be written as "Hafer", but might possibly be "Hofer".
79 Passenger's Occupation is recorded as "Weber", likely meaning "Weaver".
80 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Kluder".
84 Surname is either "Westdorf" or "Westdorp". Passenger's country of
citizenship is recorded as "U.S. of Amerika" with the notation "Octob 65 Ellen
A. Cooper fr. Bremen".
85 First letter of surname is not clearly written and cannot be deciphered with
certainty, but surname appears to be either Imels" or "Smels".
86 Surname is possibly "Schack", "Schock" or "Schuck". Passenger's Occupation is
recorded as "Weber", likely meaning "Weaver".
87 Surnameis either "Ricker" or "Rieker".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 292, List 313.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 September 2004
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