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Ship Ernestine


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
23 September 1862

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, J Schlossbauer, Master of the Ship Ernestine 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 ship 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 23d day of Sept. 1862 Before me ?? (signature of port authority indecipherable)
Signed: (captain's signature) Johannes Schlossbauer
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, country of origin, destination.
    
  1  Christine Sielter           32   female               Hannover     Ohio
  2  Frieda Sielter               8   female               Hannover     Ohio
  3* Jette Mundheim              19   female               Hannover     Washington
  4  Anna Fandeler               19   female               Hessia       Baltimore
  5  Johann Anton Kirkhoff       38   male    Merchant     Prussia      Baltimore
  6  Lucie Kirkhoff              58   female               Prussia      Baltimore
  7  Betty Kirkhoff              19   female               Prussia      Baltimore
  8* Georg Goppel                 2   male                 Baltimore    Baltimore
  9  Casper Friewer              29   male    Segarmaker   Washington   Washington
 10  Lisette Friewer             21   female               Hannover     Washington
 11  Wiljam Rackerway            13   male                 Baltimore    Georgstown
 12  Conrad Hibbeler             26   male    Segarmaker   Illinois     Illinois
 13  Conrad Hellersmann          24   male    Merchant     St. Louis    St. Louis
 14  Christian Bormann           27   male    Butcher      Hessia       Maryland
 15  Rosa Unverzagt              38   female               New Orleans  Baltimore
 16  Simon Moses Pelz            58   male    Merchant     Oldenburgh   Baltimore
 17  Jette Pelz                  48   female               Oldenburgh   Baltimore
 18  Frida Pelz                  18   female               Hannover     Baltimore
 19  Elise Pelz                  11   female               Hannover     Baltimore
 20  Bertha Pelz                  8   female               Hannover     Baltimore
 21  Mathilde Pelz                6   female               Hannover     Baltimore
 22  Julius Pelz                  4   male                 Hannover     Baltimore
 23  Carl Schwarz                42   male    Parson       Austrian     Iowa
 24  Adalb. Czecka               30   male    Carpenter    Bohemia      Minnesota
 25  Elisabeth Czecka            29   female               Bohemia      Minnesota
 26  Thomas Czecka                3   male                 Bohemia      Minnesota
 27  Adalb Rybarck               46   male    Farmer       Bohemia      Iowa
 28  Barbara Rybarck             43   female               Bohemia      Iowa
 29  Franz Rybarck               14   male                 Bohemia      Iowa
 30  Josepf Schmidt              25   male    Farmer       Bohemia      Chicago
 31  Fanni Schmidt               29   female               Bohemia      Chicago
 32  Barbara Schmidt              9m  female               Bohemia      Chicago
 33  Magdalena Schipal           55   female               Bohemia      Chicago
 34* ???tin Rodl                 26   male    Blackschmith Bohemia      Wisconsin
 35  Barbara Rodl                25   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 36  Vicktoria Schalanda         19   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 37  Anton Schalanda             10   male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 38  Jan Wollrab                 39   male    Farmer       Bohemia      Iowa
 39  Maria Wollrab               43   female               Bohemia      Iowa
 40  Anna Wollrab                11   female               Bohemia      Iowa
 41  Franziska Wollrab            7   female               Bohemia      Iowa
 42  Johann Wollrab               4m  male                 Bohemia      Iowa
 43  Johann Barta                27   male    Mason        Bohemia      Wisconsin
 44  Marie Barta                 30   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 45  Josepf Barta                10   male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 46  Josepfa Barta                6   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 47  Johann Barta                 4   male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 48  Franz Barta                  9m  male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 49* Thomas ?odl                 35   male    Farmer       Bohemia      Wisconsin
 50* Marie ?odl                  45   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 51  Johann Janski               17   male    Farmer       Bohemia      Wisconsin
 52  Marie Janski                14   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 53  Josepf Janski               11   male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 54* Marie Ci?ova                26   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 55  Anton Mizera                31   male    Farmer       Bohemia      Wisconsin
 56  Anna Mizera                 31   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 57  Anna Mizera                  5   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 58  Josepf Mizera                9m  male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 59  Rosalia Wiskarel            50   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 60  Anton Wiskarel              13   male                 Bohemia      Baltimore
 61  Maria Kaspar                23   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 62  Josepf Kaspar                5   male                 Bohemia      Baltimore
 63  Marie Kaspar                 3   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 64  Barbara Kaspar               9m  female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 65* Eva Hayek                   54   female               Bohemia      Minnesota
 66  Franz Markart               30   male    Blacksmith   Bohemia      Iowa
 67  Cathrine Kanaserk           20   female               Bohemia      Milwaukie
 68  Jacob Kaiser                28   male    Miner        Bohemia      Wisconsin
 69  Johanna Kaiser              26   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 70  Anna Kaiser                  9m  female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 71  Josepf Maly                 48   male    Weaver       Bohemia      Baltimore
 72  Anna Maly                   4?   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 73  Josepf Maly                 21   male    Taylor       Bohemia      Baltimore
 74  Rosaria Maly                19   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 75  Maria Maly                  17   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 76  Alberta Maly                 9   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 77  Anna Maly                    6   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 78  Franz Maly                   3   male                 Bohemia      Baltimore
 79  Wendel Maly                  9m  male                 Bohemia      Baltimore
 80  Jiri Sharda                 44   male    Backsmith    Bohemia      Wisconsin
 81  Maria Sharda                42   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 82  Anna Sharda                 22   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 83  Magdalena Sharda             4   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 84  Barbara Cerveny             24   female               Bohemia      Wisconsin
 85  Johann Cerveny               9m  male                 Bohemia      Wisconsin
 86  Heinrich August Winkler     31   male    Printer      Saxonia      Baltimore
 87  Franz Polak                 39   male    Shoemaker    Bohemia      Baltimore
 88  Marie Polak                 40   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 89  Anna Polak                  13   female               Bohemia      Baltimore
 90  Johann Nowak                37   male    Shoemaker    Bohemia      Milwaukie
 91  Chaterine Nowak             32   female               Bohemia      Milwaukie
 92  Franz Nowak                  6   male                 Bohemia      Milwaukie
 93  Josepf Nowak                 9m  male                 Bohemia      Milwaukie
 94  August Friedrick Kutschbach 23   male    Blacksmith   Prussia      Baltimore
 95  Ernst Trautmann             35   male    Baarkeeper   Baltimore    Baltimore
 96  Cathrine Trautmann          14   female               Hessia       Baltimore
 97  Marie Stoll                 22   female               Hessia       Baltimore
 98  Sophia Friedrika Krumrein   21   female               Wurtemberg   Baltimore
 99  Barbara Margarethe Meisser  18   female               Wurtemberg   Baltimore
100  Georg Bauer                 18   male    Farmer       Wurtemberg   Baltimore
101* Anna Cathrien Topfer        20   female               Hessia       Baltimore
102  Wilhelm Schmier             16   male    Blacksmith   Hessia       Baltimore
103  Maria Schmier               14   female               Hessia       Baltimore
104  Heinrich Niemeyer           36   male    Merchant     Hannover     Baltimore
105  Cunigunde Vogel             27   female               Bavaria      New York
106  Johann Vogel                 3   male                 Bavaria      New York
107  Anna Clara Spengler         35   female               Bavaria      Springfield
108  Andreas Friedrich Spengler  14   male                 Bavaria      Springfield
109  Lorenz Spengler             11   male                 Bavaria      Springfield
110  Caroline Geidner            17   female               Prussia      Baltimore
111* Dorothea Muller             54   female               Prussia      Rockville
112* Friedrike Muller            19   female               Prussia      Rockville
113* Caroline Muller             26   female               Prussia      Rockville
114* Carl Muller                 15   male                 Prussia      Rockville
115  Franz Morsch                52   male    Blacksmith   Baden        Baltimore
116  Johann Georg Morsch         16   male    Blacksmith   Baden        Baltimore
117  Lorenz Will                 47   male    Miller       Bavaria      Baltimore
118  Benedictus Roth             22   male    Taylor       Saxonia      Baltimore
119  Charles Deppe               32   male    Baker        Philadelphia Philadelphia
120  Elisabeth Schmidt           24   female               Hessia       Baltimore
121  Heinrich Hartmann           35   male    Farmer       New York     New York
122  Hermann Bernhardt           24   male    Farmer       Saxonia      Baltimore
123  Maria Bangert               18   female               Hessia       Baltimore
124  Christopff Herkeroth        37   male    Turner       Hessia       Baltimore
125  Auguste Schulz              31   female               Prussia      Baltimore
126  Johanna Schulz               7   female               Prussia      Baltimore
127  Louise Schulz                9m  female               Prussia      Baltimore
128  Eduard Schulz                9   male                 Prussia      Baltimore
129  Johann Nierode              45   male    Farmer       Prussia      Milwaukie
130  Helene Nierode              39   female               Prussia      Milwaukie
131  Elisabeth Nierode           12   female               Prussia      Milwaukie
132  Wilhelm Nierode             10   male                 Prussia      Milwaukie
133  Gottlieb Nierode             8   male                 Prussia      Milwaukie
134  Friedrich Nierode            2   male                 Prussia      Milwaukie
135  Johann Schemann             40   male                 Hannover     Cincinnati
136  Dora Schemann               38   female               Hannover     Cincinnati
137  Wilhelm Schemann             9   male                 Hannover     Cincinnati
138  Auguste Wendt               20   female               Prussia      Baltimore
139  Carl Raabe                  27   male    ?            Prussia      Missouri
140  Auguste Raabe               25   female               Prussia      Missouri
141* Franz ????s                 19   male    Watchmaker   Prussia      St. Louis
142* Paul C?                      ?   male    ?            Prussia      ?
143* Franziska C?                35   female               Prussia      ?
144  Heinrich Grandt             33   male    Taylor       Mecklenberg  Cincinnati
145  Doris Grandt                28   female               Mecklenberg  Cincinnati
146  Cort Vietmeyer              21   male    Merchant     Hannover     St. Louis

Endnote:  one infant born on passage (list writer does not identify to whom
born)
    

Transcriber's notes:

  A ? indicates material which is indecipherable.
  An * indicates a footnote, explanation or conjecture in the passenger notes.
  Spellings have been retained as found in the original except for the German umlauts.


3       Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Muendheim.
8       Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Goeppel.
34      Given name is blurred on original--looks like it may be Martin.
49-50   Uncertain about the first letter of the surname:  may be Z or y
        making the name Zodl or Yodl.
54      Third letter of surname unclear--may be "k" or "h" making the name
        either Cikova or Cihova.
64      Third letter of surname may be "j" though it is not dotted; thus
        name may be Hajek.
101     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Toepfer.
111-114 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Mueller.
141     Surname looks like it may be Hvaas or Kvaas.
142-143 Surname looks like it may be Chadarerk, Chadawerk.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 13.
Transcribed by Gene Jannsen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 August 2004



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