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Ship Germania

I, Chas H Townsend, Master of the Ship Germania, 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 Ship at Havre, 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 passenger, 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.
Chas H Townsend

Sworn to this 23rd Feby 1861
Before Me J White DC

List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Germania whereof Townsend is Master, from Havre. Burthen 996 77/95 tons

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.

Columns eliminated and reasons why:
Died on voyage---No deaths.
Occupation---All passengers are listed as Farmers.
Country of destination---All are going to the United States.
Part of ship occupied by each passenger during voyage---All are shown as Between Decks except passengers 2 & 30, who are shown as being in the 2nd Cabin area on the Poop deck.

    
  1* Guiseppe An Louis Sereni 23    M  Sarde
  2* Anne F?????              62    F  France 
  3  Michael Hermann          21    M  Baden
  4  Cath Dommer              24    F  Baden
  5  Carl Heckel              18    M  Wurttemberg
  6  Gottlieb Hass            16    M  Wurttemberg
  7  Rachel Woerner           16    F  Wurttemberg
  8  Carl Caigel              18    M  Wurttemberg
  9  Adolph Seeburger         25    M  Wurttemberg
 10  Jacob Strobel            31    M  Wurttemberg
 11  Joseph Strobel           33    M  Wurttemberg
 12  Michael Hohner           20    M  Wurttemberg
 13* Fran???isca Moser        56    F  Wurttemberg
 14  Helene Moser             30    F  Wurttemberg
 15* Fran???isca Moser         6mo  F  Wurttemberg
 16  Gabriel Moser            19    M  Wurttemberg
 17  Johannes Moser           17    M  Wurttemberg
 18  Norbert Moser            15    M  Wurttemberg
 19  Agnes Moser              24    F  Wurttemberg
 20  Jacob Messner            20    M  United States
 21* Samuel H??????           26    M  Switzerland
 22* Ulrich C????inger        26    M  Switzerland
 23  Eva Zimmerman            25    F  Switzerland
 24  Heinrich Olhmann         23    M  Switzerland
 25* Heinrich A?????          18    M  Switzerland
 26  Daniel Hossler           20    M  Switzerland
 27* L????? N?????            46    M  Switzerland
 28* Jos Ernst Grossman       29    M  B??????
 29* A Marie Fischer          29    F  B??????
 30* Elisb Valin              24    F  B??????
 31* Christian C????          30    M  B??????
 32* Heinrich D????heimer     24    M  B??????
 33* Regina N??????           55    F  Wurttemberg
 34  Bernard Wolle            22    M  Baden
 35  Leonore Rehmann          26    F  Baden
 36* A Marie Spielmann        30    F  B??????
 37* J Jacob Mager            26    M  B??????
 38  Peter Kempf              28    M  Baden
 39  Michael Andres           21    M  Baden
 40  Christoph Lingenfeld     28    M  United States
 41* ????? Lingenfeld         17    F  Baden
 42  Johann Baumann           24    M  Baden
 43* L???? Klein              23    M  Baden
 44  Ann Marie Seubel         21    F  Baden
 45  Barbara Muhlberger       22    F  Baden
 46  Phillip Mayer            28    M  Baden
 47* Margaret G???            28    F  Baden
 48  Edward Wersheimer        23    M  Baden
 49  Regina Steiger           40    F  Baden
 50  Theresa Steiger          18    F  Baden
 51  Joseph Steiger            9    M  Baden
 52  Andreas Bolhurst         47    M  United States
 53  Conrad Goetz             20    M  Baden
 54  Sophie Goetz             25    F  Baden
 55  Franz Goetz               3    M  Baden
 56  Mathias Goetz             4    M  Baden
 57  Marie Goetz               7    F  Baden
 58  Pauline Leneck           18    F  Baden 
 59  Christ Heinrich Grund    28    M  Hessen
 60  Jean Kern                17    F  France
 61  Joh Caspar Knittel       26    M  Wurttemberg
 62  Eva Beyer                16    F  France
 63  Magdalena Knoll          22    F  Wurttemberg
 64  Mathias Folker           20    M  Wurttemberg
 65  Andreas Muller           40    M  Wurttemberg
 66  Christian Kinth          21    M  Wurttemberg
 67  Adolph Fleig             20    M  Wurttemberg
 68  Catherine Fleig          19    F  Wurttemberg
 69  Maria Fleig              16    F  Wurttemberg
 70  Joh George Weidenbach    29    M  Wurttemberg
 71  Heinrich Hess            22    M  Wurttemberg
 72  Johann Muhlleissen       27    M  Wurttemberg
 73  Carl Schneekenburger     23    M  Wurttemberg
 74  Caspar Schneekenburger   22    M  Wurttemberg
 75  Pauline Heshich          18    F  Wurttemberg
 76  Rosalie Heshich          19    F  Wurttemberg
 77  Magdaline Schneider      13    F  Hessen
 78  Johann Platz             21    M  Baden
 79  Heinrich Ackermann       21    M  United States
 80  Simon Freiberger         45    M  Baden
 81  Johann Gothard           23    M  Hessen
 82  Barbara Kahl             32    F  Hessen
 83* ????arius Wilking        24    M  Hessen
 84  Josephine Asch           20    F  Hessen
 85* Louis ????               20    M  Baden
 86* Edward H??y              19    M  Baden
 87  Nicholas Wahl            21    M  Baden
 88  Margaret Heil            29    F  Baden
 89  Jacob Heil               23    M  Baden
 90  Michael Held             21    M  Baden
 91  Anna Maria Held          27    F  Baden
 92  Jacob Stahl              26    M  Baden
 93  Frederich Stahl          23    M  Baden
 94  Elise Anschinger         27    F  Baden
 95* Peter Han????            21    M  Baden
 96  Johann Nen               28    M  Baden
 97  Johann Harshmann         32    M  Hessen
 98  George Poth              29    M  Baden
 99  Johann Muller            21    M  Baden
100  Johann Fed Gauber        20    M  Baden
101  Michael Hoffmann         23    F  Baden
102* H??? Francke             21    M  Switzerland
103  Johann Weilstein         27    M  Switzerland
104  Johann Landeregger       20    M  Switzerland
105  Caroline Landeregger     19    F  Switzerland
106  Peter Alois Scheerer     40    M  United States
107  Joseph Haker             28    M  Wurttemberg
108* E???? Bach               24    F  Wurttemberg
109  Auguste Theidler         21    M  Wurttemberg
110  Catherine Hummel         24    F  Wurttemberg
111  Simon Blach              20    M  Switzerland
112  Adam Henning             27    M  Switzerland
113  Catherine Waper          27    F  Switzerland
114* Carl ??inlander          21    M  Baden
115  Richard Kromer           18    M  Baden
116  Edward Seiler            22    M  United States
117  Nicholas Muller          23    M  Baden
118  Jacob Ludwig             57    M  Bavaria
119  Christian Helmlinger     45    M  United States
120  Arnold Bert              25    M  Hessen
121  Franz Anton Tebeelen     34    M  United States
122  Victor Nasset            30    M  United States
123  Louise Schneider         21    F  France
124  Cath Martin              26    F  France
125* Francois G?????          29    M  France
126  Felicia Bremm            39    M  France
127  Louis Tarquot            31    M  France
128* Bernard Si???t           25    M  France                 
   
 
Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
 condition of the original document.

  1     Sarde is probably Sardinia.
  2     Last name starts with F (Maybe Friare)
 13-15  Middle of first names not clear.
 21     Lat name unclear.
 22     Last name unclear.
 25     Last name not clear.
 27     Both names unclear.
 28-32  Country of origin unclear.
 31     Last name ??
 32     Last name ??
 33     Last name ??
 36-37  Country of origin unclear.
 41     First name ??
 43     First name ??
 47     Last name not clear.
 83     First name unclear.
 85     Last name looks like Dhuy.
 86     Last name looks like Hug.
 95     Last name ??
102     First name looks like Huge.
108     First name ??
114     First two letters of last name are either Al or Ke. ??
125     Last name unclear.
128     Last name not clear.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.

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