Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Ship Mercury
LeHavre, France to New York
27 January 1855
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John F French, 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 Ship Mercury, whereof I am Master, from Havre.
So help me God (signed) John F French
Sworn to this 27 January 1855, before me (signed) M Moffman, Collector
List or Manifest of All The Passengers taken on board the American
Ship Mercury, whereof French is Master, from Havre, burthen 1350 83/95 tons.
The columns represent passenger name, age, sex, and country to which they belong.
The occupation of each passenger is listed as farmer; this column has been omitted.
The United States is the destination of each passenger; this column has been
omitted.
1 Jacob Kimpfler 36 m Baden
2 Magdal^ Kimpfler 29 f Baden
3 Magdal^ Kimpfler 8 f Baden
4 Jacob Kimpfler 6 m Baden
5 Daniel Kimpfler 3 m Baden
6 Carl Kimpfler 11mos m Baden
7 Elizab^ Franz 17 f Baden
8 Jacob Hill 35 m Baden
9 Salome Hill 24 f Baden
10 Emily Hill 3 f Baden
11 Friedrich Hill 10mos m Baden
12 Michael Kauffmann 40 m Baden
13 Margar^ Kauffmann 35 f Baden
14 Leonhardt Kauffmann 10 m Baden
15 Catherine Kauffmann 9 f Baden
16* Tu?? Kauffmann 6 f Baden
17 Philipp Kauffmann 3 m Baden
18 Georg Kauffmann 9mos m Baden
19 Therese Maisch 25 f Baden
20 Ann Maisch 11mos f Baden
21 Joseph^ Schumann 53 f Baden
22 Peter Schroter 32 m Baden
23 Johann Bruner 34 m Baden
24 Amalie Bruner 9 f Baden
25 Joseph Eisch 22 m Baden
26 Stephanie Winkler 30 f Baden
27 Ferdinand Jagle 28 m Baden
28 Benjamin Jagle 24 m Baden
29 Joseph Haensler 17 m Baden
30 Edward Linenmann 32 m Baden
31 Henriette Phaff 21 f Baden
32 Henry Bilhanz 43 m Baden
33 Anna Shiess 35 f Baden
34 Otto Bilhanz 9 m Baden
35 Emilie Bilhanz 8 f Baden
36 Caroline Bilhanz 7 f Baden
37 Louis Bilhanz 5 m Baden
38 Anna Bilhanz 11mos f Baden
39 Joseph Goring 18 m Baden
40 Carl Fuchs 42 m Baden
41 Maria Fuchs 37 f Baden
42 Friedrike Fuchs 10 f Baden
43 Carl Fuchs 7 m Baden
44 Franz Fuchs 5 m Baden
45 Emilie Fuchs 4 f Baden
46 Ernest Fuchs 11mos m Baden
47* Bernardin Fuchs 1mos m Baden
48 Leonard Weber 16 m Baden
49 Friedrich Huber 16 m Baden
50 Amalia Heinrich 20 f Baden
51 Emilie Heinrich 17 f Baden
52 Christian Kohler 24 m Baden
53 Jacob Buhler 16 m Baden
54 Georg Brenn 22 m Baden
55 Hiedron Stachle 17 m Baden
56 Ferd^ Gundlinger 29 m Baden
57 Lorenz Herti 24 m Baden
58 Elizab^ Brukner 22 f Baden
59 Cathar^ Dingler 43 f Baden
60 Cathar^ Dingler 10 f Baden
61 Carl Dingler 9 m Baden
62 Peter Neudeck 51 m Baden
63 Martin Kempf 34 m Baden
64 Barbara Kempf 30 f Baden
65 Jacob Kempf 5 m Baden
66 Barbara Kempf 9mos f Baden
67 Sebastian Kempf 29 m Baden
68 Magdal^ Bundems 58 f Baden
69 Cathar^ Bundems 44 f Baden
70 Eva Bundems 32 f Baden
71 Friedrich Kempf 43 m Baden
72 Magdal^ Kempf 36 f Baden
73 Christine Kempf 14 f Baden
74 Elisabeth Kempf 12 f Baden
75 Magdal^ Kempf 4 f Baden
76 Johann Winned 59 m Baden
77 Elizabeth Winned 58 f Baden
78 Peter Winned 17 m Baden
79 Barbara Ettner 29 f Baden
80 Emma Ettner 11 f Baden
81 Henry Ettner 1 6mos m Baden
82 Elisab^ Kamm 23 f Baden
83 Margar^ Zutich 27 f Baden
84 Henry Sandriker 24 m Baden
85 Georg Nannemacher 40 m Baden
86 Anna Nannemacher 47 f Baden
87 Anna Nannemacher 17 f Baden
88 Christina Nannemacher 13 f Baden
89 Johan Nannemacher 11 m Baden
90 Susanna Nannemacher 5 f Baden
91 Elizabeth Nannemacher 2 f Baden
92 Friedr^ Beissmann 30 m Baden
93 Andreas Kraft 40 m Baden
94 Catherina Kraft 41 f Baden
95 Caroline Kraft 17 f Baden
96 Louise Kraft 13 f Baden
97 Elisab^ Kraft 9 f Baden
98 Andreas Kraft 9 m Baden
99 Xavier Harter 45 m Baden
100 Thomas Walker 49 m Baden
101 Agatha Walker 47 f Baden
102 Magdal^ Walker 22 f Baden
103 Justine Walker 15 f Baden
104 Louise Walker 9 f Baden
105 Joseph Walker 7 m Baden
106 Pauline Walker 2 f Baden
107 Benedict Jager 19 m Baden
108 Caroline Wegmann 17 f Baden
109 Adolph Hindenlang 23 m Baden
110 Cathar^ Kraft 20 f Baden
111 Sophia Eppling 18 f Baden
112 Cathar^ Hage 29 f Baden
113 Marie Schauselmayer 33 f Baden
114 Sophia Schauselmayer 3 f Baden
115 Georg Aberle 32 m Baden
116 Philipp Fritz 54 m Baden
117 Levi Fritz 24 m Baden
118 Lorenz Fritz 21 m Baden
119 Johannes Fritz 18 m Baden
120 Martin Fritz 14 m Baden
121 Henry Fritz 9 m Baden
122 Valentin Merkel 27 m Baden
123 Henry Hoefle 44 m Baden
124 Ottilia Hoefle 41 f Baden
125 Augustin Hoefle 17 m Baden
126 Damien Hoefle 15 m Baden
127 Jonas Hoefle 14 m Baden
128 Caroline Hoefle 9 f Baden
129 Julianne Hoefle 8 f Baden
130 Jacob Kyre 25 m Baden
131 Wilhelm Hugel 28 m Baden
132 Christine Ekhart 19 f Wurtenberg
133 Margar^ Ekhart 21 f Wurtenberg
134 Friedrike Heunige 21 f Wurtenberg
135 Jacob Friedle 35 m Wurtenberg
136 Dorothy Friedle 59 f Wurtenberg
137 Friedrike Friedle 37 f Wurtenberg
138 Sophia Friedle 32 f Wurtenberg
139 Angelia Schiedinger 30 f Wurtenberg
140 Friedrike Sela 32 f Wurtenberg
141 Johannes Haesble 29 m Wurtenberg
142 Louise Abt 25 f Wurtenberg
143 Jacob Walker 55 m Wurtenberg
144 Margar^ Walker 38 f Wurtenberg
145 Carl Walker 14 m Wurtenberg
146 Gustav Walker 11 m Wurtenberg
147 Albert Walker 8 m Wurtenberg
148 Paulina Walker 6 f Wurtenberg
149 Ferdinand Daniker 25 m Wurtenberg
150 Gottlieb Friedenauer 27 m Wurtenberg
151 Johann Winkler 25 m Wurtenberg
152 Jacob Haas 24 m Wurtenberg
153 Christoph^ Weber 28 m Wurtenberg
154 Cathar^ Weber 20 f Wurtenberg
155 Johan Schenzinger 18 m Wurtenberg
156 Johan Siegel 22 m Wurtenberg
157 Johann Albrecht 39 m Wurtenberg
158 Margar^ Rodenbach 54 f Hesse
159 Cathar^ Rodenbach 16 f Hesse
160 Wilhelmina Brodhag 25 f Wurtenberg
161 Christian Rupp 32 m Wurtenberg
162 Louis Elraesser 19 m Wurtenberg
163 Wilhelm Elraesser 17 m Wurtenberg
164 Barbara Schmidt 18 f Bavaria
165* Barbara V Gerichten 20 f Bavaria
166* Gertrude V Gerichten 18 f Bavaria
167 Peter Humbert 23 m Bavaria
168 Peter Blumenschein 12 m Bavaria
169 Johan Baklein 31 m Bavaria
170 Jacob Urisch 56 m Hesse
171 Maria Urisch 58 f Hesse
172 Helene Urisch 27 f Hesse
173 Dorothea Weber 28 f Hesse
174 Peter Pohl 21 m Hesse
175 Jacob Diefenthaber 27 m Hesse
176 Peter Blanz 36 m Bavaria
177 Christian Blanz 35 m Bavaria
178 Franz Blanz 13 m Bavaria
179 Barbara Blanz 9 f Bavaria
180 Peter Blanz 8 m Bavaria
181 Rosine Avenius 16 f Bavaria
182 Dorothy Wenzel 23 f Bavaria
183 Marg^ Parsenheimer 20 f Bavaria
184 Elisab^ Berg 19 f Bavaria
185 Marg^ Mossbach 20 f Bavaria
186 Louis Hass 36 m Bavaria
187 Cathar^ Hass 26 f Bavaria
188 Margar^ Hass 9 f Bavaria
189 Anna Hass 8 f Bavaria
190 Cathar^ Hass 5 f Bavaria
191 Anne Hass 11mos f Bavaria
192 Cathar^ Buttmann 36 f Bavaria
193 Margar^ Buttmann 21 f Bavaria
194 Maria Buttmann 43 f Bavaria
195 Henry Buttmann 17 m Bavaria
196 Cathar^ Holzhauser 25 f Bavaria
197 Maria Holzhauser 6mos f Bavaria
198 Georg Steinbrecher 23 m Bavaria
199 Cathar^ Schallenberger 34 f Bavaria
200 Johann Schallenberger 28 m Bavaria
201 Georg Schallenberger 4 m Bavaria
202 Carl Schallenberger 2 m Bavaria
203 Martin Schallenberger 9mos m Bavaria
204 Cathar^ Egert 30 f Bavaria
205 Jean Egert 19 m Bavaria
206 Helene Egert 7 f Bavaria
207 Maria Egert 4 f Bavaria
208 Louise Egert 3 f Bavaria
209 Franz Egert 9mos m Bavaria
210 Caroline Schallenberger 28 f Bavaria
211 Peter Weiss 23 m Bavaria
212 Adam Kern 30 m Bavaria
213* Anna Knern 28 f Bavaria
214 Anna Strichler 23 f Bavaria
215 Jacob Werner 23 m Bavaria
216 Maria Stuky 19 f Bavaria
217 Elisab^ Schaefer 52 f Baden
218 Mathias Schaefer 16 m Baden
219 Joseph Schaefer 11 m Baden
220 Salome Bale 40 f Bavaria
221 Peter Bale 3 m Bavaria
222 Anna Strassner 25 f Bavaria
223 Anton Sattler 20 m Bavaria
224 Elisab^ Nicolaus 15 f Bavaria
225 Margar^ Reinig 16 f Bavaria
226 Cathar^ Reinig 15 f Bavaria
227 Johann Buttner 39 m Hesse
228 Philipp Rosen 22 m Hesse
229 Georg Radezi 25 m Hesse
230 Eline Radezi 25 f Hesse
231 Bernard Radezi 9 m Hesse
232 Balthazeck Radezi 8 m Hesse
233 Georg Radezi 6 m Hesse
234 Eline Schumann 20 f Hesse
235 Carl Schumann 11mos m Hesse
236 Apolinia Darmstadt 50 f Hesse
237 Eline Darmstadt 23 f Hesse
238 Elisa^ Darmstadt 19 f Hesse
239 Christoph Darmstadt 5 m Hesse
240 Maria Schieber 29 f Bavaria
241 Barbara Lutz 22 f Bavaria
242 Andreas Derfnes 24 m Bavaria
243 Leo Schieber 33 m Bavaria
244 Caroline Schmidt 32 f France
245 Seraphin Wendling 30 m France
246* V??toine Wendling 28 f France
247 Therese Wendling 5 f France
248 Seraphin Wendling 9mos m France
249 Jean Schwein 19 m France
250 Jean Burghardt 53 m France
251 Cathar^ Burghardt 45 f France
252 Maria Burghardt 20 f France
253 Barbe^ Burghardt 15 m France
254 Jacques Burghardt 9 m France
255 Madeleine Burghardt 7 f France
256 Theodore Huck 17 m Baden
257 Jacques Kilcher 39 m France
258 Salome Kilcher 39 f France
259 Jacques Kilcher 9 m France
260 Salome Kilcher 4 f France
261 Margar^ Kilcher 3 f France
262 Christo^ Kilcher 9mos m France
263 Mathias Wilbur 19 m France
264 Jean Kohler 58 m Baden
265 Christine Kohler 52 f Baden
266 Carl Hinenberger 23 m Baden
267 Jacques Krauss 21 m Prussia
268 Joseph Schnert 22 m Baden
269 Joachim Hugate 46 m Baden
270 Friedrike Hugate 44 f Baden
271 Joachim Hugate 18 m Baden
272 Friedrike Hugate 16 f Baden
273 Marie Hugate 15 f Baden
274 Georg Hugate 9 m Baden
275 Cathar^ Hugate 6 f Baden
276 Madeleine Hugate 4 f Baden
277 Charles Hugate 11mos m Baden
278 Rosine Raith 17 f Baden
279 Jean Giesselbreiht 15 m France
280 Christ^ Weisskopf 19 m France
281 Christ^ Stendinger 26 m Baden
282 Alexand^ Bergheimer 20 m Baden
283 Francis Schell 20 m Baden
284 Rosalia Blum 38 f Baden
285 Leo Blum 9 m Baden
286 Albert Blum 8 m Baden
287 Louis Blum 7 m Baden
288 Justin Blum 6 m Baden
289 Sophia Gettman 27 f Baden
290 Johann Schillinger 51 m Baden
291 Maria Schillinger 11 f Baden
292 Albert Wehreles 17 m Baden
293 Thomas Laib 34 m Wurtenberg
294 Gottfr^ Bucher 31 m Baden
295 Madeleine Bucher 31 f Baden
296 Maria Bucher 8 f Baden
297 Georg Bucher 4 m Baden
298 Louisa Dannzeisen 16 f Baden
299 Emilie Dannzeisen 15 f Baden
300 Johann Bucher 11mos m Baden
301 Caspar Burkle 46 m Baden
302 Elisab^ Burkle 42 f Baden
303 Caroline Burkle 12 f Baden
304 Madeleine Burkle 9 f Baden
305 Maria Burkle 8 f Baden
306 Philipp Daesle 23 m Baden
307 Eugene Shehle 20 m Baden
308 Margar^ Fehrenbach 19 f Baden
309 Dorothea Weber 16 f Baden
310 Marg^ Baschkretter 23 f Baden
311 Johann Simon 29 m Prussia
312 Alexander Jacob 26 m Prussia
313 Lucas Krinz 28 m Prussia
314 Maria Scherer 59 f Prussia
315 Anton Hoflichs 32 m Hesse
316 Henry Schaeffer 30 m Prussia
317* Susana Hatter 46 f Prussia
318* Pierre Hatter 10 m Prussia
319* Madeleine Hatter 8 f Prussia
320* Francis Hatter 8 m Prussia
321* Margar^ H Black 28 f Prussia
322* Nicolas Black 9 m Prussia
323* Susanne Black 7 f Prussia
324* Johann Black 4 m Prussia
325 Wendel Meier 20 m Prussia
326 Nicolas Pau 34 m Prussia
327 Cathar^ Pau 26 f Prussia
328 Gertrude Buchlein 40 f Prussia
329* Henry Sandret 23 m Prussia
330 Joseph Muttinzer 35 m Switzerland
331 Martin Weber 36 m Switzerland
332 Joseph Harsche 24 m Switzerland
333 Johann Linthardt 38 m Switzerland
334 Emmanuel Handochin 21 m Switzerland
335 Jacob Granzinger 21 m Bavaria
336 George Wein 29 m Wurtenberg
337 Charles Brika 24 m France
338 Maria Brika 24 f France
339 Elizab^ Appel 50 f France
340 Charles Appel 22 m France
341 Francis Appel 19 m France
342 Louis Appel 15 m France
343 Ernest Appel 13 m France
344 Abrigale Avril 47 m France
345 Louisa Avril 44 f France
346 Metty Avril 14 f France
347 Narcius Avril 8 m France
348 Mary Avril 22 f France
349 Pierre Jamet 57 m Americain
350 Madeleine Jamet 58 f Americain
351 Joseph Giclet 35 m France
352 Mary Giclet 30 f France
353 Pierre Voucausant 37 m France
354 Anna Voucausant 58 f France
355 Virgine Giclet 9 f France
356 John Giclet 5 m France
357 John Cordier 28 m France
358 Theodore Cordier 26 m France
359 Nicolas Tupenat 44 m France
360 Jean Simm 48 m France
361 Francoise Chalot 34 m France
362 Catharine Chalot 26 f France
363 Antoine Bolender 31 m France
364 Etienne Bolender 33 m France
365 Christ^ Biedermann 40 m Suisse
366 Johann Hofer 25 m Suisse
367 Pierre Hant 19 m Prussia
368 Michel Wikert 20 m Prussia
369 Babette May 17 f France
370 Nathan May 14 m France
371 Josephine Schoenor 22 f France
372 Joseph Walther 30 m America
373 Jean Gittard 45 m France
374 Joseph Galliez 33 m France
375* Jefferson MacMurray 16 m America
376 Jean Hasch 23 m France
377* ?? Henry 38 m America
378 Peter Ludwig 32 m America
379 George Blumensheim 24 m Bavaria
380* Auguste Funk 26 m Americain
381* Mad^ Faroussan ?? f France
Transcriber's Notes:
* Indicates additional information noted below
^ Indicates missing letters in abbreviated names
? Indicates letters or names that are missing or illegible
Philipp Fiefenbach, age 34, from Prussia was originally listed as a passenger;
the name has been marked through and he was not given a passenger number. He
was originally listed between passengers 316 and 317.
16 First name illegible due to damage at paper fold
47 Passenger died en route; no other information given
165, 166 Last names could be VanGerichten
213 Last name could be Kern
246 First name partially illegible
317-320 Last name could be Hasser
321-324 Last name could be Blach
329 Last name could be Landret
375 Passenger listed as Cabin Passenger
377 Passenger listed as Cabin Passenger; first name is missing
380 Passenger listed as Cabin Passenger
381 Passenger listed as Cabin Passenger; age missing
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 150, List 55.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
2 July 2005
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