Immigrant Ships
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Ocean


Bremen, Germany to New York
21 May 1851

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, H. Jacobs do solemnly, sincerely, and truly (blank) 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 Ocean whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God (signed) H. Jacobs
Sworn to this 21 May 1851
Before me H. Calhoun DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ocean whereof H. Jacobs is Master, from Bremen, burthen 249 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Last dwelling place, Going to. Pieces of luggage. All passengers are from Germany so that column was eliminated.
  1  George Hein.      Weber         28   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
  2  Johannes          Kohler        20   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
  3  Heinrich          Wille         27   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
  4  Wilhelm           Taubert       17   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
  5  George            Spohn         23   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
  6  Franz             Merle         19   Man   Joiner          Hessen         New York     1
  7  Conrad            Fischer       21   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
  8  Peter             Karl          21   Man   Schoemaker      Hessen         New York     1
  9  George            Meister       26   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
 10  Conrad            Bauer         26   Man   Farmer          Baiern         Cincinati    1
 11  Elisabeth         Bauer         24   Woman                 Baiern         Cincinati
 12  Johann            Bauer          3   Man                   Baiern         Cincinati
 13  Martin            Bauer           6m Man                   Baiern         Cincinati
 14  Christian         Hohn          19   Man   Farmer          Baiern         Cincinati    1
 15  Lenhard           Gebhard       16   Man   Farmer          Baiern         Cincinati    1
 16* Martin            Scher???      18   Man   Farmer          Baiern         Cincinati    1
 17  Johannes          Gareis        18   Man   Miller          Baiern         Cincinati    1
 18  Philip            Thomas        27   Man   Joiner          Hessen         New York     1
 19  Johann            Wagner        20   Man   Upholsterer     Hessen         New York     1
 20  Henriette         Pflugel       18   Woman                 Woldeck        New York     1  
 21  Heinrich          Deiss         18   Man   Turner          Hessen         New York     1
 22* Elisabeth         Ko????        28   Woman                 Hessen         New York     1
 23  Just.             Gabriel       24   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
 24* Wendeline         Sch????       27   Man   Farmer          Hessen         Wetingen     1
 25* Mathias           Gr?????       20   Man   Gerber(tanner)  Westfalen      We?????      2
 26* Chatarina         Weiss???      24   Woman                 Hessen         Wellingen    1
 27  Johannes          Echardt       35   Man   Joiner          Hessen         New York     1
 28  Auguste           Echardt       27   Woman                 Hessen         New York
 29  Wilhelm           Echardt        4   Man                   Hessen         New York
 30  George            Echardt         9m Man                   Hessen         New York
 31  Wilhelmine        Jacob         29   Woman                 Hessen         New York     2
 32  Joh. Fried.       Dahler        24   Man   Tailor          Sachsen Coburg New York     1
 33  Johann            Dahner        23   Man   Schoemaker      Beiern         New York     1
 34* Johanna           Man???        23   Woman                 Sachsen        New York     1
 35  Carl Wilh.        Diedrich      29   Man   Farmer          Sachsen        Pietsburg    1
 36  Michael           Gorenzer      33   Man   Schoemaker      Westfalen      New York     1
 37  Martin            Carl          34   Man   Tanner          Westfalen      New York     1
 38  Heinrich          Manow         39   Man   Miller          Hessen         New York     1
 39* Anton             Peterhanna    28   Man   Bacher(baker)   Beiern         New York     1
 40  Ernst             Wiegand       20   Man   Farmer          Hessen         New York     1
 41  Heinrich          Engel         20   Man   Beerbrewer      Hessen         New York     1
 42* Johann            Si????        18   Man   Wheelwright     Hessen         New York     1
 43  Mathias           Dellert       25   Man   Schoemaker      Sachsen        New York     2
 44* ?????             ?????         ??   Woman                 Sachsen        New York 
 45  Fran.             Fleck         32   Man   Schoemaker      Bohmen         Pietsburg    2
 46  H. W.             Keiser        36   Man   Farmer          Sachsen        New York
 47  Dorothea Elis.    Keiser        27   Woman                 Sachsen        New York 
 48  Auguste           Fuchs         22   Woman                 Sachsen        New York
 49  Elisabeth         Fleck         39   Woman                 Bohmen         Pietsburg    2
 50  Ottohar Willibald Keiser         7   Man                   Sachsen        New York
 51  Carl Fried.       Keiser         5   Man                   Sachsen        New York
 52* J. C.             Reinsard      53   Man   Farmer          Sachsen        Baltimore    2
 53  Marie Elis.       Reinsard      43   Woman                 Sachsen        Baltimore
 54  Auguste Wilh.     Reinsard      17   Woman                 Sachsen        Baltimore
 55  August            Reinsard      15   Man                   Sachsen        Baltimore
 56  Christel          Reinsard      13   Man                   Sachsen        Baltimore
 57  Louise            Reinsard       9   Woman                 Sachsen        Baltimore
 58  Friedericka       Reinsard       7   Woman                 Sachsen        Baltimore
 59  Auguste Pauline   Reinsard       3   Woman                 Sachsen        Baltimore
 60  J. M.             Kollmann      24   Man   Schoemaker      Preussen       New York     1
 61  H. F.             Langemann     24   Man   Wheelwright     Hannover       Philadelphia 1
 62  Johanna           Ramme         46   Woman                 Lippe Dettmold Philadelphia 1
 63  Friederich        Ramme          9   Man                   Lippe Dettmold Philadelphia
 64  Elise             Ramme          3   Woman                 Lippe Dettmold Philadelphia
 65  George Ludw.      Ott           22   Man   Schoemaker      Darmstadt      New York     1
 66  Conrad            Wester        21   Man   Schoemaker      Darmstadt      New York     1
 67  Conrad            Wester        45   Man   Farmer          Darmstadt      New York     1
 68  Ludw.             Emmet         18   Man   Miller          Darmstadt      New York     1
 69  Conrad            Jost          27   Man   Miller          Darmstadt      New York     1
 70  Conrad            Schneider     27   Man   Weber(weaver)   Darmstadt      New York     1
 71  Juliane           Schneider     24   Woman                 Darmstadt      New York     1
 72* Joh. Michael      K????a        49   Man   Farmer          Sachsen        Baltimore    2
 73  Casper            Schmidt       31   Man   Farmer          Westfalen      New York     2
 74  Clara             Schmidt       34   Woman                 Westfalen      New York
 75  Maria             Schmidt        4   Woman                 Westfalen      New York
 76  Justa             Schmidt         9m Woman                 Westfalen      New York
 77* Ferdinand         Jager         20   Man   Farmer          Sachsen        New York     1
 78  Sophia            Reps          24   Woman                 Weimar         New York
 79  Seelig Samas      Pansita       27   Man   Farmer          Beiern         New York     1
 80* August Benjamin   Muller        49   Man   Farmer          Sachsen        New York     2
 81  Heinrich          Lang          24   Man   Schmiedt(smith) Hessen         New York     2
 82  Johannes          Gabel         24   Man   Joiner          Hessen         New York     2
 83  Elisabeth         Fischer       25   Woman                 Hessen         New York
 84  Elisabeth         Simon         21   Woman                 Hessen         New York 
 85* Joh. Gottlieb     Mili???       19   Man   Farmer          Preussen       New York     2
 86* Joh. Caspar       Wachter       17   Man   Farmer          Preussen       New York     2
 87  Bernhard          Breitenbach   28   Man   Farmer          Westfalen      New York     1
 88  Wilhelm           Meyer         28   Man   Farmer          Westfalen      New York     2
 89  Johann            Schade        27   Man   Weber(weaver)   Preussen       New York     1
 90* Johann George     T????         25   Man   Bargmann        Preussen       New York 
 91* Wilhelmine        T????         32   Woman                 Preussen       New York     1
 92* Elisabeth         T????           7m Woman                 Preussen       New York
 93  Friederich        Regel         26   Man   Schmiedt(smith) Preussen       New York     1
 94  Elisabeth         Regel         21   Woman                 Preussen       New York     1
 95  Johann            Witz          18   Man   Tailor          Preussen       New York     1
 96  Johann            Viehmeyer     19   Man   Farmer          Hessen         Ohio         1
 97  Fr.               Homberger     25   Man   Tailor          Hessen         New York     1
 98  Christina         Heck          26   Woman                 Hessen         New York     1
 99  Fotberg W'e       Dener           5d                         born on the voyage
100  Bernhard          Lumiver       27   Man   Shoemaker       Bayern         New York
(signed) H. Jacobs


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the
   transcriber or is used to call your attention to additional information in
   the transcriber notes.

? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words.

* Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling.

* No deaths were recorded on this voyage.

16    Surname illegible due to handwriting.
22    Surname illegible due to damaged manifest.
24-26 Surnames illegible due to handwriting.
34    Surname illegible due to handwriting.
39    Umlaut a in occupation name.
42    Surname illegible due to handwriting.
44    Names illegible due to damaged manifest.
52    Name crossed out on manifest.
72    Surname illegible due to handwriting.
77    Umlaut a in surname.
80    Umlaut u in surname.
85    Surname illegible due to handwriting.
86    Umlaut a in surname.
90-92 Surname illegible due to handwriting.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 98, List 549.
Contributed by Ralph Barhorst and
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 December 2004



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