Immigrant Ships
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Orpheus
Bremen, Germany to New York
3 May 1855
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, D. Schilling, 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 this Orpheus whereof
I am Master, from Bremen.
So help me God, Sworn to, the 3 May 1855 before me (Signature illegible) D. Schilling
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the Orpheus whereof Schilling
is Master, from Bremen burthen 646 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation (when provided), country to which they
belong, country which they intend to inhabit, part of the vessel occupied by each
passenger during the voyage.
Cabin Passengers:
1 C. Friederich Stange 53 male Mason United States United States
2 Joseph Mellwig 34 male Rentier United States United States
3* Wilhelm Muller 21 male farmer Germany United States
4 Heinrich Steger 18 male Marchant Germany United States
5 Therese Elise Schack 24 female Germany United States
6 Charlotte Kasten 35 female Germany United States
7 Louis Kasten 8 male Germany United States
8 Helene Kasten 6 female Germany United States
9 Theodor Kasten 3 male Germany United States
10 August Kasten 2 male Germany United States
11 Otto Kasten 3m male Germany United States
12 Theodor Neumann 26 male farmer Germany United States
13 Hermann Borngen 31 male Attorny/Notary Germany United States
14 Carl Tillinger 26 male farmer Russie United States
15 Heinrich Christian Gerhold 25 male carpat Germany United States
16 Marie Gerhold 21 female Germany United States
17 Johann Wilhelm Trebing 27 male taylor Germany United States
18 Eduard Deutermann 34 male musichen Germany United States
19* ?.R. Habel 27 male Tayer Germany United States
20 Heinrich Muller 18 male Taylor Germany United States
21* ?. H. M. August Hahne 18 male Coper Germany United States
22 Heinrich Heisig 29 male Webber Germany United States
23 Ph. Eduard Nell 19 male Backer Germany United States
24 Heinrich Dreymann 31 male Merchant Germany United States
25* Franz Schearer 32 male Merchant Germany United States
26 Gottfried Barthmann 28 male Germany United States
27 Wilhelm Barth 26 male Germany United States
28 Christian Ahrens 30 male Shomacher Germany United States
29 Joseph Hogler 28 male Brauner Germany United States
30* Heinrich Schafer 19 male Germany United States
31 Albert Hilghenbach 27 male Marchant Germany United States
32 Veit Gescheck 33 male Taylor Germany United States
33 Marie Gescheck 33 female Germany United States
34 Anton Breier 30 male Weaver Germany United States
35 Carl Breier 28 male Weaver Germany United States
36* Leonhardt H?ttzelmann 32 male Farmer Germany United States
37 Wilhelmine Kretzsh 25 female Germany United States
38 Joseph Brumann 30 male Farmer Germany United States
39 Barbara Hermann 24 female Farmer Germany United States
40* Louis Wus?lich 30 male Merchant Germany United States
41 Issak Kohn 41 male Merchant Germany United States
42 Oscar Deppler 19 male Merchant Germany United States
43 Heinrich Kolb 44 male Merchant Germany United States
44 Hermann Griemert 21 male Joiner Germany United States
45 Friedrich Seybold 34 male Merchant Germany United States
46 Jn Adam 18 male Merchant Germany United States
47 For. Heinrich Behrmann 25 male Butscher Germany United States
48 Johann Behrmann 24 male Butscher Germany United States
49 Friedrich Reifegerst 24 male Conditory Germany United States
50 H. F. Bruggemann 22 male Merchant Germany United States
51 Friedrich Uhl 25 male Butscher Germany United States
52 Margaretha Uhl 25 female Butscher Germany United States
Steerage Betweendecks
53 Heinrich Kohlhorst 25 male farmer Germany United States
54 Heinrich von Klaan 39 male farmer United States United States
55 Claus Meyer 15 male farmer Germany United States
56* Andreas ?ausendbruck 19 male farmer Germany United States
57 Heinrich Burmester 30 male watchmacher Germany United States
58 Anna Burmester 33 female Germany United States
59 Johann Burmester 6 male Germany United States
60 Heinrich Burmester 4 male Germany United States
61 Carl Arnold 39 male farmer Germany United States
62 Carl Kohlhaus 26 male farmer Germany United States
63 Johannes Lischeid 20 male Joiner Germany United States
64 Friedrich Kessler 36 male Smith Germany United States
65 Sophie Kessler 37 female Germany United States
66 Caroline Kessler 4 female Germany United States
67 Marie Kessler 2m female Germany United States
68 Anna Geliberum 24 female Germany United States
69 Anna George 22 female Germany United States
70 Anna Bashain 25 female Germany United States
71 Elise Baumgarten 21 female Germany United States
72 Peter Oberriger 51 male Cooper Germany United States
73 Anna Oberriger 41 female Germany United States
74 Auguste Oberriger 16 female Germany United States
75 Hermann Grundmeier 23 male Carpenter Germany United States
76 August Johannsmeyer 26 male Joiner Germany United States
77 Conrad Schefer 25 male farmer Germany United States
78 Amor Schneider 22 male farmer Germany United States
79* Elisabeth Schroder 21 female Germany United States
80 Hermann Mohr 19 male farmer Germany United States
81 Philipp Hornikehl 40 male farmer Germany United States
82 Elisabeth Hornikehl 26 female Germany United States
83 Georg Hornikehl 11m male Germany United States
84 Carl Eberwein 19 male Joiner Germany United States
85 Konrad Lenz 26 male Joiner Germany United States
86 Heinrich Stein 24 male Mason Germany United States
87 Andreas Folz 18 male farmer Germany United States
88 Marie Korell 17 female Germany United States
89 Katharine Korell 24 female Germany United States
90* Elisabeth ?otz 20 female Germany United States
91* Elise ?atz 19 female Germany United States
92 Johannes Dietz 21 male Smith Germany United States
93 Johannes Branke 22 male Tailor Germany United States
94* Johann Muller 28 male Joiner Germany United States
95 Caspar Schulz 25 male farmer Germany United States
96 Johannes Kimmel 53 male Mason Germany United States
97 Anna Catharina Kimmel 46 female Germany United States
98 Catharine Kimmel 26 female Germany United States
99 Johannes Kimmel 22 male Mason Germany United States
100 August Kimmel 9 male Germany United States
101 Heinrich Scheerer 19 male farmer Germany United States
102 Georg Rindfuss 17 male Butcher Germany United States
103 Franz Schafers 20 male Joiner Germany United States
104 Ludwig Rubb 26 male Wire Iron Germany United States
105 Heinrich Langletz 28 male farmer Germany United States
106 Elisabeth Langletz 29 female Germany United States
107 Leonore Laupert 31 female Germany United States
108 Heinrich Bodensick 30 male Shoumacher Germany United States
109 Wilhelm Grundmeier 26 male Joiner Germany United States
110 Wilhelm Matthaeus 26 male Shoumacher Germany United States
111 Heinrich Schmidt 58 male farmer United States United States
112 Elisabeth Wagner 30 female Germany United States
113 Johannes Schafer 43 male Joiner Germany United States
114 Anna Margarethe Schafer 19 female Germany United States
115 Johannes Schafer 16 male Germany United States
116 August Kast 34 male Shoumacher Germany United States
117 Friedrich Hoffmann 25 male Shoumacher Germany United States
118 Friedrich Bertram 20 male Shoumacher Germany United States
119 Christian Letzler 28 male Joiner Germany United States
120 Johanne Letzler 21 female Germany United States
121 Philipp Kreutzmann 10 male Germany United States
122 Friedrich Hiehler 23 male Shoumacher Germany United States
123 Michael Strasser 24 male Shoumacher Germany United States
124 Johannes Henkel 25 male farmer Germany United States
125 Margarethe Block 25 female Germany United States
126 Catharina Klein 22 female Germany United States
127 Georg Gerth 36 male Mason Germany United States
128 Justine Gerth 30 female Germany United States
129 Hermann Gerth 8 male Germany United States
130 Ernestine Gerth 6 female Germany United States
131 Pauline Gerth 2m female Germany United States
132 Heinrich Medebach 15 male farmer Germany United States
133 Heinrich Mankel 19 male farmer Germany United States
134 Heinrich Bruhl 26 male Smith Germany United States
135 Gertrude Wirth 21 female Germany United States
136 Carl Stichel 18 male Mechanisar Germany United States
137 Kaspar Lohmann 55 male farmer Germany United States
138 Kaspar Lohmann 17 male farmer Germany United States
139 Michael Meuschke 51 male farmer Germany United States
140 Justine Meuschke 51 female Germany United States
141 Andreas Leiferth 26 male Mason Germany United States
142 Eduard Kiesshauer 23 male Shoumacher Germany United States
143 Friedrich Beyer 34 male farmer Germany United States
144 Johanne Beyer 30 female Germany United States
145 Julius Beyer 7 male Germany United States
146 Minna Beyer 2 female Germany United States
147 Friedrich Biberach 24 male Backer Germany United States
148 Emma Biberach 21 female Germany United States
149 Auguste Biberach 21w Germany United States
150 Wilhelm Knauer 20 male farmer Germany United States
151 Pauline Knauer 24 female Germany United States
152 Andreas Feige 51 male farmer Germany United States
153 Christine Feige 51 female Germany United States
154 Julius Feige 10 male Germany United States
155 George Gehrhardt 22 male farmer Germany United States
156 Carl Liebig 31 male farmer Germany United States
157 Johanne Liebig 29 female Germany United States
158 Johanne Zillich 20 female Germany United States
159 Auguste Zillich 15 male farmer Germany United States
160 August Hempel 25 male farmer Germany United States
161 Friedrich Roland 30 male Cigaerenmaker Germany United States
162* Julius Muller 18 male farmer Germany United States
163 Michael Kertzscher 21 male farmer Germany United States
164 Heinrich Friedrichs 32 male farmer Germany United States
165 Friedrich Friedrichs 25 male farmer Germany United States
166 Heinrich Lumpker 25 male farmer Germany United States
167 Johann Lupken 19 male farmer Germany United States
168 Gustav Oehm 23 male farmer Germany United States
169 Moritz Oehm 21 male Baker Germany United States
170 Carl Wolrabe 19 male Weaver Germany United States
171 Henriette Buhls 40 female Germany United States
172 Wilhelmine Buhls 13 female Germany United States
173 Hanne Buhls 11 female Germany United States
174 August Buhls 9 male Germany United States
175 Christian Wotthe? 34 male farmer Germany United States
176 Louise Wotthe? 40 female Germany United States
177 Andreas Heine 36 male Germany United States
178 Wilhelm Kasten 23 male Germany United States
179* Johann Winkle? 41 male farmer Germany United States
180* Margarethe Winkle? 35 female Germany United States
181* Johann Winkle? 11 male Germany United States
182* Johann Winkle? 9 male Germany United States
183* Margarethe Winkle? 6 female Germany United States
184* Eva Winkle? 3 female Germany United States
185 Heinrich Lucke 49 male Mason United States United States
186 Johanne Lucke 49 female Germany United States
187 Minne Lucke 10 female Germany United States
188 Auguste Lucke 10 female Germany United States
189 Carl Lucke 8 male Germany United States
190 Theodor Ziebert 26 male farmer Germany United States
191 Carl Ziebert 17 male Germany United States
192 Carl Wunderlich 23 male Mechaniker Germany United States
193 Carl Krell 18 male Butcher Germany United States
194 Theodor Fenschke 31 male Golder Germany United States
195 Sophie Fenschke 31 female Germany United States
196 Julius Fenschke 5 male Germany United States
197 Hugo Fenschke 4 male Germany United States
198 Oscar Fenschke 2 male Germany United States
199 Albert Fenschke 25 male golder Germany United States
200* Friedrich He?rns 28 male farmer Germany United States
201* Wilhelm Bodecker 19 male farmer Germany United States
202* Dorothea Bodecker 22 female Germany United States
203 August Lindelmann 17 male farmer Germany United States
204 Friedrich Luring 32 male farmer Germany United States
205 Heinrich Johannis 59 male farmer Germany United States
206 Louise Johannis 34 female Germany United States
207 Christian Johannis 20 male Ingenieur United States United States
208 Wilhelm Johannis 22 male Ingenieur United States United States
209 Christiane Burbaum 18 female Germany United States
210 Dorothea Kohrs 18 female Germany United States
211 Dorothea Schmidt 20 female Germany United States
212 Margarethe Buschmann 17 female Germany United States
213 Auguste Dammler 21 female Germany United States
214 Dorothee Hindelmann 22 female Germany United States
215 Hermann Webesiek 23 male Shoemacher Germany United States
216 Carl Meier 19 male farmer Germany United States
217 Friederine Bresuhm 20 female Germany United States
218 Friedrich Grannemann 41 male farmer Germany United States
219 Ludwig van der Ahe 15 male Germany United States
220 Marie van der Ahe 16 female Germany United States
221* Friedrich ?erling 15 male Germany United States
222* Caroline Metherlich ?7 female Germany United States
223 Johann Lebermann 21 male farmer Germany United States
224 Wilhelm Ritter 36 male farmer Germany United State
225 Christine Ritter 39 female Germany United States
226 Johanne Ritter 9 female Germany United States
227 Friedrich Ritter 6 male Germany United States
228 Dorotha Ritter 9m female Germany United States
229 Johannes Franz 35 male Mason Germany United States
230 Christine Franz 24 female Germany United States
231 Emilie Franz 9m female Germany United States
232 August Weinau 27 male Butcher Germany United States
233 Anton Rohrmann 25 male farmer Germany United States
234 Rudolph Heyer 24 male farmer Germany United States
235 Elisabeth Wittkopp 22 female Germany United States
236 Heinrich Abel 50 male farmer Germany United States
237 Christine Abel 45 female Germany United States
238 Heinrich Wilhelm Abel 41 male farmer Germany United States
239 Heinrich Wilhelm Abel 22 male farmer Germany United States
240 Heinrich Abel 20 male farmer Germany United States
241 Anna Margarethe Abel 16 female Germany United States
242 Wilhelmine Abel 12 female Germany United States
243 Christoph Abel 9 male Germany United States
244 H. Wilhelm Oehmike 16 male farmer Germany United States
245* Werner Wind??? 42 male farmer Germany United States
246 August Hildebrandt 27 male farmer Germany United States
247* August I?egroh 22 male farmer Germany United States
248 August Ilse 26 male farmer Germany United States
249 Louis Dikmann 20 male Smith Germany United States
250 Friedrich Beyermann 39 male farmer Germany United States
251 Georg Beyermann 55 male Joiner Germany United States
252 Elizabeth Beyermann 53 female Germany United States
253 Leonore Beyermann 25 female Germany United States
254 Johann Heinrich Lipphardt 21 male farmer Germany United States
255 Ludwig Walde 20 male farmer Germany United States
256 Cyriakus Kippe 26 male Soemaker Germany United States
257* Ludwig ?ulius 52 male farmer Germany United States
258* Catherine ?ulius 47 female Germany United States
259* Ludwig ?ulius 24 male farmer Germany United States
260* Carl ?ulius 16 male farmer Germany United States
261* Heinrich ?ulius 13 male farmer Germany United States
262* Caroline ?ulius 10 female Germany United States
263 Johannes Wiederhold 16 male farmer Germany United States
264 Catharine Wiederhold 55 female Germany United States
265* Hanns Hu?ke 54 male farmer Germany United States
266* Anna Elisabeth Hu?ke 52 female Germany United States
267* Anna Elisabeth Hu?ke 26 female Germany United States
268 Joseph Brahsen 43 male farmer Germany United States
269 Marie Brahsen 35 female Germany United States
270 Wenzel Brahsen 6 male Germany United States
271 Marie Brahsen 9 female Germany United States
272 Jospeh Penz 25 male taylor Germany United States
273* Marie Elisebeth B?sch 25 female Germany United States
274* Elisabeth Petzol? 28 female Germany United States
275 Marie Elise Weber 30 female Germany United States
276 Heinrich Pfeil 32 male farmer Germany United States
277 Jacob Erbel 21 male farmer Germany United States
278 Johannes Pfeil 42 male farmer Germany United States
279 Franz Schwanitz 30 male Mason Germany United States
280 Rosalie Makinka 22 female Germany United States
281 Franz Hindel 30 male Smith Germany United States
282 Rosalie Hindel 27 female Germany United States
283 Marie Hindel 6 female Germany United States
284 Kathe Hindel 4 female Germany United States
285 Franz Hindel 3m male Germany United States
286 Wilhelm Lachtropp 31 male farmer Germany United States
287 Marie Lachtropp 29 female Germany United States
288 Salomo Loewenstein 38 male butcher Germany United States
289 Anna Mechabok 19 female Germany United States
290 Martin Kloeppal 47 male taylor Germany United States
291 Catherine Kloeppal 45 female Germany United States
292 Marie Kloeppal 22 female Germany United States
293 Catharine Kloeppal 11 female Germany United States
294 Franz Goetze 29 male Soldat Germany United States
295 Heinrich Schindler 41 male taylor Germany United States
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder or
to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to quality
of original document or the handwriting of the recorder.
The occupations are spelled as on the original and most can be easily determined;
soldat is probably soldier, backer is probably baker, coper for cooper, musichen
for musician, butscher for butcher, taylor for tailor, etc.
There were no births or deaths recorded on this passage, thus the birth/death
column has been omitted.
3 The u in Muller is umlauted. In America, the name might alternatively be
spelled Mueller.
19, 21 The first initial is either a J or T.
25 Surname might be Scheerer, instead.
30 The a in Schafer is umlauted. In America, the name might alternatively be
spelled Schaefer.
36 The surname is either Hettzelmann or Hittzelmann.
40 The letter shown by "?" is either t or l. The u in the surname is umlauted
and, in America, might alternatively be spelled Wuesllich or Wuestlich.
56 Last name is either Fausendbruck or Tausendbruck
79 The "o" in Schroder has an umlaut and, in America might alternatively be
spelled Schroeder.
90 The last name is either Tolz or Folz.
91 Last name might be Matz.
94 See footnote for passenger 3.
162 See footnote for passenger 3.
175-176 Surname is either Wolther or Wolthes.
179-184 Surname is Winkler, Winklei or Winkles.
200 The surname appears to be Herrns, though it might be Hearns.
201-202 The "o" in Bodecker was umlauted and, in American, might alternatively
be spelled Boedecker.
221 The surname is either Oerling or Gerling.
222 First number in the age is unclear. It could be a 4 or a 1.
245 Surname could be Windach or Windweh.
247 Surname could be Isegroh or Iregroh.
256 First name could be Cyriatus or Cyriakus.
257-262 The surname might begin with a Z or a J.
265-267 The surname might be Hucke or Huvke.
273 Surname is either Busch or Basch.
274 Last letter of surname is unclear; could be "e", "d", or a strike through.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 151, List 269.
Transcribed by Penelope Bauer
and Gene Janssen
members of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
1 May 2005
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