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Ship Prints Oscar


Hamburg, Germany to New York
26 August 1854

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J. A. Stephansen 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 Norway Ship Prints Oscar whereof I am Master, from Hamburg. So help me God (signed) J. A. Stephansen
Sworn to this 26 August 1854 Before me ??????????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Prints Oscar whereof J. A. Stephansen is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 665 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation. Country to which they belong is Germany and Country in which they intend to become inhabitants is the United States for all passengers so those columns were eliminated.
  1  Gottl.        Zeis           49   male   carpenter
  2  Henriette     Zeis           40   female his wife
  3  Henriette     Zeis           14   female child
  4  Friderike     Zeis           10   female child
  5  Auguste       Zeis            7   female child
  6  Wilhelm       Zeis            4   male   child
  7  Herm.         Zeis            2   male   child
  8  Louise        Zeis             6m female baby
  9  Heinr.        Buhmann        46   male   farmer
 10  Anna          Buhmann        40   female his wife
 11  Magaretha     Buhmann        25   female child
 12  Joh.          Buhmann        14   male   child
 13  Heinr.        Buhmann        10   male   child
 14  Anna          Buhmann         9   female child
 15  Wicheke       Buhmann         6   female child
 16  C. F.         Zergiebel      30   male   farmer
 17* Christine     ??achman       20   female unmarried
 18  Emilie        Schumann       28   female unmarried
 19  Joh. Gottfr.  Jahn           25   male   farmer
 20  Christine     Geier          26   female unmarried
 21  Carl          Wendz          25   male   carpenter
 22  Helene        Wendz          25   female his wife
 23  F. F.         Pittack        30   male   tailor
 24  Ernestine     Pittack        33   female his wife
 25  Leopold       Pittack          7m male   baby
 26* Fridr.        Muller         54   male   cartwright
 27* Charlotte     Muller         42   female his wife
 28* Herm.         Muller         23   male   child
 29* Ferd.         Muller         20   male   child
 30* August        Muller         13   male   child
 31* Auguste       Muller          6   female child
 32* Helene        Muller          1   female child
 33  Ignatz        Leithner       36   male   shoemaker
 34  Daniel        Moritz         20   male   farmer
 35  Wilhelmine    Ottmer         24   female unmarried
 36  Chr.          Denge          60   male   farmer
 37  Marie         Denge          57   female his wife
 38  Ludwig        Denge          30   male   child
 39  Friedr.       Denge          20   male   child
 40  Franz         Denge          16   male   child
 41* W.            Knuffel        54   male   farmer
 42  Ferd.         Denge          26   male   miller
 43  Albertine     Denge          24   female his wife
 44  August        Denge            4m male   baby
 45  Fr.           Schnellpeper   34   male   farmer
 46  Wilhelmine    Schnellpeper   31   female his wife
 47  Auguste       Schnellpeper    6   female child
 48  Wilhelm       Schnellpeper    5   male   child
 49  Marie         Melchert       29   female woman
 50  Mathilde      Melchert        7   female child
 51  Amanda        Melchert        3   female child
 52  Jacob         Mannheim       22   male   merchant
 53  Maritz        Strelitz       22   male   merchant
 54  Maritz        Kuttner        23   male   merchant
 55  Michael       Schwerin       33   male   bookbinder
 56  Sophie        Schwerin       30   female his wife
 57  Herm.         Schwerin        4   male   child
 58  Louis         Schwerin         7m male   baby
 59  Joh.          Schrott        27   male   baker
 60  Andr.         Schaller       27   male   carpenter
 61  Rud.          Pein           17   male   tailor
 62  Diedr.        Leesch         36   male   farmer
 63  Sophie        Leesch         24   female his wife
 64* Carl          Kohne          33   male 
 65* Sophie        Kohne          25   female his wife
 66* Sophie        Kohne           2   female child
 67  Fritz         Stolte         25   male
 68  Doris         Stolte         23   female his wife
 69  Julius        Stange         24   male 
 70  Rose          Rufkus         25   female unmarried
 71  Rike          Raphael        24   female unmarried
 72  E.            Gurker         40   female woman
 73  Eva           Gurker          7   female child
 74  Hansher       Fischer        18   female unmarried
 75  Joh.          Jacobornska    22   female unmarried
 76  Pauline       Fuchs          24   female unmarried
 77  David         Scheibe        23   male   tailor
 78  Emilie        Scherch        22   female unmarried
 79  K.            Dienstag       20   male   merchant
 80  Joh.          Zarn           44   male   farmer
 81  Sophie        Zarn           41   female his wife
 82  Heinr.        Zarn           12   male   child
 83  Diedr.        Zarn            7   male   child
 84  Louise        Zarn            4   female child
 85  J.            Sutto          28   male   merchant
 86  B.            Sutto          26   male   merchant
 87  Joh.          Hanck          28   male   shoemaker
 88  Amalie        Hanck          25   female his wife
    child born on this voyage
 89  Anna          Hanck            6m female baby   
 90  Franz         Hubel          27   male
 91  Chr.          Boddien        52   male   carpenter
 92  Marie         Boddien        36   female his wife
 93  Joh.          Boddien        11   male   child
 94  Carl          Boddien         9   male   child
 95  Louise        Boddien         6   female child
 96  Louis         Boddien         4   male   child
 97  Amalie        Boddien         2   female child
 98  Fr.           Zebuhr         35   male   weaver
 99  Elise         Zebuhr         57   female woman
100  F.            Lehmann        32   male   miller
101  F.            Wendhause      27   male   cartwright
102  Th.           Bolfrass       30   male
103  Amalie        Bolfrass       30   female his wife
104  Marie         Bolfrass        3   female child
105  Heinr.        Wrede          21   male
106  H.            Croissant      30   male   farmer
107  Elisabeth     Ranies         34   female unmarried
108  Gottl.        Thomas         36   male   farmer
109  Sophie        Thomas         28   female his wife
110  Emma          Thomas          4   female child
111  Alwine        Thomas          3   female child
112  Bernhardt     Thomas          2   male   child
113  Selma         Thomas           5m female baby
114* Michael       Muller         23   male   mason
115* August        Muller         24   male   farmer
116  M.            Kempner        17   male   tailor
117  C.            Raetsch        43   male   tailor
118  Sara          Raetsch        16   female child
119  Ed.           Raetsch        15   male   child
120  Carl          Kinger         32   male   musician
121  Sophie        Kinger         27   female his wife
122  Friedrike     Ehrlich        24   female woman
123  Joh.          Erdmann        48   male   tailor
124  Johna         Erdmann        43   female his wife
125  Caroline      Erdmann        21   female child
126  Joh.          Erdmann        19   male   child
127  Heinr.        Erdmann        17   male   child
128  Emilie        Erdmann        15   female child
129  Joh.          Erdmann        12   male   child
130  Ferdinand     Erdmann         9   male   child
131  H.            Alexander      34   male   merchant
132  Ernestine     Alexander      29   female his wife
133  Friedr.       Alexander       3   male   child
134  Max           Alexander       2   male   child
135  A.            Weiss          22   male   tailor
136  H. L.         Kowalski       27   male   weaver
137  Bewald        Dache          24   male   smith
138  Bewald        Escherech      21   male   merchant
139  Carl          Ullrich        29   male   merchant
140  H.            Reismasdorfer  20   male   smith
141  Hanche        Nadel          28   female woman
142  Marie         Nadel           7   female child
143  Julius        Nadel           3   male   child
144  Lieb          Hirsch         31   male   tailor
145  Suse          Hirsch         26   female his wife
146  Sara          Ragasener      16   female unmarried
147  Isaac         Schretzki      16   male   merchant
148  Wilhelm       Ivesch         52   male   farmer
149  Wilhelmine    Ivesch         37   female his wife
150  Friederike    Ivesch         22   female child
151  Friedrich     Ivesch         18   male   child
152  Maritz        Fuchs          31   male   farmer
153  Hannchen      Leser          30   female woman
154  Leo           Leser           5   male   child
155  Adolph        Leser           6   male   child
156  Helene        Leser            7m female baby
157  Isaac         Levy           26   male   workman
158  A. L.         Stopp          18   male   farmer
159  A. A.         Klebba         42   male   tailor
160  Juliane       Klebba         39   female his wife
161  Herm.         Klebba         14   male   child
162  Alexander     Klebba         13   male   child
163  Maria         Klebba         11   female child
164  Bernhardt     Klebba          9   male   child
165  Therese       Klebba          8   female child
166  Carl          Klebba          5   male   child
167  Franziska     Klebba          3   female child
168  Marie         Schmidt        18   female unmarried
169  Joh.          Schmidt        16   male   farmer
170  Isaac         Hepner         15   male   merchant
171  Ludwig        Frindt         28   male   carpenter
172  Fr.           Paezelau       18   male   shoemaker
173  Heinr.        Raabe          36   male   farmer
174  Ernestine     Raabe          36   female his wife
175  Rike          Raabe            6m female baby
176  Hannchen      Falck          25   female woman
177  Ernestine     Falck          14   female woman
178  Carl          Schultze       27   male   farmer
179  Carl          Hein           28   male   farmer
180* Auguste       W?????         34   female woman
181* Carl          W?????         17   male   child
182* Wilhelm       W?????         12   male   child
183* August        W?????          9   male   child
184* ?????         W?????          7   male   child
185  H.            Lewien         25   male   tailor
186  Julie         Moses          22   female unmarried
187  J. F.         Woellner       20   male   farmer
188  Ad.           Schaale        25   male   smith
189  Peter         Schwarz        30   male   farmer
190  Hans          Schwarz        17   male   farmer
191  C.            Hausknecht     27   male   shoemaker
192  Ernst         Steck          29   male   shoemaker
193  Joach.        Garbien        21   male   baker
194  Barbara       Wenzl          34   female woman
195  Louis         Pelohse        28   male   artist
196  Marie         Sorge          25   female woman
197  Georg         Brue           29   male   merchant
198  E.            Hirschberg     25   male   saddler
199  Wilhelmine    Bawitz         25   female woman
200  Fr.           Seebach        27   male   farmer
201* Joh.          Lubeck         54   male   ????? 
202* Maria         Lubeck         44   female his wife
203* Joh.          Lubeck         14   male   child
204* Ludwig        Lubeck          6   male   child
205  Heinr.        Arfs           42   male   farmer
206  Joh.          Klockmann      33   male   farmer
207  Saloman       Itzig          27   male   tailor
208  L.            Silberberg     32   male   merchant
209  Max           Halle          20   male   merchant
210  Saloman       Jacobus        23   male   shoemaker
211  Moses         Jacobus        18   male   shoemaker
212  A. F.         Bahnemann      29   male   farmer
213  Selig         Salaman        18   male   merchant
214  Aug.          Knaft          22   male   carpenter
215  H.            Larsker        18   male   merchant
216  Abraham       Larsker        17   male   merchant
217  Malchos       Mendolowitz    20   female unmarried
218  Aron          Mendolowitz    17   male   merchant
219  Hannchen      Hepner         16   female unmarried
220  Herm.         Baer           25   male   tailor
221  L.            Jacobus        21   male   tailor
222  Simon         Redlich        18   male   merchant
223  C. H.         Weiss          27   male   tailor
224* Sophie        Gro??          30   female unmarried
225  Leny          Hirsch         17   male   merchant
226  B.            Hellmann       23   male
227  Pineus        Mazen          28   male   tailor
228  Henriette     Mazen          27   female his wife
229  Bernhardt     Mazen            6m male   baby
230  Minna         Lachmann       18   female unmarried
231  Anna          Rothlaner      55   female woman
232  Franziska     Rothlaner      20   female child
233  Cath.         Rothlaner      14   female child
234  M.            Cilaulka       40   male   seeman
235  Maria         Cilaulka       38   female his wife
236  Cathar.       Cilaulka         6m female baby
237  Joh.          Schetor        30   male   seeman
238  Amanda        Schetor        24   female his wife
239  Andr.         Kubesch        36   male
240  Johanne       Kubesch        32   female his wife
  child born on this voyage
241  Anna          Kubesch         2   female child
242  Abraham       Lissner        33   male   merchant
243  Aug.          Geltner        40   male   butcher
244  Rud.          Kudlach        29   male   merchant
245  Minna         Kleinberg      28   female woman
246  Bertha        Kleinberg       3   female child
247  Maria         Kleinberg        6m female baby
248  Moritz        Goldberg       32   male   baker
249  L.            Meyer          27   male   farmer
250  Rosa          Kleinberg      22   female unmarried
251  Carl          Fritsche       27   male   carpenter
252  Chr.          Selle          38   male   farmer
253  Amalie        Barth          16   female unmarried
254  G. C.         Bachmann       24   male   smith
255  Aug.          Schneider      25   male   smith
256  Albertine     Schneider      23   female his wife
257  Wilhelm       Wein           38   male   clothmaker
258  Georg         Meyer          24   male   brewer
259  Fridr.        Meyer          18   male   brewer
260  Betti         Rindakopf      16   female unmarried
261* Fr.           Hoppner        45   male   shoemaker
262  Carl          Beier          22   male   farmer
263  H. G.         Schwarz        18   male   merchant

Second Cabin
264  Rosalie       Alexander      24   female unmarried
265  Jacob         Alexander      19   male   farmer
266  Elias         Byck           30   male   merchant
267  Jette         Byck           26   female his wife
268  Hirsch        Byck           22   female unmarried
269  Lene          Weiss          18   female unmarried
270  Simon         Flatow         27   male   merchant
271  Auguste       Peters         24   female unmarried
272  Joach.        Wolff          46   male   merchant
273  Esther        Bohsenmann     30   female unmarried
274  Carl          Nelle          22   male   merchant
275  Johanna       Peters         26   female unmarried

First Cabin
276  Andn.         Petzoldt       42   male   farmer
277  Christine     Petzoldt       46   female his wife
278  Valentin      Petzoldt       15   male   child
279  Ernestine     Petzoldt       11   female child
280  Oscar         Petzoldt        9   male   child
281  Bertha        Petzoldt        7   female child
282  N. J.         Bendine        33   male   merchant
283  Therese       Lazare         36   female woman
284* ?????         ?????          34   female
285  Dorothe       Blath          25   female unmarried
286* Caroline      Schroder       24   female unmarried
287  E.            Schindeler     27   male   merchant
288  child of Johann Hanck no. 87 born on the voyage
289  child of Andr. Kubesch no. 239 born on the voyage
  5  missed this voyage
284 total passengers
(signed) J. A. Stephansen


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the
  Transcriber's 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.

17      Surname illegible due to damaged manifest.
26-32   Umlaut u in surname.
41      Umlaut u in surname.
64-66   Umlaut o in surname.
114,115 Umlaut u in surname.
180-184 Surname illegible due to damaged manifest.
201     Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
201-204 Umlaut u in surname.
224     Surname illegible due to damage.
261     Umlaut o in surname.
284     Names illegible due to damaged manifest.
286     Umlaut o in surname.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 144, List 1148.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
7 December 2004



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