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Ship Schiller


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
8 June 1855

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, C. Bahr, Master of the Ship Schiller of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed List, subscribed with my name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said Ship at Bremen or any other foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the said vessel into any District of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen
Sworn to, this 8th day of June 1855 C. Bahr
Before me, John C Van Wyck, (port authority)
Passengers List of the Bremen Barque Wilhelmine
Columns represent: Passenger names, age, birth country, last permanent residence, country claiming allegiance, occupation.
    
First Cabin:
  1  Otto Essmann           19  Stadthagen      Stadthagen      Buckeburg       Merchand
  2* Chr. F?i???            21  Fresenhedt      Bremen          Hannover        Merchand
  3  Henriette Heuser       36  Niedermollrich  Niedermollrich  Chur Hessen
  4  Conradine Dieffenbach  23  Altenschlirf    Lauterbach      Hessen Darmst.
  5  Caroline Dieffenbach   22  Altenschlirf    Lauterbach      Hessen Darmst.

Between Deck:
  6  Margar. Rosenstein     37  Maukirchen      Ried            Oesterreich
  7  Marie Rosenstein       14  Ried            Ried            Oesterreich
  8  Joh Michel Bamel       23  Bauterbach      Bauterbach      Beyern           Carpenter
  9  Cathr Marg. Taglauer   29  Hampiel         Hampiel         Beyern
 10  Anna Cath Carlsperger  22  Steinach        Neudorf         Beyern
 11  Michel Stelzer         24  Hampiel         Hampiel         Beyern           Farmer
 12  Barbara Kress          23  Unterinbach     Unterinbach     Beyern
 13* Ernestine Bottcher     40  Lotra           Leipzig         Sachsen Weimar
 14* Wilhelmine Bottcher    18  Lotra           Leipzig         Sachsen Weimar
 15  Paulina Luch           35  Woldenberg      Bremen          Preussen
 16  Fr W^m Gerlach         27  Mannstedt       Mannstedt       Sachsen Weimar   Farmer
 17* Gerh. Jos. Wencke      28  Loningen        Lorum           Oldenburg        Turner
 18  Gesiene Nienaber       21  Wachtum         Wachtum         Hannover
 19* Michel Trautner        35  Gutefeld        Nurnberg        Beyern           Gardener
 20* ?
 21  Anton Meyer            19  Derendorf       Derendorf       Braunschweig     Farmer
 22  Amalie Minch           39  Fraustadt       Fraustadt       Preussen
 23  Rosine Korbe           30  Greifeshausen   Martzhausen     Hannover
 24  Wiltr. Korbe            4  Greifeshausen   Greifeshausen   Hannover
 25* Louis Tuting           23  Friedewald      Minden          Preussen         Joiner (died)
 26  Julius Berend          24  Buidorf         Bremen          Preussen         Bootmaker
 27  Ludw. Schaefer         28  Niederlasweg    Niederlasweg    Pruessen         Tanner
 28  Georg Glotz            27  Birkelburg      Birkelburg      Pruessen         Tanner
 29  Anna Glotz             48  Birkelburg      Birkelburg      Pruessen
 30  Cathr Glotz            18  Birkelburg      Birkelburg      Pruessen
 31  Christine Glotz        15  Birkelburg      Birkelburg      Pruessen
 32  Eliese Schmidt         21  Eckelshausen    Eckelshausen    Hessen Darmst.
 33  Georg Miesez           33  Birckelbach     Birckelbach     Preussen         Tanner
 34  Gertraud Heine         25  Niedersberg     Niedersberg     Chur Hessen
 35* Daniel Dorn            21  Biedenkopf      Biedenkopf      Hessen Darmstadt Bootmaker
 36  Wilh^m Eicke           24  Liebenau        Bremen          Hannover         Baker
 37  Marie Haiser           21  Liebenau        Bremen          Hannover
 38  C. F. Hauptmann        28  Talen           Altenburg       Sachsen          Miller
 39  Wilhmine Hauptmann     26  Eisenberg       Altenburg       Sachsen
 40  Wilhelm Hauptmann       2  Altenburg       Altenburg       Sachsen
 41  C. F. R. Beir          22  Altenburg       Altenburg       Sachsen          Watchmaker
 42  Doris Binder           50  Rostock         Rostock         Mecklenburg
 43  Eliese Binder          19  Rostock         Rostock         Mecklenburg
 44  Auguste Binder         14  Rostock         Rostock         Mecklenburg
 45  Lucinde Binder         12  Rostock         Rostock         Mecklenburg
 46* Christ. Doring         26  Neuenkirchen    Neuenkirchen    Chur Hessen
 47  Jacob Stenberg         53  Wupart          Bielefeld       Preussen          Merchant
 48  Henriette Stenberg     45  Herlingshausen  Bielefeld       Preussen
 49  Adolph Stenberg        21  Halle           Bielefeld       Preussen          Segarsmaker
 50* Heinr. Schroder        48  Iba             Seifertshausen  Chur Hessen       Tailor
 51* Dorth. Schroder        49  Seifertshausen  Seifertshausen  Chur Hessen
 52* Elisab. Werner         21  Seifertshausen  Seifertshausen  Chur Hessen
 53  Kunig^de Sippel        18  Erckshausen     Erckshausen     Chur Hessen
 54  Anna Janert            29  Herlepfad       Seifertshausen  Chur Hessen
 55  Magda Janert           60  Konigsward      Seifertshausen  Chur Hessen
 56  Marie Koch             19  Indersteinau    Indersteinau    Chur Hessen
 57  Johann Ulrich          34  Wolfersheim     G?              Bayern            Farmer
 58* Johann Kubbe           26  Walburg         Walburg         Chur Hessen       Tailor
 59* Martha Kubbe           20  Niederstede     Walburg         Chur Hessen
 60* Ludw. Heiss            27  Niederstede     Niederstede     Wurtenberg        Gardener
 61  H. W. Ahlswede         10  Liethausen      Liethausen      Hannover
 62* Johanne Becker         11  Luthorst        Luthorst        Hannover
 63  Sebast. Sickenbenger   58  Bodelheim       Frankfurt       Frankfurt         Storekeeper
 64  Adam Sickenbenger      18  Bodelheim       Frankfurt       Frankfurt         Merchand
 65  Charlotte Sickenbenger 22  Bodelheim       Frankfurt       Frankfurt         Merchand
 66  Magdalene Sickenbenger 53  Bodelheim       Frankfurt       Frankfurt         Merchand
 67  Cath. Otto             23  Dreihausen      Kuschhausen     Chur Hessen
 68  Joseph Fleckenstein    25  Warbach         Warbach         Beyern            Farmer
 69  Elisabeth Fleckenstein 21  Warbach         Warbach         Beyern
 70  Philip P. Nickel       60  Burgarsfeld     Burgarsfeld     Hessen Darmst.    Farmer
 71  Paul Wandrei           45  Gotvim          Gotvim          Preussen          Farmer
 72  Carol. Wandrei         39  Gotvim          Gotvim          Preussen
 73  Carl Wandrei           16  Gotvim          Gotvim          Preussen
 74  Louise Wandrei         10  Gotvim          Gotvim          Preussen
 75  Caroline Wandrei        8  Gotvim          Gotvim          Preussen
 76  Auguste Wandrei         6  Gotvim          Gotvim          Preussen
 77  Michel Goltz           42  Kiskipelys      Sroczin         Preussen          Farmer
 78* Stanislaus K??zi       27  Butzin          Butzin          Preussen          Blacksmith
 79* Magdl. K??zi           29  Butzin          Butzin          Preussen
 80* Sophie K??zi            4  Butzin          Butzin          Preussen
 81* Franz K??zi             2  Butzin          Butzin          Preussen
 82* Heinrich Folcke        24  Bruggen         Bruggen         Hannover          Farmer
 83  Wilhelm Dernette       24  Hiprechtshausen Bremen          Hannover          Farmer
 84  Auguste Grotjan        24  Amsal           Bremen          Hannover
 85* Conrad Burmann         48  Bruggen         Bruggen         Hannover          Farmer
 86* Dorette Burmann        21  Bruggen         Bruggen         Hannover
 87  Anna Kaiser            19  Bahden          Bahden          Preussen
 88  Marie Dreyer           19  Bahden          Bahden          Preussen
 89  August Gerckens        25  Bahden          Bahden          Preussen          Farmer
 90  Christ. Baumann        19  Birckelbach     Birckelbach     Preussen          Tailor
 91  Louis Baumann          16  Blaubach        Blaubach        Preussen          Tailor
 92  Magdalene Vorbeck      36  Blaubach        Blaubach        Bayern
 93  Dina Mercke            18  Damme           Damme           Oldenburg
 94* Heinr. Monck           57  Verge Osnabruck Verge Osnabruck Hannover          Tanner
 95* Wilhelmine Monck       21  Verge Osnabruck Verge Osnabruck Hannover
 96* Gesiene Fawe           28  Bremen          Bremen          Bremen
 97  Gerhd. Jacobs          47  Schost          Gnadau          Oldenburg         Farmer
 98  Elisab^th Jacobs       50  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg
 99  Joh. Heinr. Jacobs     21  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg         Farmer
100  Jacob Jacobs           19  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg         Tailor
101  Maria Jacobs           17  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg
102  Herm Jacobs            14  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg
103  Johanne Jacobs         11  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg
104  Rippe Jacobs            8  Gnadau          Gnadau          Oldenburg
105* Wilhelm Volckers       26  Friedeburg      Jever           Hannover          Joiner
106* Friedr. Roch?          39  Hocksiel        Jever           Oldenburg         Mason
107* Marie Roch?            34  Carolinensiel   Jever           Oldenburg
108* Berhardine Roch?       10  Jever           Jever           Oldenburg
109* August Roch?            4  Jever           Jever           Oldenbrug
110* Carl Gehrn             20  Wolfenbuttel    Wolfenbuttel    Braunschweig      Tinman
111* Henriette Hahn         25  Wolfenbuttel    Wolfenbuttel    Braunschweig
112* Hugo Hahn               1  Wolfenbuttel    Wolfenbuttel    Braunschweig
113  Carl Kummelehr         26  Dassil          Bremen          Hannover          Locksmith
114  Minna Kummelehr        27  Flotau          Bremen          Preussen
115  Heinr. Koch            27  Hamfeld         Bremeshaack     Hannover          Painter
116  Marie Duensing         25  Bremerhaven     Bremeshaack     Hannover
117  Louis Rheb             30  Hildeshaven     Bremeshaack     Hannover          Painter
118  Louise Fischer         23  Brake           Bremeshaack     Oldenburg
119  Marg. Seba             34  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
120  Joh. Frd. Seba         13  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
121  Joh. Heinr Seba        10  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
122  Lucy Seba               8  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
123  Martin Seba             4  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
124  Friedr. Seba            1  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
125  Eggert Gercken         49  Lyke            Blumenthal      Hannover          Farmer
126  B. M. Gercken          40  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
127  Hermann Gercken        14  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
128  Greta Gercken          17  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
129  Marie Gercken          11  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
130  Cathr. Gercken          8  Blumenthal      Blumenthal      Hannover
131* Wilhm Muller           25  Sckreckbach     Schrecksbach    Chur Hessen       Farmer
132* Anna Muller            28  Scherenberg     Schrecksbach    Chur Hessen
133* Jacob Muller            1  Schrecksbach    Schrecksbach    Chur Hessen
134  Johann Schott          19  Drebwal         Drebwal         Chur Hessen       Farmer
135* Elisab^th Muller       24  Hohenstaufen    Stuttgard       Wurtenberg
136  Joh. Heinr. Wettig     43  Asbach          Hattenbach      Chur Hessen       Farmer
137  Anna Mgd. Wettig       46  Hattenbach      Hattenbach      Chur Hessen
138  Anna Marie Wettig      17  Hattenbach      Hattenbach      Chur Hessen
139  Philip Wettig          15  Hattenbach      Hattenbach      Chur Hessen
140  Berhard Wettig          9  Hattenbach      Hattenbach      Chur Hessen
141  Johann Wettig          19  Asbach          Asbach          Chur Hessen       Farmer
142  Philip Alles           59  Haltebach       Haltebach       Chur Hessen       Tailor
143  Marie Alles            43  Haltebach       Haltebach       Chur Hessen
144  Cathr. El. Buhl        17  Glaube          Glaube          Chur Hessen
145  Margar. Hasselbacher   22  Disbeck         Disbeck         Beyern
146  Johann Heller          43  Peltz           Ippels          Beyern            Farmer
147* Marg. Luttgeroth       24  Ipnet           Ipnet           Beyern
148  Heinr Ahlers           22  Sulingen        Sulingen        Hannover          Tailor
149* Carl Graul             20  Gorlitz         Gorlitz         Anhalt Dessau     Farmer
150* Marie Moller           55  Bucha           Warpe           Hannover
151* Sophie Moller           9  Warpe           Warpe           Hannover
152* Heinr ?                 7  Warpe           Warpe           Hannover
153* Friedr. Gercken        25  Hillmerbrun     Hillmersbrun    Hannover          Bootmaker
154* Heinr. Droste          21  Kelm            Osnabruck       Hannover          Farmer
155* Eliese Bockelmann      26  ?               Osnabruck       Hannover
156* Carol. Bockelmann      20  ?               Osnabruck       Hannover
157  Joh. Chr. Strubbe      18  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Farmer
158* Gerhd. Schroder        18  Westerkappeln   Westerkappeln   Preussen          Farmer
159* Elisab^th Moller       54  ?               Horsten         Hannover
160* Cath^r Moller          18  Horsten         Horsten         Hannover
161  Herm. Overmann         20  Hinnenkamp      Hinnenkamp      Hannover          Farmer
162  Joseph Overmann        16  Ingter          Hinnenkamp      Hannover          Farmer
163  Adolph Forthmann       32  Ingter          Baltimore       Amerika           Carpenter
164* Herm. B?de             23  Inter           Osnabruck       Hannover          Miller
165* Chr. Schutte           16  Venne           Venne           Hannover          Farmer
166* Marg. Glusenkamp       56  Neuenkirche     Belm            Hannover          Farmer
167  Margar. Lindemann      15  Bramsche        Bramsche        Hannover
168  Johann H. Meyer        18  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Segarsmaker
169* Cath^r Gramcke         58  Neuenkirche     Neuenkirch      Hannover
170  Joh. Hr. von Stroh     57  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Farmer
171  A. M von Stroh         44  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
172  Joh. H. von Stroh      16  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
173  Herm. H von Stroh       9  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
174* Caroline Winters       52  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
175  August Winters         18  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
176  Eliese Winters         16  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
177  Friedr. Winters        13  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
178  Wilhelm Winters         8  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
179  Herm Fr Hermeier       18  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Farmer
180  Eliese Hochmeier       24  Belm            Belm            Hannover
181  Eliese Hollenbeck      18  Venne           Venne           Hannover
182  G. F. Kettler          17  Venne           Venne           Hannover          Farmer
183  Gerh^d Timmermann      17  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
184  Marie von Stroh        24  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
185  Wilhelm von Stroh      21  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Farmer
186  Wilh^m Hoffmann        24  Hunteburg       Hunteburg       Hannover          Farmer
187  Elisabeth Hoffmann     17  Hunteburg       Hunteburg       Hannover
188  Frdr Krocke            17  Bunde           Bunde           Hannover          Farmer
189  Joh. Fr. Hanemeier     29  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Farmer
190  Louise Hanemeier       32  Dielingen       Ingter          Hannover
191  Joh. Hr Hanemeier      15  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover          Farmer
192  Eliese Hanemeier        3  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
193* Magdal. Muller         21  Wendhorst       Hoya            Hannover
194  Sophie Stemkers        14  Sulingen        Sulilngen       Hannover
195  Fr. Hacke               9  Strohn          Strohn          Hannover
196  Fr. von Stroh          32  Ingter          Pitsburg        Pensilvania       Farmer
197  Marie von Stroh        32  Ingter          Ingter          Hannover
198  Joh. Bohne             34  Marburg         Eckhard         Beyern
Farmer

Endnote:
First Cabin      5
Between Deck   193
7 Sucklings under a year
In all 205 Passengers


Transcriber's Notes: 
    
A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.

An asterisk indicates further information may be found in the Passenger Notes. 

A caret indicates superscript.  

This list has been renumbered for the web site.

At the end of this list the captain says there are 198 passengers plus 7 sucklings (i.e. babies) under a year.  
Hence, the babies under age 1 were not listed by name.

  1     Buckeburg has an umlauted "u."
  2     Ink is faded for surname.  May possibly be Friese.
 13-14  Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may also be Boettcher.
 17     O in place name is umlauted.
 19     U in place name is umlauted.
 20     There is another entry here; however, it is oblitereated by the damage to the 
        bottom edge of the page.
 25     Note in occupation column in parenthesis (died).
 35     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may also be Doern.
 46     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may also be Doering.
 50-51  Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may also be Schroeder.
 52     Surname may be Warner.
 55     O in place name is umlauted.
 58-59  Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may also be Kuebbe.
 60     U in place name is umlauted.
 62     U in place name is umlauted.
 63     O in place name is umlauted.
 78-81  Surname is blurred by damage to original--looks like it may be Kotzi, Kolzi
        or Ketzi, Kelzi.
 82     The "o" of the surname may be umlauted; thus it could be Foelcke. The "u"
        of the place name is umlauted.
 85-86  The "u" of the place name is umlauted.
 94-95  Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may also be Moenck.
 96     Entry is on the bottom edge of the page and damaged--surname lookes like it
        may be Fawe but it is not entirely clear.
105     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may also be Voelckers.
106-109 Last letter (or letters) of surname trail off.  Name may be Rocho or Rocher.
110-112 U of place name is umlauted.
131-133 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may also be Mueller.
135     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may also be Mueller.
147     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may also be Luettgeroth.
149     O of place name is umlauted.
150-152 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Moeller.  Also, the surname for
        entry #152 is obliterated; however, because o the age and the information in
        the other columns being the same as the previous two entries it is most likely
        that he is with entries 150 and 151.
153     U of place name is umlauted.  Both spellings are listed for this entry.
154     U of place name is umlauted.
155-156 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Boeckelmann.  U of place name,
        Osnabruck is umlauted.  Place of birth looks like it may be Melle.
158     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Schroeder.
159     Place of birth column has two or three words:unclear, but may be Des Vor?en.
159-160 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Moeller.
164     Surname may be either Bade or Bode. U of place name is umlauted.
165     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may also be Schuette.
166     Birthplace is listed as Neuenkirche b/Melle.
169     Birthplace is listed as Neuenkirche b/Melle.
174     First letter of surname is written over, but it seems to be W.
193     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may also be Mueller.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film 255, Roll 11, List 25.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 January 2005



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