Immigrant Ships
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Ship St. Nicolas


Havre, France to New York
18 January 1861
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -- PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John Bragdon, Master of the Ship St. Nicolas, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said Ship at Havre from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So Help Me God.
J Bragdon
Sworn to this 18th January 1861
Before Me J White DC
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship St. Nicolas whereof John A Bragdon is Master, from Havre. Burthen 797 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage. No deaths so that column has been eliminated. Also eliminated are the columns covering destination for all are bound for the US and where the passengers were berthed during the voyage. All were shown as being carried Upper Btw Decks.
  1* Andres Holzbach        46 M Farmer Oldenburg  
  2* F???? Wimmer           20 M        Baden       
  3  Mary Hahnhart          45 F        France      
  4* Guillaume O????        55 M        France      
  5* Magdalena O????        ?? F        France      
  6* Mary O????             20 F        France     
  7* Anna O????             22 F        France      
  8* Marie O????            17 F        France     
  9  Francis Festler        19 M        France      
 10  Magda Festler          39 F        France    
 11  Nicolas Festler        38 M        France    
 12  Maria Festler          29 F        France 
 13  Jean Festler           15 M        France     
 14  Alphonse Festler        7 M        France     
 15  Charles Festler         3 M        France   
 16* Barte Zion             24 F        France     
 17  Catherine Zion         26 F        France     
 18* Ollis Festler         2mo M        France     
 19* Louis Jargnes          17 M        France     
 20  Joh F N Holbauer       24 M        Baden       
 21  Elizaht Rasp           30 F        Hesse       
 22  Frederic Lieberich     25 M        Baden       
 23  Christopher Sylvester  25 M        Hesse       
 24  Marie Heller           48 F        Hesse         
 25  Wilhelm Haefner        26 M        Baden       
 26  Michel Gangwisch       16 M        France      
 27  Caroline Heiny         28 F        Wurttenburg 
 28  Caroline Schall        28 F        Wurttenburg           
 29* Klaus Cep?mondt        39 M        Wurttenburg          
 30  Cath Marie Zech        39 F        Wurttenburg           
 31  C Federricka Klaus     19 F        Wurttenburg           
 32* Bernd Rausted          22 F        Wurttenburg           
 33  Jacob Sulzberger       17 M        Baden      
 34  Joseph Haas            18 M        Baden       
 35  Benedict Riesner       41 M        Baden      
 36  Phillippe Losffelholtz 28 M        Hesse       
 37  Cathe Beck             21 F        Hesse      
 38  Louis Hahn             25 M        Baden      
 39  Leopold Baumann        20 M        Baden         
 40  Annie Schmitt          22 F        Baden     
 41  Cathre Bradbecth       19 F        Baden        
 42  Suzanne Eiden          23 F        Prussia    
 43  Ulrich Motler          26 M        Switzerland 
 44* Henrietta Schanion     18 F        Bavaria     
 45  Christina Pierling     17 F        Bavaria     
 46* Heinrich Kinschler     19 M        Bavaria    
 47  Charles Fung           29 M        Baden       
 48  Ferd Lehanett          21 M        Baden      
 49  Magdna Lieber          20 F        Hesse       
 50  Walbinga Lieber        18 F        Hesse       
 51  Jean Schmitt            35 M       Prussia     
 52  Anna Schmitt           30 F        Prussia         
 53  Jean Schmitt            3 M        Prussia     
 54  Angelique Schmitt       7 F        Prussia     
 55  Maria Elizth Ragofa    22 F        Bavaria    
 56  Agnes Walther          36 F        Wurttenburg 
 57  Peter  Michel          51 M        Switzerland 
 58* Gottlieb Andies        41 M        Switzerland       
 59  Albert Fazio           20 M        Italy       
 60  Giovani Gianbrunn      19 M        Italy       
 61* Laverne Opi?i          18 M        Italy       
 62  Pietro Carosso         25 M        Italy       
 63  Lorenzo DiPaulo        27 M        Italy       
 64  George Massan          35 M        Baden       
 65  Robert Pichaus         18 M        Switzerland 
 66  Pietro Bertolo         35 M        Italy     
 67* I^o Nenniette          34 M        Italy        
 68  Joh Rickenbacher       19 F        Baden      
 69  Lenhart Schmitt        23 M        Baden       
 70  Rosa Hilderbrand       21 F        Baden       
 71  Marie Frick            20 F        Baden      
 72  Anna Vosgole           22 F        Baden       
 73  Anton Oehler           36 M        Baden       
 74  Crescenza Spizuegel    31 F        Baden       
 75  Joseph Fernier         26 M        France    
 76  Christian Manier       25 M        Austria    
 77* Ph^o Mauss             35 F        Baden       
 78  Angello Di Saoni       21 M        Italy       
 79  Francois Di Saoni      28 M        Italy       
 80  Pieolas Di Saoni       18 M        Italy       
 81  Francois Piasan        61 M        Italy         
 82  Vincent Cigro          28 M        Italy        
 83  Nicolas Cigro          27 M        Italy    
 84  Angella Fiatonni       22 M        Italy       
 85* Antoine San Thomas     28 M        Italy      
 86* Auscula Casella        13 M        Italy       
 87  Vincent Casella        10 M        Italy      
 88  Piola Lavigne           8 M        Italy        
 89  Pasquale Lavigne        7 M        Italy       
 90  Alphonse Faverros      21 M        France     
 91* Whm Miller             22 M        Baden       
 92* Euphrasia ?ayon        41 F        France      
 93* Michel Garzi           43 M        USA         
 94  Jean Leignist          34 M        France      
 95  Phillip Schister       34 M                    
 96* Made^e Schweizer       35 F        France      
 97  Phillip Schweizer      11 M        France      
 98  Madeline Schweizer      9 F        France      
 99  Louis Schweizer         6 M        France      
100  Frederich Schweizer     4 M        France     
101* Peter Knopf            61 M        USA         
102* G Knopf                46 M        USA         
103  Leonard Spielman       20 M        Switzerland 
104* Benoni Fones           18 M        USA         
105  Gerard Cataldi         25 M        Italy       
106  Guiseppe Sacco         28 M        Italy       
 

Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
 condition of the original document.

The handwriting on this passenger list is very bad.


  1   The first name Andres has an acute accent on the e to read Andrés.
  2   First Name unreadable ??, the last 2 letters could be st.
  4   Age ??
  4 - 8 Last Name looks like Ofarct or Ofnalt??
 16   Barte-Short for Bartholomew ??
 18   Question First Name-Ollis ??
 19   Question Last Name-Jargnes ??
 29   Both Names unreadable ??
 32   First Name unreadable ??
 44   Schleman ??
 46   Last Name ??
 58   First Name ??
 61   Both Names unreadable ??
 67   Both Names unreadable ??
 77   First Name ??
 85   There are three names written; Thomas San Antoine. The correct 
      interpretation is probably San Thomas as the Last Name. ??
 86   First Name ??
 91   First Name probably Wilhelm ??
 92   The first letter of the last name could be L or S.
 93   Notation; American Citizen-Home in America? Citizen?
 96   Made^e-Probably short for Madeline ??
101   Notation; American Citizen-Has an American Passport
102   Notation; American Citizen-Has an American Passport
104   The last name could be Beneni.
      Notation; American Citizen 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 June 2004



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