Immigrant Ships
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Bark Union
Bremen, Germany to New York, New York
1 June 1855
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J Horstmann do solemly, 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 Union where of I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God, J Horstmann. Sworn to the 1 June 1855, before me, (signature unreadable).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the bremen Bark Union whereof J. Horstmann is Master, from Bremen, burthen one hundred fifty tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on voyage (none listed, so column was deleted).
Cabin
1 Christoph Strassburger 25 male Cabinet maker Germany U States
2 Adolph Voekerodt 26 male Brewer Germany U States
3 Andreas Heiser 54 male Hatmaker Germany U States
4 Maria Heiser 50 female Germany U States
5 Dorothea Heiser 22 female Germany U States
6 Rudolph Heiser 16 male Germany U States
7 Victoria Heiser 13 female Germany U States
8 Rickejen Heiser 10 female Germany U States
9 Hermann Heiser 9 male Germany U States
10 Joseph Konigsberger 24 male farmer Germany U States
11* Ernst Ruhlmann 38 male farmer Germany U States
12* Johanne Ruhlmann 41 female Germany U States
13* Carl Ruhlmann 22 male Musiker Germany U States
14 Ernst Hornbogen 23 male farmer Germany U States
15 Johanne Hoffmann 25 female Germany U States
16* Joseph Backer 29 male cartwright Germany U States
17 Jacob Heimel 31 male schoemaker Germany U States
18* Maria Muller 31 female Germany U States
19 Henriette Sampe 27 female Germany U States
20 Sebastian Schmidt 27 male schoemaker Germany U States
21* Maria Husinger 32 female Germany U States
22 Clara Specht 20 female Germany U States
23 Adam Holshauer 27 male merchant Germany U States
24 August Tait 18 male farmer Germany U States
25 Edmund Digke 16 male farmer Germany U States
26* Christian Kolb 53 male boardinghus United States United States
27 Anna Holzhauer 26 female Germany Germany
28* Paul Widinger 27 male Posementier Germany U States
29 August Wiediger 57 male Shoemaker Germany U States
30 Schurlotte Wiediger 57 female Germany U States
31 Carl Peter 47 male farmer Germany U States
32 Juliane Peter 38 female Germany U States
33 Ida Peter 7 female Germany U States
34 Hermann Peter 3 male Germany U States
35 Caroline Reniser 26 female Germany U States
36 Caroline Reniser 9mo female Germany U States
37* Robert Buchele 28 male Hansutter Germany U States
38 August Murkowsky 30 male farmer Germany U States
39 Anna Murkowsky 21 female Germany U States
40 Ludwig Zeiger 19 male carpenter Germany U States
41 Gottfried Zilian 58 male cartwright Germany U States
42 Gottfried Zilian 29 male Blackschmidt Germany U States
43 Frederike Zilian 23 female Germany U States
44 Emilian Kalb 43 male cartwright Germany U States
45 Rosine Dinner 21 female Germany U States
46 Justine Scholl 35 female Germany U States
47 Sophie Weber 19 female Germany U States
48 Sebastian Kampf 42 male carpenter Germany U States
49 Wilhelm Hampel 26 male cabinetmaker Germany U States
50 Jacob Heyer 25 male farmer Germany U States
51 Maria Heyer 22 female Germany U States
52 Chatarine Hirsch 23 female Germany U States
53 Mosis Rothschild 18 male Merchant Germany U States
Steerage
54 Carl Schiebter 16 male farmer Germany U States
55* Emilie Knuth 21 male Germany U States
56 August Peter 38 male farmer Germany U States
57 Christiana Peter 39 female Germany U States
58 Ernstine Peter 11 female Germany U States
59 Friederike Peter 9 female Germany U States
60 August Peter 6 male Germany U States
61 Wilhelm Peter 3 male Germany U States
62 Franz Glaubitz 37 male farmer Germany U States
63 Therese Glaubitz 50 female Germany U States
64 Carl Glaubitz 15 male Germany U States
65 Philipp Leyendicker 18 male Merchant Germany U States
66 Georg Reis 58 male Backer Germany U States
67 Anna Reis 58 female Germany U States
68* Chaterine Schaumlaffel 16 female Germany U States
69 Theodor Hirsching 18 male Stonecutter Germany U States
70* Carl Gotte 20 male Tailer Germany U States
71 Johann Harls 17 male Baker Germany U States
72 Wilhelmine Harls 27 female Germany U States
73* Wilhelm Walther 25 male Maurer Germany U States
74 Joseph Brucks 54 male farmer Germany U States
75 Maria Brucks 52 female Germany U States
76 Franz Brucks 25 male farmer Germany U States
77 Anton Brucks 16 male farmer Germany U States
78 Pauline Brucks 13 female Germany U States
79 Peter Schwabenhausen 35 male schoemaker Germany U States
80 Minna Schwabenhausen 25 female Germany U States
81 Wilhelm Schmidt 30 male farmer Germany U States
82 August Stange 30 male carpenter Germany U States
83 Maria Melerhausen 16 female Germany U States
84 Heinrich Dreyer 32 male farmer Germany U States
85 Friederich Schendel 30 male tailer Germany U States
86* Barbara Kluck 58 female Germany U States
87 Friedrick Hille 20 male farmer Germany U States
88 Gerhard Wieburg 45 male carpenter Germany U States
89 Maria Wieburg 42 female Germany U States
90 Catharina Wieburg 10 female Germany U States
91 Heinrich Wieburg 6 male Germany U States
92 Jule Wieburg 4 female Germany U States
93 Gerhard Tammen 40 male blackschmidt Germany U States
94 Kersta Tammen 29 female Germany U States
95 Julie Tammen 5 female Germany U States
96 Simon Tammen 3 male Germany U States
97 Hermann Tammen 6mo male Germany U States
98 Gerhard Puse 21 male farmer Germany U States
99 August Weber 27 male butscher Germany U States
100 August Mandel 21 male Kupper Germany U States
101 Heinrich Fielig 22 male blackschmidt Germany U States
102 Johann Schlegel 24 male farmer Germany U States
103 Louis Espe 26 male tailer Germany U States
104 Franz Beck 27 male farmer Germany U States
105 Wilhelmine Bock 23 female Germany U States
106 Auguste Bock 2 female Germany U States
107 Caroline Ahrens 42 female Germany U States
108 Caroline Ahrens 15 female Germany U States
109 Carl Hamblock 26 male butscher Germany U States
110 Heinrich Siceller 18 male farmer Germany U States
111 Jacob Kempfer 21 male farmer Germany U States
112 Heinrich Grimm 22 male farmer Germany U States
113 Johanne Beistle 21 female Germany U States
114 Johann Gayer 31 male farmer Germany U States
115 Lorentz Lutz 27 male farmer Germany U States
116 Trangott Wetzlich 22 male farmer Germany U States
117* Carl Buttner 40 male farmer Germany U States
118* Louise Buttner 33 female Germany U States
119* Friedrich Buttner 13 male Germany U States
120* Wilhelm Buttner 8 male Germany U States
121* Auguste Buttner 6 female Germany U States
122* Caroline Buttner 9mo female Germany U States
123 Wilhelm Werbelow 34 male farmer Germany U States
124 Emilie Werbelow 34 female Germany U States
125 Carl Werbelow 3 male Germany U States
126 Wilhelm Werbelow 9mo male Germany U States
127 Marie Werbelow 55 female Germany U States
128 Marie Werbelow 25 female Germany U States
129 Caroline Werbelow 23 female Germany U States
130 Sophie Werbelow 21 female Germany U States
131 August Werbelow 19 male Germany U States
132 Friedrich Rogge 32 male Maurer Germany U States
133 Wilhelmine Rogge 27 female Germany U States
134 Auguste Rogge 3 female Germany U States
135 Elisabeth Rogge 9mo female Germany U States
136 Carl Schwartz 24 male farmer Germany U States
137 Wilhelm Harms 24 male Maurer Germany U States
138 Andreas Reiner 25 male farmer Germany U States
139 Marianne Teller 16 female Germany U States
140 Magdalene Teller 22 female Germany U States
141 Elise Wendels 16 female Germany U States
142 Georg Arnemann 33 male bookbinder Germany U States
143 Dorothea Arnemann 32 female Germany U States
144 Elise Arnemann 6 female Germany U States
145 Wilhelm Arnemann 4 male Germany U States
146 Johann Schwartz 26 male panter Germany U States
147 Wilhelm Schwartz 59 male farmer Germany U States
148 Doris Schwartz 54 female Germany U States
149 Louise Schwartz 23 female Germany U States
150 Johann Ahrens 44 male farmer Germany U States
151 Heinrich Ahrens 24 male farmer Germany U States
152 Ernst Wittrock 31 male schoemaker Germany U States
153 Christine Wittrock 30 female Germany U States
154 Sophie Wittrock 4 female Germany U States
155 Georg Kock 56 male farmer Germany U States
156 Margareth Kiesel 20 female Germany U States
157 Christopf Hagenbruck 28 male brewer Germany U States
158 Caroline Dietz 19 female Germany U States
159* Johann Damer 32 male Maurer Germany U States
160 Sophie Damer 28 female Germany U States
161 Fleist Plaut 24 male butscher Germany U States
162 Johann Horst 21 male carpenter Germany U States
163 Peter Bauerfeind 30 male farmer Germany U States
164 Johann Lehker 20 male tailer Germany U States
165 Christian Stahl 22 male tailer Germany U States
166 Johann Forster 28 male saddler Germany U States
167 Marie Adler 25 female Germany U States
168 Johannes Forster 28 male saddler Germany U States
169 Deidrich Kaiser 29 male farmer Germany U States
170 Gesine Kaiser 31 female Germany U States
171 Wilhelmine Scheuller 22 female Germany U States
172 Henriette Scheuller 20 female Germany U States
173 Johann Rankertz 24 male weaver Germany U States
174 Andreas Erhard 50 male farmer Germany U States
175 Margaretha Erhard 42 female Germany U States
176 Kunigunde Erhard 14 female Germany U States
177 Christian Engelking 36 male farmer Germany U States
178 Anna Engelking 34 female Germany U States
179 Maria Engelking 9 female Germany U States
180 Anna Engelking 4 female Germany U States
181 Infant Engelking born female Germany U States
182 Heinrich Backer 49 male weaver Germany U States
183 Johann Harmbrook 30 male farmer Germany U States
184 Ottomar Blackmann 21 female Merchant Germany U States
185 Dorothea Cordes 14 female Germany U States
186 Hedwig Cordes 14 female Germany U States
187 Emil Wicklein 14 male farmer Germany U States
188 Heinrich Strehmeyer 18 male butscher Germany U States
189 Carl Kolbe 25 male farmer Germany U States
190 Jasper Meyer 24 male farmer Germany U States
191 Friedrich Dammann 30 male farmer Germany U States
192 Heinrich Hogrefe 30 male farmer Germany U States
193 Anna Rotus 24 female Germany U States
194 Sophie Schulse 25 female Germany U States
195 Elise Schomburg 26 female Germany U States
196 Johann Dreyer 49 male farmer Germany U States
197 Friedericke Dreyer 53 female Germany U States
198 Friederike Dreyer 17 female Germany U States
199 Dorotte Dreyer 15 female Germany U States
200 Carl Dreyer 12 male Germany U States
201 Heinrich Dreyer 10 male Germany U States
202 August Dreyer 9 male Germany U States
203 Anton Krupohl 20 male weaver Germany U States
204 Anna Borkhardt 32 female Germany U States
205* Louise Gobel 25 female Germany U States
206 Adolph Rodewald 25 male farmer Germany U States
207 Louise Rodewald 24 female Germany U States
208 Johann Scheidemann 27 male farmer Germany U States
209 Louise Rahring 23 female Germany U States
210 Heinrich Ervald 29 male weaver Germany U States
211* Heinrich Gobel 20 male schoemaker Germany U States
212 Friedrich Sittig 37 male tailer Germany U States
213 Elisabeth Sittig 36 female Germany U States
214 Otilie Sittig 11 female Germany U States
215 Philipp Sittig 7 male Germany U States
216 Wilhelm Sittig 3mo male Germany U States
217 Anna Hahn 50 female Germany U States
218 Ludwig Quans 27 male weaver Germany U States
219 Louise Quanas 28 female Germany U States
220 Heinrich Albes 29 male farmer Germany U States
221 Heinrich Hoffmann 25 male painter Germany U States
222 Ludwig Hoffmann 19 male farmer Germany U States
223 Christian Hoffmann 23 male joiner Germany U States
224 Wilhelm Kremming 29 male farmer Germany U States
225 Minna Kremming 24 female Germany U States
226* Anna Lusser 22 female Germany U States
227 Andreas Imgrand 21 male carpenter Germany U States
228 Friedrich Willins 22 male carpenter Germany U States
Transcriber's Notes:
* indicates an error on the part of the original recorder not the transcriber, or a
note to the reader.
? indicates a letter or word that cannot be read due to the quality of the original
document or handwriting of the original writer.
11- 13 Surname has an umlaut.
16 Surname has an umlaut.
18 Surname has an umlaut.
21 Surname has an umlaut.
26 Occupation would probably mean boardinghouse owner.
28 Occupation is clear. I could not find the meaning in occupations, but did
find it as a surname on-line.
37 Surname has an umlaut.
55 First name appears to be female, but sex is listed as male.
68 Surname has umlaut over second 'a'.
70 Surname has an umlaut.
73 Occupation of Maurer equals bricklayer.
86 Surname has an umlaut.
117-122 Surname has an umlaut.
159 Occupation of Maurer equals bricklayer.
205 Surname has an umlaut.
221 Surname has an umlaut.
226 Surname has an umlaut.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 153, List 438.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
15 April 2005
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