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Athena
I, D Schilling, Master of the Athena, 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 of the said ship at Bremen from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, 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.
Sworn to this 28 May 1858, before me, J White, DC. So help me God. (signed) D Schilling
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Athena, whereof D Schilling is Master, from Bremen, burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, and occupation. All passengers came from Germany, with the few exceptions that listed the United States and these are listed accordingly. The destination for all passengers is listed as United States. There were two children born during the passage and one died; these have been noted in the transcriber notes.
First Cabin:
1 Carl Lieban 38 male baker
2 Friedrich Rindehopf 20 male merchant
3 Carl Rastede 17 male merchant
4 Georg Bestheichen 20 male merchant
5 Hermann Morisse 30 male merchant United States
6 Gretha Hintzen 24 female
7 Doris Dittmar 25 female
Second Cabin:
8 Johannes Roth 38 male farmer
9 Margarethe Roth 33 female
10 Martha Roth 11 female
11 Georg Roth 31 male farmer
12 Lorenz Berlet 16 male
13 Ernst Ficherman 42 male merchant
14 Dorette Ficherman 36 female
15 Gerhard Berlemann 29 male farmer
16 Cristian Thet 19 male farmer
17 Johannes Stilchenbauer 24 male joiner United States
18 Conrad Ehiler 60 male farmer United States
19 August Kruhse 17 male farmer
20 August Lebech 15 male farmer
21 Fritz Munter 18 male farmer
22 Catharin Lohmann 25 female
23 Julie Rinne 25 female
24 Agnes Ruge 18 female
25 Anna Thaden 21 female
26 Marthalene Nieburo 20 female
27 Jesche Doeschers 20 female
28 Conrad Masemann 14 male
29 Fried^ Flippe 14 male
30 Christ^ Deike 21 male
31 Aug^ Wiestzer 25 male
32 Wilhelm Deike 18 male
33 Louise Deike 18 female
34 Deitrich Louring 18 male sadler
35 Fried^ Andermann 17 male
36 Dorothea Harms 44 female
37 Johannes Bachmann 43 male joiner
38 Anna Bachmann 38 female
39 Fried^ Sonnemann 60 male butcher
40 Sophia Koch 25 female
41 Dorothea Koch 6 female
42 Ferd^ Dietrich 29 male farmer
43 Cathar^ Dietrich 24 female
44 Franciska Zahmbrecher 18 female
45 Mathias Krans 17 male farmer
46 Hermann Schiele 14 male
47 Anna Hensch 23 female
48 Johanne Vorwerta 22 female
49 Joseph Goldberg 38 male merchant
50 Friedrich Eberhardt 30 male baker
51 Dorothea Eberhardt 27 female
52 Friedrich Eberhardt 1 male
53 Johanna Tenius 24 female
54 Vogg Marthin 29 male farmer United States
55 Catharina Schmidt 34 female
56 Maria Rupp 23 female
57 Anna Ridemann 17 female
58 Elise Ridemann 16 female
59 Henriette Thiele 28 female
60 Elise Banze 17 female
61 Leopold Webke 34 male farmer
62 Conrad Diekmann 30 male merchant
63 Heinrich Schneider 30 male shoemaker
64 Martha Schneider 22 female
65 Heinrich Schneider 10mo male
66* Friedrich Ehrenberg 20 male
67 Georg Kuhnle 32 male farmer
68 Serbine Kuhnle 25 female
69 Georg Kuhnle 1 male
70 Caroline Binder 18 female
71 Christoph Schumacher 25 male farmer
72* Adolph Haufmann 26 male
73 Johannes Konig 28 male carpenter
74 Heinrich Tidemann 17 male
75 Johanna Janzen 19 female
76 Anna Baurudt 24 female
77 Anna Prigge 18 female
78 Anna Fedden 17 female
79 Johannes Steffen 27 male farmer
80 Heinrich Richtermann 32 male farmer
81 Conrad Nau 19 male
82 Marianne Nau 39 female
83 Peter Schuhler 19 male
84 Fried^ Hochgrebe 46 male farmer
85 Rosine Taubenschmidt 25 female
86 Gottlieb Lange 21 male farmer
87 Hermann Keil 17 male miller
88 Matin Kutz 27 male servant
Between Deck:
89 Nicolaus Vogt 18 male farmer
90 Jacob B Walk 49 male tailor
91 Conrad Richard 19 male farmer
92 Johannes Schilling 24 male farmer
93 Georg Lutsch 25 male farmer
94 Elisabeth Abel 22 female
95 Johannes Wiegand 21 male mason
96 Anna Drager 22 female
97 Andreas Meijensky 22 male butcher
98 Friedrich Moritz 32 male farmer
99 Simon Helpert 37 male mason
100 Heinrich Weidemann 50 male United States
101 Georg Mendel 31 male locksmith
102 Anna Mendel 31 female
103 Cornelius Zithning 25 male farmer
104 Peter Wingenfeld 40 male farmer
105 Sebastian Striegel 30 male farmer
106 Martin Hober 30 male farmer
107 Joseph Hober 33 male
108 Maria Hober 5 female
109 Margaretha Stieler 21 female
110 Margaretha Schwalbard 19 female
111 Margaretha Rudolph 19 female
112 Lorenz Bezold 19 male tailor
113 Dietrich Munt 17 male farmer
114 Johannes Koleb 27 male farmer
115 Kunigarde Koleb 27 female
116 Conrad Koleb 1 male
117 Hermann Kollmann 29 male farmer
118 Almjarzen Kollmann 23 female
119 Caspar Limbert 36 male farmer
120 Rosina Limbert 26 female
121 Rosina Limbert 7 female
122 Sophia Limbert 5 female
123 Elisabeth Limbert 3 female
124 Barbara Limbert 6mo female
125 Anna Felsburg 20 female
126 Eckhard Felsburg 15 male
127 Valentin Wilt 26 male farmer
128 Carolina Buhner 26 female
129 Johann Stedel 23 male seaman
130 Maria Kelbauer 23 female
131 Maria Frischmann 43 female
132 Anton Frischmann 6 male
133 Johann Kropp 19 male farmer
134 Apolonia Kropp 27 female
135 Theresa Kropp 4 female
136 Johannes Rose 24 male tailor
137 Juliana Rose 22 female
138 Reinhard Rose 5mo male
139 Catharine Opfermann 35 female
140 Elise Opfermann 8 female
141 Adam Opfermann 5 male
142 Elise Baum 19 female
143 Anna Limmerhirt 23 female
144 Epha Limmerhirt 46 female
145 Martha Ann Limmerhirt 10 female
146 Christ^ Schlag 31 male carpenter
147 Catharina Schlag 28 female
148 Lisette Schlag 8 female
149 Elise Schlag 4 female
150 Adam Schlag 9mo male
151 Conrad Bamberg 57 male farmer
152 Rosina Bamberg 48 female
153 Lisette Bamberg 9 female
154 Johannes Bamberg 5 male
155 Friedrich Krup 51 male farmer
156 Catharina Krup 48 female
157 Heinrich Krup 17 male
158 Carl Krup 15 male
159 Catharina Krup 22 female
160 Adam Krup 2 male
161 Adam Ernst 9 male
162 Fritz Ernst 9 male
163 Kunigunde Schmidt 21 female
164 Elise Eichelmuller 19 female
165 Hermann Neu 22 male farmer
166 Heinrich Wicker 17 male farmer
167 Leonard Himmelein 14 male
168 Georg Lutsch 24 male farmer United States
169 Elise Lutsch 27 female United States
170 Tekla Schneider 23 female
171 Emirenzia Schneider 19 female
172 Heinrich Nau 28 male miller
173 Maria Nau 25 female
174 Elise Nau 2 female
175 Christian Witzel 22 male farmer
176 Johannes Ruppel 16 male farmer
177 Johannes Doring 17 male
178 Sophia Heidorn 19 female
179 Maria Greve 16 female
180 Maria Kuker 28 female
181 Elise Vollriede 19 female
182 Caroline Vollriede 21 female
183 Wilhelm Konig 14 male
184 Rosina Weber 18 female
185 Catharina Weber 14 female
186 Catharina Theie 16 female
187 Adelaide Hubener 18 female
188 Barbara Spengeler 16 female
189 Anna Gulvert 17 female
190 Johannes Gulvert 14 male
191 Johannes Schweizer 22 male tailor
192 Dorothea Schweizer 19 female
193 Kunigunde Neubauer 25 female
194 Anna Kofler 20 female
195 Elise Sfland 22 female
196 Elise Schmidt 19 female
197 Martha Stege 16 female
198 Anna Langgreve 17 female
199 Anna Sohl 20 female
200 Conrad Jager 19 male farmer
201 Heinrich Jager 17 male
202 Catharina Jager 14 female
203 Barbara Lutsch 18 female
204 Margaretha Lutsch 17 female
205 Maria Koch 16 female
206 August Borchers 31 male farmer
207 Sophia Birg 21 female
208 Catharina Treissbach 28 female
209 Caroline Meineke 55 female
210 Doris Meineke 22 female
211 Gertrud Kesinger 22 female
212 Andreas Kesinger 20 male baker
213 Johannes Saal 21 male shoemaker
214 Eberhard Klitz 17 male farmer
215 Fried^ Schwalm 23 male farmer
216 Gottfried Grosshans 25 male farmer
217 Joseph Wessingen 23 male farmer
218 Catharina Altmann 22 female
219 Gustav Reitsch 21 male tailor
220 Franz Schniche 30 male tailor
221 Franz Schniche 56 male
222 Theresia Huche 22 female
223 Johannes Huche 17 male
224 Theodor Huche 16 male
225 Ada Stratmann 24 female
226 Anton Schiefenhocher 34 male farmer
227 Johannes Pichelmann 30 male farmer
228 Barbara Pichelmann 23 female
229* Baby born on passage
230 Johannes Steinmacher 46 male farmer
231 Sabina Steinmacher 43 female
232* Elise Re?ler 18 female
233 Friederike Walter 28 female
234 Maria Walkshofer 50 female
235 Elise Walkshofer 11 female
236 Barbara Helott 21 female
237 Claus Steffans 21 male farmer
238 Margaretha Prechtel 18 female
239 Johannes Grepe 34 male farmer
240 Heinrich Niehoff 14 male
241 Wilhelm Bencke 21 male
242 Maria Peter 42 female
243 Anna Peter 16 female
244 Sebastian Vister 39 male farmer
245 Melchior Miller 18 male smith
246 Wilhelm Romer 21 male shoemaker
247 Catharina Stein 22 female
248 Lenard Eichhorn 32 male butcher
249 Weiburg Eichhorn 26 male
250 Ernst Wiener 24 male painter
251 Dorothea Salomon 18 female
252 Sophia Bode 18 female
253 Maria Helt 17 female
254 Johann Himmelein 24 male farmer
255 Johann Himmelein 27 male farmer
256 Johann Dedehop 54 male farmer United States
257 Barbara Dedehop 30 female
258 Catharine Weisshaur 19 female
259 Anna Sessler 25 female
260 Elise Wagener 22 female
261 Friedrich Volker 37 male farmer
262 Jenny Volker 25 female
263 Leonard Kettler 23 male tailor
264 Margaretha Kettler 13 female
265 Georg Schafer 48 male farmer
266 Catharina Schafer 39 female
267 Johannes Schafer 16 male
268 Georg Schafer 14 male
269 Anna Schafer 9 female
270 Elise Schafer 7 female
271 Hermann Schafer 4 male
272 Anna Stiel 58 female
273 Wilhelmina Stor 24 female
274 August Stor 2 male
275 Elise Kerchner 21 female
276 Jacob Hammel 50 male farmer
277 Heinrich Hammel 22 male tailor
278 Heinrich Bartler 25 male tailor
279 Catharina Bartler 24 female
280 Catharina Bartler 6mo female
281 Sebastian Kaufmann 17 male
282 Elise Bohning 21 female
283 Catharina Schroder 20 female
284 Franciska Fork 17 female
285 Joseph Fork 13 male
286* ?? Cunnitz 28 male farmer
287 Wilhelmine Cunnitz 30 female
288 Henriette Lange 52 female
289 Wilhelmine Habermann 18 female
290 Catharina Lanterbach 18 female
291 Carl Kempf 18 male butcher
292 Lorenz Lutz 30 male farmer
293 Caspar Havenstein 29 male farmer
294 Andreas Ziel 31 male shoemaker
295 Jacob Schafer 32 male farmer
296 Dorothea Schafer 28 female
297 Jacob Schafer 6 male
298 Anna Schafer 4 female
299 Dorothea Schafer 1 female
300 Anna Hofmann 52 female
301 Adam Hartwig 15 male
302 Andreas Stelzly 25 male butcher
303 Michael Schleicher 43 male farmer
304 Maria Schleicher 32 female
305 Friedrich Schleicher 8 male
306 Maria Schleicher 3mo female
307* Valentin Grg? 33 male weaver
308* Henriette Grg? 27 female
309* Heinrich Grg? 6 male
310* Margarethe Grg? 3 female
311 Christoph Hegner 50 male weaver
312 Margaretha Hegner 36 female
313* Child born on the passage female
314 Margaretha Hegner 17 female
315 Barbara Hegner 15 female
316 Maria Hegner 12 female
317 Margaretha Hegner 9 female
318 Heinrich Rump 25 male farmer
319 Conrad Zippel 30 male weaver
320 Heinrich Neger 25 male farmer
321 Philipp Lange 54 male farmer
322 Eduard Schlegel 35 male farmer
323 Heinrich Burdorf 31 male carpenter
324 Nicol^ Egli 32 male United States
325 Fried^ Lenta 25 male farmer
326 Heinrich Hochgrebe 22 male farmer
327 Carl Zahn 54 male farmer
328 Ernestine Zahn 44 female
329 Auguste Zahn 18 female
330 Caroline Zahn 16 female
331 Wilhelmine Zahn 9 female
332 Wilhelm Schmidt 34 male farmer
333 Henriette Schmidt 34 female
334 Anton Wuste 23 male farmer
335 Sophia Wuste 22 female
336 Heinrich Mosebage 29 male farmer
337 Johannes Hegman 23 male farmer
338 Hermann Stratmann 25 male farmer
339* Johann Klarinann 39 male tailor
340* Henriette Klarinann 36 female
341* Christine Klarinann 16 female
342* Gustav Klarinann 9 male
343* Hermann Klarinann 7 male
344* Carl Klarinann 11mo male
345 Claus Wedemeyer 19 male farmer
346 Tobias Ruber 34 male farmer
347 Johann Visser 22 male farmer
348 Jacob Cordes 28 male shoemaker
349 Lambert Cordes 31 male farmer
350 Maria Cordes 32 female
351 Moderke Switke 24 female
352 Christian Schafer 35 male farmer
353 Fried^ Robke 18 male
354* Johannes Pape 25 female
355 Wilhelm Steinke 24 male farmer
356 Christoph Rasch 23 male farmer
357 Wilhelm Faver 42 male farmer
358 Louise Faver 32 female
359 Julius Faver 9 male
360 Auguste Faver 8 female
361 Ernestine Faver 11mo female
362 Friedrich Weiske 25 male tailor
363 Maria Weiske 26 female
364 Georg Heibel 50 male farmer
365 Christina Heibel 26 female
366 Johannes Heibel 8 male
367 Kunigunde Heibel 4 female
368* Sulig Levi Heibel 20 male tailor
369 Sophia Morchner 49 female
370 Elise Marz 43 female
371 Johannes Pettschan 23 male farmer
372 Claus Hollmann 22 male farmer
373 Conrad Hollmann 18 male farmer
374 Heinrich Schmodoke 18 male butcher
375 Ludwig Born 16 male farmer
376 Christoph Ferenkamp 37 male farmer
377 Friedrich Heidorn 32 male farmer
378 Elise Springen 29 female
379 Catharina Ruppel 24 female
380 Elise Weinberger 23 female
381 Stephan Rofenkotter 25 male shoemaker
382 Heinrich Schmitz 23 male merchant United States
383 Johannes Tiedemann 23 male farmer
384 Conrad Tietz 21 male carpenter United States
385 Heinrich Freitag 23 male farmer
Transcriber's Notes:
* Indicates additional information noted below
^ Indicates possible abbreviated names
? Indicates names that are missing or illegible
Fried^/Friedrich; Christ^/Christian; Aug^/August; Ferd^/Ferdinand;
Cathar^/Catharine; Nicol^/Nicolas
The total passengers listed for this voyage was 384; apparently the
count did not include the baby that died
66 Occupation could be locksmith
72 Occupation appears to be 'geomethe'
229 Baby born on passage not named; sex not listed; assuming baby was born to family listed
previously
232 Last name has a large 'X' in the middle of the name; letter under this 'X' is illegible
239 Last name could be Gress or Gresse
286 First name could be an abbreviated Ferdinand
307, 308, 309, 310 Last name appears to be Grgr
313 Baby born and died on passage; not named; assuming baby was born to family listed previously
339 thru 344 Last name could be Klurmann or Klarmann
354 Listed as female, although Johannes spelling would indicate male
368 Not sure if last name is Heibel or Levi
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 184, List 415.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 August 2006
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