Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Ship Bavaria


LeHavre, France to New York
23 April 1855

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J A Bailey, 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 Ship Bavaria, whereof I am Master, from LeHavre. So help me God. (signed) J A Bailey
Sworn to the 23 April 1855, before me (signed) Moffmann
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the Ship Bavaria whereof Bailey is Master, from Havre, burthen 908 18/95 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, and country to which they severally belonged. Occupation for each passenger is listed as farmer; destination for each passenger is the United States. These columns have been omitted. There was one birth and one death during the voyage and this information is noted in the transcriber notes.
  1  George Hertenstein      24      m  Bade
  2  Barbara Kranich         22      f  Wurtemberg
  3  Michel Welte            33      m  Wurtemberg
  4  Jean Moser              26      m  Bade
  5  Catherine Moser         28      f  Bade
  6  Catherine Moser         56      f  Bade
  7  Lustgarde Moser         19      f  Bade
  8  Barbe Moser             23      f  Bade
  9  Christian Moser          5      m  Bade
 10  Georg Moser              2      m  Bade
 11  Catherine Moser          5      f  Bade
 12  Lustgarde Moser          2  6mo f  Bade
 13  Michel Schiers          34      m  France
 14  Johann Christian        48      m  Prussia
 15  Anna Christian          36      f  Prussia
 16  Peter Christian         19      m  Prussia
 17  Marie Christian         17      f  Prussia
 18  Johann Christian        12      m  Prussia
 19  Caspar Christian         7      m  Prussia
 20  Gustav Christian         5      m  Prussia
 21  Madeleine Brichler      27      f  Prussia
 22  Peter Lindermasier      24      m  Prussia
 23  Friedr^ Godel           29      m  Prussia
 24  Louis Prousch           26      m  America
 25  Ernst Schwann           48      m  Hesse
 26  Anna Schwann            46      f  Hesse
 27  Ernst Schwann           21      m  Hesse
 28  Jacob Schwann           17      m  Hesse
 29  Margareth Schwann       15      f  Hesse
 30  Carl Schwann            13      m  Hesse
 31  Anna Schwann             9      f  Hesse
 32  Anna Froth              23      f  Hesse
 33  Fransisca Kopf          20      f  Hesse
 34  George Schmidt          28      m  Hesse
 35  Friedrich Oth           22      m  America
 36  Johann Oth              20      m  Bade
 37  Stephan Knittel         30      m  Bavaria
 38  Margareth Knittel       31      f  Bavaria
 39* Wilhelm Blanl           23      m  Bavaria
 40  Catherine Bechtel       23      f  Bavaria
 41  Johann Holzmann         42      m  Bavaria
 42  Gabriel Schwarzenbach   26      m  Bavaria
 43  Michel Einch            26      m  Bavaria
 44  Madeleine Bochmer       30      f  Bavaria
 45  Sophie Weil             21      f  Bavaria
 46  Stephan Filsinger       15      m  Bade
 47  Barbara Weisser         22      f  Bade
 48  Erhard Weissbrod        44      m  Bade
 49  Marg^th Weissbrod       37      f  Bade
 50  Catherine Weissbrod     13      f  Bade
 51  Elisabeth Weissbrod      9  6mo f  Bade
 52  Anna Weissbrod           2  6mo f  Bade
 53  Michel Schmied          26      m  Wurtemberg
 54  Andre Rothmond          24      m  Bade
 55  Albert Wagner           21      m  Wurtemberg
 56  Jacob Wagner            19      m  Wurtemberg
 57  Carl Lanter             20      m  Bade
 58  Conrad Gleichauf        26      m  Bade
 59  Anna Staib              40      f  Wurtemberg
 60  Jacob Staib              7      m  Wurtemberg
 61  Gottlieb Staib           5      m  Wurtemberg
 62  Marie Staib              4      f  Wurtemberg
 63  Johann Geyger           32      m  Wurtemberg
 64  Blandine Reich          25      f  Wurtemberg
 65  Wendel Welte            37      m  Wurtemberg
 66  Bartholmy Schweizer     44      m  Wurtemberg
 67  Ambrose Stegher         23      m  Wurtemberg
 68  Peter Welte             18      m  Wurtemberg
 69  Marie Welte             22      f  Wurtemberg
 70  Hedwig Welte            20      f  Wurtemberg
 71  Anselon Welte           19      m  Wurtemberg
 72  Mathilde Welte          15      f  Wurtemberg
 73  Chrystian Welte         12      m  Wurtemberg
 74  Sebastian Welte          9  6mo m  Wurtemberg
 75  Georg Bernhard          29      m  Bade
 76  Madeleine Bernhard      25      f  Bade
 77  Christoph Bernhard       3      m  Bade
 78  Catherine Bernhard       1      f  Bade
 79  Johann Breninger        27      m  Bade
 80  Catherine Breninger     21      f  Bade
 81  Maria Leohner           25      f  Bade
 82  Johann Breninger         4  6mo m  Bade
 83  Joseph Fries            28      m  Bade
 84  Louise Fries            29      f  Bade
 85  Johann Fries                9mo m  Bade
 86  Peter Kuchenthurm       24      m  France
 87  Francois Eyor           40      m  Prussia
 88  Clestin Huch            38      m  France
 89  Andre Olivier           55      m  France
 90  Felix Olivier           27      m  France
 91  Marie Jaune             26      f  France
 92  Francisca Jaune         56      f  France
 93  Hubert Jaune                9mo m  France
 94  Jean Grosjean           20      m  France
 95  Jean Bourguin           33      m  France
 96  Marie Bourguin          28      f  France
 97  Euphrasme Bourguin       7      f  France
 98  Adeline Bourguin         5      f  France
 99  Lydia Bourguin           3      f  France
100  Jean Bourguin              11mo m  France
101  Francois Weisgot        55      m  France
102  Josephine Schlep        18      f  France
103  Francois Bourguin       28      f  America
104  Georgle Bourguin        22      f  France
105  Louise Willberger       30      f  Suisse
106  Joseph Rieder           26      m  Suisse
107  Heinrich Hurlimann      47      m  Suisse
108  Heinrich Schmid         33      m  Suisse
109  Rogula Schmid           26      f  Suisse
110  Caspar Schmid           24      m  Suisse
111  Peter Stuber            37      m  Suisse
112  Elisabeth Stuber        37      f  Suisse
113  Barbara Huber           31      f  Suisse
114  Albert Huber            10      m  Suisse
115  Bertha Huber             6      f  Suisse
116  Heinrich Huber           4      m  Suisse
117  Nicolas Kursener        55      m  Suisse
118  Anna Kursener           44      f  Suisse
119  Anna Kursener           18      f  Suisse
120  Johann Kursener          5      m  Suisse
121  Jacob Kursener          31      m  Suisse
122  Anna Kursener           25      f  Suisse
123  Jacob Kursener           5      m  Suisse
124  Anna Kursener           28      f  Suisse
125  Elisabeth Mollet        23      f  Suisse
126  Franz Hofacher          27      m  Suisse
127  Maria Schasher          25      f  Suisse
128  Barbara Schach          40      f  Suisse
129  Sophie Schach           14      f  Suisse
130  Carl Schach              9      m  Suisse
131  Anna Schach              8      f  Suisse
132  Wilhelmine Schach        3      f  Suisse
133  Rudolph Schach           5      m  Suisse
134  Carl Schach                 9mo m  Suisse
135  Adam Henz               22      m  Hesse
136  Pierre Greiff           28      m  Prussia
137* Sophie Greiff           19      f  Prussia
138  Jacob Kuhn              20      m  Prussia
139  Joseph Doncourt         59      m  America
140  Christian Bart          58      m  America
141  Magdaline Bart          52      f  America
142  Friedrich Bart          24      m  America
143  Madeleine Bart          20      f  America
144  August Bart             18      m  America
145  Elisa Bart              15      f  America
146  Augustine Bart          10      f  America
147  Maria Bart              10      f  America
148  Ludwig Bart              8      m  America
149  Louise Bart              5      f  America
150  Jacob Pfarr             28      m  Bavaria
151  Friederike Sommer       21      f  Bavaria
152  Louise Hagele           18      f  Wurtemberg
153  Sophie Spahr            19      f  Wurtemberg
154  Catherine Fritz         18      f  Wurtemberg
155  Johann Kramer           20      m  Hesse
156  Sebastian Schroeder     27      m  Hesse
157  Jacob Hang              25      m  Hesse
158  Valentin Riess          25      m  Bavaria
159  Marie Riess             24      f  Bavaria
160  Georg Riess              3      m  Bavaria
161  Joh^ Kramer             18      m  Hesse
162  Christian Schlitterhard 15      m  Hesse
163  Ludwig Sichrist         22      m  Hesse
164  Anton Distel            27      m  Hesse
165  Peter Muller            17      m  Hesse
166  George Hof              27      m  Bavaria
167  Jacob Zimmer            27      m  Bavaria
168  Catherine Heimlich      27      f  Bavaria
169  Marie Heller            27      f  Bavaria
170  Philipp Weber           33      m  Bavaria
171  Robert Weber             3      m  Bavaria
172  Heinrich Buhl           20      m  Hesse
173  Conrad Dresch           34      m  Bavaria
174  Karoline Dresch         31      f  Bavaria
175  Jacob Dresch             4      m  Bavaria
176  Christian Morgenstern   31      m  America
177  Theobold Pfaff          25      m  Bavaria
178  Anna Pfaff              32      f  Bavaria
179  Rudolph Pfaff            6      m  Bavaria
180  Philippine Pfaff         4      f  Bavaria
181  Charlotte Boettler      21      f  Bavaria
182  Sussanna Lorenz         28      f  Bavaria
183  Catherine Presler       18      f  Bavaria
184  Carl Presler            16      m  Bavaria
185  Jacob Maurer            21      m  Bavaria
186  Philipp Michel          38      m  Bavaria
187  Anna Michel             36      f  Bavaria
188  Katherine Michel         8      f  Bavaria
189  Marg^th Michel           6      f  Bavaria
190  Marie Michel             4      f  Bavaria
191  Philipp Michel             11mo m  Bavaria
192  Philipp Orth            35      m  America
193  Elisabeth Riegel        42      f  Bavaria
194  Magdaline Pfister       25      f  Bavaria
195* Philipp Freund          55      m  Bavaria
196  Eva Freund              50      f  Bavaria
197  Leonhard Freund         27      m  Bavaria
198  Elisabeth Freund        22      f  Bavaria
199  Jacob Freund                2mo m  Bavaria
200  Elisabeth Stechlforth   17      f  Bavaria
201  Jacob Freund            30      m  Bavaria
202  Catherine Freund        29      f  Bavaria
203  Catherine Freund         8      f  Bavaria
204  Johanna Freund           6      f  Bavaria
205  Marie Freund             5      f  Bavaria
206  Friedrich Freund           11mo m  Bavaria
207  Leonhard Freund         35      m  Bavaria
208  Susanna Scherer         31      f  Bavaria
209  Christoph Scherer        9      m  Bavaria
210  Philipp Scherer          5      m  Bavaria
211  Barbara Scherer            11mo f  Bavaria
212  Chr^ Bauer              16      m  Wurtemberg
213  Wilhelm Baudle          18      m  Wurtemberg
214  Friedrich Bauder        18      m  Wurtemberg
215  George Kuch             18      m  Wurtemberg
216  Marie Drexler           26      f  Wurtemberg
217  Christine Dietz         16      f  Wurtemberg
218  Anna Kurnss             52      f  Wurtemberg
219  Amalie Becherer         34      f  Wurtemberg
220  Hermann Becherer        18      m  Wurtemberg
221  Erhardt Futterer        23      m  Wurtemberg
222  Marie Hurst             28      f  Wurtemberg
223  Jacob Leber             20      m  Bade
224  Theodore Bier           47      m  Bade
225  Jacob Hattel            25      m  Bade
226  Catherine Bier          46      f  Bade
227  Catherine Bier          17      f  Bade
228  Marg^th Fleischmann     21      f  Bavaria
229  Jacob Stahl             28      m  America
230  Jacob Durst             29      m  America
231  Katherine Durst         24      f  America
232  Barbara Durst              11mo f  America
233  Jean Hezart             19      m  France
234  Annette Saint Romy      31      f  France
 
(signed) J A Bailey, Jr


Transcriber's Notes:

* Indicates additional information noted below
^ Indicates missing letters in abbreviated names

 39  Uncertain of last name of Blanl; last letter appears to be L
137  Notation "delivered of a son" to passenger; no date noted
195  Passenger died on voyage due to asthma; no date noted

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 151, List 233.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
31 August 2005



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