Ship Bavaria
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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