Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Bark Marco Polo


Bremen, Germany to New York
16 December 1867

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Th. Minper, Master of the Bark Marco Polo, 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 Bark at (blank) from which Port the said (blank) 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.
So help me God. (Signature) Th. Minper

Sworn to this December 16 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ????????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark Marco Polo whereof T. Minper is Master, from Bremen burthen 628 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and the part of the vessel occupied during the voyage.
              
  1* Ferdinand Diederick    51     M   Merchant     U. States    U. States   1st Cabin
  2  Marie Ebel             17     F                Prussia      U. States   1st Cabin
  3  Johannes Tobias        23     M   Farmer       Oldenburgh   U. States   1st Cabin
  4  Anton Tobias           18     M   Merchant     Oldenburgh   U. States   1st Cabin
  5  Albert Fischer         23     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   1st Cabin
  6  Julius Stern           33     M   Teacher      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
  7  Friederike Stern       28     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Steerage
  8  Wilhelm Stern           6     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
  9  Jacob Stern             3     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 10  Hugo Sippel            17     M   Statuary     Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 11  Philipine Lauer        37     F   Cook         Baden        U. States   Steerage
 12  Johann Lauer           12     M                Baden        U. States   Steerage
 13* Christian Birck        47     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 14* Friederike Birck       37     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 15* Wilhelmine Birck       17     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 16* Wilhelm Birck          15     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 17* Ferdinand Birck        13     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 18* Malwine Birck          11     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 19* Marie Birck             9     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 20* Friederike Birck        7     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 21* Christian Birck         5     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 22* Ernestine Birck         2     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 23  Diedrich Hesse         26     M   Sailor       Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 24  Rosette Goldberg       21     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 25* Anna Schroder          17     F                Bremen       U. States   Steerage
 26* Carl Soldner           23     M   Gardner      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 27* Jacobine Soldner       25     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 28  Carl Hoffmann          20     M   Locksmith    Wurtemberg   U. States   Steerage
 29  Anton Riedel           25     M   Shoemaker    Bavaria      U. States   Steerage
 30  Caroline Pfefferkorn   3?     F                U. States    U. States   Steerage
 31  Margarethe Beh         17     F                Bavaria      U. States   Steerage
 32  Jacob Zucker           20     M   Brewer       Austria      U. States   Steerage
 33  Franz Batz             23     M   Butcher      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 34* Johann Wendt           24     M   Taylor       Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 35* Guido Rath             30     M   Carpenter    Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 36  Johann Leidmeier       43     M   Cigarmaker   Bavaria      U. States   Steerage
 37  Maria Leidmeier        29     F                Bavaria      U. States   Steerage
 38  Georg Leidmeier         3     M                Bavaria      U. States   Steerage
 39  Johann Lindner         46     M   Farmer       U. States    U. States   Steerage
 40  Johann Soreth          38     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 41  Ernst Speck            20     M   Confectioner Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 42* August Muller          39     M   Workman      Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 43* Sophie Muller          44     F   Wife         Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 44* Ernestine Muller       16     F                Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 45* Emil Muller             9     M                Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 46* Alwin Muller            3     M                Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 47  Julius Lamberti        31     M   Cigarmaker   Saxonia      U. States   Steerage
 48  Friederike Hustadt     42     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 49  Charlotte Funk         36     F   Seamstress   Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 50  Emil Funk              12     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 51  Charlotte Funk          0y3m  F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 52  Ferdinand Krause       36     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 53  Friederich Sachs       35     M   Joiner       Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 54* August Rohl            28     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 55  Maria Becker           25     F   Seamstress   Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 56  Maria Kludt            22     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 57* Agnes Stacklin         20     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 58* Friederich Bleimuller  27     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 59* Rudolph Plugge         17     M   Merchant     Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 60  Georg Nagel            27     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 61  Wilhelmine Nagel       21     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 62  Johann Thom            28     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 63  Albert Beilke          26     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 64* Michael Drugen         32     M   Smith        Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 65  Johann Havemann        32     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 66  Caroline Havemann      34     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 67  Emilie Havemann         8     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 68  August Havemann         6     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 69  Wilhelm Havemann        3     M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 70  Albert Havemann         0y6m  M                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 71  Wilhelmine Zahn        37     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 72  Wilhelmine Kohls       24     F                Prussia      U. States   Steerage
 73  Margarethe Wilhelm     18     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 74  Johanna Reichert       10     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 75  Doris Fischer          21     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 76  Margarethe Fischer     19     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 77  Auguste Fischer         9     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 78  Matthias Lindern       24     M   Joiner       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 79  Servatius Franz        19     M   Shoemaker    Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 80  Barbara Franz          24     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 81  Margarethe Mann        23     F   Servant      Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
 82  Charlotte Eschwillen   16     F   Seamstress   Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
 83* Anna Medicus           37     F                Hessen       U. States   Between Decks
 84* Christian Medicus      17     M                Hessen       U. States   Between Decks
 85* Franz Medicus           6     M                Hessen       U. States   Between Decks
 86* Anna Medicus           11     F                Hessen       U. States   Between Decks
 87* Mattheas Medicus        0y6m  M                Hessen       U. States   Between Decks
 88  Martin Foskowsky       26     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 89  Thomas Foskowsky       24     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 90  Michael Schechanowsky  24     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 91  Andreas Fanschowsky    18     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 92  Martin Rosevilla       19     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 93  Wilhelm Hocten         24     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 94  Meint Hocten           27     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 95  Fan Hocten             16     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 96  Hinrich Hocten         12     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 97  Onke Hocten            12     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 98  Gretze Hocten          51     F   Mother       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
 99  Johann Wedemann        23     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
100* Christiane Kodler      51     F                Reuss        U. States   Between Decks
101* Anna Kodler            58     F                Reuss        U. States   Between Decks
102* Gustav Kodler          16     M                Reuss        U. States   Between Decks
103* Hermine Kodler         13     F                Reuss        U. States   Between Decks
104  August Ketschau        33     M   Workman      Weimar       U. States   Between Decks
105* Diedrich Kovn          17     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
106  Johann Hasselbrock     24     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
107* Marie Bode             16     F                Saxonia      U. States   Between Decks
108* Marie Steinbruck       14     F                Saxonia      U. States   Between Decks
109  Gottfried Brendle      50     M   Butcher      Wurtemberg   U. States   Between Decks
110  Heinrich Meier         19     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
111* Nicolaus Schafer       34     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
112* Angela Schafer          9     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
113* Therese Schafer         4     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
114* Catharina Schafer       2     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
115* Catharina Schafer      48     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
116  Xavier Mertens         43     M   Shoemaker    Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
117  Anna Mertens           33     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
118  Ernst Matthias         24     M   Joiner       Saxonia      U. States   Between Decks
119  Johann Kubischack      56     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
120  Victoria Kubischack    55     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
121  Eva Kubischack         17     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
122  Johann Kubischack      15     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
123  Stephan Zurmann        24     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
124  Magdalene Isidor       22     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
125* Ubbe Ricken            43     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
126* Hauke Ricken           42     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
127* Fan Ricken             17     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
128* Fanna Ricken            7     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
129* Menje Ricken            3     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
130  Hans Bergmann          30     M   Cooper       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
131* Sophie Nicolai         18     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
132* Susanne Nicolai        50     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
133  Ignatz Hildebrandt     46     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
134  Theresia Hildebrandt   23     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
135  Carl Hildebrandt       10     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
136  Elisabeth Bempe        58     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
137  Theresia Bempe         24     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
138  Veronica Bempe         18     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
139  Dominicus Michaels     21     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
140* Carl Fager             54     M   Farmer       Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
141* Sophie Fager           50     F   Wife         Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
142* Joachim Fager          20     M                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
143* Hinrich Fager          17     M                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
144* Fike Fager             14     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
145* Marike Fager           11     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
146* Wilhelm Fager           8     M                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
147* Marike Furs            40     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
148  Marike Dietrichs       23     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
149* Elisabeth Furs         72     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
150* Heinrich Furs          30     M                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
151* Sophia Furs            34     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
152* Sophia Furs             8     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
153* Maria Furs              6     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
154* Louise Furs             2     F                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
155* Infant Furs             0                      Baby born on-Board
156* Karl Furs               9     M                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
157* Johann Furs             5     M                Mecklenburgh U. States   Between Decks
158  Johann Grus            34     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
159  Johann Kusefsky        27     M   Shoemaker    Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
160  Katharine Schweiss     20     F                Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
161  Katharine Feissel      19     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
162* Johannes Muller        23     M   Taylor       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
163* Adam Muller            16     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
164* Maria Schaumloffel     21     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
165* Heinrich Schaumloffel  15     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
166  Catharine Peike        21     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
167  Johannes Deiker        28     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
168  Catharina Flinder      18     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
169  Conrad Flinder         18     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
170  Johannes Flinder       15     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
171* Friederich Bohn        24     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
172  Anna Bohn              28     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
173  Carl Bohn               2     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
174  Auguste Bohn            0y3m  F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
175  Anna George            57     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
176  Catharine Lienhardt    30     F                Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
177  Georg Lienhardt         5     M                Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
178  Anna Lienhardt          4     F                Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
179  Wilhelm Plittner       17     M   Baker        Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
180  Nicolaus Feisch        38     M                Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
181  Margathe Cohn          26     F                Bavaria      U. States   Between Decks
182* Friederich Rohwehl     21     M   Bookkeeper   Austria      U. States   Between Decks
183  August Grieser         23     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
184  Ferdinand Bomin        26     M   Smith        Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
185  Joseph Hellmes         28     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
186  Theresia Rausch        42     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
187  Auguste Rausch         20     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
188  Ernestine Rausch       18     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
189  Gottlieb Rausch        15     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
190* Friederich Rausch      12     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
191  Anna Rausch             5     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
192  Heinrich Rausch         3     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
193  August Baldske         26     M   Smith        Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
194  Johann Bohlen          16     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
195* Carl Friederich        34     M   Shoemaker    Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
196* Emilie Friederich      29     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
197* Julius Friederich       7     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
198* Emma Friederich         5     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
199* Hermann Friederich      3     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
200* Leontepe Friederich     0y3m  F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
201  August Leu             19     M   Workman      Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
202  Anna Leu               55     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
203  Ernestine Leu          16     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
204  Anna Krentz            25     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
205  Andreas Krentz          4     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
206* August Muller          34     M   Mason        Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
207* Emilie Muller          35     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
208* Anna Muller             3     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
209  Franz Pietsch          29     M   Mason        Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
210  Auguste Pietsch        27     F   Wife         Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
211  Franz Pietsch           5     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
212  Anna Pietsch            3     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
213  Carl Haak              46     M   Farmer       Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
214  Caroline Haak          43     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
215  Ferdinand Haak         18     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
216  Alwine Haak            16     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
217  Hermann Haak           12     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
218  Bertha Haak             7     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
219  Mathilde Haak           5     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
220  Albert Haak             4     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
221  Heinrich Behrens       34     M   Boxmaker     Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
222  Johann Ziegeler        36     M   Paver        Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
223* Anna Ziegeler          36     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
224* Carl Ziegeler          11     M                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
225  Meta Gerdes            19     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks
226  Friederike Semm        15     F                Prussia      U. States   Between Decks


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The entry "United States of America" in the native country and destination country
  columns is shortened to "U. States" for formatting reasons. "Male" and "Female" in the
  Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for the same reason.


  1      Surname is recorded as "Diederich", but might possibly be "Diedrich".
 13-22   Surname is obscured by damage to the manifest, but name is possibly "Birck",
         "Buck", "Bick" or "Bisck". 
 25      There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Schroder".
 26-27   There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Soldner".
 34-35   Full entry in Native Country column is "Saxonia Weimar".
 42-46   There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller". Full entry in Native 
         Country column is "Saxonia Altenburg".
 54      There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Rohl"
 57      There is an umlaut above the "a" in surname "Stacklin".
 58      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Bleimuller".
 59      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Plugge".
 64      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Drugen".
 83-87   Full entry in Native Country column is "Hessen Darmstadt".
100-103  Full entry in Native Country column is "Reuss Lobenstein".
105      Surname appears to be written as "Kovn", but might possibly be "Korn" with an
         umlaut above the "o".
107-108  Full entry in Native Country column is "Saxonia Altenburg".
108      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Steinbruck".
111-115  There is an umlaut above the "a" in surname "Schafer".
125-129  Surname is either "Ricken" or "Rieken".
131-132  Surname appears to be written as "Nicolai", but might possibly be "Nicolas".
140-146  Surname appears to be "Jager" or "Fager" with an umlaut above the "a".
147-157  Surname appears to be "Furs" or "Jurs" with an umlaut above the "u".
162-163  There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
164-165  There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Schaumloffel".
171      Given name is recorded as "Friederich", but might possibly be "Friedrich".
182      Given name is recorded as "Friederich", but might possibly be "Friedrich".
         Surname is possibly "Rohwehl", "Rohniehl" or "Rohnvehl".
190      Given name is recorded as "Friederich", but might possibly be "Friedrich".
195-200  Surname is recorded as "Friederich", but might possibly be "Friedrich".
206-208  There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
223-224  Surname is recorded as "Ziegeler", but might possibly be "Ziegler".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 289, List 1277.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 October 2006



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