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Barque Nelson
I, A?? Hileken, 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 (blank), whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God, (blank) to the 15 December 1853. (signed) A Hileken
Sworn before me, (signed) T A Osborne, DC
LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bk Nelson, whereof Hilkens (sic) is Master, from Bremen, burthen 425 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, occupation, and country to which each passenger belonged. The United States is the destination listed for each passenger; that column has been omitted. There were two births during the voyage. There were 29 deaths during this winter passage and these deaths are listed in the transcriber notes. The dates of the deaths were not noted on the original manifest.
Cabin Passengers:
1 W Korss 25 m merchant United States
2 Albertine Korss 20 f Germany
3 Franz Hagemeyer 21 m merchant Germany
4 Chr^ Stockmeyer 21 m merchant Germany
Steerage Passengers:
5 Arn^ Menke 34 m shoemaker United States
6* Clara Menke 30 f Germany
7 Caspar Lohr 34 m farmer Germany
8 Lisette Schaf 19 f Germany
9 Jos^ Schneider 34 m carpenter Germany
10 Cathar^ Schneider 42 f Germany
11 Auguste Schneider 10 f Germany
12 Engel Schneider 8 m Germany
13 Christine Schneider 4 f Germany
14* Ferd^ Schneider 6mo m Germany
15 H W Horstmann 21 m farmer Germany
16 Ant^ Steinbuckel 33 m artist Germany
17 Carl Hanibal 22 m farmer Germany
18 Joh^ A Dinkel 21 m farmer Germany
19 Caspar Fr^ Artes 50 m farmer Germany
20 Anna Artes 48 f Germany
21 Conr^ Dritz 48 m farmer Germany
22 Cath^ Dritz 46 f Germany
23 Conr^ Dritz 23 m Germany
24 Christine Dritz 19 f Germany
25 Caroline Voltz 23 f Germany
26 Conr^ Repp 18 m farmer Germany
27 Cath^ J Meiser 18 f Germany
28* Georg Loening 30 m farmer Germany
29 Joh^ Ruhl 25 m farmer Germany
30 Fr^ Zutt 38 m farmer Germany
31 Georg Lepper 31 m farmer Germany
32 Elisab^ Lepper 26 f Germany
33* Georg Lossberger 50 m farmer Germany
34 Alex^ Gluck 39 m farmer Germany
35 Rebecka Gluck 37 f Germany
36 Heinr^ Muller 24 m farmer Germany
37 Theod^ Hergenidder 26 m taylor Germany
38 Barbara Veit 34 f Germany
39 Eva Roder 33 f Germany
40 Conr^ Schreiber 33 m farmer Germany
41 Elisab^ Schreiber 36 f Germany
42 Elisab^ Schreiber 5 f Germany
43* Cath^ Schreiber 3 f Germany
44* Heinr^ Schreiber 3mo m Germany
45 Conr^ Fuchs 18 m Germany
46 Carl Hirsch 33 m farmer United States
47 Carl Fischer 27 m apothecary Germany
48* Aug^ Gotte 35 m farmer Germany
49* Melusine Gotte 31 f Germany
50* Henriette Gotte 6mo f Germany
51 Johanne Gotte 6 f Germany
52 Joh^ Grube 25 m farmer Germany
53 Auguste Grube 25 f Germany
54* Carl Grube 6mo m Germany
55 Chr^ Schuller 50 m farmer Germany
56 Sophie Schuller 40 f Germany
57 Alwine Schuller 18 f Germany
58 Pauline Schuller 16 f Germany
59* Edward Schuller 3 m Germany
60 Martin Vey 19 m Germany
61 Johane Vey 25 f Germany
62 F Dorn 22 m farmer Germany
63 Joh^ Schiefer 20 m farmer Germany
64 Cath^ Schneider 40 f Germany
65 Ferd^ Gerber 25 m merchant Germany
66 Friedr^ Schulze 22 m student Germany
67 Maria Spiess 21 f Germany
68 Jacob Hirchner 44 m taylor Germany
69 Joh^ Fuchs 17 6mo m Germany
70 Joh^ Fr^ Landgraff 50 m farmer Germany
71* Catharine Landgraff 19 f Germany
72 Ernst Landgraff 21 m Germany
73 Fr^ A Burckhardt 40 m farmer Germany
74* Catharine Heil 26 f Germany
75 Margar^ C Holt 20 f Germany
76 Catharine Hohmann 22 f Germany
77 Friedr^ Fischer 26 m farmer Germany
78* Elisabeth Leupold 28 f Germany
79 Michael Hohmann 18 m farmer Germany
80 Herm^ Mung 18 m farmer Germany
81* G Schaefer 22 m carpenter Germany
82 Elis^ Cath^ Schreiber 32 f Germany
83 Joh^ Will 49 m farmer Germany
84 Joh^ Bechtold 36 m farmer Germany
85 Philipine Bechtold 26 f Germany
86* Anna Bechtold 6mo f Germany
87 H^ch Proescher 25 m farmer Germany
88 Hein^ Hoffmann 20 f Germany
89 Joh^ Knauer 20 m farmer Germany
90 Friedr^ Muller 50 m farmer Germany
91 Margar^ Muller 48 f Germany
92 Georg Muller 17 m Germany
93 Herwig Muller 12 f Germany
94 Marie Muller 9 f Germany
95 Heinrich Muller 6 m Germany
96 Heinrich Kiese 24 m carpenter Germany
97 Alwine Heitmann 19 f Germany
98 Auguste Heitmann 15 f Germany
99 H Liehrig 31 m farmer Germany
100 Doroth^ Liehrig 30 f Germany
101 Heinr^ Liehrig 4 m Germany
102 Doroth^ Liehrig 3 f Germany
103* Andr^ Muller 39 m farmer Germany
104 Cath^ Muller 29 f Germany
105 Friedrike Muller 5 f Germany
106* Doroth^ Muller 6mo f Germany
107 Cath^ Eggert 50 f Germany
108 Sophie Eggert 30 f Germany
109 Doroth^ Vielt 20 f Germany
110 Herm^ Jacobs 23 m farmer Germany
111* Johane Jacobs ?? f Germany
112 Andr^ Eggerstein 17 m farmer Germany
113 Gust^ Hausche 50 m farmer Germany
114 Friedr^ Hausche 47 f Germany
115 H^ch Hausche 17 m Germany
116 Andr^ Peist 23 m taylor Germany
117 Joh^ Nicodin 33 m taylor Germany
118 Johanne Nicodin 34 f Germany
119 Johanne Nicodin 15 f Germany
120 Marie Nicodin 13 f Germany
121 Friedr^ Nicodin 11 m Germany
122 Carl Nicodin 9 m Germany
123 Georg Nicodin 6 m Germany
124 Joseph Nicodin 4 m Germany
125 Georg Heindl 50 m taylor Germany
126 Barbara Heindl 33 f Germany
127 Joh^ Heindl 22 f Germany
128 Anna Heindl 7 f Germany
129 Cath^ Leinberger 19 f Germany
130 J Swatasch 32 m workman Germany
131 Joh^ Wild 29 m artist Germany
132 Charlotte Wild 42 f Germany
133 Auguste Wild 9 f Germany
134 M Jugelreiber 30 m Germany
135 H^ch Jugelreiber 4 m Germany
136 Wilh^ Jugelreiber 2 m Germany
137 H Schroder 21 m farmer Germany
138 H Aide 43 m taylor Germany
139* Marie Aide 41 f Germany
140 Johanne Aide 18 f Germany
141 Elise Aide 25 f Germany
142 Georg Aide 18 m Germany
143* Wilhelmine Aide ?? f Germany
144 Sophie Aide 8 f Germany
145 Julia Aide 3 f Germany
146* H^ch Aide 6mo m Germany
147 H Kaufhold 38 m shoemaker United States
148 Christine Kaufhold 45 f Germany
149 Bernhardine Kaufhold 18 f Germany
150 August Kaufhold 16 m Germany
151 Louise Kaufhold 14 f Germany
152 Mina Kaufhold 10 f Germany
153 Caroline Kaufhold 5 f Germany
154 V Sangelaub 19 m bookkeeper Germany
155 Heinr^ Rudolph 16 m bookkeeper Germany
156 Wilh^ Minke 16 m shoemaker Germany
157 Cath^ Bohne 22 f Germany
158 Elise Bohne 26 f Germany
159 H^ch Lange 22 m farmer Germany
160 H Gotze 29 m musician United States
161 Anna M Reikert 24 f Germany
162 B Kohls 40 m farmer Germany
163 Margar^ Kohls 30 f Germany
164 Clemens Kohls 14 m Germany
165 Heinr^ Kohls 11 m Germany
166 Friedr^ Kohls 8 m Germany
167 Marianne Kohls 5 f Germany
168* Anna Kohls 3 f Germany
169 Joh^ Niemann 48 m seaman Germany
170 Betty Muller 30 f Germany
171 H G Steinmeyer 27 m sigarsmaker United States
172 Amalie Steinmeyer 23 f Germany
173 Gerhardine Steinmeyer 4 f Germany
174 Amalie Steinmeyer 2 f Germany
175 Margar^ Westphal 50 f Germany
176 Adeline Kiesel 19 f Germany
177 Fr^ Neuhaus 25 m sigarsmaker Germany
178 Jacob Breghahn 28 m sigarsmaker Germany
179 Louise Schmalz 27 f Germany
180 Louise Schmalz 8 f Germany
181 Adelheid Schmalz 6 f Germany
182 Heinr^ Liebkemann 22 m sigarsmaker Germany
183 Christ^ Greve 23 m schoolmaster Germany
184 Marie Greve 22 f Germany
185* Louise Greve 9mo f Germany
186 Joh^ Kaiser 25 m shoemaker Germany
187 Marg^ Muller 29 f Germany
188 Anna Ebers 18 f Germany
189 H Bartling 28 m farmer Germany
190 Wilh^ Bartling 26 f Germany
191 Wilh^ Bartling 2 f Germany
192 Fr^ Bartling 24 m farmer Germany
193 Jurgens Wolhenhauer 49 m farmer United States
194 Wilh^ Sophie Wolhenhauer 40 f Germany
195* Schild Wolhenhauer 9mo ? Germany
196 Fr^ Heydimann 23 m farmer Germany
197 Fr^ Schrader 27 m farmer Germany
198 H Dirks 50 m farmer Germany
199 Marie Dirks 34 f Germany
200 Henriette Dirks 3 f Germany
201 Wilhelmine Dirks 9mo f Germany
202* Marie Eggert 19 f Germany
203 Witze Schnorr 24 m sigarsmaker Germany
204 Franzisca Schnorr 21 f Germany
205* Friedr^ Schnorr 2 m Germany
206 Joh^ Th^ Bremer 23 m sportsman Germany
207 Wilh^ Prelle 19 m servant Germany
208 Carl Seifert 14 m servant Germany
209 Catharine Nass 50 f Germany
210 Gottfr^ Thielemeyer 28 m farmer Germany
211 Fr^ Vogel 18 m farmer Germany
212 Herm^ Kampans 19 m farmer Germany
213* Friedr^ Marg^ Thielemeyer 24 f Germany
214 Marie Schmidt 19 f Germany
215 Sophie Schnorr 24 f Germany
216 Carl Henby 45 m farmer Germany
217 Minke Henby 32 f Germany
218 Emilie Henby 4 f Germany
219* Franz Henby 3 m Germany
220* Ferdinand Henby 6mo m Germany
221 Joh^ Wietzel 25 m farmer Germany
222 Carl Steinmeyer 25 m sigarsmaker Germany
223 Joh^ Bining 30 m farmer Germany
224 Carl Bining 31 m farmer Germany
225 Elisab^ Bining 23 f Germany
226 Wilh^ Ostermeyer 24 m taylor Germany
227 Ossala Ostermeyer 24 f Germany
228 Auguste Holtz 22 f Germany
229 Joh^ Ruth 28 m farmer Germany
230 Wilh^ Luske 27 m farmer Germany
231 Rieke Luske 27 f Germany
232 Marie Steinmeyer 19 f Germany
233 Ed^ Singstack 30 m sigarsmaker Germany
234 Victor Von de Lochan 23 m merchant Germany
235 Lutze Behnken 23 m farmer Germany
236 T Shralfelmann 26 m farmer Germany
237 V C Lehmann 26 m farmer Germany
238 H J Emmerich 25 m farmer Germany
239 Elisabeth Emmerich 30 f Germany
240 Joh^ Emmerich 6mo m Germany
241 J C H Krott 29 m farmer Germany
242 Doroth^ Hannerman 18 f Germany
243* Josephine Puttmann 25 f Germany
244 Fr^ Ahrend 50 m farmer Germany
245 Anna Ahrend 49 f Germany
246 Cath^ Ahrend 30 f Germany
247 Rosine Ahrend 28 f Germany
248 H^ch Ahrend 2 6mo m Germany
249* Louise Ahrend 2 6mo f Germany
250 G Daubert 28 m farmer Germany
251 Gottl^ Muller 25 m farmer Germany
252* Fried^ Thielemeyer 1mo ? Germany
253* Joseph Puttmann 1mo ? Germany
Summary: 4 Cabin
52 Second Cabin
18 Deckhouse
165 Between Decks
14 Babies
26 Died on Passage (actual 29)
(signed) A Hileken
Transcriber's Notes:
* Indicates additional information noted below
^ Indicates missing letters in abbreviated names
? Indicates letters or names that are missing or illegible
Sigarsmaker/Cigarmaker; Taylor/Tailor
Manifest states 26 deaths and these have been marked with 'x' or notation 'died'; actual count
of marked deaths is 29.
6, 14, 28, 33, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 54, 59, 71, 74, 78, 81, 86, 103, 106, 111, 139, 146, 168,
185, 195, 202, 205, 219, 220, 249 Passengers who have perished on this journey
143 Age of this passenger covered by darkness of original manifest fold
195 Age of this passenger who died was not written on manifest
213 Child born to this passenger is numbered 252. No sex was written
243 Child born to this passenger is numbered 253. No sex was written
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 135, List 1261.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 October 2005
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