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Ship R L Gillchrest
I, Caleb Levensaler, 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 Duties 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 R L Gillchrest, whereof I am Master, from Havre.
Sworn to the 31st May 1855 (signed) N Moffmann, before the (line vacant)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship R L Gillchrest, whereof Caleb Levensaler is Master, from Havre, burthen eleven hundred ninety seven and 71/95 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, sex, country to which they belong, and occupation. New York is listed as the destination for all passengers; this column has been omitted. There were two deaths during the voyage and this information has been listed in the transcriber notes.
The original author of this passenger list did not list the occupations accurately. It appears that the occupation for each page was listed for the first passenger on that page and ditto lines were drawn down the remainder of the page. The first passenger was not always a male passenger, but female or small child; and usually listed as fermier/farmer. Therefore, there are very few occupations listed and are probably incorrect. Occupation listed in French include; fermier/farmer; charpentier/carpenter; menuisier/joiner; boulanger/baker; cordonnier/cobbler; tailleur/tailor; macon/mason.
1 Louis Jenosia 37 m Thalie fermier 2 Casmier Penard 45 m France fermier 3 Leon Damour 30 m France fermier 4 August Legost 32 m France fermier 5 Xavier Debuz 30 m France fermier 6 Edouard Chalon 30 m Belgique cordonnier 7 Louisa Chalon 50 f Belgique 8 Francois Chalon 58 m Belgique 9 Babtor Colibert 48 m Belgique 10 Euphcosin Colibert 30 f Belgique 11 Oscar Colibert 9 m Belgique 12 Wilfriede Colibert 11 m Belgique 13 Orthonse Colibert 6mo f Belgique 14 Louis Ruher 59 m Belgique 15 Julie Ruher 54 f Belgique 16* R?? A?? Ruher 24 m Belgique 17 Francois Ayrois 26 m Belgique 18 Theophile Ayrois 4 f Belgique 19 Alin Mignot 42 m Belgique 20 M Helene Mignot 36 f Belgique 21 Louis Mignot 66 m Belgique 22 Edouard Mignot 14 m Belgique 23 Parfait Mignot 12 m Belgique 24 Gustave Mignot 9 m Belgique 25 Irma Mignot 6 f Belgique 26 Lucia Mignot 11mo f Belgique 27 Joseph Lamotte 40 m Belgique 28 Soi Lamotte 39 m Belgique 29 Charles Lamotte 9 m Belgique 30 Nicolas Rollin 60 m Belgique 31 Helene Rollin 60 f Belgique 32 Julie Rollin 31 f Belgique 33 Isidore Dubois 30 m Belgique 34 Aurelie Dubois 12 f Belgique 35 Thelie Dubois 7 f Belgique 36* Antoine Dubois 4 m France 37 Josephina Humbert 43 f France 38* Mel?? Humbert 19 m France 39 Felicier Humbert 9 m France 40 Charles Finand 13 m France 41 Marie Humbert 4 f France 42 Honore Brochard 22 f France 43 Justin Mugnerot 24 m France 44* Ho? Ehrensberger 32 m France 45 Elisabeth Ehrensberger 33 f France 46 Albert Ehrensberger 2 6mo m France 47 Charles Boctry 21 m France 48 Louis Chevalier 32 m Etats-unis 49 Louis Chevalier 5 m Etats-unis 50 Marie Boyot 39 f Etats-unis 51 Felix Boyot 5 m France 52 Jacob Jaeger 36 m Wurtemberg 53 Maria Rollmann 46 f Wurtemberg 54 Carl Bruch 54 m Wurtemberg 55 Rosine Bruch 56 f Wurtemberg 56 M Barbara Bruch 28 f Wurtemberg 57 Martin Bruch 15 m Wurtemberg 58 Christian Bruch 4 m Wurtemberg 59 Adam Bruch 8 m Wurtemberg 60 Barbara Bruch 3 f Wurtemberg 61 Peter Clappiere 29 m Wurtemberg 62 Wilhelmine Clappiere 30 f Wurtemberg 63 Wilhelmine Clappiere 5 f Wurtemberg 64 Ch^ Gottlieb Clappiere 1 9mo m Wurtemberg 65 Pauline Klemr 17 f Wurtemberg 66 Wilhelmine Maisatl 17 f Wurtemberg 67 Johanna Decker 22 f Hesse 68 Elisabeth Schmidt 48 f Hesse 69 Suzanna Schmidt 17 f Hesse 70 Caroline Delm 20 f Etats-unis 71 Caroline Delm 11mo f Etats-unis 72 Madelaine Scheidle 31 f Hesse 73 Marie Scheidle 7 f Hesse 74 Cathrine Roder 46 f Hesse 75 Cathrine Roder 20 f Hesse 76 Conrad Roder 9 m Hesse 77 Heinrich Roder 8 m Hesse 78 Johann Weber 35 m Hesse 79 Valentin Huf 55 m Hesse 80 Margarita Nolter 23 f Bavaria 81 Maria A Thomas 22 f Bavaria 82 Carl Eugene Thomas 5 m Bavaria 83 A Francisca Thomas 3 f Bavaria 84 G Ernst Thomas 11mo m Bavaria 85 Friederic Laukhard 25 m Etats-unis 86 Regine Laukhard 38 f Bavaria 87 Carl Laukhard 13 m Bavaria 88 Charlotte Laukhard 10 f Bavaria 89 Marie Laukhard 8 f Bavaria 90 Johann Laukhard 4 m Bavaria 91 Eleanore Laukhard 11mo f Bavaria 92 Cathrine Frank 22 f Bavaria 93 Dorotha Weimer 22 f Bavaria 94 Madelaine Lauver 20 f Bavaria 95 Maria Ehrenhard 22 f Bavaria 96 Philippe Scherer 24 m Bavaria 97 Margareth Gros 24 f Bavaria 98 Margareth Wolter 23 f Bavaria 99 Andre Hucts 28 m Bade 100 Michel Steinert 33 m Bade 101 Daniel Laukhard 65 m Bavaria 102 Charles Bauer 14 m Bavaria 103 Francois Schutz 55 m Bavaria 104 Elisabeth Schutz 53 f Bavaria 105 Heinrich Schutz 29 m Bavaria 106 Antoine Schutz 18 m Bavaria 107 Julie Lauer 36 f Bavaria 108 Daniel Lauer 8 m Bavaria 109 Anna Lever 24 f Bavaria 110 Johann Kieckler 18 m Bavaria 111 J Adam Kieckler 16 m Bavaria 112 Franz Bernasconi 23 m Suisse macon 113 Leopold Auscher 28 m Suisse 114 Louis Kuntzel 33 m France 115 Eugen Volzenbogel 18 m France 116 Wilhelm Kulm 25 m Bade tailleur 117 Jacob Schneider 24 m Bade 118 Philippe Schneider 22 m Bade 119 Suzanne Schneider 28 f Bade 120 Eugene Fery 35 m France fermier 121 Masearon Dojat 33 m France 122 Michel Hornisker 21 m France 123 Adam Haller 24 m France cordonnier 124 George Muller 23 m France fermier 125 Elisa Jassy 17 f France 126 Jean Leuchty 40 m France 127 Elisabeth Leuchty 40 f France 128 Marie Leuchty 19 f France 129 Pierre Leuchty 17 m France 130 Cathrine Leuchty 14 f France 131 Francois Leuchty 10 m France 132 Elisabeth Leuchty 6 f France 133 Jean Leuchty 5 m France 134 Elise Leuchty 3 f France 135 Anna Leuchty 5mo f France 136 Albert Leuchty 50 m France 137 Maria Stocker 26 f Bade 138 Anastasia Stocker 32 f Bade 139 Anna Maria Jost 24 f Bade 140 M Cathrine Jost 22 f Bade 141 Simon Frefzger 23 m Bade boulanger 142 Cathrine Scherr 21 f Bade 143 M Louise Scherr 1 6mo f Bade 144 Emma Scherr 6mo f Bade 145 Anton Frefzger 26 m Bade 146 Marianne Frefzger 29 f Bade 147 Louise Kaufmann 23 f Bade 148 Anton Keller 47 m Bade 149 Julianne Keller 40 f Bade 150 Madelaine Keller 16 f Bade 151 Emil Keller 9mo m Bade 152 Genevive Brenner 28 f Bade 153 Bertha Brenner 6 f Bade 154 Adolph Brenner 1 6mo m Bade 155 Christian Beutel 18 m Bade 156 Joseph Bohnert 17 m Bade 157 Caroline Bohnert 16 f Bade 158 Christine Faerber 52 f Bade 159 Barbara Faerber 29 f Bade 160 Marie Faerber 17 f Bade 161 Margarethe Faerber 15 f Bade 162 Jacob Faerber 14 m Bade 163 Carl Faerber 9 m Bade 164 Barbara Fier 20 f Bade 165 Johann Stahl 42 m Bade 166 Elisa Stahl 38 f Bade 167 Johann Stahl 9 m Bade 168* Maria A Stahl 5 6mo f Bade fermier 169 Cathrine Bossert 20 f Bade 170 Bertha Kutter 26 f Wurtemberg 171 Christian Sprech 32 m Wurtemberg 172 Michel Holzwarts 34 m Wurtemberg 173 Maria A Schlinker 25 f Wurtemberg 174 Barbara A Schlinker 20 f Wurtemberg 175 Barbara Schlinker 18 f Wurtemberg 176 Jacob Baier 16 m Wurtemberg 177 George J Hahnle 55 m Wurtemberg 178 Barbara Hahnle 25 f Wurtemberg 179 Jacob Hahnle 17 m Wurtemberg 180 Barbara Hahnle 13 f Wurtemberg 181 George Hahnle 11 m Wurtemberg 182 Lorenz H Bauer 17 m Bavaria 183 Abraham Haas 30 m Bavaria 184 Adam Hubenrauch 29 m Bavaria 185 Johann Ohmer 28 m Bavaria 186 Franz Christopf 30 m Bavaria 187 Jacob Frist 32 m Bavaria 188 G Michel Frist 61 m Bavaria 189 Cathrine Frist 36 f Bavaria 190 Friedric Frist 10 m Bavaria 191 Jacob Frist 8 m Bavaria 192 Michel Frist 6 m Bavaria 193 Heinrich Frist 5 m Bavaria 194 Cathrine Frist 6mo f Bavaria 195 Elisabeth Nicolaus 17 f Bavaria 196 Barbara Zweifel 35 f Bavaria 197 Michel Helk 29 m Bavaria 198 Caroline Ehrlicher 23 f Bavaria 199 Apolonia Graf 30 f Etats-unis 200 Anna Maria Roth 21 f Bavaria 201 George J Schad 34 m Bavaria 202 Barbara Schad 32 f Bavaria 203 G Valentin Schad 11mo m Bavaria 204 Joseph Schick 15 m Bavaria 205 Philippe Sutter 58 m Bavaria 206 Cathrine Sutter 28 f Bavaria 207 Elisabeth Sutter 4 f Bavaria 208 Eva Cath^ Fischer 14 f Bavaria 209 Justine Meyer 40 m Wurtemberg 210 Johann Meyer 41 m Wurtemberg 211* Louise Meyer 6 f Wurtemberg fermier 212 Josephine Meyer 11mo f Wurtemberg 213 Barbara Espereschied 29 f Hesse 214 Madelaine Dorsheimer 31 f Etats-unis 215 Valentin Bernhard 31 m Hesse 216 Anna Marie Bernhard 29 f Hesse 217 Adam Vogel 16 m Hesse 218 Sarah Ledermann 46 f Bade 219 Abraham Ledermann 16 m Bade 220 David Greif 55 m Bade 221 Hamechen Greif 48 f Bade 222 Man^ Greif 7 m Bade 223 Sarah Burig 9 f Bade 224 Victor Heimberger 17 m Bade 225 Bernhard Strauss 17 m Bade 226 Jacob Ostenheimer 16 m Bade 227 Cather^ Hersch 26 f Bade 228 Caspar Bophard 45 m Suisse 229 Madelaine Bophard 43 f Suisse 230 Johann Bophard 9 m Suisse 231 Gustave Bophard 11mo m Suisse 232 Caspar Holz 39 m Suisse 233 Elisa Holz 34 f Suisse 234 Hermann Holz 7 m Suisse 235 Bertha Holz 5 f Suisse 236 Barbara Holz 3 f Suisse 237 Heinrich Holz 2 m Suisse 238* Suzanne Holz 2mo f Suisse 239 Albert Gahnensy 17 m Suisse 240 Rudolf Muller 20 m Suisse 241 Elisa Wuhrmann 24 f Suisse 242 Johann Frey 24 m Suisse 243 Ulrich Wettstein 49 m Suisse 244 Heinrich Wettstein 9 m Suisse 245 Salomon Weber 21 m Suisse 246 Jacob Bucher 32 m Suisse 247 J Jacob Gallicker 29 m Suisse 248 Madelaine Gallicker 27 f Suisse 249 Alfred Gallicker 26 m Suisse 250 Maria Gallicker 9mo f Suisse 251 Anna Bachmann 19 f Suisse 252 Gottfried Lehmann 15 m Suisse 253 Charles Burio 18 m Suisse 254 Johann Fassler 17 m Suisse fermier 255 Ulrich Bophard 25 m Suisse 256 Gottfried Walti 20 m Suisse 257 Verena Bophard 14 f Suisse 258 Anna Kleisle 28 f Etats-unis 259 Rudolph Schultheis 33 m Hesse 260 Regisla Reisser 22 f Hesse 261 Maria Grob 22 f Hesse 262 Johann Hauser 43 m Hesse 263 Johann Schlup 38 m Hesse 264 Suzanne Schlup 41 f Hesse 265 Johann Schlup 15 m Hesse 266 Jacob Schlup 12 m Hesse 267 Friederic Schlup 7 m Hesse 268 Rosine Schlup 2 f Hesse 269 Barbara Munger 25 f Hesse 270 Friederic Moser 23 m Hesse 271 Samuel Oberhard 21 m Hesse 272 Ulrich Habegger 27 m Hesse 273 Suzanne Habegger 19 f Hesse 274 Elisa Joch 21 f Hesse 275* August Dollinger m Hesse 276 A Maria Lohrer 35 f Hesse 277 Lisette Lohrer 25 f Hesse 278 Cathrine Lohrer 24 f Hesse 279 J Christine Bisctof 35 f Etats-unis 280 Alexander Wirth 18 m Hesse 281 Anna Etter 35 f Hesse 282 Lisette Etter 9 f Hesse 283 Bertha Etter 7 f Hesse 284 Arnold Etter 2 m Hesse 285 Catherine Etter 9mo f Hesse 286 Johann Meyer 25 m Hesse 287 Jacob Meyer 33 m Hesse 288 Heinrich Hosli 14 m Hesse 289 Balthasar Marti 16 m Hesse 290 Carl Joseph Wursch 52 m Hesse 291 M Verena Wursch 49 f Hesse 292 Carl Joseph Wursch 22 m Hesse 293 Castor Wursch 19 m Hesse 294 Mathes Wursch 17 m Hesse 295 Crevenia Wursch 15 m Hesse 296 Joseph Wursch 13 m Hesse 297* Josephine Wursch 9 f Suisse fermier 298 Bernhard Ofuhe 28 m Suisse 299 Friedric Adelhea 40 m Suisse 300 Pierre Emmel 45 m Prussia 301 Gertrude Emmel 42 f Prussia 302 Margareta Emmel 20 f Prussia 303 Philippe Emmel 19 m Prussia 304 Jacques Emmel 10 m Prussia 305 Gertrude Emmel 8 f Prussia 306 Christian Maideler 50 m Bade 307 Eva Maideler 46 f Bade 308 Marie Maideler 28 f Bade 309 Andre Maideler 18 m Bade 310 Jacques Maideler 16 m Bade 311 Agathe Burger 28 f Bade 312 Therese Burger 4 f Bade 313 Joseph Burger 8 m Bade 314 Friedric Gebard 37 m Bade 315 Marie Gebard 35 f Bade 316 Jacob Gebard 8 m Bade 317 Marie Gebard 4 f Bade 318 Friedric Gebard 11mo m Bade 319 Cathrine Koller 25 f Bade 320 George Maier 21 m Bade 321 Johann Rauth 48 m Hesse 322 John Stotborm 34 m Etats-unis 323 Wilhelmine Stotborm 23 f Etats-unis 324 Madelaine Pfuhl 16 f France 325 Madelaine Scherrer 18 f France 326 Barbara Barstle 55 f Wurtemberg 327 Maria Barstle 28 f Wurtemberg 328 Therese Barstle 26 f Wurtemberg 329 Cathrine Braun 23 f Wurtemberg 330 Herrmann Braun 5 m Wurtemberg 331 Christian Haug 26 m Wurtemberg 332 Gotthelf Haug 19 m Wurtemberg 333 Maria Herme 18 f Wurtemberg 334 Mathias Leinfrold 19 m Wurtemberg 335 Georg J Hesse 18 m Wurtemberg 336 Leopold Hammel 58 m Bade 337 Cathrine Hammel 56 f Bade 338 Cathrine Hammel 19 f Bade 339 Margareth Neuweiler 24 f Bade 340 Valentin Schmid 48 m Bade fermier 341 Cathrine Keller 18 f Bade 342 Conrad Schambach 24 m Bade 343 Leob^ Gutmann 50 m Bade 344 Rosette Gutmann 40 f Bade 345 Jette Gutmann 16 f Bade 346* Ja?? Gutmann 9 m Bade 347* Herrman Gutmann 8 m Bade 348 Joel Gutmann 6 m Bade 349 Fanny Gutmann 18 f Bade 350 Daniel Gutmann 9 m Bade 351 Frieda Gutmann 8 f Bade 352 Louise Gutmann 12 f Bade 353 Babette Seligman 48 f Bade 354 Levy Meyer 15 m Bade 355 Oscar Metzger 9 m Bade 356* Elisis Bohr 15 m Bade 357 Sarah Dreyfuss 25 f Bade 358 Leonette May 26 f Etats-unis 359 Elise May 67 f Bade 360 Sophie Baruch 14 f Bade 361 Nathan Gutmann 18 m Bade 362 Hansher Ullmann 8 m Bade 363 Caroline Westhermer 18 f Bade 364 Anton Metzler 26 m Bade 365 Franz Konig 41 m Bade 366 Francisca Konig 48 f Bade 367 Andre Lutz 60 m Bade 368 Carl Sohner 16 m Bade 369 Auguste Sohner 13 m Bade 370 Carl Klein 18 m Bade 371 Therese Deistler 20 f Bade 372 Andre Schweitzer 27 m Bade 373 Friederica Lauer 19 f Bade 374 Johann Egner 19 m Bade charpentier 375 Johann Verlles 25 m Bade menuisier 376 Christian Geiger 19 m Bade 377 Mathias Stemmer 27 m Wurtemberg 378 George J Spindler 25 m Wurtemberg charpentier 379 Fanny Stenchard 22 f Bade 380 Jette Oppenheimer 22 f Bade 381 Babette Oppenheimer 20 f Bade 382 Isaac Bamberger 21 m Bade 383 Regine Bamberger 24 f Bade fermier 384 Seligman Rothschild 23 m Bade 385 Nathan Bauen 37 m Bade 386 Jacob Westheimer 56 m Bade 387 Johann Reinhard 22 m Bade 388 Christian Reinhard 3 m Bade 389 Carl Reinhard 2 m Bade 390 Julius Hetzel 26 m Bade 391 August Ruckenbrod 23 m Bade 392 Friedric Spor 30 m Bade 393 Heinrich Fraumann 40 m Bade 394 Antoin Will 24 m Wurtemberg 395 Anton Buss 36 m Wurtemberg 396 Wilhelmine Buss 32 f Wurtemberg 397 Elisabeth Buss 5 f Wurtemberg 398 Barbara Hahn 30 f Wurtemberg 399 Fried^ Raschmager 16 m Bade 400 Francisca Raschmager 16 f Bade 401 Jacob Frensch 17 m Hesse 402 Johann Reubold 14 m Hesse 403 Jean Ney 16 m France 404 Joseph Fischer 17 m France 405 Francois Muller 21 m France 406 Valentin Nahin 27 m France 407 Jebaste Hoffmann 30 m Bade 408 Carl Reinhard 30 m Bade 409 Vendelin Reinhard 25 m Bade 410 Adam Reinhard 14 m Bade 411* ?? Zimmermann 49 m France 412 Marie Zimmermann 17 f France 413 Jacques Zimmermann 13 m France 414 Friedric Zimmermann 16 m France 415 George Zimmermann 9 m France 416 Marie Bremhoff 26 f France 417 Caroline Steinfeld 22 f France 418 Cathrine Maas 38 f France 419 Cathrine Maas 12 f France 420 Jacob Maas 7 m France 421 Suzanne Maas 5 f France 422 Marie Maas 4 f France 423 Louise Maas 3 f France 424* Louise Brill f France 425* Henriette Brill f France 426 Friedric Brill 7 m France 427 Martin Freiker 41 m Suisse 428 Cholastina Freiker 36 f Suisse 429 Marie Freiker 4 f Suisse 430 Jean Freiker 3 m Suisse 431 Jos^ Anton Freiker 6mo m Suisse 432 Jean Eichenberger 25 m Suisse 433 Anna Haller 22 f Suisse 434 Johann Kleinfelder 23 m Bavaria 435 Johann Knapp 34 m Bavaria 436 Elisabeth Knapp 39 f Bavaria 437 Marie Knapp 8 f Bavaria 438 Theobald Knapp 4 m Bavaria 439 Jacob Knapp 6mo m Bavaria 440 Joseph Renault 15 m Bavaria 441 Louis Jenen 35 m France 442 Victor Cranche 35 m France 443 Jacques Besanion 65 m France fermier 444 Elise Besanion 60 f France 445 Francois Herbeth 48 m France 446 Marie Herbeth 48 f France 447 Francois Herbeth 10 m France 448 Victor Herbeth 9 m France 449 Marie Herbeth 8 f France 450 Marie Jacqueminet 32 f France 451 Victorine Jacqueminet 14 f France 432 Passengers Adult and Children 19 Infants (signed) Caleb Levensaler Transcriber Notes: * Indicates additional information noted below ^ Indicates missing letters in abbreviated names ? Indicates letters or names that are missing or illegible 16 First names appear to be Rene Armate, but not certain 36, 168, 211, 297 Young child occupation listed as fermier (see clarification above) 38, 44, 346 First names illegible 238 Passenger died enroute; death dated May 5th 275 Passenger age missing on manifest 347 Passenger died enroute; death dated May 23rd 356 Uncertain of first name 411 First name missing on manifest 424, 425 Passenger ages illegible due to original document damage
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 152, List 422.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 September 2005
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