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Ship Serampore


Havre, France to New York
24 July 1848

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Olney Savett, Master of the Ship Serampore, 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 Ship at Havre, from which port said Ship has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, the part ofthe 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.
Olney Savett
Sworn to this 7-24-1848
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship Serampore whereof Olney Savett is Master, from Havre.
Burthen 499 32/95 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.
Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
     Destination---All bound for the New York
     Died on Voyage---No deaths
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given.
 
   1  Gustave Handler      22 M Laborer     Bavaria
   2  Jean Geschurind      26 M Laborer     France
   3  Caroline Geschurind  27 F             France
   4  Alexandre Rene       28 M Farmer      France
   5  Jean Rene             3 M Child       France
   6  Caroline Rene         1 F Child       France
   7  Amelie Rene         3mo F Infant      France
   8  Charles Widmann      45 M Farmer      France
   9  Victoire Widmann     42 F             France
  10  Charles Widmann      19 M Farmer      France
  11  Adolphe Widmann      18 M Farmer      France
  12  Julien Widmann       16 M Farmer      France
  13  Jean Feucht          49 M Peasant     France
  14  Marie Feucht         24 F             France
  15  Alexis Wolf          23 M             France
  16  Henry Bernard        65 M             France
  17  Francois Rizze       41 M             Austria
  18  Jean Frischnecht     27 M Farmer      Baden
  19  Judith Frischnecht   29 F             Baden
  20  Theophile Stengel    26 M Laborer     Baden
  21  Marguerithe Stengel  26 F             Baden
  22  Catherine Stengel     7 F Child       Baden
  23  Caroline Stengel      5 F Child       Baden
  24  Pauline Stengel       3 F Child       Baden
  25  Fergus Gros          32 M             France
  26  Francois Billon      29 M             France
  27  Seraphine Pavillar   27 F             France
  28  Gotlieb Haggenmacher 25 M Farmer      Switzerland
  29* Taegos Haggenmacher  26 M             Switzerland
  30  Rudolphe Pulzer      24 M             Switzerland
  31  Jacob Lichly         20 M             Switzerland
  32  Moise Simon          27 M Joiner      France
  33  Isaac Simon          16 M Joiner      France
  34  Solomon Bear         18 M Laborer     France
  35  Heiman Marcier       18 M             France
  36  Semand Ibron         19 M             France
  37  Daniel Haunnveiller  23 M             France
  38  Peter Gampfer        51 M             Baden
  39  Elisabeth Gampfer    43 F             Baden
  40  Elisabeth Gampfer    20 F             Baden
  41  Charlotte Gampfer    17 F             Baden
  42  Catherine Gampfer    14 F             Baden
  43  Louise Gampfer        9 F Child       Baden
  44  Pierre Gampfer        7 M Child       Baden
  45  Jacob Gampfer         5 M Child       Baden
  46  Johannes Nagel       51 M Peasant     Baden
  47  Margaretha Nagel     47 F             Baden
  48  Simon Nagel          21 M             Baden
  49  Johannes Nagel       17 M             Baden
  50  George Nagel         10 M Child       Baden
  51  Nicholas Schwartz    57 M Farmer      Baden
  52  Anna Maria Schwartz  21 F             Baden
  53  Joseph Schwartz      18 M             Baden
  54  Theobald Backer      49 M Laborer     Bavaria
  55* Margaretha Backer    37 F             Bavaria
  56* ????? Backer        .00 M             Bavaria  Born on Voyage
  57  Henry Backer         15 M             Bavaria
  58  Margaretha Backer    13 F             Bavaria
  59  Theobald Backer      11 M Child       Bavaria
  60  Adam Backer           9 M Child       Bavaria
  61  Christian Backer      7 M Child       Bavaria
  62  Louise Backer         2 F Child       Bavaria
  63  Daniel Warner        24 M Farmer      Bavaria
  64  Sussanah Warner      28 F             Bavaria
  65  Catherine Warner     26 F             Bavaria
  66  Maria Warner         32 F             Bavaria
  67  George Warner         8 M Child       Bavaria
  68  David Warner          6 M Child       Bavaria
  69  Jacob Warner          4 M Child       Bavaria
  70  George Warner         2 M Child       Bavaria
  71  Peter Stander        60 M Peasant     Bavaria
  72  Catherine Stander    62 F Peasant     Bavaria
  73  Emile Braunn         22 M Laborer     Bavaria
  74  Josephe Tamas        22 M Tailor      Bavaria
  75  Tim Gehrong          22 M Laborer     France
  76  Frederick Pfeiffer   30 M Laborer     France
  77  Henry Pfeiffer       25 M Laborer     France
  78  Jacob Wogler         25 M Farmer      Bavaria
  79  Conrad Sachtig       32 M             Bavaria
  80  Caroline Feisel      21 F Seamstress  Bavaria
  81  Barbara Feisel       19 F Seamstress  Bavaria
  82  Joseph Piket         60 M Laborer     France
  83  Margaretha Piket     61 F             France
  84  Auguste Piket        22 M             France
  85  Honire Piket         27 M             France
  86  Catherine Piket      26 F             France
  87  Honore Piket          1 M Child       France
  88  Joseph Willome       35 M Farmer      Baden 
  89  Madeline Foerster    28 F             Baden
  90  Francois Sheureur    49 M Joiner      France
  91  Josephine Sheureur   45 F             France
  92  Louis Sheureur       16 M             France
  93  Angelique Sheureur    8 F Child       France
  94  Charles Seclerc      35 M Laborer     France
  95  George Borner        32 M Farmer      Bavaria
  96  Louis Eparvier       26 M Laborer     France
  97  Mayer Kronenberger   36 M Peasant     Baden
  98  John Kremer          32 M Joiner      Baden
  99  Geneviere
       Claudine Millet     18 F Seamstress  France
 100  Gabriel Maltz        28 M Laborer     Baden
 101  Albert Guiser        35 M Laborer     Baden
 102  Johannes Backas      30 M Laborer     Baden

  Transcriber's Notes:

* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could  not be read due to the condition
  of the original document.

    29---First name is questionable.
    55---Notation after Passenger #55---(June 30th-Had a male child)
    56---Baby born during voyage. Mother Passenger #55.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 801.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 July 2006



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