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Bark Sylphide
I, G. Jantzen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest,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 Bark Sylphide, G. Jantzen whereof I am Master, from Bremen So help me God H. Osterloh
Sworn to this 15 Septebr 1854 (port authority signature unclear)
List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Sylphide, G. Jantzen whereof is Master, from Bremen Burthen 571-1/4 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation/family status, origination and destination.
First Cabin Passengers:
1* Miss Janssen 30y9m f wife Newyork Newyork
2 Helene Achterpohl 20y6m f servent girl Bremen Newyork
3 Stina Moos 15 f servent girl Newyork Newyork
Second Cabin Passengers:
4* Jacob Lowenstein 25 m watch maker Preussen Newyork
5 Adolph Adler 23 m Merchart Hesse Mariland
6 Andreas Glocke 48 m weaver Prussia Visconsin
7 Charlotte Glocke 51 f wife Prussia Visconsin
8 Charlotte Glocke 25 f Daughter Prussia Visconsin
9 Maria Glocke 22 f Daughter Prussia Visconsin
10 Carl Glocke 21 m Son Prussia Visconsin
11 Johanne Glocke 19 f Daughter Prussia Visconsin
12 Friederike Glocke 17 f Daughter Prussia Visconsin
13 Bertha Gebser 30 f servent girl Prussia Columbia
14 Carl Heuser 64 m Tailor Prussia Visconsin
15* Carl ?och 72 m workman Prussia Visconsin
16* Friederike ?och 37 f wife Prussia Visconsin
17* Carl ?och 9 m Son Prussia Visconsin
18* Albert ?och 7 m Son Prussia Visconsin
19* Friederike ?och 3 f Daughter Prussia Visconsin
20 Ernst Lammers 19 m Joiner Prussia Newyork
21* Robert Campe 25 m Painter Prussia Ohio
22* Christiane Campe 56 f Mother Prussia Ohio
23* Albertine Campe 20 f Daughter Prussia Ohio
24 Wilhelm Schmalfeld 30 m Baker Prussia Ohio
25 Auguste Schmalfeld 28 f Wife Prussia Ohio
26 Bertha Schmalfeld 7mo f Baby Prussia Ohio
27 Carl Gottlob Berger 31 m Miller Prussia Ohio
28 Pauline Berger 25 f wife Prussia Ohio
29 Alexander Berger 8mo m Baby Prussia Ohio
30 Friedrich Brebeck 29 m Baker Prussia Chigago
31 Traugott Schopp 28 m Farmer Prussia Ohio
32 Carl Theodor Brebeck 20 m Farmer Prussia Chigago
33 Heinrich Dreher 20 m Joiner Bavaria Newyork
34 Walburde Klammer 20 f servent girl Bavaria Newyork
35 Gabriel Brey 33 m Schoemaker Bavaria Newyork
36 Theresia Brey 33 f wife Bavaria Newyork
37 Maria Brey 7 f Daughter Bavaria Newyork
38 Hermann Schneider 27 m miller Prussia Visconsin
39 Pauline Schneider 21 f wife Prussia Visconsin
40 Casper Hinr. Sick 30 m Farmer Hanover Indiana
41 Anna Maria Welling 22 f servent girl Hanover Indiana
42 Gottlieb Richard 36 m Merchart Saxony Newyork
43 August Kropp 23 m blacksmith Hessen Visconsin
44* Johann Wilhelm Schulze 20 m Merchart Hanover Newyork
45* Friedr. Ludeke 27 m Locksmith Prussia Newyork
46 Julius Heckel 25 m Clothmaker Prussia Newyork
47* Carl Munchmeyer 28 m Merchart Hanover Newyork
48* Emilie Munchmeyer 23 f wife Hanover Newyork
49 Moritz Schroeter 25 m Farmer Bavaria Visconsin
50* Richard Weidemuller 23 m Farmer Bavaria Newyork
51 Max Wohlenberg 22 m Merchart Prussia Newyork
52 Isaak Deckinger 30 m Tailor Bavaria Newyork
53 Fanny Deckinger 51 f Mother Bavaria Newyork
54 Malie Deckinger 23 f Dauther Bavaria Newyork
55 Caroline Deckinger 9 f Dauther Bavaria Newyork
56 Bab. Deckinger 8 f Dauther Bavaria Newyork
57 Jos. Deckinger 10 m Son Bavaria Newyork
58 Jacob Deckinger 14 m Son Bavaria Newyork
59* Heinr. Hollander 44 m Tradisman Bavaria Newyork
60* Ernestine Hollander 30 f wife Bavaria Newyork
61* Schanette Hollander 2 f Dauther Bavaria Newyork
62 Caroline Heidecker 50 f Dauther Bavaria Newyork
63 Dorothea Kirschner 23 f servent girl Hessen Pensilvania
64 Justine Kirschner 21 f servent girl Hessen Pensilvania
65 Ferdinand Wepsler 19 m Clothmaker Hessen Newyork
66 Elise Seelig 25 f servent girl Hessen Pensilvania
67 Gustav Keck 19 m Copersmith Braunschweig Cincinati
68 Doris Keck 53 f Mother Braunschweig Cincinati
69 Otto Keck 12 m Son Braunschweig Cincinati
70 Ulrike Hassmeyer 26 f servent girl Prussia Cincinati
71 Adolph Neuland 30 m muisikmaster Prussia Cincinati
72 Johanne Neuland 24 f wife Prussia Cincinati
73 Lucie Neuland 18m f Dauther Prussia Cincinati
74 Marie L. Horeis 18y6m f servent girl Hanover Newyork
75 Marie Wendelke 60 f Fistit Hanover Newyork
Between Deck Passengers:
76 Joh. Carl Frensel 35 m Miller Prussia Visconsin
77 Alw. Theresia Frensel 30 f wife Prussia Visconsin
78 Carl Emil Frensel 6 m Son Prussia Visconsin
79 Friedr. Gust. Frensel 3 m Son Prussia Visconsin
80 Carl Otto Frensel 3 m Son Prussia Visconsin
81 Friedr. Rob. Frensel 4m m Baby Prussia Visconsin
82 Wilhelm Kantenstecher 44 m weaver Bavaria Newyork
83 Wilhelmine Kantenstecher 42 f wife Bavaria Newyork
84 Gottl. Bartels 59 m Farms Prussia Pittsburgh
85 Christine Bartels 58 f Mouther Prussia Pittsburgh
86 Caroline Bartels 18 f servent girl Prussia Pittsburgh
87 Gustav Ad. Otto 18 m Schoemaker Prussia Connecticut
88 Erwin Henschel 46 m Wegner maker Prussia Visconsin
89 Caroline Henschel 48 f wife Prussia Visconsin
90 Bernhard Henschel 17 m Son Prussia Visconsin
91 Laura Henschel 13 f Dauther Prussia Visconsin
92 Pauline Henschel 3m f Baby Prussia Visconsin
93 Ernstine Henschel 18 f Dauther Prussia Visconsin
94 Johanne Thomas 23 f servant girl Saxia Ohio
95 Christian Hannemann 40 m bricklayer Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Newyork
96 Diedrich Kick 21 m Smith Hanover Newyork
97 Johs. Murken 17 m Labourer Hanover Newyork
98* Hinr. Lohden 21 m Labourer Hanover Newyork
99 Gebert Kick 22 m Farmer Hanover Newyork
100 Hermann Blank 20 m Farmer Hanover Newyork
101 Joseph Wimmer 33 m Shoemaker Hanover Ohio
102 Joh. Aug. Preller 34 m Glazier Sachsen-Altenburg Newyork
103* Johanne Christiane Preller 36 m wife Sachsen-Altenburg Newyork
104 Emilie Auguste Preller 8 f Dauther Sachsen-Altenburg Newyork
105 Carl Emil Preller 7 m Son Sachsen-Altenburg Newyork
106 Christiane Wilh. Preller 4 f Dauther Sachsen-Altenburg Newyork
107 Emil August Preller 11m m Baby Sachsen-Altenburg Newyork
108* Christian Kruger 39 m Carpenter Buckeburg Newyork
109* Marie Kruger 29 f wife Buckeburg Newyork
110* Fritz Kruger 10 m Son Buckeburg Newyork
111* Heinr. Kruger 5 m Son Buckeburg Newyork
112 Joseph Voigt 46 m Farmer Bavaria Pensilvania
113 Anna Voigt 44 f wife Bavaria Pensilvania
114 Anna Voigt 22 f Dauther Bavaria Pensilvania
115 Christiane Voigt 21 f Dauther Bavaria Pensilvania
116 H. Voigt 19 m Son Bavaria Pensilvania
117 Catharina Voigt 15 f Dauther Bavaria Pensilvania
118 Theresa Voigt 13 f Dauther Bavaria Pensilvania
119 Juliana Voigt 8 f Dauther Bavaria Pensilvania
120 Fincent Voigt 8m m Baby Bavaria Pensilvania
121 Johann Gottl. Hegel 50 m Labourer Sachsen Newyork
122 Heinr. Moorhaupt 30 m Joiner Prussia Newyork
123 Erdmann Glatzerd 32 m labourer Prussia Visconsin
124 Wilh. Linde 26 m Saddler Prussia Newyork
125 Caroline Linde 23 f wife Prussia Newyork
126 Wilhelmine Striebel 50 f Mauther Prussia Newyork
127 Gustav Voss 53 m Farmer Prussia Visconsin
128 Ernestine Voss 39 f wife Prussia Visconsin
129 Gustav Voss 20 m Son Prussia Visconsin
130 Bertha Voss 13 f Dauther Prussia Visconsin
131 Caroline Voss 10 f Dauther Prussia Visconsin
132 Louise Voss 7 f Dauther Prussia Visconsin
133 Ernst Voss 4 m Son Prussia Visconsin
134 Friederike Voss 18m f Dauther Prussia Visconsin
135 Carl Wilh. Dick 28 m Weaver Prussia Ohio
136* Emil Hubener 23 m Ingenieur Prussia Newyork
137 Carl Christian Bidermann 37 m Shepherd Prussia Ohio
138 Ernest. Wilhelm. Bidermann 35 f wife Prussia Ohio
139 Ernestine Paul. Bidermann 10 f Dauther Prussia Ohio
140 Amalia Louise Bidermann 2 f Dauther Prussia Ohio
141 Carl Gottl. Bayerlein 31 m Farmer Prussia Buffelow
142 Erdm. Bayerlein 26 f wife Prussia Buffelow
143 Emilie Pauline Bayerlein 11m f Baby Prussia Buffelow
144 Nicolaus Winds 34 m Saddler Prussia Cincinaty
145 F. Limberger 17y6m m Tailor Bavaria Newyork
146 Philipp Nortenhausen 18 m Merchart Bavaria Newyork
147 Joseph Graefenberger 22 m Tailor Bavaria Newyork
148 Albert Lehmeyer 2? m Merchart Bavaria Newyork
149 Wilhelmine Demmelmeyer 21 f servent girl Bavaria Buffelow
150 Joh. Ad. Auerhammer 28 m Farmer Bavaria Pittsburgh
151 Eva Maria Volkers 33 f servent girl Bavaria Pittsburgh
152* Christian Friedr. Dinner 32 m Farmer Reuss Visconsin
153 Georg Keck 35 m Smith Bavaria Rochester
154 Sophie Hedinger 23 f servent girl Bavaria Rochester
155 Mendel Nussbaum 22 m Talisman Hesse Newyork
156 Jacob Rothschild 22 m Talisman Hesse Newyork
157 Augustin Schwarzer 25 m Weaver Bavaria Newyork
158 Johanne Schwarzer 29 f wife Bavaria Newyork
159 Maria Schwarzer 2 f Dauther Bavaria Newyork
160 Auguste Eck 20 f servent girl Bavaria Willmingthon
161 Margaretha Eck 19 f servent girl Bavaria Willmingthon
162 Salamon Rothschild 18 m Bookbinder Hesse Newyork
163 Conrad Sagel 17 m Joiner Hesse Newyork
164 Benes Steichelbach 17 m Merchart Hesse Newyork
165 Leonhard Schreider 33 m Tanner Bavaria Visconsin
166 Anna Catharina Stadinger 30 f servent girl Bavaria Visconsin
167 Heinr. Franz 38 m Farmer Bavaria Cincinati
168 Wolfgang Schmidt 35 m Blacksmith Bavaria Indiana
169 Georg Erbach 23 m Farmer Bavaria Indiana
170* Andreas Staudenmeyer 16 m Shoemaker Wurtenberg Newyork
171 Johann Heinr. Gross 19 m Farmer Bavaria Wilmingthon
172 Usala Drimeling 27 f servent girl Bavaria Wilmingthon
173* Friedrich Lucke 31 m Bricklayer Hanover Visconsin
174* Wilhelm Lucke 28 m Bricklayer Hanover Visconsin
175* Caroline Lu??eka 20 f servent girl Hanover Visconsin
176 Johann Gutberg 24 m Tanner Hesse Newyork
177 Marie Gutberg 34 f wife Hesse Newyork
178 Constantin Gutberg 5 m Son Hesse Newyork
179 Anna Gerh. Hartmann 18 f serventgirl Hesse Cleveland
180 Israel Frohenberg 20 m Butcher Hesse Newyork
181 Johann Biler 25 m Labourer Wurtenberg Connecticut
182 Cacilia Biler 30 f wife Wurtenberg Connecticut
183 Maria Biler 4 f Dauther Wurtenberg Connecticut
184 Fritz Festerling 28 m Tailor Braunschweig Newyork
185 Friederike Festerling 30 f wife Braunschweig Newyork
186 Carl Richter 34 m Smith Prussia Newyork
187 Ida Richter 29 f wife Prussia Newyork
188 Pauline Richter 7 f Dauther Prussia Newyork
189 Carl Richter 5 m Son Prussia Newyork
190 Friederike Richter 6m f Baby Prussia Newyork
191 Johann Schroll 38 m Farmer Bavaria Philidelphia
192 Anna Maria Schroll 38 f wife Bavaria Philidelphia
193 Johann Schroll 14 m Son Bavaria Philidelphia
194 Anton Schroll 7 m Son Bavaria Philidelphia
195 Jacob Schroll 5 m Son Bavaria Philidelphia
196 Michael Schroll 3 m Son Bavaria Philidelphia
197* Elisabeth Brenner 19 f servent girl Wurtenberg Chigago
198 Alwine Lindenmuth 15 f servent girl Prussia Cincinaty
199 Anton Rinn 26 m Blacksmith Coburg Newyork
200* Nicol. Rickl. Forster 17 m Tailor Coburg Newyork
201 Barbara Nusspickel 30 f servent girl Coburg Newyork
202* Catharina Tirschner 30 f servent girl Wurtenberg Albany
203 Franz Reinlett 34 m Smith Prussia Milwaukee
204 Johanne Reinlett 35 f wife Prussia Milwaukee
205 Caroline Reinlett 3 f Dauther Prussia Milwaukee
206 Catharine Hohnbaum 41 f Farmer Saxia Newyork
207 Ludwig Hass 50 m Farmer Saxia Cincinati
208 Ludwig Hass 18 m Smith Saxia Visconsin
209 Adam Hass 14 m Son Saxia Cincinati
210 Caroline Hass 16 f Dauther Saxia Cincinati
211 Lisette Hass 12 f Dauther Saxia Cincinati
212 Ernestine Hass 11 f Dauther Saxia Cincinati
213 Caroline Schulz 19 f servent girl Prussia Newyork
214 Anton Fibinger 26 m furrier Prussia Newyork
215 Renate Fibinger 25 f wife Prussia Newyork
216 Franz Ammler 44 m Shoemaker Prussia Milwaukee
217 Theresia Ammler 54 f wife Prussia Milwaukee
218 Franz Ammler 13 m Son Prussia Milwaukee
219 Wilh. Patz 25 m compositor Wurtenberg Brocklyn
220 Elisabeth Patz 58 f Mouther Wurtenberg Brocklyn
221 Catharina Patz 26 f Dauther Wurtenberg Brocklyn
222* Joh. Georg Herr 20 m Shoemaker Prussia Newyork
223* Georg Kothe 28 m Bricklayer Prussia Newyork
224 Robert Reinhold 34 m Shoemaker Saxia Newyork
225 Christine Reinhold 35 f wife Saxia Newyork
226 Wilhelmine Reinhold 11 f Douther Saxia Newyork
227 Carl Adolph Reinhold 30 m weater Saxia Newyork
228 August Deppe 38 m Joiner Hanover Newyork
229 Carl Krug 48 m Teacher Baden Newyork
230 Ernestine Daubert 27 f servent girl Saxia Newyork
231 Sebert Kegsler 15 m Labourer Hesse Newyork
232* Sophie Beisswanger 23 f servent girl Wurtenberg Newyork
233* Joseph Dorr 22 m Joiner Prussia Philadelphia
234 Heinr. Bergmann 26 m Weaver Hessen Philadelphia
235* Jacob Harlein 26 m Shomaker Wurtenberg Connecticut
236* Catharina Harlein 27 f wife Wurtenberg Connecticut
237 Philipp Wollstadt 28 m Pinnmann Nassau Newyork
238* Leonhard Borner 26 m Tailor Nassau Newyork
239 Catharina Schick 25 f servent girl Hessen Newyork
240 Emma Schick 20 f servent girl Hessen Newyork
241 Catharine Scheuer 24 f servent girl Hessen-Darmstadt Newyork
242 Anna Catharina Bender 20 f servent girl Darmstadt Newyork
243* August Dorbind 28 m Kaufmann Mecklenburg Philidelphia
244 Ernst Philipp Schleicher 28 m Tailor Bavaria Newyork
245 Catharina Libbeu 24 f servent girl Austrian Newyork
246* Anton Russelhammer 47 m Shomaker Austrian Treenton
247* Agnes Russelhammer 52 f wife Austrian Treenton
248 Maria Russelhammer 16 f Dauther Austrian Treenton
249* Johann Losner 36 m Tailor Austrian Treenton
250* Marie Losner 51 f wife Austrian Treenton
251 Catharina Steigner 32 f servent girl Austrian Treenton
252 Ludwig Meyer 25 m Shomaker Hanover Jersey
253 Elenore Meyer 6 f Dauther Hanover Jersey
254 Ambrosius Dinter 32 m Farmer Prussia Connecticut
255 Magdalene Dinter 26 f wife Prussia Connecticut
256 Franz Zohme 25 m Weaver Austrian Bethlehem
257 Rahel Zohme 23 f wife Austrian Bethlehem
258 Bertha Danziger 28 f servent girl Prussia Connecticut
259 Eduard Reiche 35 m Merchart Prussia Connecticut
260 Theresia Reiche 38 f wife Prussia Connecticut
261 Martha Reiche 12 f Dauther Prussia Connecticut
262 Eduard Reiche 8 m Son Prussia Connecticut
263 Berthold Reiche 4 m Son Prussia Connecticut
264 Hedwig Reiche 10m f Baby Prussia Connecticut
265 Heinr. Kruse 30 m Farmer Hannover Chigago
266* Joh. Diedr. Marz 17 m Farmer Saxia Newyork
267 Wilh. Wiesemann 29 m Butcher Prussia Newyork
268 Heinr. Scharnecke 26 m Joiner Prussia Detroit
269 Bernh. Rosenstein 19 m Butcher Prussia Newyork
270* Hermann Koller 26 m Smith Detmold St Louis
271* Doris Koller 26 f wife Detmold St Louis
272 August Weinknecht 38 m Tailor Prussia Cleveland
273 Wilh. Neumann 21 m Shomaker Prussia Cleveland
274 Julius Kurte 28 m Smith Prussia Connecticut
275* Jurg. Georg Hindermeyer 37 m Farmer Wurtenberg Ohio
276 Anton Grummeyer 20 m Farmer Wurtenberg Ohio
277* Anton Zust 32 m Farmer Prussia Connecticut
278 Heinr. Cnr. Oehlerking 18 m Merchart Hanover Newyork
279* Marie Louise Munchmeyer * f Baby
280* Hermann Schneider * m Baby
281* Hugo Neuland * m Baby
Transcriber's Notes:
? A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.
* An asterisk indicates further information found in the passenger notes.
Gender designations in the original are written out but have been changed to m or f
in this list.
Spellings have been retained as found in the original list.
Some explanations of words spelled differently or used in the German form:
Braunschweig = Brunswick
Hanover = Hannover (the state, not necessarily the city)
Hesse or Hessen = Hessia
Sachsen = Saxony
Saxia = Saxony
Wurtenberg = Wuerttemberg
Brocklyn = Brooklyn
Buffelow = Buffalo
Chigago = Chicago
Newyork = New York
Treenton = Trenton
Visconsin = Wisconsin
Wilmingthon or Willmingthon = Wilminton
1 No given name listed here.
4 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Loewenstein.
15-19 First letter of surname is written in various ways for each entry.
I believe the name is either Joch or Zoch.
21-23 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Caempe.
44 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Schuelze.
45 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Luedeke.
47-48,279 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Muenchmeyer.
50 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Weidemueller.
59-61 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Hollaender.
98 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Loehden.
103 Gender designation most likely an error here.
108-111 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Krueger. Buckeburg also
has an umlauted, first "u."
136 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Huebener.
152 Place of origination may be Preuss, i.e. Prussia.
170 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
173-174 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Luecke.
175 Surname unclear due to damaged original--seems to be something like
Lubbeka with an umlauted "u."
181-183 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
197 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
200 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Foerster.
202 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
219-221 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
222 Surname may be Herre because of slight flourish at the end of the
name.
223 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Beisswaenger. Surname has
an umlauted "o" so may also be Koethe.
232 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
233 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Doerr.
235-236 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Haerlein. Place of
origination has an umlauted "u."
238 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Boerner.
243 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Doerbind.
246-248 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Ruesselhammer.
249-250 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Loesner.
266 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Maerz.
270-271 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Koeller.
275 Given name, Jurgen, has an umlauted "u."
275-276 Place of origination has an umlauted "u."
277 Surname may be Just.
279-281 Babies born during the voyage:
Marie Louise Munchmeyer bohren 1 Sept female Baby
Hermann Schneider bohren 2 Sept male Baby
Hugo Neuland bohren 6 Sept male Baby
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 145.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 December 2005
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