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Bark Sylphide
I, G. Jantzen 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 Bremen Bark Sylphide, whereof I am Master, from Bremen So help me God
Sworn to this 19th Decbr 1854 (port authority signature unclear)
List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Sylphide, whereof G Jantzen is Master
Columns represent: passenger name, age (years/months), gender, occupation/family status, origination and destination.
First Cabin Passengers: 1 Catharina Evers 56 f Visit Hessen Visconsin 2 Marie Evers 20/6 f Visit Hessen Visconsin 3 J. Zeder Baumann 29 m smith Schweitz Cincinati Second Cabin Passengers: 4* Theresia Jantszeth 22 f Visit Sachsen Albani 5 Friedrich Wiesemeier 30 m mason Lippe Detmold Ilinois 6 Wilhelm Wiesemeier 21 m mason Lippe Detmold Ilinois 7* Wilhelmine Barmann 21 f severgorl Lippe Detmold Ilinois 8* Frantz Bocke 28 m Farme Lippe Detmold Ilinois 9 F. Wilhelm Bocke 20 m Farme Lippe Detmold Ilinois 10 Caroline Bohnart 54 f Visit Baiern Indiana 11 Wilhelm Hetlich 25 m schoemaker Hannover Cincinati 12 Sylvester Schmidt 29 m Mechaniker Ostreich Newyork 13 Rosa Schmidt 27 f Wife Ostreich Newyork 14 August Salzmann 24 m merchant Prussia Newyork 15 Markus Gerschel 54 m tailor Prussia Newyork 16 C. Gondlach 23 m Mechaniker Hesse Newyork 17 Eduard Kahler 21/6 m Mechaniker Hesse Newyork 18* Wilhelmine Schoner 38 f Visit Wurtenberg Newyork 19 Salomon Fried 30/9 m dyer Hesse Visconsin 20 Johann Wechsler 20 m cellar Hannover Visconsin 21 Levi Blumenberg 25 m merchant Hessen Newyork 22 Lisette Beckens 26 f severgorl Hessen Newyork 23 Heinrich Bockemehle 25/6 m instructor Hannover Cincinati 24 August Ost 35 m joiner Braunschweig Visconsin 25 Margarethe Appel 22 f severgorl Baiern Cincinati 26 Georg Jakob 28 m joiner Baiern Newyork 27 Georg Goorns 41 m joiner Prussia Californien 28 Alwine Eckelmann 22 f severgorl Hannover Cincinati 29 Emilie Eckelmann 20 f severgorl Hannover Cincinati 30 Louis Perrot 25 m butcher Wurtenberg Newyork 31 Hermann Heimbeck 20 m gun-maker Prussia Newyork 32 Friedericke Hinze 77 f Visit Prussia Newyork 33 Pauline Schneider 45 f daughter Prussia Newyork 34* Julius Mobus 23 m Farme Prussia St. Louis 35 Friedrich Winkeloos 20 m Farme Braunschweig Pitzbourg 36 Auguste Vogel 24 f severgorl Braunschweig Pitzbourg 37 Carl Eduard Heding 28 m merchant Prussia Newyork 38 Friedrich Holzapfel 20 m garber Wurtenberg Buffalo 39 F. August Geck 20 m compositor Wurtenberg Newyork 40 Heinrich Manger 33 m garber Hannover Visconsin 41 Laura Manger 35 f Wife Hannover Visconsin 42 Edmund Manger 9/7 m son Hannover Visconsin 43 Alma Manger 6 f daughter Hannover Visconsin 44 Joseph Czieck 33 m tailor Bohmen Newyork 45 C. Eduard Manger 25 m sadler Hannover Visconsin 46 Hermann Niemetz 29 m potter Ostreich Visconsin 47 Albertine Hitze 23 f severgorl Anhald-Desseiu Milvauki 48 Adolph Hauch 22 m gardener Ungarn Arkansa 49 Joseph Heimbruck 39 m joiner Amerika Philadelphi 50 Anton Heimbruck 32 m Farme Amerika Philadelphi 51 Gehrhard Heimbruck 42 m Farme Prussia Philadelphi 52 Jacob Lohr 28 m baker Hesse Newyork 53 Constantine Laue 33 f severgorl Hesse Newyork 54* Gottlieb Durr 35 m tiler Wurtenberg Newyork 55* Catharine Durr 45 f Wife Wurtenberg Newyork 56* Marie Niederhofer 19 f daughter Wurtenberg Newyork 57 Wilhelm Meier 27 m joiner Prussia Newyork 58 Richhart Gotthaus 25 m cap-maker Prussia Newyork 59 Albert Gotters 22 m joiner Prussia Williamsbourg 60 Heinrich Mackenbrach 55 m Farme Prussia Ohio 61 Catharine Mackenbrach 50 f Wife Prussia Ohio 62 Friedrich Mackenbrach 28 m son Prussia Ohio 63 Juliane Mackenbrach 18 f daughter Prussia Ohio 64 Susanna Mackenbrach 15 f daughter Prussia Ohio 65 August Mackenbrach 17 m son Prussia Ohio 66 Wilhelm Pietz 27 m joiner Prussia Ohio 67 Lisette Pietz 26 f Wife Prussia Ohio 68 Bertha Pietz 0/7 f Bebi Prussia Ohio 69 Wilhelm Vogel 24 m smith Prussia Ohio 70 Elise Eckert 38 f severgorl Baiern Indiana 71 Ernst Schmalz 58 m gold-smith Baiern Indiana 72 Carl Schmalz 30 m tailor Baiern Indiana 73 Carl Schulz 30 m merchant Prussia Newyork 74 Marie Schulz 21 f Wife Prussia Newyork Between Decks Passengers; 75* Anna Rubeling 20/5 f severgorl Hessen Newyork 76 Alexander Klotz 36 m confectioner Prussia Newyork 77 Abraham Kirschner 20 m shoemaker Ostreich Newyork 78 Martin Bickel 33 m baker Ostreich Ilinois 79 Marie Bickel 30 f Wife Ostreich Ilinois 80 Peter Wimmer 56 m father Ostreich Ilinois 81 Mathias Lehner 45 m Farme Ostreich Ilinois 82 Marie Lehner 50 f Wife Ostreich Ilinois 83 Anna Lehner 11/4 f daughter Ostreich Ilinois 84 Rosine Lehner 9 f daughter Ostreich Ilinois 85 Juliane Lehner 7 f daughter Ostreich Ilinois 86 Johann Lehner 4/6 m son Ostreich Ilinois 87* Albert Muller 28 m shoemaker Prussia Visconsin 88* Friedericke Muller 26 f Wife Prussia Visconsin 89 Mathilde Kratz 19 f severgorl Prussia Mishican 90 Andreas Pretsch 56 m Farme Prussia Indiana 91 Leonhard Busch 37 m son Prussia Indiana 92 Henriette Busch 35 f Wife Prussia Indiana 93 Eduard Busch 8 m son Prussia Indiana 94 Louise Busch 6 f daughter Prussia Indiana 95* Hermann Busch 0/9 m Bebi Prussia Indiana 96 Heinrich Steickert 18 m joiner Prussia Visconsin 97 Carl Pretsch 19 m Farme Prussia Indiana 98 Ida Pretsch 16 f sister Prussia Indiana 99 Helene Hienecke 24 f Visit Hollstein St. Louis 100 Carl T. Mursch 44 m musician Prussia Buffalo 101 August Wilhelm 23 m Farme Hessen Newyork 102 Margarethe Bausch 30 f severgorl Wurtenberg Philadelphia 103 Heinrich Meier 40 m lace-maker Hannover Newyork 104 Anton Hecht 26 m gold-smith Schweitz Newyork 105 Johann Tettweiler 20 m merchant Schweitz Pensilvani 106* Eduard Gohring 21 m Farme Prussia Ohio 107 Albert Zoller 18 m Farme Oldenburg Newyork 108 Michael Vivant 35 m master-mason Prussia Newyork 109 Friedricke Krohmann 44 f Wife Sachsen Pensilvani 110 Ernst Krohmann 19 m son Sachsen Pensilvani 111 Emma C. Krohmann 14 f daughter Sachsen Pensilvani 112* Levi Eichengrun 25 m merchant Prussia Newyork 113 Julius Wolf 24 m shoemaker Prussia Newyork 114 Wilhelm Husung 30 m bookbinder Prussia Newyork 115* Robert Tolle 25 m miller Prussia Newyork 116 Robert Schwartz 29 m joiner Prussia Newyork 117 Wilhelm Vogt 24 m comopositor Nassau Albani 118 Carl Vogt 30 m brewer Nassau Albani 119* Theodor Munch 22 m bookbinder Nassau Albani 120 Hermann Tieme 32 m miner Sachse Newyork 121 Gottlieb Taubert 30 m s?ksmith Sachse Baltimor 122 Sophie Taubert 30 f Wife Sachse Baltimor 123 Ernstine Taubert 9/6 f daughter Sachse Baltimor 124 Frantz Taubert 8 m son Sachse Baltimor 125 Eduard Taubert 6 m son Sachse Baltimor 126 Carl Rosenthal 25 m bird-merchant Braunschweig Newyork 127 August Rosenthal 24 m bird-merchant Braunschweig Newyork 128 Ernst Brand 18 m bird-merchant Braunschweig Newyork 129 Theodor Trage 20 m bird-merchant Braunschweig Newyork 130 Heinrich Ponte 19 m bird-merchant Braunschweig Newyork 131 Elise Unterzug 20 f severgorl Braunschweig Newyork 132* Paul Muller 18 m merchant Prussia Newyork 133 Anton Saalfeld 26 m turner Prussia Newyork 134 Louis Wiedemann 26 m gargener Wurtenberg Buffalo 135 Marie Grosskopf 26 f severgorl Hessen Gleevland 136 Ernst Hedel 35 m tanner Prussia Newyork 137 Johann Schrempf 52 m shmith Baiern Pitzbourg 138 Catharina Schrempf 40 f Wife Baiern Pitzbourg 139 Frantz Schermpf 23 m son Baiern Pitzbourg 140 Therese Schrempf 19 f daughter Baiern Pitzbourg 141 Magdalene Schrempf 17 f daughter Baiern Pitzbourg 142 Anna Schrempf 2 f daughter Baiern Pitzbourg 143 Sepastiun Schrempf 2 m son Baiern Pitzbourg 144 Hermann Vollkening 25/6 m brewer Prussia Newyork 145 Anna Sitten 26 f severgorl Bremen Newyork 146 Friedrich Sonnenberg 28 m tailor Hessen Newyork 147 Gesine Sonnenberg 32 f Wife Hessen Newyork 148 Heinrich Schuhmacher 11 m son Hessen Newyork 149 Carl Schuhmacher 7 m son Hessen Newyork 150* Louis Sonnenberg 0/11 m son Hessen Newyork 151 Carl Backhofen 24 m segar-maker Sachsen Newyork 152 Lorenz Knauer 43 m baker Amerika Newyork 153 Friedrich Knauer 15 m son Sachsen Newyork 154 Peter Weber 31 m Farme Nassau Newyork 155 Clara Weber 28 f Wife Nassau Newyork 156 Jakob Braun 21 m Farme Hessen Ilianois 157* Anna Schafer 22 f Wife Hessen Ilianois 158* Johann Bose 20 m shmidt Oldenburg Newyork 159 Johann Tiettchen 20 m Farme Oldenburg Newyork 160 Alois Lechner 44 m Farme Baiern Newyork 161 Joseph Buckel 47 m Farme Baiern Newyork 162 Eva Alin 45 f Wife Baiern Newyork 163 Georg Hoffmann 35 m master-mason Sachsen Newyork 164 Andreas Zink 34 m printer Baiern Newyork 165 Johann Zink 36 m miller Baiern Newyork 166 Joseph Nickel 41 m Farme Baiern Bethlehem 167 Catharina Nickel 21 f Wife Baiern Bethlehem 168 Caspar Nickel 5 m son Baiern Bethlehem 169 Heinrich Bettermann 32 m tanner Prussia Newyork 170 Wilhelm Tillige 31 m shoemaker Prussia Newyork 171 Magnus Braun 27 m weaver Hessen Newyork 172 Peter Wettlaufer 37 m master-mason Hessen Cannada 173 Elisabeth Wettlaufer 39 f Wife Hessen Cannada 174 Anna Wettlaufer 9 f daughter Hessen Cannada 175 Diedrich Wettlaufer 6 m son Hessen Cannada 176 Elisabeth Hecht 50 f mother Hessen Cannada 177 Christoph Wiegand 31 m shmidt Hessen Pensilvani 178 Elisabeth Wiegand 29 f Wife Hessen Pensilvani 179 Anna Wiegand 6 f daughter Hessen Pensilvani 180 Barbara Wiegand 0/10 f Bebi Hessen Pensilvani 181 Abraham Gans 20 m merchant Hessen Newyork 182 Carl Heissner 28 m Farme Hessen Pensilvani 183 Barbara Heissner 26 f Wife Hessen Pensilvani 184 Dorothea Heissner 5 f daughter Hessen Pensilvani 185 Anna Heissner 0/9 f Bebi Hessen Pensilvani 186 Adam Heres 30 m Farme Hessen Cannada 187 Margarethe Heres 24 f Wife Hessen Cannada 188 August Kugeler 15 m Farme Hannover Newyork 189 Eva Hess 26 f servergorl Hessen Carolin 190 Meier Nussbaum 21 m merchant Hessen Baltimore 191 Isack Nussbaum 18 m merchant Hessen Baltimore 192 Heinrich Greef 20 m Framer Hannover Newyork 193 Anna Klausius 21 f servergorl Hessen Newbord 194 Georg Geck 37 m Farme Baiern Newyork 195 Johann Scholian 33 m Farme Baiern Newyork 196 Frantz Bleischeck 44 m weaver Ostreich Newyork 197 Bartholmeus Wiederkold 32 m Farme Prussia Siggago 198* Heinrich Backer 25 m Farme Hessen Ohio 199 Adam Pfaff 20 m shoemaker Hessen Cannada 200 Christine Landes 24 f servergorl Baden Ohio 201 Elisabeth Wohlfahrt 29 f servergorl Baden Buffalo 202 Nicolaus Schade 55 m workman Prussia Siggago 203 Dorothea Schade 50 f Wife Prussia Siggago 204 Heinrich Schade 20 m son Prussia Siggago 205 Elisabeth Schade 19/6 f daughter Prussia Siggago 206 Peter Schade 17 m son Prussia Siggago 207 Caspar Schade 15 m son Prussia Siggago 208 Elisabeth Schade 11 f daughter Prussia Siggago 209 Christoph Schade 9 m son Prussia Siggago 210 Elisabeth Andree 36 f severgorl Prussia Siggago 211 Adam Martin 48 m shoemaker Prussia Siggago 212 Elisabeth Martin 29 f Wife Prussia Siggago 213 Marie Martin 18 f daugthter Prussia Siggago 214 Hermann Martin 12 m son Prussia Siggago 215 Christoph Gunkel 56 m Father Prussia Siggago 216 Elisabeth Euthentruth 18 f severgorl Hesse Newyork 217 Sophie Hellwig 16 f severgorl Hesse Cannada 218 Jakob Schickloh 36 m weaver Ostreich Newyork 219 Barbara Schickloh 36 f Wife Ostreich Newyork 220 Johann Schickloh 9 m son Ostreich Newyork 221 Marie Schickloh 8 f daughter Ostreich Newyork 222 Johann Lang 30 m shmid Reussen Newyork 223 Johanne Lang 30 f Wife Reussen Newyork 224 Otto Eikert 28 m painter Prussia Newyork 225 Georg Sterzing 55 m gun-maker Sachsen Newyork 226 Henriette Sterzing 52 f Wife Sachsen Newyork 227 Emil Sterzing 17 m son Sachsen Newyork 228 Hermine Sterzing 15 f daughter Sachsen Newyork 229 August Sterzing 12 m son Sachsen Newyork 230 Veit Wirsing 31 m tailor Sachsen Newyork 231 Eleonore Wirsing 26 f Wife Sachsen Newyork 232 Robert Schuch 25 m butcher Sachsen Newyork 233 Christine Schuch 25 f Wife Sachsen Newyork 234 August Funk 39 m merchant Prussia Newyork 235 Clara Funk 8 f Wife Prussia Newyork 236 Adalbert Funk 8 m son Prussia Newyork 237 Julius Funk 5 m son Prussia Newyork 238 Max Funk 4 m son Prussia Newyork 239 Paul Funk 3 m son Prussia Newyork 240 Wilhelm Sandte 27 m butcher Braunschweig Newyork 241 Siemon Motz 29 m briksley Hesse Newyork 242 Ernst Bieckner 48 m miller Hannover Ohio 243 Johann Bomgarten 22 m merchant Hannover Newyork 244 Jacob Hartlieb 28 m joiner Baden Ohio 245* Pfillib Hartlieb 25 m joiner Baden Ohio 246* Otto Carthofer 19 m tailor Prussia Ilianois 247 Victoria Fritsch 34 f Visit Prussia Ilianois 248 Anton Elsenpeter 49 m Farme Prussia Pensilvani 249 Johann Elsenpeter 16 m son Prussia Pensilvani 250 Christoph Elsenpeter 47 m Farme Prussia Pensilvani 251 Eberhard Elsenpeter 44 m Farme Prussia Pensilvani 252 Heinrich Altenkohr 49 m Farme Prussia Pensilvani 253* Heinrich Henkenjoan 20 m Farme Prussia Pensilvani 254 Anna Flittenmeier 18 f servergorl Prussia Pensilvani 255 Johann Bleichert 23 m Farme Baiern Buffalo 256 Pfillip Penz 24 m Farme Baiern Williamsbourg 257 Sepastian Naser 28 m carver Schweitz Newyork 258 Franciska Naser 26 f Wife Schweitz Newyork 259 Johann Vogler 32 m Joiner Hessen Newyork 260 Catharina Vogler 23 f severgorl Hessen Newyork 261 Elisabeth Frantz 26 f Visit Baiern Williamsbourg 262 Anselm Kress 28 m Farme Hessen Newyork 263 Catharina Kress 23 f severgorl Hessen Newyork 264 Barbara Petz 25 f severgorl Hessen Newyork 265 Carl Schollthart 31 m painter Prussia Newyork 266* Moritz v. Hoff 31 m doctor Prussia Newyork 267 Joseph Menzel 19 m potter Ostreich Newyork 268 Marianne Ehrbar 24 f severgorl Baiern Newyork 269 August Schuhmann 29 m wheel-wright Prussia Visconsin 270 Henriette Schuhmann 33 f Wife Prussia Visconsin 271 Auguste Schuhmann 9 f daughter Prussia Visconsin 272 Wilhelmine Schuhmann 3 f daughter Prussia Visconsin 273 Robert Kupfer 30 m shoemaker Prussia Newyork 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 (or guesses) regarding terms used in this list: Albani Albany Anhald-Desseiu Anhalt-Dessau Arkansa Arkansas Baiern Bavarian Bebi baby Bohmen (umlauted "o") Boehmen, Bohemia briksley brick layer Californien California Carolin Carolina Ostreich (umlauted "o") Austria Farme farmer Garber (umlauted "a") tanner Gleevland Cleveland Hollstein Holstein Milvauki Milwaukee Mishican Michigan Newbord Newburg Preussen Prussian Sachsen,Sachse Saxon, Saxony Schweitz Switzerland severgorl servant girl Siggago Chicago Ungarn Hungary Visconsin Wisconsin Wurtenberg (umlauted "u") Wuerttemberg 4 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Jaentzseth. 7 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Baermann. 8-9 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Boecke. 18 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Schoener. 34 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Moebus. 54-55 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Duerr. 56 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Niederhoefer. 75 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Ruebeling. 87-88 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Mueller. 95 Note in far right column: Died on the 6th December. 106 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Goehring. 112 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Eichengruen. 115 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Toelle. 119 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Muench. 132 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Mueller. 150 Note in far right column: Died on the 10th Nov. 157 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Schaefer. 158 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Boese. 198 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may also be Baecker. 245 Name is possibly Phillip Hartlieb. 246 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Carthoefer. 253 Should surname be Henkenjohann? Henkenjoan doesn't seem German. 266 Name: Moritz von Hoff.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 149, List 1677.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
16 January 2006
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