Immigrant Ships
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Ship Thatcher Magoun


Hamburg, Germany to New York
6 January 1866

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, A. Baker, Master of the American Ship Thatcher Magoun 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 of the said ship at Hamburg 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 of said passengers, the part of the ship occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country to 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.
Sworn to this 6 day of January 1866                                                                 So help me God
Before me(signed) ?????????                                                                           (signed) A. Baker
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Thatcher Magoun whereof A. Baker is Master, from Hamburg burthen 1449 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit. All passengers intend to inhabit the United States so that column was eliminated.
  1  Behrens         D.            50     m farmer     Germany
  2  Behrens         Magdalena      7     f daughter   Germany
  3  Steinkraus      A. H.         35     m taylor     Germany
  4  Frasch          A.            29     m merchant   Germany
  5  Uedersen        C.            20     m farmer     Germany
  6  Kaarz           A.            48     m pedler     Germany
  7  Kaarz           Elka          36     f wife       Germany
  8  Kaarz           Vesta          6     f daughter   Germany
  9  Kaarz           Rachel         3     f daughter   Germany
 10  Majorowitz      W.             7     m boy        Germany
 11  Majorowitz      Samuel         6     m boy        Germany
 12  Roza            B.            48     m shoemaker  Germany
 13  Mendel          M.            23     m taylor     Germany
 14  Mendel          Johanne       36     f wife       Germany
 15  Schwarz         S.            26     m shoemaker  Germany
 16  Eggers          Caroline      19     f unmarried  Germany
 17  Schlinger       F.            33     m farmer     Germany
 18  Schlinger       Theresia      30     f wife       Germany
 19  Schlinger       Johann         7     m son        Germany
 20  Schlinger       Anna           5     f daughter   Germany
 21  Schlinger       Theresia       3     f daughter   Germany
 22  Saur            H.            24     m farmer     Germany
 23  Haver           F.            59     m farmer     Germany
 24  Haver           Wilhelm       11     m son        Germany
 25  Hocker          F.            31     m farmer     Germany
 26  Hocker          Caroline      28     f wife       Germany
 27  Hocker          Wilhelm       infant m son        Germany
 28  Gerber          C.            27     m farmer     Germany
 29  Gerber          Wilhelmine    27     f wife       Germany
 30  Hallmann        G.            44     m farmer     Germany
 31  Hallmann        Henriette     43     f wife       Germany
 32  Hallmann        Johann        18     m son        Germany
 33  Hallmann        Henriette     14     f daughter   Germany
 34  Hallmann        Caroline       7     f daughter   Germany
 35  Hallmann        Wilhelmine     5     f daughter   Germany
 36  Glaser          Louise        31     f wife       Germany
 37  Glaser          Carl           7     m son        Germany
 38  Glaser          John           2     m son        Germany
 39  Voigt           Wilhelmine    46     f wife       Germany
 40  Voigt           Louise        14     f daughter   Germany
 41* ?????           W.            21     m farmer     Germany
 42  Hein            H.            19     m goldsmith  Germany
 43  Heins           Caroline      32     f wife       Germany
 44  Hand            C.            21     m farmer     Germany
 45  Warkentin       F.            42     m farmer     Germany
 46  Warkentin       Dorothea      30     f wife       Germany
 47  Decke           H.            28     m joiner     Germany
 48  Fischrupp       L.            28     m shoemaker  Germany
 49  Fischrupp       Sophie        22     f wife       Germany
 50  Fischrupp       Friderike      2     f daughter   Germany
 51  Hoppe           F.            21     m farmer     Germany
 52  Luther          M.            20     m stewart    Germany
 53  Gallhorn        F.            32     m pedlar     Germany
 54  Gallhorn        Leopoldine    31     f wife       Germany
 55  Gallhorn        Jacob          7     m son        Germany
 56  Gallhorn        Salomon        5     m son        Germany
 57  Gallhorn        Isidor         5     m son        Germany
 58  Gallhorn        Helene         3     f daughter   Germany
 59  Gallhorn        Hanne         infant f daughter   Germany
 60  Popp            W.            41     m farmer     Germany
 61  Popp            Rosalie       40     f wife       Germany
 62  Popp            Joseph        14     m son        Germany
 63  Popp            Anna           7     f daughter   Germany
 64  Jungbluth       F.            34     m farmer     Germany
 65  Jungbluth       Maria         44     f wife       Germany
 66  Jungbluth       Maria         19     f daughter   Germany
 67  Jungbluth       Sophia        14     f daughter   Germany
 68  Schildthauer    R.            33     m shoemaker  Germany
 69  Schildthauer    Anna          28     f wife       Germany
 70  Schildthauer    Bertha         3     f daughter   Germany
 71* Schildthauer    Louise        infant f daughter   Germany  (died)
 72  Sengpied        Ernestine     17     f unmarried  Germany
 73  Sengpied        Louise        15     f unmarried  Germany
 74  Sturm           F.            24     m farmer     Germany
 75  Erich           F.            21     m farmer     Germany
 76  Fohmann         C.            41     m labourer   Germany
 77  Woelfer         F.            25     m labourer   Germany
 78  Thormann        E.            23     m cooper     Germany
 79* Muller          Wilhelmine    33     f wife       Germany
 80* Muller          Dorothea      13     f daughter   Germany
 81* Muller          Margaretha     9     f daughter   Germany
 82  Schenck         A.            19     m butcher    Germany
 83  Manke           Friederike    39     f wife       Germany
 84  Manke           Wilhelmine     4     f daughter   Germany
 85  Ahrens          F.            52     m farmer     Germany
 86  Ahrens          Sophie        48     f wife       Germany
 87  Schneider       H.            33     m butcher    Germany
 88  Bernstein       Julie         19     f unmarried  Germany
 89  Kettlow         Amalie        29     f unmarried  Germany
 90  Jenssen         M.            20     m farmer     Germany
 91  Sievertzen      J.            23     m merchant   Germany
 92  Brethschneider  R.            46     m farmer     United States
 93  Brethschneider  R.            16     m son        United States
 94  Jaeasid         F.             ?     m taylor     Germany
 95  Jaeasid         Anna           ?     f wife       Germany
 96  Jaeasid         Isaac          ?     m taylor     Germany
 97  Korting         H.            25     m farmer     Germany
 98  Korting         Catharina     32     f wife       Germany
 99  Korting         Jette         11     f daughter   Germany
100  Korting         Heinrich       3     m son        Germany
101  Korting         Catharina      3     f daughter   Germany
102  Conrad          F.            42     m farmer     Germany
103  Conrad          Elise         41     f wife       Germany
104  Conrad          Johann        16     m son        Germany
105  Gerlitz         F.            22     m farmer     Germany
106  Gerlitz         Louise        20     f sister     Germany
107  Martini         F.            18     m clerk      Germany
108  Gramm           Maria         18     f unmarried  Germany
109  Gramm           Elisabeth     21     f unmarried  Germany
110  Hagny           F.            30     m smith      Germany
111  Frekmann        H.            42     m taylor     Germany
112  Frekmann        Elisabeth     36     f wife       Germany
113  Frekmann        Bernhard      14     m son        Germany
114  Frekmann        Johann H.     11     m son        Germany
115  Frekmann        Catharina      7     f daughter   Germany
116  Frekmann        Johann Th.     3     m son        Germany
117  Frekmann        Caspar Johann infant m son        Germany
118  Lund            F.            20     m farmer     Germany
119  Petersen        T.            23     m farmer     Germany
120  Frech           S.            38     m farmer     Germany
121  Frech           Sophie        34     f wife       Germany
122  Frech           August         7     m son        Germany
123  Rudolph         H.            15     m farmer     Germany
124  Slavotsiky      Marriane      50     f wife       Germany
125  Slavotsiky      Bressie       18     f daughter   Germany
126  Glaser          Anna          59     f wife       Germany
127  Cornehl         A.            41     m joiner     Germany
128  Kaiser          C.            50     m farmer     Germany
129  Kaiser          Caroline      46     f wife       Germany
130  Kaiser          Christian     16     m son        Germany
131  Kaiser          Minna         10     f daughter   Germany
132  Schwentzer      J.            28     m clerk      Germany
133* Schroder        C.            27     m farmer     Germany
134  Boell           J.            18     m shoemaker  Germany
135  Hoppe           F.            28     m farmer     Germany
136  Hoppe           Johanne       28     f wife       Germany
137  Hoppe           Sophie         4     f daughter   Germany
138  Hoppe           Friedr.       infant m son        Germany
139  Hoppe           C.            28     m farmer     Germany
140  Lucke           E.            22     m gardener   Germany
141  Otte            W.            42     m farmer     Germany
142  Amdorsky        A.            24     m pedlar     Germany
143  von Silienstern A.            18     m miner      Germany
144  Kruger          A.            28     m clockmaker Germany
145  Rinkel          W.            26     m clockmaker Germany
146  Heins           J.            33     m labourer   Germany
147  Miritz          Ida           24     f unmarried  Germany
148  Miritz          Maria         19     f unmarried  Germany
149* Muller          Catharina     45     f wife       Germany
150* Muller          Maria         19     f daughter   Germany
151* Muller          Heinr.        16     m son        Germany
152* Muller          Sophia        10     f daughter   Germany
153* Muller          Friedrich      7     m son        Germany
154* Muller          Heinrich       6     m son        Germany
155* Muller          William        4     m son        Germany
156  Hoppe           A.            24     m farmer     Germany
157  Hoppe           Wilhelmine    21     f wife       Germany
158  Stenzel         C.            19     m farmer     Germany
159  Quast           C.            23     m carpenter  Germany
160* Dubois          J.            37     m farmer     Germany
161* Dubois          Johanne       36     f wife       Germany
162* Dubois          Auguste        7     f daughter   Germany
163* Dubois          Caroline       5     f daughter   Germany
164* Dubois          Ernestine      2     f daughter   Germany
165  Rubbert         C.            44     m farmer     Germany
166  Rubbert         Dorothea      42     f wife       Germany
167  Rubbert         Wihelmine     17     f daughter   Germany
168  Rubbert         Johann        12     m son        Germany
169  Rubbert         Auguste        4     f daughter   Germany
170  Kohn            J.            26     m shoemaker  Germany
171  Linn            Ph.           46     m farmer     Germany
172  Linn            Catharina     44     f wife       Germany
173  Linn            Charlotte     17     f daughter   Germany
174  Linn            Catharina     15     f daughter   Germany
175  Linn            Philipp       13     m son        Germany
176  Linn            Elisabeth      9     f daughter   Germany
177  Linn            Philippine     7     f daughter   Germany
178  Linn            Jacob          5     m son        Germany
179  Salinger        A.            37     m farmer     Germany
180  Mittenthal      A.            40     m pedlar     Germany
181  Meier           G.            20     m butcher    Germany
182  Machalowitzky   D.            50     m pedlar     Germany
183  Binkowsky       A.            18     m pedlar     Germany
184  Behrmann        L.            23     m pedlar     Germany
185  Madelfeind      J.            18     m pedlar     Germany
186* Hahrig          Emilie        22     f unmarried  Germany
187  Mieritz         C. A. H.      29     m farmer     Germany
188  Mieritz         Pauline       35     f wife       Germany
189  Mieritz         Emil           5     m son        Germany
190  Mieritz         Herrmann       2     m son        Germany
191  Mieritz         J.            30     m brother    Germany
192  Mieritz         Hanne         56     f mother     Germany


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicate additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.

* The passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.

 41 Surname was not given.
 71 Infant Louise Schildthauer died 18 December 1865.
 79-81 Umlaut u in surname.
133 Umlaut o in surname.
149-155 Umlaut u in surname.
186 Male infant was born to the passenger on 22 December 1865.

Personal Note:
Passengers 160-164, the Johann Dubois family settled in the town of Wheatfield, Niagara 
County, New York and became members of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, Bergholz, Niagara 
County, New York.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 260, List 24.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 October 2006



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