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Brig Charles Ferdinand

Bremen, Germany to New Orleans
3 July 1846

Liste of ale Passengers taken on Board the Brig Charles Ferdinand whereof C. H. Fechter ist Master at the Port of Bremen and burthen for New Orleans.
Columns represent: passenger names, age, gender, occupation, origination, destination and number of pieces of baggage
 1  Ernst Lender              61  Man    Farmer  Lugde             Zincinate    3
 2  Anna Lender               53  Women          Lugde             Zincinate    2
 3  Maria Lender              19  Maid           Lugde             Zincinate    2
 4  Charoline Jahn            23  Maid           Chlausthal        St. Louis    1
 5  Jost Miedanner            42  Man    Farmer  Untermalerdorf    St. Louis    1
 6  Georg Sempf               39  Man    Tailor  Falkenstein       St. Louis    1
 7  Friedrich Fischer         26  Man    Tailor  ?eest             St. Louis    2
 8  Gertrude Fischer          23  Women          ?eest             St. Louis    1
 9* Friedrich Bodecker        26  Man            ?eest             St. Louis    1
10  Casper Wetteburg          26  Man    Joiner  ?eest             St. Louis    1
11  Thedor Schrage            46  Man    Farmer  ?eest             St. Louis    2
12  Heinrich Schrage          13  Son            ?eest             St. Louis    2
13  Seb. Metzener             43  Man    Farmer  ?eest             St. Louis    1
14  Heinrich Michels          20  Man    Farmer  ?eest                          1
15  Charl Pfenningroth        29  Man    Farmer  Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
16  Lisette Pfenningroth      25  Women          Ibserheide        St. Louis    2
17  Loise Pfenningroth         ?  Maid           Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
18* Christine Schutten        50  Women          Ibserheide        St. Louis    ?
19  Loise Pfenningroth        25  Maid           Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
20  Christine Pfenningroth    15  Maid           Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
21  Sophie Pfenningroth       13  Maid           Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
22  Wilhelm Pfenningroth      11  Son            Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
23  Christian Theiting        16  Son            Ibserheide        St. Louis
24  Heinrich Witte            19  Man            Ibserheide        St. Louis    1
25* Sophie Becknasen          20  Maid           Ibserheide        St. Louis    2
26* Christof Kayser           31  Man            Dohren            St. Louis    2
27* Conrath Ernsting          25  Man            Dohren            St. Louis    1
28* Christof Ellerding        29  Man    Farmer  Dohren            St. Louis    2
29* Christof Kruse            32  Man    Farmer  Dohren            St. Louis
30* Wilhelmine Volbusch       22  Maid           Dohren            St. Louis    2
31* Maria Schneppel           24  Maid           Dohren            St. Louis    1
32* Heinrich Butterbrodt      20  Man    Farmer  ??euenknik        St. Louis    1
33* Wilhelm Kasemann          21  Man    Farmer  Gresbehle         St. Louis    1
34  Charl Imgart              24  Man    Farmer  Gresbehle         St. Louis
35* Charl Doring              ??  Man    Joiner  Gi?bolehausen     St. Louis    2
36  Wilhelm Gerbode           19  Man    Joiner  Gi?bolehausen     St. Louis    1
37  Steffen Frickmann         27  Man    Farmer  Gi?bolehausen     St. Louis    1
38  Franz Elroth              35  Man    Farmer  Gi?bolehausen     St. Louis    1
39  Loise Goslar              20  Maid           Gi?bolehausen     St. Louis    1
40* Johann Allgebers          23  Man    Taelor  Dahlem            St. Louis    1
41* Magareta Allgebers        25  Women          Dahlem            St. Louis    1
42* Adelheit Allgebers        7m  Maid           Dahlem            St. Louis    1
43* Gerhard Kroger            30  Man    Farmer  Dahlem            Zincinate
44* Heinrich Allgebers        30  Man    Farmer  Dahlem            St. Louis    1
45* Helena Allgebers          28  Women          Dahlem            St. Louis    1
46* Bernhard Hei?? ?oss       19  Man    Farmer  Dahlem            Zincinate    1
47  Johann Moss               23  Man    Farmer  V?lben            Zincinate    1
48  Maria Moss                26  Women          V?lben            Zinciante    1
49  Johann Dierks             27  Man    Farmer  Pushum            St. Louis    1
50  Anna Tiesing              24  Maid           Dorpen            New Orleans  2
51* Gertrude Sch???er         26  Maid           Ahlen             Zincinate    1
52* Georg Hoch????en          ?O  Man            Reitenworbes      St. Louis    1
53  Christian Hochhausen      15  Man            Reitenworbes      St. Louis    1
54  Johann Grieshammer        34  Man    Farmer  Fran              St. Louis    1
55  Elisabeth Grieshammer     26  Women          Fran              St. Louis    1
56  Johann Grieshammer         8  Son            Fran              St. Louis    1
57  Georg Grieshammer          6  Son            Fran              St. Louis    1
58  Niclaus Grieshammer        4  Son            Fran              St. Louis
59  Margaretha Grieshammer    18m Maid           Fran              St. Louis    
60  Johann Georg Grieshammer  26  Man    Farmer  Fran              St. Louis
61* Johann Niclaus ?ohenberg  31  Man    Farmer  Fran              St. Louis    1
62  Sophie Oden               23  Maid           Holgustmer        New Orleans  1
63  Jacob Boyen               53  Mann   Farmer  Friedeburg        St. Louis    1
64  Gesche Boyen              51  Women  Farmer  Friedeburg        St. Louis    1
65  Gretje Boyen              17  Maid           Friedeburg        St. Louis    1
66  Hinrich Boyen             29  Man    Farmer  Friedeburg        St. Louis
67* Etha Gr. Boyen            19  Maid   Farmer  Freideburg        St. Louis    1
68* Hinr. Bernh. Munhaber     29  Man    Farmer  Repseholt         St. Louis    1
69  Martin Ocmmen             38  Man    Farmer  Repseholt         St. Louis    1
70* Jacobes Janssen           21  Man    Farmer  Repseholt         St. Louis    1
71  Folkert Menssen           26  Man    Farmer  Borgholt          St. Louis    1
72  Magareta Menssen          25  Women  Farmer  Borgholt          St. Louis    1
73  Maria Menssen              2  Maid           Borgholt          St. Louis    1
74  Johann Menssen            1/2 Son    Farmer  Borgholt          St. Louis    1
75  Jacob Mindrun             32  Man    Farmer  Linne             St. Louis    2
76  Dian Mindrun              27  Women          Linne             St. Louis    1
77  Friedricke Schonbergs     10  Maid           Linne             St. Louis    1
78  Friedrich Bruesche        32  Man            Linne             St. Louis    1
79  Elisabeth Bruesche        22  Women  Farmer  Linne             St. Louis    1
80  Elisabeth Schonbergs      30  Maid   Farmer  Linne             St. Louis    2
81  Bernadine Olenhocke       10  Maid   Farmer  Linne             St. Louis    1  
82* Jette Hedemeyer           ?6  Women          Rodachsum         St. Louis    1
83  Johann Hedemeyer          21  Maid           Rodachsum         St. Louis    2
84  Christeana Hedemeyer      15  Maid           Rodachsum         St. Louis    1
85* ?iereschen Hedemeyer      11  Maid           Rodachsum         St. Louis
86  Luise Hedemeyer            7  Maid           Rodachsum         St. Louis
87  Heinrich Hedemeyer        16  Son            Rodachsum         St. Louis    
88  Moritz Hedemeyer          30m Son            Rodachsum         St. Louis
89  Loise Siebrig             18  Maid           Rodachsum         St. Louis    1
90  Johann Gerhard Meyer      43  Man    Farmer  Tischenburg       St. Louis    2
91  Johanna Caroline Meyer    4?  Maid           Tischenburg       St. Louis    1
92  Christina Meyer           20  Maid           Tischenburg       St. Louis    2
93* Wilhelmine Hildebrand     40  Women          Vedderwarm        St. Louis    2
94  Georg Hildebrandt         11  Son            Vedderwarm        St. Louis
95  Wilhelm Hildebrandt        7  Son            Vedderwarm        St. Louis
96  Gerh. Heinr. Gerken       31  Man            Neustadt Goedens  St. Louis    2
97  Johann Frickmann          30  Man            Giebold Hausen    St. Louis


Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark indicates unclear or indecipherable material. 
a ^ indicates superscript.
an * indicates a footnote found in the Passenger Notes.

The writer of this list seems to mis-spell names such as: 
Carl/Charl; Louise/Loise. Also, Zincinate is most likely Cincinnati.
Ahlen may be Aalen. Repseholt probably should be Reepsholt.
Pushum may be Pewsum


 9      Bodecker has an umlauted o so may also be Boedecker.
18      Schutten has an umlauted u so may also be Schuetten.
25      Becknasen has an umlauted a so may also be Becknaesen.
26-31   Dohren has an umlauted o i.e. Döhren.
32      Butterbrodt has an umlauted o so may also be Butterbroedt.
33      Kasemann has an umlauted a so may also be Kaesemann.
35      Doring has an umlauted o so may also be Doering.
40-42   Surname may be Altgebers or Attgebers.
44-45   Surname may be Altgebers or Attgebers.
43      Kroger has an umlauted o so may also be Kroeger.
46      Surname is unclear.  Name may be Bernhard Heinr. Moss.
51      Surname unclear because of damage to original. It may be Schneider.
52      Surname seems to be Hochhausen.
61      First letter of surname unclear--name seems to be Hohenberg.
68-70   Place of origin should probably read Reepsholt.
82      Given name may be Jelte.
85      First letter of given name unclear; lookes like name may be Kiereschen.
93-95   Surname appears as Hildebrand and Hildebrandt for these passengers who are
        most likely travelling together as a family.  Should place of origin be
        Vedderwaren?
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 25.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 March 2008


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