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Ship Elizabeth Denison


Antwerp, Belgium to New York
24 February 1851

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, M L Carpenter, 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 said Ship Elizabeth Denison whereof I am Master, from Antwerp.
So help me God. (Signature) M L Carpenter

Sworn to this 24 February 1851,
Before me. (Signature) G Ehnenger, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Elizabeth Denison whereof Carpenter is Master, from Antwerp burthen 644 58/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and a notation if the passenger died on the voyage.
              
  1  Friedrich Ketterer        29     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.     
  2  Bernhard Schillinger      56     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  3  Maria Schillinger         50     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  4  Philippine Schillinger    22     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  5  Andrew Schillinger        20     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  6  Josephine Schillinger     14     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  7  Johann Schweck            18     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  8* Martin Muller             35     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
  9* Sebastian Hofner          31     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 10  Gallus Kirchner           36     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 11  Sabina Kirchner           23     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 12  Lorenz Kirchner            0y9m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 13  Magdalene Kirchner        47     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 14  Joseph Lorenz             31     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 15  Michel Lorenz             26     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 16* Franz Olenschlager        28     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 17* Margaretha Olenschlager   19     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 18  Georg Barth               50     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 19  Elizabeth Barth           49     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 20  Margaretha Barth          19     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 21  Adam Barth                20     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 22  Georg Hild                52     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 23  Margaretha Hild           36     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 24  Georg Hild                14     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 25  Philipp Hild              12     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 26  Elizabeth Hild             8     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 27  Adam Hild                  6     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 28  Michel Hild                0y6m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 29  Philipp Hoffarber         23     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 30  Maria Hoffarber           17     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 31  Georg Fornoff             30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 32  Catharina Arnold          24     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 33* Adam Rieg                 30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 34* Paul Mosdiel              33     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 35* Elizabeth Mosdiel         30     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 36* Maria Mosdiel             11     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 37* Paul Mosdiel               6     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 38* Jacob Mosdiel              3     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 39* Elizabeth Mosdiel          0y9m  F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Died
 40* George Jockel             25     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 41  Anna Masim von Stein      24     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 42  Elizabeth von Stein        0y3m  F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 43  Peter von Stein           25     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 44  Jacob Baumann             18     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 45* Heinrich Mosdiel          25     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 46* Catharina Mosdiel         29     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 47* Louisa Mosdiel            22     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 48* Georg Mosdiel              9     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 49  Ludwig Rupp               24     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 50  Sophia Rupp               30     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 51  Georg Rupp                 3     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 52  Elizabeth B. Lantz        31     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 53  Leonard Lantz             17     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 54  Philipp Lantz              5     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 55  Elizabeth Lantz            0y6m  F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 56  Philipp Eckert            33     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 57  Maria Eckert              36     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 58  Philipp Eckert             9     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 59  Maria Eckert               7     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 60  Georg Eckert               5     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 61  Peter Eckert               0y6m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 62  Jacob Hallstein           20     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 63* Leonard Grunewald         20     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 64* Anna Margaretha Dietter   20     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 65  Elizabeth Schnelbucher    21     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 66  Therese Hoffmann          30     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 67  Margaretha Erdal          22     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 68  Jacob Brug                16     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 69  Louisa Wolff              60     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 70  Maria Wolff                8     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 71* Catharina Wolff            6     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Died
 72  Susanna Wolff              4     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 73* Bartel Grunagel           11     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 74  Andrano Puff              20     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 75  Sophia Meyerle            22     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 76* Ferdinand Falk??????      34     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 77  Ferdinand Toss            32     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 78  Heinrich Wildt            29     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 79  David Grunagel            21     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 80  Johannes Arnold           38     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 81  Peter Meyer               25     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 82  Georg Etter               31     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 83  Barbara Etter             24     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 84  Daniel Etter               8     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 85  Maria Etter                5     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 86  Barbara Etter              0y6m  F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 87* Jacob Schmuhl             45     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 88* Christine Schmuhl         39     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 89* Elizabeth Schmuhl         14     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 90* Georg Schmuhl              8     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 91* Adam Schmuhl               4     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 92* Jacob Schmuhl              0y6m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 93  Christian Glissing        28     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 94  Peter Hausmann            24     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 95  David Fried Lied          38     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 96  Catharina Lied            37     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 97  Carl Lied                 12     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 98  Clement Lied              10     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
 99  Johann Lied                8     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
100  Elizabeth Lied             7     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
101  Marcus Lied                5     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
102  Gottlieb Lied              0y3m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
103  Heinrich Kiroliner        24     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
104  Barbara Wint              27     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
105  Heinrich Wint              5     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
106  Barbara Wint               3     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
107  Peter Wint                 0y3m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
108  Johann Bruck              31     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
109  Christian Lipp            27     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
110  Johann A. Bollig          23     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
111* Franz A. Fix              27     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
112  Sophia Schaefer           24     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
113  Franz Schaefer             0y9m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.  
114  George Kiefer             20     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
115  Adam Megger               30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
116  Dorothea Megger           30     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
117  Johann Carl Megger         0y6m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
118  Johann W. Fritz           30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
119  Georg Gertinmeyer         30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
120  david Moloch              25     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
121* Herrmann ?iggs            36     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
122* Antonia ?iggs             26     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
123  Georg Breidenbach         29     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
124  Catharina Breidenbach     24     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
125  Friedrich Botz            17     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
126  Maria Botz                15     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
127  Carl Weber                31     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
128  Margaretha Weber          30     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
129  Georg Weber                7     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
130  Eliza Weber                2     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
131  Peter Weber                0y2m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
132  Conrad Hotz               28     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
133  Georg Eschmann            21     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
134  Alexander Hourath         22     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
135* Ch. Stover                22     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
136  Johann Fuchs              27     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
137  Jacob Schull              30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
138  Carl Haustein             23     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
139  Joseph Legrand            47     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
140  Pierre Kerkhoffs          40     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
141  Joseph Van Roy            23     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
142  Jean Geens                45     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
143  Gommare Van Oelst         62     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
144  Corneille Block           40     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
145  Pierre Gerhard            30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
146  Caroline Regele           23     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
147  Barbara Regele             2     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
148  Johann Regele              0y6m  M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
149* Daniel Kum                40     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
150* Margaretha Kum            40     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
151* Margaretha Kum            12     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
152* Magdalena Kum             11     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
153* Daniel Kum                10     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.
154  Louis Francotte           30     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Cabin
155  Maria Francotte           27     F   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Cabin
156*   ?   Smith               40     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Steerage
157  Charles Smith             45     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Cabin
158  Charles Rotz              25     M   Farmer    Germany    U.S.A.   Steerage
159  Child born on the passage to No. 87
160  Child born on the passage to No. 146


Transcriber's Notes:

  A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
  definitely.

  An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the 
  manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader should refer.

  A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is superscripted.

  The Occupation of every passenger on the ship whether male, female, child or
  infant is listed as "Farmer".  The transcriber believes this was done solely 
  for the recorder's convenience and likely has little or no correlation to the 
  passengers' actual Occupations.


  8      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Muller".
  9      There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Hofner".
 16-17   There is an umlaut above the "a" in surname "Olenschlager".
 33      Surname is possibly "Rieg", "Reig" or "Reeg".
 34-39   Surname is possibly "Mosdiel", "Moschel" or "Mosehel".
 39      A notation associated with this infant passenger states that she "Died on the
         Passage".  The date, time and cause of death are not recorded.
 40      There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Jockel".
 45-48   Surname is possibly "Mosdiel", "Moschel" or "Mosehel".
 63      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Grunewald".
 64      Surname is either "Dietter" or "Diether".
 71      A notation associated with this child passenger states that she "Died on the
         Passage".  The date, time and cause of death are not recorded.
 73      There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Grunagel".
 76      Letters of the last part of surname is not distictly written and cannot 
         be deciphered.
 87-92   Surname appears to be either "Schmuhl" or "Schmahl".
111      Passenger has the masculine given name "Franz", yet Sex is recorded as "Female",
         possibly a recording error.
121-122  Surname is possibly "Higgs", "Biggs", "Niggs" or "Kiggs".
135      There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Stover".
149-153  Surname is possibly "Kum" or "Kenn".
156      Given name is not recorded.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 96, List 163.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 April 2007



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