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Bark Marco Polo
Bremen, Germany to New York
14 October 1863
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Carl S. Gerdes, Master of the Bremen bark Marco Polo 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 bark at Bremen from which port said bark 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 vessel occupied by each during the passage, the
country to which each belongs, and also the country of 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. So help me God,
Sworn to this 14th Oct 1863 Carl s. Gerdes
Before me (port authority signature unclear)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen bark Marco Polo whereof
Carl S. Gerdes is Master, from Bremen burthen 620 tons tons.
Columns represent: passenger names, ages, gender, occupation, country or place of origin.
The destination column has been omitted in this list because it was listed as the U.S. for all
passengers. The occupation column also contains family realationships.
1 Rudolph Hecker 32 m Farmer U. S. of A
2 Joanna Kemkemeier 26 f Germany
3* Philipp ?oerz 46 m merchant U. S.
4* Cathar. ?oerz 44 f his wife Germany
5* August ?oerz 12 m his son Germany
6 Rudolf v. Heeringen 34 m lawyer U.S.
7 German Smidt 30 m attorney Germany
8 Joh. Georg Popp 26 m physician Germany
9 Carl Artus 29 m merchant Germany
10 Laura Artus 25 f his wife Germany
11 Helene Artus 7 f his child Germany
12 Margaretha Krause 47 f widow Germany
13 Franziska Wegner 19 f unmarried Germany
14 John Erben 23 m barber U. S.
15 Carol. Erben 21 f his sister Germany
16 Rika Bildesheim 23 f unmarried Germany
17 Mina Bildesheim 19 f unmarried Germany
18 Carl Ludw. Zeun 24 m grover Germany
19 Maria Mohr 35 f his bride Germany
Second Cabin:
20* Paul Fleckenstein 26 m farmer Germany
21 Charlotte Gompf 26 f unmarried Germany
22 Anton Messerschmidt 21 m sugarbaker Germany
23* Mathilde Dusterhoft 17 f unmarried Germany
24 Anton Tilia 60 m farmer Germany
25 Justina Tilia 40 f his wife Germany
26* Anna Chr. Tilia 22 f his child Germany
27 Albert Tilia 6 m his child Germany
28 Andreas Tilia 3 m his child Germany
29* Rosina Nowak 17 f ? child Germany
30 Julius Tilia 12 m his son Germany
31 Wilhelm Mueller 22 m laborer Germany
32 Caroline Mueller 17 f his sister Germany
33 Mart. Zielinski 26 m laborer Germany
34* Carl J. F. Luhmann 32 m painter Germany
35 Henriette Kloen 20 f unmarried Germany
36* Cathr. Sch?rr 34 f woman U. S.
37* Anna Sch?rr 6 f her child Germany
38 Johan Troschek 36 m mason Germany
39 Anna Troschek 35 f his wife Germany
40 Josef Chussler 43 m joiner Germany
41 Franziska Chussler 32 f his wife Germany
42 Maria Chussler 7 f his child Germany
43 Josef Chussler 5 m his child Germany
44 Franz Chussler 3 m his child Germany
45 Johan Wubra 55 m carpenter Germany
46 Teresia Wubra 57 f his wife Germany
47 Johan Wubra 23 m his son Germany
48 Peter Sambera 40 m mason Germany
49 Rosalia Sambera 38 f his wife Germany
50 Anna Machata 62 f woman Germany
51 Franz Machata 31 m her son Germany
52* Theodor Barling 28 m farmer Germany
53* Carolina Barling 34 f his wife Germany
54* Theodor Barling 4mo. m his baby Germany
55* Bernh. Jos. ?essman 26 m farmer Germany
56* Maria Ann.?essman 25 f his wife Germany
57* Franziska ?essman 9mo. f his baby Germany
58 Gertrud Lange 52 f woman Germany
59* Engel Lange 22 her child Germany
60 Georg Lange 16 m her child Germany
61 Elisabeth Lange 12 f her child Germany
62 Ludwig Brun 47 m farmer U.S.Of A.
63 Clemens Schonhof 29 m farmer Germany
64* Joh. Gerh. Pr?kel 30 m farmer Germany
65* Anna Mar. Pr?kel 28 f his wife Germany
66* Franziska Pr?kel 9mo. f his baby Germany
67 Gottlieb Dinsler 20 m vine dresser Germany
68 Christiane Dinsler 31 f his wife Germany
69 David Kall 31 m baker Germany
70 Georg Plickhan 18 m cigarmaker Germany
71* Robert Loose 23 m tanner Germany
72 Georg Graf 20 m tanner Germany
73* Gg. Otto Ruhle 20 m vine dresser Germany
74 Heinr. Siegel 22 m cutler Germany
75* Crn^d Huhnerfanth 16 m clark Germany
76 Friedr. Strunk 49 m coachman Germany
77 Caroline Strunk 36 f his wife Germany
78 Hermine Strunk 4 f his child Germany
79 Charlotte Strunk 7mo. f his baby Germany
80 Heinr. Stricker 21 m saddler U. S.
81 Friedr. Stricker 20 m laborer Germany
82 Wilh. Hartke 26 m laborer Germany
83 Charlotte Hartke 25 f his wife Germany
84* Jacob Hr. Gratz 49 m vinedresser Germany
85* Cathr. Gratz 25 f his wife Germany
86* Friederk^e Gratz 6 f his child Germany
87* Emanuel Gratz 3 m his child Germany
88* Sofia Gratz 5mo. f his child Germany
89* Joh. Hr. Kluver 36 m merchant Germany
90 Christ. Lehning 46 m gardener U. S.
91 Fred. Lilienkamp 25 m cigarmaker Germany
92 Abraham Schindler 43 m vine dresser Germany
93 Cathr. Schindler 33 f his wife Germany
94 Ros. Cathr. Schindler 10 f his child Germany
95 Wilhelm Schindler 8 m his child Germany
96 Carl Heiner Schindler 6 m his child Germany
97 Franz Aug. Schindler 4 m his child Germany
98 Friederike Schindler 2 f his child Germany
99 Anna Mar. Schindler 4mo. f his child Germany
100 Cath. Wilh. Knotter 26 f unmarried Germany
101 Heinr. Offermann 32 m laborer Germany
Between Decks:
102 Josef Cavalier 40 m shoemaker Germany
103 Josefine Cavalier 41 f his wife Germany
104 Josef Cavalier 15 m his child Germany
105 Anna Cavalier 10 f his child Germany
106 Carl Cavalier 7 m his child Germany
107 Franz Sakulka 32 m laborer Germany
108 Franziska Sakulka 22 f his wife Germany
109 Frank Sakulka 3 m his child Germany
110 Marie Sakulka 11mo. f his baby Germany
111 Josef Jelinek 39 m laborer Germany
112 Elisabeth Jelinek 40 f his wife Germany
113 Maria Jelinek 3 f his child Germany
114 Franz Vandezjna 39 m laborer Germany
115 Anna Vandezjna 28 f his wife Germany
116 Franz Vandezjna 3 m his child Germany
117 Marg. Vandezjna 10m f his baby Germany
118 Josef Koutny 30 m carpenter Germany
119 Teresia Koutny 27 f his wife Germany
120 Anna Koutny 6 f his child Germany
121 Franz Machatschelt 60 m mason Germany
122 Josefine Machatschelt 43 f his wife Germany
123 Franz Machatschelt 26 m shoemaker Germany
124 Josefine Machatschelt 26 f his wife Germany
125 Jean Machatschelt 6mo. m his baby Germany
126* Johan Dra?oraz 60 m weaver Germany
127* Ludmilla Dra?oraz 59 f his wife Germany
128* Johan Dudecha 33 m his son-in-law Germany
129 Cathr. Dudecha 26 f his wife Germany
130 Johan Dudecha 7 m his child Germany
131 Wenzel Dudecha 2mo. m his baby Germany
132* Johan Na?zin 32 m shoemaker Germany
133 Anton Adamsz 35 m laborer Germany
134 Johan Skala 43 m farmer Germany
135 Anna Skala 42 f his wife Germany
136 Johan Skala 16 m his child Germany
137 Josef Skala 13 m his child Germany
138 Anna Skala 9 f his child Germany
139 Franz Skala 7 m his child Germany
140 Wenzel Skala 4 m his child Germany
141 Tomas Skala 5mo. m his baby Germany
142 Josef Spatzedh 38 m laborer Germany
143 Anna Spatzedh 38 f his wife Germany
144 Wenzel Spatzedh 5mo. m his baby Germany
145 Franz Vobedja 25 m weaver Germany
146 Marie Vobedja 25 f his wife Germany
147 Anna Vobedja 6 f his child Germany
148 Marie Vobedja 3 f his child Germany
149 Maria Vobedja 11mo. f his baby Germany
150 Josef Pelz 37 m weaver Germany
151 Josefa Pelz 26 f his wife Germany
152 Anna Pelz 6 f his child Germany
153 Maria Pelz 2 f his child Germany
154 Josefa Pelz 4mo. f his baby Germany
155 Josef Lamparck 27 m laborer Germany
156 Rosalia Lamparck 26 f his wife Germany
157 Josef Lamparck 9mo. m his baby Germany
158 Watzler Sjefzjick 45 m weaver Germany
159 Elisabeth Sjefzjick 37 f his wife Germany
160 Josef Sjefzjick 15 m his child Germany
161 Johan Sjefzjick 12 m his child Germany
162 Thomas Pytlick 54 m joiner Germany
163 Franziska Pytlick 27 f his wife Germany
164 Franz Sokal 48 m ?maker Germany
165 Franziska Sokal 35 f his wife Germany
166 Anna Sokal 2 f his child Germany
167 Josef Kostlan 25 m weaver Germany
168 Anna Kostlan 20 f his wife Germany
169 Josef Kostlan 9mo. m his baby Germany
170 Franz Kostlan 18 m weaver Germany
171 Christine Kostlan 17 f his wife Germany
172 Josef Mleneck 24 m farmer Germany
173 Catrina Mleneck 23 f his wife Germany
174 Franziska Mleneck 1 f his child Germany
175 Vincenc Kaplan 29 m laborer Germany
176 Anna Kaplan 2? f his wife Germany
177 Josefina Kaplan 9mo. f his baby Germany
178 Christ. Fr. Knost 21 m laborer Germany
179 Josef Blaise 22 m cigamaker Germany
180 Julia Blaise 22 f his wife Germany
181 Wilhlem Junge 19 m laborer Germany
182 Martin Atters 56 m joiner Germany
183 Georg Atters 25 m his son-joiner Germany
184 Herman Atters 17 m his son Germany
185 Elise Atters 14 f his daughter Germany
186 Ludwig Bischof 27 m cigarmaker U. S.
187 Marie Bischof 14 f his sister Germany
188 Gustav Bischof 12 m his brother Germany
189 Andreas Hanfft 33 m tailor U. S.
190 Babette Hanfft 36 f his wife U. S.
191* Margar. Kurz 58 f mother-in-law Germany
192 Anna M. Rasthel 26 f unmarried Germany
193 Heinrich Wolf 36 m carpenter Germany
194 Charlotte Wolf 11 f his daughter Germany
195 Casper Appel 32 m farmer U. S.
196 John Funk 25 m gardener U. S.
197 Heinr. Dietz 42 m baker Germany
198 Johanna Dietz 38 f his wife Germany
199 Heinr. Dietz 4 m his child Germany
200 Anna Dietz 6mo. f his baby Germany
201 August Thiem 32 m barber Germany
202* Wilh. K????berg?? 32 m shoemaker Germany
203* Margar. K????berg?? 31 f his wife Germany
204 Herman Hessler 22 m cartwright Germany
205 Albert Neisser 20 m cigarmaker Germany
206 Cathr. Schwarz 24 f woman Germany
207 Margr. Schwarz 2 f her child Germany
208* Elisab. Schuler 25 f unmarried Germany
209 Heinrich Hartung 28 m laborer Germany
210 Friedr. Ravenstein 51 m merchant Germany
211 Friedr. Wilh. Ravenstein 24 m his son-brewer Germany
212 Johanna Ravenstein 21 f his child Germany
213 Sigmund Ravenstein 20 m his son-brewer Germany
214 Caroline Ravenstein 17 f his child Germany
215 Carl Ravenstein 15 m his child Germany
216 Herm. ??. Klemke 28 m laborer Germany
217 Maria ?. Klemke 26 f his wife Germany
218 Christoph Klemke 3 m his child Germany
219 Joh. Matth. Klemke 7mo. m his baby Germany
220 Gregor Pleth 23 m baker Germany
221 Josef Lehner 42 m brewer Germany
222 Heinrich Noyor 25 m carpenter Germany
223 Sofia Noyer 19 f his sister Germany
224* Wilhelm Just 35 m farmer Germany
225* Anna F. Just 26 f his wife Germany
226* Ottilie Just 7 f his child Germany
227* Wilh^e Just 4 f his child Germany
228* Maria Just 4mo. f his baby Germany
229 Julius Mielke 29 m butcher Germany
230 Henriette Mielke 27 f his wife Germany
231 Bertha Mielke 11mo. f his baby Germany
232 Johannes Lang 22 m baker Germany
233 Bernh. Vedder 18 m shoemaker Germany
234 Christof Moeller 20 m butcher Germany
235 Christ. Reuter 24 m butcher Germany
236 Wilhelm^e Ruskopf 28 f unmarried Germany
237 Johannes Muth 44 m baker Germany
238 Anna Muth 48 f his wife Germany
239 Georg Muth 10 m his child Germany
240 Louis Muth 7 m his child Germany
241* Hyron^s Gratz 59 m mason Germany
242* Cathr. Gratz 37 f his child Germany
243* Marie Gratz 22 f his child Germany
244 Lina Gewicke 19 f unmarried Germany
245 Ernestine Gewicke 22 f unmarried Germany
246 Jacob Schneider 27 m saddler U. S.
247 Wilh^m Haber 23 m painter Germany
248 Michael Horn 22 m shoemaker Germany
249 Josef Todt 21 m mason Germany
250 Josefina Todt 18 f his sister Germany
251 Vandina Todt 23 f his sister Germany
252* Friedr. Gottker 28 m blacksmith Germany
253 Elisab. Lindemann 28 f unmarried Germany
254 Sofia Lindemann 21 f unmarried Germany
255 Friedr. Reimann 19 m laborer Germany
256 Adolf Novatski 31 m coachman Germany
257 Anna Cath. Novatski 27 f his wife Germany
258 Martin Novatski 4mo. m his baby Germany
259 Anna Elis. Hellwig 55 f woman Germany
260 Elisab. Hellwig 13 f her daughter Germany
261 Heinr. Bierbaum 40 m farmer Germany
262 Friedr. Hooge 24 m laborer Germany
263 Franz Kirchhof 25 m farmer Germany
264 Elisab. Kirchhof 58 f his mother Germany
265 Maria Cath. Kirchhof 30 f sister Germany
266 Teresia Kirchhof 17 f sister Germany
267 Ferd. Ritter 36 m laborer Germany
268* Heinr. Wilh. Rieke 26 m farmer Germany
269* Marie Rieke 25 f his wife Germany
270* Wilhelm Rieke 9mo. m his baby Germany
271 Johannes Blayer 30 m farmer Germany
272 Barbara Blayer 31 f his wife Germany
273 Maria Blayer 3 f his child Germany
274 Rosina Blayer 10mo. f his baby Germany
275 Elisabeth Blayer 59 f his mother Germany
276 Sabine Hofmann 43 f woman Germany
277 Johan Hofmann 18 m her son Germany
278 Christ. Oppe 17 m laborer Germany
279 Eva Schneider 23 f unmarried Germany
280 Louise Barth 19 f unmarried Germany
281 Jann Vierdag 35 m brushmaker Germany
282 Aleida Vierdag 34 f his wife Germany
283 Herm. Joh. Vierdag 6 m his child Germany
284 Hendrik Vierdag 3 m his child Germany
285 Joh. Gerh. Vierdag 10mo. m his baby Germany
286 Christ. Rentschler 33 m farmer Germany
287 Marie Rentschler 31 f his wife Germany
288 Marie Rentschler 7 f his child Germany
289 Wilhelmine Rentschler 6 f his child Germany
290 Christian Rentschler 4 m his child Germany
291 Wilhelm Rentschler 2 m his child Germany
292 Carl Rentschler 3mo. m his child Germany
293 Herm. Gg. Vierdag 33 m mason Germany
294 Wilh. Theser 25 m tailor Germany
295* Louise M. Unserfehn 60 f woman Germany
296 Anna M. Scholler 31 f unmarried Germany
297 Carl Fr. Scholler 18 m laborer Germany
298 Gottlieb Gregory 35 m vinedresser Germany
299 Christ. Schroeder 62 m mason U. S.
300 Gustav Brand 29 m mason Germany
301 Dorothee Brand 34 f his wife Germany
302 Herm. Brand 5 m his child Germany
303 Johannes Barth 24 m tailor Germany
304 Christiane Seemann 20 f unmarried Germany
305 Carl Anwiker 28 m farmer Germany
306 Wilh. Anwiker 20 m his brother Germany
307 Heinr. Anwiker 15 m his brother Germany
308 Friedr. Anwiker 8 m his brother Germany
309 Martin Volk 30 m millwright U. S.
310 Elise Volk 26 f his wife Germany
311 Theodor Volk 2 m his child Germany
312 Emilie Volk 5mo. f his baby Germany
313 Maria Trunk 31 f unmarried Germany
314 Joh. Auguste Trunk 57 f her mother Germany
315 Ludwig Friedrichs 45 m shoemaker Germany
316 Anna M. Heinz 39 f unmarried Germany
317 August Zeyss 22 m joiner Germany
318 Sofia Zeyss 18 f his wife Germany
319 Moritz Gaspari 25 m clark Germany
320* Ber^d Hin^s Hegmann 58 m vinter Germany
321* Elisab. Hegmann 59 f his wife Germany
322 Jacob Hegmann 38 m his son Germany
323 Franziska Hegmann 18 f his daughter Germany
324 Carl Hofmann 35 m architect Germany
325 Julius Heckel 25 m saddler Germany
326 Anton Ost 22 m shoemaker Germany
327 Ludwig Heimbach 17 m upholsterer Germany
328* Henriette Kunzelmann 29 f woman Germany
329 Gustav Kunzelmann 11mo. m her baby Germany
330 Elisabeth Androwitz 55 f her mother Germany
331 Joh. Haubrichs 26 m blacksmith Germany
332 Cathr. Haubrichs 23 f his wife Germany
333 Elisabeth Haubrichs 64 f his mother Germany
334 August Reining 28 m blacksmith U. S.
335 Christ. Sim. Conrad 19 m tailor Germany
336 Elisabeth Brand 30 f unmarried Germany
337* Cathr. Konigskramer 31 f woman Germany
338* Cathr. Konigskramer 3 f her child Germany
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 consistently records Johan (a given name)ending in "n" but
most German forms of the name spell it Johann and the same for Herman which should
probably be Hermann.
3-5 First letter of surname unclear; name may be Hoerz or Koerz
20 Surname may be Flockenstein or Flackenstein.
23 Surname has umlauted u and o hence Duesterhoeft.
29 Entry in occupation column seems to say his adopt. child.
34 Surname has an umlauted u hence Luehmann.
36-37 Fourth letter of surname unclear. The name may be Schurr or Scharr.
52-54 Surname has an umlauted a hence Baerling.
55-57 Surname seems to be either Hessman or Messman.
59 No gender designation for this passenger.
64-66 Third letter of surname unclear; name mayb be Prekel, Prokel, or Prakel.
71 Surname may be Loote.
73 Surname has an umlauted u hence Ruehle.
75 Surname has an umlauted u hence Huenerfanth.
84-88 Surname has an umlauted a hence Graetz.
89 Surname has an umlauted U hence Kluever.
126-127 Fourth letter of surname unclear because of damage to original. Name looks
like it should be Drahoraz.
128 Occupation listed as blacksmith.
132 Surname seems to be Natzin.
191 Mother-in-law of Andreas Hanfft.
202-203 Surname seems to be something like Kronenbergen.
208 Surname has an umlauted u hence Schueler.
224-228 I believe the surname is Just but because of the way the t is crossed
it may be Jutt.
241-243 Surname has an umlauted a hence Graetz. Given name of passenger 241 may
be Hyronimus.
252 Surname has an umlauted o hence Goettker.
268-270 Surname may be Ricke.
295 Surname may be Unterfehn.
320-323 Third letter of surname is either y or g hence the name may be Heymann or
Hegmann.
328-329 Surname seems to have an umlauted u hence Kuenzelmann.
337-338 surname has an umlauted o and an a hence Koenigskraemer.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 234, List 1039.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
13 December 2007
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