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Ship Albert


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Bremen, Germany to New York
2 July 1868

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Meyer, Master of the Ship Albert, 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 the said Ship at Bremen 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 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.
Sworn to this 2 July 1868

So help me God,
(signed)_______________

before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Albert whereof Meyer, is master, from Bremen burthen 773 tons.
Name of Vessel ____Ship Albert_______     { Note: Masters of Vessels will greatly facilitate
Nation of Vessel ______________________   { their business by numbering their passengers 
Name of Master ____J. C. Meyer_________   { in their report.
Port sailed from __Bremen______________   { They are also requested to ROLL and 
Number of Aliens ___380________________   { not fold their manifests.
Number of Citizens __5_________________   {
Consignees ____Heuffer Toel & Co._______  {
Owners Kulenkampf Brothers of Bremen ___  {

Alien passengers landed at the Port of New York from the ______________________ of which,
______________ is Master, on the ____________ day of 18__. from (everything else is illegible). 
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, country of birth, last leagal residence, country claiming allegiance, occupation and remarks.
  1* Minna Biegler             18     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female           2 ?            
  2* Ferdinad Lagreze          28     Waldeck            Hessen             New York       physician        1 ?            
  3  August Gehrke             59     Hanover            Hannover           New York       merchant         1 trunk        
  4* Theodor Kortenhorst       23     Hanover            Hannover           St.Francisco   merchant         2 trunks       
  5* Ernst Kortenhorst         19     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       farmer           4 ?            
  6  Claus Hamm                29     Holstein           Holstein           New York       shoemaker        3 ?            
  7  Henriette Hamann          25     Holstein           Holstein           New York       wife                            
  8  Carl Hamm                 baby                                                        baby                            
  9  Friedrich Zastrow         46     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       labourer         2 ?            
 10  Charlotte Zastrow         52     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       wife                            
 11  Wilhelm Zastrow           13     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       son                             
 12  August Zastrow            14     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       son                             
 13  Wilhelm Priem             22     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       labourer         1 ?            
 14* August Schroder           19     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsin      tailor           1 ?            
 15  Caroline Peters           25     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsin      female           2 ?            
 16  Dirk Janssen              43     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     shoemaker        4 ?            
 17  Martha Janssen            43     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     wife                            
 18  Marica Janssen            15     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     daughter                        
 19  Remmer Janssen             8     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     son                             
 20  ?wantje Janssen            3     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     daughter                        
 21  Anton Habben              24     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     labourer         2 trunks       
 22  Wilhe  Horren             23     Hanover            Hannover           New York       joiner           1 trunk        
 23  Mariane Kruse             29     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     female           3 trunks       
 24  Herman Habben             28     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     painter          3 trunks       
 25  Elise Habben              29     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     wife             1 bag          
 26  Johanna Habben             5     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     daughter                        
 27  Herman Habben             baby   Hanover            Hannover           Washington     baby                            
 28  Ricklef Friedrich         50     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       labourer         4 trunks       
 29  Gretje Friedrich          50     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       wife             1 bag          
 30  Catharine Friedrich       14     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       daughter                        
 31  Margarethe Friedrich      11     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       daughter                        
 32  Anna Friedrich             4     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       daughter                        
 33  Herm. Rohlfs              17     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       blacksmith       1 trunk        
 34  Hugo Schwatter            27     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       labourer         2 trunks       
 35  Johan Harmis              34     Hanover            Hannover           Illenois       farmer           1 trunk        
 36  Maria Meyer               28     Hanover            Hannover           New York       female           1 trunk        
 37  Rebecca Meyer             16     Hanover            Hannover           New York       female           1 trunk        
 38* Carl Guardam              18     Prussia            Prussia            New York       clerk            1tr, 1bag      
 39  Herman Wentzel            56     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      cartwright       2 trunks       
 40  Maria Wentzel             37     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      wife             1 trunk        
 41  Johann Wentzel            24     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      labourer                        
 42  Catharina Wentzel         18     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      daughter                        
 43  Wentzel Wentzel           17     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      son                             
 44  Franziska Wentzel         12     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      daughter                        
 45  Barbara Wentzel           10     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      daughter                        
 46  Joseph Wentzel             6     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      son                             
 47  Franz Wentzel              4     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      son                             
 48  Maria Wentzel             baby   Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      baby                            
 49  ???? Rehl                 28     Bohemia            Bohemia            Baltimore      female                          
 50  Herman Bruning            17     Hanover            Hannover           New York       labourer         2 trunks       
 51  Magdelena Bruning         50     Hanover            Hannover           New York       mother                          
 52  Adolph Bruning            10     Hanover            Hannover           New York       son                             
 53  Heinrich Bruning          26     Hanover            Hannover           New York       labourer                        
 54  Anna Bruning              22     Hanover            Hannover           New York       wife                            
 55  Heinrich Bruning           3     Hanover            Hannover           New York       son                             
 56  Maria Bruning              2     Hanover            Hannover           New York       daughter                        
 57* Marie Mehrmann            19     Hanover            Hannover           New York       female           5 trunks       
 58  Carl Riemer               24     Prussia            Prussia            New York       seaman           1 trunk        
 59  Emil Fels                 21     Saxonia            Saxonia            Chicago        clerk            2 trunks       
 60  Leopold Schneider         42     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       labourer         1 bag          
 61  Catharine Schneider       26     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       wife                            
 62  Auguste Schneider          6     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       daughter                        
 63  Friedrich Schneider        8     Prussia            Prussia            Milwauke       son                             
 64  Valentin Gillard          35     Prussia            Prussia            New York       mechanician      3 ?            
 65  Frederike Gillard         27     Prussia            Prussia            New York       wife             1 ?            
 66  Adolph Gillard            baby   Prussia            Prussia            New York       baby                            
 67  Frederike Tolze           16     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female                          
 68  Maria Tolze               12     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female                          
 69  August Sachs              48     Prussia            Prussia            Philadelphia   fringemaker      2 ?            
 70  Adelheid Sachs            22     Prussia            Prussia            Philadelphia   wife             1 ?            
 71  Julius Petschke           29     Prussia            Prussia            New York       clothmaker       1 ?            
 72  Gottlieb Barbar           28     Prussia            Prussia            New York       clothmaker                      
 73  August Sandmann           28     Hanover            baker              New York       baker                           
 74  Friedrich Koment          27     Thuringen          Thuringen          Madison        bricklayer       ?              
 75  Henriette Koment          19     Thuringen          Thuringen          Madison        wife             ?              
 76  Barbara Koment            17     Thuringen          Thuringen          Madison        mother           1 ?            
 77  Friedrich Pfister         25     Hessen             Hessen             Madison        bricklayer       1 ?            
 78  Marie Pfister             24     Hessen             Hessen             Madison        wife             ?              
 79  Edward Warmuth            27     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       brewer           1 ?            
 80  Louis Roestel             24     Prussia            Prussia            New York       clothmaker       2 ?            
 81  Michael Reichenberger     29     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       baker            1 ?            
 82  Johann Welch              32     Hessen             Hessen             Pensilvania    labourer         2 ?            
 83  Martha Welch              35     Hessen             Hessen             Pensilvania    wife                            
 84  Heinrich Welch             4     Hessen             Hessen             Pensilvania    son                             
 85* Carl Welch                baby   Hessen             Hessen                            baby                            
 86  Caroline Ringhaft         16     Hanover            Hannover           New York       female           1?             
 87  Heinrich Heilsherren      17     Hanover            Hannover           New York       blacksmith       2?             
 88  Arend Freese              17     Hanover            Hannover           New York       farmer           2?             
 89  Jacob Brauner             29     Hessen             Hessen             Pemsilvania    labourer         1?             
 90* Herman Bruckel            23     Samaria            Samaria            Washington     baker            1?             
 91  Michael Hoefling          36     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       farmer           3?             
 92  Martha Hoefling           34     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       wife                            
 93  Catharina Hoefling         6     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       daughter                        
 94  Barbara Hoefling           3     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       daughter                        
 95  Franziska Hoefling        baby   Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       baby                            
 96  Friedr Cholt              28     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       farmer           2 trunks       
 97  Margarethe Cholt          29     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       wife                            
 98  Sebastian Cholt            7     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       son                             
 99  Martha Cholt               4     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       daughter                        
100  Catharine Cholt           baby   Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       baby                            
101  Catharina Cholt           32     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       sister                          
102* Joh. Kinshalt             40     American Citizen                      Pittsburg      carpenter        2 trunks       
103* Margarethe Kinshalt       37     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      wife             1?             
104* Magdalene Kinshalt        13     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      daughter                        
105* Elisabeth Kinshalt        12     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      daughter                        
106* Rosina Kinshalt           10     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      daughter                        
107* Johann Kinshalt            3     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      son                             
108* Maria Honn                45     Prussia            Prussia            Minesota       female           2?             
109* Barbara Honn              45     Prussia            Prussia            Minesota       daughter                        
110* Susanna Honn              18     Prussia            Prussia            Minesota       daughter                        
111  Heinrich Straatman        36     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   labourer         1 trunk           
112  Minna Straatman           26     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   wife                            
113  Minna Straatman            8     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   daughter                        
114  Amalia Straatman           6     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   daughter                        
115  Heinrich Straatman         4     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   son                             
116  Clemens Straatman          2     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   son                             
117  Maria Straatman           baby   Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   baby                            
118  Julius Breithkreuz        25     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsin      labourer         1 bed          
119  Margarethe Wege           40     Prussia            Prussia            Illinois       wife             1 trunk        
120  Michael Wege               2     Prussia            Prussia            Illinois       son                             
121  Catharina Wege            17     Prussia            Prussia            Indianapolis   daughter                        
122* Menne Muller              22     Hanover            Hannover           Wisconsin      carpenter        2?             
123* Antje Muller              23     Hanover            Hannover           Wisconsin      wife             1 bed          
124* Jan Muller                baby   Hanover            Hannover           Wisconsin      baby                            
125* Paulus Keispert           22     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      shoemaker        3?             
126  Barbara Jenss             20     Bavaria            Bavaria            Pittsburg      female                          
127  Thomas Claasen            38     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        labourer         4?             
128  Greetje Claasen           34     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        wife             2 beds         
129  Jacob Claasen              3     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        son                             
130  Peter Ubben               45     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        labourer         4 trunks       
131  Harme Ubben               38     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        wife                            
132  Gehlke Ubben               8     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        daughter                        
133  Hinnerk Ubben              3     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        son                             
134  Rick Rolfs                41     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        labourer         3 trunk           
135  Tantje Rolfs              38     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        wife             1?             
136  Geske Rolfs                8     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        daughter                        
137  Claus Rolfs                7     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        son                             
138  Peter Rolfs                4     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        son                             
139  Johanne Rolfs              2     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        daughter                        
140  Ide Beneza                70     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        farther-in-law   2 trunks       
141  Frank Everts              18     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        carpenter        1 trunk        
142  Antje Everts              17     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        sister           2 boxes        
143* Sievent Geordes           18     Hanover            Hannover           Wisonsy        labourer         1 trunk        
144  Niclaus Eckert            29     Baden              Baden              Pittsburg      farmer           4 trunks       
145  Adolphine Platz           23     Baden              Baden              Pittsburg      female           4 trunks       
146  Minne Kempfer             19     Pyrmant            Pymant             New York       female                          
147  Gottlieb Weigle           27     Wintemberg         Wintemberg         New York       butcher          1 trunk           
148  Friedrich Ibe             23     Hanover            Hannover           New York       joiner           1 trunk           
149  Paul Swieter              25     Hanover            Hannover           New York       joiner           2 trunks       
150  Friedrich Olrich          35     Prussia            Prussia            Ohio           labourer         2 trunks       
151  Maria Olrich              30     Prussia            Prussia            Ohio           wife                            
152  Johann Olrich              8     Prussia            Prussia            Ohio           son                             
153  Friedr Olrich              4     Prussia            Prussia            Ohio           son                             
154  Maria Olrich              baby   Prussia            Prussia            Ohio           baby                            
155  Wilhelm Ulrich            40     Prussia            Prussia            Kansas         labourer         2 trunks       
156  Friedricke Ulrich         49     Prussia            Prussia            Kansas         wife             1 trunk        
157  Wilhelmine Ulrich         21     Prussia            Prussia            Kansas         daughter                        
158  Carl Ulrich               baby   Prussia            Prussia            Kansas         baby                            
159  Hanne Ulrich              66     Prussia            Prussia            Kansas         brother                         
160  Hermann Ulrich            16     Prussia            Prussia            Kansas         labourer                        
161  Carl Baumann              33     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsy       labourer         3 trunks       
162  Dorothe Baumann           34     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsy       wife                            
163  Ernestine Baumann         10     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsy       daughter                        
164  Auguste Baumann            7     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsy       daughter                        
165  Maria Baumann              4     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsy       daughter                        
166  Hermann Baumann           baby   Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsy       baby                            
167  Joh. Zettner              26     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       carver           1 trunk           
168* Ludwig Heimbocher         28     Prussia            American Citizen   Baltimore      shoemaker        1 trunk           
169* Niclaus Garbade           16     Hanover            Hannover           New York       labourer         2?             
170  Friederike Garbade        18     Hanover            Hannover           New York       sister           1?             
171  Heinrich Alfeld           15     Hanover            Hannover           New York       labourer         2 trunks       
172  Ernst Schumacher          19     Hanover            Hannover           New York       farmer           1 trunk           
173  Jacob Hitzel              18     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       miller           1?             
174* Wilbuga Becker            38     Bavaria            Bavaria            New York       female                          
175  Hermann Wischmann         19     Hanover            Hannover           New York       labourer         1 trunk           
176  Wilhelm Berbig            29     Prussia            Prussia            Michigan       baker            2 trunk           
177* Louise Berbig             25     Prussia            Prussia            Michigan       wife                            
178  Anna  Berbig               ?     Prussia            Prussia            Michigan       daughter                        
179  Caroline Helwig           49     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female           2 trunk           
180  Auguste Helwig            17     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female           3 bed          
181  Heinrich Gerdes           26     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     bloewer          2 trunk           
182  Frinke Gerdes             22     Hanover            Hannover           Washington     wife             2 trunk           
183  Joseph Wunsch             26     Bohemia            Bohemia            Milwauke       mason            1 trunk        
184  Franz Reinsch             28     Bohemia            Bohemia            Milwauke       butcher          1 trunk        
185  Anna  Reinsch             27     Bohemia            Bohemia            Milwauke       wife             1 bed          
186  Peppi Reinsch             baby   Bohemia            Bohemia            Milwauke       baby                            
187* Emilie Roepke             23     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female           1 sack         
188  Bertha Roenke             18     Prussia            Prussia            New York       female                          
189  August Flunker            27     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsen      labourer         2 trunks       
190  Henriette Flunker         22     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsen      wife                            
191  Wilhelm Flunker           baby   Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsen      baby                            
192  Carl Koepke               66     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsen      labourer                        
193  Charlotte Koepke          63     Prussia            Prussia            Wisconsen      mother-in-law                   
    

Transcriber's Notes:    

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the  
   transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in the   
   transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition
   of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.

*  Passengers where numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.

*  Deaths are stated in the transcribers' notes below.


  1 & 2:   these 2 passengers are in First Cabin according to a note in front of their names.
  2:       Lagreze has an accent on the 1st e.
  4 & 5:   the last name could be Kostenhorst.
 14:       Schroder is spelled with o Umlaut.
 38:       Note inserted above countries very difficult to read. May say "Pas died on the voyage".
 57:       the last name could be Mohrmann.
 85:       Note at end of line: "Baby died on the voyage".
 90:       Bruckel is spelled with u Umlaut.
102:       Note inserted above countries: "American citizen, landed before in New York".
102 - 107: the last name could be Kirshalt.
108 - 110: the last name could be Horn.
122 - 124: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
125:       the last name could be Kinspert.
143:       the last name could be Geerdes.
168:       Note written above cities: "lived here before in New York".
169:       All information was lined through.
174:       "Died on the voyage of consumption" is written at the end of the line. All information
           lined through.
177:       "Died on the voyage" is written at the end of the line, 2 words after voyage are
           illegible.
192:       Father-in-law is written in the "country claiming allegiance" coloumn.


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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 297, List 693.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 November 2008
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