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Alfred


Bremen, Germany to New York
26 December 1854

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, M. Bunje 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 Alfred whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God, M. Bunje
Sworn to this Dec 26 1854 before (signature of port authority unclear)
List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Alfred whereof M. Bunje is Master, from Bremen burthen (?) tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, origin, and destination.
I Cajute Passengers:
  1  Jacob Muhr               47    Man   Mechanician      München            New York
  2  Isaak Stein              18    Man   Merchant         Freisa             New York
  3  Heinrich Schulte         22    Man   Joiner           Memminghausen      New York
  4  August Bremer            23    Man   Saddler          Braunschweig       St. Louis
  5  Ernst Breitstadt         36    Man   instrument maker Marburg            Philadelphia
  6* August Moneke            20    Man   schoe maker      Friederichschwerdt Altenburg
  7  Friederich Winter        23    Man   Carpenter        Friederichschwerdt Altenburg
  8  August Winter            21    Man   Farmer           Friederichschwerdt Altenburg
  9  Georg Sek                26    Man   Miller           Langenau           Tschako
 10  Magdalene Niess          22    lady                   Riedheim           Tschako
 11* Elise Kustner            26    lady                   Kassel             New York
 12  Georg Ruppert            51    man   C?ewes           Ammennenburg       Detroit
 13  Katharine Ruppert        26    lady                   Ammennenburg       Detroit
 14  Anna Ruppert             20    lady                   Ammennenburg       Detroit
 15  Ludwig Breitenstein      27    Man   Miller           Werde              Detroit
 16  Heinrich Amrein          14    Man   Miller           ?omberg            New York
 17  Amalie Esdert            36    lady                   Gross Streliz      New York
 18  Carl Haagen              21    man   Farmer           Stuttgardt         Davenport
 19  Mayer Klippstein         26    man   Butcher          Altenburg          Cincinnati
 20  Heinrich Bischoff        24    man   Host             Bremen             Philadelphia
 21  Christian Mossing        24    man   Paper-hanger     Eisenach           St. Louis

II Cajute Passengers:
 22  Carl Wild                24    man   Butcher          Ensingen           Davenport
 23  August Ebling            33    man   farmer           ??immesins         Pensylvanien
 24  Hermann Schulte          26    man   paper-hanger     Wurburg            Albany
 25  Heinrich Rasche          16    man                    Grossminden        New York
 26  Friedericke Rasche       16    lady                   Grossminden        New York
 27  Franzi Hoffmann          32    Man   Farmer           Lichtenberg        Cincinnati
 28  Verone Hoffmann          30    Vife                   Lichtenberg        Cincinnati
 29  Franz Hoffmann            9    man                    Lichtenberg        Cincinnati
 30  Lorenz Spizelberger      24    man   Student          Freudenhausen      Philadelphia
 31  August Koene             29    man   Turner           Braunschweig       Albany
 32  Luise Koene              28    lady                   Braunschweig       Albany
 33  Theodor Koene             3    Man                    Braunschweig       Albany                    
 34  Otto Koene                2    Man                    Braunschweig       Albany
 35  Christian Brandes        36    Man   Schu-maker       Braunschweig       Albany

Between deks passengers (Steerage):
 36  Philipp Glaiber          42    Man   Farmer           Memmingen          Albany
 37  Clementine Glaiber       32    Wife                   Memmingen          Albany
 38  Maximilian Glaiber        6    Man                    Memmingen          Albany
 39  Maria Glaiber             4    lady                   Memmingen          Albany
 40  Amalie Glaiber            2    lady                   Memmingen          Albany
 41  Andreas Mayer            37    Man   Mason            Bayern             Cincinnati
 42  Barbara Mayer            25    lady                   Bayern             Cincinnati
 43  August Bertram           22    Man   Tanner           Gennersheim        Galveston
 44  Adam Wettelschlager      52    Man   Farmer           Heinricth          Buffalo
 45  Catharina Wettelschlager 50    Vife                   Heinricth          Buffalo
 46  Anton Haeberle           19    Man   Farmer           Unteruplingen      Albany
 47  Crescens Haeberle        29    lady                   Unteruplingen      Albany
 48  Anton Libert             30    Man   Merchant         Wiechendorf        New York
 49  Ida Libert               42    lady                   Wiechendorf        New York
 50  Therese Libert            7    lady                   Wiechendorf        New York
 51  Heinrich Bangert         21    Man   wheel-wright     Darletter          Warschau
 52  Ludwig Riacgg            21    Man   Farmer           Thüstingen         Ellenville
 53  Wilhelm Ehlert           50    Man   Printer          Göttingen          Dawenport
 54  Ferdinand Schmidt        26    Man   Masson           Daiten             Chigaco
 55  Wilhelm Petersohn        49    Man   Farmer           Bemberg            Detroit
 56  Margaretha Petersohn     46    Vife                   Bemberg            Detroit
 57  Conrad Petersohn         18    Man   Masson           Bemberg            Detroit
 58  Margaretha Petersohn     16    lady                   Bemberg            Detroit
 59  Christian Petersohn      10    Man                    Bemberg            Detroit
 60  Heinrich Petersohn        8    Man                    Bemberg            Detroit
 61  Maria Petersohn           6                           Bemberg            Detroit
 62  Henriette Petersohn       3                           Bemberg            Detroit
 63* August Muller            37    Man   Farmer           Dorsden            Milwauki
 64  Adolph Stolzhesse        20    Man   Turner           Bindheim           Cincinnati
 65  Georg Neller             35    Man   Gardener         Bamberg            New York
 66  Georg Krug               30    Man   Farmer           Buchfeld           Columbus
 67  Andres Aumiller          30    Man   Miller           Bamberg            Philadelphia
 68* Heinrich Buchler         32    Man   Smith            Honorst            Chigaco
 69* Anna Buchler             44    Vife                   Honorst            Chigaco
 70* Sophia Buchler           14    lady                   Honorst            Chigaco
 71* Dorothea Buchler         10    lady                   Honorst            Chigaco
 72  Eduard Rizor             24    Man   Farmer           Eckinburg          New York
 73  Martin Illizer           47    Man   Farmer           Weingersweid       Erie
 74  Johann Frohmann          44    Man   Schu-maker       Filsbiburg         Erie
 75  Lina Haeublein           28    lady                   Suhl               Sauchaduky?
 76  Lida Haueblein            7    lady                   Suhl               Sauchaduky?
 77  Gebhardt Haueblein        5    man                    Suhl               Sauchaduky?
 78* Louis Haueblein          10mo  baby                   Suhl               Sauchaduky?
 79  Elisabetha Hermann       25    lady                   Grumbach           Ohio
 80  Elisabetha Neudeker      21    lady                   ?                  New York
 81  Johann Schmidlein        33    Man   Farmer           Deichharz          Leyden
 82  Anna Schmidlein          25    lady                   Deichharz          Leyden
 83  Johann Schmidlein         5    Man                    Deichharz          Leyden
 84  Margaretha Schmidlein     4    lady                   Deichharz          Leyden
 85  Elise Schmidlein         10mo  baby                   Deichharz          Leyden
 86  Johannes Mattern         30    Man   Shu-maker        Bisses.            Johnston
 87  Heinrich Mattern         22    Man   tailor           Bisses.            Johnston
 88* Georg Muller             17    Man   schoe-maker      Nida               New York
 89* August Beker             20    Man   Saddler          ??sfeld            New York
 90* Johannes Bueurle         20    Man   butcher          Gebhausen          New York
 91* Gottschalk/Ludwig        40    Man   painter          Koenigshafen       Johnston
 92  Andreas Bremer           30    Man   farmer           Koenigshafen       Johnston
 93  Elisebetha Bremer        30    Vife                   Koenigshafen       Johnston
 94  Nicolaus Bremer           2    Man                    Koenigshafen       Johnston
 95  Catharine Huber          42    Vife                   Mundenheim         Sing Sing
 96  Catharina Huber          14                           Mundenheim         Sing Sing
 97  Anna Maria Huber          9                           Mundenheim         Sing Sing
 98  Margaretha Huber         11mo  baby                   Mundenheim         Sing Sing
 99  Elisabetha Seeger        21    lady                   Mundenheim         Sing Sing
100  Joseph Voelkel           44    Man   Farmer           Bensser            Sing Sing
101  Catharina Voelkel        48    Vife                   Bensser            Sing Sing
102  Caroline Voelkel         12    lady                   Bensser            Sing Sing
103  Juliana Voelkel           8    lady                   Bensser            Sing Sing
104  Heinrich Finke           24    Man   Shoe-maker       Munster            St. Louis
105  Christine Truppel        28    lady                   Eisenberg          St. Louis
106  Wilhelm Waldbaum         50    Man   Massen           Oldendorf          Chigaco
107  Christoph Kaps           51          Weaver           Sindewiese         Ohio
108  Veronica Kaps            42    Vife                   Sindewiese         Ohio
109  Joseph Kaps              20    Man                    Sindewiese         Ohio
110  Ignaz Kaps               18    Man                    Sindewiese         Ohio
111  August Scholz            43    Man   Brewer           Breslau            New York
112* Joseph Schnorfail        39    Man   farmer           Frankenstein       Philadelphia
113* Carl Schnorfail          15    Man   Joiner           Frankenstein       Philadelphia
114  Georg Purhenne           51    Man   Farmer           Wizenhausen        Buffalo
115  Conrad Purhenne          22    Man   Schu maker       Wizenhausen        Buffalo
116  Elise Hohmeister         18    lady                   Orfrode            Chigaco
117  Caroline Geigenmayer     17    lady                   Badnang            Chigaco
118  Conrad Goldstrom         42    Man   Weaver           Nied               Cincinnati
119  Conrad Goldstrom         20    Man   Weaver           Nied               Cincinnati
120  Heinrich Goldstrom       18    Man   Weaver           Nied               Cincinnati
121  Maria Goldstrom          11    lady  Weaver           Nied               Cincinnati
122  Katharine Siebenborn     14    lady                   Bisses             Cincinnati
123* Heinrich Volker          42    Man   Saddler          Marburg            New York
124  Moriz Moschenhein        32    Man   Tailor           Cassel             New YOrk
125* Hans Hansel              40    Man   Tanner           Norn               Illinois
126* Reneke Hansel            32    Vife                   Norn               Illinois
127* Allbrich Hansel           8    Man                    Norn               Illinois
128* Ida Hansel                5    lady                   Norn               Illinois
129* Sina Hansel               3    lady                   Norn               Illinois
130* Ferdinand Krome          17    lady  Marchant         Einbeck            New York
131* Georg Tenzel             19    lady  Tailor           Holtzburg          Cincinnati
132  Barbara Zeidle           17    lady                   Kulenbach          Columbus
133  August Samus             18    Man   Marchant         Cloningen          New York
134* Wilhelm Ohemann          30    Man   Farmer           Westphalen         Quince
135  Georg Kniess             39    Man   Farmer           Nied               Jameston
136  Marie Kniess             36    Vife                   Nied               Jameston
137  Georg Kniess             10    Man                    Nied               Jameston
138  Johannes Kniess           7    Man                    Nied               Jameston
139  Heinrich Kniess           5    Man                    Nied               Jameston
140  Magdalena Gross          19    lady                   Balingen           Columbus
141* Heinrich Muller          36    Man   Farmer           Bingenheim         Pennsylvanien
142* Margaretha Muller        40    Vife                   Bingenheim         Pennsylvanien
143* Heinrich Muller          14    Man                    Bingenheim         Pennsylvanien
144* ?ranz ?ofler             30    Man   Farmer           Thanz              New York
145  Johann Schonad           29    Man   Potter           Schesslig          New York
146  Barbara Schonad          33    lady                   Schesslig          New York
147* Conrad Amrun             44    Man   Smith            Cassel             Pennsylvanien
148* Wilhelm Sanesky          40    Man   ?locsmith        Strehlen           Portsmouth
149* Caroline Sanesky         31    Vife                   Strehlen           Portsmouth
150* Reinhard Sanezky          6    Man                    Strehlen           Portsmouth 
151* Pauline Sanezky           3    lady                   Strehlen           Portsmouth 
152* Caroline Sanezky         10mo  baby                   Strehlen           Portsmouth 
153* Gottlob Wuhle            54    Man   farmer           Cotenez            Portsmouth
154* Eleonore Wuhle           41    Vife                   Cotenez            Portsmouth
155* Ernst Wuhle              19    Man   Smith            Cotenez            Portsmouth
156* Caroline Wuhle            9    lady                   Cotenez            Portsmouth
157* Ernstine Wuhle            2    lady                   Cotenez            Portsmouth
158* August Muller            34    Man   Joiner           Rupperdorf         Portsmouth
159* Marie Muller             37    Vife                   Rupperdorf         Portsmouth
160* Pauline Muller            2    lady                   Rupperdorf         Portsmouth
161  Franz Erdel              45    Man   Masson           Grossau            Cincinnati
162  Mathilde Erdel           22    lady                   Grossau            Cincinnati
163  Franz Erdel              19    Man   Masson           Grossau            Cincinnati
164  Pauline Erdel            18    lady                   Grossau            Cincinnati
165  Robert Erdel             15    Man                    Grossau            Cincinnati
166  Louise Erdel             13    lady                   Grossau            Cincinnati
167  Wilhelm Erdel            10    Man                    Grossau            Cincinnati
168  Julius Erdel              4    Man                    Grossau            Cincinnati
169* Elisabetha Nurnberger    34    Vife                   Cleppach           Chigaco
170* Lina Nurnberger          14    lady                   Cleppach           Chigaco
171* Louise Nurnberger        10    lady                   Cleppach           Chigaco
172* Emilie Nurnberger         6    lady                   Cleppach           Chigaco
173* Traugott Nurnberger       4    Man                    Cleppach           Chigaco
174  Georg Osthum             18    Man   Schu maker       Echzel             Baltimore
175  Heinrich Wolff           48    Man   Farmer           Nida               Boston
176  Barbara Wolff            35    Vife                   Nida               Boston
177  Johannes Wolff           14    Man                    Nida               Boston
178  Heinrich Wolff           11    Man                    Nida               Boston
179  Elisabetha Wolff          7    lady                   Nida               Boston
180  Wilhelm Wolff             4    man                    Nida               Boston
181* Elisabetha Klin          58    lady                   Nida               Boston
182  Heinrich Haslover        33    Man   Farmer           Osnabrück          ?uinzenz
183* Friederich Te?ne         28    lady  Farmer           Lippedettmold      Pennsylvanien
184  Marie Seeger             26    lady                   Oberndorf          New York
185* Heinrich K?rpor          41    Man   Gardener         Sommerichhausen    Detroit
186  Heinrich Kolbus          34    Man   Carpenter        Petershausen       New York


Transcriber's Notes:

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

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

^  Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.

The numbering has been changed on this list because the original writer began numbering anew
for each class of passengers and did not number the babies.

The writer of this lists writes the word "Transport" at the top of each page.  It may mean "carried forward from the previous page.  I have eliminated the term from this listing.

The writer also has some unusual spellings, especially of place names, i.e. Wurburg, Daiten, Dorsden, Milwauki, Chigaco, etc.  

  6      Moneke (Möneke) has an umlauted o so may also be Moeneke.
 11      Kustner (Küstner) has an umlauted u so may also be Kuestner.
 63      Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u so may also be Mueller.
 68-71   Buchler (Büchler) has an umlauted u so may also be Buechler.
 78      Something is written in the destination column, but damage to the original has
         obscured the entry.
 88      Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u so may also be Mueller.
 89      Should surname be Becker?  Origin may be Alsfeld.
 90      Bueurle should probably be Beuerle.
 91      There is a / between Gottschalk and Ludwig (Gottschalk/Ludwig) so perhaps the name 
         should read Ludwig Gottschalk.
112-113  Surname may be Schnorsail.
123      Volker (Vòlker) seems to have an umlauted o so may also be Voelker.
125-128  Could origin be Noer?
130-131  I believe the gender is incorrect for these two entries
131      Surname may be Tinzel but then the dot over the second letter is misplaced over the n.
134      Though the third letter of the surname looks like an e I wonder if it should be l
         making the name Ohlmann.
141-143  Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u so may also be Mueller.
144      Name is almost obliterated by damage to original; looks like it might be Franz Kofler.
147      Surname may be Amrein in which case the dot for the i is far to the right of the 
         letter.
148-152  Surname is spelled various ways for this family.  For the children the first letter of
         the surname looks like an f which would make the name Fanezky.
153-157  Wuhle (Wühle) has an umlauted u so may also be Wuehle.
158-160  Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u so may also be Mueller.
169-173  Nurnberger (Nürnberger) as an umlauted u so may also be Nuernberger.
181      Seems like the name should be Kleen or Klein.
183      Surname is either Teine or Terne, Gender must be incorrect for this entry also.
185      Surname is either Kerpor or Korpor.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 149, List 1717.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 November 2008



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