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Bark Black Brothers


Antwerp, Belgium to New York
28 March 1867

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J. G. Perry, Master of the Bark Black Brothers, 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 Bark at Antwerp from which Port the 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. (Signature) John G. Perry
Sworn to, this 28th March 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark Black Brothers whereof John G Perry is Master, from Antwerp, burthen 652 Br. 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 the part of the ship occupied during the voyage.
              
  1  Peter Bogna            26   M   Carpenter     Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks   
  2  Victor Zilger          32   M   Tailor        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
  3* Herman Gauger          29   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
  4  Louise Blumenhart      22   F   Spinster      Germany    U.S.    Between Decks
  5* Adam E. Cerweiu        37   M   Smith         Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
  6  Susanna Neumann        23   F   Spinster      Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
  7  Catharine Herzmann     21   F   Spinster      Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
  8  Carl Roesch            22   M   Tailor        Germany    U.S.    Between Decks
  9  Christian Doh          41   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 10  Gottfried Dorner       28   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 11  Johann Fink            26   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 12  Tho^s Robinson         31   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 13  Anton Neusmicke        19   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 14  Johann Oberli          26   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 15* Ludwig Kewpeuer        23   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 16  John Vander Ver        22   M   Sailmaker     Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 17  Antonio Gopola         27   M   Artist        Italy      U.S.    Between Decks
 18  Felix Bianchetti       23   M   Artist        Italy      U.S.    Between Decks
 19* Guiseppe Gopola        25   M   Artist        Italy      U.S.    Between Decks
 20  Vittoria Gardella      27   F   Artess        Italy      U.S.    Between Decks
 21  Franz Shortzer         29   M   Carpenter     Germany    U.S.    Between Decks
 22  Hendrix Kreymann       25   M   Joiner        Germany    U.S.    Between Decks
 23  Jean van Offele        27   M   Clerk         Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 24* Kaatji von Hine        24   F   Spinster      Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 25* Secudert Dubbelt       32   M   Farmer        Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 26* Cornelia Dubbelt       29   F   Wife          Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 27  Jacob Joseph           30   M   Peddler       Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 28  Franz Heinkel          40   M   Locksmith     Holland    U.S.    Between Decks
 29  Johann Brauer          27   M   Saddler       Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 30* Joseph Neu             40   M   Saddler       Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 31  Georg Burkart          31   M   Shoemaker     Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 32  Peter Michael          27   M   Laborer       Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 33* John Grass             25   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 34  Fried Sieb             36   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 35  Rudolph Riehms         22   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 36* Isaac Taass            35   M     ?           Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 37* Isaac de Witte         26   M     ?           Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 38* Jan van Rodigen        19   M     ?           Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 39  Abraham Fah            31   M   Peddler       Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 40  Johan Buser            29   M   Clerk         Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 41  Morgens Wise           27   M   Calker        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 42  Fr Winkelback          26   M   Barter        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 43  Andre Ryser            34   M   Tailor        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 44  Nuolaun Kertz          23   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks
 45  John W Schack          26   M   Farmer        Belgium    U.S.    Between Decks


Transcriber's Notes:

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

  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 transcriber numbers all the passengers consecutively 1 through 45, even 
  though the recorder of the original manifest did not number the passengers.  


  3     Surname is possibly "Gauger", "Ganger", "Gauges" or "Ganges".
  5     Surname is either "Cerweiu" or "Cerwein".
 15     Surname is either "Kewpeuer" or "Kewpener".
 19     Surname appears to be either "Gopola" or "Gossola".
 24     Surname is either "von Hine" or "von Hiue".
 25-26  Surname is either "Dubbelt" or "Deibbelt".
 30     Surname is either "Neu" or "New".
 33     Surname appears to be written as "Grass", but might possibly be "Gross".
 36-37  Passengers' Occupation cannot be deciphered with certainty, but might 
        possibly be "Peddler".
 38     Passenger's Occupation cannot be deciphered.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 235.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 October 2008



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