Barque Charlotte
I, Ch^s Hohorst do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection 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 Bremen Barque Charlotte.
Sworn to this 21st day of June 1837So help me God,before me ________________(illegible signature)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Barque Charlotte whereof C. Hohorst, is master, from Bremen, burthen 353 3/4 tons. New York, June 21st, 1837
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage.
Cabin
1 Alb^r Herm^n von Post 22 merchant Bremen 1 box, many app, 1 trunk
2 C. E. Poppe 25 merchant New York 2 boxes only ?, 1 box a ?, 3 boxes ?, 1 trunk
3 Died. Bechtel 20 merchant Blenden 2 boxes?
4 G A Sartorius 22 author Oldenburg 2 boxes w ?
5* Joh. Martin Retmuller 32 manufacturer Gottingen {3 boxes of apparel, 1 box of arms, 1 barrel
6* Christiane Retmuller 25 Gottingen {
7 Harry Ulrich 27 lawyer Gottingen 2 trunks, 1 box ……..
8 Alfred Bentzen 28 merchant Wittmund {4 boxes, 2 trunks apparel, 2 ? of baskets, 3 bags, 1 barrel, …..
9 Helene Bentzen 25 Wittmund {
10 Elisa Bentzen 4 Wittmund {
11 Joh^n Bentzen 2 Wittmund {
12 Adolphus Bentzen 3m Wittmund {
13* J E Bodeker 31 merchant Wittmund {3 boxes, a basket, 1 trunk
14* Mutie Bodeker 17 Wittmund {
15* Magdalene Bodeker 5 Wittmund {
16* Mary Bodeker 3 Wittmund {
17* Bertha Bodeker 1 Wittmund {
Steerage
18* Ferdinand Hover 24 mason Luchtringen {2 trunks contg wearing apparel
19* Mary Catherine Hover 21 Luchtringen {
20* Ch^r Hover 15 Luchtringen {
21 David Neumann 24 joiner Bedenkedof 1 box apparel
22 Wolfgang Kalb 29 miller Eichnmuehl { 2 trunks apparel, 2 boxes apparel
23 Joh^n Ch^r Zampell 16 Bottenstein {
24 Chr. Lewis Schwachheim 26 miller Gottingen 1 box apparel
25 Paulus Guck 45 manufacturing Gottingen {4 boxes, 2 trunks wearing apparel
26 Louise Guck 37 Gottingen {
27 Caroline Guck 16 Gottingen {
28 Hermann Guck 6y 6m Gottingen {
29 Elisa Guck 2y 6m Gottingen {
30 Christian Brandenburg 30 taylor Gottingen {2 trunks ,1 box wearing apparel, 1 basket
31 Caroline Brandenburg 34 Gottingen {
32 Adolphus Brandenburg 6y 6m Gottingen {
33* Joh. Konig 30 peasant Steinfurt 1 box
34* Joh^n Jung 27 taylor Wefterooe {2 trunks, 1 brad box wearing apparel
35* Dorothea Jung 28 Wefterooe {
36 James Mahaelis 20 merchant Pyrmont 1 trunk wearing apparel
37 Luis Albert 21 manufacturing Holzhausen 1 box`wearing apparel
38* August Schlopmull…. 23 merchant Holzhausen 1 box apparel
39* Ch^r Wessels 16 merchant Holzhausen 2 boxes apparel
40 Ernst ?? Schumacher 23 sailmaker Bremen 1 box apparel, 1 basket apparel
41 Albert Becker 23 cooper Bremen 1 box apparel
42* ….. Ebeler 26 joiner Borghorst {1 box apparel
43* Jos. Bisping 28 mason Borghorst {
44 Hy Bumeyer 37 taylor Minden {5 boxes apparel
45 Dorothea Bumeyer 30 Minden {
46 Emilie Bumeyer 7 Minden {
47 Luis Bumeyer 2 Minden {
48* August Mundel 29 taylor Minden {2 boxes, 1 trunk apparel
49* Margaretha Mundel 20 Minden {
50* Ch^r Mundel 2 Minden {
51* Anne Mundel 1 Minden {
52* Louise Du?ne 24 taylor Minden 1 box apparel
53 Died^r Heckman 31 joiner Mudesdorf 1 bag apparel
54* …. …..uste 21 confectionare Minden 1 box apparel
55 Anton Niemam 26 peasant Vechta 1 trunk apparel
56 M. A. Striebe 30 taylor Arensberg 1 box apparel
57 W^m Meyer 21 Identer Bremen 1 box apparel
58 Joh^n Hy Schulenberg 30 miller Albrechthausen 1 box apparel
59 Fred^k Dammeyer 29 peasant Ofenstedt 1 bag apparel
60 William Dammeyer 17 peasant Ofenstedt 1 bag apparel
61 Aug^st Fretmeyer 30 joiner Ofenstedt {2 trunks, 1 box
62 Mary Fretmeyer 27 Ofenstedt {
63 M. C. Richtborn 34 goldsmith Christiania 1 trunk, 1 bag wearing apparel
64 ?? Hy Lehmkuhl 24 peasant Godesdorf 1 box wearing apparel
65 Died^k Muss 41 peasant Heese 1 box wearing apparel
66 Hy Lange 32 peasant Elewes 1 box wearing apparel
67 Ch^r Kreft 34 peasant Elewes 1 box wearing apparel
68 Fred^k Eichoff 39 joiner Elewes 1 box wearing apparel
69 Theodor Wopschal 21 Bielefeld 1 box wearing apparel
70* Albert Klene 25 joiner Sogel 1 box wearing apparel
71 B. Mentzen 22 baker Wahm 1 box wearing apparel
72 J B Korte 24 taylor Werplot 1 trunk wearing apparel
73* Jos. Meyer 30 peasant Sogel 2 boxes of wearing apparel
74* William Meyer 24 peasant Sogel 1 box wearing apparel, 1 box bristles
75* Hy Beake 24 peasant Esterwege 1 trunk wearing apparel
76 Hy Bensen 30 taylor Wilstrup 1 trunk wearing apparel
77 Joh^n Le?ken 32 peasant Borghorst 1 trunk wearing apparel
78 Caspar Memmering 24 peasant Esterwege 1 trunk wearing apparel
79 B. Suhr 19 peasant Esterwege 1 trunk wearing apparel
80 M. Mancke 24 shoemaker Esterwege 1 trunk wearing apparel
81 Joh. Schneer 26 blacksmith Merssenn 1 trunk wearing apparel
82 H. A. Pieper 25 mason Wahm 1 trunk wearing apparel
83 Geo Mengens 25 taylor Wahm 1 trunk wearing apparel
84 William Mengens 25 mason Wahm 1 trunk wearing apparel
85 William Mehring 29 merchant Neukirchen 1 box wearing apparel
86* C F Muller 35 taylor Syracusa 1 box wearing apparel
87 Joh^s Rohlfs 26 taylor Ehrenburg 1 box wearing apparel
88 J. H. Fischer 22 mason Bissendorf 1 box wearing apparel
89 Anna Marg. Holzenberg 28 Borgloh 1 box wearing apparel
90 Anne Marg. Gleitkamp 2? Bramsche 1 box wearing apparel
91 Christoph Fricke 26 manufacturer Meyenberg 1 box wearing apparel
92 Conrad Schneidermann 28 shoemaker Meyenberg 1 bag wearing apparel
93 Henry Ahrens 36 manufacturer Meyenberg 1 trunk wearing apparel
94 Lee?s Pinske 41 Meyenberg {1 trunk wearing apparel
95 Sophie Pinske 37 Meyenberg {1 box wearing apparel
96 M. H. Westjohann 28 peasant Louisville U.St. 1 box wearing apparel
97 Jos. Meyer 27 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
98* J?bes J?hle 29 peasant Penstadt 1 box wearing apparel
99* ?anraska Guse 17 Eustedt 1 box wearing apparel
100* Joseph Doresendt 20 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
101 B. Schumacker 20 peasant Beeten 1 box wearing apparel
102* Hy Boschen 20 peasant Visbeck 1 box wearing apparel
103 Joseph Meyer 23 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
104 ? Meyer 19 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
105 K. N. Weymann 28 peasant Constrot 1 box wearing apparel
106 Joseph Holtemeyer 30 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
107 Cathrine Holtemeyer 17 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
108 Bernh^d Tebbe 31 peasant Cappeln 1 box wearing apparel
109 Moritz Wolf 21 butcher Pyrmont 1 box wearing apparel
110 Joh^n Fred^k Mechens 38 baker Jever 1 bag wearing apparel
111 Hy Freisleben 18 secretary Gera 1 box wearing apparel
112 G. Dinter 37 taylor Altenburg 1 trunk wearing apparel
113* Anne Kipper 40 Bremen {3 boxes, 1 bag wearing apparel
114* Fred^k Kipper 18 manufacturer Bremen {
115* Ernst Kipper 15 manufacturer Bremen {
116* Died^ch Kipper 13 manufacturer Bremen {
117* Mutte Kipper 11 Bremen {
118* Gustav Kipper 5 Bremen {
119 Herm^n Klute 19 1 trunk wearing apparel
120* P. E. Muller 58 miller Hohenkirchen {10 boxes wearing apparel, 1 bag wearing apparel, 1 carriage, 1 plough
121* Theodora Muller 50 peasant Hohenkirchen {
122* S. R. Muller 26 Hohenkirchen {
123* E. D. Muller 24 miller Hohenkirchen {
124* A. F. Muller 18 peasant Hohenkirchen {
125* J. B. Muller 17 peasant Hohenkirchen {
126* R. M. Muller 15 peasant Hohenkirchen {
127 Sophie Brauer 28 peasant Jever
128 H. Teuken 19 peasant Bederkesal 1 box wearing apparel
129 A. Offermann 15 peasant Bederkesal 1 box wearing apparel
130 Simon Maas 22 peasant Wremen 1 box wearing apparel
131 H. Maler 17 peasant Bederkesal 1 box wearing apparel
132 B. Bauniges 24 peasant Osterholz
133 Joh^n Ch^n Seebeck 31 shoemaker Schipborg {4 boxes, 2 bags wearing apparel
134 Christ. Marg. Seebeck 25 Schipborg {
135 J. D. Seebeck 3 Schipborg {
136 A. A. Seebeck 1y 6m Schipborg {
137 Rebecka Mertens 62 Schipborg {
138 Anna Schendelke 23 Schipborg {
139 ?isber? Himmelskamp 23 joiner Beskedorf 2 boxes of wearing apparel
together 139 passengers
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 were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
5 & 6: Retmuller is spelled with u Umlaut, Gottingen is spelled with o Umlaut.
13 - 17: Bodeker might have been spelled with o Umlaut.
18 - 20: Luchtringen is spelled with u Umlaut, Hover is spelled with o Umlaut.
33: Konig is spelled with o Umlaut. The name should be Köninck. This passenger is part of
a big group of people who emigrated from the Munsterland (u Umlaut) area in Germany
to the United States. They came from Burgsteinfurt. More information can be found at
Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert, Emigration in the 19th Century. Click on the link
in the top left corner, Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert. This will take you to the
index for Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt. Permission to publish this information has
been granted by Wilhelm Alff, one of the authors of this website. Currently the
website is in German only, the translation is work in progress. For more information
on passengers from Burgsteinfurt, please contact Ines.
38: Last part of surname not seen due to ink blots.
39: the last name could be Wysels.
42: Ink blot obliterated given name, it should be Johann Heinrich. The last name should
be Eveler.
43: the first name should be Franz Josepf.
42, 43, 77: These passengers are part of a big group of people who emigrated from the Munsterland
(u Umlaut) area in Germany to the United States. They came from Borghorst. More
information can be found at Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert, Emigration in the
19th Century. Click on the link in the top left corner, Auswanderungen im 19.
Jahrhundert. This will take you to the index for Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt.
Permission to publish this information has been granted by Wilhelm Alff, one of
the authors of this website. Currently the website is in German only, the
translation is work in progress. For more information, please contact Ines.
48 - 51: Mundel is spelled with u Umlaut.
52: Ink blot made letter in surname unreadable.
54: Ink blots made given name and part of surname unreadable. The visible u seems to be
u Umlaut.
70: Sogel is spelled with o Umlaut.
73 & 74: Sogel is spelled with o Umlaut.
86: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
98 - 100: Ink blots made some letters unreadable.
102: Boschen is spelled with o Umlaut.
113 - 118: the last name could be Nipper.
120 - 126: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 34, List 506.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 January 2009
The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The old Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site,
.was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law.
All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2009
ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.