Ship Christel
I, F. Friederichs, Master of the Brem. Ship "Christel", 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 Vessel at Antwerp from which Port the said Vessel 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) (blank)
Sworn to, this March 27th 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brem. Ship "Christel" whereof F. Friederichs is Master, from Antwerp burthen 924 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 Becker 21 M Clerk Prussia America Cabin
2* Schneider M Clerk Prussia America Cabin
3* Valentin Hausler 28 M Shoemaker Holland America Steerage
4 Haradice Faasen 37 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
5 Jacobi Faasen 31 F Farmer Holland America Steerage
6 Anna Faasen 1 F Farmer Holland America Steerage
7* Abraham Bronberg 39 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
8* Jonge Bronberg 37 F Farmer Holland America Steerage
9* Adriene Bronberg 7 F Farmer Holland America Steerage
10* Matze Bronberg 6 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
11* Cornelius Bronberg 5 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
12* Franz Bronberg 3 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
13* Carl Heinr. Bronberg 1 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
14 Thomas Heinrich 23 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
15 Antonie Van Sayk 26 F Farmer Holland America Steerage
16 Peter van Benlingaus 30 M Farmer Holland America Steerage
17 Dorothea Meisinger 23 F Prussia America Steerage
18* Leonard Jorgiebel 23 M Joiner Prussia America Steerage
19 Ludwig Bertyen 18 M Laborer Prussia America Steerage
20 Joh. Baptist Balster 22 M Canlker Wurtemberg America Steerage
21 Heinrich Perkel 21 M Farmer Prussia America Steerage
22 John Klein 19 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
23 Eva Klein 29 F Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
24 Margareta Oberlich 31 F Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
25* Michel Noryengast 32 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
26 Herm. Reinfort 28 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
27 Eugen Ackermann 25 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
28 Adolph Bohe 30 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
29 Joseph Anton Kroth 19 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
30 Jacob Fraust 19 M Laborer Prussia America Steerage
31 Peter Daniel 21 M Laborer Prussia America Steerage
32 Johann Daniel 30 M Laborer Prussia America Steerage
33 Michel Meller 35 M Farmer Prussia America Steerage
34 Johnston Spielman 34 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
35 Jacob Schaffer 26 M Farmer Wurtemberg America Steerage
36 Peter Stengel 39 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
37 Ludwig Zimmermann 32 M Farmer Baden America Steerage
38 Carl Deutsch 17 M United States America Steerage
39 Joh. Eassonnief Umfer 41 M Farmer Switzerland America Steerage
40 Joh. Conrad Pfrunider 54 M Farmer Switzerland America Steerage
41 Joh. Burtscher 32 M Farmer Austria America Steerage
42 Joh. Eckstein 26 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
43 Schartian Eckstein 24 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
44 Casper Protzman 23 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
45 Casper Beck 23 M Farmer Bavaria America Steerage
46 Theodore Elren 30 M Farmer Prussia America Steerage
47 Mathilde Elren 24 F Farmer Prussia America Steerage
48* Benedict Ehmer 21 M Farmer Baden America Steerage
49 Casper Grunz 24 M Farmer Austria America Steerage
50 Johann Scheuberger 26 M Farmer Austria America Steerage
51 Heinrich Schuster 26 M Farmer Prussia America Steerage
(Signature) F. Fredrichs
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 captian's name appears as "Friederichs" in the sworn statement at the top of the
manifest and as "Friedrichs" in his signature at the bottom the list of passengers.
The transcriber numbers the passengers consecutively, even though they are not
numbered in the original manifest.
"Male" and "Female" in the Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for formatting
reasons.
2 Given name is not recorded but this might imply the given name is the same as
that of the passenger above, "Peter". Passenger's Age is also not recorded.
3 Surname is either "Hansler" or "Hausler".
7-13 Surname appears to be either "Bronberg" or "Bomberg".
18 There is an umlaut above the "o" in surname "Jorgiebel".
25 Surname appears to be either "Noryengast" or "Norgengast".
48 Surname is possibly "Ehmer", "Ebener" or "Ebner".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 229.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 September 2008
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