Ship Elise
I, J H Gatjen, 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 the Bremen Ship Elise whereof I am Master, from Bremen. Sworn to this October 30th 1850So help me God,
before me ________________(illegible signature)
(signed) J. H. Gatjen
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Elise whereof J. H. Gatjen, is master, from Bremen burthen 432 tons.
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.
1 Joh. Otto Vogel 39y 8m m building master Prussia Pensylvania
2 August Friedr. Vogel 29y 5m f Prussia Pensylvania
3 Joh^n Richard Vogel 5y m Prussia Pensylvania
4* Stephan Frossner 38y m farmer Marburg Illinois
5 Julie Besich 35y 3m f Vienna New York
6* Heinr. Lubben 26y 1m m mechanician Bremen New York
7* Cathr Lubben 24y f Bremen New York
8 Helene Rebc Plansow 23y 4m f Bremerlehe New York
9 Gosselke Klatte 19y 2m m merchant Bremen New York
Steerage
10 Edw. Schneeweisl 21y m confectioner Rindeln New York
11 Chr. Lebr. Schmidt 39y 2m m smith Schwarzburg New York
12 Georg Teck 26y m taylor Nassau New York
13 Michel Brau??gam 30y m taylor Hessen New York
14 Adam Weissbrad 24y m farmer Fritzlar New York
15 Anna Cathr. Damin 21y f Geismar New York
16 Jos Prantz 30y m miner Fichtelberg New York
17 Gustav Franke 24y m baker Raslar Wisconsin
18 Bruno Kratzenstein 22y m mechanician Wernigerrode New York
19 Jaocb Levison 31y m taylor Bromberg New York
20 Rose Levison 34y f Bromberg New York
21 Helene Levison 4y 6m f Bromberg New York
22 Lorenz Stehling 42y m baker Sachsen Gotha Columbus
23 Christiane Stehling 37y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
24 Johanne Stehling 15y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
25 Dorothea Stehling 13y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
26 Friederike Stehling 11y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
27 Christiane Stehling 8y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
28 Maria Stehling 5y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
29 Luise Stehling 3y f Sachsen Gotha Columbus
30 August Stehling 4m m Sachsen Gotha Columbus
31 Fried. Rameiss 42y m weaver Sachsen Gotha New York
32 Johanne Rameiss 33y f Sachsen Gotha New York
33 Georg Rameiss 16y m Sachsen Gotha New York
34 Heinr. Rameiss 13y m Sachsen Gotha New York
35*
..t Rameiss 11y m Sachsen Gotha New York
36 Luis Rameiss 4y m Sachsen Gotha New York
37 Hermann Rameiss 2y m Sachsen Gotha New York
38 Chr. Hellmann 41y 4m m shoemaker Sachsen Gotha New York
39 Wilhelmine Hellmann 35y f Sachsen Gotha New York
40 Carl Hellmann 7y m Sachsen Gotha New York
41 Theodor Hellmann 4y 2m m Sachsen Gotha New York
42 Marie Hellmann 2y f Sachsen Gotha New York
43 Aug. Wilh. Best 50y m bricklayer Sachsen Gotha New York
44 Christ Neidhard 25y m mailler Bernick New York
45 Georg Rummler 23y m cooper Bernick New York
46* Friedr. Deterd 18y m merchant Lubbeke New York
47 Heinr. Schneemann 25y m paper maker Wischhausen New York
48* Heinr. Bohm 29y m farmer Ober Franken New York
49* Friedr. Muller 19? m cooper Wischhausem New York
50 Joseph Bankwirth 23y m stone mason Rinzel New York
51 Carl Zulauf 22y m carpenter Hessen New York
52* Conrad Muller 15y 6m m Ahlfeld New York
53 Elise Merkel 18y f servant Ahlfeld New York
54 Emilie Landauer 27y f Allendorf Philadelphia
55 Joh. Andr. Hildebrand 26y 2m m labourer Binsendorf New York
56 Johanne Schippard 25y f servant Weimar New York
57 Claus Alpers 20y m taylor Bederkesa New York
58 Heinr. Breier 21y m labourer Minden New York
59 David Kahn 57y m taylor Bromberg New York
60 Anna Kahn 57y f Bromberg New York
61* Conrad Muller 14y m labourer Angerrohde New York
62* Elise Muller 19y f labourer Angerrohde New York
63 Berthold Manfeld 36y m farmer Labstedt New York
64 Claus Siems 24y m taylor Lebstadt New York
65* Elisabeth Haing 60y f Gosfeld Cincinati
66* Alexand. Haing 22y m tailor Gosfeld Cincinati
67* Franziska Haing 27y f Gosfeld Cincinati
68* August Georg Haing 15y m Gosfeld Cincinati
69* Peter Anton Tembrugge 27y m taylor Gosfeld Cincinati
70* Rosalie Neinert 23y f Gosfeld Cincinati
71 Engelb. Tanker 26y m farmer Gosfeld Cincinati
72* Elisab. Hahne 29y f Gosfeld Cincinati
73* Heinr. Balleke 18y m joiner Stradslohe New York
74 Franz Liedke 21y m merchant Gosfeld Cincinati
75 Luise M. Tiedemann 23y f servant Bremen New York
76* Adelbert Ruter 25y m teacher M??rs Harrisbourg
77* Carl Vogt 19y m merchant Guterslohe New York
78 Joseph Horzang 45y m miller Bohemia Indiana
79* Ernst Wegworth 19y m confectioner Bucheburg New York
80 Bernh. Fuchs 47y m lock smith Arzberg Indiana
81 Joh. Regina Fuchs 43y f Arzberg Indiana
82 John Fuchs 21y m lock smith Arzberg Indiana
83 Carol Fuchs 18y f Arzberg Indiana
84 Heinr. Fuchs 12y m Arzberg Indiana
85 Carl Fuchs 8y m Arzberg Indiana
86 Catharina Fuchs 3y f Arzberg Indiana
87* Catharina Konig 38y f Arzberg Indiana
88* Magdalene Konig 15y f Arzberg Indiana
89* Leonhard Konig 12y m Arzberg Indiana
90* Christoph Konig ? m Arzberg Indiana
91* Christian Konig 7y m Arzberg Indiana
92* Catharina Konig 4y f Arzberg Indiana
93* Barbara Vodisch 20y f Arzberg Indiana
94 Wolf Ebell 20y m shoemaker Arzberg Indiana
95* Christoph W. Korner 24y m taylor Hohenberg Indiana
96 Carl Shletz 23y m bricklayer Hohenberg Indiana
97 Christiane Schiller 21y f servant Arzberg Indiana
98 Marie Schiller 23y f servant Arzberg Indiana
99 Adam Lippert 25y m farmer Arzberg Indiana
100 Cathar Hanft 18y f Arzberg Indiana
101 Joh Wolf 32y m taylor Liebenstien New York
102 Joh Meier 42y m farmer Indiana Indiana
103 Wolf Birner 32y m farmer Arzberg Indiana
104* Lorenz Turbringer 30y m farmer Arzberg Indiana
105 Cathar. Schricker 19y f servant Arzberg Indiana
106* John Seifert 22y m farmer Sausen Indiana
107 Lorenz Steinel 28y m miller Rothenbach Jefferson
108 Anna Schil 28y f Rothenbach Jefferson
109 Sebastian Sommer 32y m farmer Sausen Jefferson
110 Drevis Bove 21y m farmer St. Bassen Bergen
111 Carl Fr Klemm 40y m weaver Baussa New York
112 Caroline Klemm 30y f Baussa New York
113 Anna Klemm 10y f Baussa New York
114 Lina Klemm 8y f Baussa New York
115 Franz Klemm 5y m Baussa New York
116 Carl Klemm 2y m Baussa New York
117 Paul Held 23y m physician Breslau New York
118 Lisette Schulz 32y f servant Burgsteinfurt New York
119 Mina Schulz 27y f servant Burgsteinfurt New York
120 Wilhelmine Keil 27y f
. New York
121 Henriette Pickard 24y f Le????? Harrisbourgh
122 Carl Otto Eichel 30y m merchant Schmalkolden New York
123 T.T. D???ing ?4y m merchant N.Y. New York
124 Anna Dameyer 24y f servant Norden New York
125 Marie Winter 37y f Frankenhausen Cleveland
126 Mine Winter 10y f Frankenhausen Cleveland
127 Luise Winter 7y f Frankenhausen Cleveland
128* J. H. Mullers 25y m farmer Telgte Webster
129 Elise Dietzel 25y f Hessen Southville
130* Wilhelm Schulz 19y m waiter Branshwig New York
131* Cath^r Stuhldreher 55y f Vollinghausen Ohio
132* Wilhelm Stuhldreher 32y m blacksmith Vollinghausen Ohio
133* Christian Stuhldreher 28y m blacksmith Vollinghausen Ohio
134* Franz Ernst Stuhldreher 25y m blacksmith Vollinghausen Ohio
135* Anton Stuhldreher 25y m blacksmith Vollinghausen Ohio
136* Theodor Stuhldreher 19y m blacksmith Vollinghausen Ohio
137* Elisabeth Stuhldreher 17y f servant Vollinghausen Ohio
138* Sophie Stuhldreher 12y f Vollinghausen Ohio
139* August Stuhldreher 9y m Vollinghausen Ohio
140* Gauding Haff 22y m farmer Vollinghausen Indiana
141* Anton Becker 25y m farmer Bottinghausen St Louis
142 Joh. Kehres 24y m joiner Frillos Ohio
143 Friedr. Sinn 22y m brewer Cassel New York
144 Friedr. Brinkmann 31y m labourer Behrensen New York
145* Lud. Nimm 36y m shoemaker Luchow Pittsburg
146* Nicol. Eiffner 25y m taylor Birkenfeld New York
147*
.
.. 3?y f servant Aurich New York
148* Cathr. Ulmer ?3y f
.. Gehrde
.
149* Wilhelm Storker 19y m farmer Gehrde
.
150 Joh. H. Liere 26y m farmer Gehrde
.
151 Catharina Wolfgramm 24y f servant Gehrde
.
152 Adelheid Wolfgramm 17y f servant Gehrde
.
153 Wilhelm Wichering 23y m labourer Bohmte
.
154 Heinr. Weidemann 24y m joiner Weimar
.
155* Joh. Muller 24y m farmer Osnabruck Cincinati
156* Cathr. Muller 25y f Osnabruck Cincinati
157 Wilhelm Heise 35y m shoemaker Cassel Baltimore
158 August Haepner 24y m joiner Pommern New York
159 Joh. Forster 38y m farmer Bavaria New York
160 Joh. Forster 22y m farmer Bavaria New York
161 Friedr. Schulze 20y m waiter Brunswig New York
162 Maria Agnes Rumpost 23y f servant Telgte Webster
163 Heinr. Mensching 32y m waiter Sachsenhagen New York
164 Heinr. Willers 36y m labourer Oldenburg New York
165* Lowe Rothenberg 38y m butcher Polle New York
166* Caspar Gei
. 17y m labourer Bavaria Indiana
167* Marie Sto
. 26y f servant Gehrde 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 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.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
4: the last name could be Fressner or Feussner.
6 & 7: Lubben is spelled with u Umlaut.
35: first name illegible due to damaged manifest.
46: Lubbeke is spelled with u Umlaut.
48: Bohm is spelled with o Umlaut.
49: Age is guestionable due to having been overwritten, could be 19 or 29.
Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
52: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
61 & 62: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
65 - 68: Haing is spelled with a Umlaut.
68: August was lined out and Georg entered beside it.
69: Tembrugge is spelled with u Umlaut.
70: the last name could be Fleet.
72: Hahne is spelled with a Umlaut.
73: Balleke is spelled with a Umlaut.
76: Letters in middle of town name were too light to read.
Ruter is spelled with u Umlaut.
77: Guterslohe is spelled with u Umlaut.
79: Bucheburg is spelled with u Umlaut on the first u.
The last name could be Wegwerth.
87 - 92: Konig is spelled with o Umlaut.
90: Age is unreadable due to defect in manifest.
93: Vodisch is spelled with o Umlaut.
95: Korner is spelled with o Umlaut.
104: Turbringer is spelled with u Umlaut.
106 & 109: Sausen is spelled with a Umlaut.
118 & 119: these three 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 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.
If you have any information on passengers from Burgsteinfurt, please contact Ines.
128: Mullers is spelled with u Umlaut.
130: last residence might be phonetic spelling of Braunschweig.
131 - 140: Vollinghausen is spelled with o Umlaut.
141: Bottinghausen is spelled with o Umlaut.
145: Luchow is spelled with u Umlaut.
146: the last name could be Eissner.
147: most of the information is illegible due to damage of the manifest.
148: Many ink blots made some entries unreadable. Ditto marks show that
the following passengers are going to the same town as this passenger.
149: Storker is spelled with o Umlaut.
155 & 156: bracketed with note: "one on the passage born child died." Osnabruck and
Muller are spelled with o Umlaut.
165: Lowe is spelled with o Umlaut.
166 & 167: Ink blot prevented surnames from being read fully.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 94, List 1286.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 November 2008
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