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Ship Henry Clay


Bremen, Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana
31 December 1839

List of Passengers
Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Henry Clay of Baltimore whereof Joseph Swift is Master, burthen four hundred and thirty five tone 38/95 ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Bremen for New Orleans
Columns represent: passenger number, given name, surname, age-yrs, age-mos.,sex, occupation or profession, country of which they severally belong, *country to which they intend to become inhabitants, *comments
  1* Herm. Heinr. Heidmann         48       male     farmer        Bernebruck            
  2* Maria Heidmann                48       female                 Bernebruck            
  3* Elisabeth  Heidmann           18       female                 Bernebruck            
  4* Heinrich Heidmann             18       male                   Bernebruck            
  5* Catharina Heidmann            12       female                 Bernebruck            
  6* Bernhard Heidmann             10       male                   Bernebruck            
  7* Gerhard Heidmann              45       male                   Bernebruck            
  8* Maria Heidmann                48       female                 Bernebruck            
  9* Gertrude Heidmann             10       female                 Bernebruck            
 10  J. B. Kreiennest              19       male     taylor        Bernebruck            
 11  Heinrich Grothaus             36       male     farmer        Bernebruck            
 12* Cath. Elisab. Kuhtmann        20       female                 Bernebruck            
 13* Herm Kuhtmann                 18       male                   Bernebruck            
 14  Catharina Grothaus            11       female                 Bernebruck            
 15  Maria Wilm                    19       female                 Bernebruck            
 16* Berend Morse                  34       male                   Bernebruck            
 17* Margaretha Morse              20       female                 Bernebruck            
 18  Maria Menke                   23       female                 Bernebruck            
 19  Gerd. Hinr. Prieshoff         23       male                   Bernebruck            
 20  Joh. Hinr. Eilermann          30       male                   Bernebruck            
 21* Wilhelm Lubbers               18       male                   Bernebruck            
 22* Wilhelm Deie                  20       male                   Bernebruck            
 23  Bernd Heinr. Wilberding       23       male                   Bernebruck            
 24  Elisabeth  Albers             18       female                 Oldenburg             
 25  Margaretha Middecken          24       female                 Oldenburg             
 26  Joh^n Gerd.  Rolfes           24       male                   Oldenburg             
 27  Joh^n Herm. L. Bocker         28       male                   Oldenburg             
 28  Joh^n Meinert Veldmann        23       male                   Oldenburg             
 29  Franz Welmann                 35       male                   Hannover              
 30  Gesina Welmann                31       female                 Hannover              
 31  Friedrich Welmann              3       male                   Hannover              
 32  Wilhelm Welmann               34       male                   Hannover              
 33  Sophia Welmann                34       female                 Hannover              
 34  Elisabeth  Welmann             1y 6m   female                 Hannover              
 35  Elisab. Welmann               30       female                 Hannover              
 36  Dina Welmann                   4       female                 Hannover              
 37  Elisabeth  Welmann            37       female                 Hannover              
 38  Joh^n Heinr. Thie             29       male                   Hannover              
 39* Heinrich Muller               34       male                   Oldenburg             
 40  Maria Hirschman               19       female                 Oldenburg             
 41  Gerd. Heinr. Deters           54       male                   Hannover              
 42  Catharina Deters              51       female                 Hannover              
 43  Joh Gerd Deters               26       male                   Hannover              
 44  Marie Adelheid Deters         24       female                 Hannover              
 45  Elisabeth  Deters             22       female                 Hannover              
 46  Grete Adelheid Deters         20       female                 Hannover              
 47  Gerd Hinr. Deters             17       male                   Hannover              
 48  Hermann Deters                14       male                   Hannover              
 49  Fried^r Deters                11       male                   Hannover              
 50  Catharina Deters               9       female                 Hannover              
 51  Bernd. Albert                 54       male                   Hannover              
 52  Anna Gesina Albert            44       female                 Hannover              
 53  Bernd  Albert                 21       male                   Hannover              
 54  Bernd Hinr. Albert            16       male                   Hannover              
 55  Joh Henr Hunger               33       male                   Prussia               
 56  Fried^r Adolph Berkenkamp     35       male                   Prussia               
 57  Friedrike A. Berkenkamp       28       female                 Prussia               
 58  Joh Gerd Schulte              48       male                   Hannover              
 59  Adelheid Schulte              37       female                 Hannover              
 60  Hinrich Schulte                8       male                   Hannover              
 61  Gerhard Schulte                5       male                   Hannover              
 62  Adam Sheer                    38       male                   Prussia               
 63  Elisabeth  Sheer              33       female                 Prussia               
 64  Franz Nolte                   19       male     joiner        Prussia               
 65  Ida Scheer                     8       female                 Prussia               
 66  Cordola Scheer                 6       female                 Prussia               
 67  Joseph Scheer                  4       male                   Prussia               
 68  Anton Trechmann               24       male     teacher       Prussia               
 69  Gertrud Trechmann             24       female                 Prussia               
 70* Gerhard Thietmitt??           20       male     smith         Prussia               
 71* Gertrud Heitthoff             49       female                 Prussia               
 72  Catherina Trechmann           20       female                 Prussia               
 73  Gerd Kiewitt                  40       male     shoemaker     Hannover              
 74  Anna Maria Kiewitt            35       female                 Hannover              
 75  Heinrich Kiewitt              14       male                   Hannover              
 76  Louise Kiewitt                12       female                 Hannover              
 77  August Kiewitt                 9       male                   Hannover              
 78  Friedricke Kiewitt             6       female                 Hannover              
 79  Joh Heinr Kiewitt             23       male                   Hannover              
 80  Joh Hinr Holthaus             29       male     farmer        Hannover              
 81  Anna Maria Holthaus           26       female                 Hannover              
 82  Maria Elisab. Holthaus         7       female                 Hannover              
 83  Heinrich Holthaus              4       female                 Hannover              
 84  Cath Maria Holthaus            2       female                 Hannover              
 85  Maria Engel Bullerdick        20       female                 Hannover              
 86  Heinr. Bringmann              30       male                   Hannover              
 87  Josepha Rolfs                 28       female                 Hannover              
 88  Marie Engel Kiewitt           68       female                 Hannover              
 89  Friedrich Weeke               50       male                   Prussia               
 90  Sophia Weeke                  50       female                 Prussia               
 91  Sophia Weeke                   8y 6m   female                 Prussia               
 92  Elisabeth  Schultze           30       female                 Prussia               
 93  Sophia Schultze                1       female                 Prussia               
 94  Joh^n Heinr Lagemann          52       male                   Prussia               
 95  Cathar. Lagemann              53       female                 Prussia               
 96  Cath Soph. Lagemann           20       female                 Prussia               
 97  Sophia Lagemann               18       female                 Prussia               
 98  Joh^n Heinr Lagemann          11       male                   Prussia               
 99  Friedericke Lagemann          10       female                 Prussia               
100* Herm. Fried. Holscher         42       male                   Prussia               
101* Sophie Elisab. Holscher       34       female                 Prussia               
102* Catharina Holscher            21       female                 Prussia               
103* Friedrich Holscher            19       male                   Prussia               
104* Sophie Holscher               16       female                 Prussia               
105* Friederike Holscher           11       female                 Prussia               
106* Ernst Holscher                 7       male                   Prussia               
107* Rudolph Holscher               2       male                   Prussia               
108  Jadocus Oberhausen            46       male     taylor        Prussia               
109  Elisabeth  Oberhausen         44       female                 Prussia               
110  Lisetta Oberhausen            23       female                 Prussia               
111  Cathar. Oberhausen            21       female                 Prussia               
112  Max Oberhausen                19       male                   Prussia               
113  Josephine Oberhausen          17       female                 Prussia               
114  Theresia Oberhausen           15       female                 Prussia               
115  Antoinette Oberhausen         13       female                 Prussia               
116  Rosine Oberhausen             11       female                 Prussia               
117  Franz Oberhausen               8       male                   Prussia               
118  Carl Trilinghausen            34       male     tanner        Prussia               
119  Adam Trilinghausen            23       male                   Prussia               
120  Gertrud Trilinghausen         20       female                 Prussia               
121  Elisabeth  Trilinghausen      11       female                 Prussia               
122  Elisabeth  Trilinghausen      23       female                 Prussia               
123  Lorenz Sasse                  25       male     joiner        Prussia               
124  Ernst Rud. Niehues            41       male     tanner        Prussia               
125  Cath. Marie Niehues           49       female                 Prussia               
126  Meme Niehues                  10       female                 Prussia               
127  Hermann Niehues                6       male                   Prussia               
128  Ernst Niehues                  3       male                   Prussia               
129  Eberhard Niehues              65       male                   Prussia               
130  Catharina Niehues             23       female                 Prussia               
131  Friedrich Steinmeyer          70       male                   Waldeck               
132  Wilhelmine Steinmeyer         54       female                 Waldeck               
133  Friedrich Steinmeyer          27       male                   Waldeck               
134  Carl Steinmeyer               10       male                   Waldeck               
135  Elise Steinmeyer               7       female                 Waldeck               
136  Christian Meyer               24       male                   Waldeck               
137  Christ Schreel                54       male     cooper        Waldeck               
138  Catharina Schreel             56       female                 Waldeck               
139  Carl Schreel                  17       male                   Waldeck               
140  Alwina Schreel                10       female                 Waldeck               
141  Henriette Schreel             19       female                 Waldeck               
142  Carl Albert                   18       male     waggonmaker   Waldeck               
143* Friedrich Steinmeyer          36       male     tanner        Waldeck               
144  Caroline Steinmeyer           32       female                 Waldeck               
145  Fritz Steinmeyer               5       male                   Waldeck               
146  Eduard Steinmeyer              3       male                   Waldeck               
147* Heinr Schafer                 16       male                   Waldeck               
148  Heinr Meyer                   28       male                   Waldeck               
149  Heinrich Berkenkamp           29       male                   Lippe Detmold         
150  Friederike Berkenkamp         27       female                 Lippe Detmold         
151  Henriette Berkenkamp           2y 6m   female                 Lippe Detmold         
152  Adolph Pehle                  40       male                   Lippe Detmold         
153  Wilhelmine Pehle              33       female                 Lippe Detmold         
154  Fried^r Adolph Pehle          11       male                   Lippe Detmold         
155  Wilhelmine Friederike Pehle    7       female                 Lippe Detmold         
156  Wilhelmine Amalia Pehle        4       female                 Lippe Detmold         
157  Fr. Wilh^m Adolph Pehle        1       male                   Lippe Detmold         
158  Joh^n Holscher                42       male                   Prussia               
159  Elisabeth  Holscher           39       female                 Prussia               
160  Maria Adelheid Holscher       14       female                 Prussia               
161  Herm Heinr. Holscher           9       male                   Prussia               
162  Maria Gertrud Holscher         6       female                 Prussia               
163  Joh Theodor Holscher           3       male                   Prussia               
164  Cath. Elisabeth Holscher       1       female                 Prussia               
165  Maria Dahlmann                30       female                 Prussia               
166* Joh Heinr Hackelberg          17       male                   Prussia               
167  Trina Adelheid Dettrot        20       female                 Prussia               
168  Joh^n Bernd Talkamp           40       male                   Hannover              
169  Cath. Maria Talkamp           29       female                 Hannover              
170  Bernd Died^r Talkamp              9m   male                   Hannover              
171  Gerd Wilh^m Wilke             45       male                   Hannover              
172  Catharine Wilke               27       female                 Hannover              
173  Maria Engel Wilke              3       female                 Hannover              
174  Wilhelm Wilke                  1       male                   Hannover              
175  Carl Theodor Vennigerholz     21       male     merchant      Hannover              
176* Henry Clay                                                                         


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.

*  All passengers intended to stay in the United States, therefore this coloumn was 
   eliminated. 


  1 - 9:   Bernebruck is spelled with u Umlaut. "Kingdom of Hannover" is written 
           underneath Bernebruck.
 12:       "died on the passage of consumption Nov. 12" is written at the end of the line.
 12 & 13:  Kuhtmann is spelled with u Umlaut. The last name could be Keihtmann.
 16 & 17:  the last name could be Merse.
 21:       Lubbers is spelled with u Umlaut.
 22:       the last name could be Deil.
 39:       Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
 70:       surname had been overwritten so it was hard to decipher.
 71:       the last name could be Hutthoff with u Umlaut.
100 - 107: Holscher is spelled with o Umlaut.
143:       A large "X" was seen after the surname, he might have died during the voyage.
147:       Schafer is spelled with a Umlaut.
166:       Hackelberg is spelled with a Umlaut.
176:       born on the passage, mother not shown.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 19.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 November 2008



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