Ship Orpheus
I, Joh. Philip Wessels do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full an perfect list of all passengers taken on board the said vessel at Bremerhaven from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each 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.
Sworn to this 3d June _____. So help me God, Jh. Ph. Wessel
Before me (signature of port authority unclear)
List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Brem. Ship Orpheus whereof Joh. Ph. Wessels is Master, from Bremen, burthen 612 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender occupation, country of origin* and destination.
I Cabin
1 Lauretta Hoyt 25y 4m female Oregon
2 Henriette Hoyt 4 female Oregon
3 Johanna Dingelstedt 23 female Ohio
4 Sophie Siedentop 25 female Ohio
5 August Ostersoth 27 male taylor Ohio
6 Wilhelmine Ostersoth 25 female Ohio
7* Ferdinand Bocke 25y 4m male farmer Ohio
8* Rudolf Alton? 28 male Apothecary New York
II Cabin
9 Hermann Thuer 60 male taylor New York
10 Jenne Thuer 38 female New York
11 Lisette Thuer 25 female New York
12 Angela Kiessenbeck 22 female Ohio
13 Christine Sanders 24 female Ohio
14 Adelgunde Pfau 25 female New York
15 August Kluge 25y10m male miller New York
16 Wilhelm Wolter 24 male butcher New York
17 Fritz Meyer 19 male Cigarmaker New York
18 Johann Engelsking 20 female New York
19* August Schroder 24 male taylor New York
20* Helene Schroder 25 female New York
21 Hermann Grieme 18 male waiter New York
22 Elisabeth Huhn 17 female New York
23 Margarethe Finke 20 female New York
24 Sophia Hildebrandt 19 female New York
25 Heinrich Lange 17 male clerk New York
26 Heinrich Zimmermann 14 male clerk New York
27 Joseph Weber 34y 1m male brewer Michigan
28* Joseph Sisseck 23 male butcher Michigan
29 Ernst Richter 20y 6m male shoolteacher Pensilvanien
30 Carl Haverkamp 29 male farmer Pensilvanien
31 Elisabeth Innemann 24 female New York
32 Maria Meinersmann 27 female New York
33* Ludwig Luckel 36 male farmer New York
34* Agnes Luckel 26 female New York
35 Conrad Weigl 38 male farmer Iowa
36 Catharine Paul 29 female Iowa
37 Marianne Weitzel 26 female Iowa
38 Ludwig Rehl 32 male taylor New York
39 Valentin Pfeffer 27 male farmer Canada
40 Christian Weipert 24 male farmer Pensilvanien
41 Magarethe Weipert 23 female Pensilvanien
42 Georg Weipert 2 male Pensilvanien
43 Georg Weipert 18 male farmer Pensilvanien
44 Sebald Laubach 50 male farmer West Canada
45 Wilhelm Pecks 23 male farmer Illinois
46 Beta Hohorst 19 female Maryland
47 Wilhelm Grumm 36 male Smith Illinois
48 Sophie Grumm 34 female Illinois
49 Anke Grumm 50 female Illinois
50 Heinrich Grumm 6 male Illinois
51* one Suckling
52 Harm Helgens 29 male farmer Illinois
53 Gretje Helgens 29 female Illinois
54 Harm Helgens 5 male Illinois
55 Anke Helgens 3 female Illinois
56 Friedrich Fischer 29 male butcher New York
57 Henriette Fischer 24 female New York
58* One Suckling
59 Werner Listmann 19 male Shumaker New York
60* Juliane Bernges 21 female New York
61 Elisabeth Schneider 18 female Albany
62* Diedrich Balster 32 male farmer Illinois
63* Rosette Balster 32 female Illinois
64* Hermina M. J. Balster 1y 7m female Illinois
65 Carl Beutel 68 male taylor Illinois
66 Gesche Beutel 72 female Illinois
67* Wilhelm Muller 16 male clerk New York
68* Sophie Muller 20 female New York
69 Christian Spumer 40 male butcher New York
70 Heinrich Kimpel 24y10m male weaver Ohio
71* Nicolaus Huderich 27 male farmer Penselvania
72 Johannes Kraft 23 male cartwright Canada
73 Catharine Schumann 22y 2m female Penselvania
74 Magarethe Hildenbrandt 23y10m female Penselvania
75 Magarethe Dahmer 18 female New York
76 Elisabeth Horeis 21 female New York
77 Johannes Appel 23 male mason New York
78 Anselm Schmidte 30y10m male farmer New York
79 Heinrich Langorsch 24y 5m male farmer Chicago
80 Johanne Langorsch 22 female Chicago
81* One Suckling
82* Theodor Brumer 32 male Theologian Ohio
Between Decks passengers:
83 Jacob Michel 41 male taylor Milwauky
84 Louise Michel 36 female Milwauky
85 Franz Michel 11 male Milwauky
86 Clara Michel 8 female Milwauky
87 Bertha Michel 6 female Milwauky
88 Anna Michel 5 female Milwauky
89 Louise Michel 3 female Milwauky
90 Catharine Philipps 5 female New York
91 Johannes Philipps 44 male cooper New York
92 Elisabeth Philipps 37 female New York
93 Conrad Philipps 8 male New York
94 Elisabeth Philipps 7 female New York
95 Joachim Ziems 23 male taylor New York
96 Dorethe Krieck 18 female New York
97 Catharine Diekel 15 female New York
98 Catharine Wissig 16 female New York
99 Christoph Schneider 31 male cooper New York
100 Elisabeth Schneider 27 female New York
101 Louise Schneider 3 female New York
102* Louise Muller 19 female New York
103* Elisabeth Muller 16 female New York
104 Elise Kommer 18 female New York
105* Catharine B??sening 16 female New York
106 Albert Reis 26 male carpenter New York
107 Friedrich Friedhoff 26 male taylor New York
108 Minna Schmidt 15 female New York
109 Ludwig Hinrichs 17y 6m male farmer New York
110* Claus Buther 40 male farmer Chicago
111* Maria Buther 31 female Chicago
112* Diedrich Buther 7 male Chicago
113 Maria Buther 5 female Chicago
114* Claus Mollenhauer 36 male carpenter Westconsien
115 Catharine Mollenhauer 40 female Westconsien
116 Minna Mollenhauer 4 female Westconsien
117 Wilhelm Albers 19 male carpenter Westconsien
118 Wilhelmine Ramme 12 female Chicago
119* Heinrich Coln 13 male Michigan
120 Marie Scheffler 39 female Michigan
121 August Heye 13 male Cicago
122 Christine Heins 22y 6m female Cicago
123 Wilhelm Ramme 38 male shomacker Cicago
124 Marie Ramme 39 female Cicago
125 Heinrich Ramme 7 male Cicago
126 Caroline Ramme 5 female Cicago
127* One Suckling
128 Claus Jost 17 male farmer New York
129 Sophie Jost 14 female New York
130 Christoph Dohl 18 male farmer New York
131 Christoph Schalk 26 male farmer Long Island
132 Marie Schalk 26 female Long Island
133* One Suckling
134 Heinrich Hage 23 male farmer Illionois
135* Heinrich Doscher 17 male farmer New York
136 Friedrich Starke 21 male farmer New York
137 Fritz Dieckmann 27 male farmer New York
138 Caroline Dieckmann 26 female New York
139 Carl Carstenhorst 26 male mason New York
140 Catharine Lilienthal 21 female Wisconsien
141 Bertha Walter 24y 5m female Louisville
142 Max Hutschler 30 male farmer New York
143 Bernhard Setter 19 male shoemaker Illinois
144 Christoph Linnenkamp 18y 4m male farmer Iowa
145 Anton Linnemann 21 male shomaker Chicago
146 Georg Kimferbuhl 25 male shomaker Buffalo
147* Babara Link 23 female Buffalo
148 Clemens Nass 27 male farmer Illinois
149* Herman ??endel 19 male grocer New York
150 Ludwig Struss 21 male farmer New York
151 Wilhelmine Beck 20 female Canada
152* Magarethe Huhn 18y10m female Canada
153 August Ernst 29 male farmer Canada
154 Joh. Ernst Heiser 24 male farmer Canada
155 Catharine Glaser 21 female New York
156 Caroline Kiessewetter 21y10m female New York
157 Joh. Georg Schellhorn 19 male shomaker New York
158* Catharine Kuhlmann 22 female Pittsburgh
159 Joh. Fried. Grosse 19 male dier New York
160 Martin Grosse 22 male farmer New York
161 Valentin Glinz 21 male taylor New York
162 Friedrich Mayer 40 male farmer Conneticut
163* Hinrich Schroder. 27y 6m male carpenter Indiana
164 Sophie Laue 22 female Indiana
165* Fritz Kruger 30 male farmer Illinois
166* Caroline Kruger 25 female Illinois
167* Friedrich Kruger 2 male Illinois
168* One Suckling
169 Christian Blanke 40 male farmer Chicago
170 Wilhelmine Blanke 40 female Chicago
171 Wilhelmine Blanke 10 female Chicago
172 Ernst Blanke 7y10m male Chicago
173 Louise Blanke 6 female Chicago
174 Caroline Blanke 4 female Chicago
175 Friedrich Schmidt 20 male mason Chicago
176 Friedrich Leweke 20 male mason Michigan
177 Heinrich Tintelnot 48 male farmer Chicago
178 Wilhelmine Tintelnot 19 female Chicago
179 Sophie Tintelnot 37 female Chicago
180 Minna Tintelnot 7 female Chicago
181 Maria Tintelnot 3y 3m female Chicago
182 Louise Diedrich 37 female Penselvanien
183 Friedrich Diedrich 11 male Penselvanien
184 Louise Diedrich 7 female Penselvanien
185 Mathilde Diedrich 4 female Penselvanien
186 Anton Schild 27 male carpenter Chicago
187 Sophie Leweke 22 female Chicago
188 Emil Neese 14y 6m male Chicago
189 Sophie Eich 24 female Michigan
190 Caroline Eich 18 female Michigan
191* Michel Schmidt???? 42 male farmer Milwauky
192* Catharine Schmidt???? 40 female Milwauky
193 Niclaus Denner 31y10m male carpenter Michigan
194 Georg Reichenecker 20 male backer New York
195 Andreas Reichenecker 20 male backer New York
196 Joh. Peter Fritz 30 male miller New York
197 Anna Marie Fritz 30 female New York
198 Maria Fritz 28 female New York
199 Joh. Georg Fritz 3 male New York
200 Caroline Bihle 31 female New York
201 Catharine Geiler 53 female Connecticut
202 Dorothea Geiler 19 female Connecticut
203 Catharine Geiler 16 female Connecticut
204 Ida Hermann 7y10m female Connecticut
205* Pauline ?essinger 19 female Connecticut
206 Maria Lehr 19 female Chicago
207 Joh. Georg Koch 26 male taylor New York
208 Joh. Martin Klingler 22 male shomaker Michigan
209 Babara Klingler 23 female Michigan
210* One Suckling
211 Christiane Ebert 20 female Michigan
212 Gottlob Gminder 24 male weaver Penselvania
213 Agnes Trost 24 female Penselvania
214 Catharine Wurster 25 female Penselvania
215 Johannes Trost 28 male farmer Pittsburgh
216 Peter Trost 25 male farmer Pittsburgh
217 Friedrich Trost 22 male farmer Pittsburgh
218 Erhard Elwerth 45 male printer New York
219 Elisabeth Elwerth 18 female New York
220 Carl Hesse 25 male smith Penselvania
221 Christiane Hesse 20 female Penselvania
222* One Suckling
223* Georg Hack 29 male shoolteacher Maryland
224 Martin Weber 28 male taylor New York
225 Christian Jungling 21 male butcher New York
226 Friedrich Pflaum 16 male cooper Pittsburgh
227 Agnes Grauer 38 female Penselvania
228 Rieke Wilms Grumm 56 male farmer Illinois
229 Anke Marg. Grumm 7 female Illinois
230 Anna Grumm 3 female Illinois
231 Anna Catharine Grumm 20 female Illinois
232 Engeline Grumm 16 female Illinois
233* Bernh. Diedr. Kruger 26 male smith Illinois
234 Joh. Herm. Harms 21 male farmer Illinois
235 Heinr. Carl Frerichs 23 male farmer Illinois
236 Joh. Bernhard Frerichs 33 male farmer Illinois
237 Wupke Maria Frerichs 30 female Illinois
238 Carl Frerichs 6 male Illinois
239 Anke Marg. Frerichs 4 female Illinois
240* One Suckling
241 Carl Beutel 36 male weaver Illinois
242 Gesche Magarethe Beutel 36 female Illinois
243 Diedrich Joh. Beutel 12 male Illinois
244* Joh. Hinrich Kleen 46 male farmer Illinois
245* Catharine Magar. Kleen 39 female Illinois
246* Joh. Gerhard Kleen 15 male Illinois
247* Christiane Kleen 6 female Illinois
248* Anna Maria Kleen 1 female Illinois
249 Hermann Pecks 26 male Illinois
250 Anke Marga. Pecks 24 female Illinois
251 Hinrich von der Hamm 25 male taylor Illinois
252 Catharine v. d. Hamm 20 female Illinois
253 Magarethe Ritterbusch 35y 6m female Illinois
254* Jurgen Ortgiese 55 male farmer Illinois
255 Maria Ortgiese 52 female Illinois
256 Assel Ortgiese 28 female Illinois
257 Gesche Marg. Ortgiese 25 female Illinois
258 Catharine Sophie Ortgiese 23 female Illinois
259 Johann Ortgiese 20 male Illinois
260 Marie Ortgiese 18 female Illinois
261 Jurgen Ortgiese 12 male Illinois
262 Tina Ortgiese 6y10m female Illinois
263 Harm Harms 28 male Illinois
264 Catharine Harms 28 female Illinois
265* One Suckling
266 Michel Heeren 35 male farmer Illinois
267 Anna Elis. Heeren 34 female Illinois
268 Jak. Friedrich Heeren 12 male Illinois
269 Hinrich Heeren 8 male Illinois
270 Alma Mar. Heeren 7 female Illinois
271 Johanne Heeren 4 female Illinois
272 Tina Heeren 2 female Illinois
273 Franz Grube 22 male carpenter New York
274 Heere Ehlers 33 male farmer Iowa
275 Mo?? Ehlers 28 female Iowa
276 Trinke Ehlers 8 female Iowa
277* One Suckling
278 Anna Gerdes 5? female Iowa
279 Maria Orthwein 43 female Cincinati
280 Johannes Orthwein 17 male weaver Cincinati
281 Elisabeth Orthwein 15 female Cincinati
282 Elisabeth Schmidt 18 female Penselvanie
283 Georg Dettner 18 male baker New York
284 Conrad Ockershausen 20 male carpenter New York
285* Ferdinand Gunste 26 male carpenter Ohio
286 Bernhard Fischer 24 male farmer New York
287 Lorenz Sievers 26 male farmer New York
288 August Berg 2? male taylor Ohio
289 Christop Reese 26 male carpenter Ohio
290 Anna Hoppe 17 female New York
291 Moritz Meyer 20 male sattler New York
292 Wilhelmine Friedhoff 19 female New York
293 Georg Ganz 23 male carpenter New York
294 Joh. Herm. Dyrken 25y 4m male cooper New York
295 Hinrich Janssen 20 male farmer Penselvania
296 Carl Meyer 26 male taylor New York
297 Sophie Meyer 26y 4m female New York
298 Friedrich Kruse 25 male taylor Cincinaty
299 Hinrich Cork 19 male farmer Cincinaty
300* Anna Kronke 23 female New York
301 Helene Beutel 29 female Illinois
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call attention to additional information in the passenger notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.
A column for country of origin has been omitted in this listing because all were listed as
from Germany except for passengers #1 and #2 who listed the United States as their origin.
The original lists II Cabin passengers but someone has overwritten that designation with
between decks--I've retained the II cabin designation.
Ortssippenbücher (referenced in the passenger notes for this list) are family lineage books
based on church and civil records of towns in Germany.
7 Bocke (Böcke) has an umlauted o.
8 Surname is either Altona or Altonn.
19-20 Schroder (Schröder) has an umlauted o.
28 Surname may be Sifseck.
33-34 Luckel (Lückel) has an umlauted u.
51 Grumm baby, no name or further information listed on ship's list, but the
Ortssippenbuch for Reepsholt gives her name as Anna Engelina Grumm.
58 Fischer baby, no name or further information listed on ship's list.
60 I believe the surname is Bernges; however the e and r may be u, making the name
Bunges.
62-63 The Reepsholt Ortssippenbuch (entry 242) indicates that the name should be Balsters.
Also, that the child unnamed in this list is most likely Hermina Margargaretha
Johanna Balster.
64 Balster/Bolster baby;no name or further information listed on ship's list.
67-68 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
71 Huderich (Hücerich) has an umlauted u.
81 Langorsch baby; no name or further information listed on ship's list.
82 Brumer (Brümer) has an umlauted u.
102-103 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
105 Surname looks like it may be Borsening.
110-113 Buther (Büther) has an umlauted u.
114 Surname may have an umlauted o.
119 Coln (Cöln) has an umlauted o.
127 Ramme baby; no name or further information listed on ship's list.
133 Schalk baby: no name listed on ship's list but note indicates the child died.
135 Doscher (Döscher) has an umlauted o.
147 Surname may be Linke.
149 Surname seems to be Trendel or Prendel.
152 Huhn (Hühn) has an umlauted u.
158 Kuhlmann (Kühlmann) has an umlauted u.
163 Schroder (Schröder) has an umlauted o.
165-167 Kruger (Krüger) has an umlauted u.
168 Kruger baby; no name or further information listed on ship's list.
191-192 Last letters of surname unclear--looks something like Schmidtberg.
205 First letter of surname unclear--name may be Messinger.
210 Klingler baby; no name or further information listed.
222 Hesse baby: no name or further information listed.
223 Occupation written as weaver then crossed out and shoolteacher entered above it.
233 Kruger (Krüger) has an umlauted u.
240 Frerichs baby; no name listed on ship's list but note indicates the child died.
244-248 The surname should be Kleene according to the Reepsholt Ortssippenbuch, entry 4072.
248 Kleen (Kleene) baby--most likely Anna Maria Kleene, born 13 Jul 1856 at
Wiesederfehn, Ostfriesland. according to the Reepsholt Ortssippenbuch (entry 4072).
254 Jurgen (Jürgen) has an umlauted u.
265 Harms baby; no name listed on ship's list but note indicates the child died.
277 Ehlers baby; no name listed on ship's list.
300 Kronke (Krönke) has an umlauted o.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 174, List 616.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 February 2009
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