Bark Stella
I, B. Steengrafe*, Master of the "Stella", 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 Stella at Bremen from which Port the said (blank) 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) B. Steengrafe*
Sworn to, this 27th March 1867,
Before me. (Signature) ???????, D.C.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Brem. Bark Stella whereof B. Steengrafe* is Master, from Bremen, burthen 695 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* Hermann Plump 28y5m M Painter U.S.T. 2nd Cabin
2 Heinrich Schundts 34y2m M Clerk Prussia Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
3 Fr. Aug. Pape 19y3m M Joiner Bremen New York 2nd Cabin
4 Charlotte Munzing 22y7m F Wurtemberg Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
5 Wilhelm Werner 26y4m M Waiter Bremen Philadelphia 2nd Cabin
6 Fritz Held 24y2m M Saddler Hanover Chicago 2nd Cabin
7 G. H. de Buirr 22y5m M Painter Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
8 Hermann Etzold 30y2m M Farmer Saxonia New York 2nd Cabin
9 Johann Graalmann 24y3m M Painter Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
10 Johann Holstenkamp 44y5m M Taylor Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
11 M. Fred. Wolffram 28y3m M Taylor Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
12 Carl Boehringer 27y5m M Painter Wurtemberg New York 2nd Cabin
13 Johann Meyer 32y0m M Miller Bavaria Michigan 2nd Cabin
14 Martin Dierssen 17y8m M Baker Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
15 Joh. Fr. Finder 26y5m M Miller Prussia Chicago 2nd Cabin
16* Auguste Hubert 20y5m F Prussia Chicago 2nd Cabin
17 Ludwig Gross 26y5m M Merchant Wurtemberg Sulivan County 2nd cabin
18 Johann Fischer 20y10m M Ropemaker Wurtemberg Pennsylvania 2nd Cabin
19 Adrian Gundlach 44y0m M Merchant Saxonia New York 2nd Cabin
20 Jacob Kimmel 17y3m M Farmer Saxonia New York 2nd Cabin
21* Adalbert Schutzner 46y2m M Weaver Bohemia Pittsburg 2nd Cabin
22 Anton Ivetz 28y1m M Farmer Austria Chicago 2nd Cabin
23 Georg Andreas Kraemer 24y0m M Smith Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
24 Pauline Marg. Curlin 26y5m F Wurtemberg New York 2nd Cabin
25 Joseph Scala 36y0m M Carpenter Austria New York 2nd Cabin
26 Joseph C Rambisch 33y8m M Farmer Austria Chicago 2nd Cabin
27* Joseph Stuckel 35y1m M Farmer U.S.T. New York 2nd Cabin
28 J. Baptist Heess 20y2m M Merchant Hessia New York 2nd Cabin
29* Henry Voigt 25y3m M Clerk U.S.T. 2nd Cabin
30 Friedrich Krage 22y6m M Teacher Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
31 Bernhard Rudolph 26y7m M Engineer Reuss New York 2nd Cabin
32 Peter Pierron 21y3m M Carpenter Rheinpfalz St. Louis 2nd Cabin
33 Heinrich Pierron 18y2m M Carpenter Rheinpfalz St. Louis 2nd Cabin
34 Julie Lindner 20y7m F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
35* Mathilde Kruger 20y0m F Prussia Indiana 2nd Cabin
36 Jacob Wretschner 35y6m M Merchant Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
37 Latte Wretschner 24y1m F Prussia New York 2nd Cabin
38 Heinrich Hofmeister 23y2m M Joiner Wurtemberg New York 2nd Cabin
39* Matthias Chak 28y3m M Segarmaker Bohemia New York 2nd Cabin
40 Arthur V. Sennen 19y7m M Merchant Prussia New Orleans 2nd Cabin
41 Louis Alberts 25y2m M Merchant Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
42 Carl Deckemann 22y2m M Butcher Bavaria New York 2nd Cabin
43 Heinrich Gugel 22y0m M Clerk Austria New York 2nd Cabin
44 Pussus Conrad 21y2m M Baker Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
45 Boyesina Poppinger 29y11m F Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
46 Gesina Poppinger 3y9m F Hanover New York 2nd Cabin
47 Franz Duschak 23y1m M Merchant Hungary New York 1st Cabin
48* Hermann Hess 24y11m M Merchant U.S.T. 1st Cabin
49 Diedrich Schilling 18y9m M Merchant Bremen New York 1st Cabin
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 transcriber numbers all the passengers consecutively 1 through 49, even
though the recorder of the original manifest did not number the passengers.
"Male" and "Female" in the Sex column are shortened to "M" and "F" for formatting
reasons.
* The Captain's surname appears to be either "Steengrap" or "Steengrafe".
1 A notation associated with this passenger states the he "landed in the Bremen
Bark Geestein??ille 1858", likely implying that the passenger previously
entered the United States in 1858.
10-11 Passenger's Occupation is recorded as "Taylor", likely implying "Tailor".
16 Surname appears to be either "Hubert" or "Hubers".
21 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Schutzner".
27 A notation asssociated with this passenger states that he "Landed in New York
in 1862, likely implying that the passenger previously
entered the United States in 1862.
29 A notation associated with this passenger states the he "landed in the Bremen
Bark Columbus in 1861", likely implying that the passenger previously
entered the United States in 1861.
35 There is an umlaut above the "u" in surname "Kruger".
39 Passenger's Occupation is recorded as "Segarmaker", likely implying "Cigarmaker".
48 A notation associated with this passenger states the he "landed in the Bremen
Str. Bremen in February 1862", likely implying that the passenger previously
entered the United States in 1862.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 277, List 231.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 October 2008
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