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Bark Therese



Bremerhaven, Germany to New York
10 September 1860

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, C Hohorst, Master of the Bark Therese do solemnly, sincerely, and truly __________ 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 of the said Bark at Bremen from which port said Bark 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, (Signed) C Hohorst
Sworn to this 10 Sept 1860 Before me (signed) J White
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bremen Bark Therese whereof C Hohorst is Master, from Bremerhaven, burthen 592 tons.
Columns represent: Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the Voyage
 
  1* Friedrik Mittes        27y     male   A?????? of C?????    Germany    New York      Cabin         
  2  Peter Mali             32y     male   minister             Germany    Albany   
  3  Antonia Mali           26y     female                                 Albany              
  4* Maria Herneg           28y     f                           Germany    Detroy        cabin                
  5* Maria Diedrick         16y     f                                      Detroy                
  6  Carl Seidel            25y     m                                      Baltimore          
  7  Rebecca Feldmann       20y     f                                      Baltimore
  8  Wilhelm Brinknoll      28y     m      Carpenter        
  9  Anna wife              24y     f        
 10  Ferdinand Aut          24y     m      Chemist                         Newyork
 11  Anna Giegner           58y     f
 12  Maria Hecht            28y     f
 13  Johannes Lohmann       33y     m      farmer
 14  Elisabeth wife         36y     f
 15* Caspar D??????         ??y     m                                      Pitsburg         
 16  Elisabeth wife         29y     f
 17  Margrethe daughter      9y     f
 18  Heinrich son            6y     m
 19  Johann                  2y     m
 20  Carl Floch             17y     m
 21  Margrethe Floch        22y     f
 22  Casper Kroth           31y     m                                      Newyork
 23* Casper Schmidt         23y     m      Blaksmith
 24  Christine Heidmanse    23y     f                          Newyork     Newyork
 25  Joseph Hegen           34y     m      Coopersmith         Germany
 26  Cathrine wife          30y     f
 27  Anna                    7y     f
 28  Antonia                 4y     f
 29  Elisabeth                  12m f
 30  Johann Dysel           35y     m      Joiner
 31  Maria wife             29y     f
 32  John Herst             47y     m      Joiner
 33  Marie Herst            17y     f
 34  Rudolph Rugensberg     37y     m      Painter             Newyork     Newyork
 35* August Bringer         25y     m      Deger               Germany     Evansville
 36  Maria wife             24y     f
 37* Hermann ????defer      26y     m      farmer                          Newyork
 38* Heinrich Lange         25y     m      farmer                          Cincinati
 39  Arnold Voldeke         25y     m      Painter
 40  Marie Heinrich         18y     f
 41  Marie Grism            17y     f                                      Rochester
 42  Babette Dressel        14y     f
 43* Georg Weddingel        50y     m      Deger
 44  Elisabeth wife         47y     f
 45  Kunigunde daughter     13y     f 
 46  Heinrich Grossheim     25y     m      Joiner                          Philadelphia
 47  Caroline Grossheim     23y     f                                      Newyork
 48  Wilhelm Kuhlmann       27y     m      farmer
 49  Elisabeth Weedemeyer   24y     f  
 50  Christian Fuchs        37y     m
 51  Caroliene wife         26y     f
 52  Joh^s Naumann          52y     m
 53  Elisabeth wife         54y     f
 54  Heinrich son           19y     m
 55  Johannes son           16y     m
 56  Georg son              11y     m
 57  Johann Deitzel         22y     m
 58  Heinrich Naumann       32y     m
 59  Elisabeth wife         23y     f
 60  Georg son               6y     m
 61  Johannes son            4y     m
 62  Maria daughter             10m f
 63* Adam Schirner          24y     m      ??????                          Milwiky
 64* Christine              22y     f
 65* Margrethe              17y     f
 66  Christian John         23y     m      Miller
 67  Adam Plass             24y     m      farmer
 68  Adolph Bramm           18y     m      brewer
 69  Mary Dedmeyer          19y     f                                      Pittsburg
 70  Georg Rudolph          28y     m      Shoemaker                       Monroe
 71  Margrethe wife         28y     f
 72  Eleanore Korc          18y     f
 73  Wilhelmine Fordmann    17y     f
 74  Louis Harms            31y     m      Goldsmith
 75  Marcus Bahr            15y     m
 76  Anna Fiedler           30y     f                                      St Louis
 77  Adam Kuhlmann          34y     m      farmer            United States
 78  John Seitz             58y     m      farmer            Germany
 79* Marie ?issness         32y     f                                      Pensburg
 80  Heinrich Markemus      29y     m      farmer
 81  Johannes Kaiser        54y     m      Smith
 82  Mendel Schmal          19y     m      ???smith
 83  Wilhelm Kretzanberg    17y     m      smith
 84  Georg Spillner         20y     m      Shoemaker
 85  Martha Stich           18y     f
 86  Eloise sister           2y     f
 87* Jacob Schuster         39y     m      Mason                           Cograndon
 88  Cathrine wife          34y     f
 89  Jacob                   6y     m
 90  Carl                        9m m
 91  Michel Simon           48y     m      farmer                          Newyork
 92  Christine wife         35y     f
 93  Louise                 15y     f 
 94  Frederick              10y     m
 95  Marie                   8y     f
 96  Gretchen                6y     f
 97  Christoff               4y     m 
 98  Wilhelm                 2y     m
 99  Johann Schmalz         33y     m      Mason
100  Anna wife              38y     f
101  Michel                 16y     m
102  Georg son              11y     m
103  Marie daughter          7y     f
104  Christine Luther       26y     f                                      Newyork
105  Charlotte Reichenbach  20y     f
106* Gustav John            22y     m      Taylor
107* Henry Wagner           53y     m      Cartwright                      Pensburg
108  Julius Danz            14y     m
109* Jacob Klein            38y     m      Cigarmaker                      Pitsburg
110  Adolph Giesan          28y     m      Goldsmith                       New York
111  Ludwig Knich           30y     m      farmer
112  Sophia Ansbacher       18y     f
113  Regine Ansbacher       16y     f 
114  Alwine Busch           18y     f
115  Paul Hollfelder        28y     m      
116  Elisabeth Nurnberger   34y     f 
117  Wilhelm Hesse          24y     m      Smith                           Ohio
118  August Rosenhan        24y     m      Smith                           Wisconsin
119  Marie Schertes         46y     f                                      New York
120  Eloise Schmidt         21y     f
121  Monika Burg            30y     f
122  Otto Kirnstein         23y     m      Smith                           Philadelphia
123  Siegfried Ferbet       36y     m      farmer                          Michigan
124* ???????? wife          35y     f
125  Alberdine daughter     12y     f
126  Albert son             10y     m
127  Julius                  8y     m
128  Reinholtz               7y     m
129  Carl                    5y     m
130  Hermann                 3y     m
131  Berta                       9m f
132* Julius Schafer         24y     m      Taylor                          Newyork
133  Anna Weidhand          54y     f
134  Conrad Wolff           29y     m      farmer                          Philadelphia
135  Cathrine wife          26y     f
136  Georg Jacob            26y     m
137  Cathrine wife          25y     f
138  Julius Dobeke          27y     m      Barber
139  Carl Woche             23y     m      Barber                          Newyork
140  Caspar Kaufmann        34y     m      farmer
141  Wilhelm Kaufmann       30y     m
142  Georg Seidlers         26y     m      Joiner                          Utica
143  Frederica Neelson      15y     f
144  Doris Leide            17y     f
145  Man Vogt               28y     m      baker                           New York
146  John Haeslick          48y     m      baker                           Michigan
147  Anna Sophia wife       44y     f
148  Gottfried son          21y     m
149  Gottlieb               12y     m
150  Minna                  14y     f
151  August                 10y     m
152  Marie                   8y     f
153* Pauliene                5y    
154* Carl                    2y  6m 
155  Mary Kunst             24y     f                                      New York
156* Bernhard Hack          38y     m     Tensmith  
157* August Rinneberger     20y     m     Tensmith
158  Wilhelm Gerlach        39y     m     Weaver
159  Edward Nestel          21y     m     Weaver             Germany
160  Carl Dickmann          19y     m     Smith
161  Emil Dickmann          21y     m     Smith
162  Marie Dickmann         17y     f
163  Mary Fink              21y     f
164  Gerhard Landsiedel     18y     m     Miller
165  Johannes Landsiedel    34y     m     Miller
166  Marie wife             38y     f
167  Johannes son            8y     m
168  Cathrine daughter           9m f
169  Gustav Wilhelm         20y     m     Smith
170  Edward Debelers        19y     m     Merchant
171  Paul Fischer           27y     m     Cooper
172  Christian Heissa       25y     m     Cooper
173  Georg Schachmeyer      38y     m     Smith
174  August Grimm           37y     m     Smith
175  Ludwig Schmidt         44y     m     Tanner
176* Heinrich Schutz        32y     m     farmer                          Pitsburg
177  Cathrine wife          22y     f
178  Conrad Sittners        40y     m     farmer                          Philadelphia
179  Julia wife             30y     f
180  Anna Chathrine dag       9y     f
181  Cathreine               8y     f
182  Cathreine                   9m f
183  Elisabeth Neumann      42y     f
184  Elisabeth Dahl         19y     f                                     Pitsburg
185  Johannes Dahl          16y     m
186  Christian Arnold       26y     m
187  Peter Vogt             18y     m     Cartwright                   
188  Christian Kohler       53y     m     farmer                          Philadelphia
189  Elisabeth wife         52y     f
190  Wilhelm son            17y     m
191  Henry Neumann          25y     m     Shoemaker                       New York
192  Marie wife             25y     f
193  Cathrine daughter           9m f
194* Conrad ???????         16y     m     Blaksmith
195  Auguste Blume          25y     f
196* Carl Ebeling           35y     m     Musician                        Richmind
197  Regine Roth            19y     f
198  Caspar Shmidt          26y     m     Shoemaker                       Boston
199  Gottlieb Schulz        26y     m     Weaver                          Wisconsin
200* Christian Frisch       25y     m     Cooper                          Harisburg
201  Nicolaus Adenjahn      28y     m     farmer                          Newyork
202  Cathrine wife          28y     f
203  Johannes son            7y     m
204* Babet son               4y     f
205  Anna Maria              3y     f
206  Barbara mother         57y     f
207* Jacob Gardner          28y     m     Taylor           United States
208  Ludwig Delmuller       21y     m     farmer           Germany
209  Valatin Eichhorn       26y     m     farmer                          Philadelphia
210* Frederick Dorchel      59y     m     Taylor
211* Julius son             20y     m     Taylor
212  Mathias Huglen         40y     m     farmer                          ????
213  Christene wife         34y     f
214  Gottfried son          15y     m
215* Theodor ??????         26y     m     Sigarmaker                      New York                 
216* Carl Lindemann         28y     m     Sigarmaker
217* Leo Geulen             25y     m     Sigarmaker
218  Henry Metz             39y     m     farmer
219  Elisabeth wife         37y     f
220  Conrad son             15y     m
221  Kunigunde               9y     f
222  Anna Hassler           35y     f
223* Henry Fischer          31y     m                      United States St. Pauls
224  Anna wife              21y     f                      Germany
225* Seligmann Selig        59y     m     Sigarmaker                     New York
226  Setta wife             58y     f
227* Jacob Selig son        27y     m     Sigarmaker
228  Setta wife             28y     f
229  Wilhelm schneidess     18y     m
230* Christian Schulen      30y     m     Tanner
231  Elisabeth wife         27y     f
232  Michel Strauss         26y     m     Brewer
233  Johanne wife           28y     f
234  Christine Richter      26y     f
235* Christoff Block        36y     m     Sigarmaker
236  Marie wife             32y     f
237  Carl Kopp              36y     m     farmer                         Syracuse
238* Valatin Hasenzahl      25y     m     Sadler
239* Anton Rittmuller       33y     m     farmer                         Penselvania
240* Carl Neidhard          71y     m     Butsher                        Newyork
241* Carl Althoff           15y     m     Taylor
242  Diedrich Ringess       19y     m
243  Anna Eckhard           17y     f
244  Gustav Magnitzky       20y     m     Smith
245* ??????? ???????        22y     m     Taylor
246* ?????? ????fe          25y     m     Joiner                         St. Louis
247  Marie wife             26y     f                                    Philadelphia
248  Christian Cagel        20y     m     Smith                          Newyork
249  Adolph Frank           20y     m     Shoemaker
250  Johann Meger           20y     m     Shoemaker
251  Heinrich Krach         26y     m     Barber 
252  Theodor Levidese       25y     m     Barber
253  Magdalena Deutsch      40y     f
254  Maria daughter          9y     f
255  Ferdinand               7y     m
256  Emielie                 3y     f
257  Antonia                 2y     f
258  Ernst Banes            16y     m     Smith
259* Frederick Krusa        26y     m     Weaver                            Milwaky 
260  August Leussan         23y     m     farmer                            Newyork
261  Anna Melenfeld         18y     f
262  Julius Firkel          24y     m     farmer
263  Caroline wife          26y     f
264* Mathilde                    9m 
265* Conrad Kuhn            15y     


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to quality of original
 document.   
The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.

The vessel is referred to as both Bark Therese and Bremen Bark Therese in the sworn statement.

The column, "Died on the voyage" was eliminated from this transcription as there were no deaths 
on this passage.

In many instances, the surname is omitted for wives and children.  The word "wife," "son,"
 "daughter," "mother" are written, in most instances.

New York is frequently spelled as one word, i.e. Newyork.  

The passengers have been numbered by the transcriber, as no numbers appeared on the manifest.

New York is sometimes written as one word, i.e. Newyork.

The following notes are listed by passenger number:


   1       Unable to decipher occupation
   4-5     Detroy is most likely a misspelling of Detroit.
  15       Surname is smeared and not legible.
  23       Blaksmith is misspelling of blacksmith.
  35       Occupation appears to read Deger; unable to find this occupation in German
           occupation sources.
  37       Surname not legible; could begin with H.
  38       Cincinati is misspelling ob Cincinnati.
  43       Umlaut over o in first name.  Occupation appears to be Deger but cannot locate
           this occupation in German occupation sources.
  63       Unable to decipher occupation.
  64-65    No surname given.
  79       First letter of surname could be an L.
  87       Unable to ascertain what spelling of destination might be.
 106       Taylor is misspelling of tailor.
 107-109   Destination is probably a misspelling of Pittsburg.
 124       Name is marked through.
 132       Taylor is misspelling of tailor.
 153-154   No sex given.
 156-157   Tensmith is probably misspelling of tinsmith.
 176       U umlaut in surname
 194       Surname is illegible; blaksmith is misspelling of blacksmith.
 196       Richmind is likely a misspelling of Richmond.
 200       Harisburg is likely a misspelling of Harrisburg.
 204       Sex should probably be female, due to feminine name.
 207       Taylor is misspelling of tailor.
 210-211   Taylor is misspelling of tailor.
 215       Surname not legible; could be Striese.  Occupation is probably misspelling of
           cigarmaker.
 216-217   Occupation is probably misspelling of cigarmaker.
 223       Destination is probably St. Paul.
 225-227   Occupation is probably misspelling of cigarmaker.
 230       U umlaut in surname
 235       Occupation is probably misspelling of cigarmaker.
 238       Occupation is probably misspelling of saddler.
 239       U umlaut in surname
 240       Occupation is probably misspelling of butcher. Destination is misspelling of
           Pennsylvania.
 241       Taylor is misspelling of tailor.
 245-246   Names are smeared and illegible.  
 259       Milwaky is probably a misspelling of Milwaukee.
 264-265   No sex given.                         
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 204, List 866.
Transcribed by Patricia Capps member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 February 2009



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