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Brig Alvina


Printed for J.H. Barnes, Ship & Insurance Broker,
opposite the Custom House, Philadelphia by Russell & Martien

Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia
4 September 1837
D.31
REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Alvinaa whereof J. S. Kortlang is Master from Bremen, Germany, burthen 70 tons, and owned by _________ of Bremen and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Passenger number, name, age, sex, occupation, country they belong to, country they intend to reside*.
    
  1  A. W. Dessaner          24    male     merchant                                 
  2* Urlan Wick              39    male     butcher                                  
  3  Anna M. Wick            36    female                                            
  4  Barbette Wick            3    female                                            
  5* Michael He?man          26    male     shoemaker                                
  6  John C. Geyer           27    male     farmer                                   
  7  Mary Meyer              22    female                                            
  8  Jacob Schechmann        27    male     weaver                                   
  9* John Z. Jesberger       48    male     weaver                                   
 10  Congunda Jesberger      48    female                                            
 11  Magdalenda Jesberger    21    female                                            
 12  George Jesberger        16    male                                              
 13  Magdalena Jesberger     12    female                                            
 14  Fred^k Jesberger        57    male     weaver                                   
 15  Ann B. Jesberger        37    female                                            
 16  Magdalena Jesberger     29    female                                            
 17  Ann B. Jesberger         2    female                                            
 18  And^w Boos              24    male     tailer                                   
 19  Appelenia Zahnder       22    female                                            
 20  George F. Geibel        27    male     farmer                                   
 21  Ann M. Geibel           22    female                                            
 22* Joseph H?mberger        26    male     butcher                                  
 23  Esther Beck             25    female                                            
 24  Barbette Holander       29    female   butcher                                  
 25  John Wandell            34    male                                              
 26  Ricka Wandell            5    female                                  
 27  Charles Ziegerspeck     32    male     shoemaker                                   
 28  W^m  Leh                26    male     cartwright    
 29  John N. Spindel         48    male     farmer                                  
 30* Lazarus ?annz?ucker?    34    male     glazier                                  
 31* Christopoter Zi?n       26    male     butcher                              
 32  Jo^s Eckstein           39    male     stovemaker                                  
 33  Moses Ellinger          30    male     turner                                         
 34  Sarah Lessegberger      29    female                                      
 35  Cha^s F. Heidel         19    male     weaver                                
 36  Gottlieb Memmert        23    male     goldsmith                                     
 37  Eng^t W. Ruben          28    male     dyer                                   
 38  Eng^t Adam              31    male     joiner                                        
 39* Fred^k Neubert          30    male     ?                                   
 40  Henry Flemming          20    male     farmer                                  
 41  Heinz Fritsch           44    male     saddler                                         
 42  Elizabeth Fritsch       33    female                                            
 43  Sophia Fritsch          10    female                                            
 44  Hanchen Fritsch          8    female                                            
 45  Dorothea Fritsch         4    female                                            
 46  Henry Fritsch            1    male                                              
 47  Maria Hulsemann         21    female                                            
 48  Ann Hulsemann           19    female   farmer                                   
 49  Jacob Molly             40    male     trader                                   
 50  Nathan Katzenberger     33    male                                              
 51  Sarah Katzenberger      28    female                                            
 52  Leon Katzenberger        7    male     goldsmith                                
 53  John W. Koffmann        23    male                                              
 54  Therese Koffmann        19    female   turner                                   
 55* Fred^k Krau?h           23    male     potter                                   
 56  John G. Volbrath        27    male                                              
 57  Cath. Steiner           22    female   tailer                                   
 58  Geo. G. Pfeiffer        35    male                                              
 59  Wilhelmina Pfeiffer     40    female   weaver                                   
 60  Solomon Levy            20    male                                              
 61  Jetta Levy              24    female   potter                                   
 62  John G. Mauck           28    male     farmer                                   
 63  Henry Feltschmann       15    male                                              
 64  Ann E. Feltschmann      26    female                                            
 65  Marg^t Feltschmann      19    female                                            
 66* Sophia Ta?king          38    female                                            
 67  Dorothea Tassking       12    female   farmer                                   
 68  Cha^s F. Hartmann       45    male                                              
 69* Sophia L. Hartmann      2?    female                                            
 70  Cha^s F. Hartmann       12    male                                              
 71  Christian F. Hartmann    7    male                                              
 72  Louisa Hartmann          3    female   farmer                                   
 73  Cha^s F. Boke           22    male     farmer                                   
 74  W^m Rosener             24    male                                              
 75  Christina Rosener       20    female   farmer                                   
 76  Cha^s L. Hoff           34    male     farmer                                   
 77  Cha^s H. Hoff           26    male     farmer                                   
 78  Christian F. Brand      23    male     farmer                                   
 79  Cha^s F. Klasing        57    male                                              
 80  Maria Klasing           50    female                                            
 81  Cha^s Klasing           12    male     farmer                                   
 82  Anton Wahtner           22    male                                              
 83  Christine Shildmeyer    32    female                                            
 84  Henry Shildmeyer         2    male                                              
 85  Cha^s Shildmeyer         1    male     farmer                                   
 86  Cha^s H. Lubking        21    male     farmer                                   
 87  Jacob Niedermann        26    male                                              
   

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.

*  Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber to aid search.
*  All passengers intended to reside in the U.S. therefore this column is not shown.


  2  Age is questionable, the 3 is definite but the figure in the ones is not.
  5  Surname may be Herman or Heinman.
  9-17 First letter of surname is questionable. 
 22  Surname may be Hamberger or Humberger.
 30  Surname is questionable, may be ?lkasenbacker.
 31  Surname maybe Zinn or Ziern.
 39  Occupation can not be read, blacked out by tape or ink smear.
 55  Surname may be Kraush.
 66  Surname may be TasskinG or Tapking.
 69  Age had been overwritten in the ones column, age may be 24 or 26.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 52.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 May 2009



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