Barque Columbus
I, W. Gerdes, Master of the Bremen Barque Columbus, 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 the said Bremen Barque Columbus at Bremen from which port said Bremen Barque Columbus 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.
Sworn to this 2^nd November 1865
So help me God,
(signed) W. Gerdes
REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Barque Columbus whereof W. Gerdes is Master from Bremen, burthen 624 tons, and owned by A. C Lombard and others of Boston and bound to Philadelphia.
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
Second Cabin and Steerage Passengers
177 Bernhard Niemann 49 male farmer Hannover Illinios
178 Marianne Niemann 40 female Hannover Illinios
179 Wilhelmine Niemann 22 female Hannover Illinios
180 Anton Niemann 14 male Hannover Illinios
181 Gerhard Niemann 7y 9m male Hannover Illinios
182 Joseph Niemann 4 male Hannover Illinios
183 Marianne Niemann 9m female Hannover Illinios
184 Bernh^d Heinr^ch Janssen 41 male farmer Hannover St. Louis
185 Maria Adelheid Janssen 42 female Hannover St. Louis
186 Theresia Janssen 4 female Hannover St. Louis
187 Franz Janssen 24 male Hannover St. Louis
188 Bernh^d Heinr^ch Janssen 44 male Hannover Cincinati
189 Margaretha Janssen 60 female Hannover Cincinati
190 Theresia Janssen 15 female Hannover Cincinati
191 Marianna Janssen 7y10m female Hannover Cincinati
192 Christine Janssen 6 female Hannover Cincinati
193 Louise Janssen 4 female Hannover Cincinati
194 Adelheid Wean 24 female Hannover St. Louis
195 Anna Maria Theismann 27 female Hannover St. Louis
196 Anna bruns 20 female Hannover Louisville
197 Bernh^d Hellmers 43 male farmer Hannover Illinios
198 Caroline Hellmers 32 female Hannover Illinios
199 Theresia Hellmers 19 female Hannover Illinios
200 Anna Maria Hellmers 7 female Hannover Illinios
201 Heinrich Hellmers 3 male Hannover Illinios
202 Christine Hellmers 11m female Hannover Illinios
203 Heinrich Hellmers 73 male farmer Hannover Illinios
204 Gesina Linger 24 female Hannover Illinios
205 Bernh^d Lindemann 60 male farmer Hannover Illinios
206 Adelheid Lindemann 55 female Hannover Illinios
207 Bernh^d Lindemann 23 male Hannover Illinios
208 Andreas Lindemann 13 male farmer Hannover Illinios
209 Clemens Lindemann 7y 7m male farmer Hannover Illinios
210 Theresia Lindemann 4 female Hannover Illinios
211 Maria Falls 23 female Hannover Philadelphia
212 Theodor Niehoff 30 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
213 Maria Engel Niehoff 35 female Hannover Cincinati
214 Anna Maria Niehoff 11m female Hannover Cincinati
215 Theodor Feissmann 28 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
216* Theresia Sand 22 female Hannover Cincinati
217* Maria Moller 55 female Hannover Louisville
218* Hermann Moller 10 male Hannover Louisville
219 Joh. Bernh^d Stehmann 28 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
220 Agnes Stehmann 25 female Hannover Cincinati
221 Maria Louise Stehmann 3 female Hannover Cincinati
222 Maria Burichter 22 female Hannover Kentucky
223 Maria Burichter 8m female Hannover Kentucky
224 Caroline Burichter 19 female Hannover Illinios
225 Jacob K. Holt 24 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
226 Anna Adelheid Budemann 25 female Hannover Cincinati
227* S. Theodor v. Dulmen 25 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
228* Theresia Schutte 25 female Hannover Cincinati
229 Anna C. Wolters 25 female Hannover Cincinati
230 Maria Henning 22 female Hannover Cincinati
231 Engel brunswick 60 female Hannover Louisville
232 Bernhard Klus 30 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
233 Marie Klus 26 female Hannover Cincinati
234 Heinrich Klus 6m male Hannover Cincinati
235 Helene Klus 65 female Hannover Cincinati
236 Christine Jennings-Hinrichs 28 female Hannover Cincinati
237 Bernh^d Heinr^ch Gerdes 22 male farmer Hannover Illinios
238 Gerhard Timber 62 male farmer Hannover Illinios
239 Magdalene Laie 16 female Schweiz St. Louis
240 Barbara Laie 20 female Schweiz St. Louis
241 Catharina Laie 21 female Schweiz St. Louis
242 Joh. Gerhard Libbers 29 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
243 Anna Margaretha Libbers 62 female Hannover Cincinati
244 Maria Gesina Libbers 24 female Hannover Cincinati
245 Bernh^d Heinr^ch Libbers 2? male farmer Hannover Cincinati
246 Joh. Bernhard Libbers 19 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
247 Joh. Bernhard Libbers 5 male Hannover Cincinati
248 Joh. Bernhard Bernsen 35 male farmer Hannover Illinios
249 Joh. Heinrich Meyer 19 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
250 Anna Marie Meyer 50 female Hannover Cincinati
251 Julie Meyer 15 female Hannover Cincinati
252 Elisabeth Meyer 11 female Hannover Cincinati
253 Clara Meyer 7y 8m female Hannover Cincinati
254 Wilhelm Timpe 23 male farmer Hannover Illinios
255 Hermann bree 22 male farmer Hannover Illinios
256 Wilhelm bree 30 male farmer Hannover Illinios
257 Gerhard Kesselbrock 60 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
258 Thekla Lienemann 22 female Hannover Illinios
259 Wilhelm Lienemann 20 male farmer Hannover Illinios
260 Marianne Thunker 25 female Hannover Illinios
261 Bernhard Reisinger 25 male taylor Hannover Illinios
262 Bernhard Wienhoff 23 male farmer Illinois Illinios
263 Heinrich Niehaus 22 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
264 Franz Kaiser 24 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
265 Heinrich Busmann 25 male farmer Hannover Illinios
266 Herm. Gerh^d Sievers 58 male farmer Hannover Illinios
267 Helene Maria Sievers 52 female Hannover Illinios
268 Maria Theresia Sievers 17 female Hannover Illinios
269 Bernh^d Heinrich Sievers 13 male Hannover Illinios
270 Anna Christine Sievers 6 female Hannover Illinios
271 Hermann Mohrhaus 50 male farmer Hannover Yova
272 Margaretha Engel Mohrhaus 55 female Hannover Yova
273 Anna Maria Mohrhaus 23 female Hannover Yova
274 Theresia Mohrhaus 19 female Hannover Yova
275 Joh. Heinr. Franzen 55 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
276 Clemens Franzen 24 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
277 Antoinette Franzen 20 female Hannover Cincinati
278 Joh. Clemens Hellmers 19 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
279 Joh. Bernhard Hellmers 16 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
280 Heinrich C. Vogers 32 male farmer Hannover Illinios
281 Clemens Strott 47 male farmer Hannover Illinios
282 Theresia Strott 50 female Hannover Illinios
283 Carolina Strott 21 female Hannover Illinios
284 Antoinette Strott 18 female Hannover Illinios
285 Anna Maria Strott 14 female Hannover Illinios
286* Joseph Koster 25 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
287 Maria Geers 30 female Hannover Cincinati
288 Joh. Caspar Henke 34 male farmer Hannover Illinios
289* Hermann Tunning 30 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
290 Ida Hilgen 20 female Hannover Illinios
291 Joh. H. Kroner 22 male farmer Hannover Illinios
292 B. Saller 19 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
293 Catharine Schroer 27 female Hannover Illinios
294 Joh. Jos. Tasse 22 male farmer Hannover St. Louis
295 Joh. Albert Tasse 25 male farmer Hannover St. Louis
296 Anna Maria Vosskors 33 female Hannover Cincinati
297 Christine Groven 24 female Hannover Cincinati
298* Helene Schroder 20 female Hannover Ohio
299 Maria Janning 32 female Hannover Cincinati
300 Maria Messger 36 female Hannover Illinios
301 Dina Krick 26 female Hannover Louisville
302 Theresia Konck 18 female Hannover Yova
303* Gerhard Tobben 20 male farmer Hannover Illinios
304 Bernhard Meyersieck 28 male farmer Hannover St. Louis
305 Andreas Hillmer 19 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
306 Bernhard Schorck 20 male farmer Hannover Illinios
307* Bernhard Mars 34 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
308 Herm. Munninghoff 28 male farmer Hannover Louisville
309 Wilhelm Miser 22 male farmer Preussen Missouri
310* Hermann Laurnek 18 male farmer Preussen Cincinati
311 Clemens Klus 17 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
312* Theodor Nuding 21 male farmer Hannover Cincinati
313 Catharina Hartmannschen 23 female Hessen Newyork
314 Heinrich Koch 30 male carpenter Hannover Tenessee
315 Heinrich Bohn 21 male smith Hessen Pennsilvanien
316 Heinrich Beckmann 23 male farmer Preussen Pennsilvanien
317 Wilhelm Witte 17 male taylor Hannover Newyork
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.
216: the last name could be Land.
217 & 218: o Umlaut in last name.
227: u Umlaut in last name.
228: u Umlaut in last name.
286: o Umlaut in last name.
289: u Umlaut in last name.
298: o Umlaut in last name.
303: o Umlaut in last name.
307: a Umlaut in last name.
310: the last name could be Lauruck.
312: u Umlaut in last name.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 258, list 1063.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 October 2009
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