Bark Edmund
I, H. P. Wehmann, Master or Commander of the Bremen Bark Edmund, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the within list, signed by me and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the Passengers taken on board the said Bremen Bark Edmund at the Port of Bremen, or at any time since, and that all matters set forth therein are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just are true. I do further swear that _____ of said passengers have died on the voyage.
Sworn before me this eleventh day of May 1849 (signed) H. Wehmann
Report of Passengers arrived in the Bremer Bark Edmund of which H. Wehmann is master, on the 20 the day of März 1849* from Bremen to New Orleans.
Coloumns represent: Names, ages (used for gender), last place of settlement, allegiance, occupation, remarks (used for destination), baggage.
Cabin Passengers
1* Louis Gobbels 30 male Algermissen Hannover farmer St. Louis {6 trunks
2* Christ. Gobbels 28 female Algermissen Hannover St. Louis {
3* William Gobbels 10 male Algermissen Hannover St. Louis {
4* Martha Gobbels 5 female Algermissen Hannover St. Louis {
5* Theodor Gobbels 3 male Algermissen Hannover St. Louis {
6* Andreas Gobbels 2y 9m male Algermissen Hannover St. Louis {
7* Marianna Gobbels 22 female Algermissen Hannover St. Louis {
8 Robert Langenstrassen 29 male Holzminden Braunschweig farmer Texas {6 trunks
9 Jeanette Langenstrassen 25 female Holzminden Braunschweig Texas {
10 Franz Langenstrassen 21 male Holzminden Braunschweig farmer Texas {
11 Hugo Springmann 18 male Bielefeld Prussia farmer Texas 5 trunks
12* Otto Ruff 18 male Helmstadt Braunschweig farmer Texas 1 trunk
13 Klara Heine 22 female Holzminden Braunschweig Texas 2 trunks
14* Fried^ke Stamm 21 female Himmelsthur Hannover New Orleans 1 trunk
15 Dina Willersding 20 female Hohenhameln Hannover St. Louis 1 trunk
16 Carl Kehr 21 male Cassel Kurhessen farmer St. Louis 2 trunks
17 Bernh. Fohn 23 male St. Louis U.S. of America merchant St. Louis 1 trunk
Steerage Passengers
18 Edw. Steinmann 27 male Braunschweig Braunschweig upholsterer St. Louis {5 trunks
19 Carol. Steinmann 24 female Braunschweig Braunschweig St. Louis {
20 Henry Fertsch 22 male Nauenburg Prussia tailor St. Louis --
21* Amalia Dockel 29 female Hottensee Hannover St. Louis 2 trunks
22 Georg Rese 3 male Hottensee Hannover St. Louis --
23 Louis Mattern 23 male Giesen Hessen-Darmstadt dier St. Louis 2 trunks
24* Theod. Hallbeck 30 male Cap.d.g. Hope Africa master Illinois 3 trunks
25 Christ. Irael 29 male Taubenhein Sachsen weaver New Orleans 2 trunks
26 J. Gott. Fiedler 41 male Berlin Prussia merchant St. Louis 4 trunks
27 John Richter 25 male Leipzig Sachsen merchant St. Louis --
28* Diedr. Heinrichs 45 male Hannover Hannover backer St. Louis 3 trunks
29 Wilhelm. Henrichs 44 female Hannover Hannover St. Louis --
30 Sop^a Stamm 30 female Sachstadt Hannover St. Louis 1 trunk
31 John Friederichsen 39 male Bremen Bremen cygarrs manuf. St. Louis 5 trunks, 6 print cage
32 Anna Friedrichsen 44 female Bremen Bremen St. Louis --
33 Joh^a Christ. Friedrichsen 15 female Bremen Bremen St. Louis --
34* Adolph Stamm 24 male Himmelsthur Hannover miller New Orleans 1 trunk
35 Bernh. Better 35 male Harsum Hannover farmer New Orleans 1 trunk
36* Jor. Kanninsky 25 male Schlowenezitz Polen smidt St. Louis 2 trunks
37 Freder^ke Gravenhorst 29 female Daringen Hannover St. Louis --
38 J. M. Bauer 25 male Dinklingen Baiern joiner St. Louis 2 trunks
39 Leon. Zimmermann 28 female Wieringen Hannover St. Louis 1 trunk
40* Henry Knupling 19 male Ossenbeck Hannover joiner Cincinnaty 1 trunk
41 William Lamping 18 male Ossenbeck Hannover farmer Louisville 1 trunk
42* Joh^na Backer 37 female Oldendorf Prussia St. Louis 2 trunks
43* William Backer 2 male Oldendorf Prussia St. Louis --
44* Math. Backer 16 female Oldendorf Prussia St. Louis --
45 Christ. Bohnensack 34 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. weaver Cap Cheranerce 4 trunks
46 Amalia Bohnensack 33 female Heuerspausen Braunschw. Cap Cheranerce --
47 Wilh^lm Bohnensack 11 female Heuerspausen Braunschw. Cap Cheranerce --
48 Carol. Bohnensack 11 female Heuerspausen Braunschw. Cap Cheranerce --
49 Amalia Bohnensack 1y 3m female Heuerspausen Braunschw. Cap Cheranerce --
50 Carl Bohnensack 21 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
51* Friedr. Bohnensack 21 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. smidt Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
52 William Bohnensack 23 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. weaver Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
53 Fredr. Herbst 29 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 2 trunks
54 Joh. Herbst 18 female Heuerspausen Braunschw. Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
55 Henry Probst 28 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
56 Christ. Probst 26 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
57 Ernst Probst 21 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
58 Andr. Funke 29 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
59 Amalia Funke 20 female Heuerspausen Braunschw. Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
60 William Regenhardt 21 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. bricklayer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
61 Aug. Raube 17 male Heuerspausen Braunschw. farmer Cap Cheranerce 1 trunk
62 Gerhd. Tobe 52 male Seevelten Oldenburg farmer Louisville 3 trunks
63 Anna Tobe 54 female Seevelten Oldenburg farmer Louisville --
64 Dina Tobe 17 female Seevelten Oldenburg farmer Louisville --
65 Henry Tobe 12 male Seevelten Oldenburg farmer Louisville --
66 Fredr. Tobe 9 male Seevelten Oldenburg farmer Louisville --
67 Casp. Tobe 18 male Seevelten Oldenburg farmer Louisville --
68* Gerh. Nekamp 30 male Loningen Oldenburg farmer New Orleans 1 trunk
69 Friedr. Sprenger 20 male Lemgo Lippe saddler St. Louis 2 trunks
70 Aug. Sprenger 26 female Lemgo Lippe St. Louis --
71 Joh^na Freytag 20 female Lemgo Lippe St. Louis 2 trunks
72* John Muller 18 male Nordkalben Baiern saddler St. Louis 2 trunks
73 John Deckelmann 24 male Nordkalben Baiern watchmaker St. Louis --
74* Otto Luhrs 26 male Buckel Oldenburg joiner St. Louis 3 trunks
75* John Rucktascher 22 male Gefrees Baiern joiner St. Louis --
76* Cathr. Albes 19 female Grassenheustadt Hannover St. Louis 2 trunks
77 Carl Drees 25 male Wulferdingsen Prussia farmer Jffenville 2 trunks
78* Fred^ke Schon 21 female Wulferdingsen Prussia Jffenville --
79 William Singmeier 21 male Wulferdingsen Prussia joiner Jffenville --
80* Wilh^ne Schon 17 female Wulferdingsen Prussia Cincinnaty --
81 Wilh^ne Harbsmeyer 19 female Wulferdingsen Prussia farmer Cincinnaty --
82 Carol. Rederhotz 21 female Wulferdingsen Prussia Cincinnaty --
83 Ernst Strockmeier 24 male Wulferdingsen Prussia farmer Cincinnaty 1 trunk
84 William Brinkmann 24 male Wulferdingsen Prussia farmer Cincinnaty 2 trunks
85 Ernst Brinkmann 21 male Wulferdingsen Prussia farmer Cincinnaty --
86* Bernh. Grimm 20 male Erfurt Prussia merchant St. Louis 1 trunk
87 Jos. Casp. Artzt 43 male St. Louis Amerika smidt St. Louis 3 trunks
88 William Jost 24 male Duisburg Prussia bookbinder St. Louis 1 trunk
89 Henry Porth 22 male Felerinch Prussia farmer St. Louis 1 trunk
90 Christ. Porth 23 male Felerinch Prussia farmer St. Louis 1 trunk
91 Peter Schmidt 27 male Bocken Prussia farmer St. Louis 1 trunk
92 Adam v. Daum 26 male Lang Prussia beerbrewer St. Louis 2 trunks
93 Anna v. Daum 30 female Lang Prussia St. Louis
94* Henry Hannes 25 male Hils Prussia Backer St. Louis 1 trunk
95* Theodor Smidtz 25 male Mundelheim Prussia Backer St. Louis
96 Joh. Theod. Stimmes 24 male Lang Prussia farmer St. Louis 1 trunk
97* Christ. Tautpheus 42 male Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt butcher St. Louis {8 trunks, 2 Cask.
98 Cath. Tautpheus 38 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis {
99 Carol. Tautpheus 13 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
100 Louise Tautpheus 11 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
101 Christ. Tautpheus 8 male Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
102 Carl Tautpheus 3 male Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
103 Louise Borte 30 female Biedenkopf Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
104 Ludwig Ulrich 31 male Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt butcher St. Louis 9 trunks
105 Elisse Ulrich 22 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
106 Louis Ulrich 4 male Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
107 Louise Ulrich 2y 6m female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
108 William Kellner 20 male Harn Prussia bookbinder St. Louis
109 Fred^ke Kellner 18 female Harn Prussia joiner St. Louis
110 Cathr. Tautpheus 18 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis {6 trunks, 2 Cask.
111 Christ^ne Tautpheus 16 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis {
112 Lisette Tautpheus 11 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
113 Elise Tautpheus 8 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
114 Louise Tautpheus 5 female Gladenbach Hessen-Darmstadt St. Louis
115 Jos. Nagel 24 male Giesem Hessen-Darmstadt carpenter St. Louis 1 trunk
116 Gottf. Pladeus 32 male Arneburg Prussia farmer New Orleans 2 trunks
117 Marie Pladeus 25 female Arneburg Prussia New Orleans
118 Albertine Pladeus 9m female Arneburg Prussia New Orleans
119 Joh. William Steffens 25 male Krusemark Prussia miller New Orleans
120 Fredr. Bauke 35 male Schinne Prussia farmer New Orleans
121 Jan v. Heyten 15 male Apende Hannover farmer Lolpon
122* H. L. Retenius 27 male Aurich Hannover farmer Peolia
123* Gertrude Retenius 27 female Aurich Hannover Peolia
124* Hilke Retenius 2 female Aurich Hannover Peolia
125* J. Andr. Gordes 60 male Aurich Hannover farmer Peolia
126* S. Peter Unkena 32 male Aurich Hannover farmer Peolia 4 trunks
127* Diedr. Janssen 27 male Aurich Hannover farmer Peolia
128* Henry Unkena 23 male Aurich Hannover farmer Peolia -
129* Trina Peters 30 female Aurich Hannover Peolia -
130* Jake Hilke 68 female Aurich Hannover Peolia -
131 Carl Rose 26 male Abderode Kurhessen dier New Orleans 1 trunk
132 John Steil 19 male Samplar Kurhessen joiner St. Louis 1 trunk
133 Jos. Zahn 21 male Wangershaussen Kurhessen tailor New Orleans 1 trunk
134 Werth. Gundrum 36 male Wangershaussen Kurhessen bricklayer New Orleans 1 trunk
135 John Finker 20 male Wangershaussen Kurhessen tailor New Orleans -
136 Elisab. Zahn 20 female Wangershausen Kurhessen New Orleans 1 trunk
137 John Klein 17 male Samplar Kurhessen farmer St. Louis 1 trunk
138 Gertr. Klein 21 female Samplar Kurhessen St. Louis 1 trunk
139 Erme Paulus 25 female Samplar Kurhessen St. Louis 1 trunk
140 Maria Steuber 15 female Samplar Kurhessen St. Louis -
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.
* 20 the day of März 1849 is the departure date. The people in Germany sent me a scan of
the sworn statement and things are cleared up. The sworn statement says May 11th, 1849,
the other part lists the departure date.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* Passengers were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
1 - 6: Gobbles is spelled with o Umlaut.
12: Helmstadt is spelled with a Umlaut.
14: Himmelsthur is spelled with u Umlaut.
21: Dockel is spelled with o Umlaut.
24: Cap d. g. Hope probably stands for Kap der guten Hoffnung, Cape of good hope at the Southern Tip of
Africa where Cape Town is located.
28: Backer is a baker.
34: Himmelsthur is spelled with u Umlaut.
36: occupation should probably be Schmidt - smith.
40: Knupling is spelled with u Umlaut..
42 - 44: Backer is spelled with a Umlaut.
51: occupation should probably be Schmidt - smith.
68: Loningen is spelled with o Umlaut.
72: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
74: Luhrs is spelled with u Umlaut.
75: Rucktascher is spelled with a Umlaut.
76: the last a in Grassenheustadt is a Umlaut.
78 & 80: Schon is spelled with o Umlaut.
86: the occupation should probably be Schmidt - smith.
94 & 95: Backer with a Umlaut is German for baker.
97: bracketed with the word: "2 Cath" ?.
122 - 130: The city they were to reside is maybe Peoria, Il or Paoli, Pa.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 30.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 January 2009
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