I, Madigan do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New Orleans contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account of all the passengers received on board the Ship Hercules whereof I am Master from Antwerp, So help me God. Signature/M Madegan
Sworn to this 21 day Feb 1848
Before me (unsigned)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Hercules whereof Madigan is Master, from Antwerp, burthen ____ tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong; *The country in which they intend to become inhabitants; *Died on the Voyage.

 
 1  Brecht, August von       66    male  pensioned major             Wurtenberg
 2  Reichard, Sala           40    female without                    Wurtenberg
 3  Brecht, Gustav von       26    male   machinist                  Wurtenberg
 4  Brecht, Oscar             6    male   without                    Wurtenberg
 5* Frohlich, Franz Godfried 49    male   cargomaster and occonomist Prussia
 6* Frohlich, Ernestine      26    female without                    Prussia
 7* Frohlich, Julie          24    female without                    Prussia
 8* Frohlich, Gustav         20    male   without                    Prussia
 9* Frohlich, Charles        18    male   without                    Prussia
10* Frohlich, Auguste        16    female without                    Prussia
11* Frohlich, Julius         11    male   without                    Prussia
12* Frohlich, Mathilde        9    female without                    Prussia
13  Westerhausen, Wilhelm    21    male   servant                    Prussia
14  Weiler, Wilhelm          31    male   baker                      Prussia
15  Zimmermann, Johann       31    male   intrumentmaker             Prussia
16  Palm, Jacob              36    male   goldsmith                  Hessen, Homburg
17  Gross, Sara              34    female without                    Hessen, Homburg
18  Salm, Abraham             1y6m male   without                    Hessen, Homburg
19* Konig, Johann            26    male   stonecutter                Hessen, Darmstadt
20  Norheimer, Philipine     22    female without                    Bavaria
21* Kumpel, Johann           50    male   farmer                     Prussia
22* Kupper, Magdalena        53    female without                    Prussia
23* Kumpel, Peter            23    male   labourer                   Prussia
24* Kumpel, Cathrina         13    female without                    Prussia
25* Kumpel, Wilhelm          22    male   shoemaker                  Prussia
26  Engelskirchen, Gertrud   24    female without                    Prussia
27* Kumpel, Johann              9m male   without                    Prussia
28  Engelskirchen, Heinrich  27    male   labourer                   Prussia
29  Engelskirchen, Peter     19    male   labourer                   Prussia
30  Engelskirchen, Catherina 16    female without                    Prussia
31  Engelskirchen, Helena    13    female without                    Prussia
32  Bucholz, Peter           32    male   labourer                   Prussia
33* Kumpel Agnes             31    female without                    Prussia
34  Bucholz, Johann           4    male   without                    Prussia
35  Bucholz, Wilhelm          1    male   without                    Prussia
36  Weber, Anna Cathrina     58    female widow agricultrist         Prussia
37  Schmitz, Peter           27    male   farmer                     Prussia
38  Schmitz, Adolph          24    male   farmer                     Prussia
39  Schmitz, Christ          21    male   farmer                     Prussia
40  Schmitz, Elisabeth       16    female without                    Prussia
41  Schmitz, Cathrina        14    female without                    Prussia
42  Dahlhausen, Wilhelm      27    male   tailor                     Prussia
43  Nandeputte, Ivan         39    male   Clerk                      Belgium
44  Reinshagen, Carl Georg   36    male   merchant                   Prussia
45  Reisen, Mathias          54    male   farmer                     Prussia
46  Mathes, Anna             44    female without                    Prussia
47  Reisen, Philip           18    male   farmer                     Prussia
48  Reisen, Wilhelm          10    male   without                    Prussia
49  Reisen, Johann            5    male   without                    Prussia
50  Reisen, Cathrina         15    female without                    Prussia
51  Reisen, Anna             13    female without                    Prussia
52  Weber, Theodor           62    male   tailer                     Prussia
53  Mutch, Anna              51    female without                    Prussia
54  Weber, Wilhelm           17    male   without                    Prussia
55  Weber, Peter             27    male   farmer                     Prussia
56  Mutch, Anna Maria        24    female without                    Prussia
57  Geier, Anna Maria        26    female without                    Bavaria
58  Brenner, Anna Maria      23    female without                    Bavaria
59  Reis, Cathrina           26    female without                    Bavaria
60  Gensheimer, Margaretha   29    female without                    Bavaria
61  Zelles, Anna Maria        4    female without                    Bavaria
62  Konselmann, Cathrina     26    female without                    Bavaria
63  Brenner, Georg           45    male   Vine-dresser               Bavaria
64  Brenner, Susanna         40    female without                    Bavaria
65  Brenner, Bernhard        17    male   without                    Bavaria
66  Brenner, Cathrina        13    female without                    Bavaria
67  Brenner, Franz           12    male   without                    Bavaria
68  Brenner, Carl             9    male   without                    Bavaria
69  Issler, Christstimus     42    male   vine-dresser               Bavaria
70  Issler, Elisabeth        32    female without                    Bavaria
71  Issler, Heinrich          6    male   without                    Bavaria
72  Issler, Adam              4    male   without                    Bavaria
73  Issler, Bernhard            9m male   without                    Bavaria
74  Mack, Franz              24    male   tailer                     Bavaria
75  Schumann, Christoph      27    male   farmer                     Bavaria
76  Sebastian, Maria Eva     26    female without                    Bavaria
77  Beibon, Maria Anna       27    female without                    Bavaria
78* Hesser, Nicholaus        25    female farmer                     Bavaria
79* Day, Georg               28    female vine-dresser               Bavaria
80* Reis, Jacob              34    female tailer                     Bavaria
81* Clasen, Johann Adam      45    female vine-dresser               Bavaria
82  Scholl, August           24    female vine-dresser               Bavaria
83* Klein, Adolph            30           joiner                     Prussia
84* Scherr, Cathrina         22           without                    Wurtenberg
85* Oettinger, Carolina      20           without                    Wurtenberg
86* Grimm, Johann            58           smith                      Bavaria
87* Grimm, Barbara           46           without                    Bavaria
88* Grimm, Franz Heinrich    24           smith                      Bavaria
89* Bourb,  Elisabeth        24           without                    Bavaria
90* Grimm Elisabeth             6m        without                    Bavaria


Transcriber's Notes:

* An "*" indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder or is used to call
  your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.

* Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber for ease of reference.
* The column "The country in which they intend to become inhabitants" was listed as the
  United States of North America for all and therefore eliminated.
* The column "Died on Voyage" was blank and therefore eliminated.


 5-12  Surname written with an umlaut and therefore can be spelled "Froehlich".
   19  Surname written with an umlaut and therefore can be spelled "Koenig".
21-25  Surname written with an umlaut and therefore can be spelled "Kuempel".
27,33  Surname written with an umlaut and therefore can be spelled "Kuempel".
78-81  Gender written "female", but names have male orientation.
83-90  No gender listed.

     

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 28.

Transcribed by Dorothy J. Smiley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 October 2009

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