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Brig Louise


Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 May 1841

Printed and sold by John C. Clark, 60 Dock Street, Philadelphia
[No. 8.]
REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board the Brig Louise whereof C. Wenke is Captain from Bremen, burthen 300 tons, and owned by D. P. Stucken ? of Bremen and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Passenger numbers*, names, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong*, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants*.
                                           
    1   Louise          Fischer           35      female  
    2   Fanny           Fischer           11      female 
    3*  Anna            Hasse?            20      female 
    4   Mathilda        Scherer           19      female
    5   Jacob           Appermann         23      male    sadler
    6   Jacob           Heiss             44      male    shoe maker 
    7   Catherina       Heiss             45      female
    8   Johanna         Heiss             14      female
    9   Jacob           Heiss              9      male
   10   Christiana      Heiss              6      female
   11   Jacob           Heiss              3      male
   12   Reinhard        Frantmann         41      male    gardner    
   13   Regina          Frantmann         47      female   
   14   Louisa          Frantmann         15      female 
   15   Sophia          Frantmann         14      female
   16   Frederick       Frantmann         11      male
   17   Charles         Frantmann          8      male
   18*  William         Oeter?            48      male    farmer
   19*  Juliana         Oeter?            51      female 
   20*  Catharina       Oeter?            26      female 
   21*  Frederike       Oeter?            49      female  
   22*  Julianna        Oeter?            18      female 
   23*  Rosine          Oeter?            16      female
   24*  William         Oeter?            14      male
   25*  Jacob           Oeter?            12      male          
   26*  Louise          Oeter?             6      female 
   27*  Christopher     Oeter?            12      male
   28*  Frederick       Oeter?            11      male 
   29   William         Kifferle          27      male    butcher 
   30   Louis           Drake             26      male    artist 
   31   Julius          Becker            21      male    tailor
   32   Jacob           Meyer             47      male    mason
   33*  Engel           Hersmann?         24      female   
   34   Herm.           Nehaf             22      male    farmer
   35   Margarete       Heilmann          23      female
   36   Peter           Schlesselmann     20      male    farmer
   37   Esau            Gefert            18      male    farmer
   38   Fried^k         Knapper           43      male    farmer
   39   Charles         Richter           30      male    farmer
   40   Edson J.        Thiele            30      male    tailorr
   41   Sophia          Thiele            28      female
   42   Fredrik         Thielbeseb?       34      male    mason
   43   Christine       Thielbeseb?       29      female
   44   Philipp         Thielbeseb?        8      male
   45   Charlotte       Thielbeseb?        6      female  
   46   Frederike       Thielbeseb?        5      female 
   47   Henry           Thielbeseb?        2      male
   48   Edual           Thiele             7      male 
   49   Frederike       Thiele             6      female
   50   Auguste         Thiele             3      female
   51   Sophie          Thiele             5      female
   52   Henry Lewis     Aldann            28      male    shoemaker
   53   Henry           Damke             23      male    shoemaker 
   54   Georg Theod^re  Denkhausen        24      male    farmer
   55   Charles Georg   Fangeman          20      male    farmer 
   56   Georg Diederek  Fangeman          22      male    farmer
   57*  Henry           Ilben?            30      male    farmer  
   58   Franz           Mullerstink       30      male    shoemaker
   59   Charles         Frank             21      male    farmer
   60*  Mathias         Heitmann          32      male    shoemaker
   61*  William         Dirkie?           30      male    farmer
   62*  Ludw.           Rulpt?            23      male    framer   
   63   Charles Frederk Dickel            23      male    hunter
   64   Diederik        Coraes            21      male    farmer
   65   Christopher     Muller            24      male    mason 
   66   Christopher     Langenberg        40      male    farmer   
   67*  George          Berker            24      male    weaver
   68   John Martin     Nagler            30      male    musician
   69   Frederek        Hallbauer         17      male    baker 
   70*  Conrad          Loffler           52      male    miner
   71*  Anna Catharine  Loffler           53      female 
   72*  George          Loffler           20      male    farmer
   73*  Daniel          Loffler           17      male    miner 
   74   Johannes        Morgen            26      male    mason
   75   Henry           Stasabt?          25      male
   76   Henrich         Riemenschneider   21      male    farmer
   77   Johannes        Schneider         24      male    sailmaker
   78   Justus          Taffer            17      male  
   79   Justus          Lorenz            16      male    sainer?  
   80*  Christian       Heliky?           21      male    tailor
   81   Mathias         Hesser            26      male    mason
   82   Christian       Staub             27      male    miner
   83*  Williamsen      Denkel            23      female  miner
   84   Mathilde        Fischer           10      female  
   

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.
*  Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber for search purpose
*  All passengers came from Germany and intended to reside in the U. States so these
   columns are not shown.


 3     The last name could be Horst.
18-28  The first letter of the last name was difficult to determine, may also be "C" for Ceter.
33     The last name could be Hessmann.
57     Check marks were seen before the first name and after the surname. Significance unknown.
       The last name could be Ulm.
60     The last name could be Heilsmann.
61     The last name could be Dicke.
62     The last name could be Rulfs.
67     The last name could be Becker.
70-73  Accent mark above the "o" in the surnames.
80     The last name could be Hilitz.
83     The last name could be Deckel.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 58.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 August 2009



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