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Brig Stern


Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25 June 1840

Printed and sold by John C. Clark, 60 Dock Street, Philadelphia
[No. 8.]
REPORT and List of the Passengers taken on board the Brig Stern of ________ whereof M. Spille is Captain from Bremen, burthen one hundred fifty tons, and owned by Otto Hagemann of Breman 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* Aug. Lautenbach        25   male      upholster   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  2* Ludwig Megerke?        26   male      smith       Germany    Philadelphia   
  3  Andfrew Bauer          24   male      peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  4  Michael Bauer          21   male      peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  5  Fahre? Fisacher        20   male      peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  6* Ch^a Megerle?          22   female    peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  7  Barbara Leiser         20   female    peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  8  Ch^a Behn              26   male      peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
  9  F^n G^r Heschel        23   male      butcher     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 10  J. P. Bayer            32   male      merchant    Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 11  Ch^a Ballin            23   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 12  __ Herker              23   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 13  G. P. Heschel          48   male      drayman     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 14  P. J. Knectzl          26   male      baker       Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 15  T. W. Wilmanscher      31   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 16  H. K. Hinkel           23   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 17* Hy John                20   male      peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 18  Fas. Hoertzl           28   male      shoemaker   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 19  John Spiess            29   male      smith       Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 20  Casper Keller          27   male      smith       Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 21* Henry Lohr             24   male      shoemaker   Germany    Philadelphia                 						
 22  M. F.  Trautesein?     32   male      peasant     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 23  F^n Eschenbacher       21   male      miller      Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 24  Chr. Blickendorfer     30   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 25  A. M. Goetz            23   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 26  L^y? Eschenbacther     37   male      baker       Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 27  Farb^r. Schonbach      32   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 28  Chr. Geulther          40   male      smith       Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 29  ?^r? Geulther          42   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 30  W^m Geulther           18   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 31  Aug. Geulther           8   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 32  Ch^s Geulther           5   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 33  Car^n Geulther         12   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 34  Fd^k Dietz             44   male      miller      Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 35  Anna Dietz             32   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 36  Hen^ette Dietz         19   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 37  Maria Dietz            10   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 38* Frid^a Dietz            5   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 39  Simon Dietz             2   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 40  Aug. Dietz             42   male                  Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 41  G.  Hagemuller         25   male      upholster   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 42* Hy Muller              17   male      carpenter   Germany    Philadelphia   
 43  Chr. Geoschen          35   male      carpenter   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 44  Chr. ?eumeischer       37   male      butcher     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 45  A. L. Neumeicher       18   male      baker       Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 46  F. W. Hackmann         26   male      shoemaker   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 47  John Baemel            26   male      butcher     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 48  Hy Schilfe             50   male      butcher     Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 49  Hy Knectzl             22   male      shoemaker   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 50  Za? Schwartz           24   male      shoemaker   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 51  F^m Heller             36   male      upholster   Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 52  Sl. Heller             36   female                Germany    New York                                                          						
 53  F^k Heller             12   male                  Germany    New York                                                          						
 54  W^m Heller              6   male                  Germany    New York                                                          						
 55  Mar^l? Link            43   female                Germany    New York                                                          						
 56  G^e Link               17   male      carpenter   Germany    New York                                                          						
 57  Ja?? Link              15   male      taylor      Germany    New York                                                          						
 58  Mag^k? Link            22   female                Germany    New York                                                          						
 59  Saph^l Biederman       23   female                Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						
 60  Te??? Biederman        23   male      taylor      Germany    Philadelphia                                                      						

Cabin Passengers                                                     
 61  Abraham Kappel         36   male      merchant    Germany    St. Louis                                                         						
 62  H^w Barkholl           26   male      peasant     Germany    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.

*  Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
*  Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber for search purpose.


 2 and 6 Someone had written above the surname "Migerle"      						
21  Accent mark over the "o" in surname.
42  Accent mark above the "u" in the surname.         						

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 56.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 July 2009



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