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Ship F. J. Wichelhausen


Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
27 August 1847

A Handdrawn Passenger Manifest
List of the 123 Passengers on Board the Bremen Ship F. J. Wichelhausen, H. Warnken, Captain from Bremen to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Passenger numbers*, names, ages, places from which they came, their occupations, where they intended to go, remarks
  1* Heinrich Schreiber      24      Eltmanshausen      oeconom       Missauri       cabin                                                                                      
  2  C. W. Chapel            27      New London                       New London     cabin                                                                                      
  3  Adolph Lubbecher        26      Garmssen           oeconom       Wisonsy?       cabin                                                                                      
  4  Carl Beukma             58      Lafayette          oeconom       Indiana        cabin                                                                                      
  5  Leendert Kingina        43      Markkum            merchant      ?              cabin                                                                                      
  6* Joh. B. Habermeyer      26      Furth              furrier       New York       cabin                                                                                      
  7  Ludw Kinkel             34      Schwarzenau        merchant      Philadelphia                                                                                              
  8  Ludw Carl Marburger     32      Christiansegg      taylor        New York                                                                                                  
  9  Christ. Kinkel          24      Dodenau            shoemaker     Philadelphia                                                                                              
 10  Wilh. Hagenbracht       24      Dodenau            smith         Philadelphia                                                                                              
 11  Johan Gottl. Walter     29      Altdorf            baker         Pitsburg                                                                                                  
 12  Jos Keuerleber          29      Neckertheilfingen  cooper        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 13  Joh. Casp. Bauer        29      Neckertheilfingen  saddler       Philadelphia                                                                                              
 14  Joh. Georg Euchner      23      Grotzengen         carpenter     Philadelphia                                                                                              
 15  Joh. Mart. Wacker       25      Schleidorf         brewer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 16  Joh. Eberwein            ?      Holz?              sho?          Philadelphia                                                                                              
 17  Jos Keinholz            25      Wurzburg           joiner        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 18* Sophie Konemann         28      Ehrenburg                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 19  David Meyer             30      Croilshain         shoemaker     New York                                                                                                  
 20  Franklin Carter         38      New London                       New London                                                                                                
 21  Josef H^ch Gremme       48      Oldendorf          oeconom       Philadelphia                                                                                              
 22  Luise Gremme            45      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 23  Juliane Gremme          15      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 24  Dorothea Gremme         13      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 25  Auguste Gremme          11      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 26  Adolph Gremme            9      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 27  Dietrich Gremme          8      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 28  Juliane Gremme          46      Oldendorf                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 29  Braunchen Goldschmidt   26      Herlinghausen                    Alabama                                                                                                   
 30  Hanchen Rosenbaum       26      Wittessingen                     Alabama                                                                                                   
 31  Joh Carl Grohmann       24      Langeran           miller        Bethlehem                                                                                                 
 32* Peter Sahlmuller        24      Hildburg           coppersmith   Pitsburg                                                                                                  
 33  Just. Adolph Reichel    19      Niesk              oeconom       Bethlehem                                                                                                 
 34  Ant. Scherup            24      Hammelsberg        cooper        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 35  Mary Hartmann           33      Kinders                          New York                                                                                                  
 36  Peter Hartmann          16      Kinders                          New York                                                                                                  
 37  Freid^r Hartmann         8      Kinders                          New York                                                                                                  
 38  Mary Hartmann            6      Kinders                          New York                                                                                                  
 39  Christian Hartmann       3      Kinders                          New York                                                                                                  
 40  Hermann Hartmann         1      Kinders                          New York                                                                                                  
 41* Georg Donner            23      Gunters            wever         Philadelphia                                                                                              
 42* Mary Donner             24      Gunters                          Philadelphia                                                                                              
 43* Mary Donner              1      Gunters                          Philadelphia                                                                                              
 44  Johann Mihm             23      Simmershausen      farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 45* Joseph Hahn             27      Zunsdorf           farmer        New York                                                                                                  
 46  Roslia Walbina          22      Zunsdorf                         New York                                                                                                  
 47  Clemens Tag             32      Simmersgausen      farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 48  Elisabeth Tag           32      Simmershausen                    Philadelphia                                                                                              
 49  Joh Tag                  8      Simmershausen                    Philadelphia                                                                                              
 50  Marie Magd. Tag          4      Simmershausen                    Philadelphia                                                                                              
 51  Joh. Ludw Tag            2y 6m  Simmershausen                    Philadelphia                                                                                              
 52* Berkderia Tag               9m  Simmershausen                    Philadelphia                                                                                              
 53* Joh Fuss                32      Gunters            wever         Philadelphia   2 packages                                                                                         
 54  Susanne Witzel          22      Obermushusbach                   Philadelphia                                                                                              
 55* Johannes Bunsack        31      Neustades          farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 56* Anna Elis. Bunsack      23      Neustades                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 57* Johann Bunsack          15      Neustades                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 58* Cathar. Bunsack          5      Neustades                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 59* Heinrich Bunsack         3      Neustades                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 60  Sophie Breitigam        25      Dann                             Philadelphia                                                                                              
 61  Herm. S. ?              24      ?                   ?            Philadelphia                                                                                              
 62  Joh. Aug. Hessauer      24      ?                  tanner        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 63* Moritz Muller           41      Bunguffeln         farmer        Illinois                                                                                                  
 64* Marie  Muller           32      Bunguffeln                       Illinois                                                                                                  
 65* Elisabeth Muller        12      Bunguffeln                       Illinois                                                                                                  
 66  Christ. Hentze          25      Bunguffeln         farmer        Illinois                                                                                                  
 67  Paulus Erlinger         29      Linbuch            farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 68* Leanhard Hahn           34      Munchen            merchamt      New York                                                                                                  
 69  A. Vincent              34      Paris              merchamt      Philadelphia   2 boxes, 1 trunk, bed & bedding; cabin                                                     
 70  Heinr Lorey             22      Zeisewald          farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 71  Elisabeth Schneider     26      Zeisewald                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 72  Heinr Schneider            14da Zeisewald                        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 73  Carl Wilh Schmidt       31      Frauenstein        baker         New York                                                                                                  
 74  Barbara Gahn            20      Roth                             New York                                                                                                  
 75  Anna Mary Gahn          15      Roth                             New York                                                                                                  
 76  Joh. Ahless             38      Monchgrettendorf   farmer        Maryland                                                                                                  
 77  Anna Maria Ahless       31      Monchgrettendorf                 Maryland                                                                                                  
 78  Joh. Ahless             11      Monchgrettendorf                 Maryland                                                                                                  
 79  Maria Ahless             9      Monchgrettendorf                 Maryland                                                                                                  
 80  Niclaus Ahless           5      Monchgrettendorf                 Maryland                                                                                                  
 81  Adam Ahless              3      Monchgrettendorf                 Maryland                                                                                                  
 82  Erhard Ahless               6m  Monchgrettendorf                 Maryland                                                                                                  
 83  Zacharia Karl           36      Bumberg            shoemaker     Philadelphia                                                                                              
 84  Georg Fischer           30      Isling             farmer        Pennania                                                                                                  
 85  Kunigunde Fischer       27      Isling                           Pennania                                                                                                  
 86  Joh. Fischer             6      Isling                           Pennania                                                                                                  
 87  Friedrich Fischer        1      Isling                           Pennania                                                                                                  
 88  Conr. Funk              33      Bahnberg           farmer        Maryland                                                                                                  
 89  Elisabeth Funk          30      Bahnberg                         Maryland                                                                                                  
 90  Elisabeth Funk           5      Bahnberg                         Maryland                                                                                                  
 91  Joh. Funk                   9m  Bahnberg                         Maryland                                                                                                  
 92* Mich. Wolfsteiner       39      Ralstermuhl        farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 93  August Kaiser           28      Weissenburg        joiner        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 94  Carl  Richter           18      Salzungen          oeconom       Wisconsin                                                                                                 
 95  Georg Starminger        36      Hanau              joiner        Philadelphia                                                                                              
 96  Joh Kriege              52      Wassertell         farmer        Indiana                                                                                                   
 97  Anna Osiander           24      Breitenfurth                     Indiana                                                                                                   
 98  Georg Dechard           53      Oberschlag         farmer        Pennslvania                                                                                               
 99  Catharine Dechard       54      Oberschlag                       Pennslvania                                                                                               
100  Mathias Dechard         26      Oberschlag         farmer        Pennslvania                                                                                               
101  Georg Dechard           28      Oberschlag         farmer        Pennslvania                                                                                               
102  Elisabeth Dechard       17      Oberschlag                       Pennslvania                                                                                               
103  Anna Reis               24      Kallmeinz                        Pennslvania                                                                                               
104* Joseph Schoberl         48      Holzheim           farmer        Pennslvania                                                                                               
105* Anna Maria Schoberl     35      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
106* Joseph Schoberl         27      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
107* Michael Schoberl        24      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
108* Sebastian Schoberl      20      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
109* Walburga Schoberl       19      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
110* Theresia Schoberl       19      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
111* Johann Schoberl         30      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
112* Maria Schoberl          24      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
113* Joseph Schoberl          4      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
114* Maria Schoberl              9m  Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
115  Maria Kasshammer        60      Holzheim                         Pennslvania                                                                                               
116  Johannes Rubeling       22      Baumbach           farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
117  Justus Discher          28      Oberellenbach      farmer        Philadelphia                                                                                              
118  Heinrich Discher         2      Oberellenbach                    Philadelphia                                                                                              
119  Johannes Balz           26      Oberellenbach      farmer        New York                                                                                                  
120  Georg Roess             50      Rossdorf           farmer        New York                                                                                                  
121  Eva El Roess            35      Rossdorf                         New York                                                                                                  
122  Sophie Roess            24      Rossdorf                         New York                                                                                                  
123  G. H. G. Lohaff         22      Bremerlebe         laborer       New York       1 box; cabin                                                                                       
 signed: Bremen June 30, 1847 
         for F. T. Wichelhausen & ?
         H. Warnken
 

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.


  1     The German term for an occupation "oeconom" may be translated as a clerk who
        keeps books, like an accountant.
  6     Umlaut u in Furth.
 18     Umlaut o in Konenmann. 
 32     Umlaut u in Sahlmuller
 41-43  Umlaut o in Donner
 52     Given name could be Bulduria
 53     Umlaut u in Fuss and in Gunters
 55-59  Umlaut u in Bunsack
 63-65  Umlaut u in Muller
 68     Umlaut u in Munchen
 92     Umlaut u in Ralstermuhl
104-114 Umlaut o in Schoberl

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 65.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 July 2010



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