I, A. H. Rofer 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 York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the ship Gesine whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God,  A. H. Rofer
before me 12 aug 1854  (signature of port authority unclear)

List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the *Oldenburch?  Gesine whereof Bremen is Master, from A. H. Rofer, burthen ?? New York tons. 155

Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, and occupation.  The columns for origin and destination have been omitted on this listing because all were listed as from Germany and destined for the United States.

I. Cabin: 
 1  Daniel Rehm              24  m  papermaker Papiermacher 
 2* Gustaff Schaffer         18  m  carpenter Tischler 

II. Cabin: 
 3* Marie Louise Schaffer    20  f  
 4  Mathilde Straub          18  f 
 5* Fried. Wilhelm Siebel    42  m  tanner Gerber 

Betweendecks: 
 6* Julius Rohr              22  m  watchmaker Uhrmacher 
 7  Johann Schlemmer         37  m  farmer Landman 
 8  Johann Schwing           20  m  smith Schmidt 
 9* Anna Marie Frohling      31  f 
10* Anna Kath. Frohling      19  f 
11  August Spet              27  m  tailor Schneider 
12  Albert Mauelberger       40  m  miller Müller 
13  J. Ulmer                 24  m  farmer Landman 
14  Barbara Ulmer            26  f 
15  Mathilde Hasel           24  f 
16  Peter Weiler             24  m  watchmaker Uhrmacher 
17  Theresia Hubert          36  f 
18  Heinrich Haun            25  m  gardener Gertner 
19  Johann Haun              24  m  carpenter Tischler 
20  August Freund            20  m  shoemaker Schuhmacher 
21  Adolf Kieber             25  m  clothmaker Tuchmacher 
22  Heinrich Lehnhof         41  m  tanner Gerber 
23  Daniel Kangieser         70  m  farmer Landman 
24  Anna Kangieser           58  f 
25  Peter Schneider          22  m  farmer Landman 
26* Joh Geh. Alt             30  m  farmer Landman 
27  Maria Barb. Fogelsang    50  f 
28* Gust. Leisering          26  m  ? 
29  Marie Sander             18  f 
30  Michel Aull              31  m  coalman Köhler 
31  Michel Steigerwald       22  m  farmer Landman 
32  Adam Ried                28  m  farmer Landman 
33* Johan Wust               37  m  weaver Weber 
34* Carrel Corell            50  m  mason Maurer 
35* Johan Corell             24  m  mason Maurer 
36  Martin Corell            18  m 
37* Johan Corell             14  m 
38* Liese Schauerman         24  f 
39  Heinrich Leinberger      18  m  carpenter Tischler 
40  Alfred Schulz            23  m  ?  Stein?? 
41* Charlothe Mark??zky      50  f 
42  Christian Pfeiffer       65  m  farmer Landman 
43* Julius Schaffer          21  m  tailor Schneider 
44* Johan Schuchard          19  m  weaver Weber 
45  Carrel Soling            36  m  barber Barbier 
46  Anna Cahr. Schuster      21  f 
47  S? Marie Schwarz         15  f 
48  Jacob Friedel            23  m  farmer Landman 
49* Johan Friedel            19  m  tanner Gerber 
50* Johan Schneider          24  m  smith Schmidt 
51* Marie Seeman             31  f 
52  Barbara Kreutzberger     27  f 
53* Johan Rechenberger       25  m  farmer Landman 
54  Therese Rechenberger     28  f 
55* Johan Bachmeier          52  m  farmer Landman 
56* Marie Bachmeier          23  f 
57* Fritz Do?z               23  m  weaver Weber 
58* Henriette Bachman        23  f 
59* Carrel Bachman           18  m  carpenter Tischler 
60  Ida Makenroth            18  f 
61* Johan Zurnbauer          35  m  shoemaker Schuhmacher 
62* Eduward Aigner           42  m  mason Maurer 
63  Anna Cath. Fischer       44  f 
64  Anna Sabine Fischer      18  f 
65* Cath Elisb Fischer       13  f 
66  August Haselroth         21  m  smith Schmidt 
67  Heinrich Foss            20  m  farmer Landman 
68  Marie Clausmeier         26  f 
69  Therese Kister           30  f 
70  Lorenz Reisweber         28  m  carpenter 
71  Magarete Reisweber       39  f 
72  Julius Gast              13 
73* Johan Lud. Fritz         25  m  farmer 
74  Anna Heinlein            23  f 
75  Barbara Birkner          22  f 
76* Heinrich Strolhman       2?  m  farmer Landman 
77* Betty Stegeman           20  f 
78  Meier Meierhoff          19  m  farmer Landman 
79  Heinrich Hof???          21  m  ? 
80* Heinrich Koster          21  m  tailor Schneider 
81  Adolph Weise             33  m  tanner Gerber 
82* Urban Eibemeier          34  m  brewer Bierbrauer 


Transcriber's Notes: 

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
   or is used to call attention to additional information in the passenger notes. 
?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition 
   of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.    
^  Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted. 

*  The captain's name Rofer (Röfer) has an umlauted o.  
*  The last lines of the sworn statement are printed as found on the original:  i.e. Bremen is Master from A. H. Röfer.
*  The writer of this list indicates the occupation in English and German; though, he seems to have an aversion for double
   'n' so farmer Landman should be farmer Landmann.  

 
 2     Schaffer (Schäffer) has an umlauted a.  Given name likely Gustav. 
 3     Schaffer (Schäffer) has an umlauted a. 
 5     Given name likely Friedrich. 
 6     Rohr (Röhr) has an umlauted o. 
 9-10  Frohling (Fröhling) has an umlauted o. 
26     Given name likely Johann. 
28     Given name likely Gustav. 
33     Wust (Wüst) has an umlauted u.  Given name more likely Johann. 
34     Given name probably Carl. 
35     Given name likely Johann. 
37     Given name likely Johann. 
38     Surname more likely Schauermann. 
41     Surname unclear; looks something like MarkowZky.  Given name likely Charlotte. 
43     Schaffer (Schäffer) has an umlauted a. 
44     Given name likely Johann. 
45     Given name likely Carl. 
49     Given name likely Johann. 
50     Given name likely Johann. 
51     Surname likely Seemann. 
53     Given name likely Johann. 
55     Given name likely Johann. 
56     Note in fare right column:  Knabe geboren 4ten Juli (boy born 4th of July) 
57     Surname either Dolz (Dölz) or Dotz (Dötz( with an umlauted o. 
58-59  Surname likely Bachmann.  #59 given name likely Carl. 
61     Given name likely Johann. Zurnbauer (Zürnbauer) has an umaluted u. 
62     Given name likely Eduard. 
65     Given names likely Catharine Elisabeth.  
73     Given name likely Johann Ludwig. 
76     Surname probably Strohlmann. 
77     Surname probably Stegemann. 
80     Koster (Köster) has an umlauted o. 
83     Note in far right column:  gestorben (died) 
(signature):  A. H. Röfer 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 143, List 1025.

Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 December 2010

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