Ship Helene
I, Friederich Volkmann 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 bremen Ship Helene whereof I am Master, from Bremen. So help me God, F. Volkmann
Sworn to this 2 July 1853 Before me C. O. Walden, port authority
List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the bremen Ship Helene whereof Fr. Volckmann is Master, from Brfemen burthen 771 tons.
Columns represent passenger name, age, gender, and occupation. The columns for origin and destination have been omitted on this list because all were listed as from Germany and destined for the United States.
Cabin Passengers:
1 Mr C A Lehmann 19 male Oeconom
2 Mr M. W. Wilckens 19 male Merchant
3 Miss A. Wranna 25 female
4 Miss E. Brunner 26 female
5 Mr. N. Visbeck 22 male Merchant
6 Mr. T Hansemann 30 male Doctor
7 Mr. A. Hunicke 15 male
8 Miss E. Hunicke 22 female
9 Miss D. Leonhard 20 female
10 Mr. W. Pohlmann 20 male Merchant
11* Mr. E. Konigsmann 25 male Oeconom
12 Mr. G. Rockwitz 25 male Merchant
13 Mr. A. Strecker 26 male Oeconom
14 Mrs. A. Strecker 30 female
15 Mr. R. Thum 30 male Minister
16 Miss M. Suck 32 female
17 Mr. J. Bading 28 male
18 Mr. H. Streethoff 18 male
Steerage Passengers:
19 Freiderich Deller 47 male Mason
20 Catharina Deller 46 female
21 Carl Deller 17 male
22 Sophie Deller 23 female
23 Christine Schmidt 52 female
24 Carl Schmidt 15 male
25 Sophie Schmidt 13 female
26 Heinrich Schmidt 12 male
27 August Schmidt 9 male
28 Heinrich Callenber 21 male Joiner
29 Jurgen Petersen 58 male farmer
30 Auguste Petersen 57 female
31 Marie Meyer 20 female
32 Elise Schulze 22 female
33 Albert Meyer 22 male Merchant
34 Theodor Schneeber 29 male Sattler
35 Marie Schneeber 33 female
36 Theodor Schneeber 5 male
37* Adolph Schneeber 3 female
38 Auguste Schneeber 8mo. female
39 Marie Prost 32 female
40 Peter Heuser 46 male Farmer
41 Sophie Heuser 42 female
42 Marie Heuser 30 female
43 Jacob Heuser 17 male
44 Justus Heuser 15 male
45 Anna Heuser 13 female
46 Heinrich Heuser 10 male
47 Catharine Heuser 6 female
48 Daniel Heuser 3 male
49 Anna Cath. Heuser 39 female
50 Daniel Bercker 21 male Mason
51 Cord Rehse 36 male Farmer
52 Sophie Rehse 21 female
53 Christoff Rehse 18 male
54 Conrad Russel 50 male Farmer
55 Joh. Henrich Bremer 48 male Farmer
56 Marie Bremer 47 female
57 Marie Bremer 12 female
58 Sophie Bremer 10 female
59 Diederich Biedenhefe 15 male Farmer
60 Diederich Ellmoos 15 male Farmer
61 Albert Gieschen 15 male Farmer
62 Johann Cordes 18 male Farmer
63 Daniel Bischoffe 16 male Farmer
64 Johann Timm 17 male Farmer
65 Johann Lackemann 19 male Farmer
66 Hinrich Hencken 17 male Farmer
67 Diederich Fehsenfeld 53 male Farmer
68 Margarete Fehsenfeld 52 female
69 Heinrich Fehsenfeld 15 male
70 Georg Romes 38 male Miller
71 Johann Tiedgen 35 male Farmer
72 Margaretha Pfanz 21 female
73 Johann Rolfs 18 male
74* Ludewig Bach 27 male Mason
75 Valentin Lippel 26 male Farmer
76 Lisette Lippel 25 female
77 Herman Lippel 3mo. male
78 Conrad Kessler 26 male Smith
79 Johannes Oberlies 18 male Carpenter
80 Marie Oberlies 26 female
81 Johannes Windeler 52 male Farmer
82 Heinr Windeler 3 male
83 Justine Windeler 5 female
84 Carl A. Genssler 18 male
85 Ludewig Bauer 26 male Butterrer
86 Sophie Bauer 2? female
87 Auguste Bauer 6mo. female
88 C. Heinrich Zeppel 33 male Weaver
89 Caroline Thomar 25 female
90 Carl G. Kretschmer ?6 male Joiner
91 Johanne Kretschmer 3? female
92 Friederich Kretschmer ? male
93 Franz Kretschmer 9mo. male
94 Carl Krebs 33 male Weaver
95 Julius Schmidt 27 male Weaver
96* Ferdinand Brand 33 male Miller
97 Louise Brand 22 female
98* Auguste Brand ?
99 Auguste Brand 6 female
100 Charlotte Brand 4 female
101 Pauline Brand 3 female
102 Fritz Harcke 23 male Miller
103 Carl Entorf 19 male Farmer
104 Carl Rittmeyer 22 male Farmer
105 Friederich Rittmeyer 21 male Farmer
106* Siemon Rittmeyer 25 male Farmer
107 Friederich Tocke 19 male Farmer
108 Carl Klencke 29 male Farmer
109 Hermine Korf 26 female
110 Caroline Korf 27 female
111 Johann Voigtsberger 25 male Farmer
112 Christiane Schmidt 26 female
113 Christine Staps 16 female
114 Johanne Jahn ?0 female
115 Ernst Thiele 20 male Farmer
116* J. Carl Hauser 30 male
117* Anna Hauser 23 female
118 Sophie Knote 21 female
119 Johann M. Schumann 33 male Farmer
120 Henriette Schumann 29 female
121* Herman Pohner 18 male
122 Carl F. Planer 44 male Farmer
123 Marie Planer 43 female
124 Franz Planer 9 male
125 Caroline Planer 8 female
126 Auguste Planer 5 female
127 Friederich Gruber 20 male Butterer
128 Carl Heilmann 31 male Tailor
129 Gottlieb Andermann 36 male Joiner
130 Auguste Andermann 36 female
131 Friederich Andermann 10 male
132 Herman Andermann 6 male
133 Franz Andermann 4 male
134 Bertha Andermann 3 female
135 Henriette Andermann 6mo. female
136 C. Heinrich Sander 53 male Farmer
137 Catharine Sander 48 female
138 Catharine Sander 20 female
139 Heinrich Sander 16 male
140 Friederich Sander ? male
141 Friederich Gottschalck 23 male
142* Emil Schon 29 male Merchant
143 Heinrich Kruger 28 male Farmer
144 Johanne Kruger 26 female
145 Friederich Kruger 9mo. male
146 Carl Ricker 31 male Shumaker
147 Louise Ricker 26 female
148 Heinrich Grote 18 male
149 August Bock 21 male Smith
150 Friederich Bornemann 28 male Joiner
151 Diederich Sagemuhl 26 male Sattler
152 Johann Weigner 30 male Sattler
153 Louise Weigner 26 female
154 Friederich Stanick 29 male Weaver
155 Therese Stanick 27 female
156 Joseph Stanick 6 male
157 Franz Stanick 5 male
158 Anton Stanick 9mo. male
159 Joseph Hammerl 21 male Merchant
160 Agnes Fritz 25 female
161 Anton Fritsch 29 male Smith
162 Joseph Kottmann 26 male Smith
163 Franz Elsbeck 30 male Tailor
164 Agnes Elsbeck 28 female
165* J? 6 male
166* Lud? 3 male
167 Anton Elsbeck 9mo. male
168 Louis Wustlich 19 male Butcher
169 Herman Bohle 22 male
170 Anton Dieckmann 20 male
171 Melchior Funck 25 male Mason
172 Johannes Klaus 32 male Smith
173 Anton Uetzger 22 male Mason
174 Marianne Klaus 20 female
175 Josepha Klaus 14 female
176 Henriette Hubler 20 female
177 Caroline Hubler 21 female
178 Friederich Merckel 17 male Farmer
179 Heinrich Muschenheim 27 male Farmer
180 Lorenz Kreuzer 24 male Farmer
181 Gerhard Timcke 24 male Joiner
182 Wilhelm Mons 59 male Farmer
183 Dorothea Mons 58 female
184 Johannes Mons 31 male Farmer
185 Dorothea Wennemann 36 female
186 Johann Hasse 22 male Smith
187 Paul Martin 27 male Joiner
188 Elise Dieterich 24 female
189* Margaret ? 28 female
190 Helene Rosskopf 24 female
191* Johann Holscher 23 male Farmer
192 Christian Schreiner 44 male Merchant
193 Caroline Schreiner 43 female
194 Sigmund Schreiner 13 male
195 Heinrich Hulschmann 23 male
196 Gottlieb Ebert 48 male Farmer
197 Amalia Ebert 46 female
198 Heinrich Ebert 14 male
199 Auguste Ebert 19 female
200 Hermine Ebert 6mo. female
201 August Schlosser 18 male Farmer
202 Josepha Ruger 26 female
203 Johann C. Sevin 33 male Tailor
204 Joseph Graf 30 male Tailor
205 Sophie Graf 36 female
206 Fritz Graf 6mo. male
207 Joseph Mosig 30 male Smith
208 Caroline Mosig 34 female
209 Adolph Mosig 2 male
210 Emele Mosig 6mo. female
211* Gustav Sauberlich 32 male Tailor
212* Johanne Sauberlich 30 female
213 Wilhelmine Idede 25 female
214 Carl Mayer 24 male Merchant
215 Elise Rohden 26 female
216 Wilhelm Wuchler 2? male Farmer
217 Peter Distel 34 male Joiner
218 Johann Bombach 26 male Farmer
219 Catharine Bombach 23 female
220 Marie Bombach 27 female
221 Gesche Bombach 3 female
222 Johann Bombach 1 male
223 Gesche Bochner 21 female
224 Cord Heinhammer 19 male Farmer
225 August Otten 19 male Farmer
226 Claus Bensen 17 male Farmer
227 Hinrich Kross 15 male Farmer
228* Hinrich Droge 18 male Farmer
229 Friederich Wandmacher 22 male Mason
230 Friederich Rohrborn 30 male Backer
231* Joseph Wasserburcke 32 male
232 Emanuel Ilckenhaus 22 male
233* Johann Ludewig 58 male Weaver
234* Christine Ludewig 32 female
235* Joseph Ludewig 18 male
236 Louise Mahle 18 female
237 Christian Vahle 14 male
238 Frederick Rittgraf 25 female
239 Dorothea Muller 16 female
240 Louise Scheer 28 female
241 Friederike Kiensle 22 female
242 Caroline Heller 18 female
243 Jacob Daiss 26 male Farmer
244 Catharine Schwarz 19 female
245 Georg Schulthuss 29 male Farmer
246 Louise Schwarz 19 female
247 Christine Schwarz 14 female
248 Christine Baumann 21 female
249 Friederich Wurd 24 male Farmer
250 Willhelm Schaal 14 male Farmer
251 Ernst Sylvender 29 male Farmer
252 Carl Kletsch 27 male ?
253 Mathilde Kletsch 21 female
254 Johann Kletsch 18 male
255 Heinrich Hillmann 43 male Farmer
256 Marie Hillmann 35 female
257 Betty Hillmann 2 female
258 Fritz Hillmann 4? male
259 Emil Meyer 22 male Merchant
260 Caroline Meyer 21 female
261 Heinrich Schmitmann 17 male
262 Johann Scholle 30 male
263* Johann Rohrig 26 male Cooper
264 Heinrich Cassens 31 male Miller
265 Gesche Dahl ?8 female
266 Margarete Dahl 26 female
267 Heinrich Dahl 30 male Farmer
268 Diederich Renner 26 male Farmer
269 Margareta Rosentreder 24 female
270 Johann D Wohlers 27 male Farmer
271 Christian Krumbach 25 male Farmer
272* Friederich Kruger 23 male Tailor
273 Sophie Oelschlager 25 female
274 Ludewig Meyer 59 male
275 Henriette Bose 22 female
276 Johannes Peekhaus 25 male Weaver
277* Elisabeth Gunther 59 female
278 Barbara Rehbein 21 female
279 Conrad Burger 45 male Farmer
280 Elisabeth Burger 41 female
281 David Burger 12 male
282 Heinrich Burger 9 male
283 Ludewig Burger 6 male
284 Conrad Burger 2 male
285 Johanna Geisler 24 female
286 Johann Lohmann 17 male Farmer
287 Marie Maurer 21 female
288 Diederich Hartje 15
289 Louise Stecker 12 female
290 Diederich Schorse 14 male
291 Heinrich Horstmann 21 male Farmer
292 Friederich Haeslop 16 male
293* Adelheid Korner 16 female
294 Beta Kuster 11 female
295 Catharine Stevens 25 female
296 Friedericka Lohse 17 female
297 Elisabeth Brinjes 23 female
298 Adelheid Spreen 26 female
299 Margaretha Spreen 28 female
300 Anna Steineck 21 female
301 Claus Bottger 19 male
302 Martin Murk 21 male
303 Hinrich Steil 16 male
304 Peter Langenbeck 43 male
305 Herman Schmidt 19 male Tailor
306* Friederich Schafer 30 male Farmer
307* Lydie Schafer 23 female
308 Herman Lurssen ?5 male
(signature) F. Volckmann
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 writer of this list seems to add letters to given names, i. e. Friederich instead of
Friedrich; Diederich instead of Diedrich; Ludewig instead of Ludwig, and writes Herman
instead of Hermann, the more likely German form of the name.
11 Konigsmann (Königsmann) has an umlauted o.
37 Gender probably incorrect for this entry.
74 Surname may be Buch.
96 Two short words written in the far right column which seem to be 1 Boxe.
98 The name seems to be Auguste Brand, but thre is no gender or age entered and then
the next entry is the same name with the needed information.
106 Given name may be Simon.
116-117 The name has an umlauted u, but it seems likely that it should be an umlauted a.
121 Pohner (Pöhner) has an umlauted o.
142 Schon (Schön) has an umlauted o.
165 Name seems to be Johannes Elsbeck.
166 Name seems to be Ludmuller Elsbeck
189 No surname listed; may be Dieterich.
191 Holscher (Hölscher) has an umlauted o.
207-210 Surname may be Mosig.
211-212 Sauberlich (Säuberlich) has an umlauted a.
228 Droge (Dröge) has an umlauted o.
231 Name may be Wasserbrucke; in either case the u is umlauted.
233-235 The name may be Ludwig.
263 Rohrig (Röhrig) has an umlauted o.
272 Kruger (Krüger) has an umlauted u.
277 Gunther (Günther) has an umlauted u.
293 Korrner (Körner) has an umlauted o.
306-307 Schafer (Schäfer) has an umlauted a.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 128, List 639.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 July 2010
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