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Ship Peter Godeffrey*


Bremen, Germany to New Orleans
15 December 1851

List of Passengers taken on board the Ship Peter Godeffrey whereof  H E Decker is Master, at the Port of Bremen and bound for New-Orleans
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, and origin.  The column for destination is omitted in this list because it was the United States for all passengers.
  1  C H Krann               35  male  clerk         Hamburg 
  2  H Doering               50  male  smith         Oldenburg 
  3* H Knuwer                25  male  joiner        Oldenberg 
  4  Cath Brandheim          22  fem                 Oldenberg 
  5  F^ke Doering            48  fem                 Hannover 
  6  Aug^te Doering          ?8  fem                 Hannover 
  7  Agnes Willerberg        17  fem                 Hannover 
  8  W^e Paul                52  fem                 Oldenburg 
  9  Lisette Paul            17  fem                 Oldenburg 
 10  Elisabeth Wanning       20  fem                 Oldenburg 
 11  Elise Enneking          24  fem                 Oldenburg 
 12  Marie Enneking          22  fem                 Oldenburg 
 13  Lisette Helleborch      15  fem                 Oldenburg 
 14* J. ? He??elmann         38  male  farmer        Prussia 
 15* Jac^b Bunger            23  male  laberer       Prussia 
 16* Marie Bunger            26  fem                 Prussia 
 17* Catharina Bunger         1  fem                 Prussia 
 18  Th^r Reinholz           24  male  laborer       Hannover 
 19  R. Geerdes              48  male  laborer       Hannover 
 20  B^d Geerdes             40  male  laborer       Hannover 
 21  Maria Geerdes           27  fem                 Hannover 
 22  Anne Geerdes             3  fem                 Hannover 
 23  Gesche Geerdes           1  fem                 Hannover 
 24  W^h Vollbrecht          33  male  laborer       Hannover 
 25* L T?                    28  male  laborer       Hannover 
 26  J Collmann              24  male  smith         Hannover 
 27  Anna Collmann           26  fem                 Hannover 
 28  Anna Collmann            1  fem                 Hannover 
 29* Chr Notzel              24  male  clerk         Prussia  
 30  W Wenzel                15  male  clerk         Prussia 
 31  Fr Nohl                 16  male  clerk         Prussia 
 32* Th Goth                 17  male  printer       Brunswick 
 33* M Gretsler              20  male  ?             Brunswick 
 34  J Brockhoff             24  male  dyer          Brunswick 
 35  C H Thake               27  male  enjineer      Prussia 
 36  Emilie Thake            27  fem                 Prussia 
 37  J. Feder                27  male  gardener      Hannover 
 38* F. W. ?erdd?            ?1  male  laborer       Hannover 
 39* C Mar ?erdd?            34  fem                 Hannover 
 40* Anna N. ?erdd?           4  fem                 Hannover 
 41  J. F. Vinop             54  male  laborer       Hannover 
 42  W. Vinop                22  male                Hannover 
 43  N. Althoff              18  male                Hannover 
 44  Louise Vinop            18  fem                 Hannover 
 45  Clara Vinop             15  fem                 Hannover 
 46  W Althoff               15  male                Hannover 
 47  Cath Vinop              11  fem                 Hannover 
 48  Anna M Vinop            44  fem                 Hannover 
 49  Carl Vinop              10  male                Hannover 
 50  N Vinop                  4  male                Hannover 
 51  Louise Schmale          27  fem                 Hannover 
 52  Ernst Schmale            5  male                Hannover 
 53  W ? Bruns               32  male  Weaver        Hannover 
 54  H W Bierhof             23  male  laborer       Hannover 
 55  Martha Bruns            32  fem                 Hannover 
 56  B Bruns                  4  male                Hannover 
 57  H F Adams               28  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
 58  H Adams                 28  fem                 Oldenburg 
 59  J Lienemann             34  male  shoemaker     Oldenburg 
 60  J H Sander              28  male  tailor        Oldenburg 
 61  J F Haferkamp           28  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
 62  Marg Haferkamp          24  fem                 Oldenburg 
 63  H ? Ronnebohn           22  male  laborer       Hannover 
 64  Maria Ronnebohn         46  fem                 Hannover 
 65* H Jossling              25  male  laborer       Hannover 
 66  ?irb. Ronnebohn         46  fem                 Hannover 
 67  J H Carsten             20  male  laborer       Hannover 
 68* ? F C Krghagen          26  male  laborer       Hannover 
 69* Margareth ? Krghagen    28  fem                 Hannover 
 70  H E Hasemeyer           18  male  tailor        Hannover 
 71  Maria C Hasemeyer       23  fem                 Hannover 
 72  Anna N Middendorfer     28  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 73  Engel Wolmann           27  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 74  H H Mollitor            26  male  laborer       Mecklenburg 
 75  Mar Elis Kleve          25  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 76* J H Starekorter         18  male  laborer       Mecklenburg 
 77  Marg C Wolkers          24  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 78  Maria E. Kemper         19  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 79  G H Schatthoff          25  male  laborer       Mecklenburg 
 80  Maria Schatthoff        22  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 81  M Elis Weber            22  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 82* H Gorking               36  male  labr          Mecklenburg 
 83  Maria E. Otting         24  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 84* Maria ? Luning          23  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 85  Harm Starenberg         19  male                Mecklenburg 
 86  Harm Padik              19  male                Mecklenburg 
 87  Dina Geisen             16  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 88  Therese auf der Kamp    20  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 89  Engel Wercher           18  fem                 Mecklenburg 
 90  Antoinette Torwaker     22  fem                 Hannover 
 91  Marie Werterhaus        36  fem                 Hannover 
 92  C Witereide             26  fem                 Hannover 
 93  Ajan Grot               22  fem                 Hannover 
 94  H Gansepohl             20  male  labr          Hannover 
 95* H Schloner              16  male                Hannover 
 96* Liseta Schloner         20  fem                 Hannover 
 97* J H Schoner             56  male  labr          Oldenburg 
 98* Marg Schoner            51  fem                 Oldenburg 
 99* Anna Schoner            17  fem                 Oldenburg 
100* Elis Schoner            14  fem                 Oldenburg 
101* W Schoner                6  male                Oldenburg 
102  Cath Chr Wolte          20  fem                 Oldenburg 
103  C H Wockschmitz         19  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
104  Anna M Opendorf         25  fem                 Oldenburg 
105  Elise Strotmann         20  fem                 Oldenburg 
106  Anna Strotmann          20  fem                 Oldenburg 
107  J Schwegmann            50  male  labr          Prussia 
108  Maria Schwegmann        50  fem                 Prussia 
109  H H Schwegmann          19  male                Prussia 
110  Anna M Schwegmann       18  fem                 Prussia 
111  W Rolf                  26  male  labr          Prussia 
112  J. Hartech              18  male  labr          Prussia 
113  W^? Drees               57  fem                 Prussia 
114  Car Othwerth            22  male  laborer       Prussia 
115* F Tonnings              29  male  laborer       Prussia 
116  Maria E Veistrop        ?2  fem                 Prussia 
117  E Paulus                28  male  laborer       Bavaria 
118  Elise Fangmann          20  fem                 Bavaria 
119  Carol. Fangmann         14  fem                 Bavaria 
120  Carol Vinop             18  fem                 Oldenburg 
121  Louise Vinop            16  fem                 Oldenburg 
122  C H Vinop               14  male                Oldenburg 
123  Fried Vinop              7  male                Oldenburg 
124  Anna M Vinop            10  fem                 Oldenburg 
125  C Tiedje                24  male  joiner        Bade? 
126  J Jack                  28  male  mason         Bade? 
127  J H Kurtz               37  male  farmer        Hannover 
128  A Fahls                 1?  male  farmer        Hannover 
129  Marg Kurtz              35  fem                 Hannover 
130  L. Marg. Kurtz          11  fem                 Hannover 
131  J H Kurtz                7  male                Hannover 
132  F Kurtz                  2  male                Hannover 
133  H Gerriets              32  male  farmer        Hannover 
134  J F Memmer              20  male  farmer        Hannover 
135  H B Memmer              28  male                Hannover 
136  Anna Speckmann          30  fem                 Hannover 
137  ? F Kihl                30  male  mason         Hannover 
138  Diedr. Norvies          59  male  laborer       Hannover 
139  H F Apeker              29  male  laborer       Hannover 
140* F C Ooken               29  male  laborer       Hannover 
141* Gertr Ooken             ?7  fem                 Hannover 
142  A Aden                  54  male  farmer        Hannover 
143  Marg Aden               51  fem                 Hannover 
144  Elis Aden               23  fem                 Hannover 
145  Cath Aden               19  fem                 Hannover 
146  Gerh Aden               17  male                Hannover 
147  Gretje Aden             14  fem                 Hannover 
148  Alke Aden                9  fem                 Hannover 
149  D Walter                45  male                Hannover 
150  Hanna Walter            42  fem                 Hannover 
151  F Walter                18  male                Hannover 
152  W Walter                15  male                Hannover 
153  H Walter                12  male                Hannover 
154  Henrike Walter           6  fem                 Hannover 
155  Cath Walter              5  fem                 Hannover 
156  J Arends                48  male  farmer        Hannover 
157  Hildeg. Arends          45  fem                 Hannover 
158  Maria Arends            18  fem                 Hannover 
159  Geerd Arends            16  male                Hannover 
160  J Arends                14  male                Hannover 
161  Anna Arends             10  fem                 Hannover 
162  Gretje Arends            8  fem                 Hannover 
163  H Arends                 5  male                Hannover 
164  H Arends                 3  male                Hannover 
165* F Jansen                29  male  laborer       Hannover 
166  Joh Kahlmann            17  male  laborer       Hannover 
167  H J. Thuker             48  male  laborer       Hannover 
168  Heikje Thuker           54  fem                 Hannover 
169  Altje Thuker            16  fem                 Hannover 
170  J F Geerds              26  male  laborer       Hannover 
171  C Freese                32  male  shoemaker     Hannover 
172  Gesche Freese           26  fem                 Hannover 
173  D. Freese                4  male                Hannover 
174  A. Aue                  54  male  tailor        Hannover 
175  Ida Aue                 62  fem                 Hannover 
176  Mei? Aue                13  fem                 Hannover 
177* Elise Munker            54  fem                 Hannover 
178  H Harms                 27  male  farmer        Hannover 
179  G Harms                 25  male                Hannover 
180  F Harms                 18  male                Hannover 
181  Marg Harms              15  fem                 Hannover 
182* F Muncke                40  male  farmer        Hannover 
183* Norke? Muncke           45  fem                 Hannover 
184* Johan Muncke            20  male                Hannover 
185* Fr Muncke               18  male                Hannover 
186* J Muncke                14  male                Hannover 
187* E Muncke                10  male                Hannover 
188* H Muncke                 6  male                Hannover 
189* U ????hammer            53  male  farmer        Hannover 
190* Esch? ????hammer        50  fem                 Hannover 
191* J ????hammer            28  male                Hannover 
192  Antje Rolfs              4  fem                 Hannover 
193* H ????dhammer           56  male  farmer        Hannover 
194* Ofke ????dhammer        53  fem                 Hannover 
195  D Albers                30  male  farmer        Hannover 
196  Carolina Albers         26  fem                 Hannover 
197  Henriette Albers         2  fem                 Hannover 
198  E Riecker               29  male  smith         Oldenburg 
199  Cath Riecker            27  fem                 Oldenburg 
200  A Uphoff                28  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
201  J Haan                  27  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
202  J Dieckmann             26  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
203  C J Kock                20  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
204  C J Kock                20  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
205  H Behrends              30  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
206  Gesche Behrends         20  fem                 Oldenburg 
207* Dierck Behrends         26  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
208* J Muncke                25  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
209* F Muncke                26  fem                 Oldenburg 
210* Elle Muncke             10  fem                 Oldenburg 
211* Ecke Muncke              8  fem                 Oldenburg 
212* J Muncke                 6  male                Oldenburg 
213* Ida Muncke               4  fem                 Oldenburg 
214* J Muncke                 2  male                Oldenburg 
215  C Redenius              22  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
216* F ??adhammer            22  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
217* W J Fl??                31  male  smith         Mecklenburg 
218* Christ. Fl??            18  fem                 Mecklenburg 
219* Fritz Fl??               3  fem                 Mecklenburg 
220* A Fl??                   2  male                Mecklenburg 
221  Elisab. ?hefe           26  fem                 Mecklenburg 
222  G H Reents              24  male  tailor        Mecklenburg 
223  H Franzer               57  male  farmer        Saxony 
224  Anna Franzer            54  fem                 Saxony 
225  J Franzer               25  male  laborer       Saxony 
226  H Franzer               19  male                Saxony 
227  J Franzer               18  male                Saxony 
228  Altje Franzer           20  fem                 Saxony 
229  H Emminger              2?  male  carpenter     Saxony 
230  R Emminger              27  male  carpenter     Saxony 
231  Meta Emminger           27  fem                 Saxony 
232* R Emminger               ?  male                Saxony 
233  H Emminger               1  male                Saxony 
234* J. L?rb????             40  male  farmer        Prussia 
235* L? L?rb????             28  fem                 Prussia 
236* Anna L?rb????           15  fem                 Prussia 
237* Gesche L?rb????         10  fem                 Prussia 
238* Jette L?rb????           7  fem                 Prussia 
239  H Heinmann              25  male                Prussia 
240  L Halemeyer             20  male  laborer       Prussia 
241  R^d Halemeyer           19  male  laborer       Prussia 
242  Sophia Moritz           20  fem                 Prussia 
243  Minna Moritz            10  fem                 Prussia 
244  Sophia Moritz            4  fem                 Prussia 
245  H Harpe                 47  male  tailor        Prussia 
246  Johanne Harpe           28  fem                 Prussia 
247  Minna Harpe              3  fem                 Prussia 
248  Sara Blume              20  fem                 Oldenburg 
249* Louise Schlute          16  fem                 Oldenburg 
250  Carol. Haan             19  fem                 Oldenburg 
251  Val Barrer              40  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
252  Elise Barrer            28  fem                 Oldenburg 
253  H Barrer                10  male                Oldenburg 
254  C Barrer                 5  male                Oldenburg 
255  W Loreberg              2?  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
256  J Johanssen             23  fem                 Schleswig 
257  W Kuhlmann              ?4  male  joiner        Oldenburg 
258* J Moller                28  male  painter       Oldenburg 
259  G Wiedemann             26  male  farmer        Oldenburg 
260  A Adam                  40  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
261  H Smidt                 16  male  shoemaker     Prussia 
262  C Kortt                 23  male                Bremen? 
263* Amalia Edel??           29  fem                 Hannover 
264  H Walter                29  male  horse dealer  Hannover 
265  D Essmann               18  male  laboer        Hannover 
266  F Wockerseg             26  male  laborer       Hannover 
267  Anna Wockerseg          16  fem                 Hannover 
268  Regina Wockerseg        14  fem                 Hannover 
269  W^m Wockerseg           52  male                Hannover 
270  R? Basker               54  male  laborer       Hannover 
271* D Joh?                  15  male  laborer       Hannover 
272  H Kohlsen               25  male  laborer       Hannover 
273  Elise Overbeck          16  fem                 Hannover 
274  Elise Meyer             23  fem                 Hannover 
275* Elise Weismuller        20  fem                 Hannover 
276  Dora Katsch             20  fem                 Hannover 
277  Elise Borcherding       19  fem                 Hannover 
278  R. Borcherding          18  male  laborer       Hannover 
279  Louise Fisse            15  fem                 Hannover 
280  Ch Bellesson            19  fem                 Hannover 
281  G Kamp                  19  male                Hannover 
282* Elis. ??erkbach         23  fem                 Hannover 
283  J Hilker                ?3  male  laborer       Hannover 
284* F Hu??                  25  male                Hannover 
285  H Althoff               20  fem                 Hannover 
286  J Meyer                 16  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
287  Ch J Meyer              20  fem                 Oldenburg 
288  Ch F Meyer              16  fem                 Oldenburg 
289  C Wedibrock             22  fem                 Oldenburg 
290* C Ebela?                17  fem                 Oldenburg 
291  G Kettler               25  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
292* H J Hoh?emann           26  male  laborer       Oldenburg 
293  Th. Legge               30  male                Oldenburg 
294  F Ahrens                20  male                Oldenburg 
295  Ernestine Adam          27  fem                 Prussia 
296  H Adam                  12  male                Prussia 
297  Philippine Adam          9  fem                 Prussia 
298  Lina Adam                3  fem                 Prussia 
299  B Heuer                 19  male  laborer       Hannover 
300  F Valtowe?              22  male  ?             Hannover 
301  W. Windmollen           20  fem                 Hannover 

Endnote:   Together 124 male 
                    112 female 
                     65 children 
             Total: 311 [the total is incorrect, it should be 301] 


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 name of the ship on the manifest is:  Peter Godeffrey.  NARA lists it as Peter Godfrey. 

 
  3      Knuwer (Knüwer) has an umlauted u. 
 14      Name seems to be either Heitelmann, Hintelmann or Hirdelmann. 
 15-17   Bunger (Bünger) has an umlauted u. 
 25      Name may be Treckner or something similar.  
 29      Notzel (Nötzel) has an umlauted o. 
 32      Goth (Göth) has an umlauted o. 
 33      Name may be Grettler or Gretzler. 
 38-40   Cannot decipher name completely; looks something like Berdd? or Gerdd? 
 65      Jossling (Jössling) has an umlauted o. 
 68-69   Name should probably be something like Krughagen or Kroghagen.   
 76      Starekorter (Starekörter) has an umlauted o. 
 82      Gorking (Görking) has an umlauted o.  Name could be Jorking (Jörking) 
 84      Luning (Lüning) has an umlauted u. 
 95-96   Schloner (Schlöner) has an umlauted o. 
 97-101  Schoner (Schöner) has an umlauted o. 
115      Tonnings (Tönnings) has an ulmlauted o. 
140-141  Should name be Ocken? 
165      Surname probably Janssen. 
177      Munker (Münker) has an umlauted u. 
182-188  Muncke (Müncke) has an umlauted u. 
189-191  Name seems to be something like Gradhammer.or Quadhammer. 
193-194  Name seems to be something like Gradhammer.or Quadhammer. 
207      Note in far right column:  died. 
208-214  Muncke (Müncke) has an umlauted u. 
216      Name may be Quadhammer. 
217-220  Name difficult to decipher; seems to be something like Fles. 
232      Age looks like 2-1/2. 
234-238  Name looks something like Lerbruns. 
249      Schlute (Schlüte) has an umlauted u. 
258      Moller (Möller) has an umlauted o. 
263      Name looks like it could be Edeler. 
271      Name seems to John (or perhaps it should be Jahn). 
275      Weismuller (Weismüller) has an umlauted u. 
282      Name looks something like Sperkbach. 
284      Name seems to be something like Hup or Hugo. 
290      Name seems to be something like Ebelap or Ebelau. 
292      Name looks something like Hohsemann. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 34.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 May 2010



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