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Brig Pioneer


Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 October 1848

REPORT and LIST of Passengers on board the Brig Pioneer of Norfolk, Virginia, Frederick Williams Captain, burden 235 tons, from Bremen and arrived at Philadelphia on the ______ 1848.
Coloums represent: Passenger numbers*, names, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend becoming inhabitants*, and baggage.
Cabin Passengers
  1  Theodor Eisfeld           31       male     music director   Brenswhick  1 trunk. portmanto, hat box          
  2  Eduard Fellmer            22       male     mechanic         Saxony      1 trunk, portmanto, hat box         
  3  Fre^dk Otto Walter        29       male     glasier          Saxony      2 trunks, hat box, and bedding          
  4  Henrietta A. Walter       23       female   glasier          Saxony                
  5  Charles Schierwagen       23       male     musician         Prussia     2 chests, and bedding          

Steerage Passengers
  6  Charles Bohnstedt         48       male     muller           Prussia               
  7  Dorothea Bohnstedt        38       female   muller           Prussia               
  8  Charles Bohnstedt         19       male     muller           Prussia               
  9  Elisabeth Bohnstedt       17       female   muller           Prussia               
 10  Sophia Bohnstedt          15       female   muller           Prussia     6 to 15 bracketed with          
 11  Friederik Bohnstedt       13       male     muller           Prussia     1 baskett, 1 bag, and bedding          
 12  August Bohnstedt          11       male     muller           Prussia               
 13  Gottlieb Bohnstedt         9       male     muller           Prussia               
 14  Christinana Bohnstedt      7       female   muller           Prussia               
 15  Heinrich Bohnstedt         2       male     muller           Prussia               
 16  Michael F. Summma         40       male     weaver           Bavaria               
 17  Johan M Summma            36       male     weaver           Bavaria     16 to 20 bracketed with          
 18  Johann Christoph Summma   33       male     weaver           Bavaria     3 chests, and bedding          
 19  Anna Catharina Summma     66       female   weaver           Bavaria               
 20  Johann E. Summma          38       female   weaver           Bavaria               
 21  Michael Weberlakner       31       male     smith            Bavaria     21, 22 bracketed with              
 22  Joseph Weberlakner        33       male     smith            Bavaria     1 chest, and bedding          
 23  George M. Sihonherr       66       male     banker           Bavaria               
 24  Anna D. Sihonherr         64       female   banker           Bavaria     23 to 27 bracketed with          
 25  Johann Sihonherr          33       male     tailer           Bavaria     1 chest, 1 trunk, and          
 26  George M. Sihonherr       20       male     brik layer       Bavaria     bedding          
 27  Anna D. Sihonherr         24       female   brik layer       Bavaria               

                                                        signed: Frederick Williams
 

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.
*  All passengers intended to reside in the United States so this column is not shown.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 67.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
23 January 2011



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