I, J.T. Hays, Junr. Master of the Bark Suwa do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Bark at Hamburg from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the named and ages of those who died.
So help me God, J. T. Haye, Junior

Sworn to this 6 June 1856 Before me s/illegible

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Suwa whereof J.T. Hays, Junr. is Master, from Hamburg burthen 414½ tons.

Columns represent: Names, Age (Years, Months) Sex, Occupation, *The country to which they severally belong, *The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, *Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

 
  1  Hindenberg, Wilhelm       28    male   shoemaker     between deck
  2  Hindenberg, Amalie        26    female his wife      between deck
  3* Hindenberg, Paul            ?m  male   baby          between deck
  4  Gestjahr, Wilh.           29    male   carpenter     between deck
  5  Gierke, Joh               43    male   carpenter     between deck
  6  Gierke, Wilhelmine        36    female his wife      between deck
  7  Gierke, Wilhelm           17    male   child         between deck
  8  Gierke, Wilhelmine        14    female child         between deck
  9* Ludeke, Ferd.             36    male   mason         between deck
 10* Ludeke, Wilhelmine        33    female his wife      between deck
 11* Ludeke, August             9    male   child         between deck
 12* Ludeke, Johanna            6    female child         between deck
 13* Ludeke, Maria              3    female child         between deck
 14  Lindecke, Christine       24    female woman         between deck
 15* Lindecke, Friedr          27    male                 between deck
 16* Lindecke, Johanna          ?    female ?             between deck
 17* Lindecke, Otto?            ?    male                 between deck
 18* Degen, Friedr.            34    male   farmer        between deck
 19* Degen, Wilhelmine         34    female his wife      between deck
 20* Degen, Carl                5    male   child         between deck
 21* Degen, Martin              3    male   child         between deck
 22* Degen, Christ.              9m  male   baby          between deck
 23  Henning, Martin           36    male   farmer        between deck
 24  Henning, Marie            40    female his wife      between deck
 25  Henning, Carl             10    male   child         between deck
 26  Henning, Charlotte          10m female baby          between deck
 27  Grambauer, Fr.            35    male   farmer        between deck
 28  Hocker, Louise            23    female unmarried     between deck
 29  Weggel, Carl              30    male   farmer        between deck
 30  Weggel, Charlotte         24    female his wife      between deck
 31  Weggel, Carl                5m  male   baby          between deck
 32  Tiesow, Dorothea          26    female woman         between deck
 33  Schneider, Albert         34    male   farmer        between deck
 34  Schneider, Emilie         34    female his wife      between deck
 35  Schneider, Richard         2    male   child         between deck
 36  Schneider, Emilie           5m  female baby          between deck
 37  Bandelow, Auguste         28    female unmarried     between deck
 38  Lipke, Wilh.              23    male   farmer        between deck
 39* Dieckhofer, Joach         45    male   farmer        between deck
 40* Dieckhofer, Louise        32    female his wife      between deck
 41  Amslan, Johanna           30    female unmarried     between deck
 42  Kummser, Wilhelmine       20    female unmarried     between deck
 43  Engel, Friedr.            24    male   farmer        between deck
 44  Altmann, Friedr.          30    male   farmer        between deck
 45  Altmann, Wilhelmine       24    female his wife      between deck
 46  Altmann, Friedr             2m  male   baby          between deck
 47  Ludwig, Wilh.             31    male   farmer        between deck
 48  Ludwig, Wilhelmine        31    female his wife      between deck
 49  Ludwig, Herm.              9    male   child         between deck
 50  Ludwig, Auguste             6m  female baby          between deck
 51  Rahn, Carl                24    male   farmer        between deck
 52  Schilling, Wilh.          28    male   farmer        between deck
 53  Brieske, Carl             25    male   farmer        between deck
 54  Brieske, Wilh.            21    male   farmer        between deck
 55  Bechls, Aug.              31    male   farmer        between deck
 56  Adermann, Chr             28    male   farmer        between deck
 57  Lindnow, Carl             44    male   carpenter     between deck
 58  Lindnow, Wilhelmine       39    female his wife      between deck
 59  Lindnow, Friedericke      14    female child         between deck
 60  Lindnow, Wilhelmine       15    female child         between deck
 61  Lindnow, Charlotte        13    female child         between deck
 62  Lindnow, Carl              9    male   child         between deck
 63  Lindnow, Wilhelmine        5    female child         between deck
 64  Dammson, Friedericke      21    female unmarried     between deck
 65  Dammson, Charlotte        19    female unmarried     between deck
 66  Peters, Chr.              53    male   farmer        between deck
 67  Peters, Christiane        53    female his wife      between deck
 68  Peters, Marie             14    female child         between deck
 69  Peters, Carl              11    male   child         between deck
 70  Peters, Christ.            4    male   child         between deck
 71  Hade, Wilh                26    male   farmer        between deck
 72  Gross, Adolph             14    male   farmer        between deck
 73  Rathsburg, Martin         38    male   farmer        between deck
 74  Rathsburg, Marie          36    female his wife      between deck
 75  Rathsburg, Auguste         9    female child         between deck
 76  Rathsburg, Caroline        7    female child         between deck
 77  Rathsburg, Wilhelmine      5    female child         between deck
 78  Rathsburg, Friedr.         3    male   child         between deck
 79  Stoltmann, Gottl          43    male   carpenter     between deck
 80  Stoltmann, Wilhelmine     40    female his wife      between deck
 81  Stoltmann, Wilhlemine     16    female child         between deck
 82  Stoltmann, Wilh           14    male   child         between deck
 83  Stoltmann, Christine      11    female child         between deck
 84  Stoltmann, Martin          7    male   child         between deck
 85  Stoltmann, Carl            3    male   child         between deck
 86  Stoltmann, Christ          2    male   child         between deck
 87* Praka, Wilhelmine         36    female woman         between deck
 88* Praka, Christ              3    male   her child     between deck
 89  Milse, Maria              28    female unmarried     between deck
 90  Kiedemann, Christine      16    female unmarried     between deck
 91  Mewes, Christ             37    male   farmer        between deck
 92  Mewes, Dorothea           40    female his wife      between deck
 93  Mewes, Marie              12    female child         between deck
 94  Mewes, Carl                9    male   child         between deck
 95  Mewes, August              7    male   child         between deck
 96  Schultz, Friedr           49    male                 between deck
 97  Schultz, Louise           47    female his wife      between deck
 98  Schultz, Johanna          16    female child         between deck
 99  Schultz, Friedr.          11    male   child         between deck
100  Schultz, Ferd.             9    male   child         between deck
101  Schultz, Friedericke       3    female child         between deck
102  Radata, Friedr            18    male   farmer        between deck
103  Schneider, Gottl          27    male   farmer        between deck
104  Rehberg, Wilh             23    male   farmer        between deck
105  Ewald, Chr.               29    male   farmer        between deck
106  Ewald, Dorothea           25    female his wife      between deck
107  Ewald, Christian           2    male   child         between deck
108* Wol?, Christ              22    male   farmer        between deck
109* Dohring, Carl             23    male   carpenter     between deck
110* Dohring, Wilhelmine       22    female his wife      between deck
111* Dohring, Caroline          4    female child         between deck
112* Dohring, Friedr             7m  male   baby          between deck
113  Dobbert, Carl             26    male   farmer        between deck
114* Schutt, Sophie            27    female unmarried     between deck
115  Siss, Abraham             44    male   joiner        between deck
116  Siss, Charlotte           38    female his wife      between deck
117  Siss, August              19    male   child         between deck
118  Siss, Wilhelm             15    male   child         between deck
119  Siss, Gustav              12    male   child         between deck
120  Siss, Carl                 9    male   child         between deck
121  Siss, Wilhelmine           4    female               between deck
122  Wiencke, Carl             38    male   mason         between deck
123  Wiencke, Wilhelmine       32    female his wife      between deck
124  Wiencke, Wilhelmine        7    female child         between deck
125  Mittert, Carl             30    male   farmer        between deck
126  Mittert, Marie            24    female his wife      between deck
127  Mittert, Carl               4m  male   baby          between deck
128  Sprenger, Chr.            26    male   farmer        between deck
129  Sprenger, Louise          25    female his wife      between deck
130  Mathias, Carl             30    male   farmer        between deck
131  Mathias, Caroline         34    female his wife      between deck
132  Mathias, Martin            4    male   child         between deck
133  Mathias, Carl              2    male   child         between deck
134  Bork, Michael             41    male   mason         between deck
135  Bork, Marie               39    female his wife      between deck
136  Bork, Friedr              12    male   child         between deck
137  Bork, Marie               11    female child         between deck
138  Borck, Elisabeth          76    female woman         between deck
139  Kleinschmidt, Marie       46    female woman         between deck
140  Kleinschmidt, Wilh        15    male   her child     between deck
141  Siebert, Christine        54    female woman         between deck
142  Siebert, Friedr           15    male   her child     between deck
143  Resinius, Aug             19    male   cast. wright? between deck
144  Jahncke, Carl             30    male   farmer        between deck
145  Jahncke, Charlotte        31    female his wife      between deck
146  Jahncke, Friedr            9    male   child         between deck
147  Jahncke, Carl              5    male   child         between deck
148* Karstadt, Wilh            19    male   farmer        between deck
149  Bentel, Wilh              35    male   weaver        between deck
150  Bentel, Auguste           35    female his wife      between deck
151  Bentel, Emilie             7    female child         between deck
152  Bentel, August             3    male   child         between deck
153  Bentel, Auguste             6m  male   baby          between deck
154  Krantz, Wilh              30    male   farmer        between deck
155* Grohnhofer, B.            20    male   farmer        between deck
156  Ritsch, F.W               42    male   farmer        between deck
157  Latsch, L. B.             22    male   farmer        between deck
158  Eberhardt, C. I.A.        27    male   farmer        between deck
159  Schadewitz, C.W.          20    male   baker         between deck
160* Schafer, Wilh             24    male   farmer        between deck
161  Pengel, I.A.              34    male   farmer        between deck
 
Second Cabin
162  Pieper, Martin            50    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
163  Pieper, Auguste           18    female his wife      second cabin on deck
164  Pieper, Louis             24    male   child         second cabin on deck
165  Leyser, Aug               33    male   shoemaker     second cabin on deck
166  Leyser, Henriette         36    female his wife      second cabin on deck
167  Leyser, Emile              3    female child         second cabin on deck
168  Leyser, Herm                9m  male   baby          second cabin on deck
169  Schneidewind, G.          38    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
170  Schneidewind, Wilhelmine  30    female his wife      second cabin on deck
171  Schneidewind, August        9m  male   baby          second cabin on deck
172  Spring, August            34    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
173  Spring, Ernestine         24    female his wife      second cabin on deck
174  Spring, Ernst               6m  male   baby          second cabin on deck
175  Pielemann, Ulrike         23    female unmarried     second cabin on deck
176  Arendt, Wilh              31    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
177  Arendt, Friedr.           34    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
178  Holzenburg, Chr           29    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
179  Glasow, Wilhelmine        24    female unmarried     second cabin on deck
180  Rathsburg, Chr            43    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
181  Henning, Martin           21    male   baker         second cabin on deck
182  Hillmann, F.              34    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
183  Hillmann, Auguste         32    female his wife      second cabin on deck
184  Hillmann, Emilie            3m  baby   died Mai 13
185  Mierke, Carl              47    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
186  Mierke, Florentine        50    female his wife      second cabin on deck
187  Mierke, Ida               18    female child         second cabin on deck
188  Mierke, Carl              17    male   child         second cabin on deck
189  Mierke, Heinr             15    male   child         second cabin on deck
190  Kurs, Beate               28    female woman         second cabin on deck
191  Kurs, Carl                 3    male   her child     second cabin on deck
192  Herngest, Wilhelmine      26    female woman         second cabin on deck
193  Herngest, Marie            3    female her child     second cabin on deck
194  Herngest, Louise            3m         baby          second cabin on deck
195  Schindeckie, Wilhelmine   24    female unmarried     second cabin on deck
196  Schmiegelan, G            17    male   merchant      second cabin on deck
197* Kneight, Elisabeth        19    female ?             second cabin on deck
198* Kneight, Herm             14    male   workman       second cabin on deck
199* Schutal, Wilh             18    male   child         second cabin on deck
200* Schutal, Albert           12    male   child         second cabin on deck
201* Schutal, Ludwig           14    male   child         second cabin on deck
202* Schutal, Gustav            9    male   child         second cabin on deck
203* Schutal, Heinr            22    male   child         second cabin on deck
204  Thobar, Joh               50    male   farmer        second cabin on deck
205  Thobar, Marie             48    female his wife      second cabin on deck
206  Thobar, Paul              17    male   child         second cabin on deck
207  Thobar, Hans              24    male   child         second cabin on deck
 
First cabin
208  Schutal, A.               49    male   farmer        first cabin
209  Schutal, Friedericke      49    female his wife      first cabin
210  Schutal, Friedericke      22    female child         first cabin
211  Schutal, Augusta          20    female child         first cabin
212  Schutal, Marie             7    female child         first cabin
213* Schroder, Friedr          31    male   carpenter     first cabin
214* Schroder, Fridericke      26    female his wife      first cabin
215* Schroder, Dorothea         3    female child         first cabin
216* Schroder, Auguste           ?m  female baby          first cabin
217  Faege, Fr.                33    male   butcher       first cabin
218  Grambauer, Joh.           68    male   farmer        first cabin
 
J T Haye Junr.
 

Transcriber's Notes:
 
*  indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder or is used to call your attention to additional      
   information in the transciber's notes.
?  indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality of the original document.
 
*  The Column "The country to which they severally belong" was listed as Germany for all passengers and therefore
   eliminated.
*  The Column "The country to which they intend to become inhabitants" was listed as United States for all passengers
   and therefore eliminated.
*  The Column "Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage" was listed under and together with
   "Died on the Voyage".

 
      3  Age illegible
   9-13  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled "Luedeke"
     15  Occupation blank
     16  Age illegible and occupation blank.
     17  Age illegible and occupation blank.  Given name difficult to read.
  18-22  Middle letters of surname illegible.
  39-40  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Dieckhoefer.
  87-88  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Praeka.
    108  Surname illegible.
109-112  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Doehring.
    114  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Schuett.
    148  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Karstaedt.
    155  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Grohnhoefer.
    160  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Schaefer.
    197  Surname and occupation illegible
    198  Surname illegible.
199-203  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Schuetal
213-216  Surname has an umlaut and could be spelled Schroeder.
    216  Age illegible

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 162, List 432.

Transcribed by Dorothy J. Smiley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 November 2010

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