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Havre via Falmouth to New York
16 May 1867
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E Van Sice Master of the S.S. Guiding Star do solemnly, sincerely and truly * 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 S.S. Guiding Star at Havre & Falmouth from which ports said S.S. Guiding Star 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 names and ages of those who died. So help me God. (signed) Edw Van Sice

Sworn to, this May 16th 1867 Before me, (signed) M E???
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Guiding Star whereof E. Van Sice is Master, from Havre via Falmouth burthen 2595 73/100 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (in Years and Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.
    
147 Kos?       Newton     21     M   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
148 Kegel      Travis     24     M   Laborer   Wurtemberg    USA   Steerage
149 Vog?       B          21     M   Laborer   Wurtemberg    USA   Steerage
150 Schilker   Gasperd    30     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
151 Schilker   Mur?a???   32     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
152 Schilker   Elizabeth   6y 6m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
153 Schilker   Bertha      1y 6m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
154 Hari       Franz      35     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
155 Hari       Elizabeth  35     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
156 Hari       Elise       9     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
157 Hari       E??ile      5     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
158 Hari       Carl        3y 6m M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
159 Hari       Mariee      1y 6m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
160 Baugekert  Jacob      32     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
161 Baugekert  Marie      30     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
162 Hussler    Ros??      26     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
163 Haus       Ros??      26     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
164 Bos        Abraham    36     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
165 Brainard   Elise      36     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
166 ??i?an     Jo????     28     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
167 Keller     Martha     29     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
168 Keller     Bertha     3y 6m  F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
169 Rieger     Albus      31     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
170 Kre??er    Henry      31     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
171 Riter      Joh???     21     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
172 Belaud     Joh???     21     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
173 Belaud     Joh???     27     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
174 Wathis     ??ard      34     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
175 Newt??     Mryn       41     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
176 Newt??     Elizabeth  16     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
177 Newt??     Catherine  10y 6m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
178 Newt??     Ma?h?ele?   6     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
179 Schwaub    Ferd       36     M   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
180 Schwarz    Fr?????    25     F   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
181 Schwarz    Caroline    3     F   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
182 Fall       Isaac      25     M   minor     Bavaria       USA   Steerage
183 Gaubak     George     27     M   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
184 Hess       Leopold    19     M   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
185 Schilling  Sophia     41     F   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
186 Sexuan     Eug???     41     M   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
187 Ke??er     Aloes      38     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
188 Reuior     Ecle?ta    32     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
189 Baunati    Conrad     19     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
190 Keiser     Peter      27     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
191 Kreuer     Eliza      32     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
192 Br???      C??cle     22     M   Laborer   Austria       USA   Steerage
193 Schneider  Radolph    30     M   Laborer   Austria       USA   Steerage
194 Hem?au     Marie      20     F   Laborer   Austria       USA   Steerage
195 Eu??       E??ye      22     M   Laborer   France        USA   Steerage
196 Scheuk     Ferdinan   22     M   Laborer   France        USA   Steerage
197 Brunhauser Caroline   31     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
198 Shaute     Joh???     31     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
199 Wiss       ???        22     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
200 Von Minse  Heruule    47     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
201 Henri      Marie      32     F   Laborer   Wertenberg    USA   Steerage
202 Binder     M?x        37     M   Laborer   Austria       USA   Steerage
203 Spitznyrt  Andrews    24     M   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
204 Schwaz     Jacob      28     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
205 Heusler    Jacob      29     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
206 Heusler    George     29     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
207 Muller     Cauthe??   68     M   Laborer   Wertenberg    USA   Steerage
208 Keihl      John Jacob 33     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
209 Faiber     Peter      23     M   Laborer   Hesse         USA   Steerage
210 Volkart    Annalie    22     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
211 Siegfreid  Peter      48     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
212 Siegfried  Anna       41     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
213 Schlurp    Stephen    31     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
214 Persch     Marieia    53     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
215 Willtheke? Andrews    25     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
216 Keiser     Joseph     21     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
217 Meier      Jo?e?a     30     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
218 Meier      O?ilee     33     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
219 Meier      Marie       1y 3m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
220 Muller     John Babst 27     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
221 Jh?        Br?nh???   21     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
222 Duish      Ursella    19     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
223 Wi???e     Julius     24     M   minor     Wertenberg    USA   Steerage
224 Schatti    Anne Marie 42     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
225 Bachman    Wlhm       15     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
226 Dettiyler  Johan      30     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
227 Jett????   Anna       27     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
228 Sch?iyder  Adolph     5?     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
229 Sch?iyder  Dorothea   45     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
230 Sch?iyder  Pauline    15     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
231 Sch?iyder  Adolph     14     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
232 Schlinger  ??olas     32     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
234 Lyniler    Anna       41     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
235 Lyniler    Lisa       10     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
236 Lyniler    Jacob      13     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
237 Wa??ler    Mu???ch     1y 6m M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
238 Marti      Margaret   89     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
239 Marti      Louisa     11y 6m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
240 Marti      Fredrick   10     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
241 Marti      E?i?l       1y 6m M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
242 Marti      E?????         6m F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
243 Suthy      Catherine  34     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
244 ?uchser    Henry      21     M   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
245 Weber      Johan      29     M   Laborer   Prussia       USA   Steerage
246 Bauman     Ethan      36     M   Laborer   Bavaria       USA   Steerage
247 Koch       Gertrude   29     M   Laborer   Bavaria       USA   Steerage
248 Fyrs       Ba???      27     F   Laborer   France        USA   Steerage
249 Pa?e       Christian  22     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
250 Ende       Reinhard   25     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
251 Ki?e?hofer Samuel     20     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
252 Ott        George     15     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
253 Allenberg  Henry      40     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
254 R?????l    August     14     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
255 R??suiele  Franc      18     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
256 Maier      Ros??      22     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
257 Kessler    Peter      20     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
258 Kessler    Buele      27     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
259 Phillipp   J Bapst    29     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
260 Bysel      Joseph     39     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
261 Schumacher ?????      23     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
262 Kle?       Joseph     24     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
263 Wetzler    Albert     25     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
264 Mulbe      Jacob      31     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
265 Mulbe      Anna       29     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
266 Mulbe      Margaret   19     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
267 Re?s       Johan      19     M   minor     Wurtemberg    USA   Steerage
268 Re?s       Margaret   10     F   minor     Wurtemberg    USA   Steerage
269 Hinterkoff Christ     19     M   minor     Wurtemberg    USA   Steerage
270 Slurmman   Cohen      21     M   minor     Wurtemberg    USA   Steerage
271 Koch       Louis      25     M   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
272 Rull       Edward     19     M   Laborer   Wurtenberg    USA   Steerage
273 Boslether  John       22     M   Laborer   Wurtenberg    USA   Steerage
274 Gessler    Matthew    24     M   Laborer   Baden         USA   Steerage
275 Sloate     Valentin   29     M   Laborer   Bavaria       USA   Steerage
276 Sloate     Augustine  28     F   Laborer   Bavaria       USA   Steerage
277 Sloate     Anna M     2?     F   Laborer   Bavaria       USA   Steerage
278 Roth       Fredrich   2?     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
279 Sponi      E??il      20     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
280 B?nte?     John       35     M   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
281 B?nte?     Caroline   27     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
282 B?nte?     Anna       21     F   Laborer   Switzerland   USA   Steerage
283 B?nte?     Er??l       2     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
284 Gautshi    John       30     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
285 Meier      John       24     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
286 He??iacel  Fred       50     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
287 He??iacel  Margaret   53     F   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
288 He??iacel  Carl       17     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
289 He??iacel  Julius      9     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
290 He??iacel  Catherine  10     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
291 Muller     Fred       28     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
292 Muller     Cha*Rosa   23     M   minor     Switzerland   USA   Steerage
293 Jhus       Mathias    26     M   minor     Prussia       USA   Steerage
294 Helru      Louis      21     M   minor     Prussia       USA   Steerage
295 Houald     Michael    34     M   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
296 Schlick    E???       24     M   minor     Baden         USA   Steerage
297 Baaker     ????       30     M   minor     Bavaria       USA   Steerage
298 Gainey     Chu??      30     M   minor     France        USA   Steerage
299 Gainey     Marie      33     F   minor     France        USA   Steerage
300 Gainey     Mad??      20     F   minor     France        USA   Steerage
301 Gainey     Ab?ram      1y 6m F   minor     France        USA   Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original 
  recorder.
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due 
  to quality of the original document.
* There were ditto marks put in the occupation column on the original 
  manifest.  Some of these appear to be errors.
* 147 Kos? - Looks like last letter could be an h, k, l, or, t
* Vog? - Possibly Vogl.  Large ink smear after 4th letter.
* Schilker Mur?a?? - letters after r are small, possibly  vowels, last 
  letter looks like possible h, l, k, or b.
* O??i?an  Jo???? - All letters after  O are small like u, i, c, a, n.  
  Looks like Ouicaun.
* Kre??er - Possibly Kreiuer or Kreuer.
* Wathis, ??ard - First letter looks like an B, L, or I, followed by u or a.
* Newt?? - Possibly Newton
* Schwarz, Fr????? - Possibly Francis.
* Ke??er - small letters, possibly u, i, s, or n
* Br???, C??cle - small letters, like u, e, r, n, c, i.
* Eu?? - looks like either Euel, or Eud.
* Jh?  Br?nh??? - Last name looks like Jhu or Jhn.  First name Br?nh??? 
  possibly ends in u,s,e.
* Wi???e - Possibly Wiucle, Wincle, Winde.
* Jett???? - small letters except last letter is below the line, like g, 
  or y.  possibly Jettering
* Sch?iyder - possibly n, or r.
* Wa??ler  - Possibly Waehler, Wachler, Wackler, Waekler
* ?uchser - Possibly Tuscher, Fuscher, or Juscher.
* Pa?e  - Possibly Paye, Page, or or Paje.
* R?????l, all small letters, like a, e, i, o, u, r, n, s, v.
* R??suiele, all small letters look like i, u, or n.
* Schumacher ?????, First name possibly begins with G.
* Re?s - Possibly Reus, or Reis.
* B?nte? - Very faint, hard to read.  Maybe a last letter of either r or n.
* He??iacel - Small letters, possibly n, r, s, or u.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 279.
Transcribed by Karla Stanton for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 August 1999



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