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Bark Marco Polo


Bremen, Germany to New York
20 April 1869

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Th. Hinssen, Master of the Bark Marco Polo 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 Bremen from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers and the part of the vesssel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended that each should 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.
Sworn to, this 20 April 1869 before me, ???, Collector
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the N.G. Bark Marco Polo whereof Th. Hinssen is Master from Bremen.
  1 Johann              Hohorst              22    m     gardener        Bremen
  2 Jacobus             Frohling *           23    m     sailor          Bremen
  3 Robert              Witt                 20    m     brewer          Prussia
  4 Theodr.             Hohenhaus            29    m     labourer        Prussia
  5 Ignatz              Friedrijchowitz      36    m     labourer        Prussia
  6 Valentin            Funowiez             36    m     labourer        Prussia
  7 Bernhardine         Bruns                18    fem                   Bremen
  8 Mathilde            Meier                16    fem                   Bremen
  9 Heinrich            Schmucker *          34    m     labourer        Prussia
 10 Gertrud             Schmucker            26    fem   wife            Prussia
 11 Juliana             Schafer *            21    fem                   Prussia
 12 Hermann             Schafer               0y9m m                     Prussia
 13 Emma                Schafer              18    fem                   Prussia
 14 Hulda               Schafer              16    fem                   Prussia
 15 Carl                Schaferf             14    m                     Prussia
 16 Daniel              Muller *             21    m     joiner          Prussia
 17 Franz               Feix                 23    m     glassmaker      Bohemia
 18 Heinrich            Cade                 21    m     painter         Prussia
 19 Hermann             Pietsch              45    m     apothecary      Wurtemberg
 20 Heinrich            Wagner               22    m     sailor          Prussia
 21 Franz Friedr.       Reckendorf           25    m     butcher         Prussia
 22 Christian           Wieland              26    m     joiner          Wurtemberg
 23 Georg               Effinger *           19    m     shoemaker       Wurtemberg
 24 Rudolph             Kantorowitz          36    m     clerk           Prussia
 25 Gerhard             Hinrichs             24    m     labourer        Oldenburg
 26 Maria               Hinrichs             19    fem   wife            Oldenburg
 27 Catharina           Meinen               50    fem                   Oldenburg
 28 Jurgen * D.         Tebben               19    m     labourer        Hannover
 29 Gerd.               Wientjes             18    m     labourer        Hannover
 30 Franz               Leitel               27    m     smith           Austria
 31 Anton               Ninberg              28    m     baker           Austria
 32 Herm. Heinr.        Hagedorn             25    m     joiner          Prussia
 33 Catharina           Hagedorn             27    m     smith           Prussia
 34 John                Michalsky            30    m     labourer        Prussia
 35 Catharina           Michalsky            24    fem   wife            Prussia
 36 Joseph              Michalsky             0y6m m     child           Prussia
 37 Fried. Paul         Lehmann              27    m     weaver          Austria
 38 Carl                Becker               48    m     weaver          Prussia
 39 Charlotte           Becker               42    fem   wife            Prussia
 40 David               Neubert              47    m     baker           Saxony
 41 Friedericke         Neubert              34    fem   wife            Saxony
 42 Otto                Neubert              11    m     ch.             Saxony
 43 Martha              Neubert              0y    fem   ch.             Saxony
 44 Richardt            Kramer               25    m     labourer        Prussia
 45 Sophia              Kramer               22    fem   wife            Prussia
 46 Leo                 Pietrowsky           27    m     harness maker   Prussia
 47 Maria               Pietrowsky           22    fem   wife            Prussia
 48 Heinr.              Wutermeier *         35    m     cigarmaker      Bremen
 49 Rudolph             Bungen               33    m     brick maker     Prussia
 50                     Karlowitz            36    m     miner           Bohemia
 51 August              Kunt                 23    m     labourer        Prussia
 52 Leibke              Grothuys             49    m     sailor          Prussia
 53 Tjakomina           Grothuys             44    fem   wife            Prussia
 54 Eilert              Grothuys             21    m     painter         Prussia
 55 Alida               Grothuys             18    fem                   Prussia
 56 Justina             Grothuys             16    fem                   Prussia
 57 Johanna             Grothuys             12    fem                   Prussia
 58 Maria               Grothuys              6    fem                   Prussia
 59 Johann              Grothuys              4    m                     Prussia
 60 Rudolph             Wildprett            44    m     cigarmaker      Prussia
 61 Henriette           Wildprett            38    fem   wife            Prussia
 62 Weczel              Bycuh *              24    m     labourer        Bohemia
 63 Anna                Bycuh                22    fem   wife            Bohemia
 64 Maria               Bycuh                 0y9m fem   ch.             Bohemia
 65 Franz               Krystnfek            35    m     mason           Bohemia
 66 Mathias             Krystnfek             4    m     ch.             Bohemia
 67 Maria               Krystnfek             0y9m fem   ch.             Bohemia
 68 Anna                Krystnfek            35    fem   wife            Bohemia
 69 Joseph              Krystnfek            0y6m  m                     Bohemia
 70 Maria               Wuriata              23    fem                   Bohemia
 71 Catharina           Wuriata              20    fem                   Bohemia
 72 Catharina           Frida                38    fem                   Bohemia
 73 Maria               Frida                14    fem                   Bohemia
 74 Maria               Tobermann            23    fem                   Bohemia
 75 Wilhelm             Kunt                 25    m     smith           Prussia
 76 Auguste             Kunt                 24    fem   wife            Prussia
 77 Ida                 Kunt                  0y6m fem   ch.             Prussia
 78 Friedr.             Fischer              26    m     labourer        Weimar
 79 Carl                Breitschuh           17    m     taylor          Prussia
 80 Maria Anna          Schov                27    fem                   Prussia
 81 Peter               Kinchen              55    m     labourer        Prussia
 82 Catharina           Kinchen              53    fem   wife            Prussia
 83 Elisabeth           Kinchen               9    fem   ch.             Prussia
 84 Johann              Pabantz              39    m     labourer        Prussia
 85 Agnese              Pabantz              40    fem   wife            Prussia
 86 Henriette           Prochell             39    fem                   Prussia
 87 Friederike Dorothea Prochell             13    fem   ch.             Prussia
 88 Maria Charlotte     Prochell              9    fem   ch.             Prussia
 89 Carl                Damm                 53    m     joiner          Wurtemberg
 90 Joh. Gottd.         Heglick              46    m     shoemaker       Saxony
 91 Wilhelm             Koch                 24    m     joiner          Bavaria
 92 Rennig              Holle                19    m     labourer        Prussia
 93 Johann              Ohlehus              19    m     labourer        Prussia
 94 August              Gabick               29    m     labourer        Prussia
 95 Justine             Kunkel               18    fem                   Prussia
 96 August              Kruger               24    m     labourer        Prussia
 97 Martin              Bajersky             28    m     labourer        Prussia
 98 Heinrich            Gicke                24    m     saddler         Prussia
 99 Kunigunde           Schickel             26    fem                   Bavaria
100 August              Wamke *              21    m     labourer        Prussia
101 Wilhelm             Stadtlanden          20    m     labourer        Prussia
102 Carl Fried.         Volker *             28    m     mechanic        Saxony
103 Louise              Degenhurd *          23    fem                   SchwarzC.Rudolstd
104 Gottfried           Witt                 23    m     labourer        Prussia
105 Alexander           Hoppe                30    m     Taylor          Prussia
106 Paul                Kossetzky            47    m     labourer        Prussia
107 Christoph           Batke *              22    m     labourer        Prussia
108 Joh.                Balzerowitch         40    m                     Prussia
109 Andreas             Zielinsky            33    m     shoemaker       Prussia
110 Ludwig              Neumann              32    m     chimney sweeper Prussia
111 Maria               Maichrowitz *        20    fem                   Prussia
112 Catharina           Zielinsky            21    fem                   Prussia
113 Franz               Maichrowitz *        18    m     labourer        Prussia
114 Joseph              Felben               25    m                     Switzerland
115 Michael             Hoffmann             28    m     weaver          Austria
116 Johann G.           Kielgus              44    m     labourer        Wurtemberg
117 Franz               Hildebrand           25    m     labourer        Baden
118 Adalbert            Luz                  19    m     butcher         Bavaria
119 Carl                Zepf *               50    m     labourer        Wurtemberg
120 Johann              Ritter               43    m     barber          Wurtemberg
121 Dorothea            Haufner              24    fem                   Wurtemberg
122 Christiane          Nickel               44    fem                   Prussia
123 Anna                Nickel               20    fem   ch.             Prussia
124 Johann              Hubner *             17    m     shoemaker       Prussia
125 Caroline            Steuerwetd           18    fem                   Bavaria
126 Thomas              Michalsky            26    m     labourer        Prussia
127 Heinrich            Hofstedt             17    m     labourer        Prussia
128 Ludwig              Knull                20    m     labourer        Prussia
129 Rosalie             Damsnatz             31    fem                   Prussia
130 Georg               Damsnatz              3    m     ch.             Prussia
131 Bernhardt           Damsnatz              0y6m m     ch.             Prussia
132 Louis               Muller *             33    m     smith           Saxony
133 Anna                Muller                8    fem   ch.             Saxony
134 Hedwig              Muller                4    fem   ch.             Saxony
135 Wilhelm             Schwinke             30    m     labourer        Prussia
136 Caroline            Schwinke             30    fem   wife            Prussia
137 August              Schwinke              0y6m m     ch.             Prussia
138 Xavier              Stumpfle *           19    m     joiner          Bavaria
139 Julius              Wermuth              17    m     saddler         Saxony
140 Ludwig              Piotraska            25    m     mason           Prussia
141 Emilie              Piotraska            22    fem   wife            Prussia
142 Maxmilian           Wojtslewitz *        45    m     labourer        Prussia
143 Lucie               Wojtslewitz          38    fem   labourer        Prussia
144 Maxmilian           Wojtslewitz          18    m     ch.             Prussia
145 Simon               Wojtslewitz          17    m     ch.             Prussia
146 Pauline             Wojtslewitz          10    fem   ch.             Prussia
147 Franz               Wojtslewitz           7    m     ch.             Prussia
148 Andreas             Fiedler              16    m     barber          Bavaria
149 Fabian              Fablansky            25    m     labourer        Bavaria
150 Christian           Muller *             58    m     labourer        Prussia
151 Justina             Muller               44    fem   wife            Prussia
152 Juliana             Muller                7    fem   ch.             Prussia
153 Herm. Friedr.       Zuger *              20    m     clerk           Wurtemberg
154 August              Dammann              25    m     clerk           Prussia
155 Julius              Groner               32    m     labourer        Saxony
156 Marie               Groner               32    fem   wife            Saxony
157 Auguste             Groner                6    fem   ch.             Saxony
158 Alwine              Groner                2    fem   ch.             Saxony
159 Pauline             Groner                0y9m fem   ch.             Saxony
160 Hermann             Groner                8    m     ch.             Saxony
161 Anton               Schnug               31    m     shoemaker       Prussia
162 Dorothea            Nienberg             50    fem                   Prussia
163 Wilhelm             Nienberg             15    m     ch.             Prussia
164 Julius              Schuhknecht          30    m     labourer        Prussia
165 Caroline            Schuhknecht          29    fem   wife            Prussia
166 Auguste             Schuhknecht           5    fem   ch.             Prussia
167 Emile               Schuhknecht           3    fem   ch.             Prussia
168 Mine                Fitzger              17    fem                   Prussia
169 Heinrich            Seimann              53    m     Taylor          Prussia
170 Wilhelm             Seimann              16    m     son             Prussia
171 Johannes            Kalmbach             32    m     butcher         Wurtemberg
172 Micolaus            Seifritz             30    m     labourer        Wurtemberg
173 Franz               Knach                31    m     mason           Prussia
174 Auguste             Knach                30    fem   wife            Prussia
175 Emilie              Knach                 3    fem   ch.             Prussia
176 Jacob               Gunther *            32    m     mason           Saxony Meiningen
177 Heinr. Adam.        Arndt                25    m     weaver          Saxony Meiningen
178 Johanne             Zippel               18    fem                   Prussia
179 Georg               Arnhold              34    m     weaver          Saxony Meiningen
180 Catharina           Arnhold              30    fem   wife            Saxony Meiningen
181 Johannes Ernst      Arnhold               5    m     ch.             Saxony Meiningen
182 Andreas             Butzbonowky  *       29    m     labourer        Prussia
183 Theophilie          Butzbonowky          25    fem   wife            Prussia
184 Marie               Butzbonowky         0y10m  fem   ch.             Prussia
185 Johann              Butzbonowky          72    m     father          Prussia
186 Wilhelm             Rabiter              39    m     saddler         Prussia
187 Martin              Zellen               27    m     labourer        Wurtemberg
188 Henriette           Knopke               35    fem                   Prussia
189 Albert              Knopke               10    m     ch.             Prussia
190 Gustav              Knopke                8   m      ch.             Prussia
191 Clara               Knopke                4   fem    ch.             Prussia
192 Johannes            Bantel               27   m      weaver          Wurtemberg
193 Johann              Otten                17   m      weaver          Prussia
194 Alwine              Peters               30   fem    seamstress      Prussia
195 Carl Adolph         Wendt                23   m      gamekeeper      Prussia
196 Angelus             Schmidt              33   m      labourer        Bavaria
197 Anton               Dorn                 23   m      shoemaker       Wurtemberg
198 Barbara             Dittenmeier          27   fem                    Wurtemberg
199 Catharina           Dittenmeier           2   fem    ch.             Wurtemberg
200 Philipp             Conrad               50   m      baker           United States
201 Carl Friedr.        Bucholz              23   m      labourer        Prussia
202 Auguste             Wilhelm              23   fem    w.              Prussia
203 Auguste             Wilhelm               4   fem    ch.             Prussia
204 Franz               Wilhelm               1   m      ch.             Prussia
205 Julius              Neumann              26   m      labourer        Prussia
206 Emilie              Neumann              22   fem    wife            Prussia
207 Friedrich           Fels                 68   m      joiner          Prussia
208 Friederike          Fels                 52   fem    wife            Prussia
209 Fritz               Fels                 19   m      son             Prussia
210 Carl                Fels                 16   m      son             Prussia
211 Joh. Burch*d        Gotz                 24   m      gardener        Bavaria
212 Philipp             Schwerdt             29   m      joiner          Bavaria
213 Heinrich            Krentz               17   m      joiner          Prussia
214 Jacob               Lehn                 25   m      mason           Prussia
215 Reinhard            Wenzel               62   m      potter          Hesse Darmstadt
216 Drothea             Wenzel               56   fem    wife            Hesse Darmstadt
217 Margaretta          Wenzel               1?   fem    d.              Hesse Darmstadt
218 Jurgen              Wubben               43   m      labourer        Prussia
219 Rennstje            Wubben               35   fem    w.              Prussia
220 Jacob               Wubben                7   m      son             Prussia
221 Jann                Wubben                3   m      son             Prussia
222 Engelbertas         Wubben                1   m      son             Prussia
223 Joseph              Meier                35   m      shoemaker       Bavaria
224 Johann              Ficke                17   m      labourer        Prussia
225 daughter to 173 & 174 born 19th of April *

Transcriber's notes: 
* The designation, "Wurtemberg" has an umlaut over the "u."

Passengers:
#  2 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
#  9&10 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
# 11-15 Surname has an umlaut over the "a"
# 16 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
# 23 Surname could be Essinger
# 28 Given name has an umlaut over the "u"
# 48 Surname could be Watermeier
#62-64 Surname could be Bycah
#70-71 Surname could be Wariata
#100 Surname could be Warnke
#102 Surname may have an umlaut over th "o"
#103 Surname may be Degenhurdt or Degenhurds
#107 Surname may have an umlaut over the "a"
#111 & 113 Surname could be Maichsowitz
#119 Surname could be Zepp
#124 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
#132-134 Surname may have an umlaut over the "u"
#138 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
#142 Surname could be Wojtalewitz
#150 Surname may have an umlaut over the "u"
#153 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
#168 Surname indecipherable because the writer had originally written "dito" on the 
     line, then attempted to put in a surname/or the other way around.
#176 Surname may have an umlaut over the "u"
#182-185 Surname may be Butzbonowsky
#188-191 Surname may have an umlaut over the "o"
#211 Surname has an umlaut over the "o"  Second given name is written Burch with 
     the d superscripted--probably an abbreviation for Burchard
#218 Both given name and surname have an umlaut over the "u"
#219-222 Surnames have an umlaut over the "u"
#225 Daughter of Franz & Auguste Knach, passenger #s 173,174
 
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 308.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
23 October 1999



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