Get all your genealogy books and CDs at one convenient location:
Genealogical Publishing Company
World Vital Records - An Affordable Option
Ship Martha
I, G. S. Lammy, Master of the Ship Martha, of Bremen, do solemnly swear that the annexed list contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said ship at Bremen or any other foreign port or at sea, and brought in the said ship into any District of the United States since her departure of the said port of Bremen. (Signed) G. L. Lammy.
Sworn before me
this 1st day of September 1845
(illegible signature)
List and Manifest of all the Passengers on board the Ship Martha, G. L. Lammy, Master, from Bremen, burthen 368 & 69/95ths Tons.
Coloumns represent: name, age, last dwelling place*, occupation, place of destination, baggage.
1* Joh. Heins 33 Badenstedt Tailor Cincinati two chests
2* Anna Heins 25 Badenstedt Cincinati two chests
3* Sophie Heins 4 Badenstadt Cincinati None
4* Anna Dude 25 Bademuhlen None Cincinati two chests
5* Maria Dude 18 Bademuhlen None Cincinati None
6 Catherina Finkler 19 Ninndorf None Cincinati None
7* Tat. Muhlhausen 24 Gotha Tailor Baltimore one chest
8 Ad. Wagner 24 Bergheim Smith Baltimore one chest
9 G. Zierenberg 21 Uslar None bysiness Baltimore None
10 E. Schaper 23 Uslar None bysiness Baltimore one chest
11* E. Hebe 32 Marburg Weber Baltimore three chests
12* W. Henning 32 Wurzburg Shoemaker Baltimore
13* Z. Krengel 58 Eisenhutte None bysiness St. Louis four chests
14* Marie Krengel 30 Eisenhutte St. Louis
15* Cath. Krengel 23 Eisenhutte St. Louis
16* Ant. Krengel 19 Eisenhutte St. Louis
17* Joseph Krengel 17 Eisenhutte St. Louis
18* Wilh. Krengel 13 Eisenhutte St. Louis
19* Elisabeth Krengel 1 Eisenhutte St. Louis
20* Christ. Molitor 27 Wilderwese St. Louis two chests
21* L. S. Bach 45 Wurzburg Trade Baltimore two chests
22* M. Baum 60 Munchen Conditor Pensylvania six chests, two guns
23* Margarethe Baum 54 Munchen Pensylvania
24* Ludwig Baum 16 Munchen Pensylvania
25* Franz Baum 24 Munchen Pensylvania
26* G. Schmidtshneider 27 Munchen Scholar Cincinati one trunk
27* Joh. Schleder 33 Munden Joiner Cincinati four chests, one trunk
28* Anna Schleder 35 Munden Cincinati
29* Sim Pilz 31 Munchen Mason Cincinati one chest, one trunk
30* Ant. Pilz 32 Munchen Cincinati
31* Anna Mar. Pilz 7 Munchen Cincinati
32* Ant. Laumer 31 Unterschulin Cincinati three chests
33* Maria Laumer 22 Unterschulin Cincinati
34* Andreas Laumer 3 Unterschulin Cincinati
35* Cath. Kozel 45 Unterschulin Cincinati
36* Leonh. ?ohn 33 Gundlitz Agriculturalist Pitzburg two chests
37* Margarethe ?ohn 28 Gundlitz Pitzburg
38* Margarethe ?ohn 10 Gundlitz Pitzburg
39* Andreas ?ohn 4 Gundlitz Pitzburg
40* Joh. Papp 23 Ziegenburg Molla Baltimore None
41* Joh. Goepner 27 Segesmuhel Molla Hate Diana two chests
42* Elisab. Goepner 20 Segesmuhel Hate Diana
43* Fa? Biel 30 Renda Tailor Baltimore one Portmanteau
44 Ant. Beilmann 30 Attenfeld Agriculturalist Baltimore one chest
45* Ant. Heiking 25 Ober????y Tailor Baltimore one chest
46* Remberg 26 Pretter Agriculturalist Baltimore one chest
47 H. Baumeister 25 Linhausen Shoemaker Baltimore one chest
48 Joh. Hildebrand 32 Holdhausen Shoemaker Baltimore two chests
49* F. G. Schmidt 28 Neumachen Agriculturalist Baltimore two chests
50* Bart. Schmidt 24 Neumachen Baltimore
51* Heinr. Schmidt 2 Neumachen Baltimore
52 A. Elisabeth Schmidt 30 Neumachen None Baltimore one chest
53 Carl Dippel 23 Niederbochien Joiner Washington one chest
54 Louise Wiegand 27 Neumachen None bysiness Baltimore one chest
55 Maria Heuser 22 Oberaltenbach None bysiness Baltimore one chest
56* Nic. Re?er 50 Ranshausen Gardner Baltimore one chest
57 H. Hoss 50 Oberaltenbach Agriculturalist
58* A. Cath. Liess 46 Oberaltenbach Louiston one chest
59* Emil Liess 18 Oberaltenbach Louiston
60* Elisabeth Liess 13 Oberaltenbach Louiston
61* H. Diedrich 29 Reith Agriculturalist Baltimore two chests
62* Anna Diedrich 24 Reith Baltimore
63* Catherina Diedrich 10 Reith Baltimore
64* Eva Schmidt 30 Reith Baltimore
65* Johs. Diedrich 9 mos Reith Baltimore
66* Bernhard Bach 16 Wurzburg Bui.... Baltimore one chest
67* Barbara Kretzer 24 Schallhausen None Baltimore one chest, one cask
68* Georg Amon 27 Diedenhafen Paint... Baltimore
69* H. Dingfelder 69 Dauendorf Tailor Baltimore two chests
70* Frs. Dingfelder 29 Dauendorf Smith Baltimore 3 chests and one cask
71* Barbara Dingfelder 35 Dauendorf Baltimore
72* Johs. Dingfelder 7 Dauendorf Baltimore
73* T. Holzberger 40 Dauendorf Baltimore
74* Sara Holzberger 48 Dauendorf Baltimore
75* Elisabeth Holzberger 18 Dauendorf Baltimore
76* Dorothea Holzberger 15 Dauendorf Baltimore
77* Johann Holzberger 13 Dauendorf Baltimore
78* Regina Holzberger 10 Dauendorf Baltimore
79 Johann Schlipp 28 Dachendorf Ma?? Baltimore None
80* ?. Steger 28 Umur Carpenter Baltimore one cask, one trunk and one gun
81* Margaretha Irmann 30 Blech None Baltimore None
82* Leonhard Irman 1 Blech Baltimore
83* Joh. Albert 29 Me?hs Shoemaker Baltimore one cask and one trunk
84 Cath. Tauerknecht 29 Hipoldstein None Baltimore None
85* Joh. Gotz 31 Beutsendorf Agriculturalist Cincinati three chests
86 L. G. Deth 31 Reisach None Cincinati None
87 Anna Eichmuller 22 Reisach None Cincinati None
88* Elisabeth Eichmuller 29 Reisach Cincinati
89* Elisabeth Eichmuller 1 Reisach Cincinati
90 Casper Reger 25 Neuhaus Shoemaker Baltimore None chest
91* J. Steger 19 Neuhaus Butcher Baltimore None
92* Furst 23 Neuhaus Shoemaker Baltimore one chest
93 J. Schmidt 29 Heinbrunn Agriculturalist Baltimore one chest
94* Marg. Hausone 29 Heinbrunn None Baltimore None
95* Joh. Georg Hausone 4 Heinbrunn Baltimore
96* Mart. Wittmann 28 Nitselburg None bysiness Cincinati one chest
97* Barb. Z?hreis 38 Nitselburg None bysiness Baltimore None
98* Joseph Eckert 37 Nitselburg
99* Barb. Wittmann 28 Nitselburg Agriculturalist Baltimore 2 chests
100* Margarethe Wittmann 5yrs 6 mos Nitselburg Baltimore
101* Marg. Wittmann 5 Nitselburg Baltimore
102* Eunigunde Wittmann 8 mos Nitselburg Baltimore
103* N. Kranz 26 Her?feld Shoemaker Baltimore one Portmanteau
104* G. Georg 55 Stresendorf Agriculturalist Baltimore four chests and one gun
105* Marg. Georg 56 Stresendorf Baltimore
106* J. Georg 24 Stresendorf Baltimore
107* G. Georg 14 Stresendorf Baltimore
108* Marg. Georg 12 Stresendorf Baltimore
109* Marg. Georg 26 Stresendorf Baltimore
110 K. Beringer 38 Schaneck Shoemaker Baltimore None
111* Barb. Nurnberger 29 Wundsiedel None bysiness Baltimore two chests and one cask
112 Barb. Nurnberger 4 Wundsiedel Baltimore
113 Georg Neuberg 49 Wundsiedel Shoemaker Baltimore one gun
114* P. Topfert 24 Ostler Carpenter Baltimore one Portmanteau
115* F. Bohmer 30 Copenrade Joiner Detroy two chests
116* Elisabeth Schulte 28 Ramsheid Joiner Detroy
117* Casp. Schulte 35 Lipr?den Joiner Detroy three chests
118* Marianne Schulte 28 Lipr?den Detroy
119* Franziska Schulte 6 Lipr?den Detroy
120* Josephina Schulte 1 yr 6 mos Lipr?den Detroy
121* Casper Schulte 3 Lipr?den Detroy
122 Franz Schulte 43 Oberalbei Agriculturalist Detroy two chests
123 Anton Schulte 19 Oberalbei Detroy
124* R. H?ff 30 Schluterieden None bysiness Detroy one chest
125 A. Rademacher 29 Schluterieden None bysiness Detroy one chest
126* Anton Happe 28 Wildewiese Joiner Detroy two chests
127* Lana Happe 28 Wildewiese Detroy
128* W. Hufnagel 24 Schonholtshausen Agriculturalist Baltimore one chest
129* ?. Korte 27 Mallen None bysiness Baltimore one chest
130 Maria Korte 19 Mallen
131* Ther. ?unke 41 L?pruden Scholmaster Detroy two chests
132* Joseph ?unke 8 L?pruden Detroy
133* Johann ?unke 6 L?pruden Detroy
134* Casper ?unke 1 yr 6 mos L?pruden Detroy
135* Elisabeth ?unke 11 L?pruden Detroy
136* Georg Plitt 58 Biedenkopf Schomacher Little York four chests and one basket
137* Louisa Plitt 57 Biedenkopf Little York
138* Ludw. Plitt 28 Biedenkopf Little York
139* Georg Plitt 25 Biedenkopf Little York
140* Elisab. Plitt 22 Biedenkopf Little York
141* Louise Plitt 15 Biedenkopf Little York
142 Elisabeth Wehn 20 Biedenkopf None bysiness Baltimore one chest
143* Daniel Muller 48 Biedenkopf Smith Baltimore one chest
144* Jacob Muller 18 Biedenkopf Baltimore
145 Ludwig Riehm 24 Neustadt Tailor Baltimore one Portmanteau
146 August Schmidt 25 Crossen Agriculturalist Baltimore one chest
147 Georg Christian
Wilhelm Mejer 25 Verden Agriculturalist Virginia two trunks
(Signed) G. L. Lammy
Transcriber's Notes:
* The word Hanover was written as super-script after passenger #1's
last dwelling place. Was not clear if that was meant to apply to all
the passengers or just the first ones.
Surnames spelled with umlauts: Muhlhausen, Hohn or Kohn, Eichmuller,
Muller, possibly Gotz.
#11-12 baggage bracketed together.
#21 area around occupation has damage but possibly trade-man.
#27-28 surname Sohleder or Schleder.
#32-35 town name probably Untersehnlin or Unterschulin. Occupation area
has damage.
#36-39 surname Hohn or Kohn, with umlaut.
#41-42 destination probably Indiana.
#43 first name abbreviation looks like Jac. or Fai.
#45 town name looks like Obersaoey or Obersahocy or Obersalwey.
#46 only one name written for this passenger, probably the surname.
#49 first initial probably J or F.
#56 surname Reyer or Reger.
#66 damage in occupation column, but possibly backer, for baker.
#68 damage in occupation column.
#73-78 town name similar to previous passengers, but definitely is
written Dashendorf.
#73 first initial could be J or F.
#80 initial J or F.
#83 town name could be Mechs or Meihs or similar.
#92 same as #46.
#96-97 passengers were bracketed together.
#97 surname Zchreis or Zehreis.
#98-102 passengers were possibly bracketed together, not sure if bracket included #98.
#103 town Herzfeld or Hersfeld.
#115-116 passengers bracketed together.
#117-121 town possibly Lipruden.
#122-123 town possibly Obersalbei or Obersalbes, not certain.
#129 first initial J or F.
#131-135 surname could be Funke or Tunke or Junke. Here the town looks
like Lupruden, not certain if the same as #117-121.
#132 first name could be Josephina as Joseph. appears to be abbreviation,
but could be speck on paper.
#147 surname Mejer or Meyer.
Reviewer's Notes:
* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Passenger Notes.
? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words.
* Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling.
The following cities were spelled with an Umlaut.
Bademuhlen is spelled with u Umlaut.
Eisenhuette is spelled with u Umlaut.
Mallen is spelled with a Umlaut.
Munchen is spelled with u Umlaut.
Munden is spelled with u Umlaut.
Schonholtshausen is spelled with o Umlaut.
Wurzburg is spelled with u Umlaut.
Abbreviatons of names:
Ad. Adolf
Ant. Anton
Barb. Barbara
Bart. Bartholomeus
Casp. Casper
Cath. Catherina
Christ. Christian or Christoph
Elisab. Elisabeth
Fr. Friedrich, Fritz, Franz
Heinr. Heinrich
Joh. Johann
Johs. Johannes
Leonh. Leonhard
Ludw. Ludwig
Marg. Margarete
Mart. Martha
Nic. Nicolaus
Ther. Therese
Wilh. Wilhelm
1 - 3 : a bracket shows that passengers 1 - 3 are travelling together.
4 & 5: a bracket shows that passengers 5 & 6 are travelling together.
7: the last name, Muhlhausen is spelled with u Umlaut.
11: Weber is the German word for weaver.
13 - 19: a bracket shows that passengers 13 - 19 have 4 chests together.
20: the city of origin could Wilderwese.
22: Conditor is the German word for pastry baker.
22 - 25: a bracket shows that passengers 22 - 25 are travelling together.
The last name could be Bauer.
26: the last name should probably be spelled Schmidtschneider.
27 & 28: a bracket shows that passengers 27 & 28 are travelling together.
29 - 31: a bracket shows that passengers 29 - 31 are travelling together.
32 - 35: a bracket shows that passengers 32 - 35 are travelling together.
35: the last name could be Mosel.
36 - 39: the last name could be, Hohn, spelled with o Umlaut.
A bracket shows that passengers 36 - 39 are travelling together.
40: the last name could be Popp.
41 & 42: a bracket shows that passengers 41 & 42 are travelling together.
46: no first name given
49 - 51: a bracket shows that passengers 49 - 51 are travelling together.
56: the last name could be Reger.
58 - 60: a bracket shows that passengers 58 - 60 are travelling together.
64 - 65: a bracket shows that passengers 61 - 65 are travelling together.
66: only part of the occupation can be read due to damage on the manifest.
67 & 68: a bracket shows that passengers 67 & 68 have one piece of luggage together.
69 - 72: a bracket shows that passengers 69 - 72 are travelling together.
73 - 78: a bracket shows that passengers 73 - 78 are travelling together.
80: the last name could be Steger.
81 & 82: bracket shows that passengers 81 & 82 are travelling together.
85: the last name, Gotz, is spelled with o Umlaut.
88 & 89: a bracket shows that passengers 88 & 89 are travelling together.
91: the last name could be Steger.
92: the last name, Furst, is spelled with u Umlaut. No first name given.
94 & 95: a bracket shows that passengers 94 & 95 are travelling together.
The last name could be Hausen.
97: the last name could be Zehreir or Zehreis.
99 - 102: a bracket shows that passengers 99 - 102 are travelling together.
104 - 109: a bracket shows that passengers 104 - 109 are travelling together.
111 & 112: a bracket shows that passengers 111 & 112 are travelling together.
The last name, Nurnberger, is spelled with u Umlaut.
114: the last name, Topfert, is spelled with o Umlaut.
115: the last name, Bohmer, is spelled with o Umlaut.
117 - 121: a bracket shows that passengers 117 - 121 are travelling together.
124: the last name could be Koff or Hoff.
126 & 127: a bracket shows that passengers 126 & 127 are travelling together.
131 - 135: a bracket shows that passengers 131 - 135 are travelling together.
136: the occupation seems to be a mixture of German and English spelling,
it should probably be shoemaker.
136 - 141: a bracket shows that passengers 136 - 141 are travelling together.
143 - 144: a bracket shows that passengers 143 - 144 are travelling together.
The last name, Muller, is spelled with u Umlaut.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 5, List 25.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild1 November 1999
Reviewed by Ines Mannhardt a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 January 2005
World Vital Records - An Affordable Option
The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The old Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site,
was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law. All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2007
ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.