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Brig Helen & Elise
There is no sworn statement.
Collectors Office Galveston Dcbr 31st 1847 W G Runnels, Coll.*
Columns represent: passenger name, gender (though indicated only for the first six passengers), age, origination, occupation, and died during voyage*.
1* Edward Kapke Male 17 Berlin Farmer
2* Joh. Fr. Cansgatze Male 31 Feddelau Farmer
3* Chr. Prasche Male 45 Steimke
4* Marie Prasche Female 44
5* Marie Prasche Female 17
6* Frieldts Prasche Female 12
7* Elisb. Prasche 9
8* Doroth. Prasche 7
9* Heiner Prasche 3
10* Fr. Ganze 28 Katte Joiner
11* Whilhelmina Ganze 26
12* Carol Ganze 9m
13 Fr. Melgian 27 Hudel?? Joiner
14* Carl R?cke 29 Ahmebeck Shepherd
15 Hr. Chs. Bebenroth 21 Parsau Farrier
16 Fr. Klopp 27 Germenau Farrier
17 Aug. Beckendorf 34 Apenburg Smith
18 Carol Beckendorf 27
19 Emilie Beckendorf 7
20 John Beckendorf 4
21 August Beckendorf 2
22 Joach Jegge 24 Steimke Farrier
23 Dorothe Lindmuller 22 Brome
24 Joh Joach Beneke 38 Brome Farrier
25 Doroth Beneke 28
26 Doroth Beneke 8
27 F??d. Beneke 6
28 Wilh. Beneke 4
29 Carl Beneke 2
30 Doroth Paache 66
31 Doroth Paache 21
32 Fr. Paache 36 Neuenhaldensleben
33 Chrine. Paache 8
34 Carl Olland 44 Brome Mason
35* Mar. Dor. ? 27
36* Elisb. Olland 5
37 Jac Eggert 50 Steimke Farmer
38 Soph Eggert 50
39 Hr Eggert 17
40 Mar. Eggert 15
41 Elisb Eggert 12
42 W^m Eggert 5
43 Joh. Chr. Meyer 35 ?ubear Farmer
44 Mar. Meyer 32
45 Hr Meyer 9
46 Mar. Meyer 5
47* Joh. Hr. Kopke 31 Rastedesberg Mason
48* W^me Kopke 24
49* Tr Kopke 4y6m
50 W^m Kopke 2y6m
51 Helen Soph Kopke 3m
52 Joh Tr Bolting 48
53 Cor. Kieler 29 Farmer
54 Joh Gerh. Fehrenkamp 38 Fadesberg Smith
55 Helene W^me Fehrenkamp 28
56 Joh Hr. Fehrenkamp 8
57 Soph Fehrenkamp 5
58* Joh Gerhr Fehrenkamp 2y6m
59* Joh Gerhr Harosk 27 Fadesberg Farmer
60 Ant. Heinsohn 18
61 Eilert Bran 33
62* Joh Fr. O?ken 46 Schweiburg
63* Soph. O?ken 42
64* Alb. gg. O?ken 16
65* Joh. Fr O?ken 11
66* Ges. Marg O?ken 9
67* Reinh Gehr O?ken 6
68* Helene O?ken 3
69* Joh. O?ken 3y9m
70 Eilert Spickels 65 Jadesbollunhagus Farmer
71 Amma Cath. Spickels 54
72 Eilert Spickels 35
73 Jerhr Spickels 17
74 Gerd Spickels 12
75 Cath. Spickels 14
76 Jan Spickels 29
77 Gesche Marg Spickels 24
78 Gehr Spickels 4
79 Marg Cath Spickels 3
80 Joh. Chr. Spickels 8 days
Transcriber's notes:
* An asterisk indicates further explanation in the
transcriber's notes.
? Question marks indicate words or letters not clearly
decipherable.
* There is no sworn statement for this list, but the
captain's name is Captain Fehrs.
* The Collectors statement was listed on the manifest
following passenger #80.
^ This symbol ^ is used to indicate the following
letter(s) were superscripted.
* The died on voyage column has been eliminated and
the information listed in the transcriber's notes.
* Writer of this list does not always list the place of
origin or occupation of the passengers. From passenger
no. 7 to the end he omits the gender. He also
abbreviates names but often leaves off a period to
indicate that they are abbreviations. Some of the
abbreviated names may be:
Joh. Fr. Johann Freidrich
Chr. Christian or Christoph
Elisb. Elisabeth
Doroth Dorothe
Fr. Friedrich (or Franz)
Carol Caroline
Hr. Chs. Heinrich Christian
Aug. August
Joach Joachim
Joh Johann
Chrine Christine
Mar. Dor. Margarete Dorothe
Jac Jacob
W^me Wilhelmine
Tr Theodor
W^m Wilhelm
Cor. Cornelius
Gerh. Gerhard
Soph Sophie
Ant Anton, Antonius
Alb. Albert
Ges. Gesine
Reinh Reinhard
Gehr Gerhard
Cath. Catharine
Passenger Notes:
Passenger # 1 Surname could be Kopke
Passenger # 2 Surname is written with a large "G" and
separated, so that it may be Cans Gatze
Passenger # 3 - 9 The second letter of the surname may be
an "a" making the name Paasche
Passenger # 10 - 12 Surname could be Gauze
Passenger # 12 - The age was listed as 3/4 on the manifest.
Passenger # 14 - Surname looks like Ricke
Passenger # 35 - Name is given as Mar. Dor. and no ditto
mark to link her to the above passenger;
however the next line lists a child passenger
with ditto marks for a surname. This passenger
is also listed as "died" on the journey
Passenger # 36 - Elisb. ditto marks in place of a surname link
her to the two previous passengers, thus a
family unit.
Passenger # 47 - 51 Surname could be Kapke
Passenger # 49 - The age was listed as 4-1/2 on the manifest.
Passenger # 50 - The age was listed as 2-1/2 on the manifest.
Passenger # 51 - The age was listed as 1/4 on the manifest.
Passenger # 58 - The age was listed as 2-1/2 on the manifest.
Passenger # 59 - Surname could be Harosk, Harask, Harost, or
Harast depending on the reading of the fourth
and final letters.
Passenger # 62 - 69 Surname could be Osken, Orken, or Otken
Passenger # 69 - The age was listed as 3-3/4 on the manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575, Reel 3, List 3.
Reviewed and transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 September 2000
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