Immigrant Ships
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Ship William Tell


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Havre, France to New York
27 June 1854

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK...PORT OF NEW YORK
I, James Funck, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered to the Collector of Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship William Tell whereof I am Master, from Havre (Signed) James Funck Sworn to this 27 June 1854 Before me (signed) C.P. Clun, Jr.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the American Ship Wm. Tell whereof James Funck is Master, from Havre burthen 1,153 59/95 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants. In this instance, the Captain listed the occupation of each and every passenger, including infants, as farmer, so this column was eliminated. All passengers were destined for the United States, so this column was eliminated.
462.   Thoester, Stephen            19      M      Wurttemberg
463.*  Kazenmayer, Joh.             27      M      Wurttemberg
464.   Ruckweid, Louise             28      F      Wurttemberg
465.   Reiff, Johs.                 25      M      Wurttemberg
466.   Schantz, Friedr.             33      M      Wurttemberg
467.   Thum, Johs.                  27      M      Wurttemberg
468.   Thum, Math.                  23      M      Wurttemberg
469.   Weber, Joh. Gg.              19      M      Wurttemberg
470.   Kunkele, Christe.            18      M      Wurttemberg
471.   Kunkele, Daniel              16      M      Wurttemberg
472.   Bauer, Freidr.               16      M      Wurttemberg
473.   Durr, Gottl.                 22      M      Wurttemberg
474.   Renz, Christn.               27      M      Wurttemberg
475.   Kistenfeger, Rose            28      F      Wurttemberg
476.   Jenter, Christn.             29      M      Wurttemberg
477.   Maier, Daniel                29      M      Wurttemberg
478.   Kemner, Mathes.              27      M      Wurttemberg
479.   Rump, Adam                   27      M      Wurttemberg
480.   Mayer, Marie                 27      F      Wurttemberg
481.   Reisser, Carole              29      F      Wurttemberg
482.   Heess, Jacob                 21      M      Wurttemberg
483.   Jager, Gottl.                27      M      Wurttemberg
484.   Jager, Cathe.                24      F      Wurttemberg
485.   Aichele, John                30      M      Wurttemberg
486.   Marquardt, Joachim           27      M      Wurttemberg
487.   Maule, Cathe.                24      F      Bade
488.   Sieber, Joseph               18      M      Bade
489.   Unmussig, Leo                22      M      Bade
490.   Andre, Gustav                23      M      Bade
491.   Elsasser, Christe.           43      F      Bade
492.   Walter, Xaver                21      M      Bade
493.   Gorspacher, Ursula           25      F      Bade
494.   Schmidt, Franz               17      M      Bade
495.   Erne, Wendelin               34      M      Bade
496.   Amlinger, John.              35      M      Bade
497.   Beckert, Maria               25      F      Bade
498.   Vollinger, Walburge.         32      F      Bade
499.   Weishaar, Rose               19      F      Bade
500.   Wisler, Wilhe.               18      F      Bade
501-505.   These entries lined out and reentered as 647-651
506.   Allgaier, Joseph             58      M      Bade
507.   Allgaier, Agatha             57      F      Bade
508.   Allgaier, Maria              22      F      Bade
509.   Hasenfurter, Wilh.     22      M      Bade
510.   Mader, Andre.                24      M      Bade
511.   Schweikhard, Conr.           25      M      Bade
512.   Bauer, Seraphim              18      M      Bade
513.   Maier, Joha.                 41      F      Bade
514.   Bosch, Agnes                 18      F      Bade
515.   Bosch, Carole                17      F      Bade
516.   Bosch, Joh. Gg.              11      M      Bade
517.   Bosch, Theresa                8      F      Bade
518.   Bosch, Maria                  5      F      Bade
519.   Bingle, Martin               45      M      Bade
520.   Bingle, Magde.               48      F      Bade
521.   Bingle, Michael              19      M      Bade
522.   Wetzel, Martin               21      M      Bade
523.   Kubler, Peter                34      M      Bade
524.   Low, Leopold                 28      M      Bade
525.   Low, Heinr.                  24      M      Bade
526.   Gluck, Saloman               24      M      Bade
527.   Kock, Georg                  27      M      Bade
528.   Kock, Wilhelm                 5      M      Bade
529.   Spiess, Anna                 25      F      Bade
530.*  Scweikerl, Charl.            24      F      Bade
531.   Koenig, Juliane              33      F      Bade
532.   Koenig, Wilha.               19      F      Bade
533.   Satterle, Joseph             19      M      Bade
534.   Frey, Wendelin               20      M      Bade
535.   Sauter, Anton                25      M      Bade  This entry lined
out.
536.   Pfahler, Analie.             23      F      Bade  This entry lined
out.
537.   Mayer, Alois                 30      M      Bade
538.   Hess, Kaufmann               42      M      Bade
539.   Hess, Babette                42      F      Bade
540.   Hess, Samuel                 13      M      Bade
541.   Hess, Elias                   9 1/2  M      Bade
542.   Maier, Gerte                 20      F      Bade
543.   Knauber, Michael             27      M      Bade
544.   Knauber, Barb.               20      F      Bade
545.   Rossine, Michael             51      M      Bade
546.   Rossine, Charlotte           48      F      Bade
547.   Rossine, Franz               17      M      Bade
548.   Rossine, Justus              14      M      Bade
549.   Bauer, Martin                27      M      Bade
550.   Schaup, Elisab.              27      F      Bade
551.   Schmidt, Maria               17      F      Bade
552.   Wier, Carole                 28      F      Bade
553.   Jenne, Philipp               19      M      Wurttemberg
554.   Ruchisile, Jacob             19      M      Wurttemberg
555.   Laumann, Danl.               19      M      Wurttemberg
556.   Bosch, Caspar                22      M      Wurttemberg
557.   Fehrenbach, Alex             23      M      Wurttemberg
558.   Bauman, Mor.                 21      M      Wurttemberg
559.   Moser, Joseph                43      M      Wurttemberg
560.   Wissgiggle, Joseph           32      M      Wurttemberg     
       William Wissgiggle Born on Voyage
561.   Kreitler, Monica             27      F      Wurttemberg
562.   Gutman, Gabr.                19      M      Wurttemberg
563.   Kienzle, Joseph              22      M      Wurttemberg
564.   List, Joseph                 35      M      Wurttemberg
565.   Zaiser, David                27      M      Wurttemberg
566.   Entry lined out and entered on line 656
567.   Koch, Freidr.                26      M      Wurttemberg
568.   Mayer, Vimens                24      M      Wurttemberg
569.   Entry lined out and entered on line 657
570.   Raum, Conr.                  24      M      Wurttemberg
571.   Mudorf, Peter                23      M      Wurttemberg
572.   Wendel, Joh. Gg.             26      M      Wurttemberg
573.   Siegel, Wilhelm              15      M      Wurttemberg
574.   Wendel, John.                19      M      Wurttemberg
575.   Wendel, Valent               16      M      Wurttemberg
576.   Schieble, Rudolph            21      M      Wurttemberg
577.   Weber, Heinr.                18      M      Wurttemberg
578.   Arz, Anna                    23      F      Wurttemberg
579.   Schmidt, Heinr.              40      M      Wurttemberg
580.   Schach, Jacob                34      M      Wurttemberg
581.   Klag, Philippa               23      F      Wurttemberg
582.   Ehleyder, Michael            29      M      Wurttemberg
583.   Jager, Cathe.                30      F      Wurttemberg
584.   Leyser, Alexand.             28      M      Wurttemberg
585.   Fuchs, Anna                  22      F      Wurttemberg
586.   Fuchs, Marge.                16      F      Wurttemberg
587.   Schlemmer, Elisab.           17      F      Wurttemberg
588.   Schlemmer, Charlotte         14      F      Wurttemberg
589.   Schlemmer, Maria              9      F      Wurttemberg
590.   Trautmann, Susc.             20      F      Wurttemberg
591.   Verbena, Wilha.              25      F      Wurttemberg
592.   Scheu, Georg                 10      M      Wurttemberg
593.   Bauer, L.                    28      M      Wurttemberg
594.   Simon,Wilhelm                18      M      Prusse
595.   Grunewald, Jos.              26      M      Prusse
596.   Grunewald, Jacob             30      M      Prusse
597.   Hoffmann, Peter              36      M      Prusse
598.   Hoffmann, Anna               32      F      Prusse
599.   Hoffmann, John.               5      M      Prusse
600.   Hoffmann, Elisab.             3      F      Prusse
601.   Hoffmann, Nicol                 11   M      Prusse
602.   Riehle, Gottl.               25      M      Prusse
603.   Theis, Salome                26      F      Baviere
604.   Niederlander, Eva            20      F      Baviere
605.   Renz, Marge                  23      F      Baviere
606.   Mayer, Peter                 29      M      Baviere
607.   Bertler, Joseph              27      M      Baviere
608-610  Entries lined out and re-entered on lines 658-660
611.   Fuchs, Carl                  19      M      Baviere
612.   Buchholz, Mare.              55      F      Baviere
613.   Spath, Joseph                27      M      Baviere
614.*  Siem, Martin                 26      M      Baviere
615.   Muller, Freidr.              19      M      Baviere
616.   Colm, Joh. Gg.               30      M      Baviere
617.   Scharpf, Jos. Ant.           36      M      Baviere
618.   Storf, Andre.                48      M      Baviere
619.   Storf, Anna                  43      F      Baviere
620.   Storf, Cathe.                 5      F      Baviere
621.   Storf, Matheus               49      M      Baviere
622.   Prestel, Mathias             46      M      Baviere
623.   Prestel, Marianna            40      F      Baviere
624.   Prestel, Carole.              9      F      Baviere
625.   Prestel, Augusta              5      F      Baviere
626.   Prestel, Ludwig                 11   M      Baviere
627.   Magel, Maria                 59      F      Baviere    Entry lined
out
628.   Weisman, John                34      M      Baviere    Entry lined
out
629.   Weisman, Cathe.              24      F      Baviere    Entry lined
out
630.   Weisman, Cathe.              20      F      Baviere    Entry lined
out
631.   Oesterle, Charles            18      M      Baviere
632.   Delseit, Peter               24      M      Baviere
633.   Kundig, Caspar               25      M      Baviere
634.   Weissmann, Leop.             14      M      Baviere
635.   Koch, Wilhelm                        M                 Entry lined
out
636.   Blank and entry lined out
637.   Meisner, Carl                33      M      Baviere
638.   Arnaud, Pier.                27      M      Baviere
639.   Burdiot, Jean                30      M      Baviere
640.   Traug Erneste.               26      F      America    Entry lined
out
641.   Schimpf, Carole.             32      F      Baviere
642.   Schimpf, Freidr.              8      M      Baviere
644.   Schimpf, Carole.              6      F      Baviere
645.   Straub, Jean                 19      F      Baviere
646.   Mundorf, Henry               10      M      Baviere
647.   Mundorf, Wilhelm              8      M      Baviere
648.   Schlott, Elisab.             56      F      Baviere
649.   Stenger, Sebaste.            24      M      Baviere
650.   Schlott, Carl                22      M      Baviere
651    Winter, Therese              21      F      Baviere
652.   Loeffler, Jacob              25      M      Baviere

                           1 American

                  CABIN PASSENGERS

653.   Prang, Ernestine             28      F      Baviere
654.*  Sulzer, Phippil              18      M      Baviere
655.   Reihl, Anna                  40      F      Baviere
656.   Lamotte, Jacques             46      M      France
657.   Lamotte, Josephine           46      F      France
658.   Lamotte, Sohn.               19      F      France
659.   Helsugh, John                56      M      America
660.   Helsugh, Resile              22      F      America
661.   Ruthard, John (Ship Doctor)  62      M      Germany

Transcriber's notes:

In writing the ages of children, sometimes written as months in month
column, other times as fraction of year.
Cabin passengers writtin in different hand than steerage passengers and not
numbered.  Numbers added by transcriber.
Diacritical marks can't be used within list or search engine will not find
names.
#16-19. Page torn and names illegible.
#22-31. Name could be Scheu or Schau.
#50.    May be Jackelmann.
#78.    Entered twice, second crossed out.
#79.    May be Dicter.
#95.    May be Hana
#99.    May be Jetta
#131-136.  May be Lorre, Lorze, Lorse.
#359-364.  May be Nusfer
#398.   Could be Clement
        Letter S written in three columns; country of origin, destination,
        and died at sea
#414-415  Could be duplicate or error in age of mother
#654.   Possibly should be Philipp

Many given names were abbreviated, with the last letter being raised with a
comma under the letter.  The transcriber has shown these with a period 
after the given name.  Most of these can be easily understood. Some 
examples are:

John.= Johann                      Heinr.= Heinrich
Johna/s.= Johanna,Johannes         Freidr.=Freidrich
Magde.=Magdalen                    Ferd.= Ferdinand
Christ.=Christopher                Christe.= Christina
Wilh.= Wilhelm                     Wilha.= Wilhelmina
Kunig.= Kunigunda                  Mor.= Moritz
Sebast.= Sebastian                 Bapte.= Baptiste

Places of Origin:
Bade= Baden                        Baviere= Bavaria
Prusse= Prussia


Correspondence:  4-1-00   Strobel - Passenger #s 403-405

Passenger #403 is Georg Simon Strobel, born 25 May 1783 in Schonbrun,
Wurttemberg, Germany, father Johan Bernard Strobel, mother Ana Eva.  He 
married #404 who is Ana Elisabeth Hohenstein, born 4 May 1797 in 
Satteldorf, Wurttemberg, Germany 14 September 1823 father Georg Michael
Hohenstein, mother Eva Maria Lenz.  #405 is their daughter Margaretta
Barbara Strobel, born 28 July 1836 in Satteldorf, Germany and married 
1st Georg Bruckner and 2nd John Kohl, both in Jefferson County, WI.  The 
family emigrated to Jefferson County, WI but I do not have death
dates for the parents.  Georg Simon and Ana Elisabeth's son Georg Frederick
Strobel b 27 July 1824 in Satteldorf, Germany, married 1 December 1854 in 
Ft. Atkinson, Jefferson County, WI to Anna Barbara Lange b 17 March 1838 
in Schirnding, Bavaria, Germany, my husband's ancestor.
Georg Frederick came earlier on a different ship, date and name of ship
unknown.  I would be most interested in sharing information with anyone 
researching these families.
Please contact Dottie Hinrichs

Correspondence 1/1/01 Erne #495 and Beckert #497
He appears as passenger 495, Erne, Wendelin, age 34, from Baden.  She
appears as passenger 497, Beckert, Maria, age 25, also of Baden.

1.  WENDELIN1 ERNE was born Abt. 1820 in Switzerland, and 
died Abt. 1884 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.  He married 
APPOLLONIA MARIA BECKERT.  She was born Abt. 1829, and died 
in Saint Vincent's Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.

More About WENDELIN ERNE:
Burial: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Immigration: 27 June 1854, S.S. William Tell: LeHavre to NY
Occupation: Watch/clock repairman

Notes for APPOLLONIA MARIA BECKERT:

Buried in Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Toledo, OH.  She and Wendel owned 
three cottages on State Street in Toledo. Edna went to St. Mary's School 
from 646 State Street.  

More About APPOLLONIA MARIA BECKERT:
Burial: Old Saint Mary's Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
	
Children of WENDELIN ERNE and APPOLLONIA BECKERT are:
2.	i.	MAY2 ERNE, b. Abt. 1850; d. Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
	ii.	WILLIAM ERNE, b. Abt. 1851.
	iii.	ROSE ERNE, b. Abt. 1852; m. RIEG.

Suzanne Senn Pitt
SHIP WILLIAM TELL
According to comtemporary New York newspapers, the packet sailing ship, WILLIAM TELL, Funk master, arrived at New York on 27 June, from Havre 21 May, with merchandise and 618 passengers, to Boyd and Hincken, "llth (instant), lat 42 35 lon 51, saw a large iceberg".
The WILLIAM TELL was a 3-masted, square-rigged sailing ship, built by Westervelt and Mackey in 1850. 1153 tons; 175 ft x 10 in x 29 ft 2 in (length x beam x depth of hold) She sailed in Boyd & Hinken's "Second Line" of packets between New York and LeHavre from 1850 to 1862, during which time the average of her westward passage was 36 days, her shortest being 25 days, her longest 60 days (Robert Greenhalgh Albion, -Square Riggers on Schedule; The New York Sailing Packets to England, France, and the Cotton Ports-Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1938, p.286).

The following information was posted by Michael Palmer to the Immigration Ships List:
On the morning of 2 September 1861, at about 2 AM, the ship WILLIAM TELL, lying in New York City's North River, outward bound for LeHavre, caught fire, and was burned to the water's edge. The passengers and crew were taken of by Capt. James Benner, of the Union Ferry Company's boat, MONTAGUE. The vessel was beached on the lower side of Governor's Island, and was still burning on the evening of the following day, the fire being forward among some coal. Three streams of water were kept upon it. By 6 September, the wrecking schooners NORMA and RINGGOLD had managed to put steam pumps on board, and on the morning of 8 September she was floated and towed to the Pierrpont Stores, Brooklyn, where she discharged what remained of her cargo. Boyd & Hincken considered the vessel to be a total loss, and sold her. However, her new owners rebuilt her in 1862 and re-registered her in Boston. Four years later, shortly before 5 January 1866, the ship WILLIAM TELL Jones, bound from Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, for Puget Sound, in ballast, struck a reef of rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, (between Vancouver Island and the present State of Washington), and went to pieces; the crew were saved. (New York Herald, 3 September 1861, pp.4b and 5f; 4 September 1861, p.4e; 5 September 1861 p. 5e; 7 September 1861 p.2c; 9 September 1861, p.3a; and 16 January 1866, p.8e)
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 141 List 781.
Re-transcribed by Kae Ruth member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 October 2000



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