Immigrant Ships
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Bark Charlotte


Bremen, Germany to New York
17 December 1846

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Henry Wehmann do solemnly,sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest of Passengers subscribed with my name and delivered by me 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 on board the Bark Charlotte whereof I am Master from Bremen. So help me God. H. Wehmann Sworn to the 17th December 1846 Jr Tarmin
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Charlotte whereof H. Wehmann, is Master, from Bremen burthen three hundred and fifty four tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
  
   Cabin

  1  Caroline Spangenberg   52    female                 Hannover  New York
  2  Ferdinand Spangenberg  14    male                   Hannover  New York
  3  Fredericke Spangenberg 10    female                 Hannover  New York
  4  Auguste Steuber        18    female                 Hannover  New York

   Steerage   

  5  Henry Hashagen         17    male     farmer        Hannover  New York
  6  John Lankenau          18    male     farmer        Hannover  New York
  7  Gerhard Hinke          25    male     farmer        Hannover  New York
  8  Fredrick Warnecke      30    male     mason         Hannover  Ohio
  9  Hermann Ahrensfeld     23    male     farmer        Hannover  Ohio
 10  August Miller          26    male     farmer        Hannover  Ohio
 11* Charles Rish           34    male     farmer        Hannover  Ohio
 12  Fredrick Plumhof       42    male     farmer        Hannover  Ohio
 13  William Herbst         19    male     smith         Hannover  New York
 14  Henry Voss             20    male     smith         Hannover  New York
 15  George Aschenbremer    37    male     joiner        Hessia    Cinncinati
 16  Bernard Mose           36    male     joiner        Hessia    Cinncinati 
 17  Philipp Nan            32    male     painter       Hessia    Cinncinati
 18  Elisabeth Nan          30    female                 Hessia    Cinncinati
 19* Dorothea Schade        24    female                 Hessia    New York
 20  Mary Schade            22    female                 Hessia    New York
 21  Bertha Schade          20    female                 Hessia    New York
 22  Catharina Schade       18    female                 Hessia    New York
 23  Louise Behrens         29    female   maid servant  Hannover  New York
 24  Christine Bohlensen    23    female   maid servant  Hannover  New York
 25  Margaret Meyer         30    female   maid servant  Hannover  New York
 26* Lisette Heilsmannn     31    female   maid servant  Hannover  New York
 27  Tootie Rukmann         22    female   maid servant  Hannover  New York
 28  Juliane Ulrich         26    female   maid servant  Hessia    New York
 29* Therese Knepping       33    female                 Prussia   Ohio
 30  Bertha Knepping        14    female                 Prussia   Ohio
 31  Louise Knepping        12    female                 Prussia   Ohio
 32  William Knepping       10    male                   Prussia   Ohio
 33  William Wiedenbusch    24    male     mason         Brunswick Ohio
 34* Ernst Oetteres         54    male     miller        Prussia   Ohio
 35* Mary Oetteres          40    female                 Prussia   Ohio
 36* Fredericke Oetteres    25    male                   Prussia   Ohio
 37* Philipp Oetteres       19    male                   Prussia   Ohio
 38* August Oetteres        16    male                   Prussia   Ohio
 39  Justus Breiding        25    male     sheeper       Hessia    New York
 40* John Stemke            30    male     sheeper       Hessia    New York
 41  Sophia Stemke          30    female                 Hessia    New York
 42  Henry Stemke            9    male                   Hessia    New York
 43  Frederick Stemke        4    male                   Hessia    New York
 44  Charles Miller         26    male     smith         Prussia   New York
 45  Christine Brehm        15    female                 Hessia    Waterloo
 46  Frederick Brehm        10    male                   Hessia    Waterloo
 47  Charles Seitz          54    male     economist     Bavaria   St Louis
 48  Cartola Seitz          40    female                 Bavaria   St Louis
 49  Anton Seitz            30    male     economist     Bavaria   St Louis
 50  Casemir Seitz           3  2 male                   Bavaria   St Louis
 51  Augustin Seitz          2  2 male                   Bavaria   St Louis
 52  Margaret Seitz          5    female                 Bavaria   St Louis
 53  Elizabeth Seitz         6    female                 Bavaria   St Louis
 54  William Matzlen        17    male     mason         Bavaria   Chicago
 55  Magaret Bucks          24    female                 Bavaria   Chicago
 56* Therese Bucks           5    female                 Bavaria   Chicago
 57  Barbette Weber         22    female                 Bavaria   Baltimore
 58  Frederick Zimmerrer    24    male     farmer        Bavaria   Baltimore
 59  John Schuler           27    male     farmer        Hannover  Baltimore
 60  William Schlier        22    male     merchant      Hannover  Baltimore
 61  Henry Suden            19    male     carpenter     Hannover  New York
 62  Henry Westphal         24    male     farmer        Hannover  Newwitty
 63  Sophia Westphal        24    female                 Hannover  Newwitty
 64  Diderick Westphal       3    male                   Hannover  Newwitty
 65  Henry Stemschonn       44    male     farmer        Hannover  New York
 66  John Nikol             47    male     farmer        Hannover  Ohio
 67* Margaret Nikol         36    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 68  Magaret Nikol          18    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 69  John Nikol             16    male     farmer        Hannover  Ohio
 70  Peter Nikol            12    male                   Hannover  Ohio
 71  Gertrude Nikol         10    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 72  Vungunde Nikol          6    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 73  Margaret Nikol          3  6 female                 Hannover  Ohio
 74  Barbara Nikol           1    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 75  Franz Kram             47    male     smith         Hannover  Ohio
 76  Elizabeth Kram         37    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 77  Ann Kram               11    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 78  Catherine Kram         10    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 79  Margaret Kram           8    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 80  Ann Kram                7    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 81  Josepha Kram            4    female                 Hannover  Ohio
 82  Mary Hasspohler        29    female                 Hannover  New York
 83  Anna Schnell           19    female                 Hessia    New York
 84  Elizabeth Schnell      40    female                 Hessia    New York
 85  Ferdinand Schnell      54    male     taylor        Hessia    New York
 86  Frederick Bermann      22    male     painter       Hannover  New Bedford
 87  Joseph Ostermeyer      54    male     farmer        Prussia   Indiana
 88  Catherine Ostermeyer   45    female                 Prussia   Indiana
 89  Theodor Ostermeyer     28    male     farmer        Prussia   Indiana
 90  Hermann Ostermeyer     23    male     farmer        Prussia   Indiana
 91  William Ostermeyer     20    male     farmer        Prussia   Indiana
 92  George Ostermeyer      17    male     farmer        Prussia   Indiana
 93  Henry Ostermeyer       30    male     farmer        Prussia   Indiana
 94  Mary Ostermeyer        32    female                 Prussia   Indiana
 95  Mary Ostermeyer        12    female                 Prussia   Indiana
 96  Anton Ostermeyer        8    male                   Prussia   Indiana 
 97* Christian Bade         25    male     turner        Brunswick New York
 98* Andrew Bade            28    male     mason         Hannover  New York
 99  William Knobloch       20    male     cartright     Hessia    New York
100  William Kohlnausch     30    male     baker         Hannover  New York
101  Charles Meyer          35    male     coachman      Hannover  Milwaky
102  William Kohler         27    male     dier          Prussia   New York 
103  Bernard Heitrich       36    male     mason         Prussia   New York
104  William Landen         48    male     weaver        Prussia   Pitsburgh
105  Catherine Landen       17    female                 Prussia   Pitsburgh
106  Adolph Landen          14    male                   Prussia   Pitsburgh
107  Franz Strohofen        46    male     joiner        Bavaria   Pitsburgh
108  Mary Strohofen         46    female                 Bavaria   Pitsburgh
109  William Strohofen      12    male                   Bavaria   Pitsburgh
110  Caspar Strohofen       10    male                   Bavaria   Pitsburgh
111* Caspar Leitbecker      40    male     mason         Saxony    Pitsburgh
112  Godfrey Rempff         26    male     mason         Saxony    Pitsburgh
113  George Albrecht        27    male     weaver        Brunswick New York
114  Christian Albrecht     19    male     weaver        Brunswick New York
115  Henry Teller           40    male     weaver        Brunswick New York
116  Charles Havre          23    male     farmer        Brunswick Buffalo
117  Christian Kappe        52    male     mason         Hannover  Buffalo
118  Henry Kappe            19    male     mason         Hannover  Buffalo
119  William Kappe          16    male     mason         Hannover  Buffalo
120  Doris Kappe            18    female                 Hannover  Buffalo
121  Hanna Kappe            13    female                 Hannover  Buffalo
122  Carolina Kappe         12    female                 Hannover  Buffalo
123  Henry Weikop           47    male     joiner        Hannover  New York
124  Henry Kranking         40    male     rope maker    Hannover  Mungesto
125  Mary Kranking          44    female                 Hannover  Mungesto
126  Mary Kranking          11    female                 Hannover  Mungesto
127  David Kranking          8    male                   Hannover  Mungesto
128  Henry Suhling          18    male     taylor        Hannover  New York
129* Conrad Rohn            36    male     taylor        Hannover  New York
130* Ann Rohn               33    female                 Hannover  New York
131  Christian Frick        54    male     economist     Prussia   Ohio
132  Elizabeth Frick        47    female                 Prussia   Ohio
133  Sophia Frick           20    female                 Prussia   Ohio
134  Albert Frick           11    male                   Prussia   Ohio
135  William Frick           7    male                   Prussia   Ohio
136  Christian Frick         3    male                   Prussia   Ohio
137  Wigand Mather          25    male     tanner        Hannover  New York
138  Frisa deGroot          27    male     farmer        Hannover  New York
139  John deGroot           25    male     farmer        Hannover  New York
140* Liebke Tilbens         25    male     brewer        Hannover  Buffalo
141* Henriette Tilbens      18    female                 Hannover  Buffalo
  Signed H. Wehmann    

Transcriber's Notes:

The passengers destinations were listed as cities and states, 
  rather than the United States.
The manifest was copied as it was written, without spelling corrections.
There were no deaths on this voyage.
According to the Immigration and Naturalization website, 
  the X in name column means the subject was temporarily detained.
  The following passengers were temporarily detained: 19,37,56,67,111.
The accommodations are stated at the beginning of the passenger listing so
  that column has been eliminated. 

Passenger  11, Rish could be Risk.
Passenger  26, Heilsmann could be Hulsmann.
Passengers 29,30,31,32  Knepping could be Knipping.
Passenger  34, Otteres, could be Otterer or Otteren.
Passenger  40, Stemke could be Stemme.
Passengers 97,98 Bade could be Bode.
Passengers 129,130 Rohn could be Rohr or Rohs.
Passengers 131,132 Frick could be Freik.
Passengers 140,141 Tilbens could be Filbens.

Signed, H. Wehmann
                                                           
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 65.
Transcribed by Janice Mann a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 October 2000



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