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Ship Helene
I, Henry Rascher, Master of the N.G. Ship Helene of Bremen do solemnly and truly swear, that the annexed list, subsribed with my name 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 Helene at Bremen or any other Foreign Port or at Sea and brought in the said vessel into any District of the United States, since her departure from the said Port of Bremen. H. Rascher, Master
Sworn to this 21st day of August, 1871
before me ?. M. ???? (port authority signature indecipherable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the N.G. Ship Helene whereof H. Rascher is Master, from Geestemunde, burthen 827 tons.
Columns represent: names, gender, ages, occupations, country to which they belong, and destination.
1* Hermann v Lochausen m 31 Farmer Hildesheim Pensilvanien
2 Friederich Lapp m 32 Baker Sachsen Ohio
3* Antonie Haussler f 22 Sachsen Ohio
4 Friederich Holschuer m 21 Weber Polen Baltr.
5* Carl Dorstewitz m 54 Taylor Meiningen Illinois
6 Wilhelmine Dorstewitz f 49 Meiningen Illinois
7 Auguste Dorstewitz f 16 Meiningen Illinois
8 Edmund Dorstewitz m 12 Meiningen Illinois
9 Johann Sieber m 29 Labourer Rheinpfalz Kentucky
10 Eva Sieber f 26 Rheinpfalz Kentucky
11 Jacob Sieber m 10mo Rheinpfalz Kentucky
12 Margarethe Cohn f 68 Rheinpfalz Kentucky
13* Julius Kohler m 26 Merchant Erfurt United States
14 Friederich Schulz m 64 Labourer Mecklenburg Wisconsin
15 Ignatz Buchener m 30 Taylor Bayern Pensilvanien
16 Margarethe Buchener f 31 Bayern Pensilvanien
17 Maria Buchener f 11mo Bayern Pensilvanien
18* Albert Muller m 28 Sheapheard Pommern Wiskonsin
19 Bernhard Bibow m 18 Mapmaker Pommern Wiskonsin
20 Carl Kolar m 24 Labourer Böhmen Chicago
21 Rosalie Kolar f 32 Böhmen Chicago
22 Marie Kolar f 1-5mo Böhmen Chicago
23* Hinna Kluver f 24 Ostfriesland New York
24* Theodor Kluver m 5 Ostfriesland New York
25 Joh. Ludw. Ebrecht m 28 Shoemaker Preussen Baltr
26* Carl Kruger m 35 Labourer Preussen Chicago
27* Eva Kruger f 32 Preussen Chicago
28* Friederich Kruger m 10 Preussen Chicago
29* Emiel Kruger m 7 Preussen Chicago
30* Georg Kruger m 3 Preussen Chicago
31 Markus Ludescher m 20 Blacksmith Oestreich Philadelphia
32 Anton Luder m 46 Labourer Hessen Pensilvanien
33 Catharine Luder f 46 Hessen Pensilvanien
34 Henriette Luder f 15 Hessen Pensilvanien
35 Dorothea Luder f 10 Hessen Pensilvanien
36 Casper Luder m 6 Hessen Pensilvanien
37 Anna Elisabeth Luder f 25 Servant Hessen Pensilvanien
38 Chr. Petenpohl m 35 Farmer Preussen Cincinati
39 Catherine Petenpohl f 33 Preussen Cincinati
40 Heinrich Petenpohl m 10 Preussen Cincinati
41 Franz Petenpohl m 7 Preussen Cincinati
42 Maria Petenpohl f 4 Preussen Cincinati
43* Agnes Petenpohl f ? Preussen Cincinati
44 Anna Maria Petenpohl f 65 Preussen Cincinati
45* Arthur Puschel m 31 Shoemaker Saxen Baltr.
46* Pauline Puschel f 37 Saxsen Baltr.
47* Clara Puschel f 8 Saxsen Baltr.
48* Moritz Puschel m 6 Saxsen Baltr.
49* Otto Puschel m 4 Saxsen Baltr.
50* Bertha Puschel f 11mo Saxsen Baltr.
51 Isidor Sax m 16 Labourer Russland Baltr.
52 Carl Viske m 27 Cartmaker Pommern Illinois
53 Anna Viske f 46 Pommern Illinos
54 Carl Viske m 12 Pommern Illinos
55 Martha Viske f 9 Pommern Illinos
56 Jan Wana m 56 Farmer Böhmen Chicago
57 Marie Wana f 24 Böhmen Chicago
58 Anna Wana f 15 Böhmen Chicago
59 Rosalie Wana f 17 Böhmen Chicago
60 Barbara Wana f 11 Böhmen Chicago
61 Joseph Wana m 10 Böhmen Chicago
62 Johann Wana m 7 Böhmen Chicago
63 Josepha Wana f 2 Böhmen Chicago
64 Franz Wana m 26 Böhmen Chicago
65 Barbara Wana f 26 Böhmen Chicago
66 Gustav Hermann m 25 Ingener Würtemberg Illinois
67 Lina Oehlmann f 23 Preussen Illlinos
68* Johannes Huther m 26 Carpenter Meiningen Indianapolis
69* Hermann Blumer m 20 Segarmaker Preussen Cincinatie
70* Wilhelm Gruning m 36 Labourer Pommern Milwaukie
71* Henrieke Gruning f 36 Pommern Milwaukie
72* Mathilde Gruning f 2 Pommern Milwaukie
73 Mathilde Polster f 26 Servant Preussen Milwaukie
74 Joseph Buck m 19 Taylor Würtemberg Minesota
75 Otto Witte m 30 Sadler Preussen Chicago
76 Albertine Witte f 31 Preussen Chicago
77 Ernestine Kulling f 21 Servant Pommern Baltimore
78 Louise Pustenken f 21 Servant Pommern Baltimore
79 Rudolph Huber m 31 Labourer Schweiz Baltimore
80 Fr. Mokowsky m 48 Labourer Pommern Chicago
81 Caroline Mokowsky f 40 Pommern Chicago
82 Emiel Makowsky m 16 Pommern Chicago
83 Auguste Gengol f 20 Servant Pommern Chicago
84 Wilhelm Langusch m 38 Farmer Pommern Chicago
85 Thomas Schuhmann m 30 Farmer Bayern Baltr.
86* Fr. Bottner m 44 Shoemaker Erfurt Baltr.
87 Chr. Krinke m 42 Farmer Posen Minnesota
88 Rosine Krinke f 41 Posen Minnesota
89 August Krinke m 12 Posen Minnesota
90 Charlotte Krinke f 10 Posen Minnesota
91 Auguste Krinke f 6 Posen Minnesota
92 Julius Krinke m 2 Posen Minnesota
93 Mathias Rath m 32 Farmer Bayern Baltr.
94 Eva Rath f 22 Bayern Baltr.
95 Joseph Dlauchz m 29 Taylor Böhmen Chicago
96* Rudolph Kuhn m 22 Taylor Preussen Baltimore
97 Heinr. Engelhardt m 48 Shoemakre Hildesheim Baltimore
98 Andr. Molscher m 26 Farmer Bayern Baltimore
99 Adolph Pustasky m 19 Farmer Pommern Baltimore
100* Johann Colling m 18 Labourer Pommern Baltimore
101 Rudolph Steffen m 25 Labourer Preussen Illinois
102 Joh. Hippen m 31 Labourer Preussen California
(signed) H. Rascher
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates further information in these footnotes.
? A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.
Passenger Notes:
# 1 - The "v" in the surname probably stands for von, so name would be
von Lochausen or Von Lochausen.
# 3 - Surname has an umlaut over the "a" so may be spelled Hauessler.
# 5-#8 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be spelled Doerstewitz.
# 13 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be spelled Koehler.
# 18 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Mueller.
# 23-#24 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Kluever.
# 26-#30 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Krueger.
# 31 - Between entry number 30 and 31 there is a note which states:
38+ one boy not christenened.
# 32-#36 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Lueder.
# 43 - I believe the age given is "B" probably for baby.
# 45-#50 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Pueschel.
# 68 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Huether.
# 69 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Bluemer.
# 70-#72 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Gruening.
# 86 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be spelled Boettner.
# 96 - Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be spelled Kuehn.
#100 - Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be spelled Coelling.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 19, List 103.
Contributed and Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 October 2001
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