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Helen MacGaw
I, Wm. H Lunt, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed with my name and now delivered by me to the Collector of the 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 Helen McGaw*, whereof I am Master, from Hamburg.
So Help me God. (signed) Wm H Lunt
___________ to this September 4th 1854
before me _________
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Helen MacGaw*, whereof Wm H Lunt , is master, from Hamburg burthen five hundred ninety eight tons.
Columns represent: number*, given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to be inhabitants, died on voyage*, notes*.
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1 Fellmen Dr August 31 m Physician No entry travelling cabin passenger
2 Roechert Carl Friedr 25 m leather maker Germany U. States between decks
3 Bucklitsch Albert 22 m porceline painter Germany U. States between decks
4 Mergenhagen David 23 m Bricklayer Germany U. States between decks
5 Mergenhagen Catherina 26 f Germany U. States between decks
6 Freymann Andolph 28 m country man Germany U. States between decks
7 Balk Barbara 30 f Germany U. States between decks
8 Schuller Michael 50 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
9 Schuller Babett 50 f Germany U. States between decks
10 Schuller Sophia 20 f Germany U. States between decks
11 Schuller Christian 25 m Germany U. States between decks
12 Schuller Maria 15 f Germany U. States between decks
13 Schuller Babett 7 f Germany U. States between decks
14 Schuller John 5 m Germany U. States between decks
15 Schuller Caroline 3 f Germany U. States between decks
16* Schuller Gottlieb 1y 6m m Germany U. States between decks
17* Liscke Johann 33 m country man Germany U. States between decks
18 Klein Edward 20 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
19 Drowe Johann 42 m joiner Germany U. States between decks
20 Drowe Juliane 43 f Germany U. States between decks
21 Drowe Wilhelm 15 m Germany U. States between decks
22 Drowe Carl 13 m Germany U. States between decks
23 Drowe Auguste 11 f Germany U. States between decks
24 Drowe Hermine 9 f Germany U. States between decks
25 Drowe Hermann 6 m Germany U. States between decks
26 Wolff Johann 40 m printer Germany U. States between decks
27 Seegert Andreas 30 m Shepherd Germany U. States between decks
28 Awe Wilhelm 26 m Watchman Germany U. States between decks
29 Awe Sophia 27 f Germany U. States between decks
30* Brunsing Friedrich 33 m joiner Germany U. States between decks
31* Brunsing Johann 30 m Germany U. States between decks
32* Brunsing Maria 6 f Germany U. States between decks
33* Brunsing Bertha 4 f Germany U. States between decks
34* Brunsing Anna 2 f Germany U. States between decks
35* Brunsing August 9m m Germany U. States between decks infant
36 Cobitz Christoph 37 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
37 Cobitz Wilhelmina 34 f Germany U. States between decks
38* Cobitz Auguste 9m m Germany U. States between decks infant
39 Heymann Julius 15 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
40* Lacome Johann 49 m country man Germany U. States between decks
41* Lacome Judith 48 f Germany U. States between decks
42* Lacome Friedrich 24 m country man Germany U. States between decks
43* Lacome Wilhelmine 20 f Germany U. States between decks
44* Lacome Ferdinand 15 m Germany U. States between decks
45* Lacome Johann 26 m Germany U. States between decks
46* Lacome Wilhelmine 24 f Germany U. States between decks
47 Bettin Wilhelm 24 m joiner Germany U. States between decks
48* Bomm Hinrich 30 m joiner Germany U. States between decks
49 Henrich Johanne 26 f Germany U. States between decks
50 Dittmer Ferdinand 22 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
51 Bauers Johann 33 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
52* Kruger Maria 34 f Germany U. States between decks
53* Kruger Sophia 20 f Germany U. States between decks
54 Bauers Anna 8 f Germany U. States between decks
55 Bauers Maria 4 f Germany U. States between decks
56 Pagel Anna 20 f Germany U. States between decks
57 Lading Johann 58 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
58 Lading Joachim 19 m Germany U. States between decks
59 Lading Elise 22 f Germany U. States between decks
60 Weber Lorenz 28 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
61 Mathias Ludwig 58 m Germany U. States between decks
62 Mathias Johanne 58 f Germany U. States between decks
63 Mathias Ludwig 15 m Germany U. States between decks
64 Regensburg Christian 56 m miller Germany U. States between decks
65 Eickmann Anna 25 f Germany U. States between decks
66* Scheel Johann 30 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
67* Scheel Sophia 29 f labourer Germany U. States between decks
68 Sonnenmann Carl 36 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
69 Reinert Christian 31 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
70 Reinert Johann 58 m Germany U. States between decks
71 Reinert Wilhelmine 59 f Germany U. States between decks
72 Frothe Albert 16 m servant Germany U. States between decks
73 Dreizehn August 36 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
74* Reis Adam 38 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
75 Auringer Maria 57 f Germany U. States between decks
76 Auringer Catharina 28 f Germany U. States between decks
77 Schnell Anna 58 f Germany U. States between decks
78 Maass Friedrich 22 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
79* Jessel Heinrich 26 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
80* Wechls Louise 23 f Germany U. States between decks
81 Schmidt Carl Ferd 20 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
82 Sawall Michael 54 m country man Germany U. States between decks
83 Sawall Anna 54 f Germany U. States between decks
84 Sawall Christoph 26 m Germany U. States between decks
85 Sawall Ludwig 22 m Germany U. States between decks
86 Sawall Friedrich 17 m Germany U. States between decks
87 Sawall Dorothea 15 f Germany U. States between decks
88 Sawall Rosina 12 f Germany U. States between decks
89 Sawall Ernestine 8 f Germany U. States between decks
90 Sawall August 4 m Germany U. States between decks
91* Baedel Gottlieb 42 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
92 Baedel Henriette 42 f Germany U. States between decks
93 Baedel Ernestine 14 f Germany U. States between decks
94 Baedel Carl 5 m Germany U. States between decks
95 Baedel Gustav 11m m Germany U. States between decks infant
96 Linck Joseph 35 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
97 Lischke Franz 33 m brewer Germany U. States between decks
98 Klesse Franz 22 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
99* Bibob Wilhelm 34 m country man Germany U. States between decks
100 Pagel Dorothea 26 f Germany U. States between decks
101* Gotze Ottomar 30 m tin man Germany U. States between decks
102 Kahl Maria 60 f Germany U. States between decks
103 Kahl Anna 40 f Germany U. States between decks
104 Friedemann Aron 18 m butcher Germany U. States between decks
105 Wichersky Wadeslaus 26 m joiner Poland U. States between decks
106 Asch Heinrich 18 m merchant Poland U. States between decks
107* Mettemich Auguste 25 f Germany U. States between decks
108 Heidtmann Johann 30 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
109 Man Heinrich 34 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
110 Kehnemann Christ 27 m dealer in ???? Germany U. States between decks
111 Garde Johann 55 m miller Germany U. States between decks
112 Garde Louise 42 f Germany U. States between decks
113 Garde Friedrich 22 m Germany U. States between decks
114 Garde Sophia 19 f Germany U. States between decks
115 Garde Heinrich 17 m Germany U. States between decks
116 Garde Maria 13 f Germany U. States between decks
117 Garde Johann 11 m Germany U. States between decks
118 Garde Dorothea 3 f Germany U. States between decks
119 Garde Carl 35 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
120 Garde Dorothea 35 f Germany U. States between decks
121 Garde Carl 6 m Germany U. States between decks
122 Garde Hermann 3 m Germany U. States between decks
123* Garde Wilhelm 3m m Germany U. States between decks infant
124* Krauss Friedrich 27 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
125 Scholz J G 31 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
126 Deichsel August 29 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
127* Stridder Carl 25 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
128 Stridder Carl 52 m Germany U. States between decks
129 Stridder Maria 49 f Germany U. States between decks
130 Stridder Christine 14 f Germany U. States between decks
131 Stridder Wilhelm 9 m Germany U. States between decks
132 Permitt Maria 21 f Germany U. States between decks
133* Jahuke* Wilhelmine 28 f Germany U. States between decks
134* Jahnke* Michael 19 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
135 Lauterbach Samuel 42 m Architect Germany U. States between decks
136 Lauterbach Anna 49 f Germany U. States between decks
137 Lauterbach Johann 13 m Germany U. States between decks
138 Lauterbach Elde 11 f Germany U. States between decks
139 Lauterbach Carl 7 m Germany U. States between decks
140 Schultz August 34 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
141 Schultz Ernestine 29 f Germany U. States between decks
142 Schultz Auguste 10 f Germany U. States between decks
143 Schultz Wilhelm 7 m Germany U. States between decks
144 Schultz Friedrich 4 m Germany U. States between decks
145 Schultz Auguste 3 f Germany U. States between decks
146 Mendosfer Friedrich 24 m locksmtih Germany U. States between decks
147 Ebert Maria 32 f Germany U. States between decks
148 Ebert Michael 14 m Germany U. States between decks
149 Schrotzberger Sabine 22 f Germany U. States between decks
150 Bach J A 29 m country man Germany U. States between decks
151 Weber Christian 27 m country man Germany U. States between decks
152 Wiesner Emilie 40 f Germany U. States between decks going to her husband in New York
153 Wiesner Emilie 8 f Germany U. States between decks
154 Wiesner August 7 m Germany U. States between decks
155 Wiesner Louis 6 m Germany U. States between decks
156 Wiesner Bertha 2 f Germany U. States between decks
157 Voss Louise 27 f Germany U. States between decks
158* Niebuhr Heiser 25 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
159 Niebuhr Johanna 28 f Germany U. States between decks
160* Niebuhr Gustav 1y 6m m Germany U. States between decks
161* Knodel Heinrich 30 m smith Germany U. States between decks
162 Wittenburg Maria 24 f Germany U. States between decks
163 Kahn Lazarus 29 m weaver Germany U. States between decks
164 Kahn David 28 m skinner Germany U. States between decks
165 Metzger Henriette 28 f Germany U. States between decks
166* Anfanger Pauline 27 f Germany U. States between decks
167 Friedemann Fanny 27 f Germany U. States between decks
168 Friedemann Henriette 22 f Germany U. States between decks
169 Platt Joseph 22 m labourer Germany U. States between decks
170* Bilz Jgnatz 55 m cloth shoner? Germany U. States between decks
171 Bilz Edward 24 m Germany U. States between decks
172 Bilz Maria 24 f Germany U. States between decks
173 Bilz Ottilie 18 f Germany U. States between decks
174 Bilz Hermine 22 f Germany U. States between decks
175 Bilz Hermann 11m m Germany U. States between decks infant
176 Nelson Adolph 22 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
177 Marchette Antonis 22 m merchant Italy U. States between decks
178* Landan Feibess 18 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
179 Becker G 43 m locksmtih Germany U. States between decks
180* Scheibe Friedrich 54 m map maker Germany U. States between decks
181 Scheibe Alvin 26 m joiner Germany U. States between decks
182 Baedel Friedrich 10 m Germany U. States between decks
183 Dohn Adolph 20 m locksmtih Germany U. States between decks
184 Konig Carl 34 m country man Germany U. States between decks
185 Konig Ernestine 31 f Germany U. States between decks
186* Konig Louise 7y 9m f Germany U. States between decks
187 Konig Ernst 4 m Germany U. States between decks
188 Konig Emma 11m f Germany U. States between decks infant
189 Steinberg Heinr 28 m country man Germany U. States between decks
190 Steinberg Henriette 27 f Germany U. States between decks
191 Steinberg Heinrich 11m m Germany U. States between decks infant
192 Herzog Heinrich 30 m country man Germany U. States between decks
193 Herzog Catharina 28 f Germany U. States between decks
194 Herzog Ewald 10m m Germany U. States between decks infant
195 Hoff ann Gottlieb 29 m country man Germany U. States between decks
196 Miller Johann 28 m miller Germany U. States between decks
197 Miller Elisabeth 23 f Germany U. States between decks
198 Miller Margaretha 18 f Germany U. States between decks
199 Miller Johann 23 m Germany U. States between decks
200 Miller Adam 24 m Germany U. States between decks
201* Bidefeld Richard 35 m bricklayer Germany U. States between decks
202* Bidefeld Henriette 28 f Germany U. States between decks
203* Bidefeld Julius 10 m Germany U. States between decks
204 Zimmermann L. A. 20 m surgeon Germany U. States between decks
205* Thauer Barbara 46 f Germany U. States between decks
206 Ostrozky J 25 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
207 Sontossky E 17 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
208 Block Carl 32 m country man Germany U. States between decks
209 Block Auguste 32 f Germany U. States between decks
210 Block Alvin 3 m Germany U. States between decks
211 Block Gottlieb 2 m Germany U. States between decks
212* Block Carl 7y 9m m Germany U. States between decks
213 Block Johann 58 m country man Germany U. States between decks
214* Moloch Jgnatz 32 m country man Germany U. States between decks
215 Moloch Anna 32 f Germany U. States between decks
216 Moloch Julius 6 m Germany U. States between decks
217 Moloch Gottfried 9m m Germany U. States between decks
218 Howell Carl 20 m country man Germany U. States between decks
219 Behrens Wilhelm 39 m shoe maker Germany U. States between decks
220 Chrizanowsky S 33 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
221 Ehrlick B 21 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
222 Ehrlick Tanbe 19 f Germany U. States between decks
223 Ehrlick Tobias 15 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
224 Kohler Georg 57 m country man Germany U. States between decks
225 Kohler Catherine 44 f Germany U. States between decks
226 Kohler Magdalina 22 f Germany U. States between decks
227 Kohler Margaretha 19 f Germany U. States between decks
228 Kohler Elisabeth 17 f Germany U. States between decks
229 Kohler Georg 11 m Germany U. States between decks
230 Kohler Heinrich 7-3/4 m Germany U. States between decks
231 Schroder Heinrich 29 m teacher Germany U. States between decks
232 Witt Johann 27 m bricklayer Germany U. States between decks
233* Guttestand S 30 m merchant Poland U. States between decks
234* Guttestand Margle 26 f Poland U. States between decks
235* Guttestand Blimacher 9 mo f Poland U. States between decks infant
236 Windemann Edward 24 m country man Germany U. States between decks
237 Windemann Friederike 30 f Germany U. States between decks
238 Lundell Franz 40 m country man Germany U. States between decks
239 Lundell Augustine 37 f Germany U. States between decks
240 Simson Wilhelm 27 m joiner Germany U. States between decks
241 Bebensee Helene 32 f Germany U. States between decks
242* Piefer Moses 22 m merchant Germany U. States between decks
243* Mohrmann Johann 47 m taylor Germany U. States between decks
244 Brandt Heinrich 24 m smith Germany U. States between decks
245 Schulz Christ 42 m baker Germany U. States between decks
246 Schulz Franciska 11 f Germany U. States between decks
(Signed) Wm H Lunt
Transcriber's Notes:
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Ship is shown as Helen McGaw in some places and MacGaw in others.
No entry was made in the died on voyage column so it was eliminated.
Numbers were added by the transcriber.
Passenger Notes:
# 16 age shown on manifest as 1-1/2
# 17 could be Giscke
# 30-35 Umlaut over the U
# 35 age shown on manifest as 3/4
# 38 age shown on manifest as 3/4
# 40-46 Could be Larome
# 48 Could be Bamm
# 52-53 Umlaut over the U
# 66-67 could be Scheil
# 74 Could be Beis
# 79 could be Gessel
# 80 could be Wahls
# 99 could be Bobob
# 91, 124, 127, 158, 178, 243, Occupation might be tailor mispelled
# 101 Umlat over the O
# 107 Could Be Metternich
# 123 age shown on manifest as 1/4
# 133-134 Could be Gahnke
# 160 age shown on manifest as 1-1/2
# 161 Umlat over the O
# 166 Umlat over the A
# 170 Could be Ignatz
# 180 occupation could be soup maker
# 186 age shown on manifest as 7-3/4
# 201-203 Could be Bieldefeld or Brelefeld
# 205 could be Thaner
# 212 age shown on manifest as 7-3/4
# 214 could be Ignatz
# 233-235 could be Gutbestand
# 235 first name could be Blumchen
# 238-239 could be Gundell
# 242 could be Reifer
Family History Center, Film 0175501, record #1192.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 145.
Transcribed by Meg Sibbernsen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 April 2001
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