Immigrant Ships
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Ship Shawmut


Havre, France to New York
4 September 1857

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Higgins Master of the Ship Shawmut do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that list of all the passengers taken on board of the said ship at Havre, France from which port said ship has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Mainfest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God.
Signed J.C. Higgins.
Sworn to this 4th September 1857. Before me L ?
List of Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Shawmut whereof J.C. Higgins is Master, from Havre burthen 1,034 69/95 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger No; Names; Age (Years/Months); Sex; Occupation (All were listed as Farmer); The country to which they severally belong; The country to which they intend to become inhabitants (left off as all stated United States); Died on the voyage (left off as no deaths listed); Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage (left off as all stated Between Decks).
  1  Fischer Jac^b Carl     27      M  United States
  2  Fischer Theodor        19      M  Wurtemberg
  3  Gerard Marguerite      40      M  France
  4  Gerard Jean Bapt        8      M  France
  5  Koch Christian         18      M  Bavaria
  6  Hachebucher Jacques    19      M  Bavaria
  7  Werling Pierre         19      M  Bavaria
  8  Rauschkolb Peter       59      M  Hesse
  9  Rauschkolb Anne Marie  53      F  Hesse
 10  Rauschkolb Rudolph     15      M  Hesse
 11  Rauschkolb Marie       11      F  Hesse
 12  Schenk Adam            27      M  Bade
 13  Geist Agnes            25      F  Frankfurt
 14  Stadler Joseph         39      M  Hesse
 15  Rettinger Michael      22      M  Luxemburg
 16  Kl??mann Elisabeth     20      F  Bade
 17  Jaekle Caroline        19      F  Bade
 18  Reib Franz             27      M  Bade
 19  Spannagel Fanny        28      F  Bade
 20  Dietrich Sophie        23      F  Wurtemburg
 21* Muller Friedericke     22      F  Wurtemburg
 22  La? Sa?del             17      M  Bade
 23  Levinger Helene        20      F  Wurtemberg
 24  Rauch Samuel           17      M  Bade
 25  Gross Babette          23      F  Bade
 26  Battigheimer Babette   23      F  Bade
 27  Levy Moise             23      M  France
 28  Weil Abraham           21      M  France
 29  Neumann Ignatz         19      M  France
 30  Do?sso?bitz Amede      26      M  France
 31  Do?sso?bitz Geanne     26      F  France
 32  Do?sso?bitz Amede      1y 6m   M  France
 33  Do?sso?bitz Pammela      10m   F  France
 34  Ritter Heinrich        17      M  Hesse
 35  Held Maria             21      F  Hesse
 36  Gotz Franz Jos         58      M  Bade
 37  Gotz Marie Coe         49      F  Bade
 38  Gotz Josephine         19      F  Bade
 39  Gotz Wilhelm           16      M  Bade
 40  Gotz ??onard           13      M  Bade
 41  Gotz Marie              9      F  Bade
 42  Br?nnflock Joseph      22      M  Bade
 43  Schmidt Johann         42      M  Bade
 44  Volkert Carl           20      M  Bade
 45  Doppler Barbara        17      F  Bavaria
 46  Doppler Anne M^a       15      F  Bavaria
 47  Friedmann Aisabeth     56      F  Bade
 48  Friedmann Aisabeth     20      F  Bade
 49  Friedmann Joseph       13      M  Bade
 50  Sturla Giovanni        23      M  Sardinia
 51  Daneri Go Batta        37      M  Sardinia
 52  Sa?g?eneti Cath^ne     19      F  Sardinia
 53  Casinelli Theresia     24      F  Sardinia
 54  Casinelli Cath^ne       8      F  Sardinia
 55  Maglie Maria           22      F  Sardinia
 56  Strauss Ambrosius      26      M  Bade
 57  Steffen Elisabeth      20      F  Bade
 58  Reinli Cath^ne         20      F  Bade
 59* Ruck Marg^th           37      F  Etats Unis
 60  Hofheimer Emilie       18      F  Bavaria
 61  Scha?tz Adam           20      M  Bavaria
 62  Bentz Ignatz           34      M  Hesse
 63  S??bacher Antonie      25      M  Bade
 64  Schweibenz Paul        17      M  Prussia
 65  Arnold Barbe           22      F  Bade
 66  Fischer Michel         13      M  Bade
 67  Fischer Marie           9      F  Bade
 68  Scha?zieger Dorothea   29      F  Bade
 69  Scha?zeiger Jacob      24      M  Bade
 70  Scha?zeiger Elise      18      F  Bade
 71  Scha?zeiger Helene      6      F  Bade
 72  Grabe Franz            30      M  Bade
 73  Grabe Elise            36      F  Bade
 74  Weber Elise            20      F  Bade
 75  Weintz Charles         42      M  Bade
 76  Justus Frideric        20      M  Bade
 77  Krumet Carl            19      M  Bade 
 78  Kurtz Michel           27      M  Wurtemberg
 79  Rosenstiel Auguste     23      F  Bade
 80  Bloch Marx             25      M  France
 81  Weill Jacques          17      M  France
 82  Sommer Aaron           18      M  France
 83  Conrad Anna            63      F  Wurtemberg
 84  Conrad Philipp         30      M  Wurtemberg
 85* Schadle Marie          28      F  Wurtemberg
 86  Fischer Lorenz         20      M  Bade
 87* Munzer Juliane         23      F  Bavaria
 88  Hagins Georg           28      M  Bavaria
 89  Marsheller Wilhelm     19      M  Bavaria
 90  Schalck Joseph         41      M  Bavaria
 91  Schalck Louise         35      F  Bavaria
 92  Schalck Cath^ne         7      F  Bavaria
 93  Schalck Elisabeth       6      F  Bavaria
 94  Schalck Anna            4      F  Bavaria
 95  Kraus Peter            21      M  Bavaria
 96  Bartel Jacob           38      M  Bavaria
 97  Bartel Salome          38      F  Bavaria
 98  Bartel Jacob           38      M  Bavaria
 99  Bartel Frederic         7      M  Bavaria
100  Bartel Salome           5      F  Bavaria
101  Bartel Henri            2      M  Bavaria
102  Bartel Louise              9m  F  Bavaria
103  Bartel Cath^ne             9m  F  Bavaria
104  Heiler A Marie         23      F  Bade
105  Hardt Suzanne          26      F  Bade
106  Hardt A Marie          12      F  Bade
107  Scheuermann Jean       29      M  Wurtemberg
108  Baisch Regina          19      F  Wurtemberg
109  Dald A Marie           32      F  Wurtemberg
110* Brunzig Frederic       21      M  Wurtemberg
111  Fries Marie            54      F  Wurtemberg
112  Fries Christian        22      M  Wurtemberg
113  Schoenler Marie        27      F  Wurtemberg
114  Hassler Rosine         18      F  Wurtemberg
115  Rieger Heinrich        29      M  Wurtemberg
116  Eberhardt Hermann      17      M  Wurtemberg
117  Zeiler Ludwig          24      M  Wurtemberg
118* Bruder Frederic        21      M  Wurtemberg
119  Leippold Michel        34      M  Wurtemberg
120  Leippold Friederike    32      F  Wurtemberg
121  Leippold Ernst         19      M  Wurtemberg
122  Leippold Johann        14      M  Wurtemberg
123  Leippold Rosine         7      F  Wurtemberg
124  Leippold Marie          4      F  Wurtemberg
125  Leippold Cathne        25      F  Wurtemberg
126  Leize Gottl^b          23      M  Wurtemberg
127  Gang Carl              28      M  Wurtemberg
128  Fassnacht Therese      20      F  Wurtemberg
129  Palmer Cath^ne         28      F  Wurtemberg
130  Dilger Cath^ne         21      F  Wurtemberg
131  Jack Christian         22      M  Wurtemberg
132  Jack Ludwig            26      M  Wurtemberg
133  Strauss Rebekka        16      F  Bavaria
134  Metzler Charlotte      43      F  Bavaria
135  Metzler Georg          15      M  Bavaria
136  Metzler Elisabeth       9      F  Bavaria
137  Metzler Anne Marie      7      F  Bavaria
138  Metzler Johann          6      M  Bavaria
139  Metzler Barb^a          7      F  Bavaria
140  Dreyfus Maier          48      M  Bavaria
141  Fischer Maier          46      M  Bavaria
142  Picot Louise           18      F  Bade
143  Shurm Magdl^a          20      F  Hesse
144  Rick Johannes          33      M  Bade
145  Hirsch Marx            17      M  Hesse
146  Wolf Isaac             16      M  Prussia
147  Seigel Isaac           59      M  Prussia
148  Seigel Jeanette        24      F  Prussia
149  Seigel Benjamin        18      M  Prussia
150  Peter Jacob            22      M  Switzerland
151  Bolli Anna             23      F  Switzerland
152  Bolli Jacob            22      M  Switzerland
153  Bolli Margareth        18      F  Switzerland
154  Bolli Gottlieb          6      M  Switzerland
155  Bollinger Jacob        34      M  Switzerland
156  Bollinger Sasanna      27      F  Switzerland
157  Bollinger Elisabeth     4      F  Switzerland
158  Bollinger Jacob         3      M  Switzerland
159  Pequignot Charlotte    57      F  Switzerland
160  Markstein Jeremias     20      M  Bavaria
161  ?atour Joseph          21      M  Bavaria
162  ?atour Pierre           6      M  Bavaria
163  Rhotiot Felix          22      M  France
164  Keller Louis           36      M  Switzerland
165  Kaiser Marie           25      F  Switzerland
166  Maag Agathe            24      F  Switzerland
167  Nessler Julius         21      M  Bade
168  Hamann Heinrich        28      M  Hesse
169  Hamann Marie           30      F  Hesse
170  Hamann Conrad              6m  M  Hesse
171  Menges Heinrich        30      M  Hesse
172  Menges Margareth       24      F  Hesse
173  Hartmann Cath^ne       27      F  Hesse
174  Obstfelder Heinrich    17      M  Hesse
175  Preismann Magdl^ne     33      F  Hesse
176  Preismann Wilhelm       5      M  Hesse
177  Brugel Theodor         18      M  Hesse
178  Brugel Adolph          20      M  Hesse
179  Lininger Peter         35      M  Switzerland
180  Lininger Jacob         24      M  Switzerland
181  Baumgartner Benedict   30      M  Switzerland
182  Baumgartner Magdalene  39      F  Switzerland
183  Baumgartner Benedict   13      M  Switzerland
184* Baumgartner Magdalene   7y 6m  F  Switzerland
185  Baumgartner Elisabeth   3      F  Switzerland
186  Baumgartner Jacques        6m  M  Switzerland
187  Trittebach Marie       18      F  Switzerland
188  Zeller Jacob           31      M  Switzerland
189  Zeller Verona          36      F  Switzerland
190  Zeller Jacob            2      M  Switzerland
191  Li?engert Anna         23      F  Switzerland
192  Walber Elisabeth       23      F  Switzerland
193  Zimmermann Marie       20      F  Switzerland
194  Maier Johann           37      M  Switzerland
195  Maier Elisabeth        36      F  Switzerland
196  Maier Elisabeth         7y 6m  F  Switzerland
197  Maier Jean              6      M  Switzerland
198  Maier Marie             3      F  Switzerland
199  Reisiy Fried^ke        26      M  Switzerland
200  Oehs Jacob             56      M  Hesse
201  Oehs Elisabeth         54      F  Hesse
202* Oehs Regina             6y 6m  F  Hesse
203* Muller Christine       24      F  Hesse
204* Schoner Leonh^dt       59      M  Wurtemberg
205  Zweidinger Margarethe  35      F  Wurtemberg
206  Zweidinger Marie        7y 6m  F  Wurtemberg
207  Ritter Martin          34      M  Bade
208  Ritter Anna            34      F  Bade
209  Ritter Michel           3y 6m  M  Bade
210  Ritter Marie               6m  F  Bade
211  Waag Ernestine         19      F  Wurtemberg
212  Ro?t Joseph            31      M  Switzerland
213  Ro?t Xaver             23      M  Switzerland
214  Dulan Louis            28      M  France
215  Serenbetz Leopold      32      M  Bade
216  Mayer Joseph           21      M  Bade
217  Ruthfers Jacques       21      M  Wurtemburg
218  Federmann Eve          28      F  Wurtemburg
219  Haufmann Joseph        21      M  Bade
220  Flach Joseph           27      M  Bavaria
221  Flach Eve              21      F  Bavaria
222  Ritter Gustave         22      M  France
223  Wickenburg August      28      M  Bade
224* Infant born on Passage

Where of 188 Adults
          29 Children
         * 6 Infants


Transcriber's Notes:

The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
  quality of the original document.
The use of a ^ indicates that the following letter(s) are in superscript.
The passenger count at the end may not include the infant born during passage.
The country indicated as Bade is French form of Baden.

Passenger Notes:
 16  Could be Kleinmann or Klingmann 
 21  Muller has umlauted "u"
 22  May be Lae or Lau or Lai
 26  May be another spelling of Boedigheimer 
 40  May be Leonard
 42  May be Brennflock
 59  Country very clear, form of United States
 61  May be Shautz or Shantz
 68  May be Schauzieger or Schanzieger
 85  Schadle has umlauted "a"
 87  Munzer has umlauted "u"
110  Brunzig has umlauted "u"
118  Bruder has umlauted "u"
161  May be Latour
184  The age was written as 7 1/2
202  The age was written as 6 1/2
203  Muller has umlauted "u"
204  Schoner has umlauted "o"
224  There is no name listed, just as stated
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 178, List 1058.
Transcribed by Patricia Reardon Gault a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 March 2001



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