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Bark Atalanta


Bremen, Germany to New York
25 May 1857

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I,A. Horstmann, Master of the Bremen Bark "Atalanta" do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Bark at Bremen from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each 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 Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this 25th May 1857
So help me God, A. Horstmann Before me, (port authority signature indecipherable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Bark "Atalanta" whereof A. Horstmann is Master, from Bremen burthen 550 tons.
Columns represent: passenger names, ages, gender, occupations, and destination. Since the country of origin for all passengers was Germany, that column has been omitted in this list. The genders have been listed here as "f" or "m" rather than writing out the entire word as found in the original list.
Cabin    
  1  Miss Sophie Otto          18      f               United States

House on Deck:
  2  Carl Lampe                25      m  farmer       New York
  3* Johann Eckhoff            22      m  farmer       New York
  4  Heinr Dreyer              25      m  farmer       New York
  5  Christian Dreyer          16      m  farmer       New York
  6* Luder Jurgens             18      m  farmer       New York
  7  Carl Kretschmer           24      m  farmer       Illinois
  8  Carl Krause               25      m  farmer       Illinois
  9  Heinr. Franzmeyer         27      m  farmer       Wiskonsin
 10  Louise Franzmeyer         20      f               Wiskonsin
 11  Heinr. Franzmeyer             3m  m               Wiskonsin
 12  Diedr. Dieckmann          24      m  farmer       Chicago
 13  Wilhelmine Kuhlmann       22      f               Chicago
 14  Simon Sundermann          33      m  farmer       United States
 15  Sophie Sundermann         28      f               United States
 16  August Obernolte          26      m  farmer       Illinois
 17  Sophie Obernolte          31      f               Illinois
 18  Heinrich Schmidt          25      m  farmer       Chicago
 19  Auguste Schmidt           22      f               Chicago
 20  Anton Schmidt             21      m  farmer       Chicago
 21* Simon Winter              31      m  farmer       Chicago
 22* Wilhelmine Winter         28      f               Chicago
 23  Christoph Held            50      m  farmer       Missouri
 24  Charlotte Fahse           27      f               Chicago
 25  August Behme              37      m  farmer       Chicago
 26  Caroline Behme            30      f               Chicago
 27  Caroline Behme             9      f               Chicago
 28  Charlotte Behme            6      f               Chicago
 29  Hermann Behme              4      m               Chicago
 30  Louise Behme                 11m  f               Chicago
 31  Claus Schwanemann         22      m  farmer       New York
 32  Heinr. Volger             18      m  carpenter    New York
 33  Aug. Schulte              22      m  carpenter    New York
 34  W^m Johannes              23      m  farmer       New York
 35  B. Schliehtmann           27      m  mason        Wiskonsin
 36  Cathar. Schliehtmann      22      f               Wiskonsin
 37  Cathar. Stelling          24      f               Wiskonsin
 38* Hugo Janssen              14      m  merchant     New York
 39  Paul Lehmann              18      m  merchant     St. Louis
 40  J. Calmant                25      m  farmer       New York
 41* Otto Weber                19      m  merchant     New York
 42  Louis Knauer              35      m  farmer       Wiskonsin
 43  Bernhard Stievermann      30      m  farmer       New York
 44  Arnold Winkelbach         28      m  smith        New York
 45  Anton Heyart              44      m  weaver       New York
 46  Franziska Heyart          42      f               New York
 47  Sophie Heyart              2y 6m  f               New York
 48  Hermann Heyart            5m      m               New York
 49  Heinr. Sommer             27      m  farmer       New York
 50  Elise Kasseboom           30      f               Angelika
 51  Jacob Schmidt             19      m  farmer       Chicago
 52* Cathar. Suter             25      f               Cincinati
 53  Georg Selig               25      m  clothier     Massachusetts
 54  Sophie Selig              26      f               Massachusetts
 55  August Selig               4      m               Massachusetts
 56  Rieter Selig               3      m               Massachusetts
 57  Friedr. Selig                11m  m               Massachusetts
 58  Gertrude Wassermann       28      f               Massachusetts
 59  Elise Ulrichs             24      f               Massachusetts
 60  Friedr. Kunert            38      m  merchant     New York
 61  Antonie Kunert            29      f               New York
 62  Friedr. Kunert             7y 6m  m               New York
 63  Peter Butt                17      m  farmer       New York
 64  Christian Schuldte        21      m  farmer       New York

Beween Deck:
 65  Anna Melber               33                      New York
 66  Kunigunde Saucke          25                      New York
 67  Carl Neitel               35      m  farmer       New York
 68  Carolin Neitel            28      f               New York
 69  Carl Neitel                4      m               New York
 70  August Neitel              2      m               New York
 71  Wilhelmine Neitel             6m  f               New York
 72  Carl Faenzer              59      m  farmer       New York
 73  Friederike Faenzer        53      f               New York
 74* Heinr. Lohrei             39      m  musician     New York
 75  Cathar. Lohrei            40      f               New York
 76  Anna Lohrei               17      f               New York
 77  Margar. Lohrei            16      f               New York
 78  Marie Lohrei              13      f               New York
 79  Elisab. Lohrei            11      f               New York
 80  Cathar. Lohrei             8      f               New York
 81  Elisab. Lohrei             8      f               New York
 82  Cathar. Lohrei               11m  f               New York
 83  Joh. Steuerwald           22      m  shoemaker    Cincinati
 84  Sebastian Gruss           18      m  smith        Pittsburg
 85  Elisab. Schember          22      f               Pittsburg
 86  Margr. Stiel              32      f               New York
 87  Elisab Lohrei             28      f               New York
 88  Valentin Nass             22      m  farmer       Pittsburg
 89  Marie Nass                23      f               Pittsburg
 90  Philip Pfalzgraf          22      m  farmer       New York
 91  Wilhelm Kohlbrei          22      m  mason        Genese
 92  Carl Kohlbrei             26      m  mason        Genese
 93  Michel Steuerer           34      m  tailor       Chicago
 94  Marie Steuerer            29      f               Chicago
 95  Gottlieb Steuerer          9      m               Chicago
 96  Marie Steuerer             7      f               Chicago
 97  Louise Steuerer            5      f               Chicago
 98  Emma Steuerer              3      f               Chicago
 99  W^m Scherwitz             26      m  butcher      Ohio
100* Mich. Ashmuss             15      m               Ohio
101  Gottfried Gebhard         28      m  lawer        Illinois
102  Joh. Meyer                21      m  farmer       Illinois
103  Jacob Seng                20      m  smith        New York
104  Luise Schneider           19      f               Ohio
105  Doris Pfau                24      f               New York
106  Andreas Nieding           43      m  shoemaker    Ohio
107  Anna Nieding              45      f               Ohio
108  Anna Nieding               9      f               Ohio
109  Johannes Nieding           7      m               Ohio
110  Cathar. Nieding            3      f               Ohio
111  Casper Henning            51      m  farmer       Ohio
112  Anna Henning              49      f               Ohio
113  Johannes Henning          25      m               Ohio
114  Anna Henning              23      f               Ohio
115  Elisab. Henning           16      f               Ohio
116  Cristine Henning          11      f               Ohio
117  Marie Giessler            17      f               Ohio
118  Heinr. Hampe              33      m  farmer       Indiana
119  Elisab. Hampe             28      f               Indiana
120  Caroline Hampe             7      f               Indiana
121  Georg Hampe                3      m               Indiana
122  Christine Coester         23      f               New York
123  Christoph Behrend         20      m  farmer       New York
124  Carl Wille                22      m  farmer       New York
125  Wilhelm Wille             19      m  farmer       New York
126  Jacob Himmelmann          53      m  Tailer       New York
127  Sophie Himmelmann         16      f               New York
128  Caroline Himmelmann       12      f               New York
129  Carl Himmelmann            8      m               New York
130  Rosine Jaeger             12      f               New York
131  Wilhelm Herwig            21      m               New York
132  August Jacob              43      m  clothier     New York
133  Henriette Jacob           30      f               New York
134  Carl Jacob                   11m  m               New York
135  Wilhelm Mutz              39      m  farmer       New York
136  Caroline Mutz             36      f               New York
137  Charlotte Mutz            17      f               New York
138  Caroline Mutz              8      f               New York
139  August Mutz                6      f               New York
140  Friedr. Buschow           21      m  farmer       Wisconsin
141  Wilhelmine Buschow        35      f               Wisconsin
142  Johann Buschow             8      m               Wisconsin
143  Gustav Buschow             5      m               Wisconsin
144  Anna Buschow              22      f               Wisconsin
145  Eduard Graf               21      m  tailer       New York
146  Carl Teck                 69      m  farmer       Wiskonsin
147  August Teck               29      m               Wiskonsin
148  Johann Teck               25      f               Wiskonsin
149  Wilhelmine Teck           22      f               Wiskonsin
150  Roman Zantow              25      m               New York
151  Juliane Zantow            23      f               New York
152* Johann Buthke             24      m               New York
153  Wilhelm Tietz             27      m               Wisconsin
154  Wilhelmine Tietz          22      f               Wisconsin
155* August Knuppel            32      m  farmer       Wisconsin
156* Albertine Knuppel         33      f               Wisconsin
157* Ferdinand Knuppel          2      m               Wisconsin
158  Ferdinand Hartwig         27      m               Wisconsin
159  Hermann Pautz             26      m  cooper       Wisconsin
160  Gotthilf Pautz            28      m  farmer       Wisconsin
161* Friedrich Schroder        34      m  farmer       Wisconsin
162* Christiane Schroder       29      f               Wisconsin
163* Wilhelmine Schroder        8      f               Wisconsin
164* Caroline Schroder          4      f               Wisconsin
165* Albertine Schroder           18m  f               Wisconsin
166  Friedr. Goerth            26      m  farmer       Wisconsin
167* Carl Bottcher             30      m  farmer       Wisconsin
168  Wilhlem Windenhofft       26      m               Wisconsin
169  Carl Laabs                31      m               Wisconsin
170  Caroline Laabs            24      f               Wisconsin
171  August Laabs                 18m  m               Wisconsin
172* Johann Kroning            28      m               Milwauke
173  Carl Stange               32      m               Milwauke
174  Caroline Stange           29      f               Milwauke
175  Friederike Stange          6      f               Milwauke
176  August Stange              3      m               Milwauke
177  Carl Stange                  11m  m               Milwauke
178  Carl Bleikarth            17      m  barber       New York
179  Albert Teitel             22      m  merchant     Portsmouth
180  Michel Mackwarth          49      m  farmer       Milwauke
181  Johann Dymeck             29      m               New York
182  Caroline Rossberg         56      f               Connecticut
183* Johanne Brandt            31      f               New York
184  Conrad Schmidt            28      m  farmer       New York
185  Cathar Geitz              27      f               New York
186  Georg Knochenmuss         49      m  tailor       New York
187  August Knochenmuss        12      m               New York
188* Gustav Knochenmuss         7      m               Chicago
189  Georg Heuke               45      m  smith        Chicago
190  Sophie Heuke              43      f               Chicago
191  August Heuke              18      m               Chicago
192  Anna Heuke                14      f               Chicago
193  Meta Heuke                 9      f               Chicago
194  Henriette Heuke            7      f               Chicago
195  Catharina Heuke            5      f               Chicago
196  Fritz Heuke                2      m               Chicago
197  Heinrich Gehrken          60      m               Chicago
198  Isaac Meyer               19      m  merchant     Chicago
199* Heinrich Bruning          23      m  farmer       New York
200  Franz Hillebusen          34      m               Cincinati
201* Caroline Brugger          22      f               New York
202  Joh. G. Rotterdamm        21      m               New York
203  Christine Sahle           30      f               New York
204  Elise Frieler             27      f               Cincinati
205* Heinr. Hofstadt           40      m  farmer       Cincinati
206  Wilhelm Haget             30      m  farmer       Cincinati
207  Mariane Haget             25      f               Cincinati
208  Marie Haget               25      f               Cincinati
209  Joseph Woltering          53      m  farmer       New York
210  Maria Woltering           44      f               New York
211  Anna Woltering            13      f               New York
212  Maria Woltering            7      f               New York
213  Bernh. Woltering          52      m  butcher      New York
214  Marie Woltering           53      f               New York
215* Wilhelm Woltering         1?      m               New York
216  Gertrud Woltering         21      f               New York
217  Joseph Woltering          18      m               New York
218  Johann Lottgering         30      m  farmer       Cincinati
219* Anton Kotte               20      m  weaver       New York
220* Bernhardine Kotte         50      f               New York
221* Franziska Kotte           15      f               New York
222* Joseph Kotte              13      m               New York
223* Bernhard Kotte            12      m               New York
224* Hermann Kotte             10      m               New York
225  Hermann Heyart            37      m  joiner       New York
226  Elisabeth Heyart          36      f               New York
227  Elisabeth Heyart          10      f               New York
228  Sophie Heyart                18m  f               New York
229  Gustav Welbaum            20      m  apothecary   New York
230  Christian Tempel          21      m  merchant     Chicago
231  Clementin Tempel          17      m  backer       Chicago
232  Louise Kirchhof           23      f               Chicago
233* H^ch Holscher             29      m  farmer       Chicago
234  Th. Helweg                26      m  farmer       Missouri
235  Louise Helweg             20      f               Missouri
236  Heinr. Helweg             14      m               Missouri
237  Heinr. Reinecke           20      m  farmer       Missouri
238  Heinr. Kruse              17      m               New York
239* Christ. G. Kainsch        49      m  schoemaker   Wisconsin
240* Johanne Kainsch           47      f               Wisconsin
241* Wilhelm Kainsch           21      m               Wisconsin
242  Joh. Friedr. Zeltmann     58      m  miller       Philadelphia
243  Philipp Zeltmann           7      m               Philadelphia
244  Justine Schaber           22      f               Philadelphia
245  Joh. Jetter               36      m  smith        New York
246  Elisabeth Bergheimer      23      f               New York
247  Conrad Mohl               27      m               New York
248  Agnes Klett               22      f               New York
249  Barbara Klett             27      f               New York
250  Casper Limberger          16      m               New York
251* Rothbardus Brandt          3y 6m  m               New York
252* Friedr. Buschow           10days  m
253* Simon Winter                 11m  m
(signed) A. Horstmann

Recap:  Cabin         1
        Deck House   63
        Betw. Decks 189
        Total Pass: 253
    

Transcriber's Notes:  
   
An asterisk indicates further information in the Passenger Notes.  
A question mark indicates indecipherable material. 
A caret (^) indicates letters written in superscript.


  4     Note in right hand column designates this person as "citizen" presumably U.S.
  6     Both given and surname have umlauted "u" thus may be Lueder Juergens.
 21-22  See entry #253: child Simon Winter age 11 months. Must be their child.
 38     Surname may be Janshen.
 41     Note in right hand column designates this person as "citizen" presumably U.S.
 52     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Sueter.
 74     Note in right hand column designates this person as "citizen" presumably U.S.
100     Surname may be Assmuss.
140-144 Baby born at sea--see passenger entry #252.
152     Surname may be Ruthke.
155-157 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Knueppel.
161-165 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Schroeder.
167     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Boettcher.
172     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Kroening.
183     Child listed as passenger #251, age 3 years, 6 months, must
        be her child.
188     Most likely the destination listed for this entry should be New  York as for
        the rest of the family listed before him.
199     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Bruenning.
201     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Bruegger.
205     Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Hofstaedt.
215     Age unclear--may be 10.
219-224 Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Koette.
233     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Hoelscher. Given name likely Heinrich.
239-241 Surname may be Karnsch.
251     Must be the son of # 183, Johanne Brandt.
252     Note says:  born at sea. See passengers #140-144 which must be his family. Age
        listed is 10 days, so birth must have occurred May 15th, 1870.
253     This must be the child of passengers #21/22, Simon and Wilhelmine Winter.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237 - 174.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 September 2004



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