Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Ship Gaston


Bremen, Germany to New York, New York
April 1851

[There is no sworn statement]
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Gaston whereof B. Bleunke is Master, from Bremen, burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country to which they intend to become inhabitants. All passengers intend to become inhabitants in the United States and are from Germany so those columns were eliminated.
At the head of the Occupation column was listed "Farmer and Mechanic" indicating that those were the occupations of all the passengers.
  1  N.        Reck         30    male
  2  F.        Schnertfeger 25    male
  3  E. C.     Mathee       64    male
  4  E. A.     Mathee       68    female
  5  W. A.     Mathee       28    male
  6  Ch. J.    Mathee       30    female
  7  D. Ch.    Hugius       25    female
  8  W. A.     Hugius          9m female
  9  G.        Claussen     24    male
 10  C.        Eckerbush    39    male
 11  H.        Hotze        52    male
 12  H.        Hasselmann   32    male
 13  H.        Pape         31    male
 14  J. H.     Hink         38    male
 15  Th.       Mengst       19    male
 16  J. H.     Fehrmann     22    male
 17  H.        Egberts      29    male
 18* E.        Bulon        20    male
 19  C.        Michels      32    male
 20  J. A.     Michels      26    female
 21  G.        Merseburg    30    male
 22  M.        Kahlenberg   18    female
 23  P.        Franke       49    male
 24  A.        Kauss        43    male
 25  H.        Schrader     30    male
 26  J.        Schrader     28    female
 27  J.        Stein        26    male
 28  A.        Humboldt     43    male
 29  W.        Knollhoff    19    male
 30* H.        Bogemann     27    male
 31  S.        Moeneberg    48    male
 32  G.        Winkler      30    male
 33* Cl.       Lupker       21    female
 34  E.        Bramske      15    female
 35  E.        Placke       14    female
 36  H.        Georg        14    male
 37  A.        Kley         25    female
 38  H.        Swieters     33    male
 39  J.        Swieters     25    male
 40  A.        Swieters     21    female
 41  H.        Appiarius    31    male
 42  A. M.     Appiarius    31    female
 43  S.        Appiarius     4    female
 44  C.        Boden        18    female
 45  S.        Boden        16    female
 46* Chr. N.   Bohack       34    male
 47* T. D.     Bohack       26    female
 48* S.        Bohack        4    female
 49  H.        Stick        18    male
 50  H.        Lubeck       20    male
 51  W.        Meyer        33    male
 52  P.        Brede        22    male
 53* J.        Schroder     49    male
 54  M.        Lau          16    female
 55  W. H.     Fick         21    male
 56  H. W.     Wohlsen      25    male
 57  P. W.     Winkelmann   25    male
 58  P. W.     Niebuhr      25    male
 59  Cl.       Mahler       45    male
 60  J. H.     Schade       28    male
 61  M.        Schade       29    female
 62  Th.       Schade          3m female
 63  D. N.     Hesse        28    male
 64  M. S.     Hesse        25    female
 65  C. H.     Hesse        31    male
 66  H.        Hesse        28    female
 67  W. D.     Hesse         6    male
 68  C.        Hesse         5    male
 69  J. H.     Hesse         1y6m male
 70  A. Ch.    Stemmermann  29    male
 71  M. D.     Stemmermann  32    female
 72  J. A.     Fick         39    male
 73* H. W.     Koster       25    male
 74  J. C.     Anhold       41    male
 75  E. D.     Anhold       35    female
 76  J. F.     Hameyer      31    male
 77  M. A.     Steegers     18    female
 78  J. W.     Harmsen      23    male
 79  A. M.     Schomann     26    female
 80  M.        Heinzen      29    male
 81  H.        Bold         19    male
 82  J. W.     Tiedemann    24    male
 83* C. H.     Koster       29    male
 84  C. H.     Fischer      29    male
 85  H. Ch.    Brockmann    33    male
 86  C.        Jungelasen   20    female
 87  W.        Prangen      19    female
 88  C. D.     Hinke        16    female
 89  J. H.     Bremer       32    male
 90* P. N.     Rusch        13    male
 91  H.        Koop         29    male
 92  J.        Drewes       22    female
 93  H. S.     Steffens     34    male
 94  J. P.     Drewes       40    male
 95  A. C.     Koppen       17    female
 96  J. H.     Brehmer      43    male
 97  C.        Brehmer      44    female
 98  J. C.     Brehmer      13    male
 99  J. W.     Brehmer      14    female
100  W.        Wilhens      22    male
101  E.        Kleinhammer  18    male
102  N.        Henke        18    male
103  M.        Meyer        18    female
104  Chr.      Johannsen    21    male
105  C.        Wedemeyer    30    female
106  P. Chr.   Stock         7    male
107  A. B.     Brase        21    female
108  C.        Jost         17    female
109  H.        Hinke        24    female
110  C. A.     Harmsen      26    female
111  H. H. N.  Harmsen         9m male
112  H.        Streng       27    male
113  C. D.     Kroog        16    male
114  C.        Foth         29    female
115  A.        Kocken       36    female
116* M. beim   Graben       18    female
117  H.        Freers       20    male
118  J. P.     Miessen      24    male
119  J.        Morrmann     26    male
120  C. R.     Morrmann     28    female
121  P.        Wiebold      13    male
122  A. R.     Wiebold      18    female
123  M.        Schumann     19    female
124  W.        Heimsohn     27    male
125  H.        Dieckmann    27    male
126  R.        Dieckmann    30    female
127  W.        Schumacher   21    male
128  J. A.     Brase        29    male
129  F.        Brase        29    female
130  H.        Brase        10    male
131  W.        Brase         7    male
132  F.        Brase           9m male
133  J. H.     Fischer      29    male
134  A. M.     Fischer      26    female
135  A. M.     Fischer       3    female
136  E. M.     Fischer         9m female
137  W.        Behrmann     25    male
138  A. M.     Fischer      20    female
139  G. H.     Harmsen      28    male
140  J. Chr.   Koop         34    male
141  J. Chr.   Mohrmann     38    male
142  M.        Schumann     23    male
143  H.        Paul         23    male
144  D.        Jacob        26    male
145  W.        Sandmann     46    male
146  E.        Sandmann     48    female
147  M.        Sandmann     18    female
148  S.        Sandmann     13    female
149  M.        Sandmann     11    female
150  Christian Sandmann     52    male
151  M.        Sandmann     49    female
152  H.        Sandmann     18    male
153  C.        Sandmann     16    female
154  S.        Sandmann     14    female
155  M.        Sandmann     12    female
156  F.        Sandmann      8    male
157  D.        Sandmann      3    female
158  C.        Hillmann     39    male
159  S.        Hillmann     36    female
160  S.        Hillmann      9    female
161  C.        Hillmann        3m male
162  S.        Stellock     30    female
163  D.        Stellock        9m female
164  C.        Glade        26    male
165  H.        Busse        16    male
166  H.        Wehrenberg   35    male
167  J.        Wehrenberg   26    female
168  A.        Wehrenberg    1y6m female
169  J.        Wehrenberg   27    male
170  S. D.     Wehrenberg   22    female
171  H.        Brockmann    22    female
172  C.        Siecker      16    male
173  F.        Albertsmeyer 28    male
174  J. G.     Hildebrand   47    male
175  M.        Hildebrand   49    female
176  F.        Hildebrand   20    male
177  C.        Hildebrand   18    male
178  C.        Hildebrand   14    female
179  H.        Hildebrand   13    male
180  D. H.     Hildebrand   10    male
181  C. J.     Hildebrand    8    male
182  J. H.     Bess         56    male
183  J.        Baier        49    male
184* J.        Monnis       30    male
185* C.        Schafers     44    male
186* P.        Schroder     22    male
187* G.        Muller       22    male
188  A.        Grunnert     27    male
189  F.        Fischer      34    male
190  W.        Brandt       19    male
191  S.        Brandt       44    male
192  L.        Wieckmann    67    female
193  C.        Meier        30    male
194  J.        Klingler     30    male
195  H.        Beckermann   22    male
196* J. W.     Schroder     16    male
197* C. M.     Schroder     14    female
198* J. H.     Schroder      5    male
199  G.        Brandt       23    male
200  M.        Fuhler       26    female
201  J. H.     Finke        28    male
202  F.        Finke        34    female
203  P.        Finke           9m male
204* J. H.     Lugering     29    male
205* H.        Ruckers      29    female
206  J.        Hecker       18    male
207  C.        Nagel        57    female
208  T.        Kopster      23    female
209  B.        Hussmann     23    male
210* H.        Bruggen      23    male
211* A.        Bruggen      21    female
212* S.        Borgmann     29    male
213* H.        Borgmann     28    female
214  J. H.     Hagen        24    male
215  A.        Schmitz      26    male
216* A. A.     Bolgans      31    female
217  G.        Ritters      22    male
218  B. H.     Ross         26    male
219  H.        Pohlmann     25    male
220  L.        Bergmann     21    male
221  T.        Scharp       25    female
222  A.        Bruns        26    female
223  C.        Kramering    26    female
224  H.        Schnelte     18    female
225  H.        Thate        25    male
226  F.        Neubrandt    25    male
227  J.        Oohs         56    male
228  H.        Leyerle      18    female


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the
   Transcriber's Notes.

?  A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words.

*  Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling.

*  No births or deaths were recorded on this voyage.

*  Passengers were numbered by the transcriber.

 18      Umlaut u in surname.
 30      Umlaut o in surname.
 33      Umlaut u in surname.
 46-48   Umlaut o in surname.
 53      Umlaut o in surname.
 73      Umlaut o in surname.
 83      Umlaut o in surname.
 90      Umlaut u in surname.
116      Translation of "beim" is: by the.
184      Umlaut o in surname.
185      Umlaut u in surname.
186      Umlaut o in surname.
187      Umlaut u in surname.
196-198  Umlaut o in surname.
204,205  Umlaut u in surnames.
210-211  Umlaut u in surname.
212-213  Umlaut o in surname.
216      Umlaut o in surname.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 97, List 378.
Contributed by Ralph Barhorst and
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 November 2004



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