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Barque Sylphide


Antwerp, Belgium to New York
22 July 1848

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, F W B Gartner, Master of the Barque Sylphide, 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 the said Barque at Antwerp, from which port said Barque has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, 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.
So Help Me God.
F W B Gartner
Sworn to this 7-22-1848
Before Me ????????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Hamburg Barque Sylphide whereof F W B Gartner is Master, from Antwerp.
Burthen 262 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage.
Columns eliminated and the reasons why:
     Occupation---Not recorded
     Country of origin---All from Ireland
     Destination---All bound for the United States
     Died on Voyage---No deaths
     Part of ship occupied during voyage---Not given
   1  Hubert Klein          47    M Farmer      Germany          Washington
   2  Johann Klein          44    M Farmer      Germany          Washington
   3  Elisabeth Klein       44    F             Germany          Washington
   4  Anna Klein            18    F             Germany          Washington
   5  Margaretha Klein      25    F             Germany          Washington
   6* Carl Klein            ?1    M             Germany          Washington
   7* Charles Osbald        33    M Bauer       M???cholz        Indiana State
   8* Barbara Osbald        24    F             M???cholz        Indiana State
   9* Jacob Osbald          24    M             M???cholz        Indiana State
  10* Mather Osbald         ??    M             M???cholz        Indiana State
  11* Johann Jung           ??    M Kuper       B???tonberg      Indiana State
  12* Elizabeth
        Christian Most      ??    F             Elfingennerg     Philadelphia
  13* Nicholas Schafer      ??    M Glaser      Enthem           New York
  14* Johan Bruggenmann     ??    M Schneider   Limbeck          New York
  15* Heinrich Hermsteger   ??    M Schneider   Limbeck          New York
  16* Johann Burhaus        ??    M Schneider   Limbeck          New York
  17* Carl Schilling        ??    M Kaufman     Mezingen         Buffalo
  18* Barbara Schilling     ??    F             Mezingen         Buffalo
  19* Wilhelm Schilling     ??    M             Mezingen         Buffalo
  20* Paul Schilling        ??    M             Mezingen         Buffalo
  21* Maria Schilling       ??    F             Mezingen         Buffalo
  22* ????? Schilling       ??    M             Mezingen         Buffalo
  23* August Schonbein      ??    M             Mezingen         New York
  24* Margaretha Haust      ??    F             Mezingen         New York
  25* Christian Dieterlan   ??    M Maler       Mezingen         Buffalo
  26* Caroline Dieterlan    ??    F             Mezingen         Buffalo
  27* Robert Dieterlan      ??    M             Mezingen         Buffalo
  28* Bertha Dieterlan      ??    F             Mezingen         Buffalo
  29* Frederich Dieterlan   ??    M             Mezingen         Buffalo
  30* Mina Faes             ??    F             Caln             New York
  31* Frederich Schenck     ??    M             Honan            Albany  
  32* Johann Mar???y        ??    M                              New York
  33* Wilhelm Pfifflin      ??    M             Mezingen         New York
  34* Gottlieb Sch???ing    ??    M                              Cincinnati
  35* Elisa Sch???ing       ??    F                              Cincinnati
  36* ????? Sch???ing       16    M                              Cincinnati (Died)
  37* Frederich Sch???ing   11    M Child                        Cincinnati
  38* Wilhelm Sch???ing      9    M Child                        Cincinnati
  39  Sibella Raedt         39    F                              Cincinnati
  40  Sibella Raedt          3mo  F Infant                       Cincinnati
  41  Sophia Stiefd         18    F                              Cincinnati
  42  Jacob Hainsann        23    M Schafer     Hessisan         Philadelphia
  43  Jacob Leiner          22    M Fiegler     Hessisan         Philadelphia
  44  Johann Scholt         26    M Schlosser   Bissinger        Philadelphia
  45* ????? ?????           ??    ?
  46  Phillip Frasser       29    M Bauer       Morsch           Fayetteville
  47  Wilhelm Kebscher      21    M Bauer       Erlanbach        St Louis 
  48  Ludwig Schaum         25    M Bauer       Stetten          Cincinnati
  49  Apolonia Schaum       26    F             Stetten          Cincinnati
  50  Johann Forch          21    M             Mainz            New York
  51  Maria Forch           60    F             Mainz            New York
  52  Joseph Darmstadt      27    M             Mainz            New York
  53  Abraham Selz          29    M Tuitmacher  Stettin          New York
  54  Jacob Schnor          26    M Bierbauer   Bolingen         Philadelphia
  55  Wilhelm Weinmann      31    M Bierbauer   Ludwigsburg      Cincinnati
  56  Johan Dockenwindel    27    M Bauer       Meglingen        Philadelphia
  57  Johanna Dockenwindel  19    F             Meglingen        Philadelphia
  58  Carl Schneider        23    M             Davidsburg
  59* Ludwig Schneider      ??    M             Davidsburg
  60* Jacob Kinzle          ?4    M Lattler     Hoheneith
  61  Gottfried Kreichle    27    M Fairber     Baknang          Philadelphia
  62  Louise Beck           30    F             Baknang          Philadelphia
  63  August Leile          24    M             Ludwigsburg      Cincinnati
  64  Jacques Shuster       24    M Fayenor-    Luxemburg        New York
                                    Fabricant
  65  Jens Olm              24    M Fayenor-    Luxemburg        New York
                                    Fabricant  
  66  Jean Roth             24    M Uhrmacher   Grunstadt        New York
  67  Carolina Roth         21    F             Grunstadt        New York
  68  Catharina Roth         5mo  F Infant      Grunstadt        New York
  69  Jacob Steig           48    M Bauer       Oderheim         Cincinnati
  70  Elisa Steig           48    F             Oderheim         Cincinnati
  71  Jacob Steig           17    M             Oderheim         Cincinnati
  72  Catharina Steig       19    F             Oderheim         Cincinnati
  73  Phillip Steig         67    M             Oderheim         Cincinnati
  74  Johann Wiesmann       28    M Schmidt     Rollbach         New York
  75  Catharina Wiesmann    21    F             Rollbach         New York
  76* Carl Dag              25    M Bauer       ?????            Liverpool
  77* Carolina Dag          21    F             ?????            Liverpool
  78  Gotfried Weiland      25    M Gerber      Murrhart         Philadelphia
  79  Louisa Weiland        24    F             Murrhart         Philadelphia
  80* Carl Weiland          ??    M Bauer       Fiegelsburg      Ohio
  81* Ferdinand Geistdorfer ?7    M Zeng-       Murrhart         Philadelphia
                                    schmidt 
  82* Ernst Burly           ?5    M Gerber      Murrhart         Philadelphia
  83  Hermann Gross         21    M Schreiner   Heilbronn        New York
  84  Johann Schneider      33    M Schlosser   Brethausen       New York
  85  Catharina Schneider   36    F                              New York
  86  Christian Pfeffer     21    M Schuhmacher Caln             New York
  87  Georges Klein         32    M Schreiner   Teifringer       Cincinnati
  88  Catharina Schelling   32    F             Teifringer       Cincinnati
  89  Michael Hahn          18    M Maler       Potelsheim       Philadelphia
  90  Catharina Gindder     22    F             Geohingen        Philadelphia
  91  Henri Heintz          50    M Bauer       Linchen          Wisconsin
  92  Anna Heintz           48    F             Linchen          Wisconsin
  93  Margaretha Heintz     22    F             Linchen          Wisconsin
  94  Antoine Heintz        20    M             Linchen          Wisconsin
  95  Anna Heintz           18    F             Linchen          Wisconsin
  96  Maria Heintz          12    F Child       Linchen          Wisconsin
  97  Sussanna Heintz        9    F Child       Linchen          Wisconsin
  98  Jacob Furasky         22    M Bauer       Linchen          Wisconsin
  99  Johann Schlikmann     38    M Strumpf-    Schombeck        New York
                                    weber     
 100  Gertrude Schlikmann   33    F             Schombeck        New York
 101  Josephina Schlikmann   2    F Child       Schombeck        New York
 102  Constantina-Schlikmann 10mo F Infant      Schombeck        New York
 103* Etrenne Theis         ??    M Steinent-   Ehternath        New York
                                    Fabricant  
 104* Andrea Hebbinger      ??    M Steinent-   Aschaffenburg    New York
                                    Fabricant      
 105* Mathias Leitz         ??    M Gartner     Fichinger        New York
 106* Magdelena Leitz       ??    F             Fichinger        New York
 107* Catharina Keitz       ??    F             Fichinger        New York
 108  Jacob Geilen          32    M Fimermann   Fichinger        New York
 109  Catharina Geilen       2    F Child       Fichinger        New York
 110  Heinrich Geilen        4mo  M Infant      Fichinger        New York
 111  Maria Geilen          34    F             Fichinger        New York
 112  Catherina Muntz       19    F             Fichinger        New York
 113  Johann Scharley       29    M Leikler     Muhlberg         New York
 114  Peter Neumann         29    M Bergmann    Weibels-kirchen  Cleveland
 115  Frederich Arnold      27    M Bergmann    Welles-weiler    Cleveland 


Transcriber's Notes:

* The use of an asterisk is to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes.
? The use of a question mark indicates a word or letters that could  not be read due to the condition of the original document.


      6---Age unreadable.
  7-8-9---Origin unreadable.
  10-11---Age and place of origin unreadable.
  12-35---Page damaged so the Age column is obliterated.
     22---First name unreadable.
     32---Last name partially unreadable.
 3 4-38---Last name unclear.
     36---First name scratched out and a notation that passenger died.
     45---Listing started but then scratched out.
  59-60---Ages unreadable.
  76-77---Origin given but unreadable.
 80-1-2---Ages unreadable.
103-107---Ages unreadable.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 74, List 793.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 June 2006



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