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Ship F. J. Wichelhausen


Bremen, Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana
4 May 1849

List of 206 Steerage +14 Cabin Passengers on Board the Bremen Ship F. J. Wichelhausen, H. Warnken master from Bremen to New Orleans
Columns represent: passenger name, age, place of origin, occupation, destination, gender.
Steerage Passengers:
  1*  Carl Schultze               34  Gluckstadt      farmer       Missouri     m
  2*  Jurgen Schultze             26  Gluckstadt      farmer       Missouri     m
  3   Franz Paupritz              26  Eilenburg       farmer       Missouri     m
  4*  Franz Anton Bohm            24  Schluckenheim   merchant     St. Louis    m
  5*  Maria Bohm                  23  Schluckenheim                St. Louis    f
  6*  Friedrich Sulkemeyer        30  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
  7   Gerhard Henckmann           26  Berlin          farmer       Missouri     m
  8   Bernhard Terfloth           20  Greven          goldsmith    St. Louis    m
  9   Bernhard Kramer             24  Greven          dier         St. Louis    m
 10   Marianne Vosskohl           22  Greven                       St. Louis    f
 11   Rudolph Gensert             27  Berlin          geometer     Missouri     m
 12   Emil Rousset                24  Berlin          Statwary     Missouri     m
 13   Friedrich Stomme            36  Elberfeldt      baker        Missouri     m
 14   Gottlieb Schneider          32  Guben           farmer       Missouri     m
 15   Carl Ernst Franz Born       23  Guben           farmer       Missouri     m
 16   Conrad Schelte              22  Bagersdorf      farmer       Missouri     m
 17   Elisabeth Barb. Steinweiss  22  Unterkost                    Missouri     f
 18   Anna Weber                  18  Heisbrun                     Missouri     f
 19   Theodor Hermann Koch        20  Sommerfeld      apothecary   St. Louis    m
 20*  Carl Weingartner            45  Bune            joiner       St. Louis    m
 21*  Dorothea Weingartner        39  Bune                         St. Louis    f
 22*  Carl Weingartner            17  Bune                         St. Louis    m
 23*  Caroline Weingartner        14  Bune                         St. Louis    f
 24*  Sophia Weingartner          11  Bune                         St. Loouis   f
 25*  Dorothea Weingartner         3  Bune                         St. Louis    f
 26   Dorothea Hanstedt           62  Bune                         St. Louis    f
 27   Johann Wogtech              30  Prag            Susicbacher  St. Louis    m
 28   Anna Wogtech                20  Prag                         St. Louis    f
 29   Joh. Fried. Reicher         37  Holsen          farmer       Ohio         m
 30   Anna Catharina Reicher      30  Holsen                       Ohio         f
 31   Hermann Heinrich Reicher     5  Holsen                       Ohio         m
 32   Joh. Heinr. Binsker         19  Hesche          smith        St. Louis    m
 33   Elisabeth Husemeyer         22  Holsen          servant      St. Louis    f
 34   Wenzel Tischler             34  Prag            joiner       St. Louis    m
 35   Anna Tischler               42  Prag                         St. Louis    f
 36   Julie Tischler               7  Prag                         St. Louis    f
 37   Johanna Buddemeyer          24  Hesche          servant      St. Louis    f
 38   Fritz Buddemeyer            19  Hesche          smith        St. Louis    m
 39*  Hermann W^m Gografe         30  Hesche          farmer       Missouri     m
 40*  Lena Bohmer                 31  Thedingshausen               Missouri     f
 41*  Dorothea Schultze           32  Luttich                      Missouri     f
 42   Heinrich Schlep             18  Bruchhausen     farmer       Missouri     m
 43   August Blome                29  Lage            farmer       Missouri     m
 44   W^m Pank                    24  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 45   W^m Rather                  20  Herford         farmer       Missouri     m
 46   Carl Worminghausen          20  Herford         farmer       Missouri     m
 47   Heinrich Grosemeyer         31  Herford         farmer       Missouri     m
 48   Carl Blobaum                19  Bridenhausen    farmer       Missouri     m
 49   Friedrich Bergmeyer         24  Werten          mason        Missouri     m
 50   Heinrich Schwartzemeyer     36  Werten          farmer       Missouri     m
 51   W^m Epmeyer                 25  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 52   Caroline Klincksick         28  Herford                      Missouri     f
 53   Maria Klincksick            22  Herford                      Missouri     f
 54   Friedrich Nolte             21  Herford         farmer       Ohio         m
 55   Heinrich Bockhorst          39  Sprenge         farmer       Ohio         m
 56*  Diedrich Hacksicker         21  Wulferding      taylor       St. Louis    m
 57   Gottlieb Hagemeyer          34  Kirchlengen     shoemaker    St. Louis    m
 58   Caspar Thies                25  Kirchlengen     farmer       Mississippi  m
 59*  Carl Koster                 28  Lohne           farmer       Mississippi  m
 60   Heinrich Bierbaum           18  Rissendorf      mason        St. Louis    m
 61   Heinrich Bockensieker       35  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 62   Anna Maria Bockensieker     25  Kirchlengen                  Missouri     f
 63   Elisabeth Bockensieker      25  Kirchlengen                  Missouri     f
 64   W^m Westerhold              23  Sprenge         farmer       Missouri     m
 65*  Herm. H. Bo?ert             56  Steinfeld       farmer       Missouri     m
 66*  Carl Joseph Bo?ert          34  Steinfeld       farmer       Missouri     m
 67*  Catharine Bo?ert            20  Steinfeld                    Missouri     f
 68*  Agnes Bo?ert                17  Steinfeld                    Missouri     f
 69*  Johanna Bo?ert               9  Steinfeld                    Missouri     f
 70   Clemens Friehe              33  Steinfeld       farmer       Ohio         m
 71*  Gerh^d H^ch Bockmann        31  Damme           farmer       Ohio         m
 72   Hermann Wulfkuhle           20  Damme           farmer       Ohio         m
 73*  Heinrich Bolling            26  Damme           farmer       Ohio         m
 74   Joseph Steltenpohl          23  Steinfeld       farmer       Ohio         m
 75   Franz Scharmann             28  Damme           farmer       Ohio         m
 76   Bernhard Uhrhage            24  Damme           farmer       Ohio         m
 77   Catharina Meyer             25  Damme                        Ohio         f
 78   Elisabeth Meyer             22  Damme                        Ohio         f
 79   Samuel Schmitze             23  Rupperan        farmer       Missouri     m
 80   Elisabeth Schmitze          25  Rupperan                     Missouri     f
 81   Christine Schmitze          21  Rupperan                     Missouri     f
 82   Catharine Schmitze          20  Rupperan                     Missouri     f
 83   Heinrich Schmitze           17  Rupperan        farmer       Missouri     m
 84   Christian Schmitze          27  Rupperan        farmer       Missouri     m
 85   Babette Schmitze            53  Rupperan                     Missouri     f
 86   Susanne Schmitze            12  Rupperan                     Missouri     f
 87   Franz Hartmann              40  Rupperan        farmer       Missouri     m
 88   Georg Rosemeyer             23  Hausberg        glazier      Cincinatti   m
 89   Maria Mulken                19  Wulferding                   Cincinatti   f
 90   Heinrich Schmidt            30  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 91   Maria Schmidt               27  Kirchlengen                  Missouri     f
 92   Bernh^d Kampmann            31  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 93   Louise Kampmann             21  Kirchlengen                  Missouri     f
 94   Heinrich Meyer              24  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 95   Friedrich Bockensieken      25  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 96   Friedrich Sulkemeyer        20  Kirchlengen     farmer       Missouri     m
 97*  Carl Pogemuller             24  Volmerdissen    farmer       Missouri     m
 98   Friedrich Schulte           20  Wulverdissen    farmer       Missouri     m
 99*  Heinrich Rohling            33  Wulverdissen    farmer       Missouri     m
100*  Louise Rohling              30  Wulverdissen                 Missouri     f
101*  Charlotte Rohling           18  Wulverdissen                 Missouri     f
102*  Heinrich Rohling             3  Wulverdissen                 Missouri     m
103   Caspar Kipp                 53  Kirchlengen     farmer       Ohio         m
104   Wilhelm Kipp                18  Kirchlengen     farmer       Ohio         m
105   August Heinrich Kipp        15  Kirchlengen                  Ohio         m
106   Heinrich Samuel Kipp        12  Kirchlengen                  Ohio         m
107   Louise Kipp                  9  Kirchlengen                  Ohio         f
108   Gottlieb Heinrich Kipp       4  Kirchlengen                  Ohio         m
109   Diedrich Rademacher         30  Syke            farmer       Kentucky     m
110   Johann M. Schierenbeck      30  Godesdorf       farmer       Kentucky     m
111   Margrethe Schierenbeck      27  Godesdorf                    Kentucky     f
112   Georg Meyer Bening          18  Hartenfelde     farmer       Missouri     m
113   Christian Grube             14  Hartenfelde                  Missouri     m
114   Hermann Witte               14  Hartenfelde                  Missouri     m
115   Louise Vallowe              17  Hartenfelde                  Missouri     f
116   Henriette Klusner           19  Hartenfelde                  Missouri     f
117*  Herm. H. Windmuller         25  Hartenfelde     farmer       Missouri     m
118   Heinrich Hilmer             27  Hartenfelde     farmer       Missouri     m
119*  Heinrich Hackstadt          14  Hartenfelde                  Missouri     m
120*  Wilhelm Hackstadt           16  Hartenfelde                  Missouri     m
121   Carl Harting                26  Wulferding      farmer       Missouri     m
122   Anna Maria Harting          20  Wulferding                   Missouri     f
123*  Christian Boke              30  Wulferding      farmer       Missouri     m
124   Fried. Heinr. Bowenkamp     26  Melle           farmer       Missouri     m
125   Anna Louise Bowenkamp       24  Melle                        Missouri     f
126*  Margarethe Louise Bowenkamp  *  Melle                        Missouri     f
127   Heinrich Bult?              28  Holzfeldt       farmer       Missouri     m
128   Wilhelmine Bult?            23  Holzfeldt                    Missouri     f
129   Franz Heinrich Voss         24  Mella           farmer       Missouri     m
130   Friedrich Bowenkamp         20  Mella           farmer       Missouri     m
131*  Wilhelm Achenbach           20  Dusseldorf      mechanist    St. Louis    m
132*  Bernhard Conrad Luken       30  Gesmold         weaver       St. Louis    m
133*  Anton Luken                 25  Gesmold         weaver       St. Louis    m
134*  Heinrich Luken              20  Gesmold         weaver       St. Louis    m
135   Diedrich Schulte            22  Gesmold         shoemaker    St. Louis    m
136   Bernhard Ehms               47  Martinsade      baker        St. Louis    m
137   L. Jan Wilms                30  Ruddeldiek      farmer       Missouri     m
138   Eke Weets                   47  Norden                       Missouri     m
139   Catharina Weets             23  Norden                       Missouri     f
140   Meins Weets                 20  Norden                       Missouri     f
141   Tina Weets                  17  Norden                       Missouri     f
142   Berend Weets                14  Norden                       Missouri     f
143   Hemke Weets                  9  Norden                       Missouri     f
144*  Enno Janssen                25  Ruddeldiek      farmer       Indiana      m
145   Herm. Jacob Ammen           43  Ruddeldiek      farmer       Indiana      m
146*  Hilke Ammen                 39  Ruddeldiek      farmer       Indiana      m
147   Jacob Ammen                  4  Ruddeldiek                   Indiana      m
148   Claus Ammen                 44  Ruddeldiek      farmer       Indiana      m
149   Gerhard Panienberg          25  Hag             shoemaker    St. Louis    m
150   Johannes Panienberg         26  Hag             shoemaker    St. Louis    m
151   Hinrich Ahlert Kruse        28  Norden          farmer       Missouri     m
152*  Wubke Kruse                 32  Norden          farmer       Missouri     m
153   Hein Kruse                  26  Norden          farmer       Missouri     m
154   Albert Joh Biel             28  Linsberg        farmer       Missouri     m
155   Hinrich A. Kruse            33  Norden          farmer       Missouri     m
156   Hilke Kruse                 31  Norden          farmer       Missouri     m
157   John. Th. Hermann           30  Hessbach        joiner       St. Louis    m
158   Anton Sandmann              24  Lohne           watchmaker   St. Louis    m
159   Philipp Dammannn            24  Vechta          locksmith    St. Louis    m
160   Joseph Sandmann             20  Lohne           segarmaker   St. Louis    m
161   Christian Doppelhar         26  Gossenrode      weaver       St. Louis    m
162   Bernhard A. Wilbring        25  Lohne           farmer       Missouri     m
163   Elisabeth Wilbring          20  Lohne                        Missouri     f
164   Gerhard H. Kroll            26  Dinklage        farmer       Missouri     m
165   Anna Gertrude Ording        27  Bockum                       Missouri     f
166   Clemens Tingemann           21  Krolldorf       farmer       Missouri     m
167   P. M. Berding               21  Lohne           farmer       Missouri     m
168   Hermann ? Pohlmann          25  Lohne           farmer       Missouri     m
169   W^m Kaiser                  21  Lohne           farmer       Missouri     m
170   Herm. C. Becker             22  Lohne           farmer       Missouri     m
171   Joseph Camphers             37  Horsten         farmer       Missouri     m
172   Franz Camphers              23  Horsten         farmer       Missouri     m
173   Joseph Tiemann              20  Horsten         farmer       Missouri     m
174   Heinrich Lose               30  Schlapen        farmer       Missouri     m
175   Louise Kohl                 20  Schlapen                     Missouri     f
176   Maria Kohl                  21  Schlapen                     Missouri     f
177   John Schiermann             21  Schlapen        taylor       St. Louis    m
178   Mariah Grotmann             50  Schlapen                     St. Louis    f
179   Marianne Grotmann           27  Schlapen                     St. Louis    f
180   Engel Grotmann              24  Schlapen                     St. Louis    f
181   Diedrich Winkel             36  Schlapen        farmer       Missouri     m
182   Adelheid Winkel             26  Schlapen                     Missouri     f
183*  Joseph Schroder             21  Schlapen        baker        St. Louis    m
184   Heinrich Backer             29  Horsten         farmer       Ohio         m
185   Heinrich Feldhaus           21  Schlapen        farmer       Ohio         m
186*  Lucas Jaapert               20  Horsten         farmer       Ohio         m
187   Joseph Bunker               28  Horsten         farmer       Ohio         m
188*  Hermann Linde               27  Ibbenburen      farmer       Ohio         m
189   Hermann Kirchhoff           25  Sprenge         farmer       Missouri     m
190   Carl Arning                 22  Hausberg        farmer       Missouri     m
191   Friedrich Meisenback        25  Wawschild       danner       Missouri     m
192   Hermann Joh. Weber          24  Wawschild       farmer       Missouri     m
193   Daniel Weber                26  Wawschild       farmer       Missouri     m
194   Fr. Braunsbach              20  Wawschild       farmer       Missouri     m
195   August Comens               28  Wawschild       farmer       New Orleans  m
196   Hermann Riemann             21  Melle           farmer       Missouri     m
197   Hermann D. Post             50  Bremen                       New Orleans  m
198   Heinrich Hofmeister         21  Melle           farmer       St. Louis    m
199*  August Goltzer              21  Berlin          mason        St. Louis    m
200   August Knoll                19  Berlin          mason        St. Louis    m
201*  Carl Vollwinger             25  Gruneplan       locksmith    St. Lous     m
202*  Julie Texten                23  Gruneplan                    St. Louis    m
203   Johann H. Schultze          23  Melle           farmer       Missouri     m
204   Heinrich Haase              22  Melle           farmer       Missouri     m
205   Friedr. Bauer               20  Ermershausen    baker        St. Louis    m
206   Georg Pfeiffer              19  Ermershausen    baker        St. Louis    m

Cabin Passenges:
207   Otto Brix                   27  Berlin          architec     St. Louis    m
208   Clara Brix                  24  Berlin                       St. Louis    f
209   Josephine Becher            36  Prag                         St. Louis    f
210   Franz Becher                13  Prag                         St. Louis    m
211   Maria Becher                11  Prag                         St. Louis    f
212   Eleonore Becher              9  Prag                         St. Louis    f
213   Catharina Becher             8  Prag                         St. Louis    f
214   Josephine Becher             6  Prag                         St. Louis    f
215   Gustav Becher                4  Prag                         St. Louis    m
216   Anna Dauweck                24  Prag            servant      St. Louis    f
217   Johann Kehrmann             19  Bremen          merchant     New Orleans  m
218*  Friederieke Stolle          40  Delmenhorst                  New Orleans  m
219   Friedrich Vogeler           25  Braunschweig    printer      St. Louis    m
220   Alexander von Nostitz       24  Berlin          merchant     St. Louis    m


Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark indicates unclear or indecipherable material 
A ^ indicates superscript;
An * indicates a footnote found in the Passenger Notes.

The 14 cabin passengers have been renumbered (207-220) on this list.


  1-2   Gluckstadt has an umlauted u as does Jurgen.
  4-5   Bohm has an umlauted o so may also be Boehm.
  6     Sulkemeyer has an umlauted u so may also be Suelkemeyer
 20-25  Weingartner has an umlauted a so may also be Weingaertner,and Bune has an umlauted u.
 39     Gografe has an umlauted a so may also be Gograefe.
 40     Bohmer has an umlauted o so may also be Boehmer.
 41     Luttich has an umlauted u.
 56     Wulferding has an umlauted u.
 59     Koster has an umlauted o so may also be Koester.
 65-69  Third letter of surname unclear. Name seems to be either Bohert or Bojert.
 71     Bockmann has an umlauted o so may also be Boeckmann.
 73     Bolling has an umlauted o so may also be Boelling.
 97     Pogemuller has an umlauted u so may also be Pogemueller.
 99-102 Rohling has an umlauted o so may also be Roehling.
117     Windmuller has an umlauted u so may also be Windmueller.
119-120 Hackstadt has an umlauted a so may also be Hackstaedt.
123     Boke has an umlauted o so may also be Boeke.
126     Age is listed as 2-1/2.
127-128 Surname seems to be Bult but there may be another final letter possibly 
        making it Bulte.
131     Dusseldorf has an umlauted u.
132-134 Luken has an umlauted u so may also be Lueken.
139     Gender given as female but should be male
144     Janssen is a common name in Ostfriesland (Germany) and Enno is the name of
        an Ostfriesian ruler (Prince in Ostfriesland 1654)
146     Gender should probably be female.
152     Gender should probably be female.
183     Schroder has an umlauted o so may also be Schroeder.
186     Surname may be Jaspert.
188     Ibbenburen has an umlauted u.
199     Goltzer has an umlauted o so may also be Goeltzer.
201-202 Gruneplan has an umlauted u. Gender for 202 is probably not correct.
218     Gender should proabably be female.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 30.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 February 2008



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