Ship William Tell

Ship name: William Tell
Port of departure: Havre, France
Port of arrival: New York, New York
Date of arrival: 30 June 1855
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 154, List 585.

DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK...PORT OF NEW-YORK

I, James Funck Master of the Ship Wm. Tell 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 Ship Wm. Tell at Havre 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 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 30 June 1855 So help me God. Before me (signed) G T Hunt DC (signed) James Funck

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Ship Wm Tell whereof Funck is Master, from Havre burthen 1153 tons.

Columns: Names, Age (Years/Months), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passsenger during the voyage. For occupation, I have written 'Farmer' at the top of each page as it appears on the manifest. Only the cabin passengers have specific occupations given. All passengers intended to become inhabitants of the United States, so that column was omitted. The 3 deaths on the voyage are noted in the notes below, and that column is omitted also.

1 Lutz Joseph 26 m Farmer Baden Upper between decks 2 Quenzer Dennis 34 m Baden Upper between decks 3 Stamm Frederica 25 f Baden Upper between decks 4 Fesenbecker Georg 30 m Baden Upper between decks 5 Quenzer friedrich 29 m Baden Upper between decks 6 Köhler Benedict 30 m Baden Upper between decks 7 Braunschweiger Johann 33 m Baden Upper between decks 8 Schmitt Jacob 20 m Baden Upper between decks 9 Glaser Susanna 41 f Baden Upper between decks 10 Stehelin Xaver 21 m Baden Upper between decks 11 Meier Carl 18 m Baden Upper between decks 12 Meier Hermann 17 m Baden Upper between decks 13 Pfeiffer Magdaleine 22 f Baden Upper between decks 14 Kempf Johann 26 m Baden Upper between decks 15 Kiebler Marie 26 f Baden Upper between decks 16 Kiebler Caroline 22 f Baden Upper between decks 17 Stoetzer Erhardt 20 m Baden Lower between decks 18 Dieterle Johannes 22 m Baden Lower between decks 19 Schwarz Friedrich 24 m Baden Lower between decks 20 Schwarz Eva 26 f Baden Lower between decks 21 Schwarz Anna 21 f Baden Lower between decks 22 Leucht Johann 21 m Baden Lower between decks 23 Schu Johann 50 m Baden Lower between decks 24 Schu Regina 48 f Baden Lower between decks 25 Kemmler Johanna 22 f Baden Lower between decks 26 Schu Wilhelmine 16 f Baden Lower between decks 27 Schu Christiane 14 f Baden Lower between decks 28 Schu Christian 11 m Baden Lower between decks 29 Schu Barbara 7 f Baden Lower between decks 30 Würster Agatha 22 f Baden Upper between decks 31 Lutz Anton 23 m Baden Upper between decks 32 Langbein Catharine 43 f Baden Upper between decks 33 Beyser Christine 26 f Baden Upper between decks 34 Kaiser Gottlieb 18 m Baden Upper between decks 35 Belz Gottlieb 18 m Baden Upper between decks 36 Munz Georg 25 m Baden Upper between decks 37 Baumeister Pankratius 35 m Baden Upper between decks 38 Schwenk Marie 25 f Baden Upper between decks 39 Lasch Gottlieb 25 m Baden Upper between decks 40 Schuler Conrad 25 m Baden Upper between decks 41 Egenriether Marie 26 f Baden Upper between decks 42 Kloster Antoine 20 m Hess Upper between decks 43 Lindestruth Peter 14 m Hess Upper between decks 44 Gillig Joseph 16 m Hess Upper between decks 45 Gillig Carl 21 m Hess Upper between decks 46 Müller Friederike 26 f Hess Upper between decks 47 Müller Philippine 5 f Hess Upper between decks 48 Müller Friederike 3 f Hess Upper between decks 49 Bäder Franz 16 m Hess Upper between decks 50 Feigel Sussanne 22 f Hess Upper between decks 51 Prum Regina 58 f Hess Upper between decks 52 Prum Isaac 18 m Hess Upper between decks 53 Prum Judas 16 m Hess Upper between decks 54 Ross Peter 49 m Hess Upper between decks 55 Ross Anna 45 f Hess Upper between decks 56 Ross Catharina 20 f Hess Upper between decks 57 Ross Georg 15 m Hess Upper between decks 58 Ross Margthe 13 f Hess Upper between decks 59 Ross Philipp 10 m Hess Upper between decks 60 Ross Wilhelm 8 m Hess Upper between decks 61 Ackermann Barbara 58 f Hess Upper between decks 62 Ackermann Margareth 29 f Hess Upper between decks 63 Ackermann Barbara 25 f Hess Upper between decks 64 Ackermann Friedrich 17 m Hess Upper between decks 65 Ackermann Friedrich 4 m Hess Upper between decks 66 Lahner Heinrich 48 m Hess Upper between decks 67 Lahner Margareth 46 f Hess Upper between decks 68 Lahner Margareth 19 f Hess Upper between decks 69 Lahner Johannes 14 m Hess Upper between decks 70 Lahner Georg 10 m Hess Lower between decks 71 Lahner Adam 8 m Hess Lower between decks 72 Lahner Jacob 5 m Hess Lower between decks 73 Saal Jacob 16 m Hess Lower between decks 74 Gärtner Adam 57 m Hess Lower between decks 75 Gärtner Eva 56 f Hess Lower between decks 76 Schimpf Jacob 29 m Hess Lower between decks 77 Schimpf Eva 25 f Hess Lower between decks 78 Schimpf Sebastian 4 m Hess Lower between decks 79 Schimpf Carl 2 m Hess Lower between decks 80 Schimpf Elisabeth 1/4 3 f Hess Lower between decks 81 Lippert Eva 30 f Hess Lower between decks 82 Lippert Margthe 68 f Hess Lower between decks 83 Kuch Joseph 32 m Hess Lower between decks 84 Freirich Therese 21 f Hess Lower between decks 85 Hoerner Michael 35 m Hess Lower between decks 86 Engelhardt Friederike 28 f Hess Lower between decks 87 Weidenhammer Catharine 59 f Hess Lower between decks 88 Weidenhammer Johanna 23 f Hess Lower between decks 89 Ohlhäuser George 39 m Hess Lower between decks 90 Ohlhäuser Johann 15 m Hess Lower between decks 91 Ohlhäuser George 14 m Hess Lower between decks 92 Ohlhäuser Catharina 11 f Hess Lower between decks 93 Ohlhäuser Johann 9 m Hess Lower between decks 94 Ohlhäuser Martin 5 m Hess Lower between decks 95 Ohlhäuser Ludwig 4 m Hess Lower between decks 96 Ohlhäuser Philipp 3 m Hess Lower between decks 97 Himmelhahn Amalie 35 f Hess Lower between decks 98 Gommersheimer Nicolaus 29 m Bavaria Upper between decks 99 See Anna 31 f Bavaria Upper between decks 100 See Anna 9 3/4 f Bavaria Upper between decks 101 See Johannes 8 m Bavaria Upper between decks 102 See Ludwig 7 m Bavaria Upper between decks 103 See Catharina 5 f Bavaria Upper between decks 104 See Elisabeth 4 f Bavaria Upper between decks 105 See Barbara 11/12 11 f Bavaria Upper between decks 106 Withemann Adam 28 m Bavaria Upper between decks 107 Withemann Eleonore 25 f Bavaria Upper between decks 108 Withemann Konrad 5 m Bavaria Upper between decks 109 Wilkens Magdaleine 23 f Bavaria Upper between decks 110 Karst Pierre 56 m Bavaria Upper between decks 111 Körber Margth 20 f Bavaria Upper between decks 112 Körber Madeleine 22 f Bavaria Upper between decks 113 Scharffenberger Edouard 21 m Bavaria Upper between decks 114 Müller Philipp 27 m Bavaria Upper between decks 115 Alsbach Jacob 48 m Bavaria Upper between decks 116 Alsbach Elisabeth 39 f Bavaria Upper between decks 117 Alsbach Philippia 17 f Bavaria Upper between decks 118 Alsbach Elisabeth 9 f Bavaria Upper between decks 119 Alsbach Jacob 7 m Bavaria Upper between decks 120 Alsbach Catharine 2 f Bavaria Upper between decks 121 Alsbach Louise 3 f Bavaria Upper between decks 122 Schmitt Catharine 26 f Bavaria Upper between decks 123 Schmitt Margareth 24 f Bavaria Upper between decks 124 Maul Heinrich 56 m Bavaria Upper between decks 125 Maul Margth 56 f Bavaria Upper between decks 126 Maul Catharine 31 f Bavaria Upper between decks 127 Maul Conrad 15 m Bavaria Upper between decks 128 Dietrich Wilhelm 49 m Bavaria Upper between decks 129 DIetrich Elisabeth 43 f Bavaria Upper between decks 130 Petri Johann 27 m Americain Upper between decks 131 Petri Henriette 27 f Bavaria Upper between decks 132 Petri Daniel 3/4 9 m Bavaria Upper between decks 133 Schüff Joh 10 m Bavaria Lower between decks 134 Schüff Joh 8 m Bavaria Lower between decks 135 Prupp Margt 29 f Bavaria Lower between decks 136 Prupp Cath 6 f Bavaria Lower between decks 137 Prupp Babette 2 f Bavaria Lower between decks 138 Blatter Cath 41 f Bavaria Lower between decks 139 Blatter Helena 11 f Bavaria Lower between decks 140 Thran Barb 24 f Bavaria Lower between decks 141 Thran Elise 26 f Bavaria Lower between decks 142 Thran Marie 19 f Bavaria Lower between decks 143 Holtzheimer Carol 14 f Bavaria Lower between decks 144 Metz Cathar 19 f Bavaria Lower between decks 145 Metz Louise 16 f Bavaria Lower between decks 146 Grub Philipp 56 m Bavaria Lower between decks 147 Ehrle Fried 24 m Wurtemberg Lower between decks 148 Stern Israel 15 m Wurtemberg Lower between decks 149 Stern Caroline 20 f Wurtemberg Lower between decks 150 Loewenberg David 15 m Wurtemberg Upper between decks 151 Rosenfeld Hanne 15 m Wurtemberg Upper between decks 152 Lutz Barbara 35 f Wurtemberg Upper between decks 153 Lutz Carl 10 m Wurtemberg Upper between decks 154 Lutz Rosine 8 f Wurtemberg Upper between decks 155 Lutz Catharine 5 f Wurtemberg Upper between decks 156 Ella Jacob 18 m Hess Upper between decks 157 Köhler Sebastian 28 m Hess Upper between decks 158 Zimmer Heinrich 16 m Hess Upper between decks 159 Missinger Ludwig 38 m Hess Upper between decks 160 Feitner Henriette 17 f Bavaria Upper between decks 161 Baumgärtner Magdl 22 f Bavaria Upper between decks 162 Janson Anna 17 f Bavaria Upper between decks 163 Louis Amalie 25 f Bavaria Upper between decks 164 Grassmann Johannes 26 m Hess Upper between decks 165 Fey Friedrich 18 m Hess Upper between decks 166 Keller Auguste 30 f Hess Upper between decks 167 Stamm Joseph 30 m Hess Upper between decks 168 Quenzen Adam 20 m Hess Upper between decks 169 Scheffer Johann 18 m Hess Upper between decks 170 Baeurle Anna 29 f Hess Upper between decks 171 Gerber Siegmond 49 m France Upper between decks 172 Gerber Amalie 50 f France Upper between decks 173 Gerber Louise 15 f France Upper between decks 174 Zöller Johann 30 m France Upper between decks 175 Hamm Marie 21 f France Upper between decks 176 Buchholz Luicard 23 f France Upper between decks 177 Klover Elise 24 f France Lower between decks 178 Herrmann Cath 24 f France Lower between decks 179 Trach Sophie 22 f France Lower between decks *180 Sescaner Jacob 30 m France Lower between decks 181 Spery Adolph 16 m France Lower between decks 182 Metzger Hélène 21 f France Lower between decks 183 Muller George 28 m France Lower between decks 184 Huber Thérèse 32 f America Lower between decks *185 Huber Mars? 34 m France Lower between decks 186 Stoskopf Andreas 22 m America Lower between decks 187 Stoskopf Marie 17 f France Lower between decks 188 Nolz Salome 58 f France Lower between decks 189 Meyer Charles 11 m France Lower between decks 190 Meyer Wilh 9 m France Lower between decks 191 Hamm Margt 18 f France Lower between decks 192 Mehl Anne 26 f France Lower between decks 193 Goetz Marie 16 f France Lower between decks 194 Kraemer Salomé 26 f France Lower between decks 195 Bronner Jean 17 m France Lower between decks 196 Hamm Margth 58 f France Lower between decks 197 Bronner Anne 17 f France Lower between decks 198 Gigogne Francois 33 m France Lower between decks 199 Gigogne Sophie 31 f France Lower between decks *200 Gigogne Julie 7 f France Lower between decks 201 Gigogne Charles 4 m France Lower between decks 202 Gigogne Joseph 2 m France Lower between decks 203 Gigogne Philipp 10/12 10 m France Lower between decks 204 Schmidt Xaver 23 m France Upper between decks 205 Heiner Conrad 21 m France Upper between decks 206 Klein George 19 m France Upper between decks 207 Meier Anton 17 m Prussia Upper between decks 208 Fuchs Anton 40 m Prussia Upper between decks 209 Fuchs André 16 m Prussia Upper between decks 210 Fuchs Michael 17 m Prussia Upper between decks 211 Wolff Peter 26 m Prussia Upper between decks 212 Wolff Anna 23 f Prussia Upper between decks 213 Wolff Peter 18 m Prussia Upper between decks 214 Wolff Joh 1/2 6 m Prussia Upper between decks 215 Pinet Carol 34 f France Upper between decks 216 Pinet Alphonse 13 m France Upper between decks 217 Pinet Emilie 11 f France Upper between decks 218 Pinet Elise 9 f France Upper between decks 219 Pinet Alfred 7 m France Upper between decks 220 Pinet Adolph 5 m France Upper between decks 221 Pinet Octavia 2 f France Upper between decks 222 Pinet Charles 9 m France Upper between decks 223 Lausson Nicholas 28 m France Upper between decks 224 Boulangé Marie 28 f France Upper between decks 225 Lausson Nicholas 5 m France Upper between decks 226 Lausson Charles 11 m France Upper between decks 227 Gottschalk Elise 22 f America Upper between decks 228 Gottschalk Marie 2 f America Upper between decks 229 Gottschalk Wilhelm 5 m America Upper between decks 230 Scheidegger Heinrich 40 m France Upper between decks 231 Kummer Friedrich 30 m France Upper between decks 232 Kummer Jacob 28 m France Upper between decks 233 Maondag Gustav 36 m Holland Upper between decks 234 Maondag Catharine 41 f Holland Upper between decks 235 Maondag Caroline 17 f Holland Upper between decks 236 Maondag Evelide 16 f Holland Upper between decks 237 Maondag Cheritze 14 f Holland Upper between decks 238 Maondag Erhardt 4 m Holland Lower between decks 239 Maondag Henrich 11 m Holland Lower between decks 240 Liebers Jan 26 m Holland Lower between decks *241 Deno? Joseph 30 m France Lower between decks *242 Chardonser?? Clau? 29 m France Lower between decks 243 Pascal Louis 29 m France Lower between decks 244 Bonvard Louis 21 m France Lower between decks 245 Sauvoyerl Edouard 29 m France Lower between decks 246 Mauger Jean 35 m France Lower between decks *247 Mauger Anne ?? f France Lower between decks 248 Versier Jean 33 m France Lower between decks 249 Clequet Hypolitz 42 m America Lower between decks 250 Bheud Jacob 32 m Switzerland Lower between decks *251 Mulb? Jacob 38 m America Lower between decks 252 Delestre Francois 40 m America Lower between decks 253 Masson Theodor 40 m France Lower between decks 254 Champronrise Jean 25 m France Lower between decks 242 and 12 Infants 9 Americains Cabin Passengers 255 George Lombard 31 4 m merchant U S America 256 Charles A Greene 33 3 m merchant U S America 257 Robert M Elting 24 2 m merchant U S America 258 George J Thurber 26 1 m lawyer U S America 259 Helen A Thurber 19 2 f U S America 260 Charles W Tony 19 3 m merchant U S America 261 Charles E Kent 21 4 m merchant U S America *262 Nathaniel G Peny 26 5 m merchant U S America 263 Doctor Wm G Peny 31 4 m doctor U S America 264 Henry Schmidt 45 5 m gentleman U S America General Notes: Ages less than 1 year were sometimes written as the fraction of a year in the years column and also as months in the months column. American was written as Americain on the manifest Passenger notes: 47 Muller - died on the voyage 133,134 Schuff - both children are listed with given name of Joh (Johann) 180 Sescaner - The letters are distinct, but it's possible that the surname is Sexaner 185 Huber - given name Mar? The last letter is a small letter that looks like an 's' or 'x' 200 Gigogne - Died on the voyage 241 Deno? - Perhaps the name could be Denos or Denov 242 Chardonser?h, Clau? - The surname could be Chardonsereh or Chardonserlh. The last letter of the given name may be an 's' with a flourish that extends below the line. 247 Mauger - the age is written over. It appears to be 41. 251 Mulb? - there may be an ending letter, or it may be a flourish 262 Peny - died on the voyage Ross Family - passengers #54-60 Johann Peter Ross is the gggrandfather of the transcriber. Peter was born 30 July 1806 in Klein-Bieberau, Hesse, Germany. He emigrated with his wife Anna Margaretha Simmermacher and their children. They travelled to Crestline, Crawford County, Ohio. Peter's oldest son, Johann Peter Ross, Jr. emigrated to America a year earlier on a voyage of the William Tell that arrived 27 June 1854. Please contact Mary Ross to share information about the Ross or Simmermacher families. Further family information is also available at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~msross Transcription copyright © Mary Ross

RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Learn more.

About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material
Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection