Ship Vision

Vessel name: Ship Vision
Port of departure: Havre, France
Port of arrival: New York, New York
Date of arrival: 2 January 1857
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel ?, List ?.



District of New York--Port of New York


I, Franklin Lawrenc? Master of the Ship Vision 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 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 nmber of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God (signed) F. Lawrenc? Sworn to this Jan 2 1857 (illegible signature)

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Ship Vision where Lawren? is Master from Havre burthen (no entry) 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, and Part of the vessel occupied by each. Farmer is written at the top of each page for occupation, and United States was written for the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, so those columns are omitted. The part of the vessel occupied by each was listed in the Died on the voyage column. The last 6 passengers were in the cabin, all others were between decks. The ages of children under 1 were written as fractions of a year. They have been transcribed as written.Columns:

    
   1 Pfeiffer Heinrich       23    M Bavaria
   2 Frey Heinrich           18    M Bavaria
   3 Schaeffer Andreas       16    M Bavaria
   4 Müller August           18    M Bavaria 
   5 Dosenbach Catharine     18    F Bavaria
   6 Ostertag Peter          19    M Hesse
   7 Werner Reinhard         20    M Hesse
*  8 Kiehl Georg             36    M United States
   9 Urban Catharine         24    F France
  10 Volz Margareth          22    F France
* 11 Meitzler Johann         30    M United States
  12 Meitzler Ludwig         17    M Hesse
  13 Meitzler Wilhelm        13    M Hesse
  14 Lefeux Edouard          21    M France
  15 Remy Josephine          34    F France
  16 Jordan Wendelin         19    M Bavaria
  17 Gothar Peter            18    M Bavaria
  18 Fritsch Caroline        25    F Bavaria
  19 Metz Jacob              46    M Bavaria
  20 Rupp Theodor            23    M Bavaria
  21 Reinhardt Catharine     20    F Bavaria
  22 Reinhardt Johann        14    M Bavaria
  23 Reinhardt Joh Philipp    9    M Bavaria
  24 Reinhardt Helene         5    F Bavaria
  25 Caspar Martin           35    M Bade
  26 Lebert Peter            57    M Bavaria
  27 Risser Abraham          56    M Bavaria
  28 Risser David            17    M Bavaria
  29 Risser Christian        14    M Bavaria
  30 Maier Magdalene         18    F Bavaria
  31 Kuntz Johann            32    M Bavaria
  32 Bohl Catharine           9    F Bavaria
  33 Bohl Elise               7    F Bavaria
  34 Lion Adele              23    F France
  35 Lion Pauline            17    F France
  36 Menasses Moses          15    M Bavaria
  37 Kirschbaum Raphael      13    M Bavaria
  38 Pflock Jeanette         48    F Bavaria
  39 Pflock Antonie          46    F Bavaria
  40 Benedikt Civile         18    F Bavaria
  41 Flock Elias             15    M Bavaria
  42 Kern Magdelene          24    F Bavaria
* 43 Gumper Mein             16    M Bavaria
  44 Klein Sara              22    F Bavaria
* 45 Rau Adele               19    F Bavaria
  46 Baum Abraham            15    M Bavaria
* 47 Vollmar Lazarus         17    M Bavaria
  48 Reinhardt Bernhard      19    M Bavaria
  49 Grunges Peter           31    M Prussia
  50 Kraemer Susanna         21    F Bavaria
  51 Lebrun Claude           51    M France
  52 Tardieu Amelie          28    F France
  53 Zehr Joseph             46    M France
  54 Zehr Cathrine           41    F France
  55 Zehr Anne               16    F France
  56 Zehr Andreas            15    M France
  57 Zehr Cathrine           14    F France
  58 Zehr Babette             8    F France
  59 Zehr Pierre              7    M France
  60 Zehr Elisabeth           5    F France
  61 Zehr Jean                3    F France
  62 Zehr Joseph             11/12 France
  63 Steiger Barbara         23    F Bade
  64 Kopp Christina          18    F Bade
  65 Schmidt Johann          53    M Bade
  66 Vincent Albrecht        43    M Bade
  67 Müller Francois         29    M Bade
* 68 St?hl Jacques           23    M France
* 69 Gianni Pietro           35    M Italia
* 70 Cavatini Dominic        31    M Italia
* 71 Pocinino Giovanni       22    M Italia
  72 Krubler Jacob           17    M Switzerland
  73 Dedie Isaack            31    M Switzerland
  74 Dedie Henriette         22    F Switzerland
  75 Putz Georg              33    M Austria
  76 Walder Johann           36    M Switzerland
  77 Walder Regula           36    F Switzerland
  78 Walder Celene            4    F Switzerland
  79 Gull Rudolph            57    M Switzerland
  80 Müllheim Nicolas        34    M Switzerland
  81 Mühlhaupt Sebastian     30    M Switzerland
  82 Müller Jacob            35    M Switzerland
  83 Schubert Sebastian      48    M Bade
* 84 Ehrhardt Stocker        38    M Bade
  85 Meier Fidel             28    M Hesse
  86 May Jacob               15    M Hesse
  87 Enck Johann             23    M Hesse
  88 Birkenauer Wilhelm      16    M Hesse
* 89 Morsch? Georg           18    M Hesse
* 90 Morsch? Anton           16    M Hesse
  91 Strauss Carl            18    M Hesse
  92 Burgey Bathasar         54    M Hesse
  93 Horsch Wilhelmine       16    F Hesse
  94 Klenck Wilhelmine       44    F Hessse
  95 Klenck Marie            17    F Hesse
  96 Schwartz Caspar         26    M Bavaria
  97 Leiner Margareth        24    F Bavaria
  98 Leiner Margareth        3/4   F Bavaria
  99 Leiner Elisabeth        22    F Bavaria
 100 Becker Nicolas          32    M Luxemburg
 101 Burg Margarethe         19    F France
 102 Heitz Joseph            51    M France
 103 Heitz Barbara           56    F France
 104 Heitz Diebold           17    M France
 105 Salzberger Michel       37    M France
 106 Salzberger Caroline     46    F France
 107 Salzberger Michel       18    M France
 108 Salzberger Fridrich     17    M France
*109 Salzberger Margareth    14    F France
 110 Salzberger George       12    M France
 111 Salzberger Philippe      8    M France
 112 Schaeffner Jean         18    M France
 113 Winter Max              29    M Bade
 114 Winter Ida              20    F Bade
 115 Brunner Marianne        36    F Bade
 116 Brunner Anastasia        8    F Bade
 117 Brunner Philamene        6    F Bade
 118 Reckam Barbara          24    F Bavaria
 119 Blum Jacob              26    M Bavaria
 120 Fessler Jacob           25    M Bade
 121 Huber Judith            21    F Bade
 122 Bindewald Jacob         18    M Bade
 123 Heilbronn Sophie        17    F Bade
 124 Grünfelder Anne         34    F France
 125 Grünfelder Francoise     9    F France
 126 Grünfelder Pierre        8    M France
 127 Grünfelder Catherine     4    F France
 128 Carlin Xavier           24    M France
 129 Ebersold Friedrich      15    M Bavaria
 130 Barth Adam              21    M Bavaria
 131 Stock Friedrich         19    M Bavaria
 132 Bourkardt Henry         21    M Bavaria
 133 Giessen Daniel          26    M Bavaria
 134 Giessen Friedrich       25    M Bavaria
 135 Sondheimer Henry        21    M Hesse
 136 Kübler Barbara          29    F Wurtemberg
 137 Wieland Caroline        23    F Wurtemberg
 138 Wieland Gottlieben      25    F Wurtemberg
 139 Kugler Christine        43    F Wurtemberg
 140 Pfitzer Christian       19    M Wurtemberg
 141 Pfitzer Cathrine        15    F Wurtemberg
 142 Grun Caroline           18    F Wurtemberg
*143 Zer? Bernhard           24    M Wurtemberg
 144 Martin Christian        32    M Bade
 145 Martin Christine        43    F Bade
 146 Martin Sophie           21    F Bade
 147 Martin Friederika        5    F Bade
 148 Martin Robert           11/12 F Bade
 149 Scherermann Jacob       26    M Bavaria
 150 Kaiser Anne             25    F Bavaria
 151 Steiner Theresia        21    F Bavaria
 152 Steiner Elisabeth       19    F Bavaria
 153 Schwan Peter            28    M Bavaria
 154 Bougnet Nicolas         24    M Bavaria
 155 Detzel Mathias          22    M Bavaria
 156 Detzel Apollonia        23    F Bavaria
 157 Schumacher Philipp      17    M Hesse
 158 Niedenauer Philipp      21    M Hesse
 159 Dorfschick Henry        33    M Hesse
 160 Brenner Lorenz          19    M Hesse
 161 Müller Cathrine         28    F Hesse
 162 Breivogel  Elisabeth    18    F Hesse
 163 Meier Gertrude          28    F Hesse
 164 Meier Eva               25    F Hesse
 165 Strauss Adam            25    M Bade
 166 Klein Friedrich         54    M Hesse
 167 Bach Rosine             17    F Hesse
 168 Borsson Barbara         24    F Bavaria
 169 Meyer Auguste           20    F Bavaria
 170 Stein Fanny             49    F Bavaria
 171 Stein Henrietta         18    F Bavaria
 172 Stein Caroline          13    F Bavaria
 173 Stein Rosine             7    F Bavaria
 174 Gessler Dorothea        23    F Bavaria
 175 Muller Elisabeth        19    F Bavaria
 176 Neuburger Henriette     19    F Bavaria
 177 Valet Cathrine          41    F Wurtemberg
 178 Seyboldt Louise         16    F Wurtemberg
 179 Jaeger Elisabeth        18    F Wurtemberg
 180 Zimmermann Magdelene    28    F Wurtemberg
 181 Vauth Cathrine          28    F Wurtemberg
*182 Benz Barbara            57    F Wurtemberg
*183 Benz Barbara            34    F Wurtemberg
*184 Benz Magdalene          23    F Wurtemberg
 185 Reif Christiana         21    F Wurtemberg
 186 Wolff Friedrich         19    M Wurtemberg
 187 Muhlhauser Georg        19    M Wurtemberg
 188 Rosenau Liebmann        22    M Bade
 189 Waltz Justine           42    F Bade
 190 Waltz Joseph             6    M Bade
 191 Waltz Thekla             5    F Bade
 192 Wolff Caspar            26    M Hesse
 193 Collet Joseph           39    M France
 194 Altdeier Wendelin       30    M Bade
 195 Nossen Rudolph          20    M Holstein        Cabin
 196 Dioz Ingunsa Juan       25    M Amerika         Cabin
 197 Schaufhauser Christiane 20    F Bade            Cabin
 198 Schaufhauser Anne Marie 16    F Bade            Cabin
 199 Schaufhauser André      18    M Bade            Cabin
 200 Seither Franz           25    M Bavaria         Cabin

                      178 Adults
                       19 Children
                        3 Infants
           Altogether 200 Passenger
           
General notes:

This transcription has been compared to that published in
Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports
Edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby. (GtoA)
Where there are significant differences the information which appears 
in GtoA will be noted.

The captain's surname is not written clearly, but it is probably Lawrence.

Passenger notes:

The following passengers are on the original manifest, but were not listed 
in GtoA

  8 Kiehl George
 11 Meitzler Johann
 69 Gianni Pietro
 70 Cavatini Dominic
 71 Pocineno Giovanni
 75 Putz Georg
196 Dioz Ingunsa Juan


The following family was listed as passengers #193-197, then lined
out and replaced by other passenger names.
Schott Georg           25       M Hesse
Schott Barbara         25       F Hesse
Schott Elisabeth        8       F Hesse
Schott Regina           6       F Hesse
Schott Margareth        4       F Hesse

 43 Gumper - given name appears to be Mein (possibly an abbreviation for 
    Meinhard). Given name listed as Mejer in GtoA
 45 Rau - surname listed a Rou in GtoA
 47 Vollmar - surname listed as Voltmar in GtoA
 52 Tardieu - surname listed as Tardien in GtoA.  
 57 Zehr - age listed as 17 on GtoA
 68 St?hl - could be Stahl or Stohl. Listed as Stahl in GtoA
 84 Ehrhardt - Listed on manifest and in GtoA with surname Ehrhardt 
    and given name Stocker.  It is possible that the surname is Stocker
    and the given name Ehrhardt.
 89,90 Morsch? - surname listed as Morsch in GtoA, but there
    could be an 'i' at the end of the name given Morschi
143 Zer? - the last letter is disconnected from the first 3 and may
    be partially erased. It appears to have a dot over it. the name
    could be Zeri. The surname is listed as Zerr in GtoA.
182-184 Benz - surname listed as Beng in GtoA

 
Transcription copyright © Mary Ross