Ship Stephanie
Hamburg, Germany to New York
26 July 1842
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, O. H Flor, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, of passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Hamburg Ship Stephanie, whereof I am Master, from Hamburg. So help me God. O. H. Flor Sworn before me this, 26th July 1842 , M. L. Davison
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Stephanie, whereof, Flor is master, from Hamburg, burthen 432 tons
Columns represent: given name, surname, sex, age, occupation, town and country to which they belong, baggage or belongings. All the passengers were going to America
1 R. Winterhof male 20 merchant Hamburg Germany 2 chests,1 trunck,2 hatboxes,1 bag
*2 P. ? Schneidau male 30 farmer Stockholm Scweden 3 chest,1 trunck,2 bags,1 hatbox
*3 C. ? Schneidau female 32 Stockholm Scweden with above passenger #2
*4 L. Jacobson male 30 merchant Stockholm Scweden 3 chest,1 trunck,1 bag
5 S. Lichtenhein male 24 merchant Danzig Prussia 1 barrel,1 chest,2 truncks,2 ????
6 D. Lichtenhein male 18 merchant Konigsberg Prussia with above passenger #5
*7 F. Davignon male 29 artist Paris France 1 bag,1 trunck ( My gggrandfather)
*8 H. Block male 46 merchant Tachau Bohemia 2 truncks,2 barrels,1 bag,1????
*9 L. Frusleben male 34 merchant Purschau Bohemia with P#8
*10 M. Lomenbach male 18 taylor Konigswarth Bohemia 1 chest,1 trunck
*11 ?. Lomenbach male 17 turner Konigswarth Bohemia with P#10
*12 F. Neande male 26 merchant Berlin Prussia 1 trunck,1 bag
13 L. Meyer male 33 farmer Rostock Mecklenburg 5 chests,2 truncks,1 large bag,2 little bags,1 basket,2 hatboxes
14 A. Meyer female 27 Lubeck Germany with P#13
*15 M. Kruger female 34 Altona Danmark 1 drawer
*16 M. Kruger female 7 Altona Danmark with P#15
17 F. M. Clemann male 31 shoemaker Oettingen Bavaria 3 truncks
18 M. Clemann female 28 Schwabach Bavaria with P#17-19
*19 Rosine Bayern female 19 Heinsford Bavaria with P#17-18
20 S.M. Hager female 27 Oberkotzau Bavaria 1 trunck,1 chest
21 Elisabeth Hager female 3 Oberkotzau Bavaria with P#20
22 F. Hager male 18 taylor Oberkotzau Bavaria 1 chest
*23 P. Krulschick male 17 taylor Koszlin Posen 1 small chest
*24 F.G. Subaldt male 43 doctor^md Kedelsu Bavaria 4 bags, head of ???, beddings,1 trunck,2 chests,2 baskets,7 chests
*25 Maria Subaldt female 43 Bamberg Bavaria with P#24
*26 Christian Subaldt male 10 Rudenhaus Bavaria with P#24
*27 Marg. Maria Subaldt female 8 Rudenhaus Bavaria with P#24
*28 Marg Ring female 25 Heuershausen Bavaria 1 bag
*29 Meyer Freide male 20 bookbinder Schenkslengsfeldt Hessen Cassel 1 portmaster,1 bag
*30 F. Simmer male 29 clerk Rothenburg Hessen 1 trunck
31 Ch. Hartmann male 50 labourer Ziegelrode Prussia with P#32-34
32 Caroline Hartmann female 30 Ziegelrode Prussia 2 g??.1 chest,3 truncks
*33 Friedrick Hartmann male ?5 labourer Ziegelrode Prussia with P#31-34
34 Anton Hartmann male 6m Ziegelrode Prussia with P#31-34
35 Gottlieb Muller male 30 weaver Ziegelrode Prussia with P#36-37
36 Marie Muller female 30 Ziegelrode Prussia 3 chests, 1 gun
37 Friederike Muller female 1y6m Ziegelrode Prussia with P#35-37
38 Fr. Schmidt male 33 labourer Ziegelrode Prussia 5 chests,1 gun
39 Christ. Sophie Schmidt female 31 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#38-43
*40 Dorothea Leberecht female 22 Ludersleben Prussia with P#38-43
41 Friedreich Becker male 5 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#38-43
42 Fr. Carl Becker male 3 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#38-43
43 Carl Julius Becker male 9m Ziegelrode Prussia with P#38-43
44 Chr. Didler male 33 labourer Landgrafrode Saxoni(Weimar) 4 chests,2 guns,1 Kettle
*45 Rosine Didler female 34 Heukendorf Saxoni(Weimar) with P#44-49
*46 Carl Didler male 6 Heukendorf Saxoni(Weimar) with P#44-49
*47 Fritz Didler male 4 Heukendorf Saxoni(Weimar) with P#44-49
*48 Wilhelm Didler male 2 Heukendorf Saxoni with P#44-49
49 Juliane Didler female 70 Edersleben Prussia with P#44-48
50 August Stade male 39 shoemaker Ziegelrode Prussia 2 chests,2 truncks,1 kettle,1 gun
51 Caroline Stade female 35 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#50-55
52 Friederike Stade female 16 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#50-55
53 Carl Stade male 9 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#50-55
54 Wilhelm Stade male 6 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#50-55
55 August Stade male 3 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#50-55
56 Christian Schwerdt male 50 labourer Ziegelrode Prussia 4 chests, 1 gun
57 Hannchen Schwerdt female 48 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#56-62
58 Carl Schwerdt male 20 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#56-62
59 Emma Schwerdt female 16 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#56-62
60 Emilie Schwerdt female 14 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#56-62
61 Ferdinand Schwerdt male 10 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#56-62
62 Pauline Schwerdt female 9 Ziegelrode Prussia with P#56-62
63 S.W.G. Didler male 35 taylor Landgrafrode Saxoni(Weimar) 1 portman?tiau
64 Moses Katz male 20 turner Oberwald,Behringen Bavaria 1 chest
65 B. Latz male 17 furrier Posen Posen 1 chest, bedding
66 H. Latz male 21 taylor Posen Posen with P#65
67 H. Weiss male 26 taylor Millershof Posen 1 chest
68 M. Silberstein male 26 merchant Posen Posen 1 bag, bedding
69 F. Brandt male 30 taylor Hamburg Germany 1 trunck
*70 W. Beckmann male 27 weaver Zaitz Saxony 1 chest, 1 trunck
71 C.L. Hentrich male 32 merchant Muhlhausen Prussia 13 chest,1 basket,2 barrels,2 bags
72 Wilhelmine Hentrich female 30 Danzig Prussia with P#71-76
73 August Hentrich male 3 Muhlhausen Prussia with P#71-76
74 Louis Hentrich male 9m Muhlhausen Prussia with P#71-76
75 Ludwig Hentrich male 36 chemist Muhlhausen Prussia with P#71-76
76 Emil Hentrich male 28 farmer Muhlhausen Prussia with P#71-76
*77 G.N. Schroder male 23 marqueur Bardowick Hannover 1 trunck, 1 bag
*78 Therese Friedmann female 26 Midwitz Bavaria 1 trunck
79 W. Bauch male 32 shoemaker Schliswig Danmark 1 trunck
*80 Carl Moller male 52 farmer Hanglen Silesia 5 chests.3 drawers,4 beds complete,1 pistol,7 guns
*81 Elizabeth Moller female 41 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*82 Christiane Moller female 22 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*83 August Moller male 20 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*84 Wilhelm Moller male 18 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*85 Louise Moller female 14 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*86 Julius Moller male 6 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*87 Pauline Moller female 4 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
*88 Robert Moller male 1 Hanglen Silesia with P#80-88
89 E. Rothschild male 51 pedlar Lebenhahn Bavaria 3 chests, bedding
90 Marianne Rothschild female 24 Lebenhahn Bavaria with P#89-92
91 Susmann Rothschild male 20 Lebenhahn Bavaria with P#89-92
92 Babette Rothschild female 18 Lebenhahn Bavaria with P#89-92
93 Babette Rosenthal female 34 Lebenhahn Bavaria 4 chests,1 trunck
94 Sarah Rosenthal female 77 Lebenhahn Bavaria with P#93-96
95 Herrmann Rosenthal male 6 Lebenhahn Bavaria with P#93-96
96 Heinemann Rosenthal male 2 Lebenhahn Bavaria with P#93-96
97 Moses Bamberger male 32 butcher Lebenhahn Bavaria 1 chest
*98 Solomon Brett male 24 taylor Schwersen Posen 1 portmantion, bedding
99 B. Orleanson male 49 boatman New York America 1 chest, bedding
*100 F. Wilhelms male 28 lattler Odensee Danmark 1 trunck,1 bag,2 pistols, bedding
*101 F. Guthier male 25 joiner Hambach Hessen,Darmshadt 1 chest
*102 Wolf Stern male 20 clerk Wetzlar Prussia 1 chest,1 trunck,1 hat box
*103 Ulrich Bayer male 20 labourer Lebenhahn Bavaria 1 chest
*104 F.B. Fricke male 41 millwright St. Michel New Prussia 3 chests,1 trunck, bedding
*105 Johanna Luise Fricke female 39 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*106 Luise Fricke female 18 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*107 Joh. Benjamin Fricke male 14 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*108 Friederike Fricke female 12 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*109 F. August Fricke male 7 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*110 Wilhelmine Fricke female 5 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*111 Bertha Fricke female 3 St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*112 Emilie Fricke female 1y9m St. Michel New Prussia with P#104-112
*113 Erasmus Peterson male 25 labourer Swendborg Danmark 1 chest
114 D. Moller female 43 New York America 1 chest, 1 trunck
115 Gottlieb Rupnack male 44 merchant Hamburg Germany 3 truncks,1 gun,1 chest,1 bag
*116 Claus Kuttmann male 38 blacksmith Osdorff Danmark 1 trunck, 1 bag
*117 Peter Rohl male 21 posamentier Cassel Hassen Cassel 2 chests, bedding
118 A. Weinstein male 24 taylor Strassburg West Prussia 1 trunck, 1 chest, bedding
119 Caroline Solomon female 25 Bremen Germany with Passenger #118
120 M. Reich male 19 taylor Schwersen Posen 1 bag, bedding
121 Marcus Lewison male 18 taylor Posen Posen 1 trunck, 1 bag
*122 C. Sauerteig male 21 bookbinder Bayreuth Bavaria 1 trunck, 1 bag
*123 C. H. Pechmann male 38 ropemaker Zaitz Saxony 1 chests,1 trunck
124 Catherine Moller female 29 servant Lubeck Germany 2 truncks
*125 Julius Brodeck male 24 furrier Knoloschism Posen 1 trunck, 2 hat boxes
*126 Fr. Schornstein male 18 confectioner Amonsgrehn Bohemia 1 trunck, bedding
*127 Moses Levi male 18 joiner Kornick Posen 1 trunck
*128 H. Leszynsky male 18 taylor Mrv Goslin Posen 1 chest
O. H. Flor, Captain
Transcriber's Notes:
The first 16 passengers are Cabin Passengers. All the others were listed
as Steerage Passengers. The original recorder numbered the Steerage from
1 to 112.
The use of * indicated an error on the part of the orginial recorder.
The use of ? indicated a letter or word that could not be read due to the
quality of the original document. There were folds and shaded parts on
the pages that had to be scotch taped to microfilm.
The original recorder wrote ages of children as 3/4 for 9 months and 1/2
for 6 months.
The original recorder did not record an occupation for women and children.
The baggage was recorded with brackets showing the group of passengers that
it belonged to. I recorded it with the first person in the group and
referenced it to all within the brackets.
The original recorder wrote Trunck for Trunk, Danmark for Denmark,
Scweden for Sweden, Hefsen for Hessen, Saxoni for Saxony, Cafsel for Cassel
or Kassel, Weifs for Weiss, taylor for tailor.
Countries (geography) as it relates to what was recorded on this mainfest.
HESSEN=Hesse (German: Hessen), West Central Germany. Was originally
Hesse-Kassel about 1803.
PRUSSIA=From 1740-86 Prussia was a dominant European power when it wrested
Silesia from the Austrians in 1740, then by obtaining West Prussia
from Poland in 1772. The Congress of Vienna (1814-15) awarded Posen,
Swedish Pomerania, parts of Saxony, Westphalia, and the Rhineland
to Prussia. About 1918 after the German defeat in WW I, Prussia was
incorporated into the Weimar Republic until 1934.
BOHEMIA=Austrian Empire from 1526 until 1918 when it became the nucleus of
Czechoslovakia.(Western region of Czech. Republic)
BAVARIA=(German: Bayern) South central Germany. Kingdom under French
auspices from 1806 until 1871 when it became part of the
German Empire. In 1949 it became a part of West Germany.
POSEN=(Poznan)Is now still one of Poland's largest cities. In 1793 it was
annexed to Prussia. Since 1918 it has been a part of the Polish
republic.
SAXONY=(German: Sachsen) Two separate states, Saxony-Weimar and Saxony.
endured until 1918. Now they are a part of Poland and East Germany.
HANNOVER=(German) A large city, the Capital of Lower Saxony.
SILESIA=(Polish: Slask; German: Schlesien; Czech: Slezsko) Most of Silesia
lies in southwestern Poland, with smaller sections in the north
central Czech. and in the German state of Saxony. Now it is
divided between Poland, Germany, and the Czech. Republic.
NEW PRUSSIA = see Prussia
WEST PRUSSIA= see Prussia
Umlaut on vowel, in the surnames Muller, Moller, Frude, Schroder, Buckmann
and Kuttmann.
Passenger # 2 & 3 the ? could be a middle initial.
I could not make out the mark on the page at all.
Passenger # 7 Surname Davignon should be D'Avignon who is my great-great
grandfather. For additional information on this passenger go to the
transcriber's web page at: Judi Clermont
Passenger #10 & 11 Surname Lomenbach could not be verified but could be Lemenbach,
Lomanbach, or Lomunbach. The "omen" part of the
name was dark and smudged.
Passenger # 9 Surname Frusleben could be Frasleben, neither could be verified.
Passenger # 23 Surname Krulschick could not be verified but it could be
Ksulschick, Hrulschick, Hsulschick. The first two letters
were not clearly written.
Passenger # 24 Surname Subaldt could not be verified but it could be Seebaldt.
Passenger # 28 Surname Ring could also be Reng.
Passenger # 29 Surname Freide could be Frude with an Umlaut on the vowel U.
Passenger # 30 Surname Simmer could also be Sunmer, Sesnmer or Semmer.
Passenger # 33 The age was partially smudged but it could be 25, since
there was an occupation listed.
Passenger # 70 Surname Beckmann could also be Bukmann with an Umlaut
on the vowel U.
Passenger # 77 The occupation Marqueur is French and means Marker or to
score. Could be related to the textile industry.
Passenger # 98 Surname Brett could be Butt with an Umlaut on the vowel.
Passenger #100 Surname Wilhelms could also be Wilhelme or Wilhelmi.
Passenger #100 The occupation Lattler could mean a Lather. Someone
who operates a woolen lathe.
Passenger #117 The occupation Posamentier should be Posamenten
and it means a maker of Braids.
Passenger #126 Surname Schornstein could also be Shornstein or Thornstein,
The first letter also looked like a T.
The town of Altona, Danmark could also be Altona, Germany.
The town of Amosgrehn, Bohemia could be Arnsgrun, Germany or
Annengraben, Austria.
The town of Danzig, Prussia could be Gdansk,Poland, or
Dunzing, Bavaria, Germany.
The town of Hanglen, Silesia could be Hangelar or Hanigsen, Germany.
The town of Heinsford, Bavaria should be Heinsdorf, Bavaria, Germany.
The town of Heukendorf, Saxoni could be Herkendorf, Saxony, Germany.
The town of Kedelsu, Bavaria could be Kecklien or Kerchau, Germany.
The town of Knoloschism, Posen could be Kolbsheim or Knoersheim, France
The town of Kornick, Posen could be Kornik, Poland.
The town of Lebenhahn, Bavaria could be Lebenhan, Germany.
The town of Ludersleben, Prussia could be Lodersleben, Germany.
The town of Midwitz, Bavaria could be Mitwitz or Medlitz, Bavaria, Germany.
The town of Mrv Goslin, Posen could be Murowana Goslina, Poland.
The town of Oberwald, Behringen, Bavaria could be Oberwalden, Bavaria,
Germany or Oberwald, Austria.
The town of Odensee, Danmark should be Odense, Denmark.
The town of Purschau, Bohemia could be Parchau, Saxony, Germany,
Puchau, Saxony, Germany, Purkarec, Czech Republic
or Pershau, Austria.
The town of Schenkslengsfeldt, Hessen Cassel should be Schenklengsfeld, Hessen, Germany.
The town of Schliswig, Danmark should be Schleswig, Germany.
The town of Schwersen, Posen should be Schwerzen, Baden, Germany.
The town of St. Michel, New Prussia could be St. Michel, France
The town of Strassburg, West Prussia could be Strassburg, Austria.
The town of Swendborg, Danmark should be Svendborg, Denmark.
The town of Tachau could be Tachov, Czech Republic or Tackau, Germany.
The town of Zaitz, Saxony should be Zeitz, Saxony, Germany.
Correspondence 1//29/02 passengers #2 & 3 von Schneidau
on the Ships Manifest for the ship "Stephanie" for 26 July 1842, Hamburg
to New York:
I am certain that items 2 and 3 on the List refer to my ancestors,
Polycarpus von Schneidau and his wife Caroline (nee Caroline Elizabeth
Jacobson). My family's genealogical records indicate that "Poly" and his
wife emigrated to this country in 1842. They settled in Pine Lake,
Wisconsin, where a number of other emigrants from Skandinavia settled.
It is curious that Poly lists his profession as farmer. He was in fact a
former lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Navy, descended from a noble
family, and friend of the King of Sweden. What prompted his emigration
was his marriage to a Jewish woman, Caroline; marriages between
Christians and Jews were illegal in Sweden at this time.
Poly did have to take up farming in the wilderness of Wisconsin
initially, but after only a few years moved with his family to Chicago,
where he became a successful daguerrotypist. My grandmother, Pauline von
Schneidau Jerome, granddaughter of Poly and Caroline's only child,
Paulina, was the last to retain the name von Schneidau in our line.
I have always wondered whether other members of the Jacobson family made
the trip to America. Item 4 provides evidence that at least one male
relative of Caroline's did make the trip with her.
For more information on Poly's descendents in America, the most
prominent of whom were named Jerome (including Jennie Jerome, mother of
Winston Churchill) see:
JEROME family genealogies in the New England Historic Genealogical
Society Library, Boston:
Jerome Family, NEHGS G/JER/532
Jerome, Samuel B., Jerome History and Genealogy and the Ancestry of
Sarah Noble NEHGS G/JER/525
Garrison, Emily Olcott, Ancestors and Descendants of Eugene Murray
Jerome and Paulina von Schneidau, 1957, NEHGS G/JER/542
Timothy and Abigail Jerome of Meriden, Connecticut, and their son
Zerubbabel Jerome of Bristol, Connecticut. NEHGS G/JER/520
Douglas Olcott, Ph.D. Los Gatos, California
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 49, List 660.
Transcribed by Judi Clermont a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 August 2000
Jeanette Jerome was born on 09 Jan 1854 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. She died on 29 Jun 1921 in Westbournstreet, Paddington, London. She married Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill on 15 Apr 1874 in British Embassy, Paris, Seine, France .
They had the following children:
M i Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on 30 Nov 1874. He died on 15 Jan 1965. M ii John Strange Spencer Churchill was born on 04 Feb 1880 in Phoenix Park, Dublin,Ireland. He died on 23 Feb 1947.