Bark Constitution
I, H. Rothfos Master or Commander of the Brem. Bark Constitution do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the within list, signed by me, and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the Passengers taken on board the said Bark, at the Port of Bremen or at any time since, and that all matters therein set forth are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I do further swear that two, of the said Passengers have died on the voyage. (signed) H. Rothfos
Sworn before me this 31 day of May, 46 (signed) ??? Collector
Columns represent: Passenger Number from original list, Name, Age, Occupation, Chests & Trunks, Guns, Wherefrom, Destination
List of Passengers
on Bord the Bremen Barque Constitution H. Rothfos Master
from Bremen to New Orleans
Cabin Passengers
1 Blumenthal F G 25 Merchant 4 Hamburg New Orleans
2 Brinkwirth Theodor 29 Brewer 7 Burgsteinfurt St Louis
3 Brinkwirth Friederike 25 Burgsteinfurt St Louis
Deck Passengers
4 Kawling Therese 28 Burgsteinfurt St Louis
5 Garbrock Caspar 28 Locksmith 2 Burgsteinfurt Cincinati
6 Mohlenpage Joh Heinrich 32 Farmer 2 Drohne New Orleans
7 Hesse Chr Heinrich 30 Tailor 1 1 Forste New Orleans
8 Marx Heinrich 30 Farmer 1 Bruchhausen St Louis
9 Enthofen Theodor 25 Tailor 1 Meppen St Louis
10 Enthofen Helene 23 Meppen St Louis
11 Buter Bernhard 28 Postillon 1 Meppen St Louis
12 Mohlmann Ferdinand 27 Carpenter 1 Meppen New Orleans
13 Lutze Justus 45 Farmer 2 Sieboldhausen St Louis
14 Lutze Friederike 31 Sieboldhausen St Louis
15 Lutze Christian 7 Sieboldhausen St Louis
16 Lutze Friedrich 4 Sieboldhausen St Louis
17 Kreitzer Peter 50 Mason 1 Hainbrunn New Orleans
18 Higgen Eilt Bemmert 60 Inn-keeper 2 1 Aurich New Orleans
19 Higgen Julie 40 Aurich New Orleans
20 Weitze Gerhard 36 Weaver 3 1 Wiedelahe St Louis
21 Weitze Caroline 36 Wiedelahe St Louis
22 Weitze Marie 8 Wiedelahe St Louis
23 Weitze Elise 6 Wiedelahe St Louis
24 Weitze Albert 4 Wiedelahe St Louis
25 Oppermann Fritz 35 Joiner 9 5 Vienenberg St Louis
26 Oppermann Marianne 34 Vienenberg St Louis
27 Oppermann Marianne 9 Vienenberg St Louis
28 Oppermann Fritz 7 Vienenberg St Louis
29 Oppermann Mar Bernhardine 5 Vienenberg St Louis
30 Oppermann Dorothea 3 Vienenberg St Louis
31 Oppermann Friederike 1/2 Vienenberg St Louis
32 Rosshoff Heinrich 30 Joiner Vienenberg St Louis
33 Berger Ernst 38 Shoe maker 4 Weidelahe St Louis
34 Berger Margarethe 34 Weidelahe St Louis
35 Berger Hermann 8 Weidelahe St Louis
36 Berger Heinrich 3 Weidelahe St Louis
37 Berger Fritz 1 Weidelahe St Louis
38 Weitemeyer Andr 46 Farmer 5 Duhlenroth Missouri
39 Weitemeyer Charlotte 45 Duhlenroth Missouri
40 Weitemeyer Louise 28 Duhlenroth Missouri
41 Weitemeyer Friederike 17 Duhlenroth Missouri
42 Weitemeyer Marie 24 Duhlenroth Missouri
43 Wiedner Christian 54 Mason 5 2 Wulperode New Orleans
44 Wiedner Dorothea 35 Wulperode New Orleans
45 Wiedner Heinrich 20 Wulperode New Orleans
46 Wiedner Sophie 18 Wulperode New Orleans
47 Wiedner Christian 6 Wulperode New Orleans
48 Wiedner August 4 Wulperode New Orleans
49 Wiedner Dorothea 1 Wulperode New Orleans
50 Baule Anton 52 Gardener 5 3 Wulperode New Orleans
51 Baule Franziska 34 Wulperode New Orleans
52 Baule Anton 13 Wulperode New Orleans
53 Baule Franz 9 Wulperode New Orleans
54 Baule Joseph 8 Wulperode New Orleans
55 Baule Therese 4 Wulperode New Orleans
56 Baule Wilhelm 3 Wulperode New Orleans
57 Weitze Therese 24 Wulperode New Orleans
58 Hofmeister Lorenz 40 Farmer 5 Dramfeld Missouri
59 Hofmeister Heinrich 13 Dramfeld Missouri
60 Hofmeister Louise 11 Dramfeld Missouri
61 Hofmeister Friederike 9 Dramfeld Missouri
62 Hofmeister August 7 Dramfeld Missouri
63 Sander Heinrich 46 Cartewright 4 1 Gr Bhuden Missouri
64 Sander Magdalena 43 Gr Bhuden Missouri
65 Sander Carl 16 Gr Bhuden Missouri
66 Sander Christn 14 Gr Bhuden Missouri
67 Sander Friedrich 7 Gr Bhuden Missouri
68 Sander Christian 76 Gr Bhuden Missouri
69 Mantz Andr Chr 26 Farmer Ellierode Missouri
70 Ellen Elle 54 6 Aurich Oldendorf St Louis
71 Ellen Fentje 52 Aurich Oldendorf St Louis
72 Ellen Hinr 11 Aurich Oldendorf St Louis
73 Holte Friedrich 37 Weaver 1 Lovensen New Orleans
74 Dorr Julius 33 Merchant 1 Eisenach New Orleans
75 Block Gg Mich 42 Painter 15 3 Lassa? Texas
76 Block Auguste 29 Lassa? Texas
77 Block Emilie 19 Lassa? Texas
78 Block Wilhelm 11 Lassa? Texas
79 Block Carl 9 Lassa? Texas
80 Block Albert 5 Lassa? Texas
81 Block Georg 2 Lassa? Texas
82 Block Leopold 1/4 Lassa? Texas
83 Wippernitz Ad Wwe 52 Lassa? Texas
84 Witt Johannis 33 Farmer 10 2 Lassa? Texas
85 Witt Dorothea 35 Lassa? Texas
86 Witt Dorothea 11 Lassa? Texas
87 Witt Johannis 9 Lassa? Texas
88 Witt Auguste 3 Lassa? Texas
89 Witt Carl 2 Lassa? Texas
90 Schunemann August 17 Lassa? Texas
91 Knuppel August 23 4 1 Lassa? Texas
92 Hackstedt Heinrich wife 41 1 Westerup New Orleans
93 Hackstedt Hermann 8 Westerup New Orleans
94 Hackstedt Henriette 5 Westerup New Orleans
95 Mertens Heinrich 42 Miller 5 2 Sievershausen Missouri
96 Mertens Hanne 41 Sievershausen Missouri
97 Mertens Christian 14 Sievershausen Missouri
98 Mertens Heinrich 12 Sievershausen Missouri
99 Mertens Louise 10 Sievershausen Missouri
100 Mertens Hermann 7 Sievershausen Missouri
101 Mertens Carl 4 Sievershausen Missouri
102 Mertens Hanne 1 1/2 Sievershausen Missouri
103 Kater Heinrich 25 Baker Wilhelmshausen New Orleans
104 Flother Heinrich 35 Tailor 4 2 Wilhelmshausen New Orleans
105 Flother Christian 24 Joiner Wilhelmshausen New Orleans
106 Gobel Philipp 24 Joiner Wilhelmshausen New Orleans
107 Rund Wilhelm 25 Joiner 5 3 Wilhelmshausen New Orleans
108 Wortmann Herbert 51 Farmer 8 2 Sudlohne Cincinati
109 Wortmann Mar Anna 46 Sudlohne Cincinati
110 Wortmann Catharine 12 Sudlohne Cincinati
111 Wortmann Franz 7 Sudlohne Cincinati
112 Wortmann Elisabeth 5 Sudlohne Cincinati
113 Bultemann Elisabeth 20 Schlewecke Cincinati
114 Funke Wilhelm 23 Farmer 2 1 Pl??ershausen Illinois
115 Thebes Heinrich 26 Pl??ershausen Illinois
116 Hagemann Dorothea 24 Pl??ershausen Illinois
Souls in all* 74 42 Bremen April 1th 1846
Two Children died H. Rothfos
Transcriber's Notes:
(snip)
* Following are notes pertaining to individual entries in the above
Captain's List: (Also see separate notes on "Wherefrom", below.)
(snip)
75 Block Gg Mich - Listed as "M G Block" in the QA. Later known as
George Frederick Block, he was an early settler of Port Neches,
Jefferson County, Texas, and the great-great-grandfather of this
transcriber.
76 Block Auguste - Second wife of passenger #75, George Block, and
great-great-grandmother of this transcriber.
77 Emilie Block - Daughter of #75, George Block, by his first wife.
78-82 Other children of #75 and #76, George and Augusta Block. Carl Block,
#79, later known as Charles Louis Block, is the great-grandfather of
this transcriber.
83 Wippernitz Ad Wwe - The lower case portion of "Wwe" is small, raised,
and underscored. This is an abbreviation for the German word "witwe",
or widow (of). She was almost certainly the mother-in-law of #75,
George Block, and great-great-great-grandmother of this transcriber.
In the 1850 U.S. Census of Jefferson County, Texas, she was listed as
Maria C. E. Wippenitz (sic). If anyone has ever encountered either
form of this surname, Wippernitz or Wippenitz, anywhere else in the
world, this transcriber would be most grateful to know about it.
91 Knuppel August - Umlaut over the "u" in Knuppel.
75-91 Lassa? - Either "Lassau" or "Lassan". No current German location
named Lassau can be found. However, there is a location Lassan,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in the area where the Block family is known
to have lived prior to immigrating. On some 19th century maps, this
location is labeled "Lassahn". This transcriber would appreciate any
information you may have about Lassau, Lassan, or Lassahn.
Transcriber's personal note: * The Block and Wippernitz family on this voyage of the Constitution includes ancestors of this transcriber. Please let me know if you locate any of your family on this passage or otherwise find this transcription useful in your research. My e-mail link is below.
National Archives Records Administration
Captain's List: Microfilm M259 Roll 25
Quarterly Abstract: Microfilm M272 Roll 3
18 March 1999
__________________________ About the Bark Constitution: The bark CONSTITUTION was built by Johann Lange, of Vegesack/Grohn, for the Bremen firm of H. H. Meier & Co--whose owner, Hermann Heinrich Meier 1808-1898), later founded Norddeutscher Lloyd--and was launched on 7 November 1833, as the successor to a bark of the same name, built in 1820, that had been lost earlier in the year. 127 Commerzlasten; 27,6 x 7,7 x 4,7 meters (length x beam x depth of hold). She sailed for almost 25 years in the packet service between Bremerhaven and New York. Captains (in turn): J. F. Volckmann, G. C. Ahlhorn, J. F. G. E. G. Thormann, Hermann Rothfos, F. G. Schelling, J. D. Luth, W. Lauer, and Jurgen Hake. She was sold in Bangkok in 1859; her later history and ultimate fate are not known. Source: Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), p. 181, no. 121. [Posted to the Enigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 28 February 1998] http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipc.htm _____________________ Comment: I would like to find who the Witt family was. Esther Dorthea Witten and Martin Bogislaff Gentzen (Gentz) were were the parents of Christian Gentz. These families, Gentz, Maass, Koch, Knupple, and Block, were all interconnected in varying degrees. So, since the name is so similar, and they too went to Texas, from the same place, it's at least quite curious. Following that line of speculation, this researcher has found no record of August Schunemann's whereabouts or his kinship, if there is one. (SS) Disclaimer: You can view the complete website here Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, Bark Constitution. This partial duplication is purely for the preservation of the document and the validation of this family's ancestors' immigration. Sherry Sharp, Website owner