As I put together a discussion of the emigration of Elizabeth Hasselbacher of Diespeck, I rediscovered something in my computer files I had forgotten. (I do not remember if someone sent it to me, or if I found it myself.) It is a transcription of the passenger list of the Bark Bessel that sailed from Bremen, Germany to New York City, landing April 18, 1851. One of the passengers was 31-year-old Elizabeth Hasselbacher who was a steerage passenger from Diedelsheim. Her calculated year of birth would have been 1819. She brought one basket of goods. I have absolutely no idea what became of this Elizabeth.
There is a current town of Diedelsheim in Germany. It lies a little south of Heidelberg and abut 150 km west of Dinkelsbühl. Of course, these old records being what they are, there could have been an error of alliteration. It goes without saying that anyone with knowledge about this Elizabeth, or other Hasselbacher immigrants is encouraged to contact us.
Peter Hasselbacher,
October 18, 2007
A section of the transcription from the old German is presented below.
Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Bark Bessel
Bremen, Germany to New York, New York
18 April 1851
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, H. Haesloop, 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 Bremen Bark Bessel whereof I am
Master, from Bremen.
So help me God.
H. Haesloop
Sworn to this 18th April, 1851.
Before me, (signature could not be read)
List of Manifest Of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board
the Bremen Bark Bessel, whereof H. Haesloop is Master,
from Bremen burden, 650 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, the
country to which they severally belong, the country to
which they intend to become inhabitants, died on the
Voyage*.
Cabin Passengers.
1 J. A. Runge 32y Male Merchant Bremen NewYork two trunks
2 C. von der Weltern 24y female Braunschweig New York two baskets & one cask
3 C. B. Richard 34y Male Merchant New York New York one trunk,onecarpet bag
Steerage Passengers
4 Elias Brandenstein 41y Male Merchant Grabenstein New York (three cases
5 Lerline Brandenstein 36y female Grabenstein New York (
6* Jettchen Brandenstein 19y female Grabenstein New York (
15 Heinrich feistleukler 27y Male farmer Krentzholaum Dubuque, I (one case & two bags
16 Elisabeth feistuler 27y female Krentzholaum Dubuque,I (
17 Bessel feistuler Male Dubuque, I born on the voyage & died
83 Elisabeth Hasselbacher 32y female Diedelsheim New York one basket
84 Christine Wagner 27y female Niefern New York one basket
85* Bertha Klump 20y female Kappelrod? New York one basket
86 Caroline Kunstler 22y female Ethenheim New York one basket
87 Caroline Harber 19y female Bilfingen New York one basket
88 Catharine Wolf 27y female Heidelberg New York one basket
89 Christine Brehm 27y female Ellingshausen New York one case
90 Anna Eliseb. Wenteroth 21y female Remsfeld New York one case
91 Wilhelm Roth 16y Male Laborer Remsfeld New York (three cases
92 Elisabeth Roth 20y female Eisenach New York (four cases
223 Diedrich Nesslage 12y Male farmer Klein Mimmelage New York one case
224 Johannes Pletsch 23y Male Weaver Nickelsberge New York one case
225* Joh. Heinr. Nesslage 19y Male Laborer Natrop New York one case
15-17 Passengers are probably one family; last name could have been
misspelled for either psgr 15 or psgrs 16-17.
17 Age omitted as this psgr was born and died on the voyage as per the
note in the final column
I Henry Haesloop Master of the Bremen Bark Bessel do solemnly sincerely and
truly swear that according to the best of my knowledge and belief that the
two passengers entered on my Manifest as being of the age of One Year are
erroneous by so entered and are less than One Year of Age and ought to have
been so entered.
So Help me God.
(signed) H. Haesloop