Ship Lists

Lenz/Lentz/Lance etc. that I have found so far on lists. The link to the actual web site is shown for each ship, simply click on the ship name to go directly to that page at the ISTG( Immigrant Ship Transcriber's Guild). What I am showing here is a gathering of the Lenz and variations on the Lenz surname that have come to the surface in some of my own online searching. No one yet, that I have found on ship lists are Lenz's that are related to me, but they must belong to someone. If you see a name, or set of names that interests you, please visit the ship list to confirm I have gathered my information correctly, and then proceed from there. Please do NOT email me for further info on these people. As I already mentioned, none of them are related to me.....yet!
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OK, on to the lists....please note that variations on the LENZ surname range from Lentz, Lants, Lance, Lence, Lents, Lanz, and many others. I have also included a few longer names, but they may be a corruption of how the name was actually pronounced. Good luck, and hope you find someone you have been searching for!

John Lents 24 Johannes Lentz Johannes Lentz
John Lents 3

Jacob Lants               Jacob Lantz                                 28
Michael Lantz             Michall Lants                               22
Hans Peter Lantz          Hans Petter Lants                           30
Hans Nicolaus Lantz                                             Under 16
Johann Lantz                                                    Under 16
Hans Peter Lentz                                                Under 16
*Transcriber's note*: There is a second list compiled by the person administering the oath of 
allegiance. That list was written phonetically and is included as "Alt. Spelling/Name" No 
boys under 16 were included in this list (hence no alternate spelling). All passengers
are from Rotterdam.

Magdalene Lentz 21 Woman

I, Abraham B. Mulford 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 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 Ship Havre whereof I am Master, from Havre. So help me God. Sworn to this 27th September 1852 s/ A B Mulford Before me s/ illegible
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Havre whereof Abraham B. Mulford is Master, from Havre burthen 870 92/95th tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belonged, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants etc including all the columns which are lists.

179 Lenz Christ. 16 M 4
180 Lenz Gottlieb 33 M Blacksmith 4
181 Lenz Marie 33 F 4
187 Lenz Conrad 29 M Cultivator 4
188 Lenz Cathar. 27 F 4

I, Alonzo Follansbee, 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 Ship St Denis of New York whereof I am Master, from Havre. So help me God. A Follansbee. Sworn to this 22 July 1850 Before me unreadable signature

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship St Denis of New York whereof Alonzo Follansbee is Master, from from Havre burthen 559 39/95 tons.
Transcriber's note: all words are spelled and abbreviated as found. For example, Bavaria is also spelled Baivaria, as found on the passenger list.

LENZ, Elisab 20 f farmer Bavaria United States

I, Rich Brown, 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 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 Ship Rattler whereof I am Master, from Havre sworn on this, 2 Sept. 1854 so help me God ( signed) H ?bumy (signed) Rich Brown
List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the American Ship Rattler whereof Brown is Master from Havre buthen 1120- 75/100 tons
Columns represent: number, last name, first name, age (years, months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on voyage *

219 Lenz David 35 M Farmer France United States
220 Lenz Salome 32 F Farmer France United States
221 Lenz David 5 M Farmer France United States
222 Lenz Salome 3 F Farmer France United States

I, P. H. Hanck, master of the Str Saxonia, 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 Steamer at Hamburg from which Port said Steamer 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. So help me God. (signed) P. H. Hanck. Sworn to this 17 May, 1867 before me ???????? (signature illegible)

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer Saxonia, whereof P. H. Hanck is master, from Hamburg burthen * tons.
Columns represent: Passenger Number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong.
Betweendeck

508 Joh. Lenz 63 M fisherman Germany
509 Maria Lenz 60 F his wife Germany
510 Henre Lenz 36 F unmarried Germany
511 Christe Lenz 18 F unmarried Germany
512 Maria Lenz 7 F child Germany

I, J.C. Meyer Master if the N.G. S.S. Rhein do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamship at Bremen from which port said Steamship 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 of 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 7th December 1868 Before me (illegible signature) and (signature) J.C. Meyer So help me God.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the N.G. S.S. Rhein whereof J.C. Meyer is Master, from Bremen burthen 3019 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, part of vessel occupied.**

106 Rosina Linz 58 F Horb
7 Christian Linz 20 M Farmer Horb
8 Theresia Linz 31 F Horb
9 Nep?ma?k Linz* 4 M Horb
149 Therese Lenz 17 F Bohmen*
150 Anna Lenz 28 F Bohmen*
361 Simon Linz 18 M Wals?tmkr Wurzburg*
Transcriber Notes:
**Two columns were not printed for space considerations:
1. "Destination country" for all passengers was the United States
109 Nep?ma?k reads as Nepumark
361 Wurzburg = first u with umlaut
The use of a question mark indicates letters which cannot be deciphered with
any degree of certainty, due to quality of original document.

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. "Canada" whereof James S????? is Master, from London burthen 3286 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The Country of which they intend to become Inhabitants, Died on the Voyage*, Part of the Vessel occupied by each Passenger during the voyage.

53 James Lenz ?3 M Merchant United States United States Saloon
53 James Lenz has a line through the age, probably from a fold in the paper and the first numeral is indecipherable.

I, John E. Rockwell, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest,subscribed in my name, and now deliveredby me to the Collector of Customs for the District of New York, containsto the best of my knowledge and belief, a full and true list of allthe passengers received on board the Ship Francis B. Cutting, whereof I am Master fromAntwerp.
Sworn to this 29th of August 1854so Help me God ( signature J. E Rockwell) Before me ( signature ?????????)

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Francis B Cutting John E Rockwell, is Master from Antwerp burthen nine hundred ????? five tons
Columns represent Name, Age (years & months), Sex, Occupation,Country to which they severally belong, * pieces of baggage, other notes

268 LENZER Franz 39 m gardner Germany 1 chest

I, J. MacKay, Master of the Steam-Ship Anglia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly ? 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 S.S. Anglia at London for which Port said ? 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 have died. So help me God. (signed) John MacKay Sworn to this Oct 3 1876 (signature unreadable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamship Anglia whereof John MacKay is Master, from London burthen 1411 tons.

Columns represent: Name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. As there were no deaths during the voyage, the "Died on the Voyage" column has been omitted.

25 Giacomo Lenzi 30 M Laborer Italy U. States of America Steerage
26 Louise 19 F H? Servant Italy U. States of America Steerage

Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Groton of Boston whereof Richard Baker, is Master, burthen Three Hundred Forty Eight tons and 77/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Havre for New York.
Columns represent Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country which they intend to inhabit, and Remarks relative to any that may have died or otherwise left the vessel during the voyage.

Passengers taken on board at Havre, France:

Othellie LENS 50 F

I, G. FRANCK, Master of the germ S. S. Polaria 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 an board of the said Vessel at Hamburg, from which post, said Vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the location of the compartments or space of the said vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, and also the destination or location intended by each, and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each, also a true statement so far as can be ascertained with reference to the intention of each alien passenger, as to a protracted sojurn in this country. Sworn to this day 30th of June 1887 So help me God. Before me G. Franck

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Polaria, whereof, G. Franck as Master, from Hamburg burthen, 2158 tons. D.H.P. L. Hopper, ??
The columns represent: Number, Names, Age (Yrs/Mos), Sex, Occupation or Calling, The Country of which they are citizens, Intended Destination or Location, Date and Cause of Death, Location of compartment or space each occupied, No. of pieces of Baggage, Transient or Intransient. (No passengers died on this voyage. The last column showed all passengers listed as Aliens)

137 Georg LENSEN 37 M Workman Prufsia Chicago, ILL - b -
172 Therese LENSCHISTZKI 44 F woman Prufsia New York - c -
3 Dorathea LENSCHISTZKI 9 F children Prufsia New York - c -
4 Hansel LENSCHISTZKI 8 M children Prufsia New York - c -
5 Moritz LENSCHISTZKI 7 M children Prufsia New York - c -
6 Heimann LENSCHISTZKI 5 M children Prufsia New York - c -
Compartment: a fore between deck (men)
Compartment: b aft ????? deck (men)
Compartment: c aft ????? deck (famielie)
Compartment: d aft ????? deck (girls)
Lanz etc. versions.

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the german steamship Herder whereof C. L. Brandt is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 2313 32/100 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage.

260 Carl Lan?e(22) 30 male workman Germany
(22) Passenger #260. The surname could be Lange or Lanze.

I Rud Meyer Master of the Belgium S/SPennland 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 the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Antwerp from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, location of compartment or space occupied, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; also a true statement so far as it can be ascertained with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. Rud Meyer Sworn to this Dec 17 1888 before me Thos J Dunn Deputy Collector
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Belgium S/S Pennland whereof Rud Weyer is Master from Antwerp burthen __________ tons.

Columns represent: No., Name, Age, Sex, Calling, The Country of which they are Citizen, Native Country(see below), Intended Destination or Location, Number of pieces of Baggage, Location of Compartment or space occupied. Specify whether amidship or aft, Date and Cause of death, and Starting point, Whether Visitors only or intending to be permanent settlers(column omitted-all settlers except #17 visitor).

160 Magd Lanz 30 F Germany New York 2 Steerage Amidship Herlisheim

I, Toat, Master of the Steamship Edam do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List of 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 Steamship Edam at Rotterdam from which port said Steamship 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 belong, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List of 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 12 Nov. 1881 Hilliard* So Help me God before me Ruym?ny
List or Manifest Of All The Passengers taken on board the Steamship Edam whereof Toat is Master, from
Rotterdam burthen tons
Columns represent: Name, Age (y/m), Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on Voyage, Part of the Vessel Occupied by each during the Voyage. (An asterisk indicates a notation in the transcribers notes)

Rosine Lanz 17 F Germany U.S. of America Steerage
W. Lanz*
* W. Lanz - crossed out

List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Bremen bark Mississippi whereof Carl ? Gerdes is Master, from Bremen burthen 500 tons.
Columns represent: Number, Names, Age in Years, Age in Months (abbreviated as y and m for infants), Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage. There was a column for Part of the vessel occupied by each during the voyage. A column for baggage was added by the captain. The transcriber has omitted these last two columns. For the information in them, please see the transcriber's notes at the end of this list.

207 Georg Lanz 19 male mason Hessia Pittsburg

[Columns represent: Names, Years, Months, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally
belong. There are three other columns on the original manifest; The country of which they intend to
become inhabitants, Died on the voyage, Part of the vessel occupied. Since the column 'The country of
which they intend to become inhabitants', is all US of America, it has been omitted. No passengers died
during the voyage, so that column has been omitted. All except two of the passengers were in the
Steerage section of the ship, so that column has been omitted. The two passengers who were in the 1st
and 2nd cabin will be detailed in a footnote below the main list.]

Wilhelm Linz 16 M Germany