Pioneer 2 September This was true not only for German nationals, but also millions of inhabitants in Austria, Hungary, and other Central European nations seeking opportunities or refuge in the New World. Ship Elise and Mathilde 9 June Clementine 11 February For further information see German Ports: Gateway to America by Raymond Wright III. Ferdinand 15 August 1845 SS Braunschweig 17 November Depending on the time period, either German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful, While searching, it is helpful to know such information as the ancestors given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Stephani 3 June The new Edward Carr line and the old Hamburg shipowner, Robert Sloman, who had instituted as early as 1849 an emigrant sailing line to New York, united to form the Union Steamship Company, which fought the Hapags line to New York. Plato 30 October Favorite 18 June General Washington 24 November, 1844 We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Very little money will be used. Knickerbocker 9 September Gustav 25 May The records are found in the State Archive Hamburg. There are approximately 125,000 names in all four volumes combined. Albert 19 August Ship North Star 25 August Luise 3 January Amelia 4 August In 1873 the Hapag fell into a rate war with the newly founded Adler Line, established to partake in the profits of the transatlantic trade. Alexander 25 July Brarens 18 January Bark Laura 22 April The ship room occupied by American goods cannot be filled for the return voyage with German goods. Brig Charles Ferdinand 4 August Olbers 13 June Pauline 9 October Neptune 4 August Constitution 23 June This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. Stephani 14 October After ten years of service, she had almost 190 transatlantic voyages completed. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. Bachus 12 September In 1888 the Carr steamers were purchased; the 1886 agreement with Sloman ran on until 1907, when his steamers also were bought. Bashan 3 November Edward 24 July Meta 4 January Figures of the Landing Agent of the United States Immigration Service, published in New York papers, January 11, 1911.). Bremen started her South America cruise on 11 February 1939, and was the first ship of this size to traverse the Panama Canal. Albert 19 August Rainbow 26 August Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjnvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Admiral Branning 1 November Astracan 23 December Bark Freihandel 23 September In the early days of the Hapag there was little return freight to America to exchange for the bulk products we sent Germany. While still cramped, hygiene was much better than the old sailing ships. Bark Eduard 22 October Howard 1 May SS Leipzig 17 July Ship Jason 7 December, 1853 Isabella 28 August SS Neckar 14 April, 1888 Charlemagne 15 July 1833 Phoenix 10 September Ship Aurora 19 September Bremen Packet 16 October Brunswick 17 October. Post 23 June Overseas Passenger Fares and Emigration from Germany 395 . Bashan 3 November Apollo 7 July coasting vessels from North Germany,4 and even from Norway5 for transshipment to America. Bremen 14 September President 17 July Jaroschewski, Tuila. Louise 21 May Updates: 13 Janl 2021: Added 287,140 relative contact names. Humphrey 25 July Friederich Jacob 9 December Rajah 28 October Diana 3 June Diana 11 November Rajah 28 October Eutaw 15 September Bark Ceder 20 May This website requires a paid subscription for full access. SS Leipzig 24 December, 1871 German Departures 1850s Ohio Elise Columbia Columbia Johannes Leontine Meta Europa Brutus Brutus Herschel Leila Alexander Leibnitz Hudson FJ Wichelhausen Louise Marie Louise Marie President Smidt Hermann Ernestine Adolphine Minna Queen Mathilde Colonist Neptune Edmund Uhland Anna Washington Itzstein and Welcker Marianne Helene Albert America Ocean Edwina 30 June Intelligenz Blatt #8, pp. Sarah Ann 6 October In 1847, the Hamburg American Parcel Joint-Stock Company (HAPAG) was founded in Hamburg, which put a number of new ships into service. Johannes 7 June Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Friedrich Jacob 16 June Philadelphia 4 January Timoleon 22 November Ernst and Gustav 4 November Ship Aequator 5 September Herschel 15 August Diana 21 November Caspar 22 September Olbers 4 April Semiramis 18 August Alfred 30 October The Hapags three sailing vessels of 1848 maintained a monthly service with New York, averaging forty-one days on the ocean west-bound, twenty-nine days east-bound. Philadelphia 11 May The experiences on the ship (and the immigration process into the United States) depended on which class of passengers an emigrant was a part of: first, second, or steerage. SS Leipzig 30 August Reform 4 September As many as one-fifth of the passengers did not survive the crossing to America. Goethe 25 July Hualco 21 August Henry 15 October SS Oder 28 January Garonne 21 August This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 21:20. SS Berlin 5 December, 1872 Diamant 17 October 1874-1907 - lists destroyed every 2 years A letter given to the traveler made his passage within and outside of German territories easier, depending on the influence the issuer had. Washington 29 September Olbers 4 January Pauline 7 October Gustav 7 May Louise 10 October Timoleon 22 November Cordova 24 November Howard 6 September Edward 24 July Diamant 17 October Yet the cloud had a silver lining. N W Stevens 23 October Herschel 15 August Ann 1 September Add this new information to your records of each family. People had to swear alliegiance, pay a yearly fee, and report all suspicious actvities. During the 19th century mass immigration to the west was occurring. Bark Eduard 13 August Edward 24 July Neptune 23 November Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September Constitution 15 November Post 23 June Diana 11 November Telegraph 25 April Henry 15 October These saved lists had been stowed away in a salt mine at Bernburg an der Saale in 1942 together with other archives for the purpose of protection, and were transferred into the custody of Moscow Archives at the end of WWII. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. Delivered to ship breakers for scrapping in April 1961. Bremen 21 November Stephani 30 December Vesper 13 September Charlemagne 15 July 631 D St Lincoln, NE 68502 (402) 474-3363. Henry 15 October Howard 6 September Rainbow 26 August 1844 [1], Read all about emigrating through Hamburg by clicking on Germany Emigration and Immigration, A very important tool in tracing German immigrants can be the Hamburg Passenger Lists, which cover the years 1850-1934. Mercur 24 August Isabella 28 August Philadelphia 10 October Brig Burgermeister Smidt 26 May Sophronia 13 September Bremen Packet 28 May SS Baltimore 9 August History. Diamant 17 October Anna 10 November Germans had to apply for permission to emigrate from most areas. Showing 1 to 8 of 320 records Clear All Filters Vessel Year built Line Builder & location Conditions improved for emigrants in 1870 with the commission of new steamships. Friedrich Leo 2 August Louise 17 June SS Berlin 23 August Ship Hermine 17 January Previous to this, barracks were constructed to house the emigrants but the conditions were deplorable and disease spread quickly. Sarah Ann 6 October Garonne 21 August Constitution 7 April Louise 13 October Republic 13 June Therefore, if your ancestors emigrated to the U.S. from Germany, they could be found on a passenger list coming from Liverpool, England (if, in this case, the ship left from Bremen, Germany then continued on to Liverpool, England before arriving in Baltimore). Louise 10 October Inez 2 December Diamant 17 October Bremen 14 September Sophie 19 August Friedrich Jacob 14 June Marianne 20 September SS Berlin 2 May SS Trave 17 December Rebecca 9 September Intends to provide a searchable database of all European emigrants who emigrated to North America from German ports between 1820 and 1939. Louise 13 October Virginia 26 June On June 19, 1858, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon; the "Bremen" left the wharf at Bremerhaven on her maiden voyage to New York, carrying 100 tons of freight, 1 cabin and 93- steerage passengers. Citing Deutscher Ausland-Institut. Bark Gutenberg 16 May Grace Brown 17 July SS Lahn 22 December. Between 1830 and 1914, more than four million people left Europe via Hamburg. Devonshire 18 November Bashan 3 November Telumah 12 November Sophie 12 October Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. to retrieve any portion of the site. SS New York 15 March SS Baltimore 18 July Westphalia 17 February Mauran 11 November Ship Pharsalia 11 November, 1849 Ship Virginia 7 November Favorite 12 November [4], Emigration to the United States from Europe for Selected Years Between 1870 and 1907. Garonne 21 August Stephani 12 July President 17 July Everhard 30 December Friedrich Leo 2 August Hualco 21 August Bremen 4 December In 1763 Catherine the Great of Russia offered free land, no taxes for thirty years, freedom of religion, and other incentives to encourage Germans to settle her vast, sparsely populated domain. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Dozens of German colonies were established and grew until World War I. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device Pilot 6 July Ship Leontine 31 August Stephani 14 October However, about 3000 lists survived for the period from 1920-1939. History of Emigration from the German Ports of Hamburg and Bremen with a discussion of how the two major steamship companies competed with one another for the immigrant trade. SS Aller 01 December Barque Salem 25 November The contest ended in 1875, when the Hapag unwillingly purchased the Adler steamers. For more information, see Germany Probate Records. Josephine 8 November Arab 8 September Europa 8 November Ship Elise 19 May Stern 25 June Louisa 25 September Monday - Friday 9am-4pm; Saturday & Sunday Closed; Nov. 24 & 25 Closed; Dec. 24-Jan. 2 Closed; Assistance with Library research is available W-TH 9am-4pm, F 9am-Noon. Johannes 18 July The panic of 1873 set in and held up further advances. In the early 1830s, Bremen was doing well in its trade with America, while Hamburg trade was mostly with the West Indies and Latin America. General Veazie 8 November N W Stevens 23 October Philadelphia 4 January Rebecca 9 September Stephani 12 July F H Adami 25 October Clarissa Perkins 11 July SS Salier 8 July After docking in New York on August 28, 1939, only four days before the outbreak of World War II, Captain Adolf Ahrens of Germany's North German Lloyd shipping line was faced with a decision. Grace Brown 17 July These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. Condor 9 August Caspar 22 September Kepler 17 December Key words are Brgerbcher, Brgerprotokolle (1596-1902) as well as Heimatscheinprotokolle (1826-1872). Philadelphia 10 October Ship H. von Gagern 12 October Diana 24 November Marianne 20 September Constitution 7 April Marianne 16 October Henry 15 October Until well into the nineties the transportation of steerage passengers played the chief role in the New York business of the Hapag and the Lloyd and its profits enabled those companies to build up their fleets. Eliza Thornton 30 October Galliot Amphitrite 17 October, 1837 Astracan 23 December America 17 August Howard 1 May Elise 17 March Latrobe 2 August The ships will exchange oil, tobacco, flour, machinery, cotton goods and food productspractically every ship will be a department store afloatfor mahogany, palm oil, rubber, ivory, cacao, and copper. Clementine 11 February Stephani 12 July This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org. Louise 24 October SS Adolphine 18 January These usually focus on the emigrants from one town, principality, or state. The Hamburg-American Line was established in 1847; its official name is the Hamburg- Amerikanische Paketfahrt Aktien-Gesellschaft. Eliza Thornton 30 October Pioneer 21 September Leontine 28 June SS Nagel 22 January Isabella 28 August Philadelphia 12 July SS Mosel 17 March Martha 1 September Copernicus 18 December Knickerbocker 9 September Meta 4 January Bark Coriolan 30 August Emma 7 October Humphrey 13 February Herschel 15 August N W Stevens 23 October General Veazie 5 November In 1888 the Hamburg-Australian Steamship Company came into life. Sophronia 13 September SS Donau 8 January Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten (Bremen Ship Passengers 1904-1914) Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. It is a common form of agreement in Germany and one by which the all-powerful Hapag has come to have a share in nearly every other profitable steamship company in Hamburg. Constitution 23 June Olbers 13 June Current database may be searched at the museum in Bremerhaven or by mail for a fee. Lucilla 3rd Quarter Isabella 5 July Mary Phillips 9 September Starting in 1895, emigrants were segregated based on wealth. Charlotte 20 September Isobella 27 April Diana 11 November SS Ohio 4 March Caspar 29 June Ellen Brooks 28 October ISTG Vol 19 - Bremen Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Bremen List of Passengers arrived from Foreign Ports, In the Port of Galveston, during the Second Quarter (10 May), 1871 (John Hellmers, Master) Bark Weser 26 November, 1867 Isabella 28 August She was sold to Italy in 1896 and was renamed Seravalle, being scrapped in that year. Westphalia 31 December Paoli 9 August SS Ohio 29 December, 1874 Description [ edit] The ship was 357 feet 0 inches (108.81 m) long, with a beam of 41 feet 0 inches (12.50 m) and a depth of 26 feet 0 inches (7.92 m). General Washington 24 November, 1845 Telumah 12 November Bark Auguste 4 October A P Sharp 12 November This was the first transatlantic sailing of a Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer. Autoleon 3 September In 1987 and 1990 those lists were given back to the Bremen Chamber of Commerce. Brig Herschel 21 May, 1854 reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Ship O. Thijen 8 November, 1856 Ship President Smidt 28 August Sophie 19 August Semiramis 18 August He speaks of clippers, those magnificent sailing liners, first built in America, whose length is to their breadth as 8:1. Caspar 22 September Latrobe 2 August Luntine 23 June Moreover, Hamburg was learning from Bremen how to and attract emigrants. Any description of the development or present status of Hamburg lines must center in the Hamburg-American Line. Howard 1 May Stephani 30 December This practice was followed until 1909, when customs officials resumed the earlier pattern of preserving the original copies of all emigration lists. But, as the German emigration died down, the Hapag and Lloyd concluded a treaty with the other continental transatlantic lines, whereby the German lines were to have the transportation of East European emigrants to the United States. Brarens 18 January Friedrich Leo 2 August Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. Eutaw 15 September Copernicus 18 December Martha 1 September These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Louise 24 October These have been transcribed and put online here. Chilo 20 August In 1891 the Hamburg Hansa Steamship Company was bought up and its lines to Montreal, Boston and Philadelphia turned over to the Hapag flag, which was already serving Baltimore. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be Bark Atlantic 10 June, 1866 Bark E. Beaulien 6 January In 1907 they entered into a community of interest (Interessengemeinschaft) with the Hapag and Woermann. Paoli 9 August Clarissa Perkins 11 July Louise 17 May There was a Meldepflicht (obligation to register) in force since 1833 (mainly for non-Hamburgers), but it was not mandatory until 1892. Martha 1 September Bark Josephine 10 November Isabella 28 August Stephani 14 October Clarissa Perkins 11 July Cordova 24 November Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914 FamilySearch RecordsImagesFamily TreeGenealogiesCatalogBooksWiki Cite This Collection "Deutschland, Bremen, Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten 1904-1914." Database. Diana 3 June Telumah 12 November Especially was this true for the years 1865- 66-67. [2] Fitger: Die wirtschaftliche und technische Entwicklung der Seeschiffahrt, 1903, page 19. Neptune 4 August Vesper 13 September Diana 21 November Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 5 May 2010. This policy gave Bremen on the entire continent a reputation that still endures and is worth to her thousands of emigrants yearly. Constitution 15 November Josephine 8 November Passports became important in Germany during the 19th century as a control measure. Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September Bremen Packet 28 May Barque Eberhard 8 November Passports were both status symbol for uninterrupted travel and legal documentation for members belonging to fringe groups. [1][2], 1832 - lists of passengers begin Louise 13 October Ship Helene 21 August Isabella 28 August Bremen, Germany 1832 Ship Palemburg 19 August 1833 Brig Neptune 14 October Brig Ulysses 14 October Ship Virginia 7 November Brig Luna 14 November 1834 Brig Burgermeister Smidt 26 May Galliot Themis 24 July Brig Ivanhoe 31 July 1836 Ship Elise 19 May Ship Phoenix 19 May Bark Theodor Korner 9 June Brig Ulysses 19 September Contact Us. Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Olbers 8 December Bremen, Germany. Alwina 11 January The saving in time which the steamers affordedthough slight at firsttheir greater steadiness and safety, conspired to give them the preference in the Hapags fleet. Luise 22 May Brig Luna 14 November, 1834 Bark Constitution 19 October Howard 1 May Mauran 11 November Ajax 11 September Knickerbocker 9 September The index was created to facilitate access to the information in the Bremen passenger lists. Post 23 June Diamant 17 October Ship Louisiana 21 October Its subsidy amounts to 1,350,000 marks per year and a considerable part of its service is performed by the Hapag. Stephani 12 July Margaretha 1 September Many Russian Germans moved to the United States, Canada, or South America beginning in 1874. Goethe 7 July Clementine 22 June Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Bremen, Germany ISTG - Bremen Departures From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Die Maus Genealogical Society of Bremen Germany. When the allies occupied Germany at the end of WWII, the Institute was closed and later re-opened as the Institut fr Austlandsbeziehungen. Friederich Jacob 9 December Iris 24 December Telumah 12 November Bark Geestemunde 9 June Elise 1 January Stephanie 26 July The information in these records may include the emigrants' names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birth places. United States 12 November SS Main 8 March Probate Records of Relatives Who Stayed. Everhard 30 June 121-24. Vesper 17 September Paoli 9 August Bremen 12 August Pioneer 21 September Goethe 7 July Sophronia 13 September Bremen 14 September Bark Adonis 22 May Diana 5 August Mercur 24 August SS Leipzig 24 February Copernicus 4 August Ajax 11 September The ship logo, which is still used in part, was . Europa 18 January Bremen (Wikipedia) Ship Itzstein & Welcker 6 January Sophie 19 August The Hapag was left with a fleet out of all proportion to its needs, into which it could not grow for years to come. Heretofore all trade between the United States and the west coast has been carried by way of Hamburg and Liverpool. Clementine 18 January In 1910, emigration had about regained its normal status. In the 19th century emigration to the United States began. Antilope 13 August Timoleon 22 November Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Everhard 30 December Post 23 June Arab 8 September The Hapag began business with three copper-bottomed sailing ships of together 1,600 register tons, and with a capital of 460,000 marks. So the Hapag and the German Levant Line instituted the direct connection themselves and continued it for three years. Bashan 3 November She was launched on 21 April 1886 and made her maiden voyage on 18 August 1886. Sir Isaac Newton 19 June Westphalia 31 December As passenger traffic increased, Dutch, Belgian, French, and Danish ports were used. Lucilla 3rd Quarter This collection includes records from 1904 to 1914 of handwritten cards, covering the information of approximately 8,800 passengers. But, as we have seen, the North Atlantic trade was preeminently a passenger trade. Copernicus 18 December Republic 13 June From 1832, Bremen port officials kept meticulous records on their ships' passengers. 1843 Bark Adonis 1 June Isabella 5 July Sophie 19 August Bark Inca 26 December Kepler 17 December Charlemagne 15 July Favorite 12 November Sophie 16 June Ellen Brooks 28 October Emma 7 October Brig Ulysses 14 October Bark Gauss 5 December Diana 11 November Isabella 28 August Devonshire 18 November The average number of steerage passengers brought us by the two German companies in the years 1860-1900 was as follows:[2], Average Steerage Passengers from Hamburg Compared to Bremen During Selected Years 1861-1900. Condor 9 August SS Hermann 5 October, 1883 1840 SS General Werder 1 April Bark Iris 13 June Brig Ivanhoe 31 July, 1836 Philadelphia 22 August Brig Neptune 14 October Astracan 23 December For some countries, such as Austria, the arrangement is chronological by departure date, with names grouped alphabetically by ship name for that date. Newspaper Announcements. SS Neckar 21 January Caspar 21 August Condor 9 August Favorite 12 November SS Main (1927) was a 7,624-ton passenger/cargo ship completed in January 1927 by Bremer Vulkan in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany, for Norddeutscher Lloyd. The information contained in this index is for the years 1907-1908 and 1913-1914 only. Information given in passenger lists varies but usually includes the emigrant's name, age, occupation, last residence or birthplace, and destination. Ship O. Thyen 23 June, 1855 Alfred 30 October Charles 28 August Isabella 28 August Gustav 23 October [5] 1907 Report of the United States Commissioner of Navigation, pages 146-7. 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