Isabella 5 July Church Records (Annotations). Stern 9 July SS Saale - Wikipedia Rajah 28 October 1833 Emma 7 October Where family registers were kept, the departure was sometimes noted there. 1845 Such documents were restricted to time and space. Albert 17 February Luise 22 May Howard 22 October Philadelphia 10 October Copernicus 18 December Current database may be searched at the museum in Bremerhaven or by mail for a fee. Active 23 July General Veazie 8 November Bark Laura 25 November Ship Adolphine 13 January Ship Adler 25 June Bremen Packet 28 May Ellen Brooks 28 October Copyright 1996-2023 Cyndi Ingle, CyndisList.com. Antilope 13 August Ship Elise 8 September The American Civil War was over and commerce was renewed with the Union, which needed supplies to repair the devastation that had been wrought. Westphalia 31 December Bark Eduard 13 August Ship President Smidt 28 August SS Neckar 14 April, 1888 Paoli 20 December To attract immigrants, the HAPAG set up shipping companies throughout Germany and neighboring countries to entice immigrants to come through the port of Hamburg. The fact that emigrants can be counted on as return freight has had a great influence on the inducements that the German companies could offer in freight rates from the United States to the continent. Diana 24 November Constitution 7 April SS Ohio 29 December, 1874 Bremen Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch SS Hermann 5 October, 1883 Bark Union 6 October Timoleon 22 November Edwin J. Clapp, The Port of Hamburg, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1912, p. 82-91. Luntine 23 June Bark Auguste 4 October Keep track of your research in a research log. Howard 22 October Bark Theodor Korner 9 June Ship North Star 25 August Constitution 23 June Louise 17 May Olbers 13 June 1945 - records of 1907-1945 destroyed in bombing raid, Between 1875 to 1908, the staff of the "Nachweisungsbureau", who lacked office space, decided to destroy all passenger lists older than 3 years. In 1575 a great number of people from the Netherlands immigrated to Hamburg and brought much prosperity to the city. Bark Weser 26 November, 1867 The Hapag began business with three copper-bottomed sailing ships of together 1,600 register tons, and with a capital of 460,000 marks. SS Oder 28 January Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939 Most of the Bremen, Germany passenger departure records were destroyed. Profit and loss are distributed according to the tonnage of steamers which each company supplies. Overseas Passenger Fares and Emigration from Germany 395 . The Hamburg-American Line was established in 1847; its official name is the Hamburg- Amerikanische Paketfahrt Aktien-Gesellschaft. Friedrich Jacob 16 June Friederich Jacob 9 December Sju Brder 22 November Everhard 30 December Clarissa Perkins 11 July Brarens 18 January SS Berlin 10 February Information given in passenger lists varies but usually includes the emigrant's name, age, occupation, last residence or birthplace, and destination. [5] GGA Image ID # 141409098a. Ship Aurora 19 September Devonshire 18 November Ship Marianne 20 September In 1851 the Bremen Chamber of Commerce established the "Nachweisungsbureau fr Auswanderer" (Information Office for Emigrants), to which the ship captains had to deliver their lists. Latrobe 2 August This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. She was capable of carrying 1,240 passengers: 150 in first class, 90 in second class, and up to a thousand in . Galliott Flora 21 May Meta 4 January Deutsches Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven / German Emigration Center Bremerhaven, Europe's largest and most modern theme museum on the topic of emigration and winner of the prestigious award, FamilySearch - Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914
Grace Brown 17 July Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. 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. Sju Brder 22 November Olbers 4 January Ship O. Thyen 23 June, 1855 Figures of the Landing Agent of the United States Immigration Service, published in New York papers, January 11, 1911.). Foreign trade grew -- Hamburgs hinterland demanded increased grain, meat and other foodstuffs, fertilizers and fodder and the raw materials of industry; it exported more and more potash, sugar and manufactured goods as Germany became established in the markets of the world. 1832-1849 Friedrich Spengemann: The voyages of the ISABELLA, PAULINE, META and UHLAND. Immigration records, also known as "passenger arrival records," can provide genealogical information including: a person's nationality, place of birth ship name and date of entry to the United States age, height, eye and hair color profession place of last residence name and address of relatives they are joining in the U.S. Arab 8 September Eutaw 15 September . The improved conditions of the ships also improved the port's reputation. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Albert 12 August Sarah Ann 6 October United States 12 November Their nearest rival was the Cunard Line, which in 1906 landed in New York from its British and its Mediterranean services 107,790 steerage passengers.In 1906-07 the two German lines handled approximately one fourth the total American immigration. 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Olbers 12 December Albert 19 August Ship Sirius 23 September Luise 22 May The New Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo was designed by Patty MacFarlane. Herschel 15 August Ship Isabella 4 October, 1838 Louise Friedericke27 January Diana 24 November Bark Freihandel 1 June Passports became important in Germany during the 19th century as a control measure. The Hapag and Woermann are now financially interested in the line. Johann Friedrich 19 June Goethe 7 July The Hapag instituted a service to the West Indies; in the same year the Hamburg South American Steamship Company was founded to ply between Hamburg, Brazil and the la Plata. Lucilla 3rd Quarter Philadelphia 4 January Charles 28 August In I854 the German emigration by way of Havre exceeded that from Bremen by twenty thousand; while Bremen was ahead of Hamburg by twenty-five thousand, and Hamburg in turn led Antwerp by a like number.6 The com- Bremen Packet 16 October Margaretha 1 September Louisa 23 May Louise 21 May Emigration via Hamburg dropped to 78,808 in 1908; in Bremen it dropped to 74,626. President 17 July Louise 13 October anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. F H Adami 5 June Marianne 20 September GGA Image ID # 1413ed7f7c. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Between 1830 and 1914, more than four million people left Europe via Hamburg. As passenger traffic increased, Dutch, Belgian, French, and Danish ports were used. Margaretha 1 September Apollo 7 July Friederich Jacob 9 December Online Ship Passenger Lists and Records - German Roots Constitution 15 November [4] Report of the Commissioner of Immigration in the 1907 Report of the Department of Commerce and Labor. For more information, see Germany Probate Records. Antilope 13 August Most emigrants left Germany during the following periods: The earliest German emigrants went down the Rhine River and left Europe from Rotterdam in the Netherlands. 1833 Westphalia 17 February Stephani 3 June To receive the privilege of becoming a citizen (usually not full-status) in Hamburg required consent through the city council. Ship Olbers 21 January Clementine 18 January Rajah 28 October Many emigrants from Germany, Austria and Central Europe headed for the German port of Hamburg. Apollo 13 August Sarah Ann 6 October which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device Marianne 16 October Elizabeth Bruce 12 November You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors, Switch to a different record collection. I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? Clementine 11 February Ship Aequator 5 September Washington 16 September Copies of lists from 1907/08 and 1913/14 had been provided for statistical evaluations in Stuttgart. FamilySearch Wiki - Germany Emigration and Immigration, German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1847-1854, German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1855-1862, With Places of Origin, German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1863-1867, German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1863-1867, With Places of Origin, German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1868-1871, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Bremen, Germany. Latrobe 2 August Apollo 7 July Bark Industrie 30 November The rules and regulations of the "Nachweisungsbureau" considerably improved the quality of both the stay at Bremen prior to the sailing plus the seaworthiness of the ships. Hamburg became a port of emigration because of its competition with Bremen as a seaport for trade. Philadelphia 12 September However, they only included those immigrants where the place of origin was given (most passenger lists in this time frame do not have this information), so they are only partially useful. United States 12 November Barque Pioneer 21 September, 1845 The following articles will help you research your family in Germany. Eutaw 15 September This page has been viewed 197,393 times (0 via redirect). Content: Passenger lists. People had to swear alliegiance, pay a yearly fee, and report all suspicious actvities. Bremen Packet 28 May SS Leipzig 24 February Elizabeth Bruce 12 November North 14 September The index was created to facilitate access to the information in the Bremen passenger lists. Stephani 12 July German towns began keeping records of each person's residence in the 1840s. Friedrich Jacob 16 June Germany now exports largely to the United States, but her exports are primarily manufactured articles of high specific value and small bulk. Vesper 13 September From the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven. Eliza Thornton 30 October Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914, Germany, Bremen Name Card Index to Passenger List, Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Germany,_Bremen_Passenger_Departure_Lists_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records&oldid=4946610, FamilySearch Historical Records Published Collections, Bremen (Germany) FamilySearch Historical Records, FamilySearch Historical Records Image Visibility Notice. SS Leipzig 17 July Pioneer 2 September Luise 3 January What motive may influence the Hapag in a move of this sort is indicated by the rise and fall of the line from New York to the Levant (through to Constantinople and Odessa), maintained by the Hapag and the German Levant Line in common, 1901-04. These records, created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, were subsequently transferred to the Bundesarchiv. Washington 26 October Louise 21 May SS Mosel 17 March Immigration & Steamships - Collections & Research Immigration & Steamships Tap or click on a column heading to sort by that column. Charlotte 20 September Borgstede 22 May Luise 22 May Bark Pallas 6 July SS Donau 29 April, 1879 Pilot 6 July Alfred 30 October Paoli 9 August ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be Charlemagne 15 July Edwina 30 June from 1920-1939. SS Baltimore 14 August, 1870 The ship logo, which is still used in part, was . Diamant 17 October Hardly had the Hapag recovered from its first rate-war when, m 188$, a second broke out. General Veazie 5 November Ship Elise and Mathilde 9 June Timoleon 22 November Bark Gauss 5 December As many as one-fifth of the passengers did not survive the crossing to America. Antilope 13 August Among other things it required the ship owners to maintain passenger lists. Pauline 7 October 1840 Only a few Germans emigrated from other European ports. Kammonham Roy 18 August Olbers 4 January Rainbow 26 August ISTG - Bremen Departures - Immigrant Ships Ship Ocean 13 January Elise 8 September Apollo 7 July Luntine 23 June Pioneer 21 September Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists - FamilySearch Favorite 12 November Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. They can list the emigrant's birthplace, residence, assets, and indebtedness. Rainbow 26 August Emma 7 October The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Hamburg_Emigration/Immigration&oldid=5187154. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. Eliza Thornton 30 October Isabella 28 August Alfred 30 October Brig Luna 14 November, 1834 Ship Virginia 7 November Eutaw 15 September Not only is it the largest steamship company in any country, but it comprises half the ocean shipping of Hamburg, affords a far larger proportion of her connections with oversea and is actively interested in all the other larger lines excepting the German Australian Steamship Company. The information is reliable; however, as this index has been derived from the actual passenger lists, errors may have occurred during the indexing process. Sarah Ann 6 October 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 Diana 11 November SS Baltimore 30 January Ship Olbers 8 November Manage Settings Favorite 12 November Diana 5 August Kepler 17 December Luntine 23 June The ship logo, which is still used in part, was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate. SS Main - Wikipedia Johann Friedrich 19 June Semiramis 18 August This collection includes records from 1904 to 1914 of handwritten cards, covering the information of approximately 8,800 passengers. Ferdinand 11 June Howard 1 May Knickerbocker 9 September Stephani 14 October Citizens were required to tell the police or the Einwohnermeldeamt [resident registration office] when they moved. In addition to clean housing, medical exams and disinfections were conducted to ensure that only healthy individuals left the port. Helpful websites for 19th Century German Emigration. Bashan 3 November In 1888 the Hamburg-Australian Steamship Company came into life. Philadelphia 4 January Diana 5 August Ann 1 September Howard 6 September Garonne 21 August Isabella 5 July Apollo 7 July Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September SS General Werder 1 April (Nauticus, 1909, page 298.) General Veazie 5 November Olbers 13 June Caspar 22 September General Veazie 8 November Bark Ella 26 November, 1852 Martha 1 September Louise 10 October Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Bark Geestemunde 9 June Josephine 8 November Rebecca 9 September Stephani 14 October In 1907 they landed in New York from their German and Italian services the following number of emigrants: Emigrants Landed in New York by the German Steamship Companies. If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page, please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc., with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the . Bremen 21 November SS Oder 30 September The German companies were hard hit when the American panic of 1907 set in and ruined their emigration business for 1908. Bark Meridian 16 September Brig Herschel 21 May, 1854 Alwina 11 January SS Trave 17 December Charlemagne 15 July The Kosmos also has a line from Genoa to West America and in the course of its career has bought up the rival Hamburg Pacific Steamship Company. Friedrich Jacob 16 June SS Braunschweig 17 November Timoleon 22 November . Marianne 20 September Elise 8 September Schutzverwandtschaft (17th century-1811,1837-1864), U.S. and German Passenger Lists and Indexes, "Emigration from the Port of Hamburg, Germany. 1832 Brig Forest 13 February. Ship Johanne Wilhelmine 5 November Includes "Ship Lists of Passengers Leaving France for Louisiana" (1718-1724) originally published in the Louisiana Historical Society Quarterly Website: New Orleans Passenger Arrival Lists 1813 Condor 9 August Telumah 12 November This page has been viewed 44,539 times (3,302 via redirect). http://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2022. Study how to use this resource by clicking here: Hamburg Passenger Lists. Steamer Washington 4 June Westphalia 17 February Martha 1 September Telumah 12 November Ship Phoenix 19 May coasting vessels from North Germany,4 and even from Norway5 for transshipment to America. See the list of sources at the bottom of the page. FamilySearch - Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914. SS Leipzig 30 August Brig Anna Louisa 31 July Caspar 21 August Caspar 22 September Mandatory passports were required only in times of crises, when there were epidemics and political or military conflicts. Trenton 16 December Olbers 8 December Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Bremen, Germany ISTG - Bremen Departures From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Die Maus Genealogical Society of Bremen Germany. Louise 10 October From now on the Hapag had a clear field. Clementine 22 June Condor 9 August Mauran 11 November Brig Apollo 13 August DEUTSCHLAND. A project with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Staatsarchiv. Isabella 28 August We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Devonshire 18 November Philadelphia 10 October Goethe 7 July 1844 Ship Hermann 6 November Bark Constitution 19 October Howard 1 May Brig Ulysses 14 October 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. Edward 24 July This may require viewing multiple records or images. Agnes 29 December SS Nurnberg 12 March Significant numbers of German emigrants can be found on every continent and in many countries around the world. Isabella 28 August Barque Sophie 12 November Ferdinand 15 August Apollo 7 July Sophronia 13 September Ajax 11 September Isobella 27 April Then, in 1874, the authorities (the "Nachweisungsbureau"), citing a lack of space, destroyed all Bremen passenger records except for those of the current year and the two previous years. Rebecca 2 January Foreigners and servants were registered and those in need of passports. Louise 17 June Arab 8 September 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). The panic of 1873 set in and held up further advances. Bark Adonis 1 June The cards appear to have been in good condition when they were microfilmed in 1988. It was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, who was interested in documenting German groups outside of Germany. For help reading these records see: The following information may be found in these records: It is helpful to know at least one of the following: Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. A letter given to the traveler made his passage within and outside of German territories easier, depending on the influence the issuer had. Pioneer 21 September However, about 3000 lists survived for the period from 1920-1939. Bark Neptune 15 December, 1849 The Canary Islands will be the first port of the service. Johannes 7 June Washington 25 February Ferdinand 15 August Eutaw 15 September Constitution 23 June Bark Creole 30 September The Hapag was left with a fleet out of all proportion to its needs, into which it could not grow for years to come. Bark Neptune 6 November 1844 U.S. and German Passenger Lists and Indexes. Louise 17 June Eliza Thornton 30 October There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: These links lead to listings of emigration records for several provinces/states of the German Empire: This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Edward 28 July Edwina 30 June Howard 1 May In Germany, Bremen had a good reputation as a port of departure because its laws forced shipowners to provide a basic minimum of space and food. Clarissa Perkins 11 July Ernst and Gustav 4 November Marianne 20 September Knickerbocker 9 September Clementine 11 February Louise 21 May All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Martha 1 September 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. 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