Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. These have been transcribed and put online here. Diana 11 November Gustav 23 October Bark Coriolan 26 June Margaretha 1 September Europa 8 November Ship Johannes 3 November Diamant 17 October 1849/1850 Karl W. Klber: Bremen and Hamburg emigration lists. Johann Friedrich 19 June Washington 29 September SS Donau 8 January SS Knig Wilhelm 5 September Mercur 24 August Apollo 7 July Condor 9 August 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. Book: New World Immigrants a Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature by Michael Tepper (Editor); GPC 1988. This list was derived from National Archives records, then compared with Germans to America, and in some cases, microfilm of the passenger lists. Bremen 4 December Garonne 21 August Constitution 7 April In 1847, the Hamburg American Parcel Joint-Stock Company (HAPAG) was founded in Hamburg, which put a number of new ships into service. A letter given to the traveler made his passage within and outside of German territories easier, depending on the influence the issuer had. Bremen 14 September Brig Herschel 21 May, 1854 Republic 13 June Caroline 23 July Ship Ernst Moritz Arndt 13 June Johannes 18 July Arab 8 September Goethe 7 July Pioneer 21 September General Washington 24 November, 1842 Alexander 25 July Latrobe 2 August Ship Leontine 31 August Mauran 11 November Philadelphia 4 January Philadelphia 11 May North 14 September In addition to clean housing, medical exams and disinfections were conducted to ensure that only healthy individuals left the port. Sju Brder 22 November Saale was a German passenger ship owned by the North German Lloyd company of Bremen, and was built by the Fairfield shipbuilding company in Glasgow in 1886. Hualco 21 August Margaretha 1 September Post 23 June Edwina 30 June Elise 8 September Louise 21 May SS Rhein 7 April Caspar 29 June Copernicus 4 August The New Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo was designed by Patty MacFarlane. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections. Charles 28 August SS Braunschweig 17 November Agnes 29 December 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. The panic of 1873 set in and held up further advances. 1832-1849 Friedrich Spengemann: The voyages of the ISABELLA, PAULINE, META and UHLAND. Stephani 3 June As many as one-fifth of the passengers did not survive the crossing to America. Keep track of your research in a research log. Bark Gauss 5 December An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Steamer New York 13 May Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. Bremen (Wikipedia) Sometimes they also show family groups. SS Main 8 March Ferdinand 11 June An agreement of July 1999 between the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Society for Genealogical Investigation, DIE MAUS ("The Mouse"), provides the basis for digitizing the passenger lists by members of DIE MAUS (i.e. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. SS Berlin 10 February Bremen 9 August This may require viewing multiple records or images. 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. Eutaw 15 September America 12 July Ship Phoenix 19 May 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. In 1888 the Carr steamers were purchased; the 1886 agreement with Sloman ran on until 1907, when his steamers also were bought. Friedrich Jacob 16 June Includes marital status, occupation, ship name, place of last residence, and destination. Herschel 15 August Favorite 12 November Bark Mississippi 10 June [1] It is a convenient abbreviation to employ, just as the Lloyd is a convenient abbreviation for the great Bremen company, the North German Lloyd. Rajah 28 October Ship Asia 3 November Howard 22 October Philadelphia 10 October Business for the Hapag was excellent in the decade 1860-70. Bremen Packet 28 May The index was created to facilitate access to the information in the Bremen passenger lists. Dozens of German colonies were established and grew until World War I. The ship room occupied by American goods cannot be filled for the return voyage with German goods. Isabella 28 August Louisa 23 May Profit and loss are distributed according to the tonnage of steamers which each company supplies. Bremen, along with Hamburg and Luebeck, was of of the three major trans-shipping centers from northern Germany. Brig Neptune 14 October Garonne 21 August Ship Louise Marie 24 May Ship Ernestine 4 June Iris 24 December Brarens 18 January Constitution 23 June Johann Friedrich 19 June Diana 3 June For the actual lists see: www.passengerlists.de. Caspar 22 September Bark Ceder 20 May Europa 23 June Foreigners and servants were registered and those in need of passports. General Veazie 8 November General Washington 24 November, 1844 Luntine 23 June Stephani 14 October Grace Brown 17 July Westphalia 17 February Louisa 23 May Updates: 13 Janl 2021: Added 287,140 relative contact names. This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. Lucilla 3rd Quarter AlexanderFebruary to retrieve any portion of the site. SS Baltimore 21 March F H Adami 25 October Diana 11 November From the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven. To attract immigrants, the HAPAG set up shipping companies throughout Germany and neighboring countries to entice immigrants to come through the port of Hamburg. United States 12 November Any description of the development or present status of Hamburg lines must center in the Hamburg-American Line. Ann 1 September Pioneer 21 September Dethard 2 January Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Mary Phillips 9 September Bremen had had a packet sailing line to New York since 1826. Emma 7 October Ship Elise and Mathilde 9 June Albert 17 February Post 23 June SS Leipzig 24 February Ellen Brooks 28 October Since then the Hapag has been the prime mover in many of the combinations that go to make up the complicated system of agreements, pools, defensive and offensive alliances, and fusions that prevail in ocean shipping today. General Veazie 5 November Diana 5 August Everhard 30 December Condor 9 August Stephani 14 October SS Nurnberg 12 March Humphrey 10 July Philadelphia 10 October Brarens 18 January These records are discussed further in Germany Population Records. Marianne 16 October Freight could not be profitably transported by steamers until the introduction of the compound engine, which greatly reduced the quantity of fuel to be carried; before this time so much of the carrying capacity of the ship had to be devoted to coal-bunkers that freight had to pay rates which could not compare with those offered by the sailing vessels.[6]. A directory of ship passenger lists & records on the Internet to help find your immigrant ancestors. Many records consist of applications and accompanying documents that were collected by district offices. Friederich Jacob 9 December Mary Phillips 9 September Bark Union 6 October SS Rhein 13 January Bremen Shiplists from. From 1850 to 1891, 41 percent of German and east European emigrants left via the port of Bremen (Germany), 30 percent via Hamburg (Germany), 16 percent via Le Havre (France), 8 percent via Antwerp (Belgium), and 5 percent via several ports in the Netherlands. Rajah 28 October Mauran 11 November Lucilla 3rd Quarter . Caspar 22 September Bremen 4 December It was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, who was interested in documenting German groups outside of Germany. F H Adami 25 October Unfortunately, the original lists for 1909 and beyond were destroyed in an Allied bombing raid on October 6, 1944. Ship Olbers 8 November From 1832, Bremen port officials kept meticulous records on their ships' passengers. Antilope 13 August Bremen 9 August Stephani 8 February A P Sharp 12 November Bashan 3 November Eutaw 15 September The port of Bremen, Germany was a major point of embarkation for emigrations during the 19th and 20th centuries. 1834 Bodo Heyne: Passengers of the FERDINAND and the WALLACE. 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 Bremen 14 September Bark Atlantic 10 June, 1866 Between 1830 and 1914, more than four million people left Europe via Hamburg. There are approximately 125,000 names in all four volumes combined. Johannes 7 June SS Berlin 2 May Bark Charlotte 17 December, 1848 Bremen 12 August Ernst and Gustav 4 November Pioneer 21 September In 1935, Bremen became a regular city at the de facto abolition of statehood of all component German states within the Third Reich. Europa 18 January Johannes 7 November Sir Isaac Newton 19 June The freight business of the Hapag began to dwarf its passenger business even on the New York line. Anna 10 November A P Sharp 12 November Isabella 28 August Elise 8 September 1844 During the 19th century mass immigration to the west was occurring. Luntine 23 June Grace Brown 17 July Elizabeth 15 January Louis 25 June This practice was followed until 1909, when customs officials resumed the earlier pattern of preserving the original copies of all emigration lists. Howard 1 May Paoli 9 August Astracan 23 December Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Bark Eduard 13 August The records of departures from these ports are called passenger lists. Barque Diana 12 June, 1862 Republic 13 June Constitution 15 November Telumah 12 November Paoli 20 December Isabella 28 August Stephani 12 July Brig Stern 7 September SS Donau 29 April, 1879 Hualco 21 August Friedrich Jacob 14 June 1833 Sarah Ann 6 October With the exception of 2,953 passenger lists for the year 1920-1939 all other lists were lost in World War II. Vesper 13 September Amelia 4 August Diamant 17 October Washington 29 September Diamant 17 October It was a war that lasted three years. From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Die Maus Genealogical Society of Bremen Germany. Luntine 23 June Humphrey 25 July This policy gave Bremen on the entire continent a reputation that still endures and is worth to her thousands of emigrants yearly. Sophie 19 August Bark E.J. Philadelphia 10 October Camera 13 December Isabella 28 August 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. Marianne 20 September Charlemagne 15 July Constitution 7 April [1] In view of the luxury that prevails on the companys New York boats and the prices which passengers must pay for it, it is suggested that the initial letters mean, Haben alle Passagiere auch Geld? (Are all passengers well supplied with money?). Mauran 11 November Ship Aurora 19 September SS Baltimore 9 August Henry 15 October Washington 25 February 1842 United States 12 November Lucilla 3rd Quarter Humphrey 13 February To receive the privilege of becoming a citizen (usually not full-status) in Hamburg required consent through the city council. 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. 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. SS Donau 31 March We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. In the three years 1866- 66-67 the Hapag distributed 20, 20 and 16 per cent in dividends, respectively. Emma 12 March It is primarily a freight line; passengers and mails for Australia go with the subsidized mail liners of the Lloyd. SS Baltimore 18 July Diana 5 August "Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939". Paoli 9 August Isabella 5 July Luntine 23 June Bark Inca 26 December Bark Stella 15 October, 1869 See Germany Newspapers for more information. The German companies were hard hit when the American panic of 1907 set in and ruined their emigration business for 1908. Louise 17 May Elise 17 March Louise 9 September SS Ohio 1 November Germans had to apply for permission to emigrate from most areas. are not known to have survived for sailing ships from Germany. The information in these records may include the emigrants' names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birth places. Sarah Ann 6 October To improve Hamburg's reputation as an emigration port, the Senate passed laws to protect emigrants and guaranteed sufficient food, space, and medical care on the journey. Ship Andalusia 22 August Friedrich Leo 2 August We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Olbers 12 December Southern and western Germans tended to emigrate through the ports of Bremen or Le Havre. Ellen Brooks 28 October Devonshire 18 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. Inez 2 December Olbers 13 June Bachus 12 September This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 13:54. [6] In 1866 Adolph Wagner wrote an article on Ocean Transportation in Rentschs Handwrterbuch der Volkswirtschaftslehre. N W Stevens 23 October Rainbow 26 August SS Hermann 5 October, 1883 In the mid-1800s, most British immigrants to the United States departed from Liverpool, England. Stern 25 June Pauline 9 October Gustav 23 October The following articles will help you research your family in Germany. Isabella 28 August Marianne 20 July Stephani 30 December Brig Reform 29 November, 1851 Try variations of your ancestors name while searching the index or browsing through images. Caroline 23 July Apollo 7 July 1874 - lists 1832-1872 burned Pauline 7 October President 17 July 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. DEUTSCHLAND. Bremen, Germany Ships Crew Lists (Bremer Musterungslisten der Schiffe), Bremen, Germany Sailors Registry (Bremer Seeleuteregister), Bremen, German Desertions of Sailors, 1855-1874 (Seemansamt Bremen, Deserteurlisten, 1855-1874, Germany, Bremen, Select Passenger Departure Lists (Deutschland, Bremen, ausgewhlte Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten), Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists (Deutschland, Bremen, Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten), The Hamburg Passenger Departure Lists 1850-1934. Post 23 June Copernicus 18 December Ann 1 September From now on the Hapag had a clear field. The "Ordinance Concerning the Emigration Traveling on Domestic or Foreign Ships" of 1832 in Bremen was the first state law to protect emigrants. Stephanie 26 July The records also name the ship and the date of departure. Bark Neptune 6 November Goethe 25 July Friedrich Leo 2 August B. Bohlen 11 June Sarah Ann 6 October General Veazie 5 November This page has been viewed 16,745 times (0 via redirect). Ship Sirius 23 September Stephani 3 June SS Main 17 August Diana 21 November Brarens 18 January Meta 4 January Caspar 22 September Bark Pallas 6 July Friedrich Jacob 16 June This was the first transatlantic sailing of a Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer. Clementine 11 February Ship Johanne Wilhelmine 5 November 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. Isobella 27 April A P Sharp 12 November Ann 1 September Bremen Packet 16 October The Hapag and Woermann are now financially interested in the line. Louise 10 October Johann Georg 5 June Deutsche Auswanderer-Datenbank / German Emigrants Database. Martha 1 September Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. Bachus 12 September Church Records (Annotations). Contact Us. I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? America 17 August The ships will call at a hundred or more places on the west coast. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be But Germany did send us men. Brig Bremen 18 July Manage Settings Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September The rates offered by the competing companies had drawn freight away from the sailers, and the Hapag did not let it return. Bremen, Germany. Eutaw 15 September Margaretha 1 September Friedrich Leo 2 August Elise 8 September 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. Especially was this true for the years 1865- 66-67. Edward 24 July Who Should Emigrate to Canada and USA (1883), Emigration of Women from Great Britain in 1888, In The Paths of Immigration to America - 1902, Emigration from Rotterdam, Netherlands (1903), Considering The Causes of Emigration (1904), Italy's Attitude Toward Her Emigrants - 1905, The Human Side of Immigration - Italian Emigration to America (1906), Emigrants leaving Europe via Rotterdam (1908), Emigration from the German Ports of Hamburg and Bremen (1911), Medical & Mental Inspection of Immigrants. Germany now exports largely to the United States, but her exports are primarily manufactured articles of high specific value and small bulk. A P Sharp 12 November Louisa 23 May Henry 15 October SS Leipzig 4 August Mary Phillips 9 September This attracted even more emigrants to the port of Hamburg. Bark Industrie 31 October These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. Constitution 15 November 1844 Add this new information to your records of each family. Semiramis 18 August Brarens 18 January Hamburg clippers like the Donau have made the trip from New York to Cuxhaven in 18 days, while good steamers do not get under 13 1/2 to 14 days and ordinary sailing vessels take 5 or 6 weeks. Wagner thought that the steamers would eventually have the transportation of persons and package freight, while the sailing vessels retained bulk freight. Philadelphia 22 August U.S. and German Passenger Lists and Indexes. Intelligenz Blatt #8, pp. Cordova 24 November Stephani 8 February SS Baltimore 14 December reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Favorite 12 November Diana 24 November Content: Passenger lists. Henry 15 October The independent-minded skipper could disobey orders again by allowing his ship, the passenger liner Bremen, the jewel of the German . Philadelphia 22 August Favorite 12 November Stephani 14 October Friedrich Jacob 16 June SS Nagel 22 January anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Isabella 28 August . Louise 24 October Arab 8 September Brig Antoinette 13 June Bark Josephine 10 November Josephine 8 November Ajax 11 September