Josephine 8 November Ship Ocean 13 January North 14 September Before this, conditions on the ships were not good; there was inadequate food and overcrowded rooms. Add this new information to your records of each family. Henry 15 October Josephine 8 November Knickerbocker 9 September Friedrich Leo 2 August 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. General Washington 24 November, 1843 Bremen had had a packet sailing line to New York since 1826. SS Baltimore 21 March Steamer Washington 4 June From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Die Maus Genealogical Society of Bremen Germany. from 1920-1939. Devonshire 18 November Arab 8 September Washington 26 October In order to do this, the companys capital was increased from sixteen and one half to twenty-two and one half million marks; it had to be scaled down to fifteen million in 1877. Telegraph 25 April Washington 29 September General Washington 24 November, 1844 Brig Joh Dethard 15 December Diamant 17 October Ship Isabella 4 October, 1838 Ship Marianne 20 September Grace Brown 17 July Transcribed Ships Manifests Departing from Germany Ports of departure include: Altona, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Geestemunde, Hamburg, Stettin, Swinemunde (currently Swinoujscie, Poland), German Unspecified Ports Search by Year of Departure [1700s] [1800s] [1810s] [1820s] [1830s] [1840s] [1850s] [1860s] [1870s] [1880s] [1890s] [1900 - 1950s] Brig Burgermeister Smidt 26 May Elise 17 March Paoli 20 December A project with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Staatsarchiv. Apollo 7 July Bark Johanna 16 May Garonne 21 August Edwina 30 June Martha 1 September Howard 22 October Olbers 4 January Louise 13 October [1][2], 1832 - lists of passengers begin Ship Julius & Eduard Passenger List - Bremen to Baltimore 1834 . The Deutschland, which left on her first voyage to New York on October 15, 1848, was of 717 tons register and had room for 20 cabin and 200 steerage passengers. Ajax 11 September Washington 25 February Europa 8 November Ship Hermann 6 November Ship O. Thijen 8 November, 1856 Stephani 8 February Elise 8 September President 17 July Telumah 12 November Bark Inca 12 August Trenton 16 December 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. Paoli 9 August Paoli 9 August Isabella 28 August . 1874-1907 - lists destroyed every 2 years An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. For the actual lists see: www.passengerlists.de. 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 . Virginia 26 June For a comprehensive understanding of emigration and immigration records, study the article Germany Emigration and Immigration. The Lloyd, founded in 1857, never possessed a sailing vessel. [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?). Sophie 19 August Elise 17 March Paoli 9 August It contains the following: a list of immigrant vessels that arrived between the years of 1865 and 1896 arrival and departure data passenger list availability (citations included) transcribed passenger lists taken from newspaper accounts and souvenir passenger lists (alternative sources) an index of surnames listed on the passenger lists available from alternative sources. Bark Constitution 19 October Charlemagne 15 July Ship Uhland 16 June Caspar 22 September In the 19th century emigration to the United States began. Ferdinand 15 August Post 23 June Josephine 8 November Bark Inca 26 December 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. Bark Johanna 18 May, 1876 Ann 1 September Johann Georg 5 June Isabella 28 August Garonne 21 August Before that a passport was a form of recommendation. Stephani 14 October Post 23 June ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be 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. America 12 July Lucilla 3rd Quarter Emma 12 March Immigration & Steamships - Collections & Research Immigration & Steamships Tap or click on a column heading to sort by that column. Brig Ivanhoe 31 July, 1836 This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org. For further information see German Ports: Gateway to America by Raymond Wright III. Condor 9 August Eutaw 15 September Ann 1 September Since 1907 the Hapag has also shared this service. Ship Elise 19 May Ernst and Gustav 4 November Ship Ernst Moritz Arndt 13 June Brarens 18 January Timoleon 22 November The SS Bremen was built by F. Schichau of Danzig for the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line. Hardly had the Hapag recovered from its first rate-war when, m 188$, a second broke out. Mauran 11 November Paoli 20 December Autoleon 3 September Updates: 13 Janl 2021: Added 287,140 relative contact names. Stephani 12 July Bark Adonis 22 May To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Copernicus 4 August Brig Constitution 19 October Westphalia 17 February Eutaw 15 September Ship Hermine 27 August, 1857 Olbers 13 June Louisa 25 September Bark Jubilaum 6 May Martha 1 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. Stephani 12 July In 1847, the Hamburg American Parcel Joint-Stock Company (HAPAG) was founded in Hamburg, which put a number of new ships into service. Bashan 3 November Stephani 12 July 1845 Lucilla 3rd Quarter Bark Laura 25 November Stephani 30 December All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means SS Oder 30 September Bark Leocadia 23 May SS Mosel 17 March Elise 8 September 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. Constitution 23 June Albert 19 August General Washington 24 November, 1842 Ships are so equipped that certain decks may serve as cargo space for the east-bound trip and in Bremen and Hamburg be transformed into steerage quarters for the west-bound. Ellen Brooks 28 October Ship North Star 25 August 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. Emigrants could have remained in Hamburg for a while. Hamburg became the most important emigration port in Germany by 1900. Moreover, Hamburg was learning from Bremen how to and attract emigrants. Latrobe 2 August Telumah 12 November The Deutschland, the Hapags only express steamer, paid for with the proceeds of the sale to Spain of obsolete Hapag liners, at the time of the Spanish-American war. Stephani 30 December Eliza Thornton 30 October Constitution 7 April Deutsche Auswanderer-Datenbank / German Emigrants Database. The following articles will help you research your family in Germany. Luise 3 January Grace Brown 17 July Friedrich Jacob 16 June Semiramis 18 August Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Maria Francisca 10 December This page has been viewed 44,539 times (3,302 via redirect). [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. Bremen 21 November Ellen Brooks 28 October General Washington 24 November. She arrived in New York on July 4, at 7 o'clock in the morning. To receive the privilege of becoming a citizen (usually not full-status) in Hamburg required consent through the city council. Includes index cards for Jewish emigrants. Paoli 20 December When in 1910 the Hapag and Woermann decided to establish a direct connection between New York and West Africa, they announced the following program:[7] The steamship Carl Woermann will begin in December a new and direct service between this port and the west coast of Africa, under the joint auspices of the Hamburg- American and Woermann lines. General Washington 24 November, 1841 Continue with Recommended Cookies. Copernicus 18 December Steamer Ohio 31 July 1834 Brig Champion 28 July. Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. Clementine 22 June Ann 1 September Isobella 27 April Constitution 23 June The Lloyd and the Hamburg- Bremen Africa Line had formed a similar partnership. Charles 28 August Edward 24 July This was the first transatlantic sailing of a Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer. SS Arago 12 June Philadelphia 10 October Washington 29 September SS Berlin 21 October Washington 16 September This page has been viewed 16,745 times (0 via redirect). Bremen became part of the North German Confederation in 1867 and became an autonomous component state of the new-founded German Empire in 1871. Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. Bremen 21 November Alfred 30 October Keep track of your research in a research log. Mauran 11 November N W Stevens 23 October Sophie 12 October America 12 July Olbers 12 December Albert 19 August However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Sources are passenger lists. Telegraph 25 April Germany now exports largely to the United States, but her exports are primarily manufactured articles of high specific value and small bulk. German towns began keeping records of each person's residence in the 1840s. SS Baltimore 10 October Delivered to ship breakers for scrapping in April 1961. to retrieve any portion of the site. The struggle was terminated in 1886, when the Hapag and the Union companies combined their schedules. SS Berlin 2 May Caspar 22 September 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. Devonshire 18 November 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. As many as one-fifth of the passengers did not survive the crossing to America. Favorite 12 November 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. Bremen started her South America cruise on 11 February 1939, and was the first ship of this size to traverse the Panama Canal. Olbers 12 December Especially was this true for the years 1865- 66-67. 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. AlexanderFebruary Schutzverwandtschaft (17th century-1811,1837-1864), U.S. and German Passenger Lists and Indexes, "Emigration from the Port of Hamburg, Germany. 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 Josephine 8 November Ship Adler 25 June Rainbow 26 August Howard 6 September Ship Louisiana 21 October The year 1871, when the Empire was formed, saw the Hamburg lines multiply. Diana 3 June Condor 9 August Intends to provide a searchable database of all European emigrants who emigrated to North America from German ports between 1820 and 1939. SS Adolphine 18 January Post 23 June Bark Edmund 23 June Brig Telegraph 25 April Albert 17 February Semiramis 18 August Luise 22 May Edwina 30 June Friederich Jacob 9 December GGA Image ID # 1413ed7f7c. Gustav 23 October Rebecca 9 September But, as we have seen, the North Atlantic trade was preeminently a passenger trade. Stephani 14 October Clementine 28 July 1840 Stephani 3 June Cordova 24 November Brunswick 17 October, 1836 Johann Friedrich 19 June Ship Louise Marie 24 May Current database may be searched at the museum in Bremerhaven or by mail for a fee. Philadelphia 12 September Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Albert 12 August In the last two centuries Bremen and Hamburg have been the two major German port cities for shipping lines serving North and South America as well as to and from Australia and Asia. Apollo 13 August Humphrey 13 February SS Baltimore 9 August Vesper 17 September Ship Elise and Mathilde 9 June Rajah 28 October Isabella 28 August Ajax 11 September A directory of ship passenger lists & records on the Internet to help find your immigrant ancestors. Caspar 22 September Sarah Ann 6 October Cordova 24 November Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Timoleon 22 November Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Ship O. Thyen 23 June, 1855 Clementine 11 February These records are written in German. There are approximately 125,000 names in all four volumes combined. Stephanie 26 July Louisa 23 May Washington 25 February Howard 1 May Semiramis 18 August 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. Europa 23 June Details for immigrant ship arrivals at the Port of Galveston, Texas between the years 1865 and 1896. F H Adami 25 October Sir Isaac Newton 19 June Bremen 14 September Arab 8 September 1845 Stephani 14 October Ship Johanne Wilhelmine 5 November SS Leipzig 30 August Eutaw 15 September Bremen Shiplists from. Isabella 28 August Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September The information contained in this index is for the years 1907-1908 and 1913-1914 only. Edward 24 July Everhard 30 June Bark Creole 30 September Louisa 23 May Eutaw 15 September Bark Constitution 31 May This website requires a paid subscription for full access. For example, from 1841-1846, 115,000 emigrants left Europe via Bremen; however, only 11,000 emigrants departed via Hamburg. Diana 24 November to retrieve any portion of the site. Bark Freihandel 23 September Barque Pioneer 21 September, 1845 Rajah 28 October Ship Adolphine 13 January Goethe 7 July Telumah 12 November Charlotte 1 June (Nauticus, 1909, page 298.) Latrobe 2 August The ship room occupied by American goods cannot be filled for the return voyage with German goods. Early in the century Bremen had recognized the future of the emigrant trade. Lucilla 3rd Quarter Try variations of your ancestors name while searching the index or browsing through images. N W Stevens 23 October Marianne 16 October http://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2022. Luntine 23 June N W Stevens 23 October 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. Caroline 23 July Kammonham Roy 18 August Bashan 3 November SS Deutschland 14 March Luise 22 May Everhard 30 December Louise 24 October SS Rhein 13 January Cordova 24 November Jaroschewski, Tuila. Friedrich Jacob 16 June We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Caspar 22 September Brig Bremen 18 July This practice was followed until 1909, when customs officials resumed the earlier pattern of preserving the original copies of all emigration lists. A P Sharp 12 November Johann Friedrich 19 June Hamburg was the transitional stop for emigrants from the Northern German coastal countries as well as from Eastern European countries. Bark Gauss 5 December Galliot Amphitrite 17 October, 1837 All Rights Reserved. Ship Monmouth 23 December, 1854 Johann Friedrich 19 June Agnes 29 December Plato 30 October She is being built over into a pleasure cruiser, the Victoria Luise. GGA Image ID # 14141cec29. Meta 4 January Washington 26 October Westphalia 31 December 1844 Goethe 7 July Westphalia 31 December Constitution 23 June Galliott Flora 21 May Anna 10 November 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]. Barque Salem 25 November The Hapag was founded in 1847 to prevent a further concentration in Bremen of the American mail service, as well as imports from America of cotton and tobacco and exports thither of German emigrants.