In the three years 1866- 66-67 the Hapag distributed 20, 20 and 16 per cent in dividends, respectively. Grace Brown 17 July Cordova 24 November Rajah 28 October Copernicus 18 December Stephani 30 December Diana 24 November Bark Geestemunde 9 June The Hapag, which had paid 12, 16 and 20 per cent dividends in the years 1871-73, paid no more dividends until 1878. This collection includes records from 1904 to 1914 of handwritten cards, covering the information of approximately 8,800 passengers. This page has been viewed 44,539 times (3,302 via redirect). SS Elbe 9 July Only a few Germans emigrated from other European ports. Bremen Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch Meta 4 January Intelligenz Blatt #8, pp. Mandatory passports were required only in times of crises, when there were epidemics and political or military conflicts. Antilope 13 August Brig Bremen 18 July Favorite 12 November 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] Gustav 25 May Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. The improved conditions of the ships also improved the port's reputation. Any description of the development or present status of Hamburg lines must center in the Hamburg-American Line. The Lloyd and the Hamburg- Bremen Africa Line had formed a similar partnership. Louise 10 October Isabella 28 August Luise 3 June Rainbow 26 August General Veazie 8 November In 1904, when conditions had changed and there was no longer fear of Russian or Italian competition, the line was withdrawn; New York goods for the Levant were again brought to Hamburg and transshipped there to the steamers of the German Levant Line.[8]. Elise 8 September Mercur 24 August Margaretha 1 September In 1987 and 1990 those lists were given back to the Bremen Chamber of Commerce. United States 12 November The contest ended in 1875, when the Hapag unwillingly purchased the Adler steamers. SS Saale - Wikipedia Ship Elise and Mathilde 9 June All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Josephine 8 November Elise 17 March Favorite 18 June Herschel 15 August Sophie 16 June Study how to use this resource by clicking here: Hamburg Passenger Lists. Edwin J. Clapp, The Port of Hamburg, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1912, p. 82-91. Luntine 23 June Apollo 7 July Humphrey 13 February 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. Brig Burgermeister Smidt 26 May The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Bremen_Emigration_and_Immigration&oldid=5187141. Garonne 21 August Cordova 24 November Bark Eduard 13 August Diamant 17 October Leo 31 August anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Johannes 7 November [2] Fitger: Die wirtschaftliche und technische Entwicklung der Seeschiffahrt, 1903, page 19. Brig Telegraph 25 April The SS Bremen was built by F. Schichau of Danzig for the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line. Louisa 23 May Meta 4 January Telegraph 25 April Diana 24 November Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. Timoleon 22 November Louise 10 October Bark Mississippi 10 June Kepler 17 December Brig Herschel 21 May, 1854 SS Baltimore 20 March Elise 8 September Friedrich Jacob 16 June General Washington 24 November, 1845 The cards appear to have been in good condition when they were microfilmed in 1988. Herschel 15 August Bremen Shiplists from. Herschel 15 August Louise 24 October For further information see German Ports: Gateway to America by Raymond Wright III. She was capable of carrying 1,240 passengers: 150 in first class, 90 in second class, and up to a thousand in . Trenton 16 December With the exception of 2,953 passenger lists for the year 1920-1939 all other lists were lost in World War II. Louise 21 May Sophie 19 August The S.S. Bremen: Last Voyage of a Luxury Liner Diana 5 August Edwina 30 June Alfred 30 October Neptune 23 November When the allies occupied Germany at the end of WWII, the Institute was closed and later re-opened as the Institut fr Austlandsbeziehungen. Stern 25 June Antilope 13 August While still cramped, hygiene was much better than the old sailing ships. Louisa 25 September German towns began keeping records of each person's residence in the 1840s. Pioneer 21 September 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. Caroline 23 July Howard 1 May 1843 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. Constitution 7 April Emigrant letters could be examined but any sample of fares that could be obtained would be small and of unclear accuracy. to retrieve any portion of the site. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. Garonne 21 August Bark Ella 26 November, 1852 Josephine 8 November Louise Friedericke27 January We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Devonshire 18 November Lucilla 3rd Quarter SS Berlin 11 April, 1882 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. ISTG Vol 19 - Bremen - Immigrant Ships Tap or click on a vessel to view images. Bremen Ship Passengers 1904-1914 | FEEFHS To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. to retrieve any portion of the site. Marianne 20 September Barque Eberhard 8 November Friedrich Jacob 16 June Apollo 13 August Sophronia 13 September This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 13:54. For some countries, such as Austria, the arrangement is chronological by departure date, with names grouped alphabetically by ship name for that date. Westphalia 31 December Bremen Passenger Lists - Public-Juling Diana 3 June SS Rhein 7 April Louise 24 October Alfred 30 October Emma 12 March Elise 1 January Bark Adonis 22 May 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 Isabella 5 July Camera 13 December Ann 1 September Very little money will be used. Elise 8 September Isobella 27 April Telumah 12 November Luise 22 May Brarens 18 January 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. Emigration from the German Ports of Hamburg and Bremen - Gjenvick Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in Germany. Bremen 14 September Passenger Lists By Ship - American Historical Society of Germans from [1][2], 1832 - lists of passengers begin SS Leipzig 24 February In 1888 the Carr steamers were purchased; the 1886 agreement with Sloman ran on until 1907, when his steamers also were bought. Bremen Packet 11 December The Hapag was left with a fleet out of all proportion to its needs, into which it could not grow for years to come. United States 12 November Emma 7 October Philadelphia 11 May Philadelphia 11 May A project with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Staatsarchiv. 1842 Diana 11 November Bark Auguste 4 October Stern 9 July Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939 Most of the Bremen, Germany passenger departure records were destroyed. America 17 August SS Leipzig 4 August Europa 8 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 Passports became important in Germany during the 19th century as a control measure. Isabella 5 July SS Oder 28 January The independent-minded skipper could disobey orders again by allowing his ship, the passenger liner Bremen, the jewel of the German . Charlemagne 15 July Stephanie 26 July SS Main - Wikipedia Kammonham Roy 18 August Bashan 3 November Hamburg became a port of emigration because of its competition with Bremen as a seaport for trade. Rainbow 26 August Brarens 18 January Stephani 3 June [4] Report of the Commissioner of Immigration in the 1907 Report of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Charlotte 20 September GGA Image ID # 1413ad196f, German emigration to the United States, in those years since 1870 when it exceeded 100,000, was as follows:[3], German Emigration to the United States, 1870-1892. F H Adami 5 June ISTG - Germany Departures - Immigrant Ships America 12 July Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. Hamburg became the most important emigration port in Germany by 1900. Sophie 19 August There were enacted in Bremen severe regulations against ill-housing, underfeeding, swindling or otherwise maltreating emigrants, matters to which Hamborg was too long indifferent. SS Berlin 2 May In addition to clean housing, medical exams and disinfections were conducted to ensure that only healthy individuals left the port. Continue with Recommended Cookies. 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. Post 23 June Diamant 17 October Cordova 24 November The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. 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 . Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September Humphrey 25 July Bremen had had a packet sailing line to New York since 1826. SS Strassburg 5 October. In 1895 the German emigration dropped to 82,000 and has never since reached 50,000. These records are discussed further in Germany Population Records. Philadelphia 22 August Stern 9 July Diana 24 November Republic 13 June ISTG - Bremen Departures - Immigrant Ships http://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2022. For the actual lists see: www.passengerlists.de. Brig Reform 29 November, 1851 SS Neckar 21 January Pioneer 21 September 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. SS Main 6 October, 1878 Inez 2 December After ten years of service, she had almost 190 transatlantic voyages completed. Iris 24 December Constitution 23 June Westphalia 17 February SS Adolphine 18 January Philadelphia 4 January Caspar 22 September After WWII some of these lists and a card index were archived at the "Bundesarchiv Koblenz" as Bremen Shiplists. Mauran 11 November Bark E. Beaulien 6 January Margaretha 1 September Bachus 12 September Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Wills or testaments of relatives who stayed in Germany occasionally mention their relatives in foreign lands. 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. But, as we have seen, the North Atlantic trade was preeminently a passenger trade. Overseas Passenger Fares and Emigration from Germany in the Mid - JSTOR Europa 8 November [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. Martha 1 September SS Baltimore 14 August, 1870 Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Bremen, Germany ISTG - Bremen Departures From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Die Maus Genealogical Society of Bremen Germany. This list was derived from National Archives records, then compared with Germans to America, and in some cases, microfilm of the passenger lists. Margaretha 1 September Friedrich Jacob 16 June Reform 4 September Gustav 23 October Sju Brder 22 November Edwina 30 June Brig President 26 August Europa 18 January Luise 22 May SS Trave 17 December This relation* was formerly 3:1 or 4:1 in sailing ships. Louisa 23 May Edward 28 July Steamer Washington 4 June (Nauticus, 1909, page 298.) Rajah 28 October Leontine 28 June Telumah 12 November America 12 July Louise 21 May Louisa 23 May Southern and western Germans tended to emigrate through the ports of Bremen or Le Havre. Eutaw 15 September Mercur 24 August This compiled list can help you identify possible relations that can be further verified by researching, When you have located your ancestors record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. This page has been viewed 37,687 times (3,809 via redirect). Charlotte 1 June Grace Brown 17 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. Brig Joh Dethard 15 December Ann 1 September ISTG - Bremen Departures - Immigrant Ships Louise 10 October 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. Louise 21 May SS Ohio 29 December, 1874 Deutschland, Bremen, Namenskartei aus den Bremen Schiffslisten, Use the age to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records, Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby. Church Records (Annotations). Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. Friedrich Leo 2 August Bachus 12 September Ajax 11 September Aboard a Packet | National Museum of American History 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. Hamburg Emigration/Immigration FamilySearch I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. Vesper 13 September General Veazie 5 November Globe 17 September The ship room occupied by American goods cannot be filled for the return voyage with German goods. Bark Stella 15 October, 1869 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. The Hapag and Woermann are now financially interested in the line. Philadelphia 21 September Luise 3 January Olbers 13 June Admiral Branning 1 November Intends to provide a searchable database of all European emigrants who emigrated to North America from German ports between 1820 and 1939. She was sold to Italy in 1896 and was renamed Seravalle, being scrapped in that year. Probate Records of Relatives Who Stayed. Caspar 22 September Europe 29 May Bremen 4 December Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Henry 15 October Ship Andalusia 22 August Kepler 17 December Dorothea Louise 11 August Charles 28 August Bark Gauss 5 December Washington 29 September The Lloyd, founded in 1857, never possessed a sailing vessel. Herschel 15 August Brig Bremen 18 July Albert 17 February Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten (Bremen Ship Passengers 1904-1914) Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. Bark Clara 17 May Europa 23 June Alfred 30 October Favorite 18 June These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Philadelphia 10 October Europa 23 June Eutaw 15 September Caroline 23 July SS Baltimore 21 March 1832-1849 Friedrich Spengemann: The voyages of the ISABELLA, PAULINE, META and UHLAND. Albert 19 August Pioneer 2 September Johannes 18 July Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Ship Monmouth 23 December, 1854 Elise 8 September Republic 13 June Diana 5 August 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. Diana 11 November These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. N W Stevens 23 October However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Paoli 9 August Neptune 14 July [4], Emigration to the United States from Europe for Selected Years Between 1870 and 1907. Constitution 15 November Especially was this true for the years 1865- 66-67. During the 19th century mass immigration to the west was occurring. 1841 Louise 17 May Diana 24 November Bark Iris 13 June Amelia 4 August Apollo 13 August The information contained in this index is for the years 1907-1908 and 1913-1914 only. 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. Martha 1 September Eliza Thornton 30 October Sju Brder 22 November People had to swear alliegiance, pay a yearly fee, and report all suspicious actvities. There was a Meldepflicht (obligation to register) in force since 1833 (mainly for non-Hamburgers), but it was not mandatory until 1892. Westphalia 31 December Ship Phoenix 19 May Ernst and Gustav 4 November Philadelphia 22 August Paoli 20 December Brig Apollo 13 August Stephani 12 July Goethe 7 July General Veazie 8 November Diana 11 November Amelia 4 August SS Baltimore 18 July Friederich Jacob 9 December Elizabeth 15 January Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964 - Ancestry.com Bremen, Germany. 1844 Brig Stern 7 September Republic 13 June Charlotte 1 June Louis 25 June Howard 22 October Washington 26 October The year 1871, when the Empire was formed, saw the Hamburg lines multiply. 1907/1908 and 1913/1914. Constitution 15 November Barque Pioneer 21 September, 1845 General Washington 24 November, 1843 Sophronia 13 September 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. Vesper 17 September Margaretha 1 September As passenger traffic increased, Dutch, Belgian, French, and Danish ports were used. See Germany Church Records for more information. Diamant 17 October One of the great losses in genealogical history is the nearly complete destruction of the Bremen passenger records. SS Neckar 14 April, 1888 Bark Coriolan 26 June Emma 7 October Sophronia 13 September The panic of 1873 set in and held up further advances. Sarah Ann 6 October Diana 5 August It is primarily a freight line; passengers and mails for Australia go with the subsidized mail liners of the Lloyd. 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. Stephani 3 June Alfred 30 October Sources are passenger lists. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Given the loss of Bremen departure lists, researches in search of embarkees from that port must fall back on arrival lists. Latrobe 2 August Clementine 11 February Virginia 26 June Isabella 28 August Constitution 7 April Martha 1 September Between 1830 and 1914, more than four million people left Europe via Hamburg. Bremen 14 September Olbers 13 June Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Many Russian Germans moved to the United States, Canada, or South America beginning in 1874. Book: New World Immigrants a Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature by Michael Tepper (Editor); GPC 1988. Sarah Ann 6 October Cordova 24 November Pauline 9 October Brunswick 17 October, 1836 Stephani 3 June Elise 19 July SS Nagel 22 January Lists of emigrants are often published. Sarah Ann 6 October Johannes 7 June Jaroschewski, Tuila. "Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939". Arab 8 September These records are written in German. The ships will call at a hundred or more places on the west coast. Dozens of German colonies were established and grew until World War I. Apollo 7 July Luntine 23 June This website requires a paid subscription for full access. So the Hapag and the German Levant Line instituted the direct connection themselves and continued it for three years. Reform 4 September All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Favorite 12 November Condor 9 August SS Berlin 10 February Bark Industrie 30 November Chilo 20 August Washington 26 October Mercur 24 August Olbers 13 June General Veazie 5 November N W Stevens 23 October This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. Clarissa Perkins 11 July Moreover, twice as many passengers departed from Bremen as from Germany's second busiest port for emigration, Hamburg. Mary Phillips 9 September She started her maiden voyage on 5 June 1897, traveling from Bremen to New York with a stopover at Southampton.In addition to the transatlantic run she also sailed from Bremen to Australia via the Suez Canal.. On 30 June 1900, she was badly damaged in a dockside fire at the NDL pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Constitution 7 April 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. Sophie 19 August Bark Gutenberg 16 May Agnes 29 December Lucilla 3rd Quarter Ship Jason 7 December, 1853 Rajah 28 October Bark Constitution 31 May Hualco 21 August Post 23 June It was a war that lasted three years. Trenton 16 December Bremen Packet 28 May Timoleon 22 November Marianne 16 October The records are found in the State Archive Hamburg. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. 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. 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. Elise 6 December This second rate-war gave the Hapag its present brilliant manager, Albert Ballin, who was taken over from the Carr line; and it taught the company the raine of timely compromise in ocean warfare.