Sophie 19 August Olbers 12 December Washington 29 September This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. The index was created to facilitate access to the information in the Bremen passenger lists. [5] GGA Image ID # 141409098a. Favorite 18 June It was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, who was interested in documenting German groups outside of Germany. Bremen Packet 16 October The Canary Islands will be the first port of the service. Brig President 26 August Clarissa Perkins 11 July Bark Atalanta 30 June Alfred 30 October 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. Diana 5 August Apollo 7 July In 1888 the Hamburg-Australian Steamship Company came into life. Kepler 17 December Ship Elise and Mathilde 9 June Olbers 13 June SS Nagel 22 January Diana 21 November Lucilla 3rd Quarter Brig Herschel 21 May, 1854 Herschel 15 August Bark Gutenberg 16 May Clarissa Perkins 11 July Bark Industrie 31 October Marianne 20 September Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. Sometimes they also show family groups. Olbers 4 April Ship Itzstein & Welcker 6 January Bremen 4 December Everhard 30 December Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Washington 26 October Latrobe 2 August As passenger traffic increased, Dutch, Belgian, French, and Danish ports were used. Washington 25 February SS Braunschweig 17 November Schooner Leo 25 June But Germany did send us men. Foreigners and servants were registered and those in need of passports. 1844 Henry 15 October Rainbow 26 August Charlotte 20 September Ship Hermine 17 January Johann Friedrich 19 June . Eutaw 15 September Sju Brder 22 November All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means General Veazie 5 November Diana 24 November Sophie 19 August Charlotte 20 September Elise 17 March Friedrich Jacob 16 June Albert 19 August Constitution 23 June Bark Theodor Korner 9 June Timoleon 22 November SS Nurnberg 12 March Mauran 11 November Washington 26 October Ship O. Thijen 23 June Active 23 July Elise 1 June The considerable traffic from New York to the Levant, transshipped at Hamburg, was threatened by the prospect in 1901 that a direct Russian or Italian line would be established. Goethe 7 July Diana 24 November Margaretha 1 September Grace Brown 17 July Heretofore all trade between the United States and the west coast has been carried by way of Hamburg and Liverpool. Stephani 14 October Louise 17 June Plato 30 October Lucilla 3rd Quarter Alfred 30 October Copies of lists from 1907/08 and 1913/14 had been provided for statistical evaluations in Stuttgart. Camera 13 December The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Martha 1 September Emma 7 October Mercur 24 August General Washington 24 November, 1843 Hardly had the Hapag recovered from its first rate-war when, m 188$, a second broke out. Europa 18 January F H Adami 25 October are not known to have survived for sailing ships from Germany. Friedrich Jacob 16 June Josephine 8 November The cards appear to have been in good condition when they were microfilmed in 1988. Autoleon 3 September Bark Pallas 6 July 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. In addition to clean housing, medical exams and disinfections were conducted to ensure that only healthy individuals left the port. 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. Agnes 29 December 1834 Bodo Heyne: Passengers of the FERDINAND and the WALLACE. Copyright 1996-2023 Cyndi Ingle, CyndisList.com. Charlotte 1 June Cordova 24 November Passports were both status symbol for uninterrupted travel and legal documentation for members belonging to fringe groups. Camera 13 December Astracan 23 December Copernicus 18 December Louise 24 October Rebecca 2 January Louise 10 October Sarah Ann 6 October Charlotte 30 June Clementine 18 January FamilySearch - Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914. The ships will have special provision for wild animals, whose food, supplied by the shippers, will be carried free. 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. 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. The independent-minded skipper could disobey orders again by allowing his ship, the passenger liner Bremen, the jewel of the German . Plato 30 October Ship Jason 7 December, 1853 Edward 24 July Leo 31 August In 1888 the Carr steamers were purchased; the 1886 agreement with Sloman ran on until 1907, when his steamers also were bought. Isabella 28 August Marianne 20 September It was re-established as the state of Bremen in 1947. Brig Bremen 18 July Isabella 28 August Philadelphia 10 October Stephani 30 December Elizabeth 15 January ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be For example, from 1841-1846, 115,000 emigrants left Europe via Bremen; however, only 11,000 emigrants departed via Hamburg. Caspar 22 September Antilope 13 August General Washington 24 November. Philadelphia 12 September Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Isabella 28 August Arab 8 September 1833 Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. Johannes 18 July Constitution 7 April Brig Josephine 8 November, 1846 FamilySearch. FREE. Bark Weser 26 November, 1867 Apollo 7 July Ship Andalusia 22 August Elise 8 September Europa 23 June 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. Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and used as a supply ship during the German invasion of Norway. Grace Brown 17 July which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device [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. 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. This page has been viewed 197,393 times (0 via redirect). Vesper 13 September Hualco 21 August Albert 19 August Brig Charles Ferdinand 4 August Reform 4 September Luise 3 January Semiramis 18 August Bashan 3 November A letter given to the traveler made his passage within and outside of German territories easier, depending on the influence the issuer had. Brig Weser 29 December, 1846 Josephine 8 November Eutaw 15 September Sophie 19 August Brig Telegraph 25 April Condor 9 August The Hapag, which had paid 12, 16 and 20 per cent dividends in the years 1871-73, paid no more dividends until 1878. This list was derived from National Archives records, then compared with Germans to America, and in some cases, microfilm of the passenger lists. General Veazie 5 November GGA Image ID # 1413ed7f7c. Ship North Star 25 August For example, from 1841-1846, 115,000 emigrants left Europe via Bremen; however, only 11,000 emigrants departed via Hamburg. Friederich Jacob 9 December It is primarily a freight line; passengers and mails for Australia go with the subsidized mail liners of the Lloyd. Bark Clara 17 December, 1868 "Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939". For further information see German Ports: Gateway to America by Raymond Wright III. Luntine 23 June N W Stevens 23 October Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Bark Adonis 1 June Knickerbocker 9 September Olbers 12 December You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors, Switch to a different record collection. Sarah Ann 6 October Emigrants could have remained in Hamburg for a while. Condor 9 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. Ellen Brooks 28 October Trenton 16 December Arab 8 September Bark Jubilaum 6 May Telegraph 25 April This attracted even more emigrants to the port of Hamburg. (Nauticus, 1909, page 298.) Ship Emigrant 3 September The information in these records may include the emigrants' names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birth places. Its subsidy amounts to 1,350,000 marks per year and a considerable part of its service is performed by the Hapag. Sophronia 13 September Ship Adolphine 13 January Diana 24 November Caspar 29 June Condor 9 August [2] Fitger: Die wirtschaftliche und technische Entwicklung der Seeschiffahrt, 1903, page 19. The SS Bremen was built by F. Schichau of Danzig for the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line. Humphrey 25 July Such documents were restricted to time and space. to retrieve any portion of the site. There are approximately 125,000 names in all four volumes combined. Lists of emigrants are often published. Diana 21 November Apollo 13 August Diana 24 November 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. Antilope 13 August In the early days of the Hapag there was little return freight to America to exchange for the bulk products we sent Germany. Hualco 21 August Ship Olbers 8 November Stephani 14 October In 1987 and 1990 those lists were given back to the Bremen Chamber of Commerce. She was capable of carrying 1,240 passengers: 150 in first class, 90 in second class, and up to a thousand in . Everhard 25 May Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. Olbers 8 December 1845 In 1898 a freight line was established to China and the Far East and the Hamburg Kingsin Line (1871) of the same destination was purchased. They can list the emigrant's birthplace, residence, assets, and indebtedness. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. A project with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Staatsarchiv. Bremen 14 September Bark Gauss 5 December Ship Sirius 23 September The struggle was terminated in 1886, when the Hapag and the Union companies combined their schedules. For a comprehensive understanding of emigration and immigration records, study the article Germany Emigration and Immigration. Edward 24 July Between 1830 and 1914, more than four million people left Europe via Hamburg. Post 23 June Henry 15 October Southern and western Germans tended to emigrate through the ports of Bremen or Le Havre. Ship Leontine 31 August Isabella 5 July Louise 12 October Rebecca 9 September Bark Constitution 19 October Bremen Packet 11 December Stephanie 26 July There were enacted in Bremen severe regulations against ill-housing, underfeeding, swindling or otherwise maltreating emigrants, matters to which Hamborg was too long indifferent. Elizabeth Bruce 12 November SS Baltimore 14 December Grace Brown 17 July F H Adami 25 October Pauline 7 October Alwina 11 January Bremen became part of the North German Confederation in 1867 and became an autonomous component state of the new-founded German Empire in 1871. Only a few Germans emigrated from other European ports. Paoli 9 August N W Stevens 23 October Eliza Thornton 30 October Bark Atlantic 10 June, 1866 General Veazie 8 November Stephanie 26 July Sophie 12 October 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. Diamant 17 October Louise 12 October Significant numbers of German emigrants can be found on every continent and in many countries around the world. Paoli 9 August Mauran 11 November Copernicus 4 August At the close of the Franco-Prussian war, French chauvinists had insulted German emigrants in Havre and permanently diverted to Hamburg and Bremen the stream that had flowed to the French port. The ships will call at a hundred or more places on the west coast. SS Main 8 March Sources are passenger lists. Sophronia 13 September SS Rhein 13 January 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. SS Leipzig 30 August The Lloyd, founded in 1857, never possessed a sailing vessel. Brig Bremen 18 July Diana 3 June Stephani 14 October 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. Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Luise 22 May coasting vessels from North Germany,4 and even from Norway5 for transshipment to America. Louise 24 October SS Donau 8 January In 1895 the German emigration dropped to 82,000 and has never since reached 50,000. Ship D.H. Watjen 25 November, 1862 Everhard 25 May Humphrey 13 February Johannes 7 June Delivered to ship breakers for scrapping in April 1961. 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]