Trenton 16 December Olbers 13 June Condor 9 August Europa 18 January Assuming an average fare of $86.00 per steerage passenger, the income of either company for the year from this service alone was five and one fourth million dollars. Helpful websites for 19th Century German Emigration. Bark Johanna 18 May, 1876 ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be General Washington 24 November, 1844 These are index cards, arranged alphabetically by place of last residence and then by surname, of German emigrants, based upon the Bremen Passenger Lists. After a years fighting, the German East African Line, which had suffered heavily during the year, entered the community. Thus all German lines to Africa are united. United States 12 November Ship Marianne 20 September Philadelphia 22 August Apollo 7 July Washington 29 September Semiramis 18 August Olbers 12 December Apollo 7 July Ship Rebecca 4 November Mercur 24 August Josephine 8 November 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. Vesper 13 September Washington 25 February In the ports controlled by the Hanse city of Bremen, ship . F H Adami 25 October Philadelphia 12 July Garonne 21 August Sju Brder 22 November The freight business of the Hapag began to dwarf its passenger business even on the New York line. Philadelphia 4 January The initial letters of the official name spell the word Hapag and it is as Hapag that the line is popularly known. In 1856 the companys first steamer, the Borussia, was put into service, though the struggle for supremacy between sailing and steam vessels was by no means decided. Louise 21 May Ship President Smidt 28 August Howard 6 September Given the loss of Bremen departure lists, researches in search of embarkees from that port must fall back on arrival lists. German towns began keeping records of each person's residence in the 1840s. [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?). Sir Isaac Newton 19 June She was capable of carrying 1,240 passengers: 150 in first class, 90 in second class, and up to a thousand in . The ships will call at a hundred or more places on the west coast. Brig Ulysses 14 October Bark Edward 5 September 1842 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. Isabella 28 August Ship Asia 3 November The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Bremen_Emigration_and_Immigration&oldid=5187141. Howard 22 October An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Bremen 4 December Pauline 7 October Ship Phoenix 19 May Louise 17 June SS General Werder 1 April Unfortunately, the original lists for 1909 and beyond were destroyed in an Allied bombing raid on October 6, 1944. Philadelphia 4 January Alfred 30 October SS Berlin 2 May This policy gave Bremen on the entire continent a reputation that still endures and is worth to her thousands of emigrants yearly. Newspaper Announcements. Hardly had the Hapag recovered from its first rate-war when, m 188$, a second broke out. Kammonham Roy 18 August Bark Franziska 6 December, 1850 Washington 26 October Marianne 20 September ISTG Vol 19 - Bremen Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Bremen List of Passengers arrived from Foreign Ports, In the Port of Galveston, during the Second Quarter (10 May), 1871 (John Hellmers, Master) This page has been viewed 197,393 times (0 via redirect). SS Neckar 14 April, 1888 Elizabeth Bruce 12 November Caroline 23 July For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections. Josephine 8 November Vesper 17 September Diana 24 November Friedrich Leo 2 August Sarah Ann 6 October F H Adami 25 October For more information, see Germany Probate Records. Stephani 12 July Business for the Hapag was excellent in the decade 1860-70. Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten (Bremen Ship Passengers 1904-1914). Schutzverwandtschaft (17th century-1811,1837-1864), U.S. and German Passenger Lists and Indexes, "Emigration from the Port of Hamburg, Germany. SS Ohio 26 July Isabella 28 August Camera 13 December Diamant 17 October Add this new information to your records of each family. Ann 1 September Kepler 17 December Martha 1 September Inez 2 December Constitution 15 November Condor 9 August Isabella 28 August Isobella 27 April In 1888 the Carr steamers were purchased; the 1886 agreement with Sloman ran on until 1907, when his steamers also were bought. 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. This attracted even more emigrants to the port of Hamburg. 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. Friedrich Leo 2 August SS Nurnberg 12 March Post 23 June Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Copernicus 18 December Henry 15 October Copernicus 18 December A directory of ship passenger lists & records on the Internet to help find your immigrant ancestors. A P Sharp 12 November SS Leipzig 17 July Since 1907 the Hapag has also shared this service. General Veazie 8 November Elizabeth 15 January Europa 23 June Ship Adler 25 June Many emigrants from Germany, Austria and Central Europe headed for the German port of Hamburg. Tap or click on a vessel to view images. Moreover, Hamburg was learning from Bremen how to and attract emigrants. Howard 6 September Westphalia 31 December Philadelphia 22 August [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. FamilySearch - Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914. Republic 13 June 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. Rainbow 26 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. Clementine 11 February Bark Jupiter 7 September Condor 9 August Luise 22 May 1832 Brig Forest 13 February. Washington 29 September For a comprehensive understanding of emigration and immigration records, study the article Germany Emigration and Immigration. Eutaw 15 September Ajax 11 September Immigration & Steamships - Collections & Research Immigration & Steamships Tap or click on a column heading to sort by that column. 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. Goethe 7 July SS Braunschweig 17 November Brig Josephine 8 November, 1846 Timoleon 22 November The records of departures from these ports are called passenger lists. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. SS Nagel 22 January Republic 13 June Rajah 28 October 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]. Antilope 13 August Margaretha 1 September Knickerbocker 9 September 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 . 1843 Philadelphia 10 October Barque Salem 25 November Bark Freihandel 1 June Chilo 20 August Marianne 20 July In 1895 the German emigration dropped to 82,000 and has never since reached 50,000. See Germany Newspapers for more information. Reform 4 September After ten years of service, she had almost 190 transatlantic voyages completed. Contact Us. Timoleon 22 November Ship Hermine 17 January Europa 18 January From the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven. General Veazie 5 November F H Adami 25 October Pauline 7 October Bark Industrie 31 October To receive the privilege of becoming a citizen (usually not full-status) in Hamburg required consent through the city council. This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org. Isabella 28 August Semiramis 18 August Marianne 20 September Johannes 7 June Lucilla 3rd Quarter The panic of 1873 set in and held up further advances. Hamburg was the transitional stop for emigrants from the Northern German coastal countries as well as from Eastern European countries. Eutaw 15 September Very little money will be used. How wise this reservation was, is apparent when we observe what trend emigration to America had already taken in 1900 and to what enormous proportions emigration from East Europe had grown in the banner year 1906-07. 1845 Bark Adonis 1 June Westphalia 31 December Leo 31 August All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means The information is reliable; however, as this index has been derived from the actual passenger lists, errors may have occurred during the indexing process. Jaroschewski, Tuila. Caspar 29 June Copyright 1996-2023 Cyndi Ingle, CyndisList.com. Howard 1 May Bark Coriolan 30 August This collection includes records from 1904 to 1914 of handwritten cards, covering the information of approximately 8,800 passengers. Everhard 30 December 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 8 March Try variations of your ancestors name while searching the index or browsing through images. Bark Atalanta 30 June GGA Image ID # 1413c7c12c. Friedrich Leo 2 August Humphrey 10 July Washington 26 October Astracan 23 December SS Ohio 29 December, 1874 Westphalia 31 December 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. Diana 3 June Ship Aequator 5 September Bremen Packet 11 December Martha 1 September Garonne 21 August Stephanie 26 July Knickerbocker 9 September Post 23 June Alfred 30 October The average number of steerage passengers brought us by the two German companies in the years 1860-1900 was as follows:[2], Average Steerage Passengers from Hamburg Compared to Bremen During Selected Years 1861-1900. Bremen had had a packet sailing line to New York since 1826. 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. SS Ohio 21 July Timoleon 22 November Brig Bremen 18 July 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. Howard 1 May N W Stevens 23 October anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Emma 7 October Louise 24 October The Hapag and Woermann are now financially interested in the line. Telegraph 25 April Rajah 28 October Bremen, Germany. Philadelphia 22 August Elise 8 September Devonshire 18 November Latrobe 2 August Lucilla 3 August Philadelphia 4 January N W Stevens 23 October When the allies occupied Germany at the end of WWII, the Institute was closed and later re-opened as the Institut fr Austlandsbeziehungen. America 17 August The rates offered by the competing companies had drawn freight away from the sailers, and the Hapag did not let it return. This page has been viewed 44,539 times (3,302 via redirect). With the exception of 2,953 passenger lists for the year 1920-1939 all other lists were lost in World War II. The Hapags three sailing vessels of 1848 maintained a monthly service with New York, averaging forty-one days on the ocean west-bound, twenty-nine days east-bound. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Paoli 20 December Charlotte 1 June Diana 24 November Ship Hermann 6 November Ship Virginia 7 November 631 D St Lincoln, NE 68502 (402) 474-3363. These records, created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, were subsequently transferred to the Bundesarchiv. Philadelphia 10 October Until 1850, Bremen was a more popular port than Hamburg. Hualco 21 August Mary Phillips 9 September Ship Olbers 21 January Previous to this, barracks were constructed to house the emigrants but the conditions were deplorable and disease spread quickly. Antilope 13 August Stephani 30 December Johannes 7 November Sarah Ann 6 October Luntine 23 June Pioneer 2 September The contest ended in 1875, when the Hapag unwillingly purchased the Adler steamers. Heretofore all trade between the United States and the west coast has been carried by way of Hamburg and Liverpool. Louise 10 October Johann Friedrich 19 June Trenton 16 December Many Scandinavians also sailed to America through the British port. Louisa 23 May Favorite 12 November Bachus 12 September The improved conditions of the ships also improved the port's reputation. Henry 15 October SS Adolphine 18 January Charles 28 August Ellen Brooks 28 October Ship Elise 19 May Bremen 14 September Republic 13 June Sir Isaac Newton 30 October SS Hermann 5 October, 1883 Louisa 23 May Arab 8 September Garonne 21 August Sophie 19 August Conditions improved for emigrants in 1870 with the commission of new steamships. Luise 22 May 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. Ajax 11 September The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. Westphalia 17 February Constitution 7 April Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 5 May 2010. Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. [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. Barque Pioneer 21 September, 1845 Bremen 9 August Diana 3 June Post 23 June Camera 13 December Diana 3 June In the meantime other lines had not been idle. Clementine 11 February She was sold to Italy in 1896 and was renamed Seravalle, being scrapped in that year. Sir Isaac Newton 19 June Diana 24 November 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. 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. Diana 21 November Republic 13 June Marianne 20 July Agnes 29 December Lucilla 3rd Quarter SS Elbe 9 July Active 23 July But, as we have seen, the North Atlantic trade was preeminently a passenger trade. General Veazie 8 November [2] Fitger: Die wirtschaftliche und technische Entwicklung der Seeschiffahrt, 1903, page 19. Stern 9 July The ships will have special provision for wild animals, whose food, supplied by the shippers, will be carried free. Dethard 2 January Bachus 12 September 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. President 17 July Louise 13 October B. Bohlen 11 June Bark Jubilaum 6 May Louise 24 October Brarens 18 January General Veazie 8 November Clean and hygienic accommodations were built in 1900, called Auswandererhallen, to house the increasing emigrants. Everhard 25 May From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Die Maus Genealogical Society of Bremen Germany. Diamant 17 October In 1872 were established the Kosmos Line, around Cape Horn to Chili and Peru, and the Kingsin Line, a freight service from Hamburg to the Far East through the Suez Canal, which had been opened three years before. General Washington 24 November, 1845 Elise 17 March 1833 Stephani 14 October Republic 13 June Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. Eutaw 15 September Louise 13 October 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.