1833 Phoenix 10 September Ship Aurora 19 September Bremen Packet 16 October Brunswick 17 October. Friedrich Leo 2 August 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. SS Maer 27 January Copyright 1996-2023 Cyndi Ingle, CyndisList.com. Bremen started her South America cruise on 11 February 1939, and was the first ship of this size to traverse the Panama Canal. Steamer Ohio 31 July [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 30 October 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. SS Arago 12 June Eutaw 15 September Showing 1 to 8 of 320 records Clear All Filters Vessel Year built Line Builder & location Any description of the development or present status of Hamburg lines must center in the Hamburg-American Line. Isabella 28 August Europa 23 June Many records consist of applications and accompanying documents that were collected by district offices. To receive the privilege of becoming a citizen (usually not full-status) in Hamburg required consent through the city council. Sarah Ann 6 October Brig Luna 14 November, 1834 Albert 19 August Louise 13 October Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. Louise 21 May arriving on 27 May 1887 with 485 passengers from Germany, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Hungary, Austria, England, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, France, Poland, Belgium and Brazil. Sophie 19 August 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. For further information see German Ports: Gateway to America by Raymond Wright III. 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Reform 4 September The port of Bremen, Germany was a major point of embarkation for emigrations during the 19th and 20th centuries. General Veazie 5 November Grace Brown 17 July Henry 15 October Louise 10 October 1834 Brig Champion 28 July. Stephani 14 October Bark Johanna 18 May, 1876 Olbers 12 December An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. 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. Rainbow 26 August Brig Reform 29 November, 1851 Caspar 29 June Elizabeth Bruce 12 November For example, from 1841-1846, 115,000 emigrants left Europe via Bremen; however, only 11,000 emigrants departed via Hamburg. Lucilla 3rd Quarter 1845 Philadelphia 10 October Constitution 15 November Goethe 7 July Friedrich Jacob 16 June Antilope 13 August In the following year, the Hapag made the Kosmos Line let the Hapag share its extremely profitable service to West America under an agreement whereby either company supplies a certain proportion of the total number of steamers dispatched per year. Friedrich Leo 2 August The Hamburg-American Line was established in 1847; its official name is the Hamburg- Amerikanische Paketfahrt Aktien-Gesellschaft. N W Stevens 23 October Lucilla 3rd Quarter Johann Friedrich 19 June SS Leipzig 4 August 1844 Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September Sophronia 13 September Emigration via Hamburg dropped to 78,808 in 1908; in Bremen it dropped to 74,626. However, about 3000 lists survived for the period from 1920-1939. Brarens 18 January Namenskartei aus den Bremer Schiffslisten (Bremen Ship Passengers 1904-1914) Article by John Movius with David Dreyer. Everhard 30 December 1832-1849 Friedrich Spengemann: The voyages of the ISABELLA, PAULINE, META and UHLAND. Early in the century Bremen had recognized the future of the emigrant trade. Mads Weil 1 October SS Bremen (1928) - Wikipedia The Norddeutscher Lloyd - Passenger lists and Emigrant ships from The German companies were hard hit when the American panic of 1907 set in and ruined their emigration business for 1908. Brunswick 17 October, 1836 Gustav 25 May This is a list of ships which sailed from Bremen, Germany to New York City in 1866. 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. Rajah 28 October SS New York 15 March 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. Isabella 28 August Bark Inca 26 December Goethe 25 July Bremen 14 September 1874-1907 - lists destroyed every 2 years Bremen 14 September As passenger traffic increased, Dutch, Belgian, French, and Danish ports were used. The fact that emigrants can be counted on as return freight has had a great influence on the inducements that the German companies could offer in freight rates from the United States to the continent. Everhard 30 December Elizabeth Bruce 12 November The index was created to facilitate access to the information in the Bremen passenger lists. SS Leipzig 30 August Philadelphia 12 September By 1867 the last of the sailers was sold. Josephine 8 November Bark Josephine 10 November Olbers 12 December [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. Bark Laura 22 April Camera 13 December Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Friedrich Jacob 16 June In addition to clean housing, medical exams and disinfections were conducted to ensure that only healthy individuals left the port. Neptune 14 July Olbers 13 June These saved lists had been stowed away in a salt mine at Bernburg an der Saale in 1942 together with other archives for the purpose of protection, and were transferred into the custody of Moscow Archives at the end of WWII. Bark E. Beaulien 6 January This collection includes records from 1904 to 1914 of handwritten cards, covering the information of approximately 8,800 passengers. The records are found in the State Archive Hamburg. Bashan 3 November Albert 17 February Stephani 12 July Charlemagne 15 July These have been transcribed and put online here. Latrobe 2 August 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. 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. Marianne 20 September Hualco 21 August United States 12 November Albert 12 August Brig Apollo 13 August Brig Ulysses 14 October Luise 22 May Ferdinand 11 June Friederich Jacob 9 December This may require viewing multiple records or images. Elise 8 September are not known to have survived for sailing ships from Germany. Only a few Germans emigrated from other European ports. Paoli 20 December Amelia 4 August Includes index cards for Jewish emigrants. Grace Brown 17 July Aboard a Packet | National Museum of American History SS Hermann 5 October, 1883 Diana 24 November Louise 21 May N W Stevens 23 October Bark Neptune 6 November Philadelphia 12 July The "Ordinance Concerning the Emigration Traveling on Domestic or Foreign Ships" of 1832 in Bremen was the first state law to protect emigrants. Philadelphia 10 October Now it circumnavigates Africa, alternating between the east and the west circuit, and has a branch across from the east coast to Bombay. 1833 Brarens 18 January Elise 6 December Passports became important in Germany during the 19th century as a control measure. Washington 25 February 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. Cordova 24 November Emma 7 October When the allies occupied Germany at the end of WWII, the Institute was closed and later re-opened as the Institut fr Austlandsbeziehungen. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors, Switch to a different record collection. In the early days of the Hapag there was little return freight to America to exchange for the bulk products we sent Germany. Sophronia 13 September SS Berlin 11 April, 1882 Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation. Louise 10 October Ann 1 September [2] Fitger: Die wirtschaftliche und technische Entwicklung der Seeschiffahrt, 1903, page 19. Elizabeth Hall of Dighton 1 September Sir Isaac Newton 30 October Kammonham Roy 18 August Before this, conditions on the ships were not good; there was inadequate food and overcrowded rooms. The ship room occupied by American goods cannot be filled for the return voyage with German goods. 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. ISTG Vol 19 - Bremen - Immigrant Ships Eliza Thornton 30 October Continue with Recommended Cookies. SS Leipzig 24 February It was re-established as the state of Bremen in 1947. Galliot Amphitrite 17 October, 1837 Mauran 11 November Moreover, Hamburg was learning from Bremen how to and attract emigrants. Elise 1 January Olbers 12 December Humphrey 10 July I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? German Departures - 1840s German Departures 1840s Elise Louise Friedericke Alexander Humphrey Anna Olbers Charlotte Gustav Europe Elise F H Adami Johann Georg Ferdinand Sophie Copernicus Louis Stern Charlotte Ernst and Gustav Everhard Pilot Neptune President President Johannes Active Alexander Humphrey Clementine Edward Virginia Lucilla Passports were both status symbol for uninterrupted travel and legal documentation for members belonging to fringe groups. Goethe 25 July Ship Jason 7 December, 1853 Agnes 29 December Stephani 30 December Everhard 25 May N W Stevens 23 October Luise 22 May Astracan 23 December A letter given to the traveler made his passage within and outside of German territories easier, depending on the influence the issuer had. Friedrich Jacob 14 June Eliza Thornton 30 October Bark Jubilaum 6 May These records are discussed further in Germany Population Records. Records of German Emigrants in Their Destination Nations, One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the, Online German Emigration Records, Lists and Indexes, Emigrants to and from Germany from the 18th to the 20th century, Deutsche Auswanderer-Datenbank (German Emigrants Database), Transcribed Ships Manifests Departing from Germany, Register of German military men who remained in Canada after the American Revolution, Le Havre - some passengers found in the crew lists 1750-1775, Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934, New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, Bremen, Germany, Passenger Lists Index, 1907-1939, United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records, UK, Selected Records Relating to Kindertransport (USHMM), Palestine, Illegal Immigration from German-Occupied Europe, 1938-1945 (USHMM), Index of Jewish Displaced Person and Refugee Cards, 1943-1959, Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971, Auswandererkartei mit Familienangehrigen, 1750-1943, Auswandererkartei der Deutschen nach Ungarn und Ruland, 1750-1805 (Emigration index of Germans in, Kartei der Auswanderer nach Ungarn, 1750-1945 (Index of emigrants to, Auswanderungsakten, 1806-1920, Stuttgart (Wrttemberg), Registres des migrs, 1817-1866, (Alsace emigration index), Auswandererkartei von Rulanddeutschen nach China und Nordamerika: 1870-1945, Auswandererkartei der Rulanddeutschen, 1929-1930, Kartei von Deutschen Experten im Ausland, 1935-1945, Auswanderung aus Sdwestdeutschland, (Emigrants of, Ancestor Search, Palatine German Ship Passenger Lists to PA, Swiss and German Mennonite immigrants from the Palatinate, 1704-1717, Palatine Children Apprenticed by Gov. Garonne 21 August F H Adami 5 June Favorite 12 November ISTG Vol 19 - SS Bremen - Immigrant Ships Sir Isaac Newton 19 June Martha 1 September Constitution 15 November Marianne 20 September This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. Bark Coriolan 30 August Alwina 11 January Includes marital status, occupation, ship name, place of last residence, and destination. 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. 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. The records of departures from these ports are called passenger lists. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Philadelphia 12 July Brig Bremen 18 July These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. Alfred 30 October Reform 4 September 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] German towns began keeping records of each person's residence in the 1840s. Stephani 12 July 121-24. United States 12 November Copernicus 18 December Bark Constitution 19 October Many emigrants from Germany, Austria and Central Europe headed for the German port of Hamburg. Especially was this true for the years 1865- 66-67. Bachus 12 September Johannes 7 November Sophie 19 August Contact Us. Profit and loss are distributed according to the tonnage of steamers which each company supplies. Inquiries and/or questions to the Bremen Passenger Lists will be replied to by members of DIE MAUS at kwesling(at)gmx.de.[3].