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'''HAMBURG''' | '''HAMBURG''' | ||
Passenger Lists, 1850 - 1934. | Passenger Lists, 1850 - 1934. | ||
A. The direct Passenger Lists | A. The direct Passenger Lists | ||
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'''BREMEN''' | '''BREMEN''' | ||
A. Bremen began keeping passenger lists in 1832, but most lists have been destroyed. Currently, 2953 passenger lists dating from 1920 to 1939 are kept in the Archive of the Bremen City chamber of Commerce. They are fully indexed at http://www.schiffslisten.de/ | A. Bremen began keeping passenger lists in 1832, but most lists have been destroyed. Currently, 2953 passenger lists dating from 1920 to 1939 are kept in the Archive of the Bremen City chamber of Commerce. They are fully indexed at http://www.schiffslisten.de/ | ||
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'''ANTWERP, BELGIUM''' | '''ANTWERP, BELGIUM''' | ||
For Antwerp the Library is currently filming emigration records and hotel registers that include Germans, especially from the Rhineland and the Southwestern part of Germany, and give towns of origin. These records are cataloged under “Belgium, Antwerpen, Antwerpen- Emigration-Immigration”. The “Vreemdelingendossiers” begin in 1840. There are indexes. The first film number of the set is 2234256. | For Antwerp the Library is currently filming emigration records and hotel registers that include Germans, especially from the Rhineland and the Southwestern part of Germany, and give towns of origin. These records are cataloged under “Belgium, Antwerpen, Antwerpen- Emigration-Immigration”. The “Vreemdelingendossiers” begin in 1840. There are indexes. The first film number of the set is 2234256. | ||
'''LE HAVRE, FRANCE''' | '''LE HAVRE, FRANCE''' | ||
The only actual ships’ lists known to exist are crew lists, which are of very limited usefulness. | The only actual ships’ lists known to exist are crew lists, which are of very limited usefulness. | ||
Records of some Le Havre ship departures may be found at the | Records of some Le Havre ship departures may be found at the | ||
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Of note is a set of films called “Registres des émigrés, 1817 1866, an alphabetical card index which lists individuals who traveled through France on their way to their new residence abroad. (FHL film #s 1125002 through 1125007). Some cards are very hard to read. Some, but not all, of the material in these films is contained in | Of note is a set of films called “Registres des émigrés, 1817 1866, an alphabetical card index which lists individuals who traveled through France on their way to their new residence abroad. (FHL film #s 1125002 through 1125007). Some cards are very hard to read. Some, but not all, of the material in these films is contained in | ||
Schrader-Muggenthaler, Cornelia The Alsace Emigration Book (Int. Ref. 944.38 W2s), 2 vols. | Schrader-Muggenthaler, Cornelia The Alsace Emigration Book (Int. Ref. 944.38 W2s), 2 vols. | ||
'''EMDEN''' | '''EMDEN''' | ||
Relatively few emigrants are known to have left through Emden. Wilhelm Weitz, "Beiträge zur Auswanderung aus Ostfriesland im 19. Jahrhundert," Friesisches Jahrbuch, 32 (1958), 110-135: Antje Brons, Emden to New York, 1855 and 1857; Johannes, Emden to Charleston, 1857. | Relatively few emigrants are known to have left through Emden. Wilhelm Weitz, "Beiträge zur Auswanderung aus Ostfriesland im 19. Jahrhundert," Friesisches Jahrbuch, 32 (1958), 110-135: Antje Brons, Emden to New York, 1855 and 1857; Johannes, Emden to Charleston, 1857. | ||
'''HARBURG''' | '''HARBURG''' | ||
Hans-Georg Mercker, Alphabetisches Register der von und über Harburg ausgewanderten Personen von 1841 bis 1884 (typescript 1964), in the library of the Genealogische Gesellschaft, Sitz Hamburg, lists emigrants (including returning emigrants) from and through Harburg, 1841 and 1851-1854. | Hans-Georg Mercker, Alphabetisches Register der von und über Harburg ausgewanderten Personen von 1841 bis 1884 (typescript 1964), in the library of the Genealogische Gesellschaft, Sitz Hamburg, lists emigrants (including returning emigrants) from and through Harburg, 1841 and 1851-1854. | ||
'''STETTIN''' | '''STETTIN''' | ||
Some passenger lists are found in the record groups Pommersches Polizeipräsidium and Schifffahrtsdirektion Stettin in the | Some passenger lists are found in the record groups Pommersches Polizeipräsidium and Schifffahrtsdirektion Stettin in the | ||
Vorpommersches Landesarchiv | Vorpommersches Landesarchiv | ||
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'''ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS''' | '''ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS''' | ||
Lists kept by the Holland- America Line from 1900 to 1940 are available on microfiche, beginning with FHL INTL Fiche 6109126 | Lists kept by the Holland- America Line from 1900 to 1940 are available on microfiche, beginning with FHL INTL Fiche 6109126 | ||
'''OTHER PORTS''' | '''OTHER PORTS''' | ||
Other German ports were primarily located along the Eastern sea board and included Gdansk, Libau, Memel, and Riga. Germans also used Scandinavian ports (especially Copenhagen), | Other German ports were primarily located along the Eastern sea board and included Gdansk, Libau, Memel, and Riga. Germans also used Scandinavian ports (especially Copenhagen), | ||
British ports (Queenstown, Glasgow, Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle, and Edinburgh), and other French and Northern Italian ports. No passenger lists are known to have survived. | British ports (Queenstown, Glasgow, Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle, and Edinburgh), and other French and Northern Italian ports. No passenger lists are known to have survived. | ||