Model of the DEUTSCHLAND (1848)
Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-American Line) was founded in May 1847. At that time, owing to the political disturbances throughout Germany, there was an enormous exodus of emigrants to the new world; of this the founders took advantage, and they started a regular service of sailing ships between Hamburg and New York. The first ship they owned was the Deutschland, of 700 tons, built on the Elbe.
NORDAMERIKA (1848)
The NORDAMERIKA was owned by the Hamburg America Line. This was a three masted barque rigged vessel of 419 gross tons built in 1848. Wooden construction, cargo 200 tons and passenger accommodation for 20-1st class and 200 steerage and a crew of 17. Laid down in 1848 as the AMERIKA but renamed to avoid confusion with another German ship of that name, she was used on the Hamburg - New York service until 1858 when she was sold to Norwegian owners. Broken up in 1868. [Merchant Fleets in Profile by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line]
ALLEMANIA / OXENHOLME 1865
The ALLEMANIA was a 2,695 gross ton ship built in 1865 by C.A.Day & Co, Southampton for the Hamburg America Line. Her details were - length 315ft x beam 41ft, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 60-1st, 100-2nd and 600-3rd class passengers. Launched on 11/5/1865, she sailed from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Southampton and New York on 17/9/1865. In 1872 she was fitted with compound engines and commenced her last voyage to New York on 5/10/1872. She was then transferred to the Hamburg - West Indies service until 11/4/1880, when she resumed the Hamburg - New York run. On 5/9/1880 she commenced her last voyage (3 round voyages) and was then sold to the British company, Hunter & Co.who renamed her OXENHOLME. In 1894 she was sold to A.Chapman and on 6/6/1894 was abandoned with no loss of life after striking rocks near Santa Catharina, Brazil.
NOTICE BELOW THAT BOTH BROTHERS, CONRAD KOHRS AND HENRY KOHRS, TRAVEL ON THE NORDAMERICA
Conrad Kohrs-Return Trip from New York to Hamburg, Germany
"My cousin was acquainted with Captain Peterson of the Hamburg bark named the North America, and made arrangements with him to give me passage in return for helping the cook. We had a fine voyage, made the trip in eighteen days, one of the fastest trips that had ever been made" Page 4 of Conrad Kohrs : an autobiography. by Conrad Kohrs. Publisher C.K. Warren, ©1977.
Conrad Kohrs-Return Trip from Hamburg, Germany to New York and on to Davenport
Being anxious to return to America and finding that the bark North America, a packet that had spent the time fixing and repairing, was about to sail, I was glad of the chance to get back as cook's mate. We were out forty-five days from Hamburg to New York.Page 5 of Conrad Kohrs : an autobiography. by Conrad Kohrs. Publisher C.K. Warren, ©1977.
Castle Garden
Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the twenty-three acre waterfront park at the tip of Manhattan. From 1855 to 1890, the Castle was America's first official immigration center, a pioneering collaboration of New York State and New York City. CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.1
Below are search results from querying the Castle Garden database source to determine when Bielenberg-Kohrs ancestors arrived in the United States by passenger ship (castlegarden.org).
Passenger Records for Bielenberg-Kohrs
First name Last name Occupation Age Sex Arrived Origin Ship
Heinr. Kohrs Butcher 22 M 13 Jun 1853 Germany Nord America
C. Bielenberg Farmer 35 M 12 Jun 1853 Germany Deutschland
Carl Bielenberg Child 8 M 12 Jun 1853 Germany Deutschland
Gesche Bielenberg Wife 50 F 12 Jun 1853 Germany Deutschland
Johannes Bielenberg Child 8 M 12 Jun 1853 Germany Deutschland
Nicolaus Bielenberg Child 7 M 12 Jun 1853 Germany Deutschland
New York Daily Tribune, Monday, May 14, 1866 (page 7): Henry Kohrs & Claus Bielenberg sail for Hamburg, Germany
Passenger Records for Kruse-Kohrs?
Might the passenger records below identify Henry Kohrs escorting several Kruse descendents to the United States (i.e. who might these two Kruse’s be traveling on the Allemannia with Henry Kohrs from Germany to the United States)?
First name Last name Occupation Age Sex Arrived Origin Ship
Claus Bielenberg Butcher 48 M 3 Sep 1866 USA Allemannia
Henry Kohrs Butcher 35 M 3 Sep 1866 USA Allemannia
Alwine Kruse Single 21 F 3 Sep 1866 Germany Allemannia
Ange. Kruse Single 18 F 3 Sep 1866 Germany Allemannia
Passanger Records for William H. Gehrmann
First name Last name Occupation Age Sex Arrived Origin Ship
Heinrich Gehrmann Clerk 17 M 14 Apr 1875 Germany Schiller
Conrad and Augusta Kohrs Trip to Germany, 1971
In October 1971, my wife and I started for Germany....... As it was necessary for me to be back early on account of my business, we left Hamburg the 3rd of March, 1872...... My wife's sister and my cousin, John Trisberger, had accompanied us. Page 56-57 of Conrad Kohrs : an autobiography. by Conrad Kohrs. Publisher C.K. Warren, ©1977.
Surname First Name Age Depart Date Vessel Destination
Kruse Johann 26 13 Mar 1872 Hammonia NY
Kruse Christina 25 13 Mar 1872 Hammonia NY
Kohrs Amma 3 13 Mar 1872 Hammonia NY
Kohrs Auguste 23 13 Mar 1872 Hammonia NY
Kohrs Catharine -- 13 Mar 1872 Hammonia NY
Kohrs Conrad 36 13 Mar 1872 Hammonia NY
Reference
1. Castle Garden. Retrieved March 15th, 2008 from
(http://www.castlegarden.org/index.html)
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