Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

Foreign Language Title
Namenskartei aus den Bremen Schiffslisten

Collection Time Period
This collection of passenger lists card index covers the years 1904 to 1914.

Record History
This card file was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut from Bremen passenger ship lists sometime between WWI and WWII. When the allies occupied Germany at the end of WWII the Institute was closed and later re-opened as the Institut für Austlandsbeziehungen. These records, created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, were subsequently transferred to the Bundesarchiv. This name index includes approximately 8,800 individual emigrants. The cards appear to have been in a good condition when they were microfilmed in 1988.

Why This Collection Was Created
The index was created to facilitate access to the information in the Bremen passenger lists. It was created by the Deutsches Ausland-Institut who was interested in documenting German groups outside of Germany.

Record Reliability
The information is pretty reliable; however, as this index has been derived from the actual passenger lists, errors may have occurred during the indexing process.

Record Description
This is a collection of handwritten cards covering the information of over 8,800 passengers.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found on the card index include: • Surname • Marital status • Occupation • Given name • Departure date • Passenger number • Ship name • Last residence place • Destination place

How to Use the Records
Use the last residence given in the card index to pursue earlier records for the individual: birth records in any case, marriage records for those that had been married.

Related Wiki Articles
Germany Emigration and Immigration

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Sources of This Collection
This is a collection of digital copies of original records housed at the Deutsches Ausland-Institut (German Institute of Ausland) in Stuttgart. Namenskartei aus den "Bremer Schiffslisten", 1904-1914. Bundesarchiv in Koblenz, Germany.

How to Cite Your Sources
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