Relative Immigration
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Heinrich “Henry” Cordes arrived in New Orleans on the Bremen ship Uhland on 4 November 1867.
Manifest of Passengers
Two pages of the Passenger Manifest of the Bremen ship Uhland arriving 4 November 1867 in New Orleans from Ancestry.com are shown below:
The Captain/Master of the ship was Friedrich Soltenborn. The 241 passengers were taken on board the ship at Bremerhaven.
Manifest of Passengers – Transcription
| Name | Heinrich Cordes |
|---|---|
| Arrival Date | 4 Nov 1867 |
| Port of Arrival | United States |
| Birth Date | abt 1849 |
| Age | 18 |
| Gender | Male |
| Port of Departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Ship Name | Uhland |
Heinrich Cordes is a farmer from Schleesel (Scheeßel) and is traveling to Missouri.
Family lore has that Heinrich Cordes made the transatlantic crossing with a friend.
| Name: | Friedrich Fiege |
|---|---|
| Arrival Date: | 4 Nov 1867 |
| Port of Arrival: | United States |
| Birth Date: | abt 1846 |
| Age: | 21 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Port of Departure: | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Ship Name: | Uhland |
Friedrich Fiege is a farmer from Ostervesede(a municipality near Scheeßel and is located in the eastern part of the district Rotenburg (Wümme) in Lower Saxony) and he is traveling to Missouri.
Just below Friedrich Fiege and Heinrich Cordes and whose travel destination is Missouri are apparently two brothers[1]:
| Name: | Heinrich Steinhaus |
|---|---|
| Arrival Date: | 4 Nov 1867 |
| Port of Arrival: | United States |
| Birth Date: | abt 1849 |
| Age: | 18 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Port of Departure: | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Ship Name: | Uhland |
Heinrich Steinhaus is a joiner from Rothenfelde (a municipality in the district of Osnabrück)
| Name: | Friedrich Steinhaus |
|---|---|
| Arrival Date: | 4 Nov 1867 |
| Port of Arrival: | United States |
| Birth Date: | abt 1851 |
| Age: | 16 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Port of Departure: | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Ship Name: | Uhland |
Friedrich Steinhaus is a farmer from Rothenfelde (a municipality in the district of Osnabrück)
Information Source
Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Passenger List Quarterly Abstracts, 1820-1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Notes
- The two apparent brothers below Heinrich Cordes are listed as being from Rothenfelde – could this be an error and they are actually from Rotenburg?
