German Ship Passenger Lists (1842-1854)

This database includes passenger ship passenger arrival records from the Verein zum Schutze der Deutsche Einwanderer Collection and the Anna Blasig Papers. These ship lists document German and Wendish immigration to Texas in the mid 19th Century.

The Verein zum Schutze der Deutsche Einwanderer (The Union for the Protection of German Immigrants) was an organization established by a group of German noblemen in 1842 for the purpose of settling the Fischer-Miller Land Grant in central Texas.

The Anna Justine Blasig Papers contain the ship passenger arrival records from the Ben Nevis, a ship that transported Wendish settlers from eastern German to Texas.

Notes on using the database:

Many first names recorded in the original ship lists were abbreviated (ie “Jac.” instead of Jacob or “Chr.” instead of Christian). There has been no attempt made to infer names from the abbreviations, rather the lists have been transcribed exactly as they were recorded.

Portions of the original ship lists have faded, torn, or are simply illegible. In such cases, there is a bracketed note or a question mark to designate the portion of the name that is illegible.

For additional information, see the subject guide German American Resources.

Ship Passenger Lists

Passenger lists from 1842–1854 available at the Briscoe Center for American History. Ships were in the above ports on the dates listed but did not necessarily sail on them. Number of names is approximate.

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