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Emigration from the county of Steinfurt

Author: Friedrich Ernst Hunsche
From the "Schriftenreihe des Kreises Steinfurt", 1983, Band 3

List of emigrants from the towns, villages and hamlets of:
Altenberge, Bevergern, Borghorst, Brochterbeck, Dreierwalde, Elte, Emsdetten, Gimbte, Greven, Halverde, Hauenhorst, Hembergen, Holthausen, Hopsten, Hörstel, Horstmar, Ibbenbüren, Ladbergen, Laer, Langenhorst, Ledde,  Leeden, Leer, Lengerich, Lienen, Lotte, Mesum, Mwetelen, Mettingen, Neuenkirchen, Nordwalde, Ochtrup, Recke, Reckenfeld, Rheine, Riesenbeck, Saerbeck, Schale, Schmedehausen, Steinfurt, Tecklenburg, Welbergen, Wersen, Westerkappeln, Wettringen

Autor: Walter Tenfelde
published by Heimatverein Lingen (Ems), 1993
ISBN: 3-9800064-6-8

More than 6,000 emigrants from the villages:
Bawinkel, Baccum, Beesten, Bramsche, Emsbüren, Freren, Lengerich, Lingen, Lünne, Messingen, Salzbergen, Schapen, Schepsdorf, Spelle, Thuine
and from Engden and Drievorden

Emigrants from Westphalia in the 19th century
Emigration from the gov. district of Münster
Part I. , 1803 - 1850

published by the "Westfälische Gesellschaft für Genealogie und Familienforschung"
in the series "Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung", Band 22-24, 1964 - 1966

Counties: Tecklenburg, Warendorf, Beckum, Lüdinghausen, Münster-Stadt, Münster-Land, Steinfurt, Coesfeld, Ahaus, Borken, Recklinghausen

The book lists 6,453 entries for single persons or families

Emigrants from Westphalia in the 19th century
Emigration from the gov. district of Minden
Part I. 1816 - 1900, permitted emigration

ISSN 0067-5261
ISBN 3-402-05053-6

published by the "Westfälische Gesellschaft für Genealogie und Familienforschung"
in the series "Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung", Vol. 38/39, 1980 - 1981

contains 9,632 entries of single persons or whole families.

Emigrants from Westphalia in the 19th century
Emigration from the gov. district of Minden
Part II. 1814 - 1900, emigration without permission

ISSN 0067-5261
ISBN 3-402-05096-X

published by the "Westfälische Gesellschaft für Genealogie und Familienforschung"
in the series "Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung", Vol. 47/48, 1989 - 1990

contains 18,564 entries of mainly young men escaping the military service.

German Immigrants
Lists of Passengers Bound from
Bremen to New York,
1847 - 1854

compiled by Gary J. Zimmerman & Marion Wolfert
published by: Genealogical Publishing Co.,Inc., Baltimore
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 85-80181
ISBN 0-8063-1128-2

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"Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung"

The genealogical society "Westfälische Gesellschaft für Genealogie und Familienforschung" sponsors the publication of genealogical essays and research results in connection with Westfalia. There is usually one volume per year. Each volume can contain several essays. Sometimes the amount of material is so extensive that it takes several volumes in consecutive years as is the case with the recurring theme of emigration. An example of this is to be found in Vol. 22 - 24 for the years 1964 - 1966: "Westfälische Auswanderer". The Vol.# refers to the main series "Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung" and not to the sub-series "Emigration".

The society has its own webspace now as Westfalengen and there you will find a list of available titles.

Misc.

Costs

From Bremen to North America:
In 1822 an adult person had to pay 80 "rheinische Gulden" or 8 pistols
1n 1833 an adult person had to pay 40 Taler, 1 Taler := 0.66 $
In 1848 it cost 28 to 32 Taler (a farm hand in northern Germany would get 10 Taler a year)

From Antwerp to America:
In 1847 it cost 100 Franks + 40 Franks for basic food or 200 Gulden in 1rst Class

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