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looking for Castle Garden info on Dietrich HINSCH

DennisDoyle45 — 11 Jun 2008 1:03:29 GMT

I am looking for information on Dietrich Hinsch(born 1858) and wife Augusta Ahrens Hinsch(born 1848). Dietrich emigrated from Hamburg, Germany in 9/1889. Wife Augusta came several months later, 1/1890, with son John (2 months old). They both came in thru Castle Garden. They lived in Brooklyn. Dietrich was a harness maker. Their son John changed his name to Hensch when he was 21. Any information on Dietrich or Augusta would be greatly appreciated.

time at the castle

CRISTINACEC — 12 Mar 2008 7:10:00 GMT

How long did people stay at Castle Garden after they got off thier boat? I have a ancestor that came over in 1871 there was a story that her and her future husband met on the boat which I did not find him on the manifest but the next day I found most likely him comming over from a different ship. I wonder if they met there?

Why so few Swedes on Castle Garden.org?

JanetLWood — 1 Dec 2005 5:56:37 GMT

When looking at passenger lists online at Ancestry.com for various years (1869 for one) I am able to find HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of Swedish immigrants coming into New York Port. When I look for them on CastleGardens.org I cannot find them nor do I see the large number of Swedish imigrants that should be there. There seems to way too few Swedes on that site. Can anyone explain why?

Help on Castle Garden records . please !

missing5link — 28 Apr 2008 1:34:58 GMT

My name is Diane , I'm trying to find the website for a friend who don't own a Computer . She knows that her Ancestors came on Castle Garden .

Could anybody help me find the website for her to find her Ancestors ? Please !

Also can she get copies of her Ancestor's Manifest from Castle Garden at Ellis Island or where can she get them from ?

Please respond back at my email acct. It's located at the bottom .

Thank you for your time & patience with my requests for my friend on her Journey of her Ancestry .

Have a Blesssed Day !

Diane
missing5link@yahoo.com

Understanding Castle Garden results

llashua1 — 18 Dec 2007 7:07:25 GMT

Does anyone know what the following means? On the results page for Patrick Collins arriving in 1835 under destination there is the number 7328. I have no idea what it means. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Help on Castle Garden records . please !

missing5link — 28 Apr 2008 1:36:50 GMT

Liverpool Passenger Lists at Castle Garden, 1866

cwitze — 24 Aug 2007 7:48:50 GMT

It's my understanding that the Castle Garden data base is collected from Passenger Lists. Also, the UK National Archives doesn't have such lists for people traveling from anywhere in England because they say such lists from before the late 1800's have been destroyed. Does that mean, a priori, that my ancestor who traveled from Liverpool to Castle Garden in 1866 will not be in the CG data base? Or am I misinterpreting something?

Manifest question - where are the details?

kelticsoul — 8 May 2007 11:46:06 GMT

so . . . i have a relative i'm researching who came over in 1873, so i went to the castlegarden.org & i *think* that i found the person, i'm looking but for the information available is very limited. even more so, in comparision to what you can find on individuals as listed by ellisisland.org.

so my question is what's the deal? did they simply record less information on immigrants during the Castle Garden period or is less available online? did they require mainfests to be filled out & if so is the information similar to what manifest found on ellisisland.org & is there any way to view it in its entirety?

Castle Garden Lookup Needed: Rose GERL; between 1915-1926

Jen — 29 Jan 2007 4:19:03 GMT

Hi,
I need a Castle Garden lookup please.
I am looking for my grandmother Rose Gerl.
She came into Castle Garden somewhere between the years of 1915 - 1926.
My grandmother came to this country with her brother and sister.
The names I have for them are Marie Gerl and George Gerl.
Any information is appreciated!
Thank you

Castle Gardens records

BarbaraClark200 — 29 Jan 2007 1:15:50 GMT

I found my grandfather John Branick (1884) on the Castle Garden site and now he has completely disappeared.
Also note that the ship "City of Montreal" has dissappeared from the ship's list.
Has this happened to anyone else? Hopefully he will "return".
Barbara

Castle Garden Records

Brian P. Molloy — 13 Jan 2004 3:55:31 GMT

Does anyone know how to get hold of the immigration records for immigrants who processed through Castle Garden in NYC? These immigrants arrived before Ellis Island took over the processing of immigration. Any information on online or offline resources would be greatly welcome. I am looking for the years between 1885 and 1891.

Fredericka BRUNNER, Castle Garden 1872

JEWELL BURCHAM — 29 Jan 2007 1:23:52 GMT

I am looking for my GGrandmother Fredericka Brunner. She came to Castle Garden on the shipSSKohn in 1872.
I cannot find the ship or her on the Castle Garden website..The ship came from Brenen, Germany.
She was from Wurttenburg, Germany
My GGrandfathe Philippe Konrad Zimmer came over when he was twelve years old about 1862
He was from Grossherzogthun, Hessen Germany.
He was babtised 7th of January 1851 in Hungen.
His father was Konrad Zimmer from frankford, Germany.
Anyone with infiormation would be appreciated.
jewellb@pacifier.com
Jewell

Passenger lists from 1892 thru Castle Garden

JanetLWood — 14 Oct 2005 5:01:06 GMT

I was able to find a possible 'hit' for my great-grandfather who emigrated in 1882 from Germany by using the on-line Castlegarden.org search tool. (Jacob Sinn b. 1862). The year matches what my grandmother has remember and his age matches. Ancestry.com NY passenger lists only go up to 1891. Are there any online sources for passenger lists for 1892 and beyond? I'd like to be able to research this 'hit' further so I can either confirm that he is or is not my great-grandfather.

Thanks, Janet

Castle Garden

FFusiak — 15 Aug 2005 10:03:48 GMT

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.

Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the 23 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

http://www.castlegarden.org/

Castle Garden Records Soon to Be Online

Chris Dunham — 29 Jul 2005 6:32:03 GMT

CastleGarden.org [ http://castlegarden.org/ ] will go online Monday, August first, with "a database of more than 10 million of the 12 million immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York from 1820 to 1892."

Read more about it in today's New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/29/nyregion/29castle.html

Record of Timothy DUFFY at Castle Garden

DorotheaSanderson — 29 Jan 2007 1:27:36 GMT

Through census records I found that Timothy Duffy arrived in 1891 mabe with his father John and Mother Sarah. Can someone tell me if there is a record in the Castle Garden information of Tim.

Thanks

Dorothea Sanderson

Castle Garden Look-up PLEASE! Patrick and Mary SCULLY

jmscully11 — 29 Jan 2007 1:29:06 GMT

I'm looking for Patrick and Mary Scully. I know from the 1900 census that they arrived in 1855 + or - . I'm not sure if they came over together or seperate. I do know that they were from Galway Co. Ireland. If someone can do a look-up for me, it would be great! Thanks!! Julie

Castle Garden Resources - Online Research Guide

joe — 31 May 2005 11:36:20 GMT

Hello All,
For some ideas for finding New York passenger records in the Castle Garden period see...

Resources for Finding New York Passenger Lists 1847-1897
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/ny1847.html

Good luck with your searches.

Regards,
Joe

Castle Garden Look-up

Richard Gravestock — 24 Apr 2005 7:19:49 GMT

Grateful for help with with a Castle Garden Look-up. My grandfather Thomas Hatton Gravestock arrived in New York between late 1882 and the spring of 1884 from England (probably from the port of London).

Many thanks.

Richard Gravestock

Castle Garden

biloak — 3 Mar 2005 4:42:58 GMT

Can someone direct me to finding info about Castle Garden? My grandfather came over in 1885 or'86 to, I assume, Castle Garden. Casual surname searches show nothing of him, and so I don't know how to proceed or where to look regarding immigration. His life & family here is clear, but nothing else is. No one here to ask. Must rely on 'paper trail'. As you must know, frustration and anxiety abound.
Thanks in advance for any help. Bill Supko

Castle Garden Website? ASP? RASK? ENGSTROM? JOHNSON?

Shelley10001 — 15 Jun 2006 12:54:06 GMT

A few weeks ago while "surfing" I thought I came upon an entry that said a new Castle Garden website was going to be released about July 15? Is this true, and if so what will it contain? Of course, I DIDN"T write the source of this down and now can not re-find it. Purpose: Am trying to locate ship/immigration information on: Peter Asp arrived here in 1860s from Sweden; Ole Engstrom arrived here about 1880s from Sweden; Lena Johnson arrived here 1885 from Norway or Denmark; Edwin(d) Rask arrived here about 1880 from Sweden; Ole Olson arrived here about 1880 from Sweden. Looking for specific date, name of ship, and port of departure. Thanks!

Swedish immigrant at Castle Garden, GöTHE, NY 1891?

Ann — 2 Apr 2004 6:39:23 GMT

Would there be some passenger lists for immigrants entry at Castle Garden online SKS have access to and are willing to make a lookup on my behalf?

Seek Mathias Carl Wilhelm Göthe b March 20 1870 Lübeck (of Swedish mother)

First name: MATIAS
Last name: GÖTHE (CARLSON)
Age: 21 Gender: M
Port: GÖTEBORG SWEDEN
Date: 1891 05 08
Destination: N Y

Thank you in advance,
Ann

Castle Garden lookup - 1880

cjeeden199 — 5 Nov 2004 2:30:44 GMT

Desire Vanden Berghe b. 1833 in Belgium - I am trying to find some record of the this gfather in the USA. Family lore has 2 possibilities and I want to find the right one.

1] Desire left Belgium 1880 via Antwerp for the USA leaving behind a wife and 8 children who were to follow at some time later. However, Desire was lost at sea when ship sank.

2] He arrived safely in the USA, wrote home several times but then the family lost track of him.

I am hoping someone has access to the Castle Garden records and will confirm his arrival and his destination in the USA so I can proceed with the research.

Chuck Van Den Eeden
Lombard, Illinois

Castle Garden Search

markandkiernan — 27 Jan 2004 2:58:19 GMT

My ggrandfather and his brother arrived at Castle Garden sometime in 1887/88 from Ireland (port of departure and/or ship not known). Owen Hughes and Charles E. Hughes, along with Charles' wife Elizabeth Hoey Hughes. If anyone has access to find them or can tell me where to look, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.

Castle Gardens

rmh93 — 7 Nov 2003 6:49:41 GMT

My ancestors arrived in Castle Gardens in 1869
can anyone tell me a site that contains the ship listings for
Castle Gardens in 1869.

Births at Castle Garden

claudia_boggs — 9 Oct 2004 10:34:27 GMT

I have a marriage record of my Ggrandfather that states he was born in Castle Garden. The family came to the states from Germany and the 1900 Census has them arriving in 1855 and 1856. I don't know the true date. The date of my Ggrandfather birth is not varified yet. Census records and marriage records don't give dates of, just age and that varies to. Do you have any ideas on how I can go about my reseach and find this family and the birth of my Ggrandfather?
They came to the states in 1855-56 and then I can't find them on any Census records until 1880

Thank you Claudia

ships/passenger lists Sweden to NY Castle Garden-Linden

lskidmor — 29 Oct 2004 12:11:21 GMT

I am looking for information on how my relatives came from Gothenburg Port in Sweden to US. I have different info on their emigration and I can't find any ships with those dates and haven't found their names on any passenger's lists.

Johan/John Victor Linden:
Emigranten CD: Johan Victor Lindén, age 41, from the town Motala in Östergötland province. Emigrated via Gothenburg port 20 April 1883 to New York. Travelling with daughter Berta, age 9.

Church records in Sweden state Johan Viktor and children Emma and Bertha went to USA 1883 Oct 7

Elizabet/Elizabeth Linden
Emigranten CD: Elisabet Lindén, age 36, from Stenby parish (5 km south of Motala). Emigrated via Gothenburg port 12 October 1883 to New York. Travelling with Charlotta, age 10, and Elin, age 2.

Church records in Sweden state on May 5, 1889 she emigrated with Therese, Knut and Elin to USA.

In the US Fed Census 1920, it’s written she came to the US in 1882.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you, Laurie

Castle Garden Finding Aids

joe — 26 Jan 2003 11:03:59 GMT

This may help some of you who are searching for New York arrivals in the Castle Garden era...

Resources for Finding New York Passenger Lists 1847-1897 (the Unindexed Years)
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/ny1847.html

Good luck with your searches.

Regards,
Joe

Searching for GGparents who came thru Castle Gardens.

GLEEDEL — 13 Apr 2002 12:25:05 GMT

I am looking for the following people:
Nellie Shannon or Slamon from Ireland, 1880
She might have been about 12.

James Brady, age 13, parents Anne and Stephan 1879
from Ireland.

Can anyone do a lookup, or tell me where I can try to obtain records, ships lists?
Thank you.

castle garden records

judyharkness68 — 8 Dec 2002 3:08:47 GMT

looking for information on george eichstedt who came to usa from germany in 1869, he was 18 years old. he travaled with a family as a servant. he was born 1851. he would of went to castle gardens. in 1876 he married adalina garbe in stillwater,mn then went on to nebraska. i am trying to find any record of him and where he went after castle gardens. please e mail me judea777@msn.com. thank you

Castle Garden entry

MTonne — 20 Jul 2002 12:30:18 GMT

Josef Ringhoffer and son, Alexander Ringhoffer entered the U.S. in 1887 and would have come thru Castle Garden. How do I find them?

What is Castle Garden?

Shuter88 — 13 May 2002 12:06:36 GMT

My understanding is that Castle Garden was the Port of New York before Ellis Island? Is this true? If so, is there a place online where research can be done, or an address. Most of my immigrants came over before Ellis Island. Thank you.

Castle Gardens

SANDYC — 9 Mar 2006 3:24:20 GMT

I have found where my gg-grandparents, John Way and Charlotte Smith Way with their two children, William Henry Way and Alice Sophia Way, entered New York in April, 1866. They sailed from Liverpool aboard the S. S. City of Manchester. Along with the family was Charlotte's brother, George Smith. I was able to find them on the passenger list only because I knew Alice's birthdate and that descendants of the family had always said she was 1 year old when she came to the States. Luckily I did not have to look through very many microfilm to find them. I would like, however, to find the entrance dates of William Smith, Charlotte's older brother; her mother Sophia Spiller Smith Sutton and her second husband, Samuel Sutton and their child John Thomas Sutton; Henry James Smith, Charlotte's youngest brother, and Leah Smith a grandchild of Sophia's. I know the others were in Memphis TN by 1880.

I would like very much to make contact with anyone looking for these families. I also would hope that sometime in the near future indexing can start on the passengers that arrived through Castle Gardens. They deserve as much attention as those entering through Ellis Island :-)

1848, 1854 and 1866 Castle Garden Arrivals

dgcomputer1 — 28 Jul 2001 3:40:51 GMT

I know several years are before the time of 1855, but as you know, years may be off a bit. Welte - year of 1854 - came through N.Y. from Baden, Germany. Gose (Gosa) was in 1848 from Prussia, Germany. Esterberg and Svensson came through in 1871 from Sweden. Yes, it will be nice when immigrant names are indexed for Castle Garden for our ancestors who came through before Ellis Island. Thank you.

castle garden immigration

whiteduv65 — 16 Jul 2001 2:26:38 GMT

my great grandfather julius barht and his brother charles arrived about feb 12,1870 on the cella to new york from achern germany any info would be great

Castle Gardens

patom65 — 6 Jul 2004 3:15:02 GMT

Looking for arrival into NYC prior to the opening of
Ellis Island. Ella or Bridget Madden,d.o.b. 1857, arriving from Ireland. John Leitch, d.o.b., 1804, arriving from
Scotland.

McEWEN landed at Castle Garden abt 1885

Ginger Nehrings — 19 Apr 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Sarah McEwen was 9 yrs old when she came to USA. She landed at Castle Garden abt 1885. She was escorted by a Mrs William Love.
Need date and ship?
TIA
Ginger

PAECHT landed at Castle Garden in July 1889

Jeanne Appel — 2 Feb 2002 2:08:42 GMT

Gustav Paecht landed at Castle Garden in July 1889 from Liegnitz, Germany. I would like to know if he had to declare a sponsor in order to be able to stay in the U.S.? It would be interesting to know if another family member came before him.

VISUSIL arrived at Castle Garden around 1867

Jeanne Appel — 2 Feb 2002 2:08:42 GMT

The Visusil family arrived at Castle Garden around 1867. I have never met any other family other than my own relatives with this last name. Does anyone else have an ancestor with a similar sounding name? Perhaps it was changed after they entered the U.S.