Please check out this article on Ancestry. I had read it several years ago. For the reasons mentioned in this article, I think that each passage resulted in numerous deaths, most of which went un-noted. Jim _http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/passage.htm_ (http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/passage.htm) In a message dated 1/31/2011 11:41:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, emwiese1@comcast.net writes: I cannot add much to this, but I had one person in my database who died enroute to the USA. On the ship manifest, in a general information column, was the single word "Died". Nothing further was given. I have surmised that, being an infrequent event, the ship's captain, or whoever kept a log, added information according to the thought of the moment. To my knowledge, there was no special way of recording this information, and no particular record place where it was kept. If anyone has ever found a repository where "died enroute" information is stored, it would be of great interest to the members of any list. Eugene M. Wiese 838 Linlawn Drive Wabash, IN 46992-3903 emwiese1@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <bobbidoll@optonline.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: 30 January, 2011 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Died en route > Hi Jim, > > I was waiting to see if anyone else would answer you. > > To the best of my knowledge: > > All passengers that are leaving are added to the manifest. If someone > does > not make it to the destination a notation should have been made. > > I know in Germany there were lists of people who emigrated. Hamburg's > still > exist. They date from 1850. Bremen's were destroyed at regular intervals > to ensure that they had enough "room" for all their records. They were > only > kept for three years. Later on they got smart and kept them. There is a > transcription available online for the records still in existence. They > can > be found at "Die Maus." For England, who knows? > > Unsure as to how the ships were flagged. > > All passengers are listed. Many times a relationship is not shown, but > ages > are. > > When there are asterisk there usually is a desciption as to what it means. > You may have to look at the end of the manifest to find it. > > If I am wrong I am sure someone will correct me. > > Bobbi > > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 29 January, 2011 10:09 AM > Subject: [G-P-L] Died en route > > >> I'm a newbie at finding the subtleties in the passengers lists. >> Would a man still be listed (with a notation) if he had died and been >> buried at sea? >> Are lists available anywhere for boarding manifests, as well as arrival >> manifests? Perhaps in England? >> Were most of the ships on the German-North American route in the >> mid-1700s >> English-flagged? >> In the available transcriptions, is there any consistency as to when a >> boy >> is listed? >> Would some Masters list all children and others list only those above >> 16? >> I note that, in some transcriptions, an asterisk accompanies some names, >> but not others. >> I find that the introductions are confusing and I didn't learn what the >> asterisks mean. >> >> I'm grateful for any help. >> We're happy to share family information. >> >> Researching Braun, Trobaugh, Lingenfelter, Hohl/Hull. >> >> Jim Patrick >> Tampa Florida > > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: > http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message