My ancestor, Andrew Scheidematel immigratied to the United States in 1847 from Bremen. His census records say he was from Hesse-Cassel. This is the information I've found so far: Andrew's record found in Germans to America--series II: Passengers arriving at US ports in the 1840's. Call Number: 973 W2-ger ser.2 V4 Ship: Theodor Korner from: Bremen to: New Orleans arrived: 17 May 1847 Scheidemantel, Andr. 27M Farmer How should I proceed? I know this is the Prussia list - is there a Hesse-Cassel list? Thanks in advance! Brian Palmer, Arvada, Colorado, USA I saw this post, but as I recall, there aren't similar records for Bremen? >Just thought I would throw this out as another source that is often overlooked. If the ancestor traveled through Hamburg, there are LDS tapes with registion in Hamburg. I'll quote from >my German Research Companion > >"Because Hamburg was a major port city, thousands of Germans and other ethnic groups took up temporary residence there before departing the country. In accordance with the >regulations in force in German lands, it was neccessary for travelers to register at the resident registration office, whose records have been preserved. Usually it was the police dept. >that was in charge of such registrations. The information in these records is often better than that of the passenger lists, and they begin several years earlier than the Hamburg >passenger lists that are available. The resident registers give the former residence of the traveler as well as the actual place of birth. The passenger lists, however, give only the last >place of residence. > >The types of records available through Family History Library are > >Passport Applications 1852-1929 >Register of non-citizen Resident Servants 1843-1890 >Register of male and female noncitizen laborers and domestics 1834-1899 >Register of guilded journeymen 1850-1867 > >Search the Family History Library Catalog for microfilm and microfiche numbers, listed under Germany - Hamburg - "Emmigration and Immigration", "Occupations", and "Population" > >Michaele ** Statement from Gambro Inc. ** Confidential and/or privileged information may be contained in this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient you should not copy or forward this message and should destroy it immediately. Any Disclosure, copying, distribution and/or any other use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The opinions, conclusions and other information in this message do not necessarily represent the views and/or opinions of the employer. ** End of statement **