Colonist's Ships - 1840's and 1850's

Colonist's Ships - 1840's and 1850's


The Castro column indicates that it was a ship arranged by Henry Castro and the number.  (Some entered Texas at Galveston or New Orleans and then sailed to Indianola)  Links are to scanned and transcribed passenger lists.  Many were transcribed by the former County Coordinator, Margaret Meyer Simpson, from copies obtained from the Texas State Archives in Austin or from microfilm at the Clayton Library in Houston:  (They include immigrants to Medina County as well as other areas)  (handwriting is difficult and translation from French may have errors)

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Departure Departure Place Ship Name Castro * Arrival Arrival Place
2 Nov 1842 Havre, France L'Ebro 1 9 Jan 1843 Galveston, TX
18 Jan 1843 Havre, France Lyons 2 29 Mar 1843 New Orleans, LA
26 Jan 1843 Dunkerque, France Louis Philippe 3 Apr 1843 Galveston, TX
19 Dec 1844 Antwerp, Belgium Norwegian 4  Jan 1845 Indianola, TX
25 Oct 1843 Antwerp, Belgium Jean Key 5 30 Dec 1843 Galveston, TX
22 Nov 1843 Strasbourg, France Heinrich 6 8 Apr 1844 Galveston, TX
9 Apr 1844 Antwerp, Belgium Ocean 7 29 May 1844 Galveston, TX
12 May 1844 Antwerp, Belgium Jeanette Marie 8 Jun 1844 Galveston, TX
6 Dec 1844 Antwerp, Belgium Probus 9 27 Jan 1845 New Orleans, LA
1845 Antwerp, Belgium Prince Oscar 10 1845 Galveston, TX
25 Apr 1845 Antwerp, Belgium Maria Claves 11 18 Jun 1845 New Orleans, LA
17 Sep 1845 Antwerp, Belgium Albertina 12 Nov 1845 Galveston, TX
Jan 1846 Gand Euphrosina 13 1846  
2 Jan 1846 Antwerp, Belgium Talisman 14 11 Apr 1846 Galveston, TX
19 Jan 1846 Antwerp, Belgium Diamant 15 20 Apr 1846 Galveston, TX
25 Mar 1846 Antwerp, Belgium Cronstadt 16 3 Jun 1846 Galveston, TX
Mar 1846 Bremen, Germany Carl Wilhelm 17 23 May 1846 Galveston, TX
4 Nov 1846
(May 1846?)		 Bremen, Germany Louis Frederich 18 8 Jan 1847 Galveston, TX
3 Oct 1845 Bremen, Germany Neptune 19 3 Dec 1845 Galveston, TX
15 Apr 1846 Bremen, Germany Leo 20 25 Jun 1846 Galveston, TX
14 May 1846 Antwerp, Belgium Bangor 21 Jul 1846 Galveston, TX
1846 Bremen, Germany Feyen 22 1 Oct 1846 Galveston, TX
7 Oct 1846 Antwerp, Belgium Duc deBrabant 23 24 Dec 1846 Galveston, TX
15 Nov 1846 Antwerp, Belgium Schanunga 24 1 Jan 1847 Galveston, TX
7 Jul 1846   Flora   Sep 1846 Galveston, TX
13 Nov 1845 Bremen, Germany Creole 26 23 Apr 1846 Galveston, TX
1847 Antwerp, Belgium Horatio 27 1847 Galveston, TX
  List of additional colonists omitted from the above original lists    
Nov 1843   Robert Pacher   13 Jan 1844 Galveston, TX
14 Aug 1845 Bremen, Germany Herschel   16 Oct 1845 Galveston, TX
1845 Havre, France Narraganset   27 Nov 1845 New Orleans, LA
28 Nov 1845 Antwerp, Belgium Dyle   15 Mar 1846 Galveston, TX
Dec 1845 Havre, France Queen Victoria   28 Feb 1846 New Orleans, LA
1845/1846 Antwerp, Belgium Andana Valley   27 Mar 1846 Galveston, TX
1 Aug 1846   Herratzes   Oct 1846 Galveston, TX
Nov 1848 Havre, France Gironde   7 Feb 1849 New Orleans, LA
1849 Havre, France Narraganset   14 May 1849 New Orleans, LA
1849 Bremen, Germany Herschel   21 May 1849 Galveston, TX
1850 Havana Tarquin   7 Apr 1850 New York, NY
1850 Havre, France Jersey   15 Apr 1850 New Orleans, LA
21 Feb 1850 Havre, France Fides   23 Apr 1850 New Orleans, LA
1850 Havre, France Charlemagne   17 Oct 1850 New Orleans, LA
1 Sep 1850 Havre, France Holyoke   22 Nov 1850 New York, NY
17 Oct 1850 Havre, France Pyramid   25 Nov 1850 New Orleans, LA
1850 Havre, France Medomak   25 Nov 1850 New Orleans, LA
1850 Bremen, Germany Hermann Theodor   2 Dec 1850 Galveston, TX
1851 Havre, France Brunswick   17 Mar 1851 New Orleans, LA
1851 Antwerp, Belgium Peter Hattrick   3 May 1851 New York, NY
1851 Havre, France Samuel Dyer   11 May 1851 New Orleans, LA
1851 Havre, France Cornelia   20 May 1851 New Orleans, LA
1851 Bremen, Germany Herschel   25 May 1851 Galveston, TX
17 Apr 1851 Bremen, Germany Magnet   25 Jun 1851 Galveston, TX
1851 Havre, France Isaac Bell   4 Nov 1851 New Orleans, LA
2 Sep 1851 Bremen, Germany Franziska   5 Nov 1851 Galveston, TX
1851 Havre, France State of Maine   26 Nov 1851 New Orleans, LA
1851 Havre, France Atala   8 Dec 1851 New Orleans, LA
1851 Havre, France Zanon   12 Dec 1851 New Orleans, LA
1851 Bremen, Germany Hermann Theodor   22 Dec 1851 Galveston, TX
1851 Bremen, Germany Herschel   22 Dec 1851 Galveston, TX
1851 Bremen, Germany Sophie   19 Jan 1852 Galveston, TX
1 Nov 1851 Havre, France Sharon   30 Jan 1852 New Orleans, LA
1851 Bremen, Germany Magnet   2 Feb 1852 Galveston, TX
1851 Havre, France Maid of Orleans   24 Feb 1852 New Orleans, LA
1 Feb 1852 Havre, France Arcadia   14 Apr 1852 New Orleans, LA
1852 Bremen, Germany Bessel   19 May 1852 New York, NY
1852 Bremen, Germany Solon   31 May 1852 Galveston, TX
1853 Bremen, Germany Heinrich von Gagern     12 May 1853 New Orleans, LA
1853 Hamburg, Germany Johan Schmidt   13 Jun 1853 New Orleans, LA
1853 Bremen, Germany Henriette   14 Jul 1853 Galveston, TX
1853 Bremen, Germany Anna Delius   5 Nov 1853 New Orleans, LA
1853 Havre, France Sea Queen   7 Nov 1853 New Orleans, LA
1853 Havre, France Globe   7 Nov 1853 New Orleans, LA
1 Oct 1853 Bremen, Germany Neptune   28 Nov 1853 Galveston, TX
1853 Havre, France Lydia   17 Jan 1854 New Orleans, LA
1854 Havre, France Belle Assize   8 Nov 1854 New Orleans, LA
1854 Havre, France Ferriere   15 Nov 1854 New Orleans, LA
1854 Havre, France John Hancock   30 Dec 1854 New Orleans, LA
1855 Havre, France Regulator   19 Feb 1855 New Orleans, LA
1855 Havre, France Wurtemberg   15 Dec 1855 New Orleans, LA
1856 Havre, France Mortimer Livingston   9 Jan 1857 New Orleans, LA
1857 Havre, France R L Gillchrist   4 Nov 1857 New Orleans, LA
1857 Bremen, Germany Weser   13 Nov 1857 Galveston, TX
1859 Bremen, Germany Heinrich von Gagern   24 Oct 1859 New Orleans, LA

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Ships updated on 11/11/2013


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