A regular monthly column featuring little known items
from resources in the Institute Library.
Early Palatine Emigration Lists.
In 1708 there commenced a remarkable mass migration of people from the Bavarian
Palatinate, down the River Rhine to Rotterdam and thence to England. These
people were predominantly Protestants who were escaping religious persecution,
however the migration was finally triggered by the severe winter of 1708-09.
In all.approximately 13,000 souls departed from Europe and landed in England.
Once in London, the Palatines became charges of the Government and large tent
cities were set up near Greenwich and at Camberwell. Eventually these people
were dispersed to Ireland and many went to the North America.
Details of the exodus and the Rotterdam experiences are dealt with at length
in “Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration” by Walter A. Knittle. Ph.D.
This book is housed on the Libary book shelves at Knittle 929.39
KNI. location EUROPE
The book contains lists of the people who made their way to England from
Rotterdam and is a valuable reference resource for those with Palatine ancestral
roots.
THE BOARD OF TRADE LIST OF FIRST PARTY OF PALATINES
IN LONDON, MAY 6th. 1709
This list is the first of four lists of Palatines compiled up to June 16,
1709 by Reverend John Tribbeko and Reverend George Andrew Ruperti. The four
lists include only the first 6,000 of the Germans to arrive in that year.
The lists, which contain information on the age and occupation of the head
of the family, numbers and age of the members of the family and religion,
may be found in the Public Record Office, C. O. 388/76, 56 ii, 64, and 68-70.
They have been published without change in the New York Genealogical and Biographical
Records (New York, 1909 and 1910), XL, 49-54, 93-100, 160-167, 2.41-2.48;
XLI, 10-19.
The following is an example of the information printed in Walter A. Knittle
's book
The abbreviation w. denotes the presence of the wife.
Hocky, Peter
Hoffart, John Adam-w.
Hoffstaetter, Philip
Hohenstein, Christian-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Hoherluth, George Adam-w., 2 sons, 2. dau
Hornigh, John George-w., 2 sons, 2 dau
Hubscher, Andrew-w., 1 son, 4 dau
Hubmacher, Niclas-w., 1 son, 2 dau
Huebner, Anton-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Jacobi, John
Thomas-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Jalathe, John William-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Kaff, Bazar-w., 3 sons
Kaldauer, Valentine-w. 2 sons, 3 dau
Keyser, George Frederick-w., 2 dau
Kinfeller, Frederick-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Kirchofen, Francis Ludwig
Klaemer, Ludwig-w., 1 son, 2 dau
Klein, John Jacob-w. 1 son
Klein, John-w. 2 sons
Klein, Michael, sister-in-law of
Klein, Michael-w., 2 dau
Klein, Peter-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Klug, George--w., 1 son
Klug, George, his sister and son, a boy of 15 years
Koenig, John Adam
Kolb, Arnold
Kolb, Henry-w., 3 dau
Kueffer, John-w., 2 dau
Kuhlwein, Philip
Kuhner, Jacob-w., 3 sons, 1 dau
laForge, John Wm.-w.
Lang, Johan-4 in family
Lang, Philip-w. 1 son, 1 dau
Lauber, Jacob-w., 3 dau
Le Dee, John-2 dau
Le Fevre, Abram-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Leibengut, John Wendell-1 son
Leucht, Lewis-w., 1 son
Lichtnegger, Gottlob August
Lucas, Francis-w., 2 sons, 5 dau
Lup, Henry-w., 3 sons, 1 dau
Machtig, Jacob-w., 2 sons, 2
dau
Martins, Gertrud-1 son
Mason, Niclas
Mendon, Jacob
Meningen, John-w., 2 sons
Messer, Sylvester-w., 2 sons, 2 dau
Mey,David-w.
Meyer, Hartman-w., 1 son, 2 dau
Meyer, Henry-w., 2 dau
Meyer, Henry-sister of
Moor, Austin
Moor, John
Moor, John William
Mueller, John Jacob-w., 6 sons, 1 dau
Mueller, Valentine
Muller, Daniel
Nagel, John-w., 1 dau
Neldhofer, John Quirinus-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Notzel, Rudolf-w., 3 dau
Obender, Samuel-w., 1 dau
Oberholtzer, Mark-w., 3 sons, 2 dau
Pelle, Peter
Penning, Daniel
Pens, Benedict-4 in family
Pfeilfer, John Jacob-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Presler, Valentine-w., 3 sons, 2 dau
Rath (Bath), John-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Raths, Jane
Rausch, George
Rebell, Jacob
Reiser, John Peter-w., 5 sons
Reuling, Jacob-w., 1 dau
Rheine, John am-w.
Rider, Niclas-w.
Riedel, George-mother-in-law of
Riedell, John George-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Rohrbach, Christian-w., 1 dau
Rose, Anna-1 son, 2 dau
Rose, Catherine-1 dau
Rudollf, John
Schaeffer,John-w., 1 son
Schaeffer, John-w., 4 sons, 2 dau
Schaeffer, John Conrad
Schaeffer, Joseph-w., 2 sons, 4 dau
Schletzer, Jeremy-w., 2 sons, 3 dau
Schlingluff,John-w., 3 sons
Schlottenhofer, Christof-w., 2 sons
Schmitzer,John Martin-w., 1 son
Schneider, Philip-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Schneider, John Michael-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Schoen, Maria Cathrina-3 sons, 1 dau
Schrager, Andrew-w., 2 dau
Schuetz, John-w., 4 dau
Schwaegerin, Apollonia
Scwengel, John-w., 1 son, 3 dau
Seibert, Conrad-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Seibert, Martin-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Sheuer, John Adam-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Shonweiss, John-w., 1 son, 2 dau
Shwab, Peter-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Shwartz, Matthias-w., 2 sons, 1 dau.
Shwartze, John-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Smith, Henry-w., 4 sons, 1 dau
Smith, Jacob-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Smith, John-w., 4 sons, 6 dau
Spuehler, Jacob-w., 1 son
Staehler, Peter
Stutz, Eberhard-5 in family
Stutz, John Eberhard-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Turch, Caspar
Tanner, Cathrina-1 dau
Thevoux, Daniel-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Thomas, John George-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Thor, Conrad am-w., 1 dau
Trombauer, Niclas-w., 1 son, 2 dau
Truat, John-w., 2 sons
Tromph, John Michael-1 son
Vogt, Abraham-w.,
1 son, 3 dau
Vogt, John-w., 1 son
Volweider, Jacob-w.
Wagner,
John-w., 2 sons, 3 dau
Wagner, Mary Elizabeth
Walter, John George-w., 3 sons, 2 dau
Warambour, Mary-4 sons, 1 dau
Wayner, Henry-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Weber, John Engel-w., 5 dau
Weber, John Jacob-w.
Weinrich, Balzar-w., 3 sons, 1 dau
Weitzell, John-w., 2 sons
Wenig, Peter-w., 1 dau
Wentzen, Peter
Werner, Christoff-w., 1 dau
Willich, Peter-w. 2. dau
Winter, Maria Cathrina-1 dau
Wismar,Jacob-w., 1 son, 1 dau
Zeber, John-w., 2 sons, 2 dau
Zeisler, Lorentz-w., 2 sons, 1 dau
Zeitz, John Peter
Ziegler, Michael
Zimmerman, John Wolff-w., 2 sons, 4 dau
Zinkhan, Conrad-w., 1 son, 2 dau
Zitel, Jacob-w.
