Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE
Germans to America 1850-1874

According to “Germans to America 1850-1874”, they traveled on a ship called “Donau”. The ship was also known as “Bark Donau”. The Donau was described as a bark in 1853. Later, it was described as a ship. It was built in 1853 in Altona, a port in the kingdom of Hannover (now part of Hamburg, Germany). The ship was built by Ernst Dreyer for Hamburg-Amerikanische Paketfahrt-Aktiengesellschaft (Hamburg American Line). The certificate of registry was dated June 22, 1853. The ship weighed 533 tons. It measured 139.6 x 31 x 19.6 (length x width x depth of hold) Hamburg feet (1 Hamburg foot = .28657 meters). She sailed almost exclusively on the Hamburg-New York route, although she also sailed to Charleston, SC, in 1858/ 59 and 1859/ 60, to London in 1861, to Hull in 1861 and 1862, and to Philadelphia in 1865. In 1866, she was sold, after having been damaged at sea, to Hall, of Boston, and sailed to Port Louis, Mauritius, as the DRESDEN.

Masters:

1853-1854 - F. A. Heydtmann
1854-1857 - H. H. D. N. I. Trautmann
1857-1863 - J. Meyer
1863-1864 - C. Hebich
1864-1866 - J. Meyer


The port of embarkation was Hamburg. They traveled in steerage for the purpose of “staying in the USA”. The captain of the ship was Heydtmann. They departed from Hamburg November 2, 1853 and they arrived in New York on December 10, 1853 (34 days).


Feige, F. W.
Age: 29 Gender: Male
Occupation: Weaver
Country: Germany
Final Destination: United States
Manifest ID Number: 00007653
Ship's Name: Donau
Date of Arrival: Dec 10, 1853
Captain's Name: Heyerlmann
Purpose for Travel: Staying in the USA
Mode of Travel: Steerage


Feige, Auguste
Age: 30 Gender: Female
Occupation: Wife
Country: Germany


Feige, Amalie
Age: 10 Gender: Female
Occupation: Daughter
Country: Germany


Feige, Alwine
Age: 6 Gender: Female
Occupation: Child
Country: Germany


Feige, Louise
Age: 6 Gender: Female
Occupation: Child
Country: Germany


Feige, Carl
Age: 4 Gender: Male
Occupation: Child
Country: Germany


William is listed as F. W. Feige. He is 29 years old. He is a weaver. William traveled with his wife, Auguste. She is 30 years old. A daughter, Amalie, age 10, traveled with them. 6-year-old twin girls, Alwine and Louise also made the journey along with their 4-year-old brother, Carl.



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