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The Trans-Atlantic Journey
Johann Strickert filed papers on March 7, 1856 for the family’s exit permit from Germany. Shortly after Wilhelm’s confirmation in April, the family likely made their departure from Weggun.
Their assumed route would have taken them to Hamburg (1) and then across the Atlantic to Quebec before reaching their destination in Logan Township, Perth County, Ontario. Passenger lists for ships from London to Quebec have been recorded for the year 1856. (2) Likewise ships from Hamburg are recorded for later years. However, the names of Johann Strickert's family have yet to turn up in any ship manifest. No information is recorded in family papers.
Travel usually took about six weeks. The Hamburg ship Keppler, for example left Hamburg on April 8 and arrived in Quebec on May 21 in the year 1865. (3) The Keppler was a large ship accommodating 438 passengers and crew. Smaller Hamburg ships included the Eiche with 192 passengers, the Minna with 124 passengers, and the Union with 80 passengers.
Travel was often treacherous. On April 28, 1856, at the same time that Strickert family was at sea, a passenger ship Pallas from Cork crashed in the fog at St. Pauls island in the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of its 136 passengers, 82 lives were lost. Earlier in February, 1856, the Ocean Queen from London was lost at sea with 123 passengers. For those ships that arrived, there were still fatalities. On the Keppler voyage mentioned above, the ship’s manifest listed 14 deaths and one birth. By the time passengers arrived at Grosse Isle immigration station in Quebec, they would be thankful to have survived the ordeal.
Notes
1. Eventually those passengers departing Hamburg will be documented on the website http://www.linktoyourroots.hamburg.de
2. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/arrivals/Canada1856.htm
3. Other voyages of the Keppler lasted from April 2 to May 24 in 1863 and from Sept. 17 to Oct. 27 in 1863. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/arrivals/Canada1863.htm
Below is an example of a ship manifest for the Belgravia in 1902 with Bertha Rook came over with her six children ( # 6-18). Among them is Minna Rook, age 11 (# 16), who in 1915 married Henry J. Strickert, son of Friedrich Strickert, son of Johann and Christina. Their wedding photo in Michigan is shown on the Strickertfamily.com home page.
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