Person:Karl Krinke (1)

Karl KRENKE's Family arrived without him in the USA at Baltimore, Maryland on 23 Sep 1873 abord the "FREIHANDEL" from East Germany (West Prussia). They embarked from Port Bremen, Germany and after arrival in Maryland went to Martins Ferry, Ohio.

IMMIGRATION: FREIHANDEL The (Bark) Freihandel is the vessel which carried Maria Krinke and five of her children, Wilhelmine, August, Johann, Emilie and Gustaf (who died enroute) from Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland, landing in America on 23 September 1873. It was 140 feet in length and was propelled by wind power only; it had no steam engines. It had two decks: cargo below; passengers above, housed in huts and tents. There were 85 passengers (80 aliens and 5 US Citizens). Notice the people on deck in the picture.

The German word "Bark" means "Cash" and "Freihandel" means "Free Trade". The cities of the Hanseatic League (Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck, and at one time, 70 other cities) promoted free trade from the 14th to the 17th centuries. "...The Freihandel had been built in 1865. H. H. Myer and Company owned the ship, a 776-ton, 140-foot bark, made of oak with galvanized iron fastenings and propelled only by wind. IT HAD TWO DECKS FOR UP TO 356 PASENGERS: 88 IN "SECOND CABIN" AND 267 "BETWEEN DECKS."

IMMIGRATION: FREIHANDEL - Bark Freihandel Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland 23 September 1873 DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE I, J. Waechter, Master of the North Ger Bark Freihandel of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list, subscribed with my name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said vessel at Bremen or any other Foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the said vessel into any District of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen. Sworn to, this 23 day of September 1873 J. Waechter Before me, ???? (port authority signature illegible) Name of Vessel, Freihandel Nation of do, Germany Name of Master, J. Wächter Port Sailed from, Bremen Number of Aliens, 80 (eighty) Number of Citizens, 5 (fieve) Consignees, A. Schumacher & Co. Owners, H. H. Meier & Co. of Bremen Alien Passengers landed at the Port of Baltimore from the German Bark Freihandel of which J. Wächter is Master, on the (blank)from Bremen. Columns represent: passenger name, gender (which was originally in the margins), age, country of origin, last legal residence, country claiming allegiance, and occupation.

    44 Maria Krinke f 48 Prussia Prussia Germany
    45 Wilhelmine Krinke f 20 Prussia Prussia Germany
    46 August Krinke m 16 Prussia Prussia Germany
    47 Johann Krinke m 14 Prussia Prussia Germany
    48 Emilie Krinke f 9 Prussia Prussia Germany
    49* Gustaf Krinke m 6 Prussia Prussia Germany (Died at Sea enroute to America)

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NAME: Krenke - German: probably a nickname for a sickly person from Middle High German krenke ‘weakness’, ‘deficiency’. Krinke - variant spelling of Krienke metonymic occupational name from Slavic krinka ‘pot’. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4