Germany

Ship Passenger List: SS Rotterdam to New York, 1887 | Steerage Passengers

Passenger list for the Rotterdam, arrived in NY, May 1887. From the German Roots website.

Martin’s Family from Franconia-Bavaria-Germany

The Martin Family originated from Franconia - Bavaria in Germany. The known roots are going back to Helmstadt (before 1600), Trennfeld (1652), than Homburg and Rettersheim, Erlenbach (1878) and many more places in Germany. Members of the family moved to Australia (since 1864) and many to America / USA (since 1840)

• Website of the Martin’s Family from Franconia-Bavaria-Germany
• Early Martins Helmstadt Germany(138Kb PDF)
• Emigrants US Germany (105Kb PDF)

Martin and the Normans Connections