How my ancestors sailed from Denmark to Liverpool UK

[Ashley Prebensen]

Hi there,

My ancestors were approved to leave Denmark by the Commissioner of the Copenhagen Police on the 19th April, 1872. So, I would guess, they departed Denmark around 20th - 23rd April. They were due to catch a steamer ship in Liverpool, UK on the 25th, April, 1872, to take them to New York, USA (which they arrived on the 7th May, 1872).

I am unsure how they traveled to Liverpool as I can not find their names in the Hamburg, Germany passenger list database. My ancestors names are:

Johannes Prebensen (born April 9th, 1825)
Ane Marie Prebensen (nee Sorensdatter - born February 2nd, 1935)

Karen Prebensen (born April 26th, 1861)
Jens Peder Prebensen (born February 26th, 1864)
Juliane Prebensen (born January 15th, 1867)
Christine Frederikke Vilhelmine Caroline Prebensen (born May 29th, 1871).

It is possible the surname of Prebensen was incorrectly spelt? Or maybe they left Denmark from a different port? Maybe Copenhagen?

Any help and assistance regarding my enquiry would be terrific  .

Kindest regards,

Ashley Prebensen

[Eva Morfiadakis]

Navn:   Prebensen, Jens Peter   Stilling:   Barn
Alder:   07   Bestemmelsessted:   Neenah, Wisc.
Kontrakt nr.:   256000   Forevisningsdato:   19-04-1872
Fødesogn:   ?
Sidste oph.sogn:   Vejle   Sidste oph. amt:   Vejle
Sidste oph.sted:   Veile   Bestemmelses land:   USA
Bestemmelses by:   Neenah   Bestemmelses stat:   Wisconsin
Skibsnavn:   Indirekte
IDkode:   I7172P3304

Navn:   Prebensen, Karen   Stilling:   Barn
Alder:   11   Bestemmelsessted:   Neenah, Wisc.
Kontrakt nr.:   256000   Forevisningsdato:   19-04-1872
Fødesogn:   ?
Sidste oph.sogn:   Vejle   Sidste oph. amt:   Vejle
Sidste oph.sted:   Veile   Bestemmelses land:   USA
Bestemmelses by:   Neenah   Bestemmelses stat:   Wisconsin
Skibsnavn:   Indirekte
IDkode:   I7172P3303

Navn:   Prebensen, Juliane   Stilling:   Barn
Alder:   03 3/4   Bestemmelsessted:   Neenah, Wisc.
Kontrakt nr.:   256000   Forevisningsdato:   19-04-1872
Fødesogn:   ?
Sidste oph.sogn:   Vejle   Sidste oph. amt:   Vejle
Sidste oph.sted:   Veile   Bestemmelses land:   USA
Bestemmelses by:   Neenah   Bestemmelses stat:   Wisconsin
Skibsnavn:   Indirekte
IDkode:   I7172P3305

Navn:   Prebensen, Johannes   Stilling:   Tømrer
Alder:   47   Bestemmelsessted:   Neenah, Wisc.
Kontrakt nr.:   256000   Forevisningsdato:   19-04-1872
Fødesogn:   ?
Sidste oph.sogn:   Vejle   Sidste oph. amt:   Vejle
Sidste oph.sted:   Veile   Bestemmelses land:   USA
Bestemmelses by:   Neenah   Bestemmelses stat:   Wisconsin
Skibsnavn:   Indirekte
IDkode:   I7172P3301


Navn:   Prebensen, Christine   Stilling:   Barn
Alder:   00 3/4   Bestemmelsessted:   Neenah, Wisc.
Kontrakt nr.:   256000   Forevisningsdato:   19-04-1872
Fødesogn:   ?
Sidste oph.sogn:   Vejle   Sidste oph. amt:   Vejle
Sidste oph.sted:   Veile   Bestemmelses land:   USA
Bestemmelses by:   Neenah   Bestemmelses stat:   Wisconsin
Skibsnavn:   Indirekte
IDkode:   I7172P3306

Navn:   Prebensen, Ane Marie   Stilling:   Hustru
Alder:   37   Bestemmelsessted:   Neenah, Wisc.
Kontrakt nr.:   256000   Forevisningsdato:   19-04-1872
Fødesogn:   ?
Sidste oph.sogn:   Vejle   Sidste oph. amt:   Vejle
Sidste oph.sted:   Veile   Bestemmelses land:   USA
Bestemmelses by:   Neenah   Bestemmelses stat:   Wisconsin
Skibsnavn:   Indirekte

This is the family leaving from Copenhagen. They probably went to an English port first, like Hull, from where they went by train to Liverpool or to a German port.

Eva M

[Bente Wanning]

Johannes Prebensen
Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941





Name:   
Johannes Prebensen
Event Type:   
Marriage
Event Date:   
16 Apr 1858
Event Place:   
Ødsted, Vejle, Danmark
Event Place:   
Ødsted, Vejle, Denmark
Gender:   
Male
Age:   
33
Spouse's Name:   
Ane Marie Sørensen
Spouse's Age:   
23
Volume:   
25
Volume Date Range:   
1838 - 1866


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894H-ZPW8?i=53&cc=2078555 

[Bente Wanning]

Johannes Prebensen
Denmark Census, 1870





Name:   
Johannes Prebensen
Event Type:   
Census
Event Date:   
1870
Event Place:   
Vejle, Danmark
Event Place:   
Vejle, Denmark
Gender:   
Male
Age:   
44
Marital Status:   
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):   
1826
Relationship to Head of Household:   
Head
Household   Role   Sex   Age   Birthplace
Johannes Prebensen   Head   Male   44   
Ane Marie Prebensen   Wife   Female   34   
Karen Prebensen   Daughter   Female   8   
Jens Peder Prebensen   Son   Male   5   
Juliane Prebensen   Daughter   Female   3   
Chr Fred Vilh Carl Prebensen   Son   Male   0   

[Bente Wanning]

Before Ellis Island arrival people used Castle Garden but a lot of files are gone missing somehow.

http://www.castlegarden.org/searcher.php   

[Bente Wanning]

My ancestor traveled by train from hometown to Esbjerg, Jutland westcoast,  sailed from there to Harwich in England, then by train to Liverpoo, and sailed from there til America.

[Inger Toudal]

Train to Esbjerg was not a possibility in 1872: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunderskov-Esbjerg-banen

Venlig hilsen
Inger Toudal

[Eva Morfiadakis]

http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/voyages.asp?articleid=28&zoneid=6

I found an article about the Hull route.

Eva M

[Ole Westermann]

According to http://www2.statsbiblioteket.dk/mediestream/avis/record/doms_aviser_page%3Auuid%3Acfb43001-811b-49f8-a6da-926991e88900/query/iso_dateTime%3A1872-04-19*%20titleUUID%3A%22doms_aviser_title%3Auuid%3Aa281e141-ca90-4634-ac4e-0743bb41bc35%22/page/doms_aviser_page%3Auuid%3Ac9310aad-5093-4059-9f20-64871010742c
there were a steamship "Milo" from Kjøbenhavn to Hull leaving Friday 19th of April or a steamship "Dragoon" to Newcastle same day.

mvh Ole

[Ole Westermann]

So I would think, that the Prebensen family on April 19, 1872 got their tickets approved by the police in the morning and then
went onboard the steamship "Milo" - which later same day left Copenhagen to go to Hull. From Hull they went by train to Liverpool.

[Ashley Prebensen]

Thank you for all that information  it was an enormous help.