Holestein
My family immigrated to Canada late 1850s. One of the original sons Ontario marriage certificate indicates his birthplace to be Holstein Germany 1853. Does this make sense? It seems to me that during this time both Denmark & Germany were claiming Holstein and Schleswig. Any tips on where to look in terms of birth information during this time?
John Stoneman
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I would search the Hamburg Passenger lists. They are available from 1850 and up and are online with ancestry.com. Most people from Holstein left from the port of Hamburg, however, they could have left also Kopenhagen.
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