Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
The iron ship, the Amana, with contract laborers from Madeira arrived in Hawaii on 22 April 1886 after 170 days at sea. There were 140 men and 101 women on board. In addition, there were 140 children under the age of 16. It was a harrowing journey marked by bad weather and illness. Over 5…
The SS Abergeldie made its route around South American stopping in Coronel, Chile before heading to Honolulu. It arrived in Hawaii and the Portuguese immigrants were brought ashore on the 5th of May. There were 140 cases of measles reported, but no deaths due to the disease. Locals Liked to Watch the Immigrants In the…
The S.S. Bell Rock arrived in Hawaii 31 October 1883 with passengers from Sao Miguel Island, Azores. There were 1,411 passengers. Almost 1/3 were children. There were 5 births and 8 deaths. Interesting Facts about This Voyage The Use of Ship Tenders The Daily Bulletin recounted that the Bell Rock was the first voyage where…
This is a description of the S.S. Bordeaux which arrived in Hawaii 2 Oct 1884. There were 760 passengers from Madeira and Coronel, Chile. An Unusual Amount of Children Died This voyage was marked by an unusual amount of children dying before arrival in Hawaii. Of the 72 deaths, 69 were children. Most of them…
This is the description of the voyage of the SS Braunfels from the Azores Islands. It made port in Hawaii 4 April of 1895. There were seven deaths and five births on this voyage. Portuguese Contract Labor: Steamer Braunfels Brings a Number of Them The German steamer, Braunfels, under Captain Werkmeister arrived early Wednesday morning…