Was it necessary to request permission to legally emigrate from
Hannover... If so, can one search or request a search of archive...
The essential part of Karen's question...are there archived local
German records about this permission process, and how does one one
access them? Unfortunately this question has not yet been answered.
Her question directly relates to a previous thread about 29 June:
Heimatbrief und Edictalladung
where Ursula said.....
This required that - especially male immigrants - had to apply at>
the local level - mayor's office or nearest county seat - for apermit or passport. This in turn initiated a three month
waiting period for> the immigrant in which his intention to emigrate
was published in the> local newspaper under the heading
"Edictalladung". This newspaper article> would name all of the
people intending to emigrate from the surrounding> towns and
requested that anyone having a claim against any person to come>
forward within 3 months, otherwise the emigrant would be released ofclaims and was issued a passport. Of course the emigrant had to
show that> he had satisfied his military obligations, did not leave
behind a wife and> children or elderly parents whose support would
fall onto the local> goverment, and above all did not leave any
debts unpaid.
My g-grandfather GHL WEDEMEYER said he emigrated on the ship 'Peru'
..... which left 5 Dec 1854 from Hamburg, Germany, and arrived on 23
May 1855 in Sydney NSW Australia. Small problem... the 'Peru'
shipping records do not list g-grandfather!
This prompts me to look for records in German bureaucracy which
relate to the "Edictalladung"! Can someone please advise?