My Genealogy Home Page:Information about Herrmann Ollendorff
Herrmann Ollendorff (b. 22 Aug 1853, d. date unknown)
Notes for Herrmann Ollendorff:[Jamie..FBK.GED]
Family legend passed down by the grand children of Herrmann, reckoned that he was a vet., in America, but after extensive research, there has not been any evidence found to confirm this. What has been confirmed is his birth date, place, and marriage to Margaret Vine. On the marriage certificate of his daughter Florence, his occupation is given as "clerk". After his marriage to Margaret in 1880, there is no trace of them on the 1881 Scottish census. However, Margaret and daughter Florence turn up on the 1891 census of Scotland without Herrmann.
Florence's age is given as eight years, and place of birth CANADA [B.S.] This seems to suggest that Herrmann and his bride emigrated to Canada between their date of marriage and the census of 1881. For reasons so far unknown, it would appear that Margaret returned to Scotland with her daughter some time between her birth c.1883, and before the birth of Margaret's second child by William Tate inJanuary 1891.
(notes by Reuben Jamieson Dec. 1999)
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Dec. 2002
I eventually found Herman (Henry) on the 1881 census of Canada with Margaret, in Toronto. After more searching, they were found to be in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1882, when their daughter (my grandmother) Florence was born.
Herman OLLENDORFFMMaleGerman24ScotlandChurch of England
Margaret OLLENDORFFMFemaleScottish21Scotland Presbyterian
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Source Information:
Census Place St Andrew's Ward, Toronto, York, Ontario
Family History Library Film1375883
NA Film NumberC-13247
District134
Sub-districtG
Division1
Page Number115
Household Number582
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SS Anchoria
Built by Barrow Shipbuilding Company, Barrow-in-Furness, England, 1875. 4,168 gross tons; 408 (bp) feet long; 40 feet wide. Compound engine, single screw.Service speed 14 knots.1,100 passengers (200 first class, 100 second class, 800 third class).
Built for Anchor Line, British flag, in 1875 and named Anchoria. Glasgow-New York service. Sold to other British owners in 1904 and then soon resold to Hamburg-Ame. Sold to Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1904. Scrapped in Germany in 1932.
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/search/shipImage.asp?MID=05489728990263287360&LNM=SH&PLNM=SH&last_kind=0&town_kind=0&ship_kind=0&SHIP=ANCHORIA&RF=2&SHP=anchoria&ALTS=97%7C%3Fh&ALTS=97%7Csa&PID=102882120471
The above site is also the source of the photo of the Anchoria
ANCHORIA 1875
The ANCHORIA was built in 1875 by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow for their own company. She was 4,168 gross tons, length 408ft x beam 40.1ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 200-1st, 100-2nd and 800-3rd class. Launched on 27/10/1874, she left Glasgow on her maiden voyage to Moville and New York on 2/10/1875. In 1887 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and on 2/11/1893 was purchased by the Anchor Line from the Barrow Shipping Co. On 22/9/1904 she commenced her last Glasgow - Moville - New York (arr 4/10/1904) - Glasgow voyage and on 18/4/1906 was sold to London owners. Resold to the Hamburg America Line, her engines were removed and she was used as a depot ship and crew hostel. She was broken up in either 1925(Anchor Line) or 1932 (Bonsor) in Germany. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.460] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.9, Anchor Line]
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsA.html
More About Herrmann Ollendorff:
Occupation: 24 Jun 1882, Porter at time of Florence's birth.
More About Herrmann Ollendorff and Margaret Vine:
Marriage: 23 Aug 1880, Linlithgow, Scotland.773
Children of Herrmann Ollendorff and Margaret Vine are:
- +Florence Ollendorff, b. 24 Jun 1882, Peterborough,Ontario, Canada773, d. 31 Jan 1956, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, U.K.773.