German Immigrants in Edinburgh and Leith, 1862-1914

The study provides an introductory overview of the German community in Edinburgh and Leith. It examines how the German immigrants were ethnically organised and which different professions they pursued. It also focusses on the individual immigrant and their biography.

Larah Wessendorf studierte Geschichte, Klassische Archäologie und Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie an der Universität Hamburg. Sie arbeitet als Historikerin und Genealogin und ist Vorstandsmitglied der Genealogischen Gesellschaft Hamburg e.V. und initiierte dort u. a. das Datenbankprojekt zu den 2018 kassierten 'Hamburger Todesbescheinigungen'.

A. German Emigration in the Nineteenth Century Emigration Patterns - Political Refugees from the German Revolution 1848/1849
B. The German Evangelical Church for Edinburgh and Leith (1862-1914) The Beginnings of the German Evangelical Church for Edinburgh and Leith: Pastor Theodore Jonas Meyer (1818-1896) - Pastor John Blumenreich (1823-1884) - Pastor Karl Wagner-Groben (1836-1886) - Pastor Martin Locher (1862-1951) - Pastor Hermann Wilm (1865-1942) - Pastor Martin Langenau (1863-1935) - Pastor Friedrich Ringshausen (1874-1920) and Pastor Friedrich Reimer (1876-1945) - Pastor Ernst Albrecht (1879-1931) - Pastor Curt Planer (1884-1965)
C. German Seamen's Mission at the Firth of Forth (1885-1914)
D. German Consular Representation in Edinburgh and Leith German Consular Representation in Edinburgh and Leith in the Nineteenth Century - Consular Representation in Edinburgh and Leith for the Hanseatic Cities, the North German Confederation, and Imperial Germany - Consul Adolph Robinow (1806-1885) - Consuls Hugo Friedrich Knoblauch (1839-1923) and Louis William Knoblauch (1873-1950)
E. Germans in Edinburgh and Leith and their Professions Germans in the Hospitality and Delicatessen Business - German Pork Butchers - Wandering Musicians of Western Palatinate - German Sugar Bakers - German Glass Bottle Blowers - German Black Forest Clockmakers - German Hairdressers - Germans at the University of Edinburgh - Astronomy - The German Governess
F. Conclusion