Johannes Frederick Eckardt, Sr.

Second officer on the "Priscilla" Bark of the shipping line Heckfeld & Company. (His future wife Virginia was on this same ship with her parents and siblings) Sailed to Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept 30, 1878. He later became the Second administrator of the "Queen's Hospital" in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Ship "Priscilla" (German bark)

30 September 1878

116 days out from Funchal, Madeira

80 men, 40 women, 60 children. Total 180.

Portuguese consular documents indicate approximately 120 passengers.

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Dr. Wiliam Hillebrand, a German botanist, who had returned from Hawaii in 1871 and was residing in Madeira, offered to assist Hawaiian plantation owners in the recruiting of immigrants from the Azores and the Madeiras, since both areas had similar climates to Hawaii. Later, in 1877, he was commissioned by the government of Hawaii to carry out the labor contract as set by the Board of Immigration of the islands, which called for a 3-year stay in the sugar plantations, from the date of arrival. The working month consisted of 26 working days, 10 hours per day. Men received $10.00 a month and women $6.50, paid in U.S. gold or silver. The contract also included lodging, daily food rations, medical care and free medicine, as well as a garden ground where Portuguese grew vegetables for their staples, including the "Inhames", or taro root, a part of the Azores culinary still common in Portuguese homes of California. The daily food rations consisted of 1 pound of fresh or salt beef, 1/2 pound of salt or dried fish; 1-1/2 pounds of rice, 1 pound of taro roots or other vegetables, and 1/3 ounce of tea.

Dr. Hillebrand contracted with Hackfield and Company of Bremen, Germany, for the transportation of these immigrants. The fares were paid by the government of Hawaii at $75.00 for each adult. The first group of these immigrants arrived aboard the "Priscilla" on September 30, 1878, and many followed thereafter, originating both in Madeira and San Miguel in the Azores.

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1900 United States Federal Census

about Johannes Friedrich Eckardt

Name: Johannes Friedrich Eckardt

[Friedrick Eckardt Johannes]

[Johannes Friedrich Virginia]

[Johannes Friedrich Henrielle]

[Johannes Friedrich Carl]

[Johannes Friedrich Marie]

[Johannes Friedrich Friedrich]

[Johannes Friedrich George]

Home in 1900: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Territory

Age: 42

Birth Date: Jun 1857

Birthplace: Germany

Race: Caucasian (White)

[White]

Ethnicity: American

Gender: Male

Immigration Year: 1878

Relationship to Head of House: Head

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Spouse's Name: Virginia B P

Marriage year: 1879

Marital Status: Married

Years Married: 21

Residence : Honolulu District, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory

Occupation: View on Image

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Household Members: Name Age

Johannes Friedrich Eckardt 42

Virginia B P Eckardt 37

Hennille Louise Eckardt 15

Johannes F Eckardt 12

Carl G Eckardt 10

Marie A Eckardt 8

Friedrich C G Eckardt 5

George H Eckardt 3