Ship's Passenger Lists Hamburg to Africa incl South Africa

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Below you will find a series of passenger lists for ships that left Hamburg during the second half of the 19th Century and early 20th Century to bring Germans to South Africa and to other parts of Africa. Direct trips between Hamburg and South Africa were relatively rare in the early years. Most passengers would have travelled via Southampton or London. Those ships that travelled directly from Hamburg to South Africa mostly sailed directly for Cape Town, with a relatively small number of passengers continuing their voyages to Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay), East London or Natal. In later years, German shipping lines started servicing the various German colonies in Africa.

    Please note:
  1. You can do a search for particular names in all the lists from the Main page.
  2. Some of the information provided was transscribed directly from the book Deutsche Wanderung nach Südafrika im 19. Jahrhundert by Werner Schmidt. The lists are in German, but should be simple enough to understand by non-German readers.
  3. I did not attempt to cross-check the accuracy of the information in "Wanderungen" or even to correct obvious errors. Through the process of scanning and deciphering the text further errors may very well have been introduced. If in doubt about the accuracy of any piece of data, please ask. I will then verify the information I have.
  4. The lists from Wanderungen are organised according to the primary immigrant: Surname, Christian name, occupation (age), place of origin, followed by his spouse (mit Frau = with wife) and any children. People travelling on their own are marked with an *.
  5. The other lists are based on the original Hamburg Passenger Lists available in the Hamburg archives or at ancestry.de. Each individual is listed separately, with their age, gender, previous place of residence, their destination, occupation, etc.
  6. The passengers that travelled via England would have transferred to a larger vessel in Southampton or London to continue their journey to South Africa.
Abbreviations:
(Anh.) = Anhalt    (Brschw.) oder (Braunschw.) = Brunswick    (Brdbg.) oder (Brandenb.) = Brandenburg    (Hann.) = Hannover
(Hess.) = Hessia    (Holst.) = Holstein    (Meckl.) = Mecklenburg    (Nass.) = Nassau
(Oldenb.) = Oldenburg    (Öst.) = Austria    (Pomm.) = Pomerania    (Pr.) = Prussia
(Rußl.) = Russia    (Sa.) oder (Sachs.) = Saxony    (Schles.) oder (Schl.) = Silesia    (Schlesw.) = Schleswig
(Schw.) = Switzerland    (Thür.) = Thüringia    (Westf.) = Westfalia    (Westpr.) = Westprussia
(Württ.) = Württemberg


The voyages of the Candace 1857-1868 (Ship owned by the Hermannsburg Missionary Society):

The Mission ship Candace near Heligoland by Alexander Scherzer, Bomann-Museum, Celle
Candace on 09 November 1857    Candace on 26 November 1858    Candace on 06 September 1867    Candace on 01 October 1868



The ships of the shipping company Johan Cesar Godeffroy 1858-1878 (from "Wanderungen", except those denoted by *)

Sophie (ex Jenny), aquarelle by Jacob Böttger, Museum für Hamburger Geschichte

The first 6 ships of the Godeffroy ships brought most of their passengers to Kaffraria, as part of the settlement plan for this small colony. But some of these passengers disembarked in Cape Town and settled in the surrounding areas (e.g. in Philippi).
Sophie am 11. August 1856*    Cesar Godeffroy on 12 Apri1 1858    La Rochelle early June 1858    Wandrahm on 22 August 1858
Peter Godeffroy on 25 September 1858*    Wilhelmsburg mid October 1858    Johann Cesar end of October 1858    Alfred on 5 May 1859*
Victoria on 1 October 1859*    Peter Godeffroy on 19 November 1859*    Cesar Godeffroy on 5 May 1860    Johann Cesar on 6 June 1860
Wandrahm on 15 June 1860    Alfred on 11 August 1860    Alster on 14 December 1860*    Helene on 10 April 1861
San Francisco on 15 May 1861    Peter Godeffroy on 17 July 1861*    Wandrahm on 2 November 1861    San Francisco on 10 May 1862
Steinwärder on 20 May 1863    Helene on 12September 1863    Wandrahm on 28 November 1876    Pedraza on 3 May 1877
Adele on 8 June 1877    Sophie on 15 August 1877    Uranus on 25 September 1877    Caroline Behn on 10 October 1877
Godeffroy on 15 November 1877    Saturnus on 3 January 1878    Papa on 31 March 1878    La Rochelle on 13 July 1878



The ships of the Union Steamship Company from Hamburg to South Africa - mostly via Southampton (from the Hamburg Passenger Lists on Ancestry.de):

The voyage of the African 1882:

African 1873
African on 22 September 1882

The voyages of the Anglian 1881-1894:
Anglian on 25 March 1881    Anglian on 01 July 1881    Anglian on 21 October 1881    Anglian on 14 January 1882
Anglian on 11 April 1882    Anglian on 12 January 1883    Anglian on 21 September 1883    Anglian on 16 January 1884
Anglian on 14 February 1884    Anglian on 22 December 1889    Anglian on 03 April 1890    Anglian on 10 July 1890
Anglian on 16 October 1890    Anglian on 14 May 1891    Anglian on 23 January 1892    Anglian on 28 May 1892
Anglian on 15 April 1893    Anglian on 30 September 1893    Anglian on 03 February 1894    Anglian on 23 June 1894

The voyages of the Arab 1881-1895:
Arab on 18 November 1881    Arab on 09 February 1883    Arab on 01 June 1883 or on 09 June 1883    Arab on 28 May 1884
Arab on 26 June 1884    Arab on 23 July 1884    Arab on 22 August 1884    Arab on 18 September 1884
Arab on 05 April 1889    Arab on 16 May 1890    Arab on 21 August 1890    Arab on 27 November 1890
Arab on 02 April 1891    Arab on 23 July 1891    Arab on 28 November 1891    Arab on 02 April 1892
Arab on 10 July 1892    Arab on 09 July 1893    Arab on 03 March 1894    Arab on 09 June 1894
Arab on 13 October 1894    Arab on 19 January 1895    Arab on 25 May 1895    Arab on 15 September 1895

The voyage of the Carlton Tower 1881:
Carlton Tower on 23 September 1881

The voyages of the Durban 1883:
Durban on 6 April 1883    Durban on 27 July 1883    Durban on 12 July 1889    Durban on 16 October 1889
Durban on 23 January 1890    Durban on 30 April 1890    Durban on 2 October 1890    Durban on 1 January 1891
Durban on 16 April 1891    Durban on 22 August 1891

The voyages of the German 1882-1883:
German on 5 May 1882    German on 28 July 1882    German on 21 October 1882    German on 5 May 1883

The voyages of the Nubian 1882-1883:
Nubian on 10 March 1882    Nubian on 2 June 1882    Nubian on 9 March 1883    Nubian on 29 June 1883
Nubian on 31 May 1889    Nubian on 06 September 1889    Nubian on 12 December 1889    Nubian on 20 March 1890
Nubian on 26 June 1890    Nubian on 05 March 1891    Nubian on 11 June 1891    Nubian on 04 October 1891
Nubian on 09 January 1892    Nubian on 16 April 1892    Nubian on 20 August 1892

The voyages of the Olympus 1881:
Olympus on 26 August 1881    Olympus on 02 December 1881

The voyages of the Pretoria 1882-1896:
Pretoria on 27 August 1882    Pretoria on 22 November 1882    Pretoria on 08 March 1889    Pretoria on 28 June 1889
Pretoria on 03 October 1889    Pretoria on 09 January 1890    Pretoria on 17 April 1890    Pretoria on 24 July 1890
Pretoria on 30 October 1890    Pretoria on 30 April 1891    Pretoria on 06 August 1891    Pretoria on 15 November 1891
Pretoria on 20 February 1892    Pretoria on 25 June 1892    Pretoria on 28 May 1893    Pretoria on 01 September 1893
Pretoria on 07 January 1894    Pretoria on 14 April 1894    Pretoria on 18 August 1894    Pretoria on 25 November 1894
Pretoria on 30 March 1895    Pretoria on 03 August 1895    Pretoria on 10 November 1895    Pretoria on 23 May 1896
Pretoria on 07 December 1896

The voyages of the Roman 1883-1890:
Roman on 19 October 1883    Roman on 16 October 1883    Roman on 13 November 1884    Roman on 11 December 1884
Roman on 08 January 1885    Roman on 05 February 1885    Roman on 05 March 1885    Roman on 02 April 1885
Roman on 30 April 1885    Roman on 28 May 1885    Roman on 25 June 1885    Roman on 23 July 1885
Roman on 20 August 1885    Roman on 15 October 1885    Roman on 12 November 1885    Roman on 10 December 1885
Roman on 07 January 1886    Roman on 05 March 1886    Roman on 01 April 1886    Roman on 30 April 1886
Roman on 27 May 1886    Roman on 24 June 1886    Roman on 22 July 1886    Roman on 19 August 1886
Roman on 16 September 1886    Roman on 14 October 1886    Roman on 12 November 1886    Roman on 10 December 1886
Roman on 07 January 1887    Roman on 04 February 1887    Roman on 04 March 1887    Roman on 01 April 1887
Roman on 29 April 1887    Roman on 27 May 1887    Roman on 24 June 1887    Roman on 23 July 1887
Roman on 20 August 1887    Roman on 17 September 1887    Roman on 15 October 1887    Roman on 12 November 1887
Roman on 07 January 1888    Roman on 04 February 1888    Roman on 03 March 1888    Roman on 30 March 1888
Roman on 28 April 1888    Roman on 26 May 1888    Roman on 23 June 1888    Roman on 03 August 1888
Roman on 15 September 1888    Roman on 29 September 1888    Roman on 10 November 1888    Roman on 24 November 1888
Roman on 08 December 1888    Roman on 22 December 1888    Roman on 05 January 1889    Roman on 02 February 1889
Roman on 15 February 1889    Roman on 15 March 1889    Roman on 11 April 1889    Roman on 10 May 1889
Roman on 19 July 1889    Roman on 16 August 1889    Roman on 13 September 1889    Roman on 13 November 1890

The voyages of the Teuton 1881:
Teuton on 22 April 1881    Teuton on 29 July 1881



The ships of the General Steam Navigation Company:
These ships transferred passengers from Hamburg to London, either for immigration to Britain or for onward journeys to the New World. Only those passengers are included in these lists that indicated South Africa as their final destination. This route was especially popular with Russian (likely Lithuanian) Jews. In some cases only one or two passengers out of a larger group went to South Africa. In other cases, only a small group of passengers was on board for the journey: there are even lists with only a single passenger on board! Because of the large number of trips with short passenger lists, they have all been combined into a single table per ship:
Hawk 1883-1890Kestrel 1880-1891Lapwing 1883-1892Martin 1879-1886
Rainbow 1878-1895Virgo 1884-1887Widgeon 1880-1883



The ships of the A. Kirsten-Line, Hamburg:
These ships transferred passengers from Hamburg to London, either for immigration to Britain or for onward journeys to the New World. Only those passengers are included in these lists that indicated South Africa as their final destination. This route was especially popular with Russian (likely Lithuanian) Jews. In some cases only one or two passengers out of a larger group went to South Africa. In other cases, only a small group of passengers was on board for the journey: there are even lists with only a single passenger on board! Because of the large number of trips with short passenger lists, they have all been combined into a single table per ship:
Gemma 1878-1902Olivia 1887-1911Ophelia 1881-1911Vesta 1880-1905
Wega 1880-1898



The ships of the Woermann-Line / German East-Africa-Line:
Adolph Woermann on 25 May 1910    Adolph Woermann on 20 November 1926
Alexandra Woermann on 30 November 1905

The voyages of the Gertrud Woermann 1883-1890:
Gertrud Woermann 1889    Gertrud Woermann 1890    Gertrud Woermann on 30 April 1891    Gertrud Woermann on 26 October 1898
Gertrud Woermann on 26 February 1899    Gertrud Woermann on 26 June 1899    Gertrud Woermann on 26 February 1900    Gertrud Woermann on 23 July 1904
Gertrud Woermann on 26 October 1904    Gertrud Woermann on 30 April 1906    Gertrud Woermann on 15 July 1906    Gertrud Woermann on 27 January 1907
Gertrud Woermann on 12 September 1907    Gertrud Woermann on 25 December 1907    Gertrud Woermann on 28 March 1908    Gertrud Woermann on 22 July 1908
Gertrud Woermann on 24 October 1908    Gertrud Woermann on 06 February 1909    Gertrud Woermann on 12 May 1909    Gertrud Woermann on 25 August 1909
Gertrud Woermann on 27 November 1909    Gertrud Woermann on 02 March 1910    Gertrud Woermann on 04 June 1910    Gertrud Woermann on 06 September 1910
Gertrud Woermann on 10 December 1910    Gertrud Woermann on 19 August 1911    Gertrud Woermann on 02 December 1911    Gertrud Woermann on 10 March 1912
Gertrud Woermann on 14 July 1912    Gertrud Woermann on 14 October 1912    Gertrud Woermann on 25 January 1913    Gertrud Woermann on 25 April 1913
Gertrud Woermann on 24 August 1913    Gertrud Woermann on 25 November 1913    Gertrud Woermann on 24 February 1914    Gertrud Woermann on 29 May 1914

The voyages of the Professor Woermann 1882-1914:
Professor Woermann on 27 December 1882    Professor Woermann on 22 February 1883    Professor Woermann on 24 June 1883    Professor Woermann on 15 November 1883
Professor Woermann on 01 April 1884    Professor Woermann on 01 August 1884    Professor Woermann on 04 December 1884    Professor Woermann on 11 April 1885
Professor Woermann on 01 September 1885    Professor Woermann on 01 January 1886    Professor Woermann on 01 June 1886    Professor Woermann on 15 September 1886
Professor Woermann on 04 June 1887    Professor Woermann on 30 September 1887    Professor Woermann on 15 June 1888    Professor Woermann on 31 May 1888
Professor Woermann on 15 October 1888    Professor Woermann on 15 January 1889    Professor Woermann on 24 April 1889    Professor Woermann on 20 July 1889
Professor Woermann on 04 November 1889    Professor Woermann on 07 March 1890    Professor Woermann on 31 July 1890    Professor Woermann on 02 December 1890
Professor Woermann on 22 November 1904    Professor Woermann on 28 February 1905    Professor Woermann on 16 May 1905    Professor Woermann on 17 September 1905
Professor Woermann on 15 December 1905    Professor Woermann on 30 May 1906    Professor Woermann on 15 September 1906    Professor Woermann on 16 December 1906
Professor Woermann on 25 September 1912    Professor Woermann on 24 November 1912    Professor Woermann on 25 January 1913    Professor Woermann on 27 March 1913
Professor Woermann on 24 May 1913    Professor Woermann on 24 July 1913    Professor Woermann on 24 September 1913    Professor Woermann on 24 November 1913
Professor Woermann on 25 January 1914    Professor Woermann on 24 March 1914    Professor Woermann on 24 May 1914    Professor Woermann on 25 July 1914

Admiral on 25 August 1912    Usaramo on 17 March 1921    Usaramo on 18 June 1921



The ships of the Hamburg-America-Line:
Kamerun on 23 August 1907


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