http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_German_Legion That should be your answer. There used to be a list of all the members on the internet but I cannot find it now. If he was German by birth but became british he most likely followed this route as those nations were not on best of terms in that period. Cheers, Karel     Marais x Thurnau, Lloyd x Pienaar, Bennett x Cloete, Webber x Maskrey, Kapp x Slabbert, Bestbier x Du Toit On Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 7:42, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Lister I need to find lists of any german immigration to SA between 1858 to 1881. I am trying to locate the ship my  gggranfather was on when he landed in SA. His death notice says he was born in Germany but his nationality was British so I am assuming he became British when he landed in SA. My gggranfather name was William Frederick Smith. Any information would be appreciated. Kind regards Renold Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! ------------------------------- All messages to the list must be sent in plain text.  ------------------------------- When you reply to a message, please MAKE SURE that you DELETE the quoted text, signature, and end material that is not pertinent to your reply. ------------------------------- When you reply to a message, please make sure that you Change the Subject of the message as needed.  If you are replying to a Digest, this is a MUST DO. ------------------------------- For searching the list archives and other list information, please go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Immigration/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH.html ------------------------------- To contact the TMG List Administrator, send a message to  [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Renold, send me your gggrandfather's name and approximate date of birth or age when he left Germany. I can check the Hamburg departures and see if I can find him. Ines On 12/11/13 23:23, Karel Marais wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_German_Legion > That should be your answer. There used to be a list of all the members on the internet but I cannot find it now. > If he was German by birth but became british he most likely followed this route as those nations were not on best of terms in that period. > Cheers, > Karel > > > > Marais x Thurnau, Lloyd x Pienaar, Bennett x Cloete, Webber x Maskrey, > Kapp x Slabbert, Bestbier x Du Toit > > > > On Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 7:42, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Lister > > I need to find lists of any german immigration to SA between 1858 to 1881. I am trying to locate the ship my gggranfather was on when he landed in SA. His death notice says he was born in Germany but his nationality was British so I am assuming he became British when he landed in SA. My gggranfather name was William Frederick Smith. > > Any information would be appreciated. > > Kind regards > Renold > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > ------------------------------- > All messages to the list must be sent in plain text. > ------------------------------- > When you reply to a message, please MAKE SURE that you DELETE the quoted text, signature, and end material that is not pertinent to your reply. > ------------------------------- > When you reply to a message, please make sure that you Change the Subject of the message as needed. If you are replying to a Digest, this is a MUST DO. > ------------------------------- > For searching the list archives and other list information, please go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Immigration/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH.html > ------------------------------- > To contact the TMG List Administrator, send a message to [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 9042 (20131113) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > >

Hello: From the small bit I have looked at elsewhere, many people from Germany went to England, stayed there until they got their new papers, i.e., became 'British' again, and then left either London or Southampton to South Africa. There are a lot of William Smiths or W.F. Smiths coming out. What year was he born about ?. BS. === send me your gggrandfather's name and approximate date of birth or age when he left Germany. I can check the Hamburg departures and see if I can find him. My gggranfather name was William Frederick Smith. ===