On 16 Nov 2013 at 14:36, Richard Ball wrote: > Hello Rod, > > Saturday, November 16, 2013 you wrote: > > rtcz> My g-g-gfather August Hermann GEBHARDT came out on the first > rtcz> immigrant ship from Hamburg. I understand from comments on the > rtcz> Lists that the agent who was then transporting these settlers, > rtcz> Godeffroy and Sons, was declared insolvent many years ago and > rtcz> that their records are possibly stored in Hamburg. > > You don't mention a date. I have no knowledge of these ships but have > you tried: > > http://www.safrika.org/schiff_en.html And this: Schnell, E.L.G. 1954. For men must work. Cape Town: Maskew Miller. Dewey: 325.23409687 SCH An account of German immigration to the Cape with special reference to the German military settlers of 1857 and the German immigrants of 1858. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/famhist1.htm E-mail: [email protected]