Schutztruppe to German South west Africa

[VisserWulff]

good evening all,

hope someone can help me where to find shipping records for Germans specifically schutztruppe to German South West Africa( Namibia). Would be from 1880-1890's. My great grandmother might have been on one of the ships. Ships docked at Luderitzbucht and Swakopmund.

Thanks

[davecapps]

HI
I couldn´t find any shipping records.
Here´s the site for the Deutsche-Schützgebiete.

https://deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/wordpress/projekte/kolonien/deutsch-suedwestafrika/

Here´s a ships list
https://deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/wordpress/projekte/kaiserliche-marine/seiner-majestaet-schiffe/

A search for Lüderitzbucht
https://deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/wordpress/projekte/kaiserliche-marine/seiner-majestaet-schiffe/s-m-s-elisabeth-1868/

Dave

[garstonite]

could you post her full name please - middle name as well if she had one 

[VisserWulff]

Hi,

Maria Elizabeth Wulff born 15 March 1881. She might have come with the Schutztruppe. she had her first child with my great grandfather 1901, so my guess is she arrived in the late 1890's. some stories is that she travelled from SA to German South West africa, or that she might have even been a orphan and at a young age send to the troops as i understand that also happened to assist and etc. really hit a brickwall. thanks

[garstonite]

Did they become Anglecised - ie - speak English ??

is this worth making a note of ??
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCKZ-DLX

it is the ONLY Elisabeth Wulff I can find 1881 born Germany

[VisserWulff]

Thanks alot @Davecaps, really interesting info you shared.

[VisserWulff]

Did they become Anglecised - ie - speak English ??

is this worth making a note of ??
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCKZ-DLX

it is the ONLY Elisabeth Wulff I can find 1881 born Germany

She taught her first 3 kids in German, then Dutch/Afrikaans after that. my GG father was Dutch/Afrikaans. thanks

its quite a mission to understand the handwriting, this must be the closest date one i have seen. thanks

[davecapps]

if she died in Africa then the FamilySearch link is wrong.

on her birth record there is a side notation saying she died in Greifswald in 1948

Dave

[garstonite]

if she died in Africa then the FamilySearch link is wrong.

on her birth record there is a side notation saying she died in Greifswald in 1948

Dave

Thanks Dave - looks like the wrong Elizabeth then - worth a shout - only one I could find .in all honesty I didn'think it was her ..cheers