SS Kamerun
Verzeichnis
der mit dem deutschen Dampschiffe SS Kamerun am 23 August 1907 uber* (left blank) nach Kamerun beforderten* Reisenden, etc.
List of passengers travelling on the German SS Kamerun on 23 August 1907 from Hamburg via (left blank) to Cameroon
Coloumns represent:
(All members of one family are to be listed underneath each other and to be
connected with brackets)
1. last name
2. first name
3. sex (male, female)
4. age in years
5. for German men, aged 17 to 23 years, does the passenger have permission
to leave the country as per § 23?
6. married/single
7. last residence
8. Nationality
9. Occupation
10. Position at work
11. Destination
12. a) adults and children over 10
b) children under 10
c) children under 1
1 Greiner, Emil
2 Jessmann, Gunther
3 Ehlenbeck, Paul
4 Gatjens, Adolf
5 Sauvageot, Leon
6 Sauvageot, Clementine
7 Jobelmann, Hans
8 Schmetzpfennig, Adolf
9 Trittscheller, Rudolf
10 Watter, Herbert
11 Petri, Wilhelm
1 Greiner, Emil; Sex M; Age 31; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Berlin; Nationality: Schweiz;
Occupation: Ingenieur, Position: left blank; Destination: Gr. Batinga;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Ingenieur stands for engineer. This passenger is the same
passenger 4 on the Passengers page of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
2 Jessmann, Gunther; Sex M; Age 23; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Lubeck; Nationality: Lubeck;
Occupation: Reisender, Position: left blank; Destination: Campo;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Reisender stands for travelling salesman.
Lubeck and Gunther are spelled with u Umlaut. This Passenger is the same
as Passenger 6 on the Passengers page of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
3 Ehlenbeck, Paul; Sex M; Age 22; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Solingen; Nationality: Preussen;
Occupation: Kauffmann, Position: left blank; Destination: Fernando Po;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Kauffmann stands for merchant. This Passenger is the same
as Passenger 5 Passengers page of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
4 Gatjens, Adolf; Sex M; Age 31; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Hamburg; Nationality: Hamburg;
Occupation: Kauffmann, Position: left blank; Destination: Benito;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Kauffmann stands for merchant. This Passenger is the same
as Passenger 7 on thePassengers page of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
5 Sauvageot, Leon; Sex M; Age 24; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: v; Last Residence: Dijon; Nationality: Frankreich;
Occupation: Kauffmann, Position: left blank; Destination: Conakry;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Kauffmann stands for merchant. Leon is spelled with an accent
on the e. This Passenger is the same as Passenger 11 on the Passengers page
of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
6 Sauvageot, Clementine; Sex F; Age 24; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: v; Last Residence: Dijon; Nationality: Frankreich;
Occupation: left blank, Position: left blank; Destination: Conakry;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: This Passenger is the same as Passenger 12 on the Passengers page
of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
7 Jobelmann, Hans; Sex M; Age 19; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Berlin; Nationality: Preussen;
Occupation: Zeichner, Position: left blank; Destination: Campo;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Zeichner is a drafts person. This Passenger is the same
as Passenger 16 on the Passengers page
of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
8 Schmetzpfennig, Adolf; Sex M; Age 41; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Perleberg; Nationality: Preussen;
Occupation: Wegbauer, Position: left blank; Destination: Lome;
Passenger over 17: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Wegbauer builds roads. This passenger is the same as passenger 13
on the Passengers page of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
9 Trittscheller, Rudolf; Sex M; Age 38; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Bibundi; Nationality: Baden;
Occupation: Pflanzer, Position: left blank; Destination: Bibundi;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Pflanzer is a plantation owner. This Passenger is the same
as Passenger 15 on the Passengers page of the SS Kamerun in Volume 6.
10 Watter, Herbert; Sex M; Age 28; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: l; Last Residence: Sukow; Nationality: Preussen;
Occupation: Sekretar, Position: left blank; Destination: Victoria;
Passenger over 10: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Sekretar is spelled with a Umlaut and is a secretary.
This Passenger is the same as Passenger 14 on the Passengers page of the SS Kamerun
in Volume 6.
11 Petri, Wilhelm; Sex M; Age 28; Permission to leave (males only): left blank;
married/single: v; Last Residence: W'hafen; Nationality: Preussen;
Occupation: Unteroffiezier der Marine, Position: left blank; Destination: Madeira;
Passenger over 17: X, Child under 16: left blank, Child under 1: left blank.
Transcriber's note: Unteroffizier der Marine - this passenger is an officer in the navy.
This passenger is the same as passenger 17 on the Passengers page of the SS Kamerun
in Volume 6. W'hafen probably stands for Wilhelmshafen.
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the
transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in
the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* Passengers were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* All coloumn headers on the manifest are in German. They where translated by
the transcriber.
* The number of passengers on the manifest differs to the number of passengers
in the Souvenir Passenger booklet. The manifest is from the Hamburg departure
lists and won't show any passengers who boarded the ship on the way.
* l stands for single (ledig), v for married (verheiratet).
* This transcription was taken from the Hamburg departure lists. It only shows the passengers
boarding the ship in Hamburg. The transcription in Volume 6 shows passengers that boarded
the ship along the way to Cameroon.
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