Volga Germans to South Africa

The following lists include the Volga Germans who were aboard the Godeffroy and Saturnus enroute to South Africa. The ships were carrying colonists who had responded to an agricultural emigration scheme of the Cape Colony government. The scheme included free passage and free land. The Volga Germans were from Thelausa (Fischer), Caneau, Streckerau, and Nieder-Monjou.

The Godeffroy was headed for East London in what is now the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa where the new colonists were to settle on crown lands. However, the Ninth Xhosa War broke out between the Xhosa tribes and the Cape Colony government on 29 September 1877. The weakening security situation in the East London area forced the authorities to disembark the Godeffroy at Cape Town. The colonists found jobs in Cape Town, Cape Town suburbs such as Wynberg, or farmed in the Cape Flats.

Map of South Africa

The Godeffroy departed Hamburg, Germany for East London, Süd Africa on 15 November 1877 and disembarked at Cape Town in February 1878.

No.	Zuname	Vorname	Alter	Wohnort	im Staate	Beruf
	Surname	Given Name	Age	Place of Residence	in the State	Occupation	Comments
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1	Gossmann	Johann Fr.	36	Thelausa	Rusland	Landmann
2		Anna Catherina	33			Frau	nee Friebus
3		Joh. Ludwig	14			Kinder
4		Joh. Adam	12			Kinder
5		Joh. Jacob	6			Kinder
6		Joh. Friedrich	3			Kinder
7		Cath. Elisabeth	10			Kinder	married Johann Friedrich Binedell (Saturnus 14)
8		Amalie	9			Kinder
9		Marie Cath.	2			Kinder
10	Friebus	Joh. Carl	60	do.	do.	Landmann
11		Marie Catherina	49			d. Frau	nee Scholl, born in Paulskoje
12		Joh. Carl	16			Kinder	went to Australia from South Africa
13		Marie Cath.	25			Kinder
14		Anna Soph.	21			Kinder
15		Anna Elisabeth	12			Kinder
16		Cath. Elisabeth	10			Kinder
17		Joh. Friedrich	27			Landmann	worked at Koch & Dixie in Cape Town
18		Cath. Elisabeth	22			Frau	nee Schmidt
19		Joh. Christian	2			Kinder
20		Anna Cath.	1			Kinder
21	Thierbach	Joh. Christian	34	do.	do.	Landmann
22		Anna Cath.	34			Frau
23		Marie Christina	14			Kinder
24		Cath. Elisabeth	12			Kinder
25		Marie Cath.	5			Kinder
26		Christian	½			Kinder
27	Gaus	Joh. Christian	44	do.	do.	Landmann
28		Anna Maria	40			d. Frau
29		Anna Cath.	18			Kinder	married Johann Christian Binedell (Saturnus 38)
30		Dorothea	14			Kinder
31		Cath Sophia	10			Kinder
32		Joh. Heinrich	31			Kinder
33		Marie Louisa	30			Kinder
34		Joh. Heinrich	3			Kinder
35		Augusta Margh.	1½			Kinder
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36	Gaus	Catherina	67	Thelausa	Rusland	d. Mutter
37	Friebus	Joh. Christian	45	"	"	Landmann
38		Agnes	46			d. Frau	nee Lichtner, born in Caneau
39		Joh. Christian	11			Kinder
40		Joh. Carl	9			Kinder
41		Marie Elisabeth	22			Kinder	married Johann Jacob Hertling at Cape Town
42		Anna Marie	15			Kinder
43		Marie Cath.	67			Witwe	nee Härter, born in Beideck (Talowka)
44		Marie Elisabeth	42			Tochter
45	Kraus	Johannes	63	"	"	Landmann
46		Anna Cath.	62			d. Frau
47		Johann Jacob	30			d. Sohn
48		Anna Margh.	31			d. Frau
49		Marie Dorothea	10			Kinder
50		Anna Cath.	8			Kinder
51		Maria Christiana	5			Kinder
52		Marie Elisabeth	2			Kinder
53		Caroline	¾			Kinder
54		Marie Christiana	8			Kinder	married Johann Friedrich Binedell (Saturnus 14)
55	Müller	Jacob	16			angen. Sohn	adopted son
56	Stalbaum	Friedrich	27	"	"	Landmann
57		Marie Cath.	25			Frau	nee Schmidt
58		Joh. Christian	6			Kinder
59		Joh. Friedrich	4			Kinder
60		Anna Elisabeth	2			Kinder
61		Hellena	½			Kinder
62	Justus	Joh. David	21	"	"	Landmann
63		Maria Dorothea	17			Frau	nee Ninnstiehl
64	Justus	Joh. David	21	"		Landmann
65		Anna Elisabeth	20			Frau	nee Gaus
66	Justus	Johann Adam	21	"		Landmann	married Anna Catherina Friebus (84) at Cape Town
67	Werner	Joh. Jacob	36	Caneau	Rusland	Landmann
68		Cath. Dorothea	35			d. Frau
69		Marie Cath.	15			Kinder
70		Amalie	10			Kinder
71		Johannes	7			Kinder
72		Jacob	5			Kinder
73		Rosalie	2			Kinder
74		Joh. Friedrich	¾			Kinder
75	Meier	Johann Adam	21	Thelausa	Rusland	Landmann
76		Anna Cath.	20			Frau
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77	Friebus	Joh. Phillip	50	Thelausa	Rusland	Landmann
78		Marie Christine	48			Frau	nee Angermann
79		Johann Phillip	27			Sohn
80		Marie Elisabeth	23			Frau	nee Lichtner, born in Caneau
81		Maria Christiane	2			d. Kinder
82		Joh. Adam	3			d. Kinder
83		Joh. Georg	14			Kinder
84		Anna Cath.	18			Kinder	married Johann Adam Justus (66) at Cape Town
85		Joh. Friedrich	1¼			Kinder
86	Knoll	Joh. Carl	21	"	"	Landmann
87	Spahn	Nicolaus	39	Streckerau	Rusland	"
88		Juliane	28			Frau
89		Georg	10			Kinder
90		Maria	8			Kinder
90		Johannes	7			Kinder
92		Jacob	4			Kinder
93		Georg	2			Kinder
94		Catherina	½			Kinder
95	Spahn	Simon	37	"	"	Landmann
96		Anna Elisabeth	27	"	"	Frau
97		Peter	8			Kinder
98		Georg	4			Kinder
99		Hans	½			Kinder
100	Berger	Heinrich	32	"	"	Landmann
101		Apolonia	32			Frau
102		August	29			Landmann
103		Anna	28			Frau
104		Clemens	7			Kinder
104		Apolonia	5			Kinder
106		Anna	1½			Kinder
107	Sommer	Peter	20	"	"	Landmann
108		Anna	19			Frau
109		Christiane	39			Mutter
110	Lang	Joh. Georg	44	Thelausa	Rusland	Landmann
111		Marie Louise	44			Frau
112		Johann Georg	23			Kinder
113		Johann Adam	19			Kinder
114		Salomon	5			Kinder
115		Friedrich	1½			Kinder
116		Marie Margth.	21			Kinder
117		Marie Catherina	16			Kinder	married Johannes Binedell (Saturnus 39)
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118	Lang	Marie Elisabeth	12	Thelausa	Rusland	Kinder
119		Christian	7			Kinder
120		Cath. Marie	10			Kinder
121	Thierbach	Carl Friedrich	8	"	"	?????? Familie Thierbach No 21/26

Notes:
1.	Thelausa (and various other spellings) is the Russian name for the Volga German colony named Fischer. Fischer was an evangelical colony founded by the crown on 25 July 1765.
2.	Caneau was an evangelical colony founded by Beauregard on 7 June 1767.
3.	Streckerau was a Catholic daughter colony founded in 1863.
4.	Friebus passengers 10, 11, 13 through 20, 37 through 42, and 44 all went to the United States from South Africa.

Use these links to view the Godeffroy passenger list pages: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5

The Volga Germans who were aboard the Saturnus were all from Nieder-Monjou.

The Saturnus departed Hamburg, Germany for Capstadt (Cape Town), Süd Africa on 3 January 1878 and arrived in Cape Town on 1 March 1878.

No.	Zuname	Vorname	Alter	Wohnort	im Staate	Beruf
	Surname	Given Name	Age	Place of Residence	in the State	Occupation	Comments
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11	Binedel	Casper	45	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann
12		Cath. Marie	44			Frau	nee Gaus
13		Cath. Elisa	16			Kinder
14		Joh. Friedrich	13			Kinder	married 1 Catherina Elisabeth Gossmann (Godeffroy 7) married 2 Marie Christiana Kraus (Godeffroy 54)
15		Anna Elisa	10			Kinder	married Carl Ludwig Althaus, moved to Argentina
16		Joh. Peter	8			Kinder
17		Joh. Christ.	½			Kinder
18		Marie Elisabeth	67			Mutter	nee Meier
19	Binedel	Joh. Heinrich	23	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann	son of Casper Binedell (11)
20		Anna Marie	23			Frau	nee Betz
21		Engelbrecht	3			Kinder
22		Joh. Christ.	1½			Kinder
23	Binedel	Peter Johann	34	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann
24		Cath. Sophie	36			Frau
25		Marie Sophie	10			Kinder
26		Marie Elisabeth	8			Kinder
27		Johannes	3			Kinder
28		Johann Peter	½			Kinder
29	Rieb	Georg Conrad	24	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann
30		Cath. Sofie	21			Frau	daughter of Casper Binedell (11)
31		Joh. Caspar	1½			Kind	died at sea
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32	Binedel	Joh. Jacob	32	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann
33		Marie Elisabeth	32			Frau	nee Fiedler
34		Gottfried	10			Kinder
35		Joh. Conrad	9			Kinder
36		Joh. Christian	5			Kinder
37		Joh. Carl	0/6			Kinder
38	Binedel	Joh. Christian	21	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann	married Anna Catherina Gaus (Godeffroy 29)
39		Johannes	18			Bruder	married Marie Catherina Lang (Godeffroy 117)
40		Marie	15			Schwester	married Emanuel Ramsauer
41	Anschütz	Carl	29	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Landmann
42		Marie Cath.	26			Frau	nee Herber
43		Joh. Heinrich	8			Kinder	married Wilhelmina Caroline Josephine Bartels
44		Dorothea	5			Kinder	married Carl Abraham Söderlund
45		Joh. David	3			Kinder
46		Anna Elisabeth	½			Kinder	married William John Spracklen
70	Binedel	Anna	4	Niedermonjou	Rußland	Kinder z?? Nr 32/37
71		Cathrine	2			Kinder z?? Nr 32/37

Notes:
1.	Niedermonjou was an evangelical colony founded by Beauregard on 7 June 1767.
2.	The usual spelling of "Binedel" is "Binedell".

Use these links to view the Saturnus passenger list pages: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3