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SS Volendam


Departure Port: Unknown
Departure Date: Unknown
Arrival Port: Fremantle, Australia
Arrival Date: 4 February 1949
International Refugee Organisation
Group Resettlement to Australia
This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons.
Columns represent*: Sequence number, surname, forename, nationality, and look-up reference number.
 1  BERENS               Antonius Cornelis Adrianu  Dutch    3226388
 2  DE BONT              Johannes                   Dutch    3400768
 3  DE RUYSCHER          Peter John                 Dutch    3176716
 4  DE RUYSCHER          Petrus                     Dutch    3176717
 5  DE VLIEGER           Abraham Johannes           Dutch    3127517
 6  DOELMAN              Hendrik                    Dutch    3127595
 7  DOMINICUS            Jan                        Dutch    3355762
 8  DOMINICUS            Janna H                    Dutch    3355763
 9  DOMINICUS            Pieternella Hendrina       Dutch    3355765
10  FREUND               Johannes                   Dutch    3104914
11  HILHORST             Johan Christiaan           Dutch    3104981
12  INNEMEE              Jacobus                    Dutch    3535345
13  JONGEJAN             Ary                        Dutch    3228862
14  KLEINE DETERS        Hendrik                    Dutch    3180571
15  LEENHOUWERS          Johan Andrew               Dutch    3234366
16  LEENHOUWERS          Johan Cornelis             Dutch    3234368
17  MULDER               Hendrik                    Dutch    4090071
18  SCHURINK             Gerrit                     Dutch    3113503
19  SCHURINK             Roberta Sharon             Dutch    3113504
20  SLOBBE               Aart                       Dutch    3168069
21  SLOBBE VAN DER MEER  Alberta                    Dutch    3196632
22  TAPPG GIELEN         Johannes P A               Danish   3097793
23  TIMMERS              Ludewyk Theodorus          Dutch    3198459
24  VALKMAN              J Annes                    Dutch    3168395
25  VAN DEN DORPEL       Anna Maria                 Dutch    3199045
26  VAN DEN DORPEL       Marinus                    Dutch    3199046
27  VAN DIERENDONCK      Petrus J                   Dutch    3107874
28  VAN EENENNAAM        Lieven                     Dutch    3273848
29  VAN VELZEN           Theodorus                  Dutch    4090991
30  VERHOEVEN            Wouter Johannes            Dutch    3102744
31  WESTERDUIN           Leendert                   Dutch    3122648
32  WUURMAN              William                    Dutch    3098927


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk is used to call your attention to additional information in
   the transcriber's notes.

*  Sample of Other Details Available in the original manuscript:
     Passenger #              45          EX Augsburg  U.S. Zone Germany
     Surname                  Grabia
     Forenames                Josef
     CM/L #                   831088
     IRO Status               S
     Nationality              Polish
     Religion                 Roman Catholic
     Marital Status           Married
     Sex                      Male
     Date of Birth            02 July 1910
     Age                      40
     Country/Place of Birth   Poland / Godeniza
     Passport Number          045482
     Date Passport Issued     28 October 1949
     Place Passport Issued    Augsburg
     Occupation               Farmer

Transcribed by Tom Stiglmayer
and Donated to the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
It is believed that this transcription only lists those who disembarked in Fremantle, 
since the ship carried hundreds more passengers. 
The source was most likely the records in the National Archives of Australia's Perth collection.

       Here are more links to help in your search for passengers to Australia:

Extensive information about Displaced Persons immigration from Germany to Australia 1947-1951 
is at  http://www.fifthfleet.net.

Conduct record searches at the National Archives of Australia

and search Coraweb.com.au at How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records 
in Australia
Formatted by Sharon Krisko a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
12 March 2002



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