Passports issued in Canton Berne (e.g. for emigration) have been registered from 1838 until 1913; information on passports issued before 1887 may be obtained at the Canton Berne State Archives. There are two sources : a "passport register", just giving last name, given name, and passport number; apart from a few missing years there are also more detailed documents (1) (2) , giving information like hometown, description, occupation, purpose and length of journey, etc....
name date issued pass# citizenship / hometown occupation size age direction purpose Legitimation
Register 1877-1913 St.A.B. BB XIIIa 67
ANDRIST Maria ? 06 Jun 1878 558 Därstetten / Langenthal 156 cm 18 France Aarwangen ANDRIST Alfred 22 Jun 1880 1942 Aeschi / Landarbeiter 176 cm 20 France Frutigen
Register St.A.B. B XIIIa 66
ANDRIST Sus. Cath 9 Mar 1871 1414 Boltigen Landarbeiter 5’4’’ 20 America Aussiedlung ANDRIST Magdalena 10 Mar 1871 1415 Boltigen Landarbeiter 5’5’’ 22 America Aussiedlung ANDRIST Gottlieb 10 Mar 1873 5369 Oberwyl / Boltigen ? Mezger ? 5’7’’ 40 America Aussiedlung ANDRIST Anna 11 Mar 1874 6462 Oberwyl / Boltigen ? 5’ 21 America Aussiedlung Frutigen ANDRIST David 1 Mar 1876 8016 Oberwyl / Boltigen 5’ 40 America Aufenthalt Obersimmental ANDRIST Gottfried 9 Mar 1877 8576 Erlenbach? / Spiezwyler? Kaufmann? 151 cm 21 ?.America Aussiedling Niedersimmental
Register 1857-69, St.A.B. BB XIIIa 63
ANDRIST Friedrich 25 Apr 1868 5427 Boltigen / Blankenburg Landarbeiter 5’9’’ 40 America wife + 4 kids Obersimmental ANDRIST Magdalena 6 Nov 1869 7096 Boltigen France Obersimmental
Register 1859-1863, St.A.B. BB XIIIa 61 (Register) / 60 (Pässe)
ANDRIST Johann Jakob Arnold 25 Aug 1860 2103 Langenthal / Zofingen Landarbeiter 5’5’’ 21 France Aufenthalt Aarwangen
Band 5
ANDRIST Johann 4348 --> only the register is left the passport book is lost
Band 4
ANDRIST Susanna 12 Mar 1853 941 Oberwyl / Blankenburg ? 4’10’’ 31 Russia [?] Besuch ??? ANDRIST David 8 Apr 1854 3348 Boltigen 5’ 2’’ 48 America Aussiedlung Zweisimmen ANDRIST Daniel [David?] 2 Jun 1854 3832 Latterbach ? 5’ 1’’ 47 über Havre nach Nord Niedersimmental matches http://www.andrist.ch/family/_erlb-usa.htm amerika, Ehefrau und Kinder
Band 3, Register 1847-1852, St.A.B. BB XIIIa 55 (passports) 1
ANDRIST Charles Louis * 2 May 1848 842 Därstetten / Langenthal Négociant 5’1/2’’ 24 France / affaires Aarwangen REMARKS: traveled with SIMONIN Dr. Jos. Vital ANDRIST Susanna 29 Jul 1850 3082 Erlenbach, pour excercer son état de pianiste 22 Morteau, Département du Doubs
Band 2
ANDRIST Carl Ludwig * 22 Jul 1844 1043 Därstetten / Langenthal Handelsmann 5'2'' 21 Stuttgard Anstellung Aarwangen
als Commis
ANDRIST David 18 Mai 1845 1774 Oberwyl / Constanz 5'4'' 28 St. Petersburg ... Niedersimmental
angestellt zu werden
ANDRIST Charles Louis * 1845 1989 Därstetten / Stuttgart 5'2'' 22 Stuttgart, pour y Aarwangen
entrer en condition
Band 1 1838 - 1843
keine Andrists
Aussiedlung Emigration Mezger Should be spelled 'Metzger': butcher Kaufmann /Négociant Merchant Landarbeiter Agricultural labourer Legitimation Name of the district which approved the identity of the applicant * Supposed to be the same person. Sometimes french translation of the name used
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