Genealogy Projects tagged with Berg China on the Geni Family Tree

China: Huguenot Ship to the Cape

The China arrives in Table Bay 4 August 1688 Many sources give the name of the ship as Berg China, but the official Dutch records only give it as China. The confusion might stem from the fact that the China was captained by Pieter van den Berg on some of her voyages.* Ship’s type: Spiegelretourschip * Construction: Built in 1676 for the Chamber of Amsterdam at the VOC ship yard in Amsterdam.* T...