Kobersteins in New Zealand

Wilhelm and Louise Koberstein

Here is the Family Search starting at the younger Friedrick Wilhelm Koberstein

Here is the information I have on this line so far:

Wilhelm Koberstein immigrated to New Zealand aboard
the "Fritz Reuter" departing Hamburg April 11, 1876.  
This family was from Guben in Prussia.  Here is a 
very interesting history of the 
arrival of the Fritz Reuter".

Wilhelm Koberstein

Number

Name Age Information Calculated birth
139 Wilhelm 49

Arb(eiter)

1827

140 Louise 45

Frau

1831

141 Alwine 23

Tochter

1853

142 Wilhelm 16

Sohn

1867

143 Emilie 14

Tochter

1862

144 Ferdinand 9

Sohn

1867

145 Otto 8

Sohn

1868

146 Emil 5

Sohn

1871


      Location in modern day map of Guben (Gubin)
 [Frederick Wilhem]
      and Peitz [Richard Paul Emil] 
and Crossen (now Krosno Ordranskie, 
Poland) [Carl Freidrich Reinhold Koberstein]

Immigration to New Zealand records

History of Guben

Here is a biography of the Koberstein family in New Zealand. We are fortunate that the newspaper archive for the “Feilding Star” has been digitized and indexed and provides an excellent insight into the day to day life of this family.  The time covered starts  January 1, 1882 (about 5 years after their arrival)  and continues to January 1, 1920. This and other information is included here. Just scroll down to read.


Additional backgound information for New Zealand Kobersteins.