Passport for Nanny Sofia Albertine’s Berlincourt for the trip from Bern to Riga, where she found a job. Bern, August 20, 1847

Passport for Nanny Sofia Albertine Berlincourt for her journey from Bern to Riga, where she secured employment, describes the holder as follows: born in Biel, 18 years old, height 1.45 m, with auburn hair, black eyebrows, brown eyes, a narrow forehead, a chin with a dimple, a round face, and a medium-sized nose and mouth. The passport is valid for three years. S. Albertine arrived in Riga aboard the steamer « Düna » in 1847. She worked for a year with the Tranze-Rozeneks in the Lädmanes (Lēdmane) manor, followed by two years at the Kauguru manor.

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Original source name : Aukles Sofijas Albertīnes Berlinkūras (Berlincourt) pase braucienam uz Rīgu, kur atradusi darbu. Berne, 1847. g. 20. augusts
English translation : Passport for Nanny Sofia Albertine's Berlincourt for the trip from Bern to Riga, where she found a job. Bern, August 20, 1847
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : identity documents
Reference number : LNA_LVVA, Fund 4, Inventory, 7, File 661
Language(s) : German
Geographical coverage : Switzerland, Latvia, Russia
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : August 20, 1847
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Theme 2 : legal
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://eresursi.arhivi.gov.lv/CoreBusiness/DescriptionUnits/F.PRP.VNB.A.APSK_ID_ZON.aspx?FmkWindowId=&UnitDescriptionId=32289

Archive name : Latvijas Nacionālā arhīva Latvijas Valsts vēstures arhīvs
Archive name (English) : Latvian State Historical Archive at National Archives of Latvia
Archive address : Slokas Street 16, Riga, LV- 1048, Latvia
City : Riga
Country : Latvia
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.arhivi.gov.lv/en/latvian-state-historical-archive

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