150th Anniversary Shipping Lists

May 17, 2007

We would like to hear from you if any of your ancestors are on the following shipping lists of ships to Melbourne in 1857.
We plan to celebrate their arrival at our Wend Dinner on October 6th 2007.

The ship La Rochelle arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg on 27 Jan 1857 under Capt. John Meyer. Passengers included Friedrich ALBRECHT; Justin BEGGATS; Carl BERGER; Andreas BERKEMEYER; Conrad BODE; Caroline BORCHARD; Erns CHEMNITZ, Conrad FLEISCHHAUER; Andeas FREI; Peter HINK; Elise KELLER; Heinrich KRECKLER; Wilelm LORKE; Stephan MACHOWSKY; Carl MEYER; Christian NEUMANN; George NEUMAYER; George NIX; Carsten OTTEN; Hinrich PETERS; Lorenz RAMBACK; Peter REINCKE; Johann SCHLEGEL; Louis SCHMIDT; Heinrich SCHULTZ; Joh SCHWIEGER; Theodore SERRUIER; Justin von BEGGATS; Gottlob WINCKLER and August ZERBE.

The ship Neumuhlen arrived on 24 Feb 1857 under Capt John H. Albert Hener. Passengers included L. BERENSTROM; Anna BLANCH; C. BREMER; T. EHLERS; A. HAGGMAN; H. HANSEN; S. HIEDER; Friedr HUDE; J. LUDEMAN; J. PEIN; J. PINHAMMER; P. RICHTER; H. SCHLICKLING; H. SCHMUCKER; J. SEIVER; J. WOLF and E. WOLLFF.

The ship Cesar Goddefroy (Godeffroy?) arrived on 31 March 1857 under Capt. J.F. Stortenbecker. Passengers included H. BAHR; G. DITMAR; H. FISCHER; B. KRIGER; C. MEYER; J. RITCHNER (KIRCHENER?); W. RUCHNER; F. SCHCLEISENER and V. WOLFF.

The ship Carl arrived on 30 June 1857 under Capt S. Petersen. Passengers included E. BOBARTH; H. BOITTEHER/BOETTCHER; Wilh. BRESNER/BREMER; Nicol. BRODERUN/BRODERSEN; Friedr. EISNER; Paul FAULSEN/PAULSEN; J. GROTH; J. HAILZENCTEIN/HINTZENSTERN; J. KNUTH; Rudolph KOLBLE/KOLBE; H. LINDER; H. MAILENS/MARTENS; T. MAR; A. MEIL; C. MEYERHOFF; John MULLER/MOELLER; Eugen v. MYLIUS; H. PECH/PECK; F. PETERSEN; C. PILSCHNER/ PITSCHNER; P. REIMANN; Moritz RICHTER; H. SCHELLER; T/J. SCHILLING; J. SCHMALEN; C. SHELEIO/STRELEIN; A. SHIHR/STUHR; N/W. TESENFIEID/FESENFELD; Joh. ULRICH/ULLRICH and W. VRESINIR/WIESNER.

The Ship Dorothea arrived on 2 Sep 1857 under Capt M. Gantshon(?) Passengers included Christoph BEHR; Carl BELON; Henrich BOE/BOL; Joachim BRUNSTEIN; H. DORMART; Wilh. FRIEDRICH; Cael FROLING/FROELING; Elsie FUHRMANN; Aug. GEISLER/GEISTER; H. GREIDE/GREITE; Heinr. HARDAR; Heinrich HEUER; Dorothea HEYDE; Joachim KNAAK/KNAACK; Ernst LAGING/CAGING; Henriette LANGE; Adolph LUDEMAN/LUEDEMANN; Carl LUHDER/LUEHDER; Christ. MEYER; Joh PETERS; Joh. PETRI; Andreas PFORTNER; J. PLETZ; Aug. PREST; Christoph REINHARDT; Heinrich SCHOBER; J. SCHONWARDS/SCHOENWANDT; H. SCHRUEIZER/ SCHWEITZER; Adolph SCHUCKMAN; Heinrich STAUB; Wilhelm STOEHER/STECHER; Gottlieb STOOKLE/STOECKLE; Mathias SUXDORF/ LUXDORFF; Fritz TIESLER/FIESLER; Adolph von SCHUCKMAN/SCHERKMANN; Otto Wagner; George WEISHEIT; Georg WEISS; H. WESTPHAL; Heinrich WILDEN/WILKEN and C. ZEFEL/ ZELFELL.

The ship Gottingen arrived on 10 Oct 1857 under Capt. H. Gerling. Passengers included Friedr. ANDERSEN; David BIENSDORFF/BIERSDORF; Wilh. BRANDT; Fr. BRUNKE; C. BUCKHARDT/ BURCKHART; Friedr. BUSEN/BUESEN; Carl EXNER; Joh. FRESE; Christ. FRICKE. Melchior GASNER; Joh. GERLACH; Wilh. GOBEL; G. GUTTSCHE; C. HECKER; Rasmus. HENRINGSEN/HENNINGSEN; Joh. INGWERSEN; Andr. KETTERER; Joh. KLOSE; Hans. KRAMER; August. KRIEGEL; Joh. LAMPE; Anton LINS; Aug. LOCHTIG/SOECHTEG; Eleonora LOECHIL/LOECKEL; Joh. LOHSE; Gust. MAEGNER/WAEGNER; Andr. MEIBERG/MEIBURG; August MOSIG; Niels PETERSEN; Christiana PFUND; Carl SCHAFER; Jos. SCHESSINGER/SCHER-ZINGER; Ferd. SCHMIDT; Wilh. SCHOLZ; Joh. UHDE/ WILDE; Hans VASS/VOSS and Joh. WARTMANN/WORTMANN.

The ship Manila arrived on 2 Nov 1857 under Capt. J.L. Behrens. Passengers included G. BEER; H. BOBSIEN; H. EGGERS; Emile GRINON; T. HAGEN; Mrs KOSTER; J. KRURE; N. LUDERS; M. MANPEL; P. MAUCKE; H. MUNTER; Mrs PAULMANN; P. PLAU; W.PLUMEL and H. TODS.

The ship Hermann arrived on 20 Dec. 1857 under Capt. J.P. Kreutzfeldt. Passengers included Jens ARFSTER/ARFSTEN; Aug. BREDEMEYER; J. BREHNBREHM; J. CURNUNCKE/CARMINCKE; Max. DUILISBERY/DUESTERBERG; Traugott ELURLE/ EBERLE; H. FRAHN/FRAHM; Wilh. FRICKE; W. GENTZEN/JENTZEN; K. LEDERMANN; Wm. LEULIKI/LEVECKE (LEUBKE?); Wilh. LODRE/LOCHE; H. LOTH; C. METELMANN; C. MEYER; P. SCHADENDORF; L. SCHRADER; and J. WILELMY/ WILKENING.

The ship Sverge arrived in Melbourne on 24 Dec. 1857 under Capt. C.F. Wyberg. Passengers included Gottlob BENSCH; Conrad. BETZ; Johan BODROW/ ROCHOW; Adolph EHRLICH; Joh. FRICHT/ NICHT; Carl FRIECHERS/RIECHERS; Carl FUHR-MANN; Dorothea GROSSE; Carl HANKE;Carl HEIDENREICH; Carl HELMS; Christian HIRSCH; Clemens LINDEMANNN; J. MULLER; Joh. Carl SCHULTZ; Carl SEIBEL; Heinrich SOEHTING/ SOECHTING; Carl TUNG/JUNG; Clemens von LINDEMANN; Franz WEHSACH; Joh WEISSE; Samuel WENDEL; Gotthelf WIERING/MIERING and Marie WOLF.
JOHN NOACK
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Please print off the invitation below as required:


150th Anniversary Dinner

to celebrate the arrival in 1857 in Melbourne of the Hamburg ships
La Rochelle, Neumuhlen, Cesar Godeffroy, Carl, Dorothea, Gottingen, Manila,
Hermann and Sverge

Date: Saturday 6 October 2007 at 6 pm for 7 pm start.

Venue: The Ringwood Lutheran Church Hall,
Cnr Wantirna and City Roads, Ringwood, Victoria (Melway 49 G10).

Cost: $25 per person. BYO drinks.

Contact for further information:
Clay Kruger, 16-18 Gracedale Ave, Ringwood East, Victoria, 3135 Australia.

Tel. (03) 9779 3599 Email claykruc@optusnet.com.au

Name ............................. Postal Address ......................................

Telephone ..........................Email Address .....................................

Names of all guests attending for name-tags ....................................

Surname of Immigrant Ancestor(s)..................................................

Name of Ancestor's Ship .............................................................

Please make your bookings by Friday 21 September 2007
and make your cheque payable to

Wendish Heritage Society Australia Inc,

c/- The Treasurer, Clay Kruger at
16-18 Gracedale Ave, Ringwood East, Victoria, 3135 Australia

Please use the bottom or back of this sheet to share any information you might have about the above Ships, your Ancestors and their descendants.
Thank you!

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