Johann Caesar
(364 tons)

Some shipping details:
• Left Hamburg on 1 November 1858;


• Arrived at East London on 1 February 1859;


• 5 children died en route.


• Ship's Doctor: Dr Wilhelm Weyergang (29) from Greißwald

SOME BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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ARENDT: Wilhelm & Louise

ARENDT FAMILY: Husband: Wilhelm (30) Wife: Louise (30) Occupation: Labourer Children: Carl (7), Wilhelmine (3), Wilhelm (1) Place of birth: Hohen-Selchow, Prussia Final settlement: See note Wilhelm & Louise Arendt are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

BAHLMANN: Carl & Wilhelmine

BAHLMANN FAMILY: Husband: Carl (38) Wife: Wilhelmine (37) Occupation: Shoemaker Children: Friedrich (18), Auguste (9), Ferdinand (6), Louise (3), Friedericke (baby) Place of birth: Stolzenburg Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: King William's Town

BARTEL: Johannn & Friedrike

BARTEL FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (23) Wife: Friedrike (23) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: August (6), Wilhelmine (4), Charlotte (2) Place of birth: Wismar Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Hanover

BIERKAMP: Johannn

BIERKAMP FAMILY: Passenger: Johannn (26) Wife: None Occupation: Not given Children: None Place of birth: Oberndorf Originated: Hannover Final settlement: See below Johannn Bierkamp paid for his own passage and therefore does not appear on the immigration lists.

BUCHHOLTZ: Carl & Louise

BUCHHOLTZ FAMILY: Husband: Carl (45) Wife: Louise (32) Occupation: Miller Children: Carl (18), Wilhelm (14), Wilhelmine (12), August (9), Auguste (8), Caroline (4), Hermann (2), Friederich (baby) Place of birth: Dammerow, Prussia Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Cambridge

BUCHLER: August & Louise

BUCHLER FAMILY: Husband: August (23) Wife: Louise (27) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Wilhelm (3) Place of birth: Blumberg Originated: Brandenburg Final settlement: Keiskamma Hoek

BUCHLER: Gottlieb & Elisabeth

BUCHLER FAMILY: Husband: Gottlieb (48) Wife: Elisabeth (47) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Hermann (20), Emilie (14), Caroline (8) Place of birth: Blumberg Originated: Brandenburg Final settlement: Keiskamma Hoek

BÜLTER: Johannn & Wilhelmine

BÜLTER FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (25) Wife: Wilhelmine (25) Occupation: Labourer Child: Albert (1) Place of birth: Plantickow Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Frankfort

DURRHEIM: Johannn & Elisabeth

DURRHEIM FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (36) Wife: Elisabeth (39) Occupation: Labourer Children: Friedericke (6), August (4) Place of birth: Bergholz Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Berlin

EDENIUS: Friedrich & Dorothea

EDENIUS FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (30) Wife: Dorothea (33) Occupation: Coach maker or coach driver Children: None Place of birth: Zettitz, Prussia Final settlement: See note Friedrich and Dorothea Edenius are not listed as disembarking at East London. This might perhaps have been because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

EHRENREICH: Friedrich & Marie

EHRENREICH FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (43) Wife: Marie (41) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelm (14), Carl (9), Christian (7), Martin (4), August (1) Place of birth: Schmarsow, Prussia Final settlement: See note Friedrich & Marie Ehrenreich are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

FETTING: Gottfried & Justine

FETTING FAMILY: Husband: Gottfried (34) Wife: Justine (35) Occupation: Labourer Children: Emilie (2) Place of birth: Damitzow Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Frankfort

FICK: Martin & Dorothea

FICK FAMILY: Husband: Martin (34) Wife: Dorothea (38) Occupation: Labourer Children: Christian (16), Louise (14), Wilhelmine (12), Gottfried (9), Marie (4) Place of birth: Schmarsow Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Hanover

FREICHEL: Carl

FREICHEL FAMILY: Passenger: Carl (34) Wife: None Occupation: Labourer Children: None Place of birth: Berlin Final settlement: Not given Carl Freichel paid for his own voyage and is therefore not listed as a sponsored settler.

FREIMUND: Friedrich & Christine

FREIMUND FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (32) Wife: Christine (34) Occupation: Shepherd Children: Wilhelmine (6), Carl (4), Wilhelm (2) Place of birth: Petershagen, Prussia Final settlement: See note Friedrich & Christine Freimund are not listed as disembarking at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

GRAßMANN: Friedrich & Dorothea

GRAßMANN FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (27) Wife: Dorothea (31) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelm (4), Wilhelmine (2), Friedrich (baby) Place of birth: Menkin Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Berlin

GRÄTZ: Gottlieb & Christine

GRÄTZ FAMILY: Husband: Gottlieb (50) Wife: Christine (46) Occupation: Miller Children: August (22), Carl (20), Anna (17), Gustav (15), Ferdinand (13), Julius (10), Amalia (4) Place of birth: Thiemendorf Originated: Brandenburg Final settlement: Cambridge

HEUER: August & Charlotte

HEUER FAMILY: Husband: August (47) Wife: Charlotte (50) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Caroline (17) Place of birth: Schönwerder, Prussia Final settlement: See note August and Charlotte Heuer are not listed amongst those who disembarked at East London. This is quite possibly due to their having disembarked at Cape Town where they might have been offered work and a new contract.

HEUER: Christian & Louise

HEUER FAMILY: Husband: Christian (48) Wife: Louise (37) Occupation: Labourer Children: Carl (18), Wilhelm (14), Auguste (10), August (7), Ernestine (4), Ernst (1) Place of birth: Schönfeld Originated: Brandenburg Final settlement: Frankfort

HILL: Carl & Sophie

HILL FAMILY: Husband: Carl (29) Wife: Sophie (25) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: None Place of birth: Teschendorf Originated: Mecklenburg-Strelitz Final settlement: Panmure

HILL: Johannn & Christine

HILL FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (27) Wife: Christine (21) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: None Place of birth: Teschendorf Originated: Mecklenburg-Strelitz Final settlement: Panmure

HORN: Johannn & Louise

HORN FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (47) Wife: Louise (40) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelmine (16), August (16), Wilhelm (14), Friedrich (12), Friedericke (11), Caroline (8), Carl (6), Ernestine (1) Place of birth: Schmarsow, Prussia Final settlement: See note Johannn & Louise Horn are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

IHLENFELDT: Ludwig & Henriette

IHLENFELDT FAMILY: Husband: Ludwig (39) Wife: Henriette (40) Occupation: Weaver Children: Emilie (13), Hermann (9), Ida (7), Hermine (5), August (3), Otto (baby) Place of birth: Strassburg Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Berlin

KIECK: Carl & Charlotte

KIECK FAMILY: Husband: Carl (34) Wife: Charlotte (35) Occupation: Labourer Children: Carl (10), Wilhelmine (5), Ernestine (3), Wilhelm (1) Place of birth: Schönwalde Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Hanover

KRAEMER: Christian & Ernstine

KRAEMER FAMILY: Husband: Christian (47) Wife: Ernstine (33) Occupation: Butcher Children: Carl (17), Marie (10), Emilie (8), Bertha (baby) Place of birth: Passow, Prussia Originated: Brandenburg Final settlement: Hanover

KRIENCKE: Friedrich & Christine

KRIENCKE FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (39) Wife: Christine (40) Occupation: Labourer Children: August (17), Friedericke (15), Louise (7) Place of birth: Battinsthal Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Frankfort

LANGE: Carl & unnamed wife

LANGE FAMILY: Husband: Carl 26) Wife: No name given (31) Occupation: Labourer Children: Unnamed baby Place of birth: Hohen-Selchow, Prussia Final settlement: See note Carl Lange and his family are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

LINDEMANN: Wilhelm & Henriette

LINDEMANN FAMILY: Husband: Wilhelm (36) Wife: Henriette (35) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Carl (15), Wilhelmine (8), August (6), Wilhelm (4) Place of birth: Hohen-Landin Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Frankfort

MECKER: Gustav

MECKER FAMILY: Passenger: Gustav (17) Wife: None Occupation: ? Children: None Place of birth: Frankfurt Final settlement: ? Gustav Meckler paid for his own voyage. He therefore does not appear on the lists of immigrants.

MÜTE: Caroline

MÜTE, Caroline (26) Children: None Place of birth: Warthlingen Originated: Hannover Final settlement: ? Caroline paid for her own voyage to East London. Possibly she came out with a relative, either a brother or a married sister.

PAEPKE: Friedrich & Louise

PAEPKE FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (44) Wife: Louise (39) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Justine (16), Marie (13), August (9) Place of birth: Hohen-Landin Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Frankfort

PAHL: August & Marie

PAHL FAMILY: Husband: August (32) Wife: Marie (37) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Wilhelmine (12), Wilhelm (8), August (5), Friedrich (2) Place of birth: Passow Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Berlin

PEINKE: Michael & Marie

PEINKE FAMILY: Husband: Michael (44) Wife: Marie (44) Occupation: Labourer Children: August (16), Michael (14), Louise (12), Ferdinand (7) Place of birth: Dolitz Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Keiskamma Hoek

PLÖTZ: Johannn & Louise

PLÖTZ FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (26) Wife: Louise (23) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: None Place of birth: Stolzenburg, Prussia Final settlement: See note Johannn and Louise Plötz are not listed amongst those who disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

RIEGER: Friedrich & Louise

RIEGER FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (47) Wife: Louise (42) Occupation: Labourer Children: Auguste (20), Carl (19), Ernestine (15), Wilhelm (13), Eduard (8), Louise (2) Place of birth: Zettitz Originated: Brandenburg Final settlement: Panmure

ROTHNICK: Wilhelm & Justine

ROTHNICK FAMILY: Husband: Wilhelm (29) Wife: Justine (29) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Wilhelmine (9), Carl (7), Ernestine (5), Wilhelm (3), Justine (baby) Place of birth: Hohen-Landin Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Frankfort

SARZKOWSKY: Louis & Wilhelmine

SARZKOWSKY FAMILY: Husband: Louis (31) Wife: Wilhelmine (24) Occupation: Nail maker Children: August (baby) Place of birth: Stettin Final settlement: See note Louis and Wilhelmine Sarzkowsky are not listed amongst those who disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

SCHÄDTLER: Ferdinand

SCHÄDTLER FAMILY: Passenger: Ferdinand (18) Wife: None Occupation: Trader Children: None Place of birth: Hamburg Final settlement: ? Ferdinand Schädtler paid for his own passage. He therefore does not appear on the immigration lists.

SCHELLHASE: Heinrich & Wilhelmine

SCHELLHASE FAMILY: Husband: Heinrich (50) Wife: Wilhelmine (45) Occupation: Servant Children: Catharine (13) Place of birth: Albungen, Hessen Final settlement: See note Heinrich & Wilhelmine Schellhase are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract. It is probable that their son Heinrich and his family also emigrated with them (see next entry).

SCHELLHASE: Heinrich & Gertrude

SCHELLHASE FAMILY: Husband: Heinrich (21) Wife: Gertrude (21) Occupation: Labourer Children: Catharina (baby) Place of birth: Albungen, Hessen Final settlement: See note Heinrich & Gertrude Schellhase are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract. It is probable that Heinrich and his family emigrated together with his father (see previous entry).

SCHRÖDER: August & Caroline

SCHRÖDER FAMILY: Husband: August (32) Wife: Caroline (32) Occupation: Servant Children: Carl (8), Auguste (5), Wilhelmine (3) Place of birth: Wartin Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Stutterheim

SCHRÖDER: Carl & Wilhelmine

SCHRÖDER FAMILY: Husband: Carl (30) Wife: Wilhelmine (26) Occupation: Labourer Children: Caroline, (4), Wilhelmine (3), Ernestine (1) Place of birth: Schuckmannshöhe Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Cambridge

SCHRÖDER: Friedrich & Marie

SCHRÖDER FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (23) Wife: Marie (24) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelm (1) Place of birth: Muscherin Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Frankfort

SCHRÖDER: Gottlieb & Wilhelmine

SCHRÖDER: FAMILY: Husband: Gottlieb (42) Wife: Wilhelmine (43) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelmine (20), Friedrich (18), Justine (15), Gottlieb (12) Place of birth: Damitzow, Prussia Final settlement: See note Gottlieb & Wilhelmine Schröder are not listed as having disembarked from East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

SCHRÖDER: Peter

SCHRÖDER, Peter (19) Wife: Unmarried Occupation: Wine maker Children: None Place of birth: Wilhelmsburg Originated: Hannover Final settlement: ? Peter paid for his own voyage to East London. Once there, he would have been entitled to 10 acres of land at £1 per acre.

SCHULZ: Friedrich & Johannne

SCHULZ FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (35) Wife: Johannne (36) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Wilhelm (8), Marie (7) Place of birth: Hohen-Landin Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Frankfort

SCHUMANN: Wilhelm & Emilie

SCHUMANN FAMILY: Husband: Wilhelm Eduard (37) Wife: Emilie -- born Riedel (38) Occupation: Miller Children: Franz (9), Rosalie (7), Marie (5), August (3), Bernhard (1) Place of birth: Friderichswalde Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Keiskamma Hoek The son, Franz Wilhelm Eduard Schumann, would become the Chief Police Constable for Willowmore and would serve in the Willowmore Home Guard as an officer during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). He in turn had a son: Frank Oscar Schumann, born in Willowmore, 28-11-1884. (Thanks to Neill Schumann for this information.)

SPARR: Johannn & Marie

SPARR FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (29) Wife: Marie (21) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Wilhelm (2), Carl (baby) Place of birth: Schlicht Originated: Mecklenburg-Strelitz Final settlement: King William's Town

SPÖRCKE: Carl & Christine

SPÖRCKE FAMILY: Husband: Carl (32) Wife: Christine (24) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelmine (4), Friedericke (2), Caroline (baby) Place of birth: Schuckmannshöhe Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Hanover

STORBECK: Johannn & Therese

STORBECK FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (32) Wife: Therese (32) Occupation: Labourer Children: Ottilie (11), Wilhelmine (8), Carl (6), Wilhelm (2) Place of birth: Herzfelde, Prussia Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Berlin

STROHFELD: Friedrich & Marie

STROHFELD FAMILY: Husband: Friedrich (38) Wife: Marie (42) Occupation: Labourer Children: Friedericke (17), Heinrich (14), Ernestine (11), Friedrich (8), Charlotte (6), Maria (3), Wilhelmine (baby) Place of birth: Friedrichshof, Prussia Final settlement: See note Friedrich & Marie Strohfeld are not listed as disembarking at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

STROHFELD: Johannn & Auguste

STROHFELD FAMILY: Husband: Johannn (24) Wife: Auguste (32) Occupation: Blacksmith Children: None Place of birth: Züsedom, Prussia Final settlement: See note Johannn & Auguste Strohfeld are not listed as disembarking at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

WESNER: Carl & Johannne

WESNER FAMILY: Husband: Carl (46) Wife: Johannne (36) Occupation: Labourer Children: Carl (14), Ernst (12) Place of birth: Jacobshagen, Prussia Final settlement: See note Carl & Johannne Wesner are not listed as having disembarked at East London. This might be because they disembarked at Cape Town where they were offered employment and a new contract.

WITTHUHN: Christian & Wilhelmine

WITTHUHN FAMILY: Husband: Christian (36) Wife: Wilhelmine (39) Occupation: Tailor Children: Carl (17), Ferdinand (8), Charlotte (5), Paul (3) Place of birth: Stolzenburg, Prussia Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Marienthal

ZASTROW: August & Friederike

ZASTROW FAMILY: Husband: August (24) Wife: Friederike (22) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelmine (1) Place of birth: Plantickow Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Frankfort

ZEPERNICK: Wilhelm & Christine

ZEPERNICK FAMILY: Husband: Wilhelm (31) Wife: Christine (33) Occupation: Labourer Children: Wilhelmine (8), Fredericke (6) Place of birth: Hammelstall Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Hanover

ZIEGENHAGEN: Michael & Friederike

ZIEGENHAGEN FAMILY: Husband: Michael (32) Wife: Friederike (29) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Auguste (6), Wilhelmine (3), August (2) Place of birth: Petznick, Prussia Originated: Pommerania Final settlement: Berlin

ZIEMANN: Georg & Wilhelmine

ZIEMANN FAMILY: Husband: Georg (46) Wife: Wilhelmine (44) Occupation: Farm labourer Children: Christian (17), Marie (14), Bertha (2) Place of birth: Passow Originated: Uckermark Final settlement: Cambridge