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Ship John R Moller -

35+ passengers from Hamburg 7/2/1854

Captain: PREHN - 18 passengers continued on to Melbourne 13/3/1854

Passengers

ALLWORDEN, Mr (//-//)

ANNA, (//-//)

BRAUN, Mr (//-//)

BURMEISTER, perhaps Christian Heinrich (//c1809-17/5/1859). Died Adelaide SA. m 7/2/1856 Groom’s residence Adelaide, Johanna Margarethe nee HEIMBROCK.

COLAKING, Mr (//-//)

FAAS, Mr (//-//)

FAJER, Mr (//-//)

FLESK, Mr (//-//)

FUBER, Mr (//-//)

GRAFE, Mr (//-//)

HAPSECHT, Mr (//-//)

HEHN, Mr (//-//)

HORST, Mr (//-//)

KRUSE, Carl Heinrich Ferdinand (//c1823-27/6/1911). Died Milang SA. Seaman, river boat captain, mail man; Milang. m Mary nee LONEY (//c1830-21/5/1891)

NIERE, Mr (//-//). Apparently a former army officer. To Bendigo Vic mid-1850s, where he worked on the goldfields (Biog; Frank Cusack Bendigo – the German chapter p193). Did Niere (Von De Niere?) return to SA where he was Lutheran Day School teacher at Lobethal and then Hahndorf in the 1860s?

PIENING, Johann (14/1/1835-21/5/1888). Died Norwood SA. Dealer; Adelaide (East Tce), then Chaff merchant; Edwardstown. m 12/2/1867, Caroline nee Haverland.

POPHAM, Mrs WH nee Esther VANT/VENT (//c1827-3/9/1860). Born Plumstead Common, Kent, England. Died Gawler SA. Wife of Dr WH Popham, who came to SA 1853 Neptune. His family transferred to the John F Moller at Cape Town, because the ship’s water made passengers ill (Observer 18/2/1854 p70a, 25/3/1854 p115e).

POPHAM, Francis William Home (//c1848-27/1/1903). Born at sea in the English Channel. Died Victor Harbor SA (of Gawler). Surgeon; Gawler. Anglican. m (1) 5/11/1874 St George Gawler, Julia Louisa nee CLARKE (//c1852-10/6/1890) Died Gawler SA. m (2) 23/7/1891 St Luke Adelaide, Ann nee Clindening (nb).

REIDHMANN, Mr (//-//)

ROSE, Anna (//-//)

ROSE, (//-//)

ROSE, (//-//)

ROSE, (//-//)

SCHIPPAN, Mr (//-//)

SCHIPPAN, Mr (//-//)

SCHIPPAN, Mr (//-//)

SCHIPPAN, Mr (//-//)

SCHOENENBERGER/SCHONENBERGER/SCHÖNENBERGER, Mr (//-//)

SCHRODER, Mr (//-//)

STARE, Mr (//-//)

TOLGER, Mr (//-//)

TRESSEN, Mr (//-//)

TRUFER, Mr (//-//)

ULBRICHT/ULBRECHT, Mr (//-//)

WANDS, Mr (//-//)

WEINBERG, Mr (//-//)

WEST, Elizabeth (//-//). Personal maid to Mrs WH Popham (Observer 25/3/1854 p115e).