Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
Return to German Emigrants to South Australia

ship J.W.A. Lorentzen, 492 tons, Captain J.A. Braren / Brarenfor, from Hamburg 20th July 1854, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 4th November 1854

The South Australian Register, Monday November 6th 1854:—
Arrival: Saturday November 4th, the ship J.W.A. Lorentzen, 692 tons, J.A. Brarenfor, Master from Hamburg the 20th. July 1854.
Passengers:— Messrs. Burmester, Heiner, Egenhusen, L. Harms, Eggers, Baik, Witt, Janicke, Marquardy, Dorosa, Solf, in the cabin ; and 97 in the steerage.
An index from the State Library South Australia (SLSA) shows that 108 Prussian emigrants should have been on the ship J.W.A. Lorentzen, I have been able to find 107 as listed below.— Regards Robert.

The Argus Melbourne, Vic., Thursday 7th December 1854, p. 4
December 6th.— J.W.A. Lawrenson, ship, 492 tons, J. A. Braren. from Hamburg via Adelaide.
Passengers:— cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Garside, Messrs. Niarquarat, Egenhusen, Witt, Haines, and twenty-four in the steerage. C.E. Bertheau, agent.

note.— There are very few surviving original lists of German passengers, so the data below has been compiled from a variety of sources, such as contemporary newspaper(s), internet sources, input from descendants and the South Australian Heraldry Genealogy society, (SAGHS).
I know the list is incomplete and may contain errors, so any feedback with additions or corrections, will be most appreciated. Please contact me using the link above. Regards Robert, Adelaide

NAA http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ResearcherScreen.asp

GMI http://graememoad.com/Family/WC_IDX/SUR.HTM

BBI Brandenberg Index from Ancestry

note: where maiden name of wife is indicated, it has been included in the given name column within ( )

Sources: State Library South Australia, official passenger lists, mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under United Kingdom assisted passage schemes, 1847-1886 GRG 35/48a (formely ACC 313); Sydney Shipping Gazette; South Australian Register; The South Australian Government Gazette; Biographical index SA 1836-1885 (the B-index column indicates individuals who may be found in that index, with corresponding reference number for further research)

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