Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship Wandrahm, 702 tons, Captain H.E. Decker, from Hamburg 23rd April 1854, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 8th August 1854 (maiden voyage)

The South Australian Register, Wednesday August 9th 1854:—
Arrival: Tuesday August 8th, the ship Wandrahm, 700 tons, Decker, Master from Hamburg the 23rd. April 1854.
Passengers:— Messrs . G. P. Wibeken, Luke and Richter in the cabin and the following in the steerage...
Miscellaneous shipping:—
The Wandrahm ...three deaths from fever and two births occurred on board this vessel during the voyage. She reports having spoken the Arment off the Cape, from Liverpool to Australia.
Part of the passenger list in the Register has the cargo list for this vessel, here are some examples, 20 cases wooden toys, 3 barrels cheese, 12 cases plums and pears, 18 pkgs farmers' utensils, 8 cases looking glasses, 4884 deals (pieces of timber), 1 case turpentine, 50,800 bricks, to order.
From the Observer Saturday, August 12th 1854 the following conflicting data. It will be seen that this ship has been 108 days on her voyage from Hamburg, the passengers to be landed here are 274 in number. Two adults and nine children died during the voyage, two births occurred, and there there are at present 3 cases of sickness (Gastric fever)...
An index from the State Library South Australia (SLSA) shows that 252 migrants should have been on the Wandrham, I have been able to find 268 as listed below.— Regards Robert.

from the 1880 Lloyds

WANDRAHM - 1880 Code letters: RBQK Master: Captain H. Sievert Rigging: Barque Tonnage: 675 tons net Dimensions: 135.9 feet long, 29.5 foot beam and holds 24 feet deep Construction: 1854, Reiherstieg in Hamburg Owners: J. C. Godeffroy & Son Port of registry: Hamburg

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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