ZEBRA
last modified 13 June 2009

Zebra

The Zebra ca 1840
(artist unknown)

Photo courtesy of the State Library of South Australia SLSA: B17899/3


The Zebra: three masted ship of 350 tons, built in 1818, owned by J. Dede of Altona.

The Zebra departed Altona on Sunday Aug 12th 1838 and arrived Holdfast Bay, SA on Friday Dec 28th, 1838 under the command of Dirk Meinerts Hahn.  She departed 12 Feb 1839 for Batavia.

Contents * Brief Description * Passenger List * Newspaper Reports * References * Links * Ship Index
Passenger List
The Zebra's voyage is described in David Schubert's Kavels Prople [1] (pp 160-169).  The captains own account of the voyage has also been published as Emigrants to Hahndorf - A Remarkable Voyage [2].

No official passenger list for the Zebra exists.  The following list is based on that which appears in Kavels People [1] with a few additions.  It is stated that 198 passengers embarked and that there were 11 deaths on the voyage meaning that 187 arrived in South Australia [1].  There are 201 steerage passengers in the following list including thirteen considered as doubtful by Schubert (marked with *).

Many of the emigrants from the Zebra settled in Hahndorf which was named after the captain of the Zebra.
 Captain Dirk Meinerts HahnSLSA: B7477
Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn ca 1836

Photo courtesy of the State Library of South Australia

Captain
HAHN Dirk Meinerts

Crew (16)

Ship's Surgeon
MATHEISON Dr, from Schleswig

Cabin Passenger
KOOK Hermann Friedrich , agriculturalist/surveyor, from Lübeck

Steerage passengers (198 - 11 deaths on voyage)
BARTEL[6]
 Christian from Möstchen, Brandenburg

Anna Rosina nee LIEBOLT
BARTEL[1,6] Christian, thresher-gardener (44, son of Christian) from Möstchen, Brandenburg

Maria Elisabeth (nee KIRSCHKE) (41)

.....Johanne Luise (21)

.....Anna Maria (16)

.....Dorothea Elisabeth (12)

.....Johanne Karoline (6)
BARTEL[1,6] Gottlob, cottager (41, son of Christian) from Möstchen, Brandenburg

Elisabeth nee BINDER (40)

.....Johann Wilhelm (19)

.....Maria Elisabeth (14)

.....Johann Gottfried (8)

.....Johann Gottlob (4)

.....Johann Christoph (9 months). 
BARTSCH[1,6] Johann Samuel, joiner (37) from Skampe

Eleonore nee MEISSNER (38)

.....Johann Gottlieb (10)

.....Johann Friedrich (7)

.....Johann Christian (5)

.....Johann August (3)

.....Johanne Eleonore (2)

.....Johann Samuel (3 months)
BEHREND[1] Gottfried, shoemaker (35) from Schwiebus

Beate (nee LICHTENSTEINER) (35)
[6]
 .....Beate Emilie Auguste (11)
BOEHM[1,6] Johann Georg, cottager and journeyman carpenter (42)

Johanne Karoline nee KÖNIG (37) from Muschten

.....Johanne Luise (15)

.....Johanne Eleonore (11)

.....Johann Ernst (8)

.....Johanne Karoline (6)

.....Johanne Dorothea (3)

.....Traugott Wilhelm (1)
*BOTHE[1] Christian, merchant (59) from Krummendorf

Anna Maria nee KORBER (54)

.....Luise (21)
BRETTIG [1,6] Samuel (42)

Johanne Luise (44)

.....Karolina Ernestina (16)

.....Hermine Florentine (10)

.....Hermann Reinhold (3)
DOHNT[1,6] Johann Gottfried, small cottager (43) from Guhren, Brandenburg

Anna Dorothea nee NEUMANN (40)

.....Anna Dorothea (20)

.....Johann Gottlieb (18)

.....Johanne Luise (16)

.....Johann Gottfried (13)

.....Johann Christian (10)

.....Johann Georg (8)

.....Maria Elisabeth (3)
HELBIG[1,6] Friedrich colonist (35) from Friedrichsfelde died on voyage Sept 22, 1838

Eleonore nee KOCH (37)

.....Johann Wilhelm (7)
JAENSCH[1,6] Christian, farmer (40) from Kay

Maria Elisabeth nee KLENKE(39)

.....Johann Dorothea (15)

.....Johann Gottlob (13)

.....Johann Christian (9)

.....Johann Friedrich Traugott (6)

.....Maria Elisabeth (5)

.....Johanne Luise (2)
JAENSCH[1] Maria, (44, sister of Christian) from Kay
JANETZKI[1,6] Johann George, cottager and journeyman mason (32) from Muschten

Luise nee LUDE (28)

.....Johann Gotthilf (3)

.....Johanne Luise (1)
KIRSCH[1] Friederike, widow (56, mother-in-law of J.C. Schirmer) from Nickern
KLENKE[1] Christian, day-labourer (51) from Kay died on voyage

Anna Elisabeth nee GIERKE (49)

.....Johanne Dorothea (21)
KLUGE[1] Eleonore, widow, day-labourer from Nickern

.....Christian (19)

.....daughter (15)
*KLUGE[1] Johann Gottfried (16)
LIEBELT[1,6] Johann Christian, shepherd (38) from Nickern

Maria Elisabeth nee KUCHEL (40)

.....Johann Gottlieb (14)

.....Johann Christoph (12)

.....Johanne Eleonore (5)
LIEBELT[1,6] Johann Christoph, tailor (33) from Nickern

Anna Dorothea nee WOLF (30)

.....Johann Friedrich August (7)

.....Johanne Luise (4)

.....Johann Gottfried (1)
LUBASCH[1,6] Gottfried, cottager (49) from Rissen

.....Johanne Eleonore Henriette (16) from first marriage

Anna Dorothea nee, GREISER (41) second wife

.....Anna Dorothea Luise (13

.....Johanne Karoline (11)

.....Anna Dorothea (5)

.....Maria Elisabeth (3)

.....Anna Elisabeth (6 mths)
NEUMANN[1,6] Gottfried, cottager (42), from Kay

Anna Maria nee PFEIFFER (44)

.....Luise (12)

.....August (10)

.....Wilhelm (7)

.....Maria Elisabeth (3)
NITSCHKE[1,6] Friedrich Wilhelm journeyman mason (35) from Kay

Maria Elisabeth nee SÜSS (35, daughter of J.F. Süss below)

.....Johann Karl (10)

.....Johann Wilhelm (8)

.....Johanne Karoline (6)
NITSCHKE[1] Gottfried, cottager (58) from Kay

Johanne Dorothea nee WOLFF (58)
NITSCHKE[1,6] Johann Gottlob, wheelwright (30) from Kay

Anna Dorothea nee HARTHE (34)

.....Friedrich Wilhelm (6)

.....Maria Elisabeth (3)

.....Anna Dorothea, (5 months)
*NITSCHKE[1,6] Johann Samuel, small cottager (48) from Lochow

Anna Elisabeth nee GREIGER (42)

.....Johann Gottlieb (18)

.....Johann Gottfried (14)

.....Johanne Eleanore (12)

.....Johann (6)

.....Johann Traugott (2)

.....Johanne Luise (1 month)
PAECH[1,6] Friedrich, cottager and joiner (32) from Nickern

Johanne Luise nee JACHNING (36)

.....Johanne Karoline (7)

.....Johanne Eleonore (5)

.....Johanne Luise (2). 
PAECH[1,6] Johann Georg, farmer (45) (first wife nee KLENKE) from Kay

.....Johann Christian (18)

.....Johann Gottlob (15)

.....Johann Georg (12)

.....Johanne Luise (8)
  Anna Rosina nee RICHTER (27)

.....Maria Elisabeth (4)

.....Johann Friedrich (2)
PAECH[1,6] Johann Friedrich, occupant, formerly farmer (36) from Rentschen

Anna Dorothea nee KRAMM (33)

.....Johann Friedrich Wilhelm (11)

.....Johann August (9)

.....Johanne Dorothea (5)

.....Johann Gottlieb (3)

.....Johann Friedrich (6 mths)
PFEIFFER[1,6] Johann Georg, thresher-gardener (47) from Kay

Anna Rosina nee NEUMANN (47)

.....Johann Gottlieb (19)

.....Johann Gottfried (17)

.....Anna Elisabeth (12)

.....Johann Georg (8)

.....Anna Luise (6)

.....Johann Christian (3)
PFEIFFER[1,6] Johann Georg, thresher-gardener (59) from Rackau

Christiane nee SCHLIEFKE (56)

.....Johanne Eleonore (30)

.....Johann Christian (26)

.....Maria Elisabeth (18)

.....Johann Gottlob (16)

.....Johann Wilhelm (12)
RILLRIGHT[1,6] Goffried, colonist (44) from Friedrichsfelde

Anna Dorothea nee WOITH

.....Johann Gottlob (20)

.....Dorothea Elisabeth (17),. 
SCHIRMER[1,6] Johann Christian, thresher-gardener (33, son of Friedrich Gottlob) from Nickern

Anna Dorothea nee KIRSCH (34, daughter of F Kirsch)

.....Johann Gottlieb (4)
SCHIRMER[1,6] Friedrich Gottlob, widower (56) from Nickern

.....Johann Georg (16)

.....Eleonore (11)
*SCHIRMER[1,6] Gottlob, servant (28) from Guhren
SCHMIDT [1,6] Gottlob, day-labourer (50) from Skampe

Anna Dorothea nee KLUGE (50)

.....Anna Dorothea (20)

.....Dorothea Elisabeth (17)

.....Dorothea Elisabeth (17)

.....Gottfried (16)

.....Johann Gottlob (13)

.....Anna Elisabeth Rosina (10)
SCHUBERT[1] Johann Christian Schubert, day-labourer (51) from Möstchen

Elisabeth Rosina nee BARTEL (48)

.....Johann Christian (16)
SCHULZ[1,6] Johann Christoph, colonist (47) from Klippendorf

Johanne Dorothea nee FRANK (49)

.....Johann Christian (28)

.....Karl August (20)

.....Johanne Luise (7)
SCHULZ[1] Dorothea Elisabeth nee PAECH (42, sister of J F Paech), widow from Rentschen

.....Johanne Eleonore (12)

.....Johann Gotthilf (8)
STEIKE[1,6] Johann Samuel, day-labourer (40) from Kay

Johanna Dorothea nee PAECH (36)

.....Johann Gottlieb (15)

.....Johanne Eleonore (13)

.....Maria Elisabeth (5),

.....Johanne Luise (2)
SÜSS[1,6] Johann Friedrich, cottager (67) from Kay, father-in-law of F.W. Nitschke, above

Christiane nee THIELE (67)

.....Eleonore (43)
WITTWER[1,6] Johann Friedrich Wilhelm, miller (38) from Guhren

Johanne Leonore Henriette nee GERLACH (34)

.....Friedrich Wilhelm (9)

.....Johanne Karoline (6 mths)
ZIMMERMANN[1,6] Johann Friedrich, freehold gardener (38) from Jehser

Anna Elisabeth nee ZIMMERMANN (39)

.....Johanne Luise (11)

.....Johanne Eleonore (8)

.....Maria Elisabeth (2),

Contents * Brief Description * Passenger List * Newspaper Reports * References * Links * Ship Index

Newspaper Reports

The South Australian
Adelaide -Wednesday 23rd January, 1839

"The Zebra
It affords us the most sincere pleasure to be enabled to publish the following gratifying testimony of the care and attention of Capt. Hahn, of the ship Zebra, recently from Hambro' to this colony. So much of the comfort and happiness of passengers depends upon the manner in which the captains of emigrant ships discharge their important duties, that no opportunity should be lost in testifying the approbation of the colonists wherever so fitting an occasion shall arise. To the Captain of the Prince George and Capt. Hahn of the Zebra, (both with emigrants from Germany) great praise is due for their uniform kindness and attention to those committed to their care, and we would suggest the propriety of the Commissioners granting a premium to those Captains who bring out emigrants and passengers with safety, and whose conduct hasbeen so worthy of commendation.

City of Adelaide, South Australia
19th January, 1839."

Contents * Brief Description * Passenger List * Newspaper Reports * References * Links * Ship Index

References

[1] Schubert, D. Kavel's People Lutheran Publishing House: Adelaide, 1985, pp164-169.
[2] Hahn, D.M. Emigrants to Hahndorf - A Remarkable Voyage (English translation of Die Reise mit Auswandern von Altona nach Port Adelaide Süd-Australien 1838 (edited by Buchhorn, M., transcribed by  Huck, F.R., translated by Kersten, L.) Lutheran Publishing House: Adelaide, 1989.
[3] Sexton, R.T. Shipping Arrivals and Departures South Australia 1627-1950 Gould Books: Ridgehaven, SA, 1990 (p 56)
[4] Brauer, A. Under The Southern Cross Lutheran Publishing House: Adelaide, 1956 (facsimile edition 1985), pp 29-32.
[5] Iwan, W. Because of Their Beliefs (translated and edited by Schubert, D. H.) Schubert: Highgate, SA, 1995.
[6]  Statten J (ed.) Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885 South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society: Adelaide, 1886.
[7] Thomas J (ed.) South Australians 1836-1885 South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society: Adelaide, 1990.

Links

Passenger Lists
Zebra 1838 (Bound for South Australia by Diane Cummings)
   Description
Zebra 1838 (Germany to Australia)
Family History South Australia (select passenger lists and search for "Zebra")

Other imformation
Flinders Ranges Reseach - Hahndorf

Contents * Brief Description * Passenger List * Newspaper Reports * References * Links * Ship Index