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Ships' Passenger Lists, Return of 74 Families Germans Shipped on board the SPEEDWELL for Halifax in Nova Scotia the 11th May 1751
Contributor: Catherine DiPietro Source: Historic Saga of LeHeve by Ruth E. Kaulback, 1970. The surnames are original spellings from the English clerk recording German and French speaking people so the actual spelling varies.
Almost everyone on the passenger lists are foreign protestants, recruited by the British to populate Nova Scotia with loyal, fresh tax payers. These folks were victualled in Halifax for two to three years before founding and populating Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
Return of 74 Families Germans Shipped on board the SPEEDWELL, Joseph Wilson,
master, for Halifax in Nova Scotia the 11th May 1751
NameOriginOccupation
Julius AISSENS Friesland Farmer
T. ANSHUTZ ~~~~ Cook
Henry BECKER Swiss Farmer
Fredk. BERTLING Berlin Shoemaker
Heendrick BEYER Saxony Farmer
Andrew BOWEN Strasbourg Farmer
Gertje BRUINS Freesland Farmer
Christian BRUISE Gr"onenongen Farmer
Hans BRUMBTER Alsace Farmer
N. BUGLEMEYER --- Miner
Mathew CARVER Wertemberg Mason
Hendrick CLAASEN Groenique Joiner
Stiefen CLAIR Swiss Farmer
John CREVER Saxony Farmer
Ian DENNEMAN --- Shoemaker
Bernard DE MAYER Friesland Farmer
Johan DOHN Swiss Sadler
Caspar DRILLIOT Swiss ---
Pierre d'ORSIELLE Swiss Farmer
Conrad FREDENBERG --- Smithy
Gelle GERTZENS E. Friesland Joiner
Francois GUIO #32;Normandy Farmer
John HALPIN Terland Brasier
? HAMMER Saxony Shoemaker
Conrad HATT Swiss Smithy
Jacob HATT Swiss Smithy
Michael HOOKE Wertemberg Cooper
Christop. HUMB --- Miner
Adam ISLER Alsace Farmer
Martin ISLER Alsace Farmer
Thomas ITSINGER Friesland Watchmaker
Hendert JANSE E. Friesland Farmer
Bern't JANSEN Hambourg Tailor
Hekke JANSEN E. Friesland Farmer
Abraham JENSEN Gr"onenongen Farmer
Christian JESSEN Hambourg Wine Cooper
Gothart JESSEN Hambourg Wine Cooper
I. Lawrence KELLER Friesland Schoolmaster
And. Christ. KREVER Saxony Farmer
Daniel LEEMANS Groenique Shoemaker
Louis LE ROY Wertemberg Surgeon
Joseph LEY Swiss Farmer
Michael SMITH alias LEY Swiss Smithy
Hendrick LEYSTERBACH Groenique Plazier
Caspar LIBSDORFF Hambourg Shoemaker
Johan Andrew LUHTZ Saxony Farmer
Geritt LUTJES Friesland Farmer
Petter MASSER Swiss Farmer
Alexander METLER Swiss Farmer
Ulrick METZELAR Hambourg Butcher
George MEY Berlin Shoemaker
Jacob MUSEN Swiss Smithy
Christian NEWHAUS Hessian ---
Frantz RAADBACHER Shrasboury Huntsman
Gottlieb RANNEVELD Desou Tailor
Bruin ROMKIES Groenique Wool Comber
Christian ROSTY Swiss ---
Wm. ROSTY Swiss ---
Jacob SCHERENBERG Hambourg Butcher
Christop. SCHMID --- Miner
T. SCH"OMACHER Hambourg Candidate in Theology
Ianse SCHOONVELD Gr"onenongen Farmer
Hans Jung SCHOTER Wertemberg Shoemaker
John Paul SCHRYNER Saxony Farmer
Gottlieb SEIDLER Hambourg Shoemaker
Philip SLYTER Hollstein Tailor
George STAAL --- Miner
Hendrick STHAL Saxony Miller
George SUDERUSCH Groenique Shoemaker
Johannes SYMONS Hessian Farmer
Hendrick TIMMENSISON E. Friesland Farmer
Fredk. VAN OLTHOFF Sweden Cadet
George WELSCH Wertemberg Brewer
Adolph WIEDERHOLD Marbourg Late/Sgt
- Sgd. John Dick
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