Johann Volmer, a single joiner (Tischler), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard the snow-brig named Maria Sophia under the command of Skipper Johann Bauert.
Johann Volmer, a joiner, and his wife Katharina are recorded on the 1767 census of Stahl am Tarlyk in Household No. 57 along with his stepdaughter Katharina [surname not recorded] (age 5). They had settled there on 5 September 1767.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Volmer came from the German region of Hamburg. The 1767 census records that Johann Volmer came from the German region of Hamburg.
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Brent Mai