VGI Updates

Christian Klinger arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Prinz Carl (Prince Carl) under the command of Skipper Christopher Losser.

Christian Klinger is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record from where Christian Klinger came.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Klinger family among the Volga German colonies.

Gottlieb Schönkopf arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Prinz Carl (Prince Carl) under the command of Skipper Christopher Losser.

Gottlieb Schoenkopff [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record from where Gottlieb Schönkopf came.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Schönkopf family among the Volga German colonies.

Christian Klitz, his wife Maria, and son Johann (age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Prinz Carl (Prince Carl) under the command of Skipper Christopher Losser.

Christian Klitz, his wife Maria, and son Johann [age not recorded] are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that all three of them died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record from where Christian Klitz came.

Christian Schulz, a farmer, his wife Louisa, and son Johann (age 9) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Christian Schultze [sic], his wife Luoa Blanckenfleisch [sic], and son Joh. Heinrich [age not recorded] are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony this family settled. [Idt & Rauschenbach record that this family went to Novgorod.]

Sophia Weid, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Sophia Weid is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony Sophia Weid settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Sophia Weid came from the German region of Zerbst.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Weid family among the Volga German colonies.

Anna Wachtler, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Eva Barbara Wachtler is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony she settled

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Wachtler came from the German region of Augsburg.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Wachtler family among the Volga German colonies.

Margaretha Zeller [sic], a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Margaretha Zellner is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Margaretha Zeller [sic] came from the German region of Bamberg.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Zellner family among the Volga German colonies.

Andreas Orth, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Andreas Orth is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Andreas Orth came from the German region of Darmstadt.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Orth family among the Volga German colonies.

Jakob Hildebrandt, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Jacob Hildebrandt is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Jakob Hildebrandt came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

There are no known surviving male lines of this Hildebrandt family among the Volga German colonies.

Christoph Schmidt, a cobbler (Schuhmacher), his wife Louisa, and children (Christoph, age 11; Sophia, age 6; Johanna, age 4; Leopoltina, age 2) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Christp. Schmidt, his wife Louisa, and son Christoph (age 11) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony they settled.