Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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brig Courier, 125 tons, Captain Krabb, from Bremen 6th July 1853, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 23rd October 1853

The South Australian Register, Monday October 24th 1853:—
Arrival: Sunday October 23, the brig Courier, 125 tons, Krabb, Master, from Bremen the 6th July 1853.
Passengers: Miss. Sheafer ; Miss. Albert ; Miss Nagel Sickmann ; Messrs. Kugelmann, Aherns, Neigart, wee.nam, Emmerman Kragen, Corssen Kopshk, Kampmeyer, Tichy, and Heitman. [the newspaper record of passenger names, contains many errors]

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

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) ; Peter Brinkworth, great-grandson of Ernst Siekmann

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