the FRITZ REUTER left Hamburg, Germany 11 April 1876 and took 110 days to arrive in Wellington, New Zealand, on 4 August 1876. Captain Peyn in command.
There was nearly 420 'souls' (as opposed to immigrants) on board, equal to 420 statue adults.
More than 260 'Poles' made up half of the 'souls', the largest number of Poles who had arrived in the colony at any one time. Scandinavians, Germans and Italians made up the balance. Immigration officials would typically have counted the Fritz Reuter passengers as 'statute adults' but immigration officials did not count them this time. These 'foreigners' had arrived apparently against the express order of the colonial government, a government that had bluntly stopped 'foreign' immigration.

The day after they arrived in Wellington the local paper, the Evening Post, missing (or ignoring) the fact that all settlers in NZ were foreign immigrants, bluntly wrote ..
. . She brings no Government immigrants but nearly 500 souls on board, equal to 420 statute adults, who were ready to come out when orders were given to discontinue the shipment of foreign immigrants. They were therefore forwarded independently of the Government and probably will be landed on Monday next. Their general health has been excellent during the voyage. Eleven deaths occurred, viz., 1 adult, 4 children, and 6 infants under 12 months old. She is consigned to Messrs Krull and Co.

Links
* A must read if you are researching the early Polish settlers from the Fritz Reuter. It has been very difficult to find anything on a passenger list, apparently because it was not considered an 'immigrant ship'.

* A Passenger List 1876

* Poles Down South 1875 leaving Hamburg, Germany 16 Dec 1874 arriving Napier 13 March 1875

* Newspaper Article written in the Taranaki Daily News 1 Jan 2016

Evening Post, 5 Aug 1876
ARRIVAL OF THE FRITZ REUTER
. . .The long-expected German ship Fritz Reuter, from Hamburg, arrived in this port last evening, after a somewhat protracted passage of 110 days. She left Hamburg on 16th April, and experienced generally fine weather during the voyage. On the Fritz Reuter being signaled at the Heads, Captain Fairchild, knowing that all the pilots were on board the various other vessels of which a perfect fleet came in during the afternoon, went out with the Luna to show the way in, but the ship stood in safely, without assistance, and anchored in the stream.

New Zealand Herald, 8 Aug 1876
CASE OF THE GERMAN IMMIGRANTS
. . .Much delay and inconvenience have occurred respecting the 420 German immigrants who arrived a few days ago per Fritz Reuter. The Government are unable to recognise them as Government immigrants, but, at the request of the German Consul, Mr Krull, they have consented to receive them in the depot and will assist the Consul in their location and maintenance. They will be landed to-morrow. It appears that in 1874, Dr Featherston took over Slomin's contract with the Queensland Government for the supply of free immigrants. Dr Featherston further engaged with a Mr Kirchener, who was acting as agent for the New Zealand Government, that on the completion of the said contract within the specified time he (Kirchener) should send out 4000 more free immigrants, the remuneration to be £1 per head. This latter arrangement was entirely contingent on the Queensland contract being carried out in contract time - viz., 14th November. This was not done. Subsequently, instructions were received by the Agent-General from New Zealand to stop all further free Continental immigration, and the several agents were advised accordingly; but they immediately professed to have promised a free passage to some 3000 persons, and to have engaged the necessary shipping. The Agent-General refused to accept such arrangement, and it turned out that no such agreements or promises had been made; in fact, it was subsequently admitted that the immigrants, per Fritz Reuter, constituted the entire number to whom free passages had been promised. The Agent-General demurred, however, to even these immigrants being sent out, alleging that it was done directly in opposition to his instructions. The question of who is to pay for their passages will have to be settled in Europe.

the following is a list of passengers
may not be comprehensive, use as a guide only to your own research
PLEASE NOTE:
* the spelling of surnames back then, or the transcriptions since, may not be as you know them now. Many names were written the way they sounded and many others later changed their names. Some alternative spelling added as found.
* some family names may appear twice under their different spelling.
* care was taken to group same families together, but may be incorrect. If you would like to help please leave comments below

• indicates these people were forwarded to the Manchester Block, Manawatu
NAME - other spelling - AGE
ADRIAN

ALBERTO
Jacob 30

ALSUTH / Alfuth
Jozef 25
Maria 28

ANDERSEN
Nicolai 24
Anders 24
Paoltilla 29

ANDRESEN
Carl Joh 24

ANDRISSEN
Thomas 27

ANGELIS
Ludowico 25
Marianne 25

ARNDT
Johanne 34
Theodor 8
Tobert 1

ARNEBERG
Uhlrich/Ulrik F. B. 19

ARNESEN
Arnesen Lars Claus 22

AUMSENDSEN
Andreas 22

BAHREND Behrent / Behrendt / Behrend
Johann 44
Julianne 44
Ferdinand 18
Hermann August 14 (1862-1932)
Attelie 9
Alwin/Alaine 6
August 3
Bertha 6 months

BARDOCHI
Pietro 24

BARTA
Wenzel 24

BERARDI
Napoleone 30
Emilie 35

BETERERID
Johann 47
Wilhelmine 46
Franz 16
Henriette 13
Caroline 9.75

BIELSKI
Martin 26
Barbara aka Mary 27 (nee Brodkowski)
Martin 1.5
Frances born at sea

BIES / Biesek
Paul/Pawel 34
Maria 30
Maria 1.5

BONCAAOS
Fortunato

• BORK
Adolphe/Adolf 27
Ernestine/Ernysta 33
Johan 5
Emilie 3
Mathilde/Matlyda 2
Auguste/Augusta 6 months

BORK
August 42
Anna 38
Rudolf 13
Emilia 9.75
Hermine 6
Marta 2

BOROWSKI
Jacob 26
Pauline 26
Johan 6 months

BOTTCHER
Johann 33 (1841-1906)
Louise Juliane 43 (Topke, 1832-1904)
. . married Ludwig Fick/Fiche before journey. Her children below under that name
Hermann Carl 9 (1867-1944)
Marie 4
Bertha Wilhelmine 1 (1875-1965)
. . Bertha was married to Wilhelm Heinrich Franz Duker in Rongotea from 1894 to 1941. She next married Charles James Thrupp in 1948

BOTTE
Louis 38
Angelika 27

BOTTER
Joh 19

BOTTSCHER
Johann 48
Ernestine (nee Granst) 47
Friedrich 22
Hermann 16
Hermine 6

BZONSKA Brzoska
Jakub/Jacob 29
Maria 26
Catharine/Katarzyna 8
Franciszek/Franz 3
Leonard 18 months

CALGTIER
Friedr Herm 17

CALLSEN
Nolle 16

CAMENISCO
Martin 25

CATANI
Carlos 25

CECHI
Ettore 23

CHABROWSKI / Czabrowski
Casimir/Kazimierz 40
Marianne 34
Johan 9
Rosalia 9
Helene 11 months

CHRISTENSEN
Sophie 44
. . went to Napier
Marie 19

CHRISTENSEN
Wilhelm 18
Lauritz Christ 23

CLAROIBE
Wilhelmine 22

CLORECI
Mignoscheri 28

COHN
George 23

COLIEMBERI
Giacomo 40

COLLATI
Anna 25

COZZI
Pasquoli 24

CRESSEERE
Angioli 30

DEDRIKSDATTER
Kirstine 35

DODINSKI Dusienski / Duszenski
Josef 25
Barbara 22

• DOMININ / Dommin / Domnuir
Carl 41
Louisa 46
Maria 16
Mathilde 10
Bertha 5
Otto 2
Karl 3 or 6 months

DORTA
Josephine 25

DRECHSLER
Louis 30
Auguste 24

DREIER
Hanne 33

DRZEWISKI / Drzewicki / Drzewiki / Dravitzki / Dryewki
Franciszek/Franz 28
Marie 25
Vincent 3
Johann 1.5

DUSCHMINSKI / Duschmaiski / Dodunski
Matheus/Mathew Gabriel 31
Apollonia/Paulina 26 (nee Drozowska)
Franziska 7
Franciszek/Franz 2

EICHSTAEDZ
Wilhelm 18

ELSKONN
Henry ?

ERBENMEYER
Teodor 25

ERICKAU
Alfred 18

ESBENSEN
Maren 24

FABICH
Simon FABICH (originally FABISZ) & Marianna SZACHIA
* The FABICH name was Anglicized on arrival in NZ and is now FABISH,
Szymon 36
Maria 40
Johan 9
Franciszek 6
Jozef 3
. . Josef married Agnes Dodunska (1873-1947) in Stratford on New Year's Day 1894

FABICH / Fabisz / Fabish
Josef 38
Anna 32 (nee Sulewska)
Franziska/Frances 14
Lucia 12
Johanna 9
Barbara 3 months

FENNER
Friedrich 44
Wilhelmine 48
Johana/Johanne 24
Paulina 16

FENNER
Augusta 46
Rosalia 15

FICK Fiche / Feck
Johann 16 (1859-1895)
Adolph Henry 13 (1863-1942)
. . children of Louise Juliane Bottcher above who married Ludwig Fick before the journey as Bottcher, see above

FISCHER
Augustin 54
Anna 16

FLORIA / Floris
Pietro 24
Antonio 25

FRIEDI
Emilio 29

• GADDE / Godde
Christian 47

GAGLIARDI
Ferdinand 32

GENUSCHKAT
Wilhelm 25

GERBER
Eduard 18

GIACOMA
Galinato 28

GNADUASEN
Carl 31

GUADEYNOLI
Francis Emilie 26

GUISEPPE
Basotto 33

GUNDERSEN
Niels 42
Ragenhold 44
Otto 4

GUST
Johan 40
Adelia 33
Rudolf 9.5
Paulina 8.5
August 7
Auguste 4

HAMMES
Lorenz 23

HANSELEIT
Carl 24

• HASSE
Johan 30 (1845-1902)
Karolina 28
Augusta 2

• HASSE
August 26
Luiza 26
Auguste 2½ (1873-1890)
Alwina 18 months

HAZEWINKEL
Paetro 22

HENNUM
Carl O 19

HOLM
Wilh Lorenz 18

HUBER
Johann 20
Carl 28
Catharina 27
Franz 7

HUWILLER
Jacob 21

JACCHINE
Emilio 27

JACUBOWSKI
Johan/Janek 43
Anna/maria 41
Rosalia 13
Maria 9.75
Franziska 8
Waleriga/Waleria 15 months

• JANSKE / Janksi / Jansky
Johann 37
Katharina 36
Friederika 9
Johan 6
Anton 3

• JANSKE / Janski / Jansky
Ferdinand 27
Adeline 28
Carl 4
August 1.5

JANS
Klemens 24

JENSEN
Niels Thom 21
Niels Chr 27

JENSSEN
Isack 21

JOHANNSEN
Jacob 6

JORGENSEN
Hulda 16
Anne 17

JUREGITT / Turczyk
Johann 38
Marie 39
Josef 7
Anna 5

KALKA
Johan 36
Anna 34
Eliza 8
Josef 3 months

KAMERSUKIN
Peter 44

• KANOWSKI also written Ramorosli
Julian 32
Eva 43
Eleanore 12
Catharina 9
Juliane 1.5

KAZPRZYK / Kuporszek / Kazporzick
Edward 36
Augusta 35

KAWALORIC
Christoph 24

KAWALOWKSI / Kamowski / Kowalewski
Jakub 32
Barbara 32
Vincent 9½
Maria 8
Anna 5
Franciszek 3
Jakub 3 months

KOBERSTEIN
Wilhelm 49
Louise 45
Alwine 23
Wilhelm 16
Emilie 14
Ferdinand 9.75
Otto 8.75
Emil 5

KOCI
Josef 31
Helene 32
Josef 6
Franz 2
Helene 4

KOLAT
Michael 28

KRAKOWSKI
Johan 29
Barbara 25
Franzeska 7

KREUTZER
Eduard 49
Wilhelmine 32
Emilie 17
Auguste 12
Otilie 9.75
Bertha 4

• KRUGER
Wilhelm 44
Friederike 41
Johann 18
Adeline 12.5
Emilie 9
Hermine 5

KUCKLINSKI
Jakub 28
Barbara 35

KUROWSKI
Franciszek 32
. . settled in Jackson's Bay where he was called Franz Coronfoki, Franz Conrofski, Franz Conronfoki, Conronfoko, Crofskey, Courofski, Cronspki, Kronopki, Kronspki, Kroupti. Name later changed to Crofskey. He drowned in 1878 and his wife & children left Jackson's Bay by end of that year.
Franciska/Franziska 30
Franciszek/Franz 9.5
Rosalia 4
Johan 2
Maria 3 months

LABOWSKA / Labowski
Josef 58
Maria 62

LARSEN
Peter Christian 33
Elen B 29
Juger 24
Auguste 7.75
Niels 3
Lauritz 36

LEHMANN
August 16

• LEINEROEBER / Leinwebber
Jacob 27
Sophie 26

LESCHKE
Jacob 33
Jathilde 35
Franziska 3

LIPINSKI / Von Lipinski / Zopinski / Von Zapinski
Robert 37
Juliana/Johana 38
Anastasia 9
Franciszek/Franz 6
Johan 2

LIWANDOWSKI / Lewandowski
Martha/Mateusz 27
Josephina/Jozefa 28
Maria 14
Johan 2

LOHS
Hermann 26

LOTZE
Wilhelmine 36

LUCNICKA
Franz 26
Anna 25

LUIGI
Cardia 38

LUND
J. C. P. 17

LUNDELL
Peter 19

MACHALINSKI
Julie 21

MACHER / Meller / Muller
Jakub 31
Rosalia 34
Franceszka 8
Jozef 6
Jakub 2
Mari1 3 months

• MADSEN / Matson
Hans Christian 32 (1843-1916)
Maren/Marie Kathrina 46 (nee Madsdatter 1829-1888)
Anna Christine 26
Hans Peter 8

MANICCI
Maria 23

MARBACH
Carl 29 (1847-1895)
Wilhelmine 30
Henriette 9.75

MATHISSEN
Louis 22

MISCHEWSKI / Miszewski
Johan 41
Karolina 22
Johana 15
Jakub/Jacob 13 (1862-1952)
Katarzyna 9
Franciszka 1
Jozef 6
Lucia 3
Johana/Juliana 2

MOMACACCI
Laura 25

NATSCHKE / Natschke
Albert 27
Karolina 28
Johanna 17
August 6 months

• NATZKE
August Heinrich 26 (1849-1922)
Poline 'Pauline' (nee Timriek/Tunrick 1853-1897) 23
Carl Friedrich 18 months (1875-1928)
+ another 9 children in Halcombe (go to link)

NEITSWOSKY / Neustrowski / Nejstrowski / Nesterowski / Neustnowski / Neistrewski / Neustroski / Neutroski / Newstrowski
August 26
Apolonia/Franziska 26 (nee Potroc/Potroz)
Marta 4
Johan 2
August 6 months (died on board)

NIELSEN
Anna 22
Peter 22
Mette 17
Christian 'Charles' 15 (1860-1930)

NISTRO
Raffaello 19

• NOFFKE / Nosske
Rudolphe 28
Johanna 28
Franz 12.2

NYSTED
Lorentze Louise 39

OLSEN
Hans Peter 23
Karen 18

OPPAT
August Ludwig 30
Wilhelmine 33
Johana 3.5

PAGNI
Angiolio 45
Maria 39
Giovanni 14
Rosa 37

PALI
Enrico 34

PAPANI
Leopold 35

PARENTI
Guiseppe 30
Irene 30
Robert 1.25

PARLINO
Louis 24
Panmida 22
Alpinolo 1.5
Oreste 27
Virginia 24
Aldminio 9 months

• PASCHKE / Pasehke
Ludwig 35 (1841-1928)
Auguste 31

PEDERSEN
Augusta E 17

PENNER
Auguste 46
Rosalie 15

PERNIA
Friedrich 35

PERSON
Anders 25
Jonas 26

PETERSEN
Asmus 38
Maren 35
Inger 8.5
Peter 4
Ingeborg 3 months

PETERSEN
Andreas 28
Marie 26
Jorgen 3 (1873-1953)
Michael 1.25 (1875-1935)

PETERSEN
Thorwald W 38

PHILIPOWSKI / Filipowski
Johan 40
Rosalie 40
Josef 5
Bertha 12 months (died in Hamburg before departing)
Paulina (born at sea)

PHILIPOWSKI
Pauline 16

PLATZE
Otto 7

• POLENSKI / Palenski
Heinrich/Henryk 32
Auguste 31
Teodor 3
Arnhold 18 months

POLOKOWSKI / Folkowska
Veronika 18

POTROC / Potroz
Anton/Antoni 24
Maria 25 (nee Funk)
Jakob 18 months

PRALI
Guiseppe 23

PREUSS / Prus
Franciszek 6
Paul 2
. . not yet know who they travelled with

PUCK
Franz 19

PUGLIALI
Raffaello 30

RADEMSKI / Radomski
Mikolai 37
Barbara 35
Franciszek 13
Jozef 7
August 4
Johana 9 months

RAGUTSKI / Rogacki / Rogucki / Rogutzki
Michal 37
Anna 34
Cacilie/Cicilie 9
Leon/Leo 3
Barbara 18 months

• RAMOROSLI / Kanowksi / Komorowski
Julian 32
Eva 43
Elonora 12
Katarzyna 9
Juliana 18 months

REDAILLI
Pietro 45
Maria 45
Otavis 16
Ida 14

RENAI
Guiseppe 23

• REUGE /Reige
Carl 29
Caroline 28

ROHDE /Rhoda
Ferdynand 29
Karolina 23
August 22
Hermann 9 months

ROLL
Johan 43
Karolina 46

RUGE
Karol 29
Karolina 28

RUITTER
Carl 43
Johanna 36
Bertha 6
Rudolph 5
Carl 2

RUSCHKAL
Maren Joh 19

RUTEMANN
Simon 53

RZANSKA / Rzoska / Brzoska / Rzaszka
Jacob/Johan 31
Barbara 31
Marianna 4

RZOSKA
Albert 26 (1850-1939)
Franceszka 22

SANI
Tomasso 34

SCHANKIN
Fredrich 33
Ernestine 31
Auguste 5
Bertha 3
Carl 1.5

SCHAU
Jens 34

SCHEPPER
Wilhelm 16

SCHINDLER
Wilhelm 26 (1849-1934)
. . Wilhelm was from Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw). He became William Fredrick Schindler in NZ, was naturalized 7 Oct 1890 in Hunterville, Manawatu, married Minnie Christina Johnskie (1878-1967) in 1899 and had 6 children. After constant racist troubles, he finally dropped the C from his name and became Shindler. A great grandson was to change it back.

• SCHLAPBACH
Rudolphe 32
Franz 35

SCHMIDT
Wilhelm 23

SCHRODER
Franz 9.75 (?)

SCHULZ / Szulc
Karl/Karol 27
Paulina 25
Anna 12 months

SCHWERDRFEGER
Gustav 35

SEARANELLI
Giovanni 38
Terine 9.75

SESCHKE
Jakub 33
Matilda 35
Franciszka 3

SEMONTI
Luigi 31

SIELAFF
Jeslic 29

• SORENSEN
Hans Peter 33
Marie 29
Jacob 6

STEINKE
Anton 24

SUNKEL
Friedr 25

• TOLKE / Talke / Falke
Rudolphe 24
Auguste 26
Margarethe 5
Emma 2
Hannes/Haimes 3 months

TORRI
Augusto 32

TOSAC
Carlo 25

TREBISZ / Trebels
Frederyk 29
Wilhelmina 30
Anna 2

TREDER / Fasder
Josef 36
Maria 29
Franciszek/Franz 9
Anna 6
Franziska 3
Rosalie 15 months

TURCZYK / Juregitt
Johann 38
Marie 39
Josef 7
Anna 5

UHLENBERG
Franciszek/Franz 33

VEXORO
Luigidel 43
Anna 20

VOLPKE / Voltzke / Volzke / Wolski
August (1848-1929) 27
Emilie Maria 22 (nee Eichstaedt 1854-1930)
Auguste 15 months

VONROTH
Jhann 48
Kerstine 38
Kans 12

VOSS / Wos
Friedrich/Frederyk 48
Karl 27
Henryka 20
Maria 18
Karolina 14

WAISIN
Heinrich 27

WALKRZIKI / Woicziki / Wolcicki
Johan 28
Anna 35
Valentina 13
Konstancja 9.5
Johan 8.5
Franziska 7
Franciszek/Franz 4
Auguste 1.5
Jozef (born at sea)

• WAPP
Carl 46
Florentine 45
Rudolph 13
Auguste 7

• WAPP
Auguste 48
Henriette 21
Johanna 18

WEIFS
August 28

WISCHNOWKSI / Wisniewski / Wischurwski
Wilhelmine 46
. . her sons, August aged 28 & Herman aged 33, travelled to NZ on the Lammershagen, arriving Wellington 11 July 1875 with 330 passengers. Herman apparently died at sea but not verified, only the fact that there were 5 births.
Karl/Karol 19
Otto 16
Wilhelmine 1
Franciszek/Franz 9.75

WISNIEWSKI
Andrzej 30
Barbara 23
Rozia 2
Franciszek 6 months

WITKOWSKI
Jozef 48
Katarzyna 42
Maria 22
Anna 18
Paulina 16
Katarzyna 14
Franceszka 9
Rosa 7
Jozef 4
Franciszek 2

WUTTIG
August 25

NOTE also read
GERMAN IMMIGRATION TO THE MANAWATU-RANGITIKEI
. ... An abrupt cessation of immigration from the Continent in early 1876 came as a shock to the German emigration agent and shipping company. The situation was far worse, though, for hundreds of German emigrants (and other nationalities) who had been accepted for New Zealand, already given the required three months notice to employers and sold their possessions. The dilemma came to a head when the Prussian Government forced the agent and shipping company to send these emigrants to New Zealand anyway.
. . .. As a result, on 4 August 1876 the Fritz Reuter sailed into Port Nicholson with its unwanted cargo of over 500 passengers. The 7 August flurry of communication between F. A. Krull and the Immigration Department in Wellington, saw Krull reduced to virtually begging for their help to accommodate temporarily and feed this enormous number of people. The Minister of Immigration, albeit unwillingly, agreed to allow the most unfortunate to use its immigration barracks. He also agreed to provide a few days rations. As it happened, almost every immigrant fitted the Ministers criteria. In due course, a number of these people settled in Manawatu-Rangitikei (including Rongotea)

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