I am still unsure how Michael SCHAEFER came to be in South Africa. There are various SCHAEFER's (or SCHAFFER's) shown on passenger lists to South Africa from Germany, but I cannot be sure which is the actual Michael. Or whether he came out as a child, or an adult.
The most likely scenario is that he came out as a German Military Settler in 1857 - he would have been 22 - and stayed on, instead of being sent on to India like many others.
He may have been related to earlier SCHAEFERs, like Wilhelm and Wilhelmina SCHAEFER who were also on board the Wilhelmsburg with the KRANZ family. These SCHAEFERs settled in Frankfort, and were born in Louisenhof, Prussia. But, at this stage, it is speculation.
If anyone knows, please share!!
Thomas Baines 1853
Baines The British Settlers of 1820 Landing in Algoa Bay
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