Because of their beliefs

Based on a 1931 German work by W Iwan, tells the story of shiploads of Prussian Lutherans who emigrated to Australia from the late 1830's to the early 1850's, most of them to South Australia for religious reasons.They established villages in Klemzig, the Adelaide Hills, the Barossa, and beyond. Many thousands of descendants are now scattered throughout Australia. Included are lists of the emigrants - about 1400 names, with places of origins, ages, and occupations - from Prussian archival sources (many now lost). Iwan's material is here updated and supplemented, and comprehensive indexes are added.