Hello Kathy,
I have an ancestor for you:
C.F. Böttcher, Korn-Capitain, Böttchergasse 1061. (Address book Danzig, 1817) - Korn-Capitain has something to do with cereal business and exprt of Danzig, but he is no sailor.
This might be the grandfather of Charles, C.F. might be Carl Friedrich.
Do you know the religion of Charles (Carl or Karl) - Lutheran, Reformed or Catholic? There are more than 20 churches in Danzig.
John = Johann, Johannes or Hans; Smith = Schmidt (or Schmied ...); Lins could it be Linse, or could it be a short form of Caroline, like Lina or Line?
I will post the Boettchers of 1897 in one of my blogs - you will get the link. Most of the Böttchers went to western Germany in and after 1945, today there are 190 Bottcher-families in Poland.
Boettcher is a name from Saxony-Anhalt and the eastern part of Germany - the correct translation is COOPER! -
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/B%C3%B6ttcher_(Familienname) Have a look here:
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/B%C3%B6ttcherwerkstatt_TholeThis might be helpfull:
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Danzig/Zufallsfunde#B But don´t expect a quick response.
NB: My grandfather Max Böttcher had been shipbuilding engineer in Danzig (Schichau dockyard), his eldest son got the name Hans and my sister married a Schmid - but my grandfather Max came from Anhalt and he had no relatives in Danzig.
Best regards
Rudolf