Hi can anyone please help me by possibly explaining how my Gt Gt Gt Grandfather & Gt Gt grandfather Conrad Hoffman's have 2 different arrival dates fron Germany to England.
Alians Certificates HO2 in TNA at Kew
Lucretia & Conrad Hoffmann, broommakers from Darmstadt, at Dover, 21 April 1838.
Ludwig Hoffmann, strolling musician of Treis an der Lumda, at Dover, 10 January 1838
Johannes Hoffmann, labourer of Darmstadt, at Dover, 5 June 1838
BUT
Arrival from France to the Port of Dover. no. 658 and 667.
Date of Arrival 02.05.1841.
Conrad Hoffman 1st. Maria Hillbach, Willhelm, Vinoegel, Johannel, Lotz
Conrad Hoffman 2nd Lucretia Hoffman, Mantin Raul, George Witligt
Frank Hoffman, Henry, Wittigt
Also could the name Lucretia be Elizabeth in English.
I do have them on the 1841 census in Manchester with my Gt Grandfather Francis Hoffman age 1. This is part of the reason I query these dates as Francis supposed to have been born Brignorth Shropshire which would be almost impossible to be age one in 1841 if he arrived in 1841, or would he have been born in Germany as I sussect but no records there either. I have hunted high & low for his birth registration around 1840 but I can't find him anywhere.
Any help will be fantastic
Kind regards
Ann