Johann "John" Gottfried Musclow or Musenlus

We know the family arrived in Canada on the Keppler in 1864. I now know they arrived in Quebec City on June 18th of that year. Would not have left them much time to get to Sebastopol Twp and clear some land before the first winter set in!

Yes. John was accompanied by his wife EMELIE AKA Amelia  and children (eMILIE AKA Amelia, Bertha,  Charles who was listed as Carl, Edward AKA EWALD, and Ida.  Robert was born on board and was not listed on the ships manifest.  Also on this ship were his John's brother Carl and his wife Ottillie  and their daughter Hilda  and his father Christian Frederick Musculus.

Johann Gottfried (John) Musclow (Musculus) her father

→ Catherina Dorthea Spiegel - Musclow (Musculus) his mother

→ Johann Peter Spiegel her father  → Johan Michael Spiegel his father  → Johann Albrecht Spiegel his father  → Johann Philipp Spiegel his father  → Johann Albrecht Spiegel his father  → Hans Spiegel his father  → Ludwig Spiegel his father

The Musclow families of Canada are the descendants of two brothers originally called Johann and Karl Musculus,

who married two sisters, Emilie and Ottilie Schroeder in Bellin (near Ueckermünde) Germany,

near what is now the Polish border.

The families came to Canada in 1864, and the brothers became known as John Musclow and Carl Musclow. Carl's family settled mostly in Renfrew County, Ontario,
Johann Gottfried (John) Musclow M, b. 30 November 1819, d. 1 July 1900

Charts Descendants of Christian Musculus (father of John and Carl Musclow)

Johann Gottfried (John) Musclow was born on 30 November 1819 in Germany.1,2 He was the son of Christian Frederick Musclow (Musculus) and Catherina Dorthea Spiegel.

He married Emilie Caroline Friederike (Amelia) Schroeder in Germany

on 14 December 1853.3,2 Johann Gottfried (John) Musclow emigrated

on 15 April 1864 from Bellin, Kr. Güstrow, Mecklenburg, Germany, destined for Quebec,

departing from Hamburg via the ship "Kepler. "4 He lived in 1864 in Lot 19, Concession 5, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada .5 He appeared on the census of 16 May 1871 in Sebastopol Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada. 6 He lived on 21 July 1871 in Lots 20 & 21, Concession 11, Monteagle Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada .7 He appeared on the census of 1881 in Monteagle Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada. 8 He appeared on the census of 29 April 1891 in Monteagle Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada .9 He worked as a farmer. Johann died on 1 July 1900 in Monteagle Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 80.2 He was buried in Emmanuel Cemetery, Greenview, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada. 10 Children of Johann Gottfried (John) Musclow and Emilie Caroline Friederike (Amelia) Schroeder Amelia Annie Musclow+ b. 4 Mar 1855, d. 14 Aug 1950 Bertha Musclow+ b. 28 Aug 1856, d. 18 May 1939 (?) Musclow (?) Musclow Charles William Musclow+ b. 17 Dec 1859, d. 5 Jul 1952 Edward 'Ned' Louis Musclow+ b. 25 Nov 1860, d. 3 Jul 1940 Ida Louise Musclow+ b. 1 Oct 1862, d. 13 Sep 1952 Robert Herman Musclow+ b. 5 May 1864, d. 9 Jan 1957 Mary Louise Musclow+ b. 13 Feb 1866, d. 11 Jan 1943 John Musclow+ b. 17 Nov 1867, d. 6 Mar 1955 William Musclow+ b. 9 Apr 1869, d. 27 Mar 1921 Henry Musclow+ b. 30 Oct 1870, d. 10 Jan 1958 Richard Musclow b. 5 Feb 1872, d. 20 Apr 1899 Ottillie Musclow+ b. 19 Apr 1874, d. 10 Jun 1967 Francis Louis "Frank" Musclow  b. 21 Apr 1876 Thomas Musclow  b. 21 Apr 1876, d. 21 Apr 1876 Frederick William Musclow+ b. 23 Sep 1877, d. 17 Dec 1957 Citations [S4] Joyce Keller, Keller manuscript, p. 99, 102. [S123] Letter, Mary Luella Best to Wilfred Siddons, 15 December 1979. [S4] Joyce Keller, Keller manuscript, p. 90D (marriage data). [S4] Joyce Keller, Keller manuscript, p. 90A (emigration data). [S161] Bancroft Times, 12 April 1994. [S141] John Muscolo household, 1871 Canada Census. Listed as John Muscolo, age 51, b. Germany, a farmer. [S4] Joyce Keller, Keller manuscript, includes photocopy of land grant. [S142] John Muskello household, 1881 Canada Census. Listed as John Muskello, age 61, b. Germany, a farmer. [S147] John Musclow household, 1891 Canada Census. Listed as John Musclow, age 71, b. Germany, parents both b. Germany, a farmer. [S99] Oscar Musclow, Oscar Musclow manuscript.

As of now I have not been able to find a picture of the Keppler Ship

that was built in Hull, England in early 1863 for the Robert Miles Sloman shipping line 

of Hamburg, Germany.

If your interested it was a sailing ship (Segelschiff in German)

and you might be able to find similar looking ships 3 masted and square-rigged on the internet.

Also if you look up the builder Martin Samuelson and Co.,

you will find some interesting background about him, 

if your interested.
The ship only existed for less than three years so we may never find what it looked like.
Best Bob
Rettammel Genealogy Service