Hello Jill, We have been indexing the emigrants who departed the port of Hamburg destined for Australian and New Zealand ports. We have recorded a HONIG family aboard the "Dockenhuden" which departed 15 November 1852 and arrived May 1853. Obviously these were the ones you found. HONIG H A E (Bergmann) mit Fr u. 3 Kinder bis 8 Jahr und H A E (Maurer) All were from Zellerfeld, Hannover Maybe your Auguste emigrated via Bremen. Our understanding is that most of the records from Bremen were destroyed. Sorry I cannot help any further. Eric Kopittke On 11/01/2005, at 4:00 PM, AUS-GERMAN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > From: "Jill and Bill Cummins" <cummins@hotlinks.net.au> > Date: 10 January 2005 3:32:17 PM > To: AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: Family History research > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jill and Bill Cummins > To: Eric Kopittke > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:02 PM > Subject: Family History research > > > Dear Eric, > It was suggested on a mailing list that you may be able to help with > information on an arrival to Australia of my German GG Grand mother. > Her name was Auguste (maybe middle name Emily) HONIG. > The only information I have is that she was born in about 1836 in > "Germany" she was married in 1853 in South Australia. I have also > found a sister Amelie Maria Magdalena Honig who may or may not have > come at the same time. Their father was Louis Phillipe Honig and > mother Caroline (Jung) Honig. I do not know if the parents or any > other siblings also came to Australia. > I cannot find Auguste on any of the shipping lists on line the only > Honigs I have found came too late for the 1854 marriage (Dochenhuden > May 1853...a month after the wedding in S.A.) or the Herder (left in > 1851) which lists an Auguste who seems to be a child aged 14 with a > man old enough to be her father (but wrong name ..Carl) and two other > children...ie.Dorothea and Georg. So they don't feel correct. > I hope this is not presumptious to ask but I am really stumped. > Sincerely JILL CUMMINS > Frankston Victoria > >