Hi Albert, I can tell you my Ancestors lived in the Petersham area. John Henkel married Magdalena Reuter in the Scots church in Sydney13/7/63. He was 39 and they had his religion as Presbyterian. On his death Cert 7 yrs later, he died of Leprosy at Petersham. On the death cert they spelt his name as Henkeul and had his religion as Congregational. It also indicated that he may have been married previously. It was unknown when he came to the Colony. He was a gardener & Cooper by trade. His wife Magdalena remarried, as on their daughters marriage cert her last name is Smyth. In Aug 1888 they had been living in Elizabeth Street Sydney. Also the daughter was married in a Catholic church, & she was my Grandmothers mother, who followed the Catholic faith. They seem to have changed their religion along the way. Hope this help with your quest on the settlement in Sydney region, & I will be looking forward to your findings. Also, John Henkel daughter even though married in Sydney, her husband came from Armidale. And she also spelt her name Henkley. Karen Sunny Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Grulke" <grulke@bigpond.com.au> To: <AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:07 AM Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans to Sydney > Folks, > > I am determined to pursue my research into Germans who came to settled in > New South Wales in the 19th century. > > I have done some work on the Camden and Hunter Valley Germans and found it > most enlightening. I know that I have only toughed the edge of the iceberg > and there is much more to learn and tell. I plan to go to Sydney in the next > coupe of months and do some on the ground research in the Camden valley > area. > > Sydney is the one that has me baffled. Evidence suggests that there was a > deal of German settlement around the Redfern/Petersham areas but I cannot > pin it down to any family or circumstance. > > I also have reason to believe there may have been some movement along > Villawood Road area heading into Parramatta but again cannot pin anything > down. > > I know the area is rather broad and that does not help. > > If anybody can give me any clues on this I would welcome it and be most > appreciative. > > Albert Grulke in hot sunny Melbourne > > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > Remember, to unsubscribe, send an email to aus-german-l-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >