Thanks for the tip, Tony Jenny > You will probably find that his name was originally MÜLLER where the U with > has 2 dots above and it is called an U-Umlatt. In certain cases it was > rendered in Oz speak as a U, as a UE or I depending upon port of arrival, > the political mood of the moment ore the desire for a single pronounciation > of ones name. > > Young Charly may have been a relative of Von Mueller, along with all the > other Millers, Mullers and Muellers in Australia but then again I am not > related to Tony Jones, Lord Snowdon (but then again?). > > I am not sure how to do an U-umlatt search of the Rostock phone book but > most searchers will accept a u to search U only, or U umlatt, > > cheers > > > Col > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jenny Williams [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2002 10:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] (AUS-GERMAN) MUELLER > > > Hello, > > I need help here. I have Charles Christian Frederick MILLER born c1828 in > Rostock, Germany. A shipwright, he arrived in Tasmania from England on the > "Heather Bell" in 1855. > I think his real name is Carl Christian Fredrick MUELLER. Baron Ferdinand > Von Mueller, the famous Victorian Botanist, was actually born in Rostock too > under the name of just MUELLER, the Von came later along with his title. I > think these 2 must be connected. Maybe cousins. The Baron's parents were > Fredrick MUELLER & Louisa MERTENS & young Fred was brought up by his > grandparent, Christopher. > My Carl's parents were listed as Henry & Jean BARD on his MC but 2 of his > children carry Christopher as a second name. > I did try the Mecklenberg Mailing List but gave up as I can't read the > German messages. > Anyone got any ideas of how to find the MUELLER family in Rostock? > Jenny > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > For your Aus-German resources go to > http://www.ainsleehooper.com/germlinks.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >