Hallo group, We have received a request from a person living in Germany to help him try and make contact with any descendants of the Fleischmann family who settled and lived in Ipswich in the 19th century. This family we are interested in was that of Johann Friedrich FLEISCHMANN (1825 - 1897) and his wife Jacobine BUCKERT (1833 - 1917). They arrived in 1857 on board the ship "Eina", we believe departing from Bremmen. >From the "Aldine History of queensland" it says "He arrived in Brisbane in 1857, and a few months later came to Ipswich, of which place he has since continued a resident. Mr. Charles Fleischmann is also a native of Germany, and was born in 1852. He came out with his father to the colony in 1857. We know he was involved in a successful Harness / saddlery business in Ipswich. We have also found that some of the family later went to New South Wales and Canberra. A uncle of Johann, named Carl Fr. Leon. Fleischmann and family arrived in Moreton Bay on board the ship "Caeser Godeffroy" in 1855. We have done extensive research on these people in order to assist the person in Germany trace his relations. We have looked in the "White Pages" and noted 5 people of this surname in Queensland. We will make contact with them in due course. Our question to the group is. Does anyone know of any living descendants today and if so how we can contact them. Our contact in Germany is interested in an Email contact. Hope someone can help with an Email address and of course some names. tschuss Noel & Del Bergman

Noel & Del I have passed this information on to the descendents of this family and I am sure that they will do a follow up. Cheers Bob