Hello Listers I'm researching a Johann Frederick DANKER was born in 1829 in Milow (near Rathenow) Prussia. His father was William Frederick DANKER, mariner; his mother Sophy OHM. He emigrated per the "Aurora" which, on its arrival on 14 March 1855, was wrecked on Moreton Island. He commenced work for the Archer brothers and was one of their overland party which settled Rockhampton in late 1855. He initially lived in Gladstone but eventually returned to Rockhampton. He worked as a cabinetmaker, specializing in billiard tables.. On 1 Jan 1863 he married Amelia RICE in Rockhampton. She was born in London in 1842 to William Rice and Caroline Reading and had arrived in Queensland on the "Rajasthan" in Nov 1862, together with her sister Charlotte. The Danker's had nine children, all born in Rockhampton: Matilda Amelia Sophia (born 10 Mar 1864) married Isaac MURRAY (Rockhampton, 27 Mar 1889) resided Cairns (died ?); Frederick William Ferdinand (b 2 Jan 1866) m Clara SALISBURY (Rockhampton, 1891), resided Perth (d 27 Mar 1925); August Adolph Edward (b 14 Aug 1867) m Eleanor WILLIAMS (Hobart, 20 June 1895) resided Cairns, Coolgardie, Perth then Sydney (d 1922); Cleopatra Goldina Mount Wheelerina (b 23 Dec 1869) m Arthur WHITE (Broad Arrow, 1899) resided Coolgardie then Sydney (d 1933); Charles Albert Henry (2 Mar 1872) m Annie ELPHINSTONE (Perth, 1901) resided Perth then Cue (d 15 Nov 1958); John, b 1877, died Rockhampton, 1878 Constance Caroline Anna (b 15 Jan 1875) m William Francis POWER (Rockhampton, 4 Mar 1903) resided Sydney (d 1940); Charlotte Emma Clara (b 13 Apr 1879) m George MCNICOLL (Rockhampton, 29 Sept 1902) resided Durban, South Africa (d 1969); Lilian Adelina Wilhelmina DANKER (b 17 Sep 1883) m Unknown WOOD (?) resided New Zealand, South Africa, New Zealand (d ?). None of Johann and Amelia's three surviving sons were to have sons survive them; hence the name-line has died out in Australia. In the mid 1890's a large number of the Danker family including Johann and Amelia, moved to the Coolgardie goldfields. The two parents eventually moved to Sydney where they died, Johann in 1916 and Amelia in 1920. Regards Mike Power