Thanks for that Peter I actually found that Jacob was a mason and that he spent time in London before coming to Australia. I still havent found him coming in to aust. though. When did your JAcobsens arrive here????? Kaye http://www.bananatv.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Lakeman <surreal@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:46 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: [AVNE] Jacobso(e)n > > >Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 19:06:11 -0600 > >X-From_: sandave@ceinternet.com.au Tue May 14 19:06:10 2002 > >From: "Bales" <sandave@ceinternet.com.au> > >To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Old-Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 10:50:24 +1000 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 > >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list > >Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [AVNE] Jacobso(e)n > >X-Envelope-To: AUS-VIC-NE-L > > > >Kaye and Di, > >I have an ancestor, Louis Meincke who came to S.A. He was from Schleswig > >Holstein but at times is meant to have been Danish and at other times > >German. I claim him as Danish which I think he was when he was born. That > >means my grandson has at least 10 separate nationalities in his background. > >World Book Encyclopedia says" Schleswig- Holstein is a state of West > >Germany. ( I have an Old World Book) It lies south of Denmark ..... > >Schlewig and Holstein have belonged to various times to Denmark and Germany. > >Prussia took control of them in 1866. After WW1 The Northern part of > >Schleswig united with Denmark. The rest of the state became a part of > >Germany" > >Maybe your Jacobsens will end up being related. > >David in Wyoming NSW > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Derek & Di Reid" <derekdi@gcom.net.au> > >To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:35 AM > >Subject: Re: [AVNE] Jacobso(e)n > > > > > > > Kaye > > > Mine were also from the area of Schleswig Holstein and their parents were > > > Hans Jacobsen and Mary Christina Pliss > > > Di > > > > I have a Jacob Jacobsen , supposedly from Denmark. Do you have any dates > > > or > > > > parents of these people?? > > > > Kaye Vernon > > > > Beacon Hill > > > > http://www.bananatv.com > >