Some early info for those interested in the NOSKE family...... Traugott NOSKE [1834 - 1923] married: Johanne Auguste LEHMANN [1834 - 1918] Traugott NOSKE was a descendent of German farming people who settled in Austria. The family later moved to the Neutomyl district of Poland, where Traugott was born. His parents were Gottfried NOSKE and Christina SCHALLERT. Traugott emigrated to Australia as a single man and settled at Lyndoch, SA. He left there in the 1850's for Hochkirch (now Tarrington) about 5 klm south east of Hamilton in the Western District of Victoria, where he engaged in farming. Johanne LEHMANN was also a child of farming parents, who lived in Silesia (Schlesien), a province of Russia. At six years of age she emigrated to Australia with her family, leaving the port of Hamburg, Germany, on 11 July 1841 on the "Skjold", a sailing vessel of 400 tons register. They emigrated from Sawade, in the Grunberg district of Silesia, together with Pastor G.D.FRITZSCHE ( a Lutheran Pastor ) and members of his congregation. The "Skjold" arrived at Port Adelaide, SA, on 27 Oct 1841. Due to an infection which spread amongst the passengers about 50 of the 274 died during the voyage. On arrival some of the immigrants settled at Lobethal and some at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills area, while others went to Bethany in the Barossa Valley of SA. Later, probably still in the early 1850's, the LEHMANN family moved to the Hamilton District in Victoria. Traugott and Auguste (as she was known) were married on 5 October 1855 at the Lutheran Church, Ballarat Road, near Hamilton, and spent all their married life ( 62 years and 7 mths) in Victoria. Theirs was the first marriage solemnized by Pastor C. W. SCHURMANN, who had arrived in Australia in 1853. ******************************************************************************** Can continue if there is anyone on the list wanting (or needing !!) extra information. cheers, Leone *********************************************************************************