Hi Beryl & Others This couple are my 3 x gt grandparents. It is believed that Anna Rosina NUSKE did not die in Prussia but married Samuel NUSKE and they emigrated on the same boat 'Heloise" in 1847 as her first husband Christian MENZEL and his seconf wife Maria Dorothea RICHTER along with the 5 chn from his first marriage and five chn from his second marriage. Anna Rosina NUSKE died at Lobethal, SA in 1887. Gottlieb BLESING, his wife (also 3 x gt grandparents) and 3 chn also emigrated on the "Skjold" in 1841, but only Gottlied and one daughter (my gt gt garndmother Johanne who married Wilhelm MENZEL) survived the disease on this voyage. Merry Christmas Daryl Povey At 01:00 PM 23-12-03 -0700, you wrote: >From: "Beryl O'Gorman" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] NOSKE family....... > >I have Anna Rosina NUSKE who married Christian MENZEL. But I have noted that >she died before the family emigrated and Christian remarried. I don't have >the name of his second wife however, only details of his son Johann who had >12 children. (From Menzel family history - Hausler et al) I borrowed the >book from the Kew Library. >There is a link between the MENZEL and McSWAIN families in my tree. Did Anna >Rosina belong in this family? > >Cheers >Beryl

Hi Daryl and All Thanks for that Daryl. It must have given you quite a headache sorting that one out. That's a very interesting piece of social history for the 1840s. What was the policy in Germany about divorce at that time? It must have been a fairly amicable agreement if they then all emigrated together. Have you managed to find out any details? No doubt I would not be the only one interested in the background story. Cheers and greetings to all. Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Povey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:52 PM Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] Re: NOSKE / NUSKE family....... > Hi Beryl & Others > > This couple are my 3 x gt grandparents. > > It is believed that Anna Rosina NUSKE did not die in Prussia but married > Samuel NUSKE and they emigrated on the same boat 'Heloise" in 1847 as her