Rosemary, I too have a gg grandfather arrived in Australia before 1863. I have Germany only as a detail to proceed with. Have you tried the Koppitke passenger lists Hamburg to Australian? Geneological societies and State Libraries have copies. Maree Ganley >From: "Rosemary McKenzie" <mckero@netspeed.com.au> >Reply-To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com >To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [G-P-L] Introduction >Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:31:40 +1100 > >Hello everyone, > >My name is Rosemary McKenzie. I live in Canberra, ACT, Australia. I've >been researching my ancestory since I was a teenager. Unfortunately my >german ancestor has been a brick wall for me. Fortunately I have had many >other lines to keep me busy. The only details I have of my german ancestor >is from his marriage certificate in 1880: > >Edward WEBER (aged 28) - also spelled WABER on some children's birth >certificates >Married: 3 Nov 1880 Brisbane Queensland Australia >Parents: Charles WABA and Caroline LUDWIG >Born: Hamburg Germany > >Family story says he came to Australia by himself and his family didn't >come to Australia before or after. Around when my grandfather was born in >1892 (youngest of 6 children) Edward went to the Western Australian >goldfields. He communicated with his family for a short while and then >stopped. The death certificate (1909 Western Australia) that I believe is >his, has no useful additional infomation as it was filled in by a >government official who didn't know him. I have been unable to determine >when he came to Australia. > >Rosemary. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Fresh jobs daily. Stop waiting for the newspaper. Search now! www.seek.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau&_t=757263760&_r=Hotmail_EndText_Nov06&_m=EXT
Hi Maree, Thanks for making contact. Yes, I have tried the Kopittke passenger lists with no success. He may have come via another port - I will keep searching. Rosemary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maree Ganley" <mganley31@hotmail.com> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Introduction > Rosemary, I too have a gg grandfather arrived in Australia before 1863. > I have Germany only as a detail to proceed with. > Have you tried the Koppitke passenger lists Hamburg to Australian? > Geneological societies and State Libraries have copies. > > > > Maree Ganley > > > > > >>From: "Rosemary McKenzie" <mckero@netspeed.com.au> >>Reply-To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com >>To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-L@rootsweb.com> >>Subject: [G-P-L] Introduction >>Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:31:40 +1100 >> >>Hello everyone, >> >>My name is Rosemary McKenzie. I live in Canberra, ACT, Australia. I've >>been researching my ancestory since I was a teenager. Unfortunately my >>german ancestor has been a brick wall for me. Fortunately I have had many >>other lines to keep me busy. The only details I have of my german >>ancestor >>is from his marriage certificate in 1880: >> >>Edward WEBER (aged 28) - also spelled WABER on some children's birth >>certificates >>Married: 3 Nov 1880 Brisbane Queensland Australia >>Parents: Charles WABA and Caroline LUDWIG >>Born: Hamburg Germany >> >>Family story says he came to Australia by himself and his family didn't >>come to Australia before or after. Around when my grandfather was born in >>1892 (youngest of 6 children) Edward went to the Western Australian >>goldfields. He communicated with his family for a short while and then >>stopped. The death certificate (1909 Western Australia) that I believe is >>his, has no useful additional infomation as it was filled in by a >>government official who didn't know him. I have been unable to determine >>when he came to Australia. >> >>Rosemary. >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Advertisement: Fresh jobs daily. Stop waiting for the newspaper. Search > now! > www.seek.com.au > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau&_t=757263760&_r=Hotmail_EndText_Nov06&_m=EXT > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.10/541 - Release Date: > 11/20/2006 > >