Roslyn, The fact that this was on the internet makes me think you might be able to locate more information about your ancestors at the port of embarkation. Subka/Supka could be in Poland but at the time your ancestors went to Australia, part of Poland was ruled by Prussia. You/we need to figure out how to spell this location in Polish. Of course, that means we need to locate it! Here's a possibility: http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/City.asp?CitNum=13672 It shows that in German, the name was spelled Subkau. Probably pronounced similarly to your "Subka." Note that the name in Polish is spelled Zopcow and was at one time located in West Prussia. Note the locations of the Lutheran and Roman Catholic parishes. Debbie greg garden wrote: > Debbie, > > Thanks for this site. Did not have this information so have printed it out. > > Cheers Roslyn. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbie Greenlee" <daveg@airmail.net> > To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: [POLAND] Re MILCZEWSKI > > >> Roslyn, >> >> The Alardus was not lost. It became known as the "Fever ship." >> http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/voyages.asp?articleid=47&zoneid=6 >> >> It's probably miracle your ancestor survived. >> >> Debbie >> >> greg garden wrote: >>> Debbie, >>> >>> They came out on the Alardus. Apparently the ship was supposed to have >>> got >>> lost I was told. I do have the shipping records but have never really >>> looked >>> properly at them because when I first got the information I was very raw >>> at >>> genealogy and did not know what to look for. I will check them out. I was >>> also told it was Subka but have not been able to verify this information. >>> This is why I joined the Polish group hoping someone is able to put me on >>> the right track. >>> >>> Thanks Roslyn. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Debbie Greenlee" <daveg@airmail.net> >>> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:13 AM >>> Subject: Re: [POLAND] Re MILCZEWSKI >>> >>> >>>> Rosalyn, >>>> >>>> Are these your most "recent" ancestors to immigrate to Australia? >>>> Have you been able to locate and Passenger Arrival Records in >>>> Australia? How about naturalization records? >>>> I'm thinking that Subka/Supka is spelled incorrectly and it would help >>>> to know on what sort of record you found these spellings. >>>> >>>> I used Shtetlseeker to search for Supka because it uses sort of a >>>> soundex to locate place names. There are a few possibilities: >>>> http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetlexp5 >>>> >>>> If possible it's best to locate Australian records where the >>>> immigrants directly provided the information about their birth. >>>> >>>> Did it really take 7 months to get from Germany to Australia via ship >>>> in 1872? I didn't think you were _that_ far away! >>>> >>>> >>>> Debbie >>>> >>>>>> On 3/30/08, greg garden <gardeng@optusnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am new to the list and my name is Roslyn Garden. I am researching >>>> the MILCZEWSKI name from the area around Subka/Supka. The name I am >>>> looking for at present is Michael MILCZEWSKI born about 1835 and >>>> married Dorothea Sophia WILINSKI about 1858 in Supka, West Prussia >>>> I think but have been told it is in Poland, so not sure. They came to >>>> Australia via Germany on the ship The Alardus on 11.11.1872 and >>>> arrived in Australia on 13.6.1873. >>>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Michaels parents were >>>> Michael MILCZEWSKI and Julia LIFINSKIE. >>>>>>> Thanking you, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Roslyn Garden, Australia.

Group: Mormons have filmed records for Subkau, West Prussia, both civil and church, for your time frame. Go to: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp and use place search. PolishDragon@att.net