My father: Percy Albert (known as Albert Percy) PETERSEN b 29 July 1890 in Dalefield, New Zealand. and died in Auckland, New Zealand, 1 Oct 1958. His parents emigrated from Schleswig which had been taken over by the Prussians. I do not know whether they knew each other in Denmark. My grandfather was Peter PETERSEN, b c6 Sep 1860, son of Carl Hansen Petersen and Ingeborg ANDERSEN or ANDRESEN. They were on the 1860 census for Carlum, SCH. in1860. Peter married my grandmother, Anna Catherina NIELSEN, (b c1864), in Greytown, New Zealand 11 March 1882. Anna's parents were Christian NIELSEN, born 28 Feb 1830 in Tegelwang, Nieboll, Denmark, and Anna Cathrina Petersen KIRKMANN, b 14 Aug 1831 in Hashoj, Sealand, Slots, Bjerghy, Denmark Anna died 17 July 1896 in Carterton, New Zealand. Christian died 27 July 1898 in Matarawa, New Zealand. I cannot find out which ships the family came in to New Zealand. Family lore says the "Fritz Reuter". My grandfather, Peter Petersen, said on his Naturalisation Papers that he was born in Flensburg. On the Carlum census he was said to have been born in Carlum. I uplifted his will from the Registry and there was an affidavit with it signed by two of his sons to say that he was born in Maribo, Island of Lolland. I have no idea which one is correct. I trust the above is the type of information you require. Iris Curson, nee Petersen.