Hi folks thought I would try just one more time. I have the naturalisation papers for my Christian Nielsen (Nelsen) who it states arrived in NSW in November 1873 on the "Costal Adolf". Now we have established that a ship with this name didnt exist, I was wondering if the Gustav Adolf/Adolph was anywhere near Australian waters in 1873. Christian is stated as a mariner in the papers, I am yet to find his entry into Australia. I wonder that an error such as the name of the ship would be entered on his naturalisation papers. The last time I enquired I received an email that stated that the above ship was near Australia in 1873 but have trawled through the internet and can find no record of this. Any help greatfully accepted. Maureen

on April 22, 2006 11:13 PM Maureen Doyle wrote Hi folks thought I would try just one more time. I have the naturalisation papers for my Christian Nielsen (Nelsen) who it states arrived in NSW in November 1873 on the "Costal Adolf". Now we have established that a ship with this name didnt exist, I was wondering if the Gustav Adolf/Adolph was anywhere near Australian waters in 1873. Christian is stated as a mariner in the papers, I am yet to find his entry into Australia. I wonder that an error such as the name of the ship would be entered on his naturalisation papers. The last time I enquired I received an email that stated that the above ship was near Australia in 1873 but have trawled through the internet and can find no record of this. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There certainly was a GUSTAV ADOLPH "near" Australia in 1873. There are many vessels of this name with movements reported in Lloyd's List in 1873-1874, but only one visiting Sydney. 18 Jun 1873 - sailed Hamburg for Manila (Capt Oehlmann) [7 Jul] - put in to Portland Roads with chronometer broken (Capt Oehlmann) 16 Nov - arrived Manila from Hamburg (Capt Oehlmann) 23 Dec - sailed Manila for Sydney NSW (Capt Oehlmann) 24 Feb 1874 - arrived Sydney NSW from Manila 2 Apr - sailed Sydney for Shanghai (Capt Oehlmann) I recall that it is often noted on this site that the year of entry is the most mis-remembered fact in later naturalisation applications, though here it could be the month as well. But then, perhaps GUSTAV ADOLPH did arrive in November in a different year (though not 1874)? David